Ogden Elementary Cougar Den Podcast

Rachael and Rob sit down and chat with Jesse Affeldt. He is a fifth grade teacher here at Ogden. Jesse recently received a VPS Employee Excellence Award for the month of November 2021. It's easy to see why. He is an extremely dedicated teacher to honing his craft to better serve his students. Congrats Jesse!

Rachael and Rob talk with Matt Kauffman (principal) and Kelly Mainka (associate principal) about the start of a new school year. All students and staff are back face to face and it feels great! Even though there are hurdles while teaching in a pandemic, this Ogden staff is dedicated to making the most out if for their students.

Supporting Student Productive Struggle [https://www.teachbetter.com/blog/supporting-student-productive-struggle/] What is Academic Rigor and What Do We Do  with It? [https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2014/03/what-is-academic-rigor-and-what-do-we-do-with-it/] A New Definition of Rigor [https://www.edutopia.org/blog/a-new-definition-of-rigor-brian-sztabnik]

We have a great school! And one of the reasons we do is we have an amazing person in the front office who sees to it that kids and parents are at the center of what we do here at Ogden. Traicy Bernal is our school secretary and she is a strong advocate for student equity. Listen to her story.

Before any true learning can take place, kids need to feel safe and supported. We chat with Liz Huntington and Suzie Snell about what they do here at Ogden to support the social and emotional well-being of our amazing students.