MCEC Podcast

NC State's Teacher of the Year, Maureen Stover, shares how service in the Air Force helped her find her true calling-- teaching. Despite their mobile lifestyle, she urges military families to consider an Early College Program for their students.

This podcast has been made possible thanks to the Fort Bliss Spouses’ Association. https://thefbsa.org/

 

You can reach out to Maureen at:

 StoverScience@gmail.com
Twitter: @StoverScience

Early College in Cumberland County, NC: Early College at Fayetteville State University (uncfsu.edu)

Early College at Fayetteville State University The Hackley Global Scholarship Program is a fully-funded scholarship, renewable for up to four years.This competitive scholarship is limited to 5 Hackley Global Scholars per year. As a Hackley Global Scholar, you will have:. A fully funded scholarship, renewable up to 4 years; Guaranteed housing in the Hackley Global Scholars Community; Familiarity with the language, culture and customs of ... www.uncfsu.edu

Early college programs (findsomethingnew.org)

Early college programs - Find Something New Early college high schools, also known as dual-enrollment programs, like P-TECH (Pathways to Technology Early College) schools and CTE (Career and Technical Education) schools, prepare high schoolers with technical skills so they can accelerate their path to further their education and make an early entrance in the workforce. findsomethingnew.org

AVID® / Closing the Opportunity Gap in Education

AVID® / Closing the Opportunity Gap in Education AVID’s mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society. www.avid.org

Troops to Teachers (proudtoserveagain.com)

Troops to Teachers Find a job in the teaching profession or hire a service member to fill a critical teaching shortage. Troops to Teachers can help you fulfill your professional goals. proudtoserveagain.com

Maureen Stover is the 2020 Burroughs Welcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year (NCTOY). Prior to her position as the NCTOY, she taught biology, earth and environmental science, and advancement via individual determination (AVID) at Cumberland International Early College High School in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. Stover has taught at the elementary, middle and high school levels and worked as an educational consultant for the National Science Teaching Association. She earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from the United States Air Force Academy, Class of 1997, a Master of Arts Education in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from Adams State University in Colorado, a Master of Arts in Teaching in secondary science from Western Governors University North Carolina, and a Leadership Certificate in STEM education from Teachers College Columbia University. As an educator, Stover is dedicated to improving the educational opportunities for every student through equitable education initiatives and seeks to provide clear pathways for students to successfully enter the career or college program of their choice upon graduation from high school. Prior to becoming a teacher, Stover served as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Air Force.

Camp Corral helps provide children of wounded, ill, injured, and fallen military heroes with an unforgettable summer camp adventure.

This podcast has been made possible thanks to Luke Spouses’ Club. https://www.lukespousesclub.org/

Show Notes:

Home - Camp Corral

 

Social media:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/campcorral

 

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/campcorral

 

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/CampCorral

 

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/camp-corral

 

 

Leigh has been part of Camp Corral since 2014, first as a board member and then as the Chief Operations Officer, and transitioned to the role of CEO in 2017. Her efforts to advance Camp Corral’s mission are achieved through tireless support of the military families Camp Corral serves and by ensuring the continued sustainability of the organization.

 

Leigh lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three young daughters. Together they enjoy traveling, hiking, sailing and celebrating the simple things in life.

Hannah Hutler-Boyd is the builder of the Camp Corral programs where she diligently focuses on how best to empower children of wounded, ill, and fallen military heroes.

 

During her seven years with Camp Corral, she consistently increased the number of children served, built strong partnerships with ACA Accredited camps, and required the highest quality of services to be delivered to military-connected families.

 

Now with a strong foundational program, Hannah focuses on the science of empowering military-connected children and their families as she spearheads the kick-off of deeper, more transformative program development with emphasis on research studies, holistic services and advocacy efforts.

