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This week on the special limited edition series of #MaxOutTime #EducationReboot: International High School Langley Park 12th Grade English Teacher, Keishia Thorpe, discusses what she will do with her #GlobalTeacherPrize earnings.

 

The million dollar recipient provides motivation for generations of students to come and the educators who are molding them.

 

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This episode was previously recorded on Monday, November 22, 2021. Stay tuned for 2022 D.C. Teacher of the Year Dominique Foster.

 

-AJ II

This week on a special limited edition series of #MaxOutTime #EducationReboot: Multiple award-winning DMV educators in back-to-back weeks. First up, International High School Langley Park 12th Grade English Teacher, Keishia Thorpe, discusses winning the #GlobalTeacherPrize and serving her under-resourced students amid the pandemic.

 

The Jamaican Immigrant, who attended Howard University in Washington, DC, on a track and field scholarship, is paying it forward by empowering her immigrant students to pursue college too. Ms. Thorpe also won the 2018-2019 National Life Changer of the Year award and goes above and beyond for her students. If you wish to learn more about Ms. Thorpe, please follow @keishiathorpe on social media.

 

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This episode was previously recorded on Monday, November 22, 2021. Part II will be available next week.

 

-AJ II

This week on the second half of a special #EducationReboot episode of #MaxOutTime: First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter Middle School History Teacher, Dustin Vitale, discusses his COVID Classroom experiences amid the pandemic.

 

Dustin admits that teaching comes naturally to him because of his mom. But the pandemic tested Dustin’s limits when he was stuck juggling school work and running the cheesesteak business.

 

Despite his excitement for returning to the classroom this fall, Dustin recounts the first school closures, describes Zoom as the “worst” part of his virtual teaching experience and gives special words of encouragement to all teachers who are still struggling.

 

If you wish to learn more about Vitale’s Steaks, which Dustin resumed recently in order to raise money to buy his students school supplies, please follow Dustin on Instagram @dvitale23.

 

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This episode was previously recorded on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Go back one episode to watch Part I on Dustin's heroic mission to grant his mom, Gloria Walker, her dying wish.

-AJ II

This week on #MaxOutTime #EducationReboot: Calvin Coolidge Senior High School Chemistry and Physics Teacher, Jonté Lee, shares how he turned his kitchen into a chemistry lab amid the pandemic.

 

Named one of Amazon Prime’s ‘Regular Heroes,’ Mr. Lee has enjoyed viral success on social media and leading virtual STEM conferences over the past year and a half after news outlets took notice of his growing Instagram Live audience.

 

Jonté discusses readjusting to in-person teaching, helping students with pandemic problems and reuniting with his second grade teacher.

 

Please follow the kitchen chemist on social media and catch up with his lessons @jonterlee.

 

Max Out Time listeners, don’t forget you can visit www.boldxchange.com/and support its Black-Owned brands today using the promo code “MAXOUTTIME” for 10% off your first purchase.

 

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This episode was previously recorded on Friday, October 8, 2021.

 

-AJ II

This week on an #EducationReboot episode of #MaxOutTime: Turner Elementary First Grade Teacher Torren Cooper discusses teaching the whole child amid the coronavirus pandemic.

 

The native Washingtonian and second-year educator went into teaching to become an extension of the parent in the classroom, and takes pride in the frequent check-ins that he does with his students and families.

 

During one of the most difficult years in history, Mr. Cooper describes how many of his students struggled with technology, distance learning and some even tested positive for COVID-19.

 

In addition to this podcast, please follow Mr. Cooper and his education pursuits @tlcooperdc on Instagram and @tlcooper22 on Twitter.

 

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This episode was previously recorded on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.

 

-AJ II