We Teach Your Kids

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 episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Riley and Brandi discuss the return to school and how the pandemic has impacted educators and students. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Riley and Brandi chat about what they’ve been up to during quarantine and discuss the many uncertainties facing educators during the pandemic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join us for Season 2 beginning in mid to late June.

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Listen as we chat with Katie about what she’s really doing during her “summer off” and why world languages are valuable for all students. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week we talk to Michael about the world of early childhood education. We learn what teaching infants looks like, the perils of bodily fluids when working with young children, and why everyone should support early childhood learning opportunities. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Emily tells us about her role as a therapist for a mental health agency working within the public school system. She shares with us what advice she would give to future teachers and whether or not she will ever try bungee jumping again. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Eric chats with us about how important it is for him to be a helper and why new teachers should seek them out, how his role as an instructional coach helps to improve his own practice, and he tells us about his 20-year history in metal bands. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Listen as we chat with Ashley about how many hours she really spends with the band each week, why she thinks our policy-makers should have experience as educators, and what motivates her to come to work each day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode we talk to James about his winding path through education as a career and why he thinks increasing teacher pay isn’t the answer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Listen as we talk to Jules about what it’s really like to take a group of teenagers to a foreign country, why even the tragedy of a school shooting wouldn’t make her leave education, and the perils of dealing with bodily functions while being a teacher. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode is the most EXTRA. Today we chat with Traci about the importance of being true to yourself, the sheer genius of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, and the myth of teaching as a “cushy” job. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, we chat with Emily about the importance of a liberal arts education, why she thinks school libraries need more funding, and using books to introduce serious or controversial topics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Amber, a school district library media services facilitator, discusses her years of experience in a variety of roles, how libraries function in schools today, and why bridal salons hold a special appeal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode we talk to Jordan about his meandering path to education, what he thinks about the issue of teacher pay, and the impact he hopes to have on his school community. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, Riley, a high school curriculum principal, talks about the commonality of stories, the effects of poverty on students, and the importance of mental health support from an early age. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Our interview with Brandi, a high school librarian, explores why a job in education is meaningful, the impact of systemic racism, and what makes a basic book. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app