The Annenberg Learner Podcast features Thai Buckman, Program Coordinator at the South L.A. Best Buy Teen Tech Center. In this episode, Buckman discusses her work with youth, the importance of nurturing positive relationships with students, and the role of the South L.A. Best Buy Teen Tech Center in igniting a fresh wave of creativity and innovation within the community.

This episode is part II of the LA84 Foundation and College Football Playoffs – Champions Educate Here. In part I, we interviewed Renata Simril at President and CEO of the LA84 Foundation, who spoke about the benefits of play and movement for our youth. Today, we welcome Jason Morgan, a recipient of the College Football Playoff Champion Educator Award.

Renata Simril is the President and CEO of the LA84 Foundation, the youth serving organization committed to transforming the lives of youth in Southern California through sports and play programs, through ongoing investments, infrastructure, research, and education as a legacy of the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Chemistry: Challenges and Solutions is a video course designed to learn general chemistry concepts using real-life challenges in energy, materials development, biochemistry, and the environment.

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Franny Reynolds is a Teen Advisor for Teen Talk App. Teen Talk App provides a free, anonymous, safe space for teens to request support from trained peers and learn from others with similar experiences. Franny Reynolds is a senior at Santa Monica High School and has been a Teen Advisor for over a year.

Josh Fryday serves as California's Chief Service Officer within the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom to lead service, volunteer, and civic engagement efforts throughout California. Since appointed, California Volunteers has launched the nation's first statewide Climate Action Corps, Californians for All Volunteer Initiative, a statewide neighbor-to-neighbor campaign, and the Californians for All College Program, which we'll dive into today to help thousands of Californians who commit to serving for a year pay for college.

Dr. Vivian Ekchian was named the 2022 Los Angeles County Superintendent of the Year. Vivian Ekchian is a lifelong educator, visionary leader, and champion for equity with a relentless focus on accelerating student outcomes. A longstanding Glendale resident, Dr. Ekchian is a 30+ year urban school district educator with a proven track record of implementing reform in complex systems.

The Annenberg Learner Podcast welcomes Michelle Stradford, the 2022 Teacher of the Year recipient, on today’s episode! Stradford is a fifth-grade teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School in Beverly Hills Unified School District.

The Annenberg Learner Podcast welcomes William Morejón, the 2022 Teachers of the Year recipient, on today’s episode! Morejón is a high school math teacher and chair of the mathematics department at Hawthorne High School.

Neuroscience & the Classroom: Making Connections - a video course designed to familiarize K-12 educators with current neuroscience research that could be used in the classroom.

Adam Lane is a principal at Haines City Senior High School in Polk County District, Florida. Adam Lane has worked in K-12 public education since 1995, ranging from high, middle, and elementary schools. During that time, Lane also held various positions as a teacher, department head, athletic coach, athletic trainer, assistant principal, and principal.

LabXchange is a digital tool with interactive, high-quality science materials widely and freely available. LabXchange resources invite learners to see themselves as scientists and make science fun, inspiring, and accessible, with the ultimate goal of making science more inclusive and diverse.

Matthew Woods is the author of the children's book series I Wanna Be, host of the K-12 podcast, Leading Out the Woods, and creator of a recently released online professional development course called Leading Out the Woods: Building Relationship in collaboration with School Rubric. Matthew Woods is a Discovery Education DEN Star educator, which means he was selected and is recognized for his deep knowledge of the platform and Discovery Education digital offerings.

Statistics in Schools (SIS) brings school subjects to life using real-world U.S. Census Bureau statistics to create materials for K-12 students. The SIS site includes engaging resources and activities in Social Studies, Math, English, Geography, Sociology, and more. Statistics In Schools is designed by teachers for teachers, and the resources are easily customized and completely free.

Reading Partners is a national nonprofit that provides students with proven, individualized reading support needed to read at grade level by 4th grade. CEO Adeola Whitney discusses the importance of reading and how the pandemic widened the gap for students in under-resourced communities.

Bruce Fuller is a professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He recently released When Schools Work, a book that looks at why student achievement climbed in Los Angeles between 2002-2019, and how a variety of reforms across the city were initiated by local civic activists.