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Kayla Towner
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Lifelong Learner🤓 (even when I don't want to be); Family❤️; UEN Educator💻; HSG Leader & Fellow👩🏻‍🏫; Soccer Mom ⚽️
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🔥Episode Takeaway🔥! “The Portrait of a Leader is both aspiration and attainable. It must be something that pushes you, but it also has to be within your grasp.” 🚀 Aim high, lead realistically! 🍎
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May 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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HEY TEACHERS! 👋 The Early-Career Educator Leadership (ECEL) Conference is for YOU! Get paired with a seasoned mentor 🤝 to gain the tools, confidence, & inspiration to become a school leader and beyond. ⭐️

✨INVEST ✨ IGNITE ✨ INSPIRE ✨

🔗 Register Link: usbe.midaseducation.com/professional...
May 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Utah’s Online School Library is a practical tool for students & adults to access vehicle info. 🚗 🔍 It's a great resource for a summer project exploring different vehicle features or researching a specific car. 🛠️ Dive in and kickstart your automotive investigations! 🧐☀️
May 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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KnowledgeWorks' 'Portrait of a Leader' highlights 5 key attributes (human-centered, transformational, authentic, collaborative, & advocate) to empower educators. Listen to learn more! 🌱

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#teacherfellowspodcast #teacherfellows #portraitofaleader
Portrait of a Leader in Action | The Teacher Fellows Podcast
In this episode of the Teacher Fellows Podcast, hosts Ryan Rarick and Lauren Merkley speak with Syd Young, Director of Teaching and Learning at KnowledgeWorks. The discussion centers around the 'Portr...
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May 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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🚨Teacher Leadership Opportuntity with KnowledgeWorks! 🚨Teacher Leadership in Action! Build your leadership #teacherfellows #teacherleaders #PD

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May 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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🤔 What's PCBL in education? 🍎 It's personalized, competency-based learning! 🚀 Curious about the 5 key leader attributes for PCBL classrooms/systems? Let's explore!
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#pcbl #teacherfellowspodcast #teacherfellows @knowledgeworks.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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New Podcast! ✨ Join Syd Young as we unpack their 'Portrait of a Leader' framework. Discover 5 key attributes empowering ed leaders & driving systemic change via PCBL.
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#teacherleaders #knowledgeworks #PCBL @knowledgeworks.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Dive into the joy of accessible reading with SORA and Utah K-12 Library! 🚀 This dynamic duo provides effortless access to the vast digital collections of ebooks, audiobooks, & magazines, enhanced with powerful screen reader tools.

#UOSL #UEN #UtahOnlineSchoolLibrary
#teachers #books #SORA
May 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Teacher leadership & pro development take center stage on the Teacher Fellows Podcast! 🎧 Join hosts Ryan Rarick & 20'UT TOY Lauren Merkley w/ passionate edu Christyn Kendrick & Cheryl Jindeel from the UT Teacher Fellows Program.
#utahteacherfellows #teacherleaders

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S4 E11 Empowering Educators The Utah Teacher Fellows Experience
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May 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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✨ Are you a teacher leader? 🤔 Let's hear from Christyn Kendrick about her journey with Utah Teacher Fellows. Discover who inspired her and motivated her to apply!
🎙️Podcast Link tinyurl.com/utahteacherfellows2025
#teacherfellowspodcast #teacherleaders #teachers
May 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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✨ New Episode Drop! ✨ Join teachers Christyn Kendrick & Cheryl Jindeel, two passionate educators who share their experiences with the Utah Teacher Fellows Program.
🎙️Podcast Link tinyurl.com/utahteacherf...
#teacherfellowspodcast #teacherfellows
May 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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✨ Episode Insights! 💡 Hosts Lauren Merkley 👩‍🏫 and Ryan Rarick 👨‍🏫 reflect on why short texts 📚 are so powerful 💪.

🎙️Podcast Link - utah-teacher-fellows-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/no-...

#teacherfellowspodcast #teachers #students #Englishteachers #ELA #leadfromtheclassroom
May 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Hi Kayla, my colleague and I wrote this article on why GenAI does not have to undermine education. Please help us share it by reposting to promote dialog.

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Frontiers | Shaping integrity: why generative artificial intelligence does not have to undermine education
The integration of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in education has been met with both excitement and concern. According to a 2023 survey by the Wor...
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May 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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How do you use AI 🤖 in the classroom 🍎? Get some tips & tricks ✨ in how these ELA TTs 👩‍🏫 support the process of writing ✍️ over the product & how they can use AI for peer reviews 🗣️.
Link-https://utah-teacher-fellows-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/no-more-novels-the-evolution-of-english-education
May 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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How do we get our students to complete their reading 📚 assignments? See how Amanda Muffler and Kaitlyn Van Wagoner use different teaching and reading strategies 🤔 to support their students 🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫.

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April 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Calling all K-6 artists! 🌟 Utah’s Online School Library (UOSL) is holding its FIRST Bookmark Contest! Grab your art supplies 🖍️🖌️ and submit your design (paper or digital!) by May 9th! Let your creativity shine! ✨
April 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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✨ New Episode Drop! ✨ Learn about one of the coolest 😎 classes in Utah, called Hip Hop and Protest Class at East High School.

🎙️Podcast Link tinyurl.com/TFResortativ...

#teacherfellowspodcast #beyondpunishment #resorativejustice #hiphopandprotestclass #ELA #hamlet #tupac
Beyond Punishment: Restorative Justice in Schools | The Teacher Fellows Podcast
In this episode of the Teacher Fellows Podcast, hosts Ryan Rarick and Lauren Merkley, along with their guest Elyse Arrington, also known as EZE (pronounced as ee-zee-ee), discuss restorative justice i...
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March 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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🔔 New Episode Alert 🔔 What are goals, outcomes, focuses of Restorative Justice ⚖️ in the classroom? Does suspending a student make them reflect on their actions?
🎙️Podcast Link tinyurl.com/TFResortativ...

📽️ Reel Link - www.instagram.com/reel/DHJVo5U...
March 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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✨ New Episode Drop! ✨Learn what Restorative Justice ⚖️ means with Elyse Arrington and how it goes beyond punishment.

🎙️Podcast Link 👉🏼https://tinyurl.com/TFResortativeJustice

#eduhive #teacherfellowspodcast #teacherfellow #teacherleaders #uted #teachers #beyondpunishment #resorativejustice
March 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Looking for a biography for your next research project? Utah's Online School Library has you covered! Dive into SIRS Discoverer to find biographical information. It's a great place to find details on everyone from historical figures to contemporary leaders.

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February 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM