K-12 TV

Taping Date: 5/27/10

^{In this episode, Commissioner Alice Seagren interviews Minnesota 2010 Teacher of the Year Ryan Vernosh, who teaches 6th grade at Maxfield Magnet Elementary School in St. Paul. In the second segment, Commissioner Seagren interviews two recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, who are Barbara Stoflet, sixth-grade teacher from Gatewood Elementary in Minnetonka; and Kari Dombrovski-Dresow, second-grade teacher at Talahi Elementary in St. Cloud.}

Taping Date: 2/2/10

^{In this episode, guest host Bill Walsh interviews Commissioner Alice Seagren regarding the highlights and accomplishments over the past decade in Minnesota K-12 education.}

Taping Date: 7/23/09

^{In the first segment, MDE Commissioner Alice Seagren interviews Faribault High School automotive instructor Mark Lessman; Mike Kawell, former Faribault student and competitor in the 1996 Ford/AAA National Student Competition, and Mike Lehn, state manager of the Automotive Youth Education System.  In the second segment, Commissioner Seagren interviews Faribault High School students Justin Dwyer and Matthew Ludwig, First Place winners of the 2009 Ford/AAA National Student Auto Skills competition in Dearborn, Michigan.  The team bested 49 other teams to become the nation’s top high school automotive technology students.}

Taping Date: 10/13/09

^{In this episode, guest host MDE Communications Director Bill Walsh talks with Education Commissioner Alice Seagren, Assistant Commissioner Karen Klinzing, and Edina Superintendent Ric Dressen about the federal Race to the Top funding application.  The Race to the Top fund is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and provides competitive grants to states that are engaged in education innovation and reform.}

Taping Date: 9/15/09

^{In this episode, host Minnesota Education Commissioner Alice Seagren talks with Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Sanne Magnan regarding the Novel H1N1 influenza—what it is, what are the symptoms, how it spreads and why we should be concerned.  In the second half, Commissioner Magnan is joined by State Epidemiologist Dr. Ruth Lynfield, to talk about preventative measures at home and in the school environment.}

Taping Date: 5/19/09

^{In In the first segment, guest host Assistant Commissioner Karen Klinzing talks with John Stanoch, Minnesota President of Qwest, regarding their collaborative efforts with the Itasca Project and the Minnesota Business Partnership to devise strategies for helping improve K-12 education in Minnesota; address the achievement gap and improve education outcomes in order to help develop a world-class workforce for our state.  In the second segment, Karen Klinzing continues her discussion with John Stanoch and welcomes Taylor Pettis, STEM Education Program Manager at the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA), who talks about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), the support provided by MHTA and the resources provided through the getSTEM Website.}

Taping Date: 4/24/09

^{In the first segment, guest host Assistant Commissioner Karen Klinzing talks about the 1st Minnesota Governor’s Real World Design Challenge with John Raphael, Trades & Industrial/Technology Education Specialist at MDE, and Dr. Robert Monson, engineer from Lockheed Martin.  Both were instrumental in providing expertise and support in Minnesota’s Challenge program. The goal of the Real World Design Challenge is to inspire and engage all students in STEM and systematically highlight the potential future for those who choose science and engineering careers. In the second segment, Karen Klinzing talks with team coach Daryl Lundin, Hutchinson High School; Jesse Brooks, student participant of the winning team (The Hutch Innovators), for the 2009 Minnesota Real World Design Challenge; and Hutchinson H.S. pre-engineering student Ethan Smith.}

Taping Date: 2/10/09

^{In Segment One, Education Commissioner Alice Seagren talks with guest Tom Boatman, MDE Supervisor in Research and Assessment, regarding the recently announced Minnesota's Growth Model—A tool to calculate proficiency and growth at the individual student level.  Minnesota’s Growth Model is available on the MDE Website at www.education.state.mn.us in the School Report Card section. In Segment Two, Commissioner Seagren interviews Assistant Commissioner Karen Klinzing and Patricia King, Director of School Improvement, regarding Q Comp and the Governor’s proposed initiative called Teaching Transformation Act.}