SYS Presents: Adventures in Online Education25 Helmi 2022

S02 EP28 Special Education with Team FCA

Guest Bios -

Megan Mills has 14 years experience teaching in the areas of special education, general ed and talented/gifted students. She's done this work in both brick and mortar and virtual settings. She is currently in her 4th year as a special education teacher at Frontier Charter Academy.

Dr. Katie Schweitzer has worked in public education for the last 18 years both in brick and mortar and online. She is a principal and district level administrator for student services and teaching and learning, and holds a doctorate in educational leadership.

Summary -

In this episode we learn that it's essential to imagine what online education could be, and work to make that a reality for students. We learn that connecting with families and students is essential to success and that the beauty of online education lies in the fact that accommodations are available to everyone, all the time.

Timestamps -

What keeps both Katie and Megan going back to school themselves? [3:04]

What led Megan to online teaching? [4:53]

We had no idea… [5:42]

How did Katie find online education? [6:55]

Asking 'what could it be?' [8:36]

Megan's Take: teaching challenges and rewards [11:10]

Katie's Take: admin challenges and rewards [14:14]

Who can online schools support? [17:31]

The greatest struggle we face [19:56]

Accommodations are a snap! [21:10]

Families are looking for answers [22:07]

The importance of listening to families [22:51]

Normalizing virtual learning and therapies [27:57]

The silver lining to remote learning [29:02]

Recognition of the good in online charters [30:24]

New Mindset - we don't accept limitations [31:46]

Megan's favorite teacher [33:23]

Katie's favorite teacher [35:44]

Resources -

Accommodations FREEBIE!!!

FCA Website

Guest Emails

Megan Mills mmills@frontiercharteracademy.org

Dr. Katie Schweitzer kschweitzer@frontiercharteracademy.org

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