 

Hannah holds a M.S. in Camp Administration and Leadership from Touro University and a B.S. in Youth Programming and Camp Management from University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Hannah brings a deep understanding of the camping industry as well as recreation and enrichment programming to the team. She serves as the subject matter expert on camp, recreation, and child and youth programming and advocates on behalf of military-connected children and their families.

 

Listen in to learn more about STEM career opportunities. Kirsten Cordes and Carlos Arcila from Lockheed Martin share how Lockheed Martin Space desires to inspire students to pursue a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math). STEM jobs are growing at two times the employment rate overall in the United States. Surveys show the number one reason students did not choose a STEM career was because they did not know enough about them to determine their interests.

ALL High School Students: Join us for the STEM Expose. See the registration link below.

Lockheed Martin Space hosts a STEM Expo Webinar on STEM career opportunities on April 27, 2021, at 11:00 CT.

Tallo link ready to go: https://app.tallo.com/landing/lm/go

Students should select “STEM Expo 2021 (MCEC)” from the drop-down when registering

STEM Expo Registration Link: http://form.jotform.com/mcecs2s/lmstem

This podcast has been made possible thanks to Lockheed Martin Space.

Brianna shares her story of being a military student and her passion for helping others feel included as they transition into Bossier Parish and Barksdale AFB.  Brianna's goal is to help the State of Louisiana embrace the Purple Star Initiate to assist all military students. 

Show Notes:

Information on Purple Star School Program here: https://www.militarychild.org/purplestarschools

Lil Warriors Kindness Krewe  https://everywarrior.org/lilwarriors

Kindness Bingo https://www.facebook.com/everywarriornetwork/photos/a.1610557162522331/2616085341969503/?type=3&theater

Giving Tuesday Military https://www.facebook.com/givingtuesdaymilitary/

Inspired Up Foundation  https://www.facebook.com/103105854685111/posts/we-are-thrilled-to-welcome-our-newest-blogger-brianna-cooley-she-is-an-incredibl/173815690947460/

This podcast has been made possible thanks to H-E-B Operation Appreciation.

H-E-B Operation Appreciation is a companywide campaign created to honor the brave men and women of the US Armed Forces — men and women who are H-E-B Partners and customers, friends, and family.

For over 115 years, H-E-B has contributed to worthy causes throughout Texas and Mexico, and they continue to support the community as strongly as ever. For listeners in TX, please visit your nearest H-E-B store.

 

All of our military kids share unique strengths and challenges despite individual circumstances and regardless of developmental limitations. This week our student producer Tatihana sits down with Zeke, who was born with Down syndrome, to learn more about his journey as a Milkid.

 

This podcast has been made possible thanks to H-E-B Operation Appreciation.

H-E-B Operation Appreciation is a companywide campaign created to honor the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces — men and women who are H-E-B Partners and customers, friends and family.

For over 115 years, H-E-B has contributed to worthy causes throughout Texas and Mexico, and they continue to support the community as strongly as ever. For listeners in TX, please visit your nearest H-E-B store.

You can read more about Zeke’s story in the MCEC On The Move Spring Publication April 2021 on pages 28-30 https://issuu.com/mcecmarcom/docs/otm_04_2021

S2S Alumni Bailey interviews our student host for the MCEC podcast for the Month of the Military Child Tatihana. Hear about their experiences as military kids, share ideas about how to celebrate MOMC and also how they support their parents with PTSD.

Show Notes:

MCEC® is proud to recognize all military-connected children this April during Month of the Military Child. Each year we join our country in celebrating the resiliency of military-connected children for their tremendous service and sacrifice at home in the U.S. and overseas.

MCEC Podcast Series. This year military kids are taking over the weekly podcast. Refer to our social media pages for the latest updates on topics, military-connected kid hosts, and how to download and listen.

Hashtags: Use #FutureHistoryMakers to recognize a child who is making a difference in your community; #MOMC and #MonthoftheMIlitaryChild for discussion throughout the month and #PurpleUp for promotion and celebration of Purple Up Day in your area.

