Synopsis
We will discuss the implementation of father-involvement programs to engage men, inspire children, reduce bullying and enhance the environment of school.
Episodes
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#041 Otha Thornton, Nat. PTA Pres.
30/07/2013 Duration: 31minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. Join us as we hear from National PTA President Otha Thornton about his vision for the future of male involvement and PTA. Male membership in PTA has risen from 6% to 22% in the span of a year as a result of National PTA M.O.R.E. Alliance partners such as Watch D.O.G.S. Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) is an international program currently operating in 47 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Mexico and even China. Over 3000 schools utilize the simple programming of the Watch D.O.G.S. program to engage fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow.
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#040 Gary Manns, Principal - Shanghai, China
23/07/2013 Duration: 31minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. Watch D.O.G.S. is such a great program that it has grown to China! Join us as we are joined by Gary Manns, the principal of our furthest reaching Watch D.O.G.S. school Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 47 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Mexico and now even China! Over 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow.
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#039 Cyber Safety Expert Katie LeClerc Greer
15/07/2013 Duration: 44minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. This week's special guest is Katie LeClerc Greer. In February of 2005, Katie L. Greer began developing an Internet safety program to deliver to Massachusetts students. The the MA Attorney General’s Office was inundated with requests for Internet safety presentations, and Katie rose to the challenge of expanding the existing program she created. After leaving the Attorney General’s Office, Katie worked full time as an Intelligence Analyst for the Massachusetts State Police, where she was assigned to the Missing Children Clearinghouse. In large part due to the increasing demands for technology/Internet safety education, Katie built her programs into a private business, which included seven different presentations spanning grades K-12 and college, that she tailored to accommodate the developmental and emotional differences in each age group. Additionally, Katie instructs parents, teachers,
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#038 Missi Campbell, Teacher - Stuart, FL
09/07/2013 Duration: 31minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. This week, we will hear from Missi Campbell. Missi is an elementary school teacher at Crystal Lake Elementary School in Stuart, FL. We will be hearing about Watch D.O.G.S. from a teacher's perspective. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 46 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and Mexico. Nearly 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow.
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#037 NPTA MP3 Back2Back Winners Nevada PTA with Otha
02/07/2013 Duration: 31minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. Today, we will talk about the National PTA Convention and the NPTA Male Participation (MP3) Award that was won for a second year in a row by Nevada PTA. We will talk about how Nevada PTA has shown a positive growth in PTA membership for the first time in six years. Learn how NvPTA has used Watch D.O.G.S. programming to build membership and boost fatherhood in the Silver State. We even got a surprise call-in from our new National PTA President Otha Thornton. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 46 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and Mexico. Nearly 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S.
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#036 Dr. John Barge, GA School Supt.
24/06/2013 Duration: 27minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. Please join us as we welcome our special guest, Dr. John Barge, Superintendent of Schools for the State of Georgia. We will hear his views of parent engagement in Georgia schools and methods of improving those connections. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 46 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and Mexico. Nearly 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow.
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#035 Wrap Up From National PTA
23/06/2013 Duration: 17minPlease join us for lives updates from the National PTA Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. Our host, Keith Schumacher gives a recap of the events of the 117th National PTA Convention.
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#034 Brian Deming of All Pro Dads at National PTA Conv.
22/06/2013 Duration: 16minPlease join us for lives updates from the National PTA Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. Today, we are joined by Brian Deming and Andy Mayer of the All Pro Dads program of Family First and Monica Fine of Cleveland PK-8 School in Dayton, Ohio. We will continue discussing the great partnerships through the PTA MORE Alliance and the new partnership between the PTA and the NFL.
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#033 Mike Hall of Strng Fthrs - Strng Fam at National PTA Conv.
21/06/2013 Duration: 16minPlease join us for lives updates from the National PTA Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. J. Michael Hall of Strong Fathers - Strong Families joins us as we talk about great partnerships through Natioal PTA and the MORE (Men Organized to Raise Engagement) Alliance.
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#032 Marc Fein of NBC-Dallas Fort Worth
18/06/2013 Duration: 31minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. This week, we will be joined by Mr. Marc Fein, News Anchor with the Dallas Fort Worth, TX NBC affiliate KXAS, also known as NBCDFW. Marc has done extensive work in promoting the Watch D.O.G.S. Program in the DFW area. Let's hear Marc's ideas about promoting the program even further in the 2013-2014 school-year. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 46 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and Mexico. Nearly 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow.
