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Episode 2: Notes in the Margin | What If We Let Kids Create? (Season 1, Ep. 2) (opens the original)
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Notes in the Margin host Nick Pettit speaks with Cammy Neth, coordinator of the Future Ready Lab in North Kansas City Schools, about student innovation and creative courage. Drawing on her experience as a former fifth-grade teacher and director of the nation's largest animatronics lab outside California, Cammy reframes creativity as engineering and strategic thinking rather than just art or technology. She shares practical strategies to make learning authentic and engaging by using "what if" que
Episode 1: Notes in the Margin | Creating the Emotional Spark (opens the original)
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In the inaugural episode of Notes in the Margin, host Nick Pettit sits down with Leah Plummer, a fourth-grade teacher at Maplewood Elementary and a district demonstration teacher in both math and writing, to discuss the transformative power of literacy. Leah shares her insights on how intentional interactive read-alouds can beautifully bridge multiple content areas while fostering deep emotional connections for students. The conversation dives into a profound perspective on the concept of "mirro
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