Chalk it Up

In episode 5, Tristan (@tjberns) touches base with Jennifer Zehner (@Jenniferzehner), to discuss starting her new job as a Behaviorally Defiant Special Education specialist in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Jennifer and Tristan brainstorm the many ways policy influences practice within special education, and what the day-to-day of Jennifer’s job is like. Chalk It Up is an Ed Essentials production. Make sure to rate and review, and don’t be afraid to reach out to further the conversation! For more teacher content head to EdEssentials.net! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Tristan (@tjberns) calls up his good friend Emily Connick (@econn143) to answer listener questions about starting their first year of teaching, adjustments that COVID has necessitated, and their approach to tackling the challenge in front of them. Chalk It Up is an Ed Essentials production. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Don’t be afraid to reach out to further the conversation! Follow us here: (Tristan Bernhard) Instagram: @tjberns (Emily Connick) Instagram: @econn143 For more teacher content head to EdEssentials.net --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode Tristan sits down with Erin Myres and his old friend Hunter Flesch to discuss equity, how to practice it consistently, and why it is so important to focus on this upcoming school year. *While we are three educators whose personal experiences cannot fully comprehend many of the ways that education can perpetuate bias, we attempt to identify some of the roadblocks and solutions related to educational equity.* Follow us here: (Hunter Flesch) Instagram: @edessentials_ Twitter: @edessentials_ (Erin Myres) Instagram: @erin.myres Twitter: @MrsErinMyres (Tristan Bernhard) Instagram: @tjberns For more Ed Essentials content go to EdEssentials.net --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode 2 is centered around Tristan's second article, "Make the school year longer, and start it later in the day." Hunter Flesch (@edessentials_) joins Tristan (@TJberns) in the innovation lab to discuss the policy implications of tinkering with the American school schedule, and some unforeseen barriers. Remember to subscribe and rate, as well as check out all Ed Essentials has to offer at EdEssentials.net/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chalk it Up is a brand new Ed Essentials podcast hosted by Tristan Bernhard. Tristan will explore the many challenges our education system faces and explain the potential solutions through a policy-driven lens, as well as bring on guests to add insight and context to these issues. Subscribe to his new podcast by clicking the link below! Chalk it Up For more teacher content head to edessentials.net

In this inaugural Chalk it Up episode, Tristan brings on Hunter Flesch to address the elephant in the room--how to discuss political issues and teach student political identity in a hyper-partisan environment (especially with the November 2020 election approaching). Please rate and subscribe -- it really helps the podcast out! Connect with us here: (Tristan Bernhard) Instagram: @tjberns (Hunter Flesch) Instagram: @edessentials_ Twitter: @edessentials_ For MORE Ed Essentials content head to edessentials.net --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app