Join host Carol Pelletier Radford and her inspiring guests as they share pivotal moments, successful classroom strategies, and tips to stay healthy. Each episode of Season 3 is based on the 10 lessons from Carol's book, Teaching With Light (Corwin, 2021).In Episode 10, hear from Sonja Hollins-Alexander & Larry Ferlazzo in "Pay It Forward" as they share their experiences, practical advice, and ways to stay inspired!Sonja Hollins-Alexander is the Associate Vice President, content advisor, a...
Join host Carol Pelletier Radford and her inspiring guests as they share pivotal moments, successful classroom strategies, and tips to stay healthy. Each episode of Season 3 is based on the 10 lessons from Carol's book, Teaching With Light (Corwin, 2021).In Episode 9, hear from Cathleen Beachboard & Rick Rogers in "Dream Out Loud" as they share their experiences, practical advice, and ways to stay inspired!Cathleen Beachboard is an award-winning educator, author, speaker, and researcher s...
Join host Carol Pelletier Radford and her inspiring guests as they share pivotal moments, successful classroom strategies, and tips to stay healthy. Each episode of Season 3 is based on the 10 lessons from Carol's book, Teaching With Light (Corwin, 2021).In Episode 8, hear from Dennis Shirley & Shawn Thomas in "Always Be Brave" as they share their experiences, practical advice, and ways to stay inspired!Dennis is co-author of The Age of Identity (Corwin, 2023). He works with teachers to h...
Join host Carol Pelletier Radford and her inspiring guests as they share pivotal moments, successful classroom strategies, and tips to stay healthy. Each episode of Season 3 is based on the 10 lessons from Carol's book, Teaching With Light (Corwin, 2021). In Episode 6, hear from Lester Laminack & Kristen Lee in "It Is What It Is" as they share their experiences, practical advice, and ways to stay inspired! Lester is the author of over 25 books for teachers and children including Critica...
Join host Carol Pelletier Radford and her inspiring guests as they share pivotal moments, successful classroom strategies, and tips to stay healthy. Each episode of Season 3 is based on the 10 lessons from Carol's book, Teaching With Light (Corwin, 2021).In Episode 5, hear from Afrika Afeni Mills & Jenna Chandler- Ward in "Be a Ripple" as they share their experiences, practical advice, and ways to stay inspired!Afrika is author of Open Windows, Open Minds (Corwin, 2022). She also did a TE...
Join host Carol Pelletier Radford and her inspiring guests as they share pivotal moments, successful classroom strategies, and tips to stay healthy. Each episode of Season 3 is based on the 10 lessons from Carol's book, Teaching With Light (Corwin, 2021).In Episode 2, hear from Vanessa Vakharia & Tami Dufault-Toomb in "Bloom Where You're Planted" as they share their experiences, practical advice, and ways to stay inspired!Vanessa is author of Math Therapy™ (Corwin, 2024) and host of the p...
Welcome to Season 3 of the Teacher to Teacher podcast! Join host Carol Pelletier Radford and her inspiring guests as they share pivotal moments, successful classroom strategies, and tips to stay healthy. Each episode of Season 3 is based on the 10 lessons from Carol's book, Teaching With Light (Corwin, 2021).In Episode 1, hear from Brett Vogelsinger and Meg Roa in "Follow Your Heart" as they share their experiences, practical advice, and ways to stay inspired!Brett is author of Poetry Pa...
In this episode, host Carol Pelletier Radford welcomes Vera Ahiyya and Michael Pelletier. In addition to sharing their teacher stories and classroom strategies, they talk about the end of a school year and celebrating students' growth as people and as learners. Vera shares some themes from her book Rebellious Read Alouds. Michael also shares his story, "Find Reasons to Celebrate" from Carol's book "When I Started Teaching, I Wish I Had Known..."
In this episode, host Carol Pelletier Radford welcomes Matthew Johnson and Traci Rizzo. In addition to sharing their teacher stories and classroom strategies, they talk about ways to save teachers' time. Matthew shares some themes from his books Good Grammar and Flash Feedback. Traci also shares her story, "Get Help When You Need It" from Carol's book "When I Started Teaching, I Wish I Had Known..."
