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Podcasts from JFYNetWorks JFYNetWorks addresses today’s college readiness pursuit by providing focused blended learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools. Listen to our podcasts to learn more.
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![JFY Chats with Isa Zimmerman, a Pioneer in Bringing Technology to Schools.](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7206606/JFY_Logo_1400x1400_v3_mk88iy_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
JFY Chats with Isa Zimmerman, a Pioneer in Bringing Technology to Schools.
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Sharing the early challenges of bringing technology to schools, and envisioning its future there
MARCH 2022 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features Isa Zimmerman, the principal of IKZ Advisors, LLC, where she serves as a resource for people in MA, and around the world, who are interested in STEM education. She served two terms on Governor Deval Patrick’s STEM Advisory Council and is the co-editor and contributor to two books published by the Massachusetts affiliate of ASCD. As principal and superintendent, Isa was a pioneer in bringing technology to schools for instruction and productivity in MA and started the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Technology Task Force.
MORE ABOUT JFYNetWorks
Today, JFYNetWorks addresses the college readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools.
To learn more visit JFYNet.org
- Proven Results
- Connected Learning Solutions
- JFY Guides Student Achievement. Learn More Through Stories of Success.
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![JFY Chats with Michael Horn about Blended Learning and Future of Technology in Education](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7206606/JFY_Logo_1400x1400_v3_mk88iy_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
JFY Chats with Michael Horn about Blended Learning and Future of Technology in Education
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
JANUARY 2022 PODCAST-- This month’s podcast features a conversation between JFY Executive Director Gary Kaplan and Michael Horn, author, speaker, and Distinguished Fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute, discussing blended learning and the future of technology in education. Michael is the author and co-author of multiple books, white papers, and articles on education, including the award-winning classic Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns with Clayton Christensen, and the Amazon bestseller Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools. He was named by Tech&Learning magazine one of the most important people in the creation and advancement of the use of technology in education.
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MORE ABOUT JFYNetWorks
Today, JFYNetWorks addresses the college readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools.
To learn more visit JFYNet.org
- Proven Results
- Connected Learning Solutions
- JFY Guides Student Achievement. Learn More Through Stories of Success.
![JFYNetWorks Chats with Board Members, Otis Gates, Kevin Macdonald, Susan Dunningan](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7206606/JFY_Logo_1400x1400_v3_mk88iy_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
JFYNetWorks Chats with Board Members, Otis Gates, Kevin Macdonald, Susan Dunningan
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
DECEMBER 2021 PODCAST -- This month's podcast features members of the JFYNetWorks Board of Directors, who come from a variety of backgrounds and provide their insight and expertise to staff. Their dedication to JFYNetWorks adds up to over 75 combined years of service. Chairman Otis Gates, along with Treasurer Kevin Macdonald and Secretary Susan Dunningan, discuss with Executive Director Gary Kaplan the origins of JFY, how each came to be part of the organization, and their thoughts about the future of JFYNetWorks as an innovator in the volatile world of educational technology.
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MORE ABOUT JFYNET
Today, JFYNetWorks addresses the college readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools.
To learn more visit JFYNet.org
![JFYNet Welcomes Mossik Hacobian, Executive Director of Higher Ground, Boston](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7206606/JFY_Logo_1400x1400_v3_mk88iy_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
JFYNet Welcomes Mossik Hacobian, Executive Director of Higher Ground, Boston
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
OCTOBER 2021 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features Mossik Hacobian, the Executive Director of Higher Ground, a JFYNetWorks partner. Higher Ground was founded in 2010 to address the reasons for the historical lack of improvement in health and educational outcomes for children and families in Boston’s low-income neighborhoods despite the wealth of resources available in the city. It envisions a city where residents of all neighborhoods enjoy the benefits of a thriving city equitably. In a well-deserved gesture of recognition, Thompson Island Outward Bound will honor Mossik at the Evening Expedition Gala on Wednesday, November 3, at 7 PM, presenting him with the North Star Award for his lifetime of service to Boston bringing communities together.
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MORE ABOUT JFYNET
Today, JFYNetWorks addresses the college readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools.
To learn more visit JFYNet.org
![Durfee & Needham HS Students Respond to In-Person Instruction](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7206606/JFY_Logo_1400x1400_v3_mk88iy_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Durfee & Needham HS Students Respond to In-Person Instruction
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features students from Durfee High School in Fall River and Needham High School as they respond to the return of full, in-person instruction for the 2021-2022 school year. The Durfee students also share their excitement on entering a brand new, state-of-the-art building, while students from both schools express their hope that health and safety protocols will remain in place for the foreseeable future.
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MORE ABOUT JFYNET
Today, JFYNetWorks addresses the college readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools.
