Affton Unplugged

6. The Baseball

In this episode you will get to meet Mr. Dan McCarthy, teacher at Rogers Middle School, and Carl Wagers, student at Affton High School. They will recount the details of their story that has been shared over 200,000 times on social media and you won't want to miss hearing about it. It is a great example of student-teacher relationships that occur within the Affton School District.

5. Affton Parents Club

In this episode we highlight the Affton Parents Club (APC) and welcome the APC President Emily Grozdanic who is an Affton graduate with 3 children in the district. APC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and functions as the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) for the district. APC is dedicated to A - advocating for teachers, staff, and families, P - promoting community engagement and C - cultivating student growth.

4. Dare to Lead with Justine Froelker

The Affton School District was honored to host Justine Froelker as the keynote speaker for their opening week staff assembly and professional development day. In this episode Justine will highlight what she shared with the Affton staff based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown. Justine is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 20 years of experience in traditional mental health and personal and professional development. She travels nationally and presents virtually to global audiences delivering keynotes, workshops, retreats, and trainings on topics such as leadership, courage, resilience, mental health, preventing and coping with burnout, and courageous and curious conversation, especially in creating cultures of belonging and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

3. Artificial Intelligence Part 3

Part 3 of 3 on artificial intelligence with Adam Jasinski, Director of Technology for the Affton School District. This episode discusses the future of AI in education along with trends and predictions.

2. Artificial Intelligence Part 2

Part 2 of 3 on artificial intelligence with Adam Jasinski, Director of Technology for the Affton School District. This episode discusses current AI utilization in education.

1. Artificial Intelligence Part 1

Part 1 of 3 on artificial intelligence with Adam Jasinski, Director of Technology for the Affton School District. This episode discusses AI basics and terminologies such as types of AI, AI around us and how AI works.