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Educators sharing their motivations, memorable moments, and hilarious stories.
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Join us as we chat with Susan about the importance of children’s and young adult literature, what we’re getting wrong about teaching reading, and why we should abandon the canon.
This week we delve deep into school/ district funding policies and chat with our guest Abby about virtual learning with 1st graders and learn about social and emotional charter school.
This week we chat with Cady about why preschool is so important, why you really shouldn’t let your 3-year-old watch Avengers, and we learn about early childhood development.
Join us this week as we chat with Joe about managing textbooks for a large school district, the dangers of breaking up fights, and why he thinks everyone should join their local NEA affiliate.
Join us as we chat with Roxanne and learn why she finally decided it was time to leave the classroom, why public schools need more funding for mental health supports, and discuss the emotional toll of losing students to gun violence.
This week we chat with Ella, our first guest from outside the state of TN! Listen as she shares why she thinks social-emotional learning is so important, why public education needs more funding, and how she builds relationships with her virtual students.
Join us as we talk to Catie about her favorite self-care strategy, why she thinks letting kids fail is important, and how COVID-19 has impacted her practice as a school counselor.
We will be switching our new episode release day from Thursdays to Mondays.
Listen as we chat with Rebecca about why she believes today’s teens aren’t given the credit they deserve, why she would love to abolish learning standards, and what books she thinks everyone should read.
In our first official interview of season 2, we talk with Jennifer about what it’s like to work in the most diverse public high school in her state, how the pandemic has impacted her school and district, and what it’s really like to chaperone overnight field trips.
Riley and Brandi discuss the return to school and how the pandemic has impacted educators and students.
Quick update on the status of new episodes.
Emily joins us again to continue our discussion about returning to school during the coronavirus pandemic. We chat about teacher evaluations in the wake of online learning, the feasibility of adhering to social distancing guidelines, and more.
Riley and Brandi chat about what they’ve been up to during quarantine and discuss the many uncertainties facing educators during the pandemic.
This week, Sarah, a special education teacher finishing her first year as the lead teacher in a CDCA classroom, discusses her journey to education, why the FBI offered her a job, and the beautiful quiet of a bathroom break.
Sarah tells us about her experience as an administrator at the district level, gives us some great book recommendations, and details the time she got to play a wizard.
Join us for this insightful and hilarious interview with Carmen. She offers valuable advice for new teachers and administrators and shares her experiences in a variety of roles within public education.
In this illuminating interview with Abby, we learn about the hard decisions schools and administrators have to make when considering personnel, budgets, and enrollment. We find out about the difficult position this can put fine arts teachers (like Abby) in. We also discuss the personal financial cost of being a public educator and why fine arts education is so important.
Listen in for our first two-person interview as we talk to Kristin and Travis about being co-librarians at a high school. They tell us how their partnership works, why they wish teachers could have unlimited budgets for professional development, and they give some quality advice for first year educators.
Michael chats with us about why he thinks public education is so important, the one habit he wishes all students would acquire (hint...it’s completing homework reading), and expresses his love for public transit.
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