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Podcast: Speaking of Education Podcast
Episode: Global to Local, An International Service-Learning Initiative with Guests Jacqueline Hesse and Christine McCartney
Description: This episode features Jacqueline Hesse and Christine McCartney, co-founders of Global to Local, an international service-learning program for high school students. Jackie is the founding English language arts teacher at a Pathways in Technology school in Newburgh, New York. In addition, she serves as a teacher consultant with the Hudson Valley Writing Project. Christine began her teaching career as a volunteer writing tutor at an all-male, maximum-security prison in New York. She has been teaching high school English for over a decade, has served as codirector of the Hudson Valley Writing Project, and is a Fulbright alumna. Inspired by...