Classroom Crusaders Podcast

It's almost Christmas and what better way to gear up for the holidays than teaching a mini-unit on A Christmas Carol. Julie and Darcy share a playlist of assignments that started out as a "pivot" and ended up becoming a fun, effective, festive unit to wrap the semester up with. Feel free to go to ClassroomCrusaders.com for the resource.

We're two weeks before the end of the semester and we have fallen behind in our curriculum! Julie and Darcy are sharing four different strategies to pick up the pace a little bit and get you back on track.

Julie and Darcy talk about the recent Time Magazine cover article that discusses what some teachers across America are facing financially.

In this episode, Julie and Darcy share their favorite ways to start the school year.

Learn about how Julie and Darcy became teachers and hear a few anecdotes from their years in the classroom. Of course, there are always take-aways for you to consider!

How do we get our students to think deeper? What tools can you use in your classroom to help? This week, Julie and Darcy talk about 5 of their favorite tools to help deepen discussions with students through active listening and critical thinking.

In this episode, Julie and Darcy wrap up their two-part series of "Retreat to the Lab: Classroom Experiments".

In this 2-part series, Julie and Darcy discuss strategies that could help classroom management, procedures, and fostering a student-centered classroom.

In this episode, Julie and Darcy share an end of the year reflection strategy and demonstrate what a coaching session looks like.

Join Julie Mason, instructional coach, and Darcy Mueller, middle school classroom teacher as they share 3 things they know for sure about teaching. This is the inaugural podcast for Classroom Crusaders!