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20 06, 2022

#268 The Problem with Soft Censorship with Donalyn Miller (pt.1)

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Hello everyone and welcome to part 1 of our season finale episode! If you have been a fan of this show for any amount of time, you know that I am a mega fan of Donalyn Miller. Not just because she [...]

6 06, 2022

#266 I Would Tell First Year Teacher Me… with Ciara Bennion (pt.1)

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Hello everyone! As the school year closes out and we begin to look to the future, many of us are taking the time to look back and offer advice for new teachers from our experiences. Ciara Bennion, otherwise known as @ciarak.beauty [...]

30 05, 2022

#265 Getting Back to Our Purpose (Hal Bowman pt.2)

2022-06-03T17:12:37+00:00Comments Off on #265 Getting Back to Our Purpose (Hal Bowman pt.2)

Hello everyone! Between the constant attacks on education, toxic echo chambers on the internet, and the quiet majority, many people believe that schools are doing very little good. Of course, we know this isn’t true. We see the greatness happening everyday [...]

23 05, 2022

#264 Share the Greatness Happening in Schools with Hal Bowman (pt.1)

2022-06-08T20:31:34+00:00Comments Off on #264 Share the Greatness Happening in Schools with Hal Bowman (pt.1)

Hello everyone! Between the constant attacks on education, toxic echo chambers on the internet, and the quiet majority, many people believe that schools are doing very little good. Of course, we know this isn't true. We see the greatness happening everyday [...]

4 05, 2022

Secretary Miguel Cardona on Politics in Education and Hope for the Future

2022-06-08T20:35:14+00:00Comments Off on Secretary Miguel Cardona on Politics in Education and Hope for the Future

Hello everyone! In honor of teacher appreciation week, the United States Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, has come to Teach Me, Teacher to discuss the politics continuing to shape education, as well as the hope and good news coming down from [...]

18 04, 2022

#259 Compassionate Communication Boosts Academics (Josh Monroe pt.2)

2022-06-08T20:38:22+00:00Comments Off on #259 Compassionate Communication Boosts Academics (Josh Monroe pt.2)

Hello everyone! One of the key aspects of being a teacher is being able to communicate well with many people. At times, especially in the classroom, it can feel like there just isn’t time to communicate well. We have lessons and [...]

11 04, 2022

#258 Communication as a form of Care with Josh Monroe (pt.1)

2022-06-08T20:40:30+00:00Comments Off on #258 Communication as a form of Care with Josh Monroe (pt.1)

Hello everyone! One of the key aspects of being a teacher is being able to communicate well with many people. At times, especially in the classroom, it can feel like there just isn't time to communicate well. We have lessons and [...]

4 04, 2022

#257 Building an Empowered Writing Community (Erin Gruwell pt.2)

2022-06-08T20:42:01+00:00Comments Off on #257 Building an Empowered Writing Community (Erin Gruwell pt.2)

Hello everyone! Welcome to part two of my talk with Erin Gruwell! Last week, we discussed the power of writing, stories, and teaching honestly. In this episode, we dive into HOW to create a workshop that that is an empowering writing [...]

28 03, 2022

#256 Dear Freedom Writer with Erin Gruwell (pt.1)

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Hello everyone! Over twenty years ago, the students in first-year teacher Erin Gruwell’s high school class in Long Beach, California, were labeled “unteachable”—but she saw past that. Instead of treating them as scores on a test, she understood that each of [...]

7 02, 2022

#249 The Complexity of Book Bans (Ashley Hope Pérez pt.2)

2022-06-08T20:49:32+00:00Comments Off on #249 The Complexity of Book Bans (Ashley Hope Pérez pt.2)

Hello everyone! Last week, I spoke with Ashley Hope Pérez about book bans and why she has been speaking up about them. As an educator, trauma survivor, and author, Ashley brought her unique perspective to this topic and challenged us to [...]

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