Teacher Jargon Podcast

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Teacher Jargon is a weekly podcast hosted by two teachers who are passionate about education. The hosts, Mallory and Avery, talk about relevant issues such as classroom management, student data, and incorporating technology in the classroom. If you are an educator, this podcast is for you.

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  • Apr 6, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 33m AVG DURATION
  • 45 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Teacher Jargon Podcast

Episode 45: Pros & Cons of Digital Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 37:04


Mallory and Avery reflect on digital learning and discuss the pros and cons they have experienced. 

Episode 44: COVID-19 & Shifting to Digital Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 30:58


Mallory and Avery discuss their reaction to COVID-19 and their experiences adjusting to digital learning. 

Episode 43: Responding to Our Benchmark Data

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 29:28


Avery and Mallory discuss their response to their benchmark data and the plan for intervention.

Episode 42: New Year, Same Us

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 28:51


Avery and Mallory share their words of the year, discuss PLCs, and explain (to the best of their ability) how they are implementing a readers writers workshop model.

Episode 41: Thanksgiving Updates

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 28:34


After an unplanned hiatus, Avery and Mallory are back with Ashley to outline some accomplishments and challenges for the year and to share what they are thankful for.

Episode 40: Do Some Yoga

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 26:10


Avery and Mallory talk to their new team member Katelynn about flexibility.

Episode 39: Getting Started with Mastery Based Grading

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 43:59


Avery, Mallory, and Ashley talk about how mastery based grading has changed their classrooms and give their listeners steps to getting started with mastery based grading.

Episode 38: We're Back with Bellringers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 37:40


Avery and Mallory are back after a long hiatus. In this episode, they share their goals for the new school year and discuss bellringers. 

Episode 37: STAAR Successes and Opportunities for Improvement

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 23:17


Avery and Mallory react to the publication of STAAR scores, share their success stories, and reflect on opportunities for improvement. 

Episode 36: Teacher Burnout is REAL

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 29:04


Avery and Mallory talk about teacher burnout.

Episode 35: Interview Day Reflection

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 18:27


Avery and Mallory reflect on interview day and discuss plans for the future.

Episode 34: Interview Tips and Tricks

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 35:35


Mallory and Avery share their interviewing experiences and offer tips and tricks for teacher interviews. 

Episode 33: Interview Day

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 21:22


Mallory and Avery talk about interview day at SWHS and offer ideas about how you can incorporate "adulting" lessons in your own classroom.

Episode 32: Professional Development is Important

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 26:27


Mallory and Avery talk about why professional development is important and how to find professional development opportunities.

Episode 31: Using the Think Aloud Strategy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 28:56


Avery and Mallory discuss how they use the think aloud strategy during STAAR bootcamp.

Episode 30: The Dreaded STAAR

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 20:39


Mallory and Avery react to a New York Times article that outlines why the STAAR is too hard.

Episode 29: American Reading Company

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 27:18


Avery and Mallory talk about the social identity wheel and American Reading Company.

Episode 28: Using CFAs to Create Equitable Classrooms

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 28:37


Mallory and Avery talk about using common formative assessments to ensure an equitable learning environment for every child.

Episode 27: 4 Voices & Podcasts in the Classroom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 28:05


Avery and Mallory talk about an excellent reading strategy and incorporating podcasts in the classroom.

Episode 26: Redesigning Schools for Every Child

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 39:02


Mallory and Avery talk with Elliott Witney about reimagining schools to meet the needs of every child.

Episode 25: Classroom Screen and Orange Slice

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 21:12


Avery and Mallory talk about two new tools they are using in their classrooms: Classroom Screen and Orange Slice.

Episode 24: Insider Chart

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 24:13


Avery and Mallory talk about a new prewriting strategy.

Episode 23: Classroom Password

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 46:48


Mallory and Avery talk about a new strategy for the classroom as well as PLCs. 

Episode 22: Q&A

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 36:48


Mallory and Avery answer questions from listeners.

Episode 21: New Year Resolutions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 28:40


Mallory and Avery share their new year resolutions. 

Episode 20: Find Your Safe Group

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 32:40


Avery and Mallory reflect on the first semester of the school year and talk about the importance of having a group of friends in education to learn from and share experiences with.

Episode 19: Expert Self-Care Strategies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 28:23


Mallory and Avery sit down to talk with an expert about self-care and time management.

Episode 18: Take Back Your Evenings and Weekends

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 37:06


Avery and Mallory discuss taking back your evenings and weekends and defeating that teacher guilt.

Episode 17: Using Good Resources and Choosing What to Grade

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 33:46


In this episode, Mallory and Avery talk about how they tweak and find resources to use in their classrooms and how they choose what should go in the gradebook.

Episode 16: Mastery Based Grading

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 32:55


Avery and Mallory talk with Candice, one of the administrators at SWHS, about mastery based grading and why it's good for kids. 

Episode 15: Gathering Student Data

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 29:51


Avery and Mallory discuss their favorite assessment tools to use in the classroom. 

Episode 14: Making Data Driven Decisions

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 50:33


Mallory and Avery talk to their building principal Jennifer Collier about making data driven decisions at SWHS.

Episode 13: Using Data to Group Students

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 36:59


Avery and Mallory talk to their teammate Ashley about how the English I team at SWHS groups their students to differentiate instruction and provide a personalized learning experience. 

Episode 12: Choosing Important Texts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 34:18


Mallory and Avery talk about choosing important texts and meeting your students where they are. 

Episode 11: Integrating Technology

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 44:17


In this episode, Avery and Mallory talk about going 1:1 and integrating technology into their classrooms and lesson plans.

Episode 10: Vertical Alignment

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 52:02


Avery and Mallory talk to an English II teacher about the benefits of vertical alignment.

Episode 9: Horizontal Alignment

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2018 31:25


Mallory and Avery sit down to talk to two teachers from their school who are getting creative with their horizontal alignment. 

Episode 8: Opportunity Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 38:14


Avery and Mallory talk to a colleague about his unique teaching situation and how he plans for his oversized classes. 

Episode 7: Lesson Planning Successes and Failures

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 35:59


Mallory and Ashley, the third member of the English I team, talk about lesson planning and share their biggest successes and failures. 

Episode 6: Sending Kids to the Principal's Office

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 32:40


Avery and Mallory interview a very special guest, Geoff Dixon, to talk about his job as an assistant principal and how teachers can avoid sending kids to the office.

Episode 5: Seating Charts and Such

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 43:32


Avery and Mallory give an update on what's been going on in their classrooms, and they discuss how seating charts can be used as a classroom management tool

Episode 4: Policies and Procedures That Work

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018 42:48


Avery and Mallory discuss behavior management strategies with Dr. Sprick, the mastermind behind CHAMPs and ACHIEVE. 

Episode 3: Proactive Vs. Reactive Classroom Management

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2018 32:16


Avery and Mallory discuss both proactive and reactive classroom management strategies.

Episode 2: Advice for 1st Year Teachers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 45:08


In this episode, Avery and Mallory talk with author Julia G. Thompson about her book The First Year Teacher's Checklist.

Episode 1: Meet the Teachers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2018 35:40


In the very first episode of Teacher Jargon, Avery and Mallory share who they are and how they entered the world of education.

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