Month of the Military Child Toolkit: Listed below are items available for download and use in your local areas. Included are: the official Month of the Military Child poster, a Purple Up poster for your area where you can print off and identify the date you are celebrating #PurpleUp, templates for stickers, certificates of recognition for military-connected kids, and the 2021 Purple Up t-shirts for adults and youth (available for purchase on the MCEC® Store website.

https://www.militarychild.org/MOMC_Toolkit

As we celebrate our military children, make a great investment in your student by registering with SchoolQuest. This online, free resource keeps all military kids on track for education during pcs moves and transitions. It only takes five minutes, and the impact is immediate. Sign up today at schoolquest.militarychild.org.

This podcast has been made possible thanks to HEB.

 

Giftedness in art and being creative has helped extraordinary military kid Victoria express her emotions and has served as a source of healing. Now she is using her gift to help other children.

 

Be on the lookout for our MCEC Spring edition of On the Move to read more about Victoria. In the meantime check out these articles about her story: https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/12/26/tampa-military-families-childrens-art-therapy-exhibit

https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/military-child-art-exhibition/

 

Victoria is helping others through the Courage & Grace Foundation, Inc.

501 (c)3 Impacting Girls, Celebrating & Sharing Stories of Women in Leadership & Performing/Fine/Visual Arts & military Families.

Veteran Owned.

Call for the Arts. This year’s theme is The View from My Window. We encourage military-connected students in grades k-12 to provide their drawings, poetry, and or photography that reflects the amazing cultures they are part of in their corner of the world.

 

MCEC^® 2021 Call for the Arts campaign

-open to all military-connected children

-offers an opportunity to express their creative side through poetry, photos, and hand-drawn, colored artwork.

Winners in the following categories (k-5, 6-8 and 9-12) will receive $100 Amazon gift card. We will recognize winners at our virtual National Training Seminar, highlighted on our MCEC social media platforms and included in our annual MCEC calendar for 2022.

Download Submission Requirements and Entry/Release Form Here

This podcast has been made possible thanks to Hanscom Spouses' Club. https://hanscomsc.org/index.html

 

 

 

David Coleman, CEO of College Board, shares how the organization is evolving to meet the needs of students in our ever changing environment. He speaks candidly about the future of the SAT, AP classes and the importance of innovation to support military students.

 

David Coleman, Chief Executive Officer

David grew up in a family of educators and followed them into the field. He went to public school in New York City before enrolling at Yale University. At Yale, he taught reading to high school students from low-income families and started Branch, an innovative community service program for inner-city students in New Haven, Conn. Based on the success of Branch, David received a Rhodes Scholarship, which he used to study English literature at the University of Oxford and classical educational philosophy at the University of Cambridge in the U.K.

With a team of educators, David founded the Grow Network, an organization committed to making assessment results truly useful for teachers, parents and students. The Grow Network delivered breakthrough-quality reports for parents and teachers as well as individualized learning guides for students. McGraw-Hill acquired the Grow Network in 2005.

In 2007, David left McGraw-Hill and cofounded Student Achievement Partners, a nonprofit that assembles educators and researchers to design actions based on evidence to improve student outcomes. Student Achievement Partners played a leading role in developing the Common Core State Standards in math and literacy. David left Student Achievement Partners in the fall of 2012 to become president of the College Board.

David was named to the 2013 Time 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has been recognized as one of Time magazine’s “11 Education Activists for 2011” and was one of the NewSchools Venture Fund Change Agents of the Year for 2012. He is the proud father of two.

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• AP Daily - https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/instructional-resources/ap-daily
• AP Capstone - https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-capstone
• AP Data & Research - https://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap

 

This podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous support from the Naval Officers' Spouses Club Washington, DC.

