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        <title>Where The Whiteboards Are</title>
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        <itunes:subtitle>A podcast by educators about all things education.</itunes:subtitle>
        <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
        <itunes:summary>We&#39;ve all heard the saying: opinions are like educational systems; everyone has been impacted by them and only some are good. Our hosts,277 Media&#39;s founder and former teacher Jacob Conklin along with educators Eric Schrantz, Samantha Ravens,Amanda Wood, and a season of phenomenal guests, hope to bridge the gap between educators and those that are invested in schools. A podcast by educators, for educators, about all things education.</itunes:summary>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>The entire WTWA gang sits down to chat all things related to summer school.</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <title>Ep 61: Chat with Brooke, former student and education major.</title>

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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:episode>59</itunes:episode>
                
                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:title>BONUS: WTWA Summer Plans for 2024</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:episode>57</itunes:episode>
                
                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
                <description><![CDATA[<p>The WTWA gang sit down with former guest Melissa Tate to chat about her experience of being a 1st year teacher. We first visited with Melissa back in March of 2023 about her student teaching experience. We were thrilled to be able to check with her as she closes out her first year of teaching and delve into what worked and what didn&#39;t.</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:title>Ep 52: Teacher Wellness</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
                <description><![CDATA[<p>The WTWA gang is joined by Dr. Brad Snow, director of bands for MSU again as the tackle the topic of teacher wellness. They talk about their experiences with wellness programs in their districts, what works and what isn&#39;t working, and tips on how to improve your own wellness.</p>]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 03:25:44 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:07:11 &#43;0000</pubDate>
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                <itunes:title>Ep 50: 2nd Semester Check In</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:title>Ep 49: Hot Take Reactions</itunes:title>
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
                <description><![CDATA[<p>Eric leads Amanda and Jacob in a thought provoking conversation regarding neuroscience and how we learn and approach education. We react to topics brought up in the Inquiring Minds podcast that references How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now by Stanislas Dehaene.</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:author>Jacob Conklin</itunes:author>
                
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