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Beyond Our Walls

Beyond Our Walls

By Tim Dawkins and Jerilyn Stellato

Jerilyn Stellato and Tim Dawkins get together each week from their offices in the South Glens Falls Central School District in Upstate New York to share thoughts on life as educators in the 2020s. They’ll be joined by special guests from all areas of the world of teaching and learning, talk about the power of gratitude, and reflect on how they are pushing themselves to get beyond their walls.
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One Year Later with Tom Murray

Beyond Our WallsMar 12, 2021

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Let's Cancel "Learning Loss"

Let's Cancel "Learning Loss"

This week, Jerilyn and Tim discuss the burgeoning panic over something called "learning loss" and how to own and reframe the narrative being created around teacher and student innovation during the Pandemic. Jerilyn discovers that she is an early Gen-Xer, and Tim learns that even something as innocent as savings bonds separate the generations.

Connect with Tim and Jerilyn on Twitter: @timdawks and @jerstellato

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Opening and Closing Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod, Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday, License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Apr 25, 202126:15
New Challenges & New Triumphs with Cathy Geniti

New Challenges & New Triumphs with Cathy Geniti

After laughing at (with?) Tim and his new-found journey to a regular yoga practice, Jerilyn interviews virtual elementary school teacher Cathy Geniti about her experience this year teaching third graders over the computer including how she has worked to build relationships without actually meeting her students face-to-face. A big thanks to Cathy for her willingness to be vulnerable and honest about her role this year. The hosts closeout the discussion by focusing on restorative approaches to community building and what seems to be a startling shift toward this podcast being focused on exercise.
Note: We know that this episode is long overdue (as in, like, 3 weeks), and we promise to do better moving forward!
Shout Out: Yoga With Adriene
Follow Beyond Our Walls on Instagram at Instagram.com/beyondourwallspodcast.
Opening and Closing Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod, Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday, License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
Apr 12, 202133:26
What Students Need

What Students Need

Mar 19, 202125:38
One Year Later with Tom Murray

One Year Later with Tom Murray

Mar 12, 202140:33
Growth Happens

Growth Happens

Feb 26, 202128:11
Scary But Not Dangerous

Scary But Not Dangerous

This week Jerilyn and Tim take a break from interviews and just spend some time talking about life right now. Tim has pandemic brain. Jerilyn discusses her mom, who we all want to meet. The hosts reflect on their interview from last week and talk about things that are scary but not dangerous. As always, they set goals that they may (or may not) achieve for the coming week. 


Intro and Outro Music is Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday 

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Feb 12, 202136:11
Embrace The Crash with Christian Arehart

Embrace The Crash with Christian Arehart

This week Jerilyn silver-lines the Pandemic while Tim fails at meditation. Our guest, 18 year old South Glens Falls 12th grade student, BMX freestyle record setter, and all-around awesome kid Christian Arehart, leaves us inspired. Tim promises to make good use of the Yale Mood Meter while Jerilyn plunges into knitting and successfully casts on.

Find Christian on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/arehart_bmx/

World's Youngest BMX Triple Backflip - http://bit.ly/BMXFlip

Feb 05, 202150:32
Wellness All Around

Wellness All Around

Jerilyn makes fun of Tim for never having used a typewriter. The hosts are joined by members of the South Glens Falls Wellness Day planning team. Tim discovers meditation while Jerilyn tries to make a habit stick.
Jan 29, 202135:03
Virtually Talented

Virtually Talented

Tim and Jerilyn share their weekly gratitude, Jerilyn interviews a teacher and two fifth graders about their virtual school talent show, and the hosts commiserate over the difficulty of meeting goals right now.
Jan 22, 202117:44
Let’s Take a B.R.Ak.E.!

Let’s Take a B.R.Ak.E.!

For our inaugural episode, we share gratitude, talk about a unique way to reach middle school students with some special guests, and set goals for next week.
Jan 15, 202128:59
The Trailer

The Trailer

Learn more about getting Beyond Our Walls with Tim Dawkins, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, and Jerilyn Stellato, Director of Technology Integration and Information, at the South Glens Falls Central School District.
Jan 14, 202100:51