Unboxing Potential featuring Dr. Nastassia Jones
SOS 2.5 Unboxing Potential featuring Dr. Nastassia Jones
(Showing Our Sass: Season 2 - Episode 5)
Welcome back to Season 2 of Showing Our Sass. I am your host, MartaGwyn, and this season I will be introducing you to many of the amazing people in my life who have blessed me and who I hope I’ve been a blessing to. So, get comfy and slide on up to join the conversation as we talk about life and how we have all come to or are working to understand what it means to unbox our potential. In this episode I talk with Dr. Nastassia Jones, a bioscientist who became inspired to dedicate her career to the training of STEM teachers.
0:00 - Intro Showing Our Sass Season 2
1:00 - Unboxing Potential featuring Dr. Nastassia Jones
2:45 - A native of Washington, Georgia
3:25 - The Role of Cooperative Extensions in rural towns
4:00 - What I Didn’t Know at the Start of My Career
5:15 - “Timmy sees his teacher outside of school” @andrewrousso on TikTok
7:35 - Role models in professional careers are scarce in rural communities
8:40 - Workforce opportunities in rural communities
10:15 - What happens when a plant leaves a rural community?
12:30 - Most countries do not attempt to provide basic public education to ALL citizens
13:30 - The U.S. Department of Education was founded in 1979; not, 1879
15:20 - Choose Your Own Adventure book series
16:25 - What has been your greatest Learning Opportunity?
18:40 - How to prepare for what’s next when you don’t KNOW what’s next
19:10 - Augusta University Medical College of Georgia Summer Program Experience
22:25 - Boldly make a path for yourself
24:15 - Why are so many Black folks fearful of having their own business?
24:57 - The Destruction of Our Black Wall Streets
29:00 - Having business owners in your family or trusted friend network is helpful for supporting new small business entrepreneurs
29:20 - Are our small business assistance programs culturally competent?
30:00 - Our Village United Small Business Incubator
30:24 - Export-Import Bank of the United States
30:42 - World Trade Centers Association
31:00 - U.S. Small Business Association
31:30 - Telling secrets about how higher education works
34:00 - STEM Education Learning Research, An Origin Story
39:20 - Strong pedagogists, produce better trained students
40:55 - Meeting Students Where They Are is imbedded in the culture of HBCUs, not the curriculum
41:48 - Career Tips
44:14 - How to manage workplace dynamics in K-12 schools
44:50 - Watch Showing Our Sass Season 2 Episode 4 featuring Dr. Patrycja Krakowiak
45:35 - The Need for Career Ladder Guidance in K-12 Human Resource Offices
46:02 - What Are You Reading?
47:49 - Baby Alert 🚨!!!!!
51:58 - What is a Latchkey Kid?
53:20 - Myth Buster
55:45 - Understanding Teacher/Educator Vacation benefits
56:55 - Teachers can be PAID to do professional development
57:20 - Teachers can consult professionally during their off-contract time
57:42 - Spill the Tea
1:03:00 - South Dakota is the only state of the lower 48 w/o Amtrak service
1:09:54 - @DrStassi on Instagram
1:10:04 - Catch Dr. Stassi’s Fruitful Pursuits on Tuesdays at TheWRITEaddiction.com
Links to Explore:
Andrew Rousso on TikTok - Timmy sees his teacher outside of school 😂
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdv9uQE2/?k=1
University of Georgia Extension Services
https://extension.uga.edu/about/our-h...
Short History of U.S. Education (SUNY Buffalo State)
https://suny.buffalostate.edu/news/18...
Our Village United Small Business Incubator
www.ourvillageunited.org
Our Village United ELEVATE Alumni - Cam Swank
www.camswank.com
U.S. Export-Import Bank
www.exim.gov
World Trade Centers Association
www.wtca.org
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla
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