Journeys of Teaching

This week, we will explore the journey of Aimee Lucido. A computer programmer who worked for Uber, Google, and Facebook, Aimee is the author of the middle grade novels Emmy in the Key of Code and Recipe for Disaster. She has a children’s picture book, Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta, and middle grade novel, Words Apart, both scheduled for release in 2024. You can follow Aimee on Twitter and Instagram @AimeeLucido.

On this episode, Aimee will share her experiences of growing up Jewish and how she actively chose this as part of her cultural identity, including how she reflected these experiences and issues in her novel Recipe for Disaster. She will also discuss how it is important for all readers to feel seen and represented in the literature they read.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

This week, we will explore the journey of Aimee Lucido. A computer programmer who worked for Uber, Google, and Facebook, Aimee is the author of the middle grade novels Emmy in the Key of Code and Recipe for Disaster. She has a children’s picture book, Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta, and middle grade novel, Words Apart, both scheduled for release in 2024. You can follow Aimee on Twitter and Instagram @AimeeLucido.

On this episode, Aimee will discuss her novel Emmy in the Key of Code and share how she reflected her own experiences of straddling different worlds in her work as a computer programmer.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

This week, we will explore the journey of Mrs. Erika MacNail. Erika is a teacher-librarian in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.

On this episode, we will discuss how Erika first fell in love with reading and storytelling and how she works to foster this same passion for reading with her students.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

This week, we will explore the journey of Mrs. Erika MacNail. Erika is a teacher-librarian in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.

On this episode, we will hear Erika’s stories about how she intentionally serves students from her community in the ways she organizes the school library’s shelves and builds relationships with students to best meet their needs.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

This week, we will explore the journeys of Drs. Jennifer Meadows and Kelly Moore and learn more about their work with Tennessee Tech University's Millard Oakley STEM Center.

On this episode, Jennifer and Kelly will discuss the mission of the Millard Oakley STEM Center at Tennessee Tech, including how teaching candidates and community partners are integrally involved in the events held there. You can learn more about the Millard Oakley STEM Center on the Tennessee Tech University website.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

This week, we will explore the journeys of Drs. Jennifer Meadows and Kelly Moore and learn more about their work with Tennessee Tech University's Millard Oakley STEM Center.

Dr. Kelly Moore is a Senior Lecturer at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN. You can learn more about the Millard Oakley STEM Center on the Tennessee Tech University website.

On this episode, we will hear Kelly’s stories about getting “fired up” about science education and the botany education curriculum she is helping to design and pilot in the field.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

This week, we will explore the journeys of Drs. Jennifer Meadows and Kelly Moore and learn more about their work with Tennessee Tech University's Millard Oakley STEM Center.

Dr. Jennifer Meadows is an Associate Professor at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN. You can learn more about the Millard Oakley STEM Center on the Tennessee Tech University website.

On this episode, we will hear Jennifer’s stories about her nonlinear path to STEM education and how her upbringing fostered her lifelong passion for inquiry and learning.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

This week, we will explore the journey of Mr. Jared Huisingh. Jared is a former middle and high school English teacher and current doctoral candidate and teacher educator at the University of Tennessee. You can follow Jared in Instagram @huisingh.

On this episode, we will hear Jared discuss what it means to teach and be a teacher educator in 2022 and beyond amidst dominant social and political discourses as well as recent legislation in conservative states.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

This week, we will explore the journey of Mr. Jared Huisingh. Jared is a former middle and high school English teacher and current doctoral candidate and teacher educator at the University of Tennessee. You can follow Jared in Instagram @huisingh.

On this episode, we will hear Jared’s stories about growing up internationally and returning to the United States and how his experiences have informed his culturally responsive, empathy-driven teaching practices.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

This week, we will explore the journey of Mr. Jared Huisingh. Jared is a former middle and high school English teacher and current doctoral candidate and teacher educator at the University of Tennessee. You can follow Jared in Instagram @huisingh.

On this episode, we will hear Jared’s stories about becoming interested in critical media literacy and how he has incorporated it into his teaching.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart

Email: [email protected]

Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach

Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.