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20 04, 2026

#411 The Tie Between Child Care and Education

2026-04-20T22:36:37+00:00Comments Off on #411 The Tie Between Child Care and Education

What happens in early childhood classrooms doesn’t stay there—it shows up every day in K–12 schools. In this episode of Teach Me, Teacher, I sit down with Robert Cordero and Tara Gardner to unpack what “universal child care” in New York [...]

23 03, 2026

#410 The Disconnection Crisis (Jacob Adams pt.2)

2026-03-23T17:20:08+00:00Comments Off on #410 The Disconnection Crisis (Jacob Adams pt.2)

What happens after we name the problem—but still aren’t sure what to do about it? In Part 2 of this conversation on Teach Me, Teacher, I continue my discussion with Jacob Adams, founder and executive director of Inner Spark Learning Lab, [...]

17 03, 2026

#409 Rebuilding Connection to Schools with Jacob Adams (pt.1)

2026-03-17T00:46:39+00:00Comments Off on #409 Rebuilding Connection to Schools with Jacob Adams (pt.1)

What happens when the biggest problems in education—chronic absenteeism, failing grades, teacher burnout, and families leaving schools—aren’t actually the core issues at all? In this episode of Teach Me, Teacher, I sit down with Jacob Adams, founder and executive director of [...]

23 02, 2026

#408 Choosing to Keep Teaching (Pam Ochoa pt.2)

2026-02-23T18:53:34+00:00Comments Off on #408 Choosing to Keep Teaching (Pam Ochoa pt.2)

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 [...]

16 02, 2026

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

2026-02-16T18:03:03+00:00Comments Off on #407 Is This Era of Teaching Dead? with Pam Ochoa (pt.1)

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 [...]

19 01, 2026

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

2026-01-19T18:46:31+00:00Comments Off on #404 Who’s to Blame for the State of Education? with Dr. Anindya Kundu (pt.1)

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 [...]

29 12, 2025

#401 Resolutions for Teachers in 2026

2025-12-29T05:22:11+00:00Comments Off on #401 Resolutions for Teachers in 2026

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)

2025-12-01T03:13:44+00:00Comments Off on #399 Reframing Tech and Literacy with Tinsley Galyean (pt.1)

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 [...]

25 08, 2025

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

2025-08-25T04:29:05+00:00Comments Off on #388 Teaching People While Teaching Content with Josh Monroe (pt.1)

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). [...]

25 08, 2025

#387 Actualize Your Worth as a Teacher (Jonathan Alsheimer pt.2)

2025-08-25T00:24:20+00:00Comments Off on #387 Actualize Your Worth as a Teacher (Jonathan Alsheimer pt.2)

Jonathan Alsheimer is back on the podcast, and this conversation is every bit as powerful as his first appearance. If you missed part one, check it out here.  We dig into what it really means to show up for kids—not just [...]

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