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16 02, 2026

#407 Is This Era of Teaching Dead? with Pam Ochoa (pt.1)

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This week on Teach Me, Teacher, Jacob sits down with lifelong educator and friend Pam Ochoa — former cohost of the Craft & Draft podcast — who has stepped back into the high school classroom after retirement. Why now? What pulled [...]

26 01, 2026

#405 Education Needs to Evolve with Dr. Anindya Kundu (pt.2)

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I am thrilled to welcome back sociologist and education thought-leader Dr. Anindya Kundu for a powerful conversation about what it truly takes to lead schools and communities toward meaningful change. You may remember Anindya from our earlier discussions on systemic inequality [...]

19 01, 2026

#404 Who’s to Blame for the State of Education? with Dr. Anindya Kundu (pt.1)

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I am thrilled to welcome back sociologist and education thought-leader Dr. Anindya Kundu for a powerful conversation about what it truly takes to lead schools and communities toward meaningful change. You may remember Anindya from our earlier discussions on systemic inequality [...]

19 01, 2026

#403 The Digital Delusion with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath (pt.2)

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On this week’s Teach Me, Teacher we sit down with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath — neuroscientist, educator, and author — to dive deep into one of the most urgent debates in education today: the role of technology in schools. All of [...]

5 01, 2026

#402 How Ed Tech is Harming Our Kids with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath (pt.1)

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On this week’s Teach Me, Teacher we sit down with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath — neuroscientist, educator, and author — to dive deep into one of the most urgent debates in education today: the role of technology in schools. All of [...]

29 12, 2025

#401 Resolutions for Teachers in 2026

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Hello everyone! In this episode of the podcast, we go over what resolutions teachers should embrace this coming year. The last several years have been difficult in the profession and for Jacob Chastain personally, but times change, we grow and we [...]

1 12, 2025

#399 Reframing Tech and Literacy with Tinsley Galyean (pt.1)

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In this episode, we sit down with Tinsley Galyean—co-founder of Curious Learning and author of the forthcoming book REFRAME: How Curiosity & Literacy Can Redefine Us—to challenge everything we think we know about technology, kids, and learning. As debates rage over [...]

17 11, 2025

#398 Ruthless Equity (Ken Williams pt.3)

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This week, we’re back with Part 3 of my conversation with Ken Williams — and we’re pushing even deeper into what real leadership looks like when the excuses are stripped away. If you missed Part 2, make sure you catch up [...]

25 08, 2025

#388 Teaching People While Teaching Content with Josh Monroe (pt.1)

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In this heartfelt new episode of Teach Me, Teacher, we sit down with Josh Monroe—the inspiring 5th-grade teacher behind the TikTok sensation @mrmonroeandnala, where he shares heartwarming and thought-provoking classroom moments alongside his therapy dog, Nala TikTok (though things have changed). [...]

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