 

Today we are discussing food insecurity with Dr. Shelley Kimball from the Military Family Advisory Network. This complex challenge can have a lasting consequence especially for our military children. MFAN will highlight how as a bonded community we can support those in need.

militaryfamilyadvisorynetwork.org

 

Show Notes:

MilMap: MilMap.org

Survey: http://milfanet.org/foodsurvey2021

U.S. Military Family Food Insecurity: How the USO is Trying to Help · United Service Organizations

 

Why are many of America's military families going hungry? (nbcnews.com)

 

Food Insecurity Among Service Members and Veterans - Military Families Learning Network

 

Food Insecurity Affects School Children's Academic Performance, Weight Gain, and Social Skills | The Journal of Nutrition | Oxford Academic (oup.com)

Food insecurity and its consequences for children’s development - COVID-19 intensifies the problem (bold.expert)

 

Shelley Kimball, Ph.D.  Senior director of research and program evaluation

Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN)

 

As the research director for the Military Family Advisory Network, Shelley Kimball gathers the real-life experiences of military families to understand where they most need support and making sure they get it. She has presented MFAN’s research to the White House, on Capitol Hill, and at the Pentagon, where it has been used to shape policy affecting military families.

 

Dr. Kimball was awarded the Coast Guard Public Service Commendation for her service writing about military families in 2018. She received the Swivel Shot Award in 2014, an award from the commandant of the Coast Guard, in recognition for outstanding service and leadership. She was also recognized as the 2013 Coast Guard Spouse of the Year in 2013 by Armed Forces Insurance.

 

She teaches qualitative research methods and media law at The George Washington University. Her husband retired from Coast Guard aviation after 28 years of service.

This podcast was made possible thanks to Flow Mazda in Fayetteville.  

Food insecurity is affecting our community including our military families. Help us fill a car of non-perishable food during our Grand Opening Event that will support the YMCA Ft. Bragg Food Pantry. We will be accepting canned donations at our new state-of-the-art facility, at Skibo Rd. now until March 18th

https://www.flowmazdafayetteville.com/mazda-grand-opening-event.htm

 

And don't miss your chance to participate in our hybrid celebration (online and at our location) on March 18th. The Grand Opening Charity Event will be filled with giveaways, virtual tours, and more to celebrate our community. Visit flowmazdafayetteville.com for details.

 

 

We are chatting with CEO Drew Bartkiewicz of Copeify, an organization that promotes physical and mental wellbeing in young people. Copeify's app not only develops character traits, such as trustworthiness and accountability it also reinforces life skills while being 100% profile free.

"We need to help our young adults move from self-repair to self-care".

Show Notes:

Drew Bartkiewicz - CEO & Channel Coach - Service & Kindness

Drew Bartkiewicz is the CEO of Copeify and Chairman of Patriapps, a veteran backed Software Venture Studio based in NYC. In 2016, Goldman Sachs named Drew as a 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs and Forbes listed Patriapps (then lettrs) as a Top 25 Veteran Founded business that same year.  Drew has spoken at the World Economic Forum, published two books (Unseen Liability and Poetguese, with author Paulo Coelho), and carries 25 years of experience in developing the human factors of technology, psychology and neuroscience.  He serves on the board of the Line of Site Foundation that delivers partnerships through technology to support human development, public health and diversity.

Drew received his BS in Aerospace Engineering from West Point (’89) and his MBA from Yale University (’94). He is an Army combat veteran of the 82nd Airborne and he received the Bronze Star during the Gulf War in 199. Drew resides in Connecticut and New York City with his wife and three children.

 

https://copeify.com/

 

‎Copeify, Character Comes First on the App Store (apple.com)

‎Copeify, Self-Care @Scale on the App Store ‎Copeify is a subscription based app. All content is unlocked once you subscribe at $2.99/month. Dealing with school, health, and the future is tough. Get by with Copeify. Copeify is a subscription based secure app to learn about health and growth topics that interest you, to stay informed and moti… apps.apple.com

 

This podcast has been made possible thanks to the Spouses' Club of the Fort Sam Houston Area Charitable Organization