the Gladiator
soundboard
Back in December 2022, the Gower Foundation sent out a Parent Engagement Survey asking for parents to help us determine what topics are important to the Gower community. The Gladiator Soundboard launched Spring of 2023 and continues into its second season this school year!
SEASON 2 EPISODE 2- "Digital Do's and Don'ts With Mrs. O'Boyle"
Join Mrs. O'Boyle, Engaged Learning Specialist at Gower West, and host, Melissa Pitsoulakis, for the second episode of Season 2, Gladiator Soundboard as they discuss parenting kids in the digital age.
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SEASON 2 EPISODE 1-"WHAT DOES CHILDREN AT THEIR BEST LOOK LIKE IN GOWER SCHOOLS?"
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Gladiator Soundboard is back for season 2! We're excited to kick-off the season talking with our school administration--Mrs. Rodewald, Mrs. Capizzi, Mrs. Murphy and Mr. Prorok--as they share insights into how they manifest our school mission, "Children at Their Best", everyday. We also discuss changing education strategies and philosophies and important advice to parents who might be feeling the pressures of raising today's students.
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Season 1
Our first episode starts with our special guest moderator Ericka Polanco Webb chatting with Dr. Simon on how the holistic educational experience looks like at Gower. Dr. Simon touches upon multiple topics including the Range of Readiness model, teaching to different learning styles/levels, the early childhood preschool program, and academic readiness around school transitions.
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EPISODE 1 - THE HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT GOWER (2/16/2023)
Speaker: Superintendent Dr. Simon
Guest Moderator: Ericka Polanco Webb
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EPISODE 2- WHAT DOES MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SAFETY LOOK LIKE AT GOWER? 3/12/2023
Speaker: Superintendent Dr. Simon
Guest Moderator: Jen McConahy
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EPISODE 3- WHAT DOES TESTING, GRADING AND LEARNING LOOK LIKE AT GOWER SCHOOLS?
Speaker: Superintendent Dr. Simon
Gest Moderator: Meredith Mosconi
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EPISODE 4- WHAT DOES COMMUNICATION BETWEEN INTEREST GROUPS LOOK LIKE AT GOWER?
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Speaker: Superintendent Dr. Simon
Gest Moderator: Bob Jankowski
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BONUS EPISODE- ASK THE SUPT.
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Speaker: Superintendent Dr. Simon
Guest Hosts: Gower Middle School
students
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