In this episode, host Carol Pelletier Radford welcomes Rebecca Harper and Cassie Tabrizi. In addition to sharing their teacher stories and classroom strategies, they talk about those “on accident, on purpose” moments that shape who we are as teachers. Rebecca shares some themes from her books Write Now & Write On and Writing Workouts. Cassie also shares her story, "Give Yourself Grace" from Carol's book "When I Started Teaching, I Wish I Had Known..."
In this episode, host Carol Pelletier Radford welcomes three teacher guests – Kayla Briseño, Stephen Briseño and Nicole Forinash. In addition to sharing their teacher stories and classroom strategies, they talk about their most successful experiences with professional learning. Kayla and Stephen share some themes from their book Text Structures From Picture Books. Nicole also shares her story, "Gain Trust Through Sharing" from Carol's book "When I Started Teaching, I Wish I Had Known..."
In this episode, host Carol Pelletier Radford welcomes guests Jarred Amato & Tyler Brundage. In addition to sharing their teacher stories and classroom strategies, they talk about giving students some structure and appropriate consequences. Jarred shares some themes from his book Just Read It. Taylor also shares his story, "Use Student Surveys to Assess Your Teaching" from Carol's book "When I Started Teaching, I Wish I Had Known..."
In this episode, host Carol Pelletier Radford welcomes guests Maggie Lee McHugh and Erin Jacobson. In addition to sharing their teacher stories and classroom strategies, they talk about their experiences with project-based learning. Maggie shares some themes from her book Bringing Project-Based Learning to Life in Mathematics, K-12. Erin also shares her story, "Honor Your Teaching Style" from Carol's book "When I Started Teaching, I Wish I Had Known..."
In this episode, we have a teacher to teacher to teacher episode with three teacher guests - Lindsay Prendergast, Piper Lee & Megan Martens. In addition to sharing their teacher stories and classroom strategies, they talk about how teachers can nourish their well-being and navigate the negative Ned’s and Nelly’s. Lindsay and Piper share some themes from their new book Habits of Resilient Educators. Megan also shares her story, "Be a Leader" from Carol's book "When I Started Teaching, I Wi...
In this episode, host Carol Pelletier Radford welcomes Christa Jackson and Brooke Traverso. In addition to sharing their teacher stories and classroom strategies, these educators share their love of math and how to make students love math! Christa shares some themes from her new book Simplifying STEM. Brooke also shares her story, "Share Your Love of Content" from Carol's book "When I Started Teaching, I Wish I Had Known..."
In this episode, host Carol Pelletier Radford welcomes Jennifer Serravallo and Jessica Concha. In addition to sharing their teacher stories and classroom strategies, they talk about how we all need to be teachers of reading - that includes math teachers, science teachers, history teachers. Jennifer shares some themes from her new book Teaching Reading Across the Day. Jessica also shares her story, "Make Student Confidence Your Goal" from Carol's book "When I Started Teaching, I Wish I Had Kno...
Chase Orton and Mia Pumo talk about how teaching is a craft where we learn from each other. Whether you are a new or veteran teacher, teaching is not about what you tell them, but about what you show them. Everyone has a talent, help students find it!
In this episode, John SanGiovanni and Mary Margaret Mara discuss how teaching is a social endeavor - it's all about the connections you make with students. One size doesn't fit all, you need to embrace how people learn differently.
In this episode Gravity Goldberg and Chandra Joseph-Lacet discuss how teachers need to trust first, and the confidence and competence will come. Don't roll up that carpet just yet, know that you have it in you to be a great teacher.
In this episode, Dave Stuart Jr. and Meghan Raftery share stories about pivotal moments in their careers, successful classroom strategies, and personal actions they take to minimize stress and stay healthy. Dave and Megan talk about how you don’t have to do it all and how to keep an eye for what you can control. Learn to prioritize and set clear boundaries.