Teach Me, Teacher

Hello everyone! In the times of blended learning, distance learning, and just modern learning, technology is everywhere! Sometimes we are equipped to use it correctly, but often, the teachers are left to figure out the best way to use programs and devices in their classrooms on their own. To help with this thinking, I have brought on Audrey Boklage, PhD. Audrey’s extensive knowledge and research of the STEM student and educator experience positions her as a guide in curriculum development...

Hello everyone! Today, we are tackling some big and important topics. We are discussing the lives of our students, the importance of having a curriculum that shows that black lives matter, and asking, what we can do as educators to support black lives in the classroom. To have this discussion, I have brought on an educator who is relatively new in my world, but is quickly becoming one of my top voices I listen to. Dr. Manuel Rustin is a veteran educator currently in his sixteenth year of...

Hello everyone! Today, I am bringing you part 2 of one of the most powerful episodes in the history of Teach Me, Teacher, and it is with Ron Clark Academy’s very own, Susan Barnes! If you missed part 1, check it out here. Ms. Susan Barnes has taught language arts, creative writing, and literacy in Brooklyn and Harlem since 1996. She is a gifted staff development trainer, artist, singer and performance poet. Driven by the philosophy that ‘language is art,’ she uses her love of the arts to...

Hello everyone! Today, I am bringing you one of the most powerful episodes in the history of Teach Me, Teacher, and it is with Ron Clark Academy's very own, Susan Barnes! Ms. Susan Barnes has taught language arts, creative writing, and literacy in Brooklyn and Harlem since 1996. She is a gifted staff development trainer, artist, singer and performance poet. Driven by the philosophy that ‘language is art,’ she uses her love of the arts to create language experiences that illustrate how...

Hello everyone! Welcome to season 5 and part 2 of my talk with Jennifer Serravallo! If you missed part one, check it out here. I love starting every season off with a massive literacy focused episode. Season 2 began with my talk with Donalyn Miller. Season 3 started with my talk with Penny Kittle. Season 4 started with my talk with Kelly Gallagher. And for season 5, I have brought on yet another one of my teaching idols, Jennifer Serravallo, to discuss powerful literacy practices to focus on...

Hello everyone! Welcome to season 5! I love starting every season off with a massive literacy focused episode. Season 2 began with my talk with Donalyn Miller. Season 3 started with my talk with Penny Kittle. Season 4 started with my talk with Kelly Gallagher. And for season 5, I have brought on yet another one of my teaching idols, Jennifer Serravallo, to discuss powerful literacy practices to focus on during covid era teaching! Jennifer Serravallo is the author of the New York Times...

Hello everyone! It is here! Hard to believe this podcast has been going since 2016, and it's even harder to believe just how many teachers keep finding and supporting the show. So first off, thank you! Without you, this show would not exist the way it does today. Second, welcome to the season 5 intro! If you're new here, I always like to set the tone of a season by offering an intro where I briefly talk about things to come, and offer a pep talk for the coming year. In this episode, I reveal...

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher’s SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. And today is the finale of this experiment! I wasn't sure how everyone would react to a two episode a week BLAST, but you all have been listening in record numbers! So first... THANK YOU! And second... Here is my talk with...

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher’s SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. Today, I am talking with my good friend Haley Curfman, more commonly known as The Weary Teacher, and we hit on a lot in this thirty minutes! We discuss her experience with covid at her school, how small towns are reacting...

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher’s SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. Today I am talking with my good friend and teacher extraordinaire, Halee Sikorski! In this episode, we discuss: how she is handling changes in her life with moving states, changing schools, and changing grade-levels how she...

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher’s SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. …but like last week, today is a little different. Today, I AM THE GUEST OF THE SHOW! Yes, you read that correctly! A few weeks ago, I received an email from a listener of the podcast who asked me tons of questions about...

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher’s SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. ...but today is a little different. Today, I AM THE GUEST OF THE SHOW! Yes, you read that correctly! A few weeks ago, I received an email from a listener of the podcast who asked me tons of questions about reading and writing...

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher’s SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. Today I have brought on one of the most inspiring people I know, Monica Genta, to explain why distance learning and covid-era teaching is not a setback, but a SETUP for something great. But look... usually next in my posts, I...

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher’s SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. Today I have brought on one of my favorite high school English teachers, Marie Morris, otherwise known as @thecaffinatedclass on Instagram, to discuss everything ENGLISH, but more importantly, what is it that we want students...

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher’s SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. Today I am talking with the TECH GURU herself, Haylee Harwick, all about teaching during covid and being due to have her baby in September! In this episode, we chat about: How her year went Some tech tips Creating creative...

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher’s SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. Today I am talking with one of my favorite people, Brianna Pound (previously Brianna Johnson) about how she has handled covid as a teacher and how she is planning her move to a new campus! Brianna's Instagram is a source of...

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher’s SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. It is my absolute pleasure to bring you one of my favorite people in the world, Nicole Marte, otherwise known as @MarteintheMiddle on Instagram, and today we are having an honest reflection on Nicole's year in middle school....

Hello everyone and welcome to Teach Me, Teacher's SUMMER BLAST of inspiration! I cannot express how excited, pumped, and inspired I am right now for next year, and I want you to join me and my AMAZING guests in our quest to bring some positivity into the teaching world. Today, I have brought back one of my favorite people on earth, Shane Saeed (@fantasticallyfourth) to discuss how the world has changed, and what this means for her year coming up. Shane was previously featured on episodes 106...

Hello everyone! Welcome to part two of the season finale of Teach Me, Teacher SEASON FOUR! What!? My mind is blown. But not more blown than during my talk with the amazing Jacqueline Stallworth! If you missed part one, check it out here. I first met Jacqueline at an AP training at Texas Christian University, and was blown away by her clear and compassionate message about the literary canon and why we should free kids to read what interests them. In this episode we discuss: Choice reading...

Hello everyone! Welcome to part one of the season finale of Teach Me, Teacher SEASON FOUR! What!? My mind is blown. But not more blown than during my talk with the amazing Jacqueline Stallworth! I first met Jacqueline at an AP training at Texas Christian University, and was blown away by her clear and compassionatemessage about the literary canon and why we should consider re-examining it again. It took awhile for our schedules to sync up to get her on the podcast, but we finally did it for...