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Jessica Asbury
Jessica Asbury
Piper USD 203
Coordinator of Elementary Real World Learning
Season 10, Episode 14- March 26, 2025
What’s the Secret Sauce? Cultivating Teacher Voice and Passion
What’s the Secret Sauce? Cultivating Teacher Voice and Passion
What’s the secret sauce for reigniting passion in teaching? It starts with amplifying teacher voice, fostering autonomy, and creating space for innovation. In this episode of How We Teach This, we welcome back Jessica Asbury, Real World Learning Coordinator for Piper USD 203, who is leading transformative initiatives that empower educators to drive meaningful change.
From passion-based clubbing and gamified professional development to reimagining education with the KU Center, Jessica shares insights on overcoming resistance, elevating teacher and student voices, and making learning more authentic. Join us as we uncover the key ingredients to keeping teachers inspired, engaged, and making an impact.
About Our Guest:
About Our Guest:
With 22 years of experience in education, Jessica Asbury has taught every elementary grade level and later transitioned into roles such as tech integrationist, STEM educator, and gifted facilitator. She works closely with nonprofits like Code.org and PLTW as an educational facilitator. She currently serves as Piper Elementary's Real World Learning Coordinator, working to align innovative content, instructional practices, and career exposure to ensure all students build to the district's Portrait of a Graduate.
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