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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>IRTA INDIANA EdCAST</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/irta-indiana-edcast</link><description><![CDATA[Plug into Indiana EdCast for current events in Hoosier education, teacher resources, and advice from seasoned educators.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/2077587/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Society &amp; Culture</category><copyright>Copyright IRTA</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg</url><title>IRTA INDIANA EdCAST</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/show/irta-indiana-edcast</link></image><lastBuildDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:12:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>IRTA</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>IRTA</itunes:name><itunes:email>tmellish@retiredteachers.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Plug into Indiana EdCast for current events in Hoosier education, teacher resources, and advice from seasoned educators.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Plug into Indiana EdCast for current events in Hoosier education, teacher resources, and advice from seasoned educators.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><googleplay:email>tmellish@retiredteachers.org</googleplay:email><googleplay:description>Plug into Indiana EdCast for current events in Hoosier education, teacher resources, and advice from seasoned educators.</googleplay:description><googleplay:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><item><title>Indiana EdCast /Ep. #60 - About Medicare Supplemental Plans</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/irta/about-medicare-supplemental-plans</link><description><![CDATA[Executive Director Tom Mellish talks with Sudi Naraine, Midwest Regional Vice President with AMBA - which provides many benefits to IRTA members. 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In this episode, Tom and Sudi talk about supplemental Medicare insurance coverage.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1463</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>financial</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Executive Director Tom Mellish talks with Sudi Naraine, Midwest Regional Vice President with AMBA - which provides many benefits to IRTA members. 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In this episode, Tom and Sudi talk about a roadmap for insurance.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1630</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Executive Director Tom Mellish talks with Sudi Naraine, Midwest Regional Vice President with AMBA - which provides many benefits to IRTA members. 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We welcome Steve and look forward to his thoughts as we enter the last month of this year’s General Assembly begins.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1209</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>We are joined once by our chief lobbyist, Steve Beebe from Beebe, Scherer and Associates. We welcome Steve and look forward to his thoughts as we enter the last month of this year’s General Assembly begins.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>IndianaEducast Legislative Update #6</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/irta/indianaeducast-legislative-update-6</link><description><![CDATA[We are into the second half of the session. Key bills we are watching include those involving the13th Check, school funding, vouchers, state superintendent appointment and teacher licensing.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17359485</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:28:56 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17359485/indianaeducast_legislative_update_6.mp3" length="24261829" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>IRTA</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>We are into the second half of the session. Key bills we are watching include those involving the13th Check, school funding, vouchers, state superintendent appointment and teacher licensing.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[We are into the second half of the session. Key bills we are watching include those involving the13th Check, school funding, vouchers, state superintendent appointment and teacher licensing.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1517</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>legislative</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>We are into the second half of the session. Key bills we are watching include those involving the13th Check, school funding, vouchers, state superintendent appointment and teacher licensing.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Ep. #54 - Legislative Update #5</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/irta/leg-update-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17184933</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:23:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17184933/leg_update_4.mp3" length="27389651" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>IRTA</itunes:author><itunes:duration>1712</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Episode #53 - Coach Sparkle</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/irta/coach-sparkle-ilearn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17158570</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:48:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17158570/coach_sparkle_ilearn.mp3" length="20671309" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>IRTA</itunes:author><itunes:duration>1292</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Episode #52 - Legislative Update #4</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/irta/legislative-update-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17085344</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 15:02:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17085344/legislative_update_4.mp3" length="22685439" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>IRTA</itunes:author><itunes:duration>1418</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Ep. #51 — Shannon Anderson on Kindness in the Classroom</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/irta/shannon-anderson-on-kindness-in-the-clas</link><description><![CDATA[Today we are joined by Shannon Anderson from Rensselaer Elementary. 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We welcome Shannon back and look forward to her thoughts today on Kindness in the Classroom.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1471</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Today we are joined by Shannon Anderson from Rensselaer Elementary. We welcome Shannon back and look forward to her thoughts today on Kindness in the Classroom.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Ep. #50 — Legislative Update #3</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/irta/legislative-update-3</link><description><![CDATA[Good news on Monday as the 13th Check cruised through the House unanimously and heads over to the Senate with co-sponsors Sen. Boots and Niezgodski, so bi-partisan support.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16956120</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:46:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16956120/legislative_update_3.mp3" length="16136891" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>IRTA</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Good news on Monday as the 13th Check cruised through the House unanimously and heads over to the Senate with co-sponsors Sen. Boots and Niezgodski, so bi-partisan support.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Good news on Monday as the 13th Check cruised through the House unanimously and heads over to the Senate with co-sponsors Sen. Boots and Niezgodski, so bi-partisan support.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1009</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>education,legislation,indiana</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Good news on Monday as the 13th Check cruised through the House unanimously and heads over to the Senate with co-sponsors Sen. Boots and Niezgodski, so bi-partisan support.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item><item><title>Ep. #49 — Writing Tips with Shannon Anderson</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/irta/writing-tips-shannon-anderson</link><description><![CDATA[Today Shannon Anderson is sharing writing tips that can help children develop a love of writing.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16883515</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16883515/shannon_anderson_on_writing_tips_1.mp3" length="34050186" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>IRTA</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Today Shannon Anderson is sharing writing tips that can help children develop a love of writing.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today Shannon Anderson is sharing writing tips that can help children develop a love of writing.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2129</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>education,writing</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>IRTA</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Today Shannon Anderson is sharing writing tips that can help children develop a love of writing.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7641fa4e72b047a9a058d34e8f8e93b7.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit></item></channel></rss>
