Teachers Need Teachers
by Kim LepreTeachers Need Teachers is the podcast for struggling teachers, whether you're new or a seasoned veteran. It's inspired by the questions and frustrations that teachers are expressing around the web, plus the questions that you didn’t know you should ask! I'll help you clear the confusion and figure out what to focus on so that you’ll have the most positive impact in your classrooms without losing your freaking mind. I want to help you navigate through the craziness of teaching while maintaining your sanity AND personal life!
Copyright: Copyright Kimberly Lepre
Episodes
TnT 91 The right and wrong way to deal with angry parent emails
35m · PublishedThere isn't ONE TEACHER who hasn’t received an email, phone call, or message from a parent who is concerned or upset about something that a teacher did. For new teachers (and veterans, too), this can be really intimidating or worrisome because not handling it correctly can make the problem worse. How can you respond without losing face? In today’s episode, I’m covering the steps that you should take so that you don’t further anger the parent and save face in front of your administration.
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TnT 90 What to do when you're seriously behind on grading
25m · PublishedAs much as I’d like to think that I have my systems down pat after 18 years, there are STILL times when I get behind on my grading. This can be really overwhelming because it just piles on and it seems like you’re never going to get out from under it. New teachers find this especially stressful because they're also trying to figure out everything else that has to do with teaching! On this episode, I’m going to give you actionable steps that you’re going to want to take so that you can just finally get this DONE and end the semester right.
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TnT 89 5 crucial steps to fix your lessons when they're not working
25m · PublishedNo matter how much time we spend planning a lesson, there WILL be lessons that don’t work quite how we had anticipated. This is especially true if you’re a new teacher because you’re still figuring out lesson delivery and pacing, student engagement, and classroom management. But how do we handle this when we're supposed to stay on pace but only a few of your students are getting it? On today’s episode, I’m going to cover five steps to take when your lesson isn’t working out so that you can regroup and correct your course.
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TnT 88 How to set up your lesson planning for student success
23m · PublishedOnce the holidays hit, it can be a time of panic for teachers. With a quick glance at their pacing guide, they realize that they're more behind than they'd anticipated. They ask themselves: Do I have enough time to cover everything I was supposed to? Am I on track? If I didn't get to everything, how am I going to cram it all in? These are questions that at some point we all ask ourselves, and it can be scary. However, with careful and purposeful planning, you can still get to most of what's left and better yet, get those things to stick.
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TnT 87 How to tackle organization when you're naturally disorganized
22m · PublishedImagine if teaching only involved the part where you're interacting with students. Things would be much easier, right? But the reality is that there are so many facets of teaching that pull at us, and unless you're hyper-organized, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by it all. I know that there are many of you that are FAR more organized than I am, but I really want to help out the rest of us that are too frazzled or absent-minded to be that way. Through a lot of trial and error I’ve been able to keep my organization in check and at a manageable level, and I wanted to share some tips I’ve learned along the way.
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TnT 86 How Open Middle Math lessons can get your students addicted to math
50m · PublishedMath tends to be one of those subjects that kids either understand and love or are completely befuddled by and hate. New math teachers often find themselves struggling between teaching procedures versus concepts. Unfortunately, there's still a lot of controversy in terms of which way leads to greater student success. In this interview, Robert Kaplinsky of openmiddle.com lets us in on why Common Core is given such a bad rap, the concept of Open Middle Math (and if you’re a math teacher who hasn’t heard of it, you’re in for a treat), and then we both get into the complicated discussion of grading.
Where to find Robert:
Open Middle Math
RobertKaplinsky.com
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TnT 85 How to set yourself up for success with station rotations
37m · PublishedIn the last episode, we covered why teachers should incorporate station rotations into their teaching, the logistics of planning for them, and how they can help with differentiation and classroom management. But if you've done them in the past and they were a disaster, chances are you didn't set them up properly. Today I bring Laura Kebart back to discuss how to use stations for small group instruction as well as how to train your students so that your stations are a success.
Where you can find Laura:
languageartsteachers.com
Station rotation freebie:
https://languageartsteachers.com/easystations
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TnT 84 Why station rotations can positively impact your teaching practice
38m · PublishedA lot of teachers have different strategies for cooperative learning or to facilitate more engaging learning experiences. One that most know of and not enough try is station rotations. I'd seen these done with various teachers and even dipped my toe in a bit, but I wanted to know more about how to do them effectively. So I invited my friend, Laura Kebart from languageartsteachers.com, who is an expert on making stations fit within the context of your class. We go into what stations are, why we should use them, how to group students, how to create an assignment that lends itself to stations, how to make them work in a 45-minute period, classroom management, AND grading.
Where you can find Laura:
languageartsteachers.com
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TnT 83 The founders of Prac-E tell us how new teachers can survive in difficult schools
49m · PublishedNew teachers come out of their practicum excited and ready to dive head-first into teaching. But they often run into the problem of trying to decide which schools to teach at, being a positive force for students with difficult home lives, and a long list of other serious issues. How do they know if a school is right for them? How can they handle being a long-term substitute or start in the middle of the year? In this special interview with Liam Auliciems and Scott Harding, the founders of Prac-E, we answer these questions plus discuss what to do if your school has a toxic culture.
Where to find Prac-E:
- Website/Blog: www.prac-e.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYZnQTe_bVQz4TbyhmxwZA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/praceproductions/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prac_e/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/prac_e
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prac-eproductions/
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prac-e-podcast/id1353493632?mt=2
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TnT 82 What teachers can do to foster LGBTQ inclusivity in the classroom
39m · PublishedNew teachers often come into teaching already supporting LGBTQ rights and have good intentions to demonstrate this support but can fall short on implementation. How can they start eradicating cisnormativity and heteronormativity that has been institutionalized for many students? How can they create a safe space that goes beyond rainbow flags and stickers? In part 2 of my interview with Cody Miller, we continue to discuss how to support queer educators in our schools, how to deal with derogatory slurs involving being gay, and how non-English and history teachers can do their part to be LGBTQ allies.
Where you can find Cody:
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Reading the Rainbow
- Article in Slate
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Teachers Need Teachers has 156 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 73:09:55. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 31st, 2024 18:40.
