Send us a text Orlando Rodriquez’s journey from college baseball player to special education teacher in Surprise, Arizona, is one of perseverance and purpose. Now in his 13th year as an educator, Rodriquez recently earned his master’s degree while balancing studying with leading his own classroom and keeping his passion for sports alive by coaching collegiate baseball. In this episode, Rodriquez shares how he brings lessons from the field into his classroom and vice versa; encourages st...
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Send us a text Orlando Rodriquez’s journey from college baseball player to special education teacher in Surprise, Arizona, is one of perseverance and purpose. Now in his 13th year as an educator, Rodriquez recently earned his master’s degree while balancing studying with leading his own classroom and keeping his passion for sports alive by coaching collegiate baseball. In this episode, Rodriquez shares how he brings lessons from the field into his classroom and vice versa; encourages st...
Finding Joy in Everything Teachers Are with Jazzmyne Townsend
Front of the Class
46 minutes
2 months ago
Finding Joy in Everything Teachers Are with Jazzmyne Townsend
Send us a text "When it’s in you, it’s in you, and you can’t run from it." That’s what Jazzmyne Townsend’s mom told her as she avoided a career in education to study business administration and marketing. But when Jazzmyne graduated from college during a recession and found work as a paraprofessional, it set her on a 16-year path toward being named the 2025 D.C. Teacher of the Year and a National Teacher of the Year Finalist. In this episode, Jazzmyne shares how she creates lesson...
Front of the Class
Send us a text Orlando Rodriquez’s journey from college baseball player to special education teacher in Surprise, Arizona, is one of perseverance and purpose. Now in his 13th year as an educator, Rodriquez recently earned his master’s degree while balancing studying with leading his own classroom and keeping his passion for sports alive by coaching collegiate baseball. In this episode, Rodriquez shares how he brings lessons from the field into his classroom and vice versa; encourages st...
