Teach Me, Teacher

#240 Diverse Libraries Instill a Love for Reading (Billy Allen pt.2)

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! We have talked a lot about the power of making learning relevant for students. It gets kids engaged and excited to be in class. But wh...

#239 Relevancy Builds Literacy with Billy Allen (pt.1)

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! We have talked a lot about the power of making learning relevant for students. It gets kids engaged and excited to be in class. But wh...

#238 Parents are Concerned about Public School with Jill Simonian

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Today, there is a special focus on schools. Across America, people are examining curriculum, going to board meetings and making their ...

#237 Listen to This to Empower Your Writing Workshop

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Several months ago, I gave a virtual keynote for a workshop the wonderful Jen Jones was conducting. I talked all about empowering you...

#236 Should Everything Be Taught from Both Sides? (Jessica Piper pt.2)

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! It seems like every single day there is another controversy about public schools. Whether it’s about banning books or the curriculum...

#235 The Hidden Agenda of Privatization with Jessica Piper (pt.1)

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! It seems like every single day there is another controversy about public schools. Whether it's about banning books or the curriculum b...

#234 Well-Being Workshops (Monika Kuligowska pt.2)

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Saying this year is difficult is an understatement. Administrators, teachers, students and parents are all trying to figure out how to...

#233 Putting Mental Health First with Monika Kuligowska (pt.1)

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Saying this year is difficult is an understatement. Administrators, teachers, students and parents are all trying to figure out how to...

#232 Doing What It Takes (Alfred Shivy Brooks pt.2)

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Today, educators are under more scrutiny than they have been in many years. Not only are people rallying together to fight what they f...

#231 Just Shut Up and Teach? with Alfred Shivy Brooks (pt.1)

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Today, educators are under more scrutiny than they have been in many years. Not only are people rallying together to fight what they f...

#230 ABAR in Practice (Liz Kleinrock pt.2)

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! The terms antibias and antiracist bring up a lot of opinions and feelings in people. Depending on who you are talking to, this work mi...

#229 Discussing Antibias and Antiracist Work with Liz Kleinrock (Pt.1)

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! The terms antibias and antiracist bring up a lot of opinions and feelings in people. Depending on who you are talking to, this work mi...

#228 From Normal to Next (Selena Carrion pt.2)

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! In part 1 with Selena, we discussed how the war about what schools should look like in a world driven by Covid is still waging, and ma...

#227 What Does Return to Normal Really Mean? with Selena Carrion (pt.1)

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! The war about what schools should look like in a world driven by Covid is still waging, and many have called for "a return to normal."...

#226 Teaching High School Spanish with Laura Truebenbach

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! One of my any promises for season 6 of the podcast was to bring on teachers who teach subjects outside of the core bunch. Today, we ar...

#225 Supporting Students Through Grief and Trauma with Krista St-Germain

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! As school doors re-open, close, and vacillate under the pressure of the pandemic, one inescapable fact is that our children are feelin...

#224 Textured Teaching (Lorena Germán pt.2)

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Today we are seeing more and more people discuss education. While this is good in many ways, it is also leading to multiple groups acc...

#223 Culturally Sustaining Practice with Lorena Germán (pt.1)

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Welcome to season 6 of the podcast! Today we are seeing more and more people discuss education. While this is good in many ways, it is...

Moving Forward Together — Season 6 Intro

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Welcome to the season 6 intro episode. Today, I'm going to discuss the new theme music (per tradition), and dive into some of the idea...

#222 How to Begin the Year in Reading and Writing Workshop — Craft & Draft

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! This episode is an introduction to my second podcast, Craft & Draft! This is pulled from episode 40 of that show (our most popular epi...

#221 Critical Race Talk with Calvin Robinson

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone, and welcome to a special 2 part episode of Teach Me, Teacher. The intro you are hearing (reading) now is exactly the same on both epis...

#220 Critical Race Talk with Professor Jarvis Givens

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone, and welcome to a special 2 part episode of Teach Me, Teacher. The intro you are hearing (reading) now is exactly the same on both epis...

#219 Reflecting on a Year of Covid-Era Teaching LIVE

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! On July 2nd, I hosted a LIVE discussion on the Teach Me, Teacher Facebook page, where we asked the question: What have we learned from...

