{"id":59484,"date":"2025-01-31T07:32:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T07:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/wa-state-teacher-of-the-year-nate-bowling-on-civics\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T07:32:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T07:32:03","slug":"wa-state-teacher-of-the-year-nate-bowling-on-civics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=59484","title":{"rendered":"WA state Teacher of the Year Nate Bowling on Civics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-36029\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-36031 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b2881166.smushcdn.com\/2881166\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nate-Bowling-headshot-300x298.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b2881166.smushcdn.com\/2881166\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nate-Bowling-headshot.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 600w, https:\/\/b2881166.smushcdn.com\/2881166\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nate-Bowling-headshot-300x298.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b2881166.smushcdn.com\/2881166\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nate-Bowling-headshot-150x150.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 150w, https:\/\/b2881166.smushcdn.com\/2881166\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Nate-Bowling-headshot.jpg?size=468x465&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/>In our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/educationvoters.org\/putting-students-first-podcast\/\"><strong>Putting Students First<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0podcast, we interview policymakers, partners, and thought leaders to spotlight education policies, research, and practices so that together we can create a brighter future for every Washington student.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, League of Education Voters Communications Director Arik Korman interviews <strong>Nate Bowling, the 2016 Washington state Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year Finalist<\/strong>, about how to engage students during this time of political upheaval, how to help educators and administrators better engage families, and why it\u2019s so important to participate in state and local elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Nate Bowling\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nerdfarmpod.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nerd Farmer podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read Nate Bowling\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowlingsabroad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bowlings Abroad blog<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Listen on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2W3POz7hXt2st3B0jg7uOR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/putting-students-first\/id1565223096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>, or\u00a0<a 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