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Episode 2, with guest Dr. PJ Caposy Meridian 223 Superintendent

49m · #WeAreMCUSD Teacher Podcast · 15 Jul 18:02

In our second podcast, we are talking to our very first guest. He is a consultant, and provider of professional development and has recently keynoted several national conferences specializing in time management, the tyranny of the status quo, school culture, continuous improvement, social media, and teacher evaluation. He currently serves as a Superintendent for Meridian MCUSD #223, please welcome Dr. PJ Caposy.

If you want to learn more about PJ, you can look at his website here and the links to his books are here

If you are preparing this summer and need assistance with Google Classroom and other app ideas, Cathie & Ryan have a hyperdoc with some videos that might be beneficial. Please click on the link below to access those videos:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0b3uKIYRy6BVvTMpL7GwUweuzYGzrISexeaK6APNnw/edit?usp=sharing

Share out our Wakelet’s & Google Classroom links created

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Blog: https://cathiemurphy1972.blogspot.com/

Ryan: https://wakelet.com/@CathieMurphy639

Twitter: @Ryan7Read

Blog: classroomnextlevel.wordpress.com

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