#218 Reading – Writing Workshop Q&A with Jacob Chastain

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! 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 ou...

#217 Unbreakable with Brittany Sinitch (Season 5 Finale)

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! It feels like yesterday I was hyping up the start of season 5 of the Teach Me, Teacher podcast, and now I'm here closing it out. Where...

#216 Decolonizing the Creative Classroom (Felicia Rose Chavez pt.2)

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! If you have been paying attention to the news surrounding education at all, then you have probably heard people debate over terms like...

#215 The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop with Felicia Rose Chavez (pt.1)

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! If you have been following me on social media at all, then you have seen me gush about The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop book by Felici...

#214 A Talk on Race, Equity, and Advocacy in Schools (Peter Mishler pt.2)

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Last week, Peter Mishler and I discussed his book, FOR ALL YOU DO (which you should buy). This week, we examined one of his beliefs—...

#213 For All You Do with Peter Mishler (pt.1)

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! As one of the hardest years is winding down, many of us are thinking about self-care. We're eyeing the beach turning off alarm clocks,...

#212 In Defense of the Literary Canon with Matthew Ryan (pt.2)

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Teach Me, Teacher has released a lot of episodes about literacy, books, choice, and fostering a love for reading in students. In several of those ep...

#211 In Defense of the Literary Canon with Matthew Ryan (pt.1)

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Teach Me, Teacher has released a lot of episodes about literacy, books, choice, and fostering a love for reading in students. In several of those epis...

#210 The Continued Loss of a Generation with Jennifer Sey

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When I released my 2 part episode with Brian Mendler saying SCHOOLS SHOULD BE OPEN, many were quick to react. While most of Teach Me, Teacher's listen...

#209 Can You Hear Me Now? (Suzanne DeMallie pt.2)

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! If you have been following me AT ALL on social media, you know I talk about change a lot. Not just change I think should occur in the ...

#208 Advocating for Change with Suzanne DeMallie (pt.1)

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! If you have been following me AT ALL on social media, you know I talk about change a lot. Not just change I think should occur in the ...

#207 Collective Belief with Dr. Jim Van Allan

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! These days, positivity is difficult to come by. It might be easier than this time last year, but I think most of us can agree that we ...

#206 10 Ways to Nail Your Teacher Interview

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Today I'm flying solo as I offer my best 10 tips for getting hired as a teacher. While this episode is geared to new teachers, I belie...

#205 Supporting Middle School Readers with Christina Hanson (pt.2)

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! It has been said that middle school is where the love of reading goes to die… but not if Christina Hanson has anything to say about ...

#204 Supporting Middle School Readers with Christina Hanson (pt.1)

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! It has been said that middle school is where the love of reading goes to die... but not if Christina Hanson has anything to say about ...

#203 The Solution is in Our Buildings (Jimmy Casas pt.2)

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! As the world grapples with crisis after crisis, we have all turned our gaze to the leaders of our communities. Leadership is hard. It ...

#202 The Cost of Ineffective Leadership with Jimmy Casas (pt.1)

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! As the world grapples with crisis after crisis, we have all turned our gaze to the leaders of our communities. Leadership is hard. It ...

#201 Manage Behavior Better with Ms. Chyna

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Coming off fresh from my 2 hour episode with Eric Weinstein, I wanted to talk about behavior and better ways we can respond as teacher...

#200 Eric Weinstein on Edugenic Harm and Neurodiversity

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When I started Teach Me, Teacher in 2016, I did so with the goal to talk to great educators in my building. Season 1 of the podcast was entirely made ...

#199 E-Sports and the Future in VR ED (Jesse Lubinsky pt.2)

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Last week, Jesse Lubinsky joined me to discuss tech and the revolution it is having in education. If you missed that, check it out her...

#198 Is this the Digital Revolution? with Jesse Lubinsky (pt.1)

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Covid has made sure we are all intimately familiar with how to set up Zooms, use Google services, and operate the various learning man...

#197 Can We Accept This System? (Amen Rahh pt.2)

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! If you missed part 1 of my discussion with Amen Rahh, otherwise known as Principal Rahh on Instagram, you missed an amazing episode a...

#196 Equitable Revolutionary Education with Amen Rahh (pt.1)

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! I don't know about you, but leadership has been on my mind a lot these past few weeks. It's as if there has been large events of some ...

