{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Michael Melton - Whitesberg, KY","description":"Michael Melton has been teaching for over 20 years, and has held so many roles. Not only inside the walls of a public school building but in the community of Whitesburg Kentucky as well. For Michael, being a teacher in a place like this is much more than the curriculum he talks about in a typical school day. He knows that being in a small town, you're never really off the clock as a teacher.  Michael tells us about his mission to be not only a teacher but a role model as well, and why he wanted to teach back in his hometown.&amp;nbsp; --- This podcast is part of the \u201cI Am a Rural Teacher\u201d national advocacy campaign. We\u2019d like to thank our partners at the National Rural Education Association, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Ozarks Teacher Corps, and The University of West Alabama\u2019s Black Belt Teacher Corps. The \u201cI Am a Rural Teacher\u201d campaign is made possible by a grant from The Bill &amp;amp; Melinda Gates Foundation. The \u201cI Am a Rural Teacher\u201d Podcast is produced by Caitlin Whyte and Julia Levine, with music by Sam Douglass. ","author_name":"I Am A Rural Teacher","author_url":"https:\/\/ruralschoolscollaborative.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/16587107\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/117028781"}