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Encouraging Global Citizenship Through Foreign Language

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Dr. Josh Chastain, Executive Director of Digital Learning for Nixa Public Schools, helps Espy Elementary kindergartner Shelby Evans with the Rosetta Stone pilot program Dec. 9.

This week on Making Democracy Work host Allison Cash speaks with three representatives from Nixa Public Schools. Dr. Josh Chastain: Executive Director of Digital Learning, Dr. Kevin Kopp: Executive Director of Elementary Education, and Sarah Knight: Instructional Technology Coordinator. 

In this episode an in depth explanation of ConnectED, and it's implementation in the Nixa Public School system is discussed. Dr. Chastain recounts what ConnectED is and what has been implemented thus far. Sarah Knight explains the impact that will be felt by the over 6,200 students. Dr. Kopp expounds upon the topic of communication, it's role in ConnectED and in the future lives of the students that partake in the course.