Educator Wellness Podcast · Scanlan Center for School Mental Health, University of Iowa

The Power of Us: Transforming K-12 Schools Through Collective Action

·1 hr 1 min·5 clips
Andrea reveals how 41-student classes and inadequate IEP resources are failing teachers and students.
Dr. Keri Vogelgesang interviews Dr. Andrea Forcum (Educator Andrea) about transforming K-12 schools through collective action, addressing challenges like large class sizes, IEP support, and mental health resources. They explore how community unity and advocacy can improve education systems and educator wellness.

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An educator-wellness conversation that treats shared action as the path to school change.

This educator-wellness episode stays with a simple idea: school change works better when people stop trying to carry it alone. Keri Vogelgesang talks through educators, administrators, counselors, and community members working across the usual silos, and the strongest parts are…

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