#195 Mindfulness and Speech-Language Pathology with Rachel Musial

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! One of my goals of this podcast has been to reach out to as many areas of education as possible. I believe that the types of educators...

#194 Go the Extra Mile (CJ Reynolds pt.2)

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Educators DO A LOT to make sure kids get the content they need. They stay late to tutor. They craft lessons on the weekends and over b...

#193 Everything is for the Kids with CJ Reynolds (pt.1)

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Educators DO A LOT to make sure kids get the content they need. They stay late to tutor. They craft lessons on the weekends and over b...

#192 Schools Should Be Open with Brian Mendler (pt.2)

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Wait... didn't we already post an episode this week? YES WE DID... And you all let me know your thoughts on it. Lots of praise. Lots ...

#191 Schools Should Be Open with Brian Mendler (pt.1)

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Just this time a year ago, saying, "Schools should be open," and "Many kids are safest at school," would have gotten you retweets, lik...

#190 2021 Resolutions for Teachers

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! After the success of the Teach Me, Teacher resolutions for 2020, I knew I had to have a follow-up for this year. And as promised, this...

#189 Laugh Away Quarantine with Gerry Dee

28 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Describing 2020 as BLEAK is an understatement. Thankfully, we have people like Gerry Dee looking to make it a little brighter. Gerry D...

#188 Honesty For New Teachers with Maddie Fairchild (pt.2)

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Last week we began talking about what new teachers could expect going into teaching this year, and in this episode, we dive even deepe...

#187 Honesty For New Teachers with Maddie Fairchild (pt.1)

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! It's about that time of year when new teachers start requesting episodes that deal with all starting out, and I have been hard at work...

#186 The Responsive Writing Workshop (Ralph Fletcher pt.2)

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Now more than ever, joy is something we, and our students, need. It seems like every time we turn around, there is more bad news, more...

#185 The Joy of Writing with Ralph Fletcher (pt.1)

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Now more than ever, joy is something we, and our students, need. It seems like every time we turn around, there is more bad news, more...

#184 Empowering Inclusion with Melinda Arnost

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! If you have listened to the podcast for a significant amount of time, you have probably heard me talk about how my son is autistic. It...

#183 Teaching Reading and Writing Together (Jen Jones pt.2)

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Coming off the heels of releasing Teach Me, Teachers’ Top 10 Literacy Podcasts, here we are again with what is a 2 part episode dest...

#182 What Young Readers and Writers Need with Jen Jones (pt.1)

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Coming off the heels of releasing Teach Me, Teachers' Top 10 Literacy Podcasts, here we are again with what will be a 2 part episode d...

#181 Why Do Teachers Get Fired for Asking Questions? (William Reusch pt.2)

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! I am so excited for you to hear this episode. Not just because it’s a great talk (and a deep one), but because it is a timely discus...

#180 Modeling Civil Disagreement with William Reusch (pt.1)

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! I am so excited for you to hear this episode. Not just because it's a great talk (and a deep one), but because it is a timely discussi...

#179 Is That Program Good For Kids? (Audrey Boklage pt.2)

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! In the times of blended learning, distance learning, and just modern learning, technology is everywhere! Sometimes we are equipped to ...

#178 Replacement, Amplification & Transformation with Audrey Boklage (pt.1)

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! In the times of blended learning, distance learning, and just modern learning, technology is everywhere! Sometimes we are equipped to ...

#177 Changes We Can Make For Black Lives (Dr. Manuel Rustin pt.2)

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Today, we are tackling some big and important topics. We are discussing the lives of our students, the importance of having a curricul...

#176 Where’s the Change for Black Lives in Education? with Dr. Manuel Rustin (pt.1)

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello everyone! Today, we are tackling some big and important topics. We are discussing the lives of our students, the importance of having a curricul...

#175 Education Needs to Work for Our Kids (Susan Barnes pt.2)

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 Aca...

#174 Teaching Outside the Curriculum with Susan Barnes (pt.1)

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 ver...

#173 Powerful Literacy Practices During Covid Era Teaching with Jennifer Serravallo (pt.2)

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

#172 Powerful Literacy Practices During Covid Era Teaching with Jennifer Serravallo (pt.1)

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 Donaly...

Breathe — Season 5 Intro!

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 findi...