<p>On April 12th, the <a href="https://www.uwplatt.edu/department/school-education" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">UW-Platteville School of Education</a> hosted the <a href="https://thompsoncenter.wisc.edu/event/rurally-responsive-education-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Rurally Responsive Conference</a>, which was sponsored by the <a href="https://thompsoncenter.wisc.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership</a>. The conference included a presentation by <a href="https://www.hepg.org/hep-home/books/rural-education-in-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Dr. Sky Marietta,</a> an assistant professor at the University of the Cumberlands and author of the book “Rural Education in America: What works for our students, teachers, and Communities.” Sky grew up in Appalachian Kentucky, the fifth of her parents’ seven children. She went to college at Yale, became a teacher on the Navajo Nation, and then received her doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in child development with a focus on language and literacy. Today’s interview is just a short snip-it of what she shared on campus. Be sure to check our show notes at <a href="https://proudruralteacherpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://proudruralteacherpodcast.com/</a> for a link to her full presentation at UW Platteville from the 12th. </p>
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