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#031 WD Radio w/ Chris and Eric
11/06/2013 Duration: 31minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. This week, we hear from Proncipal Shelly Maxwell of Temecula, CA and the Watch D.O.G.S. Program at her school. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 46 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and Mexico. Nearly 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer hosts this week with Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow as the co-host.
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#030 Torri J. Evans, Fatherless Generation Foundation
04/06/2013 Duration: 31minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. This week's show will feature our special guest, Torri J. Evans. Torri is thexe Founder and CEO of The Fatherless Generation Foundation. Join us as we hear Torri's stroy of growing up fatherless and what her foundation is doing to make things better in our communities today. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 46 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and Mexico. Nearly 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow.
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#029 Watch D.O.G.S. Radio From KSU
28/05/2013 Duration: 31minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 46 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Mexico and China. Over 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow.
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#028 Karen Bantevaris of VolunteerSpot.com
21/05/2013 Duration: 31minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. Please log in to hear about the great partnership between Watch D.O.G.S. and VolunteerSpot. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 46 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and Mexico. Nearly 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow.
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#027 Watch D.O.G.S. Radio
13/05/2013 Duration: 31minA weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 46 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and Mexico. Nearly 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow.
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#026 Watch D.O.G.S. Radio From Las Vegas
07/05/2013 Duration: 31minPlease join WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher as he travels to Las Vegas spreading the father involvement message throughout the nation.
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#025 WatchDOGS Special Events with Mark Sanchez and Scott Kelly
30/04/2013 Duration: 30minPlease join us for our weekly look into father-involvement in American schools. We will start with our interview with Andy Mayer of All Pro Dads about the cooperative efforts of Watch D.O.G.S. and All Pro Dads to get fathers and father figures involved in schools. This week we will be on the line with Mark Sanchez of Coker Elementary School in San Antonio, TX. We will also hear from Scott Kelly of Little Cedars Elementary School in Snohomish, WA. Mark has been recognized for his work with the Watch D.O.G.S. program by the Northeast Independent School District. Mark organized a special WatchDOGS Night with the San Antonio Spurs. We will hear how he was able to work with the promotions department of the Spurs to make this a great success. Scott is the Top Dog Coordinator for the Snohomish, WA area schools. He has been a great supporter of Watch D.O.G.S. and very successful in organizing an annual golf outing to benefit the Watch D.O.G.S. programs of the Snohomish area. Please feel free to call in or chat
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#024 Nevada PTA Convention in Reno
22/04/2013 Duration: 30minNevada PTA has seen the first INCREASE in PTA membership in six years. Tune in to hear how the NvPTA Board of Managers saw an amazing opportubity to reach out to over 1500 men and to convert over 400 of them into PTA members. Please feel free to call in or chat with us. For more information, go to www.fathers.com/watchdogs or call 888-540-DOGS (3647)
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#023 Watch D.O.G.S. Radio from Kennesaw State University
16/04/2013 Duration: 31minPlease join us for our weekly look into father-involvement in American schools. Please feel free to call in or chat with us. For more information, go to www.fathers.com/watchdogs or call 888-540-DOGS (3647)
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#022 Watch D.O.G.S. Radio From Orlando
09/04/2013 Duration: 31minThis has been a great week for Watch D.O.G.S. and the National Center for Fathering. For several years, the NCF has been invited to participate in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Conference which takes place at the location of the Final Four. This year it was in Atlanta. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher had the honor of accompaiying NCF Carey Casey on Thursday at the NABC Conference. We will hear how many coaches have a need to be father-figures, as well as coaches. Since it is Spring Break time, please join Watch D.O.G.S. Radio host Keith Schumacher from the "Happiest Place on Earth". It's Spring Break time and we are going to talk about how dads use Spring Break to reconnect with your kids. Eric Snow was also in Orlando this week for the Florida PTA Male Engagement Conference. Chris Danenhauer will be "driving the bus" for the show from our National Office in Springdal, AR. It's going to be a great show! Please join us.