What is Pivot?

Principal Janie Ulmer chats with her APs (Stacey Brown, Doug Harter, and Zak Tschiniak) about their school's student flexible resource period - Pathways Period. Recorded at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers,  IN.  March 16, 2022. Featuring music by Scott Holmes. https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Dr. Jan Combs, Assistant Superintendent, is retiring, but before she goes, she shares some of her experiences and some of the wisdom she has gained in her long career of doing what's best for kids. This episode features Dr. Jan Combs, Janie Ulmer, Doug Harter, Jagga Rent, and Stacey Brown and was recorded on December 14, 2020, at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, IN. Featured Music: Holmes, Scott. (2020). The Future Is Ours. On Carefree Music 2020 [mp3 file]. https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Social Emotional Learning is nothing new but maybe more important than ever amidst the stress of a pandemic.  Listen to teachers, counselors, and administrators share what they have learned and what they hope others will learn about the importance of social-emotional learning, not only for students but also for staff. This episode features Stacey Brown, Kate Bertolet, Heather Flake, Hadley Moore, Jill McGrath, and Leslie Caliz and was recorded on December 3, 2020, at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, IN. Featured Music: Holmes, Scott. (2020). We Are One. On Media Music Mix [mp3 file].  https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Schools have had to be more responsive than ever to the needs of staff, students, and families.  In this episode, we discuss how we serve our community with with flexibility, humility, and humanity. This episode features Janie Ulmer, Jagga Rent, and Stacey Brown and was recorded on October 14, 2020. Featured music: (2019). Too Grimy [Recorded by Yung Kartz]. June 2019 [mp3 file]. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz

An old friend joins Janie and Jagga to talk about finding some perspective in the midst of a pandemic. This episode features Jagga Rent, Janie Ulmer, and Charlie Hoover and was recorded on November 13, 2020. Featured music: (2020). Groovy [Recorded by Slimmcutyohair]. [mp3 file].

Some of our esteemed social studies teachers share insights into what "freedom of speech" looks like for teachers, particularly during election season. This episode features Jagga Rent, Janet Chandler, Greg Gastineau, and Jamie Follis and was recorded on October 28, 2020. Featured music: (2020). Nice Feelings [Recorded by Slimmcutyohair]. [mp3 file].

Some veteran educators share some memories from "back in the day" and talk about how things have changed. This episode features Janie Ulmer, Janet Chandler, Tom Younts, and Greg Habegger and was recorded October 16, 2020. Featured music: (2008). Rythme Gitan [Recorded by Latche Swing]. demo 2008 [mp3 file].  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Latch_Swing https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Teachers discuss the ways they have shifted their own and students' mindset around assessment in a virtual world.  Topics include student ownership and honesty, proactive assessment modes, and test security. This episode features Jagga Rent, Vince Lidy, Caroline Emerson, Emily Kitchen, and Megan Miller and was recorded on October 1, 2020, at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, IN. Music: Hannityandrush. (2011, January 29). HSE High School Fight Song [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8vgAyXP5y8 (2019). Young and Reckless [Recorded by Yung Kartz]. June 2019 [mp3 file]. Used with permission. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yung_Kartz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode

Listen to teachers discuss how they define assessment and how they use it in their classrooms. This episode of Pivot features Stacey Brown, Tara Darlington, Emily McGill, and Amanda Cole. Episode recorded October 1, 2020 at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, IN. Music: Hannityandrush. (2011, January 29). HSE High School Fight Song [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8vgAyXP5y8 (2019). Sidekicks [Recorded by Ketsa]. Above and Below [mp3 file]. Used with permission (license). https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Above_and_Below      

Four high school administrators reflect on how school has changed since March 2020. This episode features Janie Ulmer, Doug Harter, Stacey Brown, and Jagga Rent. Episode recorded October 1, 2020, at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, IN. Music: Hannityandrush. (2011, January 29). HSE High School Fight Song [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8vgAyXP5y8 (2019). Neon. Apple Inc.