To learn more visit JFYNet.org
![Dr. John Brown shares what Learning Can and Should Be](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7206606/JFY_Logo_1400x1400_v3_mk88iy_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Dr. John Brown shares what Learning Can and Should Be
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
AUGUST 2021 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features Dr. John Brown, Clinical Associate Professor at the UMass Lowell School of Education, and his journey within the vast world of instruction. Professor Brown is an instructor of both graduate and undergraduate education courses at UMass Lowell, after earning his doctorate from the same institution. He is also the founder of the Teacher Leadership Network, a community of professional educators committed to opening and maintaining a dialogue about what learning can and should be in the 21st century.
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MORE ABOUT JFYNET
Today, JFYNetWorks addresses the college readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools.
To learn more visit JFYNet.org
![JFY chats with Heidi Heinlein, grants manager at the Cummings Foundation](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7206606/JFY_Logo_1400x1400_v3_mk88iy_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
JFY chats with Heidi Heinlein, grants manager at the Cummings Foundation
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
JULY 2021 PODCAST -- This month's podcast features a conversation with Heidi Heinlein, grants manager at the Cummings Foundation, one of the leading foundations in the Boston area and the state, along with JFY Executive Director Gary Kaplan and Deputy Director Paula Paris. The Cummings Foundation was founded by Joyce and Bill Cummings of Winchester in 1986. Bill and Joyce provided the foundation’s financial base with the resources of their commercial real estate company, Cummings Properties LLC. Over the years, they have donated the majority of their commercial property revenue to the Foundation. Today, nearly all of Cumming's properties are operated for the sole benefit of the Foundation, now one of the largest in New England. JFYNetWorks has been a grateful beneficiary of Cummings’s generosity since 2018.
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MORE ABOUT JFYNET
Today, JFYNetWorks addresses the college readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools.
To learn more visit JFYNet.org
![Dr. Michelle Holmes on the COVID effect in our schools and on our students](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7206606/JFY_Logo_1400x1400_v3_mk88iy_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Dr. Michelle Holmes on the COVID effect in our schools and on our students
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
JUNE 2021 PODCAST -- Our June podcast features Dr. Michelle Holmes, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, as she discusses how widespread vaccination for Covid-19 will have a positive effect on school openings in the fall. Dr. Holmes answers many questions on the minds of students, parents, and teachers, including the safety of extra-curricular participation by students and if mask-wearing will be the norm in schools next fall. She also addresses the issue of inequities and disparities in the vaccination process, especially in the early days of vaccination availability. Dr. Holmes is a graduate of Harvard’s School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, earned a Ph.D. in Public Health (Epidemiology) from Harvard’s School of Public Health, and has over 39 years of experience in the field. Dr. Holmes is the author of numerous studies and journal articles. She is the co-creator and co-Principal Investigator of the Africa/HSPH Partnership for Cohort Research and Training (PaCT) project, designed to study and prevent chronic disease, especially in women, across Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, and Tanzania.
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MORE ABOUT JFYNET
Today, JFYNetWorks addresses the college readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools.
To learn more visit JFYNet.org
![Early College Info Session: BMC Durfee High School Dual Enrollment with Bridgewater State University](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7206606/JFY_Logo_1400x1400_v2_8sxi5_300x300.jpg)
Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
MAY 2021 PODCAST -- This month's podcast features an early college information session held at BMC Durfee High School in Fall River, which is supported by JFYNetWorks. The session, hosted by Director of Counseling Andrew Woodward and Durfee Counselor Kerry Bulk, highlights the experiences of both faculty and students involved in the program. Early College at Durfee High School is a student-outcome-driven pathway designed to increase post-secondary enrollment, persistence, and graduation for all students including underserved populations in higher education.
Podcast transcript found here.
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MORE ABOUT JFYNET
Today, JFYNetWorks addresses the college readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools.
To learn more visit JFYNet.org
![Teacher and Student from Kingsman Academy in DC: Some students more focused in online school](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog7206606/JFY_Logo_1400x1400_v2_8sxi5_300x300.jpg)
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
APRIL 2021 PODCAST -- April's podcast features a conversation with teacher Crystal Seawood and her student Takaria, both from JFYNetWorks partner Kingsman Academy Public Charter School in Washington, DC, as they discuss how some students may be more focused working in the online version of school. Kingsman Academy Public Charter School is an open-enrollment school that welcomes all students into a comfortable, therapeutic environment with personal attention and multi-tiered behavioral and academic supports. Due to the pandemic, the school has been forced to operate remotely this academic year and the diverse population of students, who already face many challenges related not just to education, but to life itself, have adapted to the new educational platform.
Podcast transcript found here.
MORE ABOUT JFYNET
Today, JFYNetWorks addresses the college readiness disconnect by providing focused blended, hybrid and remote learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools.
To learn more visit JFYNet.org