1stgenteacherlens

Hi Y'all, we're back with a brand new episode! Our guest, CJ Reynolds, teaches high school Literature and The History of Hip-Hop in West Philadelphia. Cj's uses Hip Hop is to engage and empower his students. Moreover, Cj's bare-bones teaching philosophy is simple: In the classroom, relationships are king, and education is only ever about the students. Lastly, CJ is the author of Teach Your Class Off; a book aimed to give an authentic teacher experience to all teachers! I hope you enjoy the episode!

Check out Teach Your Class Off at this link: https://www.realrapwithreynolds.com/books/

Hi Y'all, we're finally back with a brand new episode! Our guest, Philip Lee, teaches high school English in Queens. He uses poetry to engage and empower his students. Mr. Lee also runs a creative writing group called Writer's Block. Lastly, Philp is the author of Parts of a Man, a collection of poems that discuss his identity as a black man, his faith, and much more! I hope you enjoy the episode! 

Check out Philip's collection of poems, Parts of a Man below!

https://www.famleemanpoetry.com/product-page/pre-sale-parts-of-a-man-soft-cover-book 

Hi Y'all, we're back with a brand new episode! Our guest, Dr. Bradley Conrad, is a co-author of the book Lesson Planning with Purpose: Five Approaches to Curriculum Design with Dr. McConnell and Dr. Uhrmache. Dr. Conrad has also published several articles in curriculum, culturally responsive teaching, and the arts in education. He serves as a team lead in Tales from the Classroom Project, an Education blog that shares the voices of those in our schools along with the best research in K–12 education. In this episode, we discuss his book and what it truly means to plan with purpose.

Hi Y'all, we're back with a brand new episode! Our guest, Dave Burgess, is an award winning teacher and New York Times bestselling author. In this episode, Dave and I talk about his book Teach Like a Pirate, and what teachers can do to motivate their students. Dave is the co-author of P is for Pirate. He is also the president of Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. which provides powerful professional development and publishes over 140 books from innovative and creative educators from around the world. Lastly, you can find Dave on The Dave Burgess Show podcast. I hope you enjoy the episode!

Hi everyone, we’re back with another episode! Our guest, Hedreich Nichols, is an author and equity consultant helping teachers and schools uplift the voices of all students. Hedreich also hosts a YouTube series and podcast, SmallBites, with the same focus. In this episode, we talk about standardized testing during this school year, changes that we would make to them, and much more. I hope that you enjoy this episode.

Hi Y'all, we're back with a brand new episode! Our guest, Andre Doeman, teaches Middle School English in Brooklyn. He is the author of Time Transcendence – A Collective Awakening, which focuses largely on the theme of development in life. Andre believes that "curiosity is freedom" and strives to connect that idea in and out of the classroom, in his poetry, and his artistic projects. 

Hi Y'all, we're back with a brand new episode! Firstly, my motivation at work is going down hill, and I feel the same thing is happening to my students. I think that the "burnout" is real right now. All the pressure of state testing, data collecting, and the daily schedule has caught up to all of us. However, during these burnout moments, it's important to reflect your interests, take care of your physical/emotional health, and do things for yourself! I hope that this episode helps anyone going through end-of-the-year burnout!

Hi everyone, we're back with another episode. In this episode, I talk about NYS standards during the chaotic school year. It seems like we're assessing standards just to assess this year. I hope that you enjoy this episode.

Hi Y'all, we're back with a brand new episode! Our guest, JB Makhani, teaches 8th grade Social Studies in Houston. He was a part of Teach For America and graduated from Rice University. He's an education podcaster, which hopes to connect fellow teachers with funny stories and moments that helps get us through difficult times. In this episode, we talk about toxicity within the workplace and the issues that come out of it.

Hi Y'all, we're back with a brand new episode! We have a great guest, Tomara Hall, who is an Afro-Latina Educator from California. Tomara works as a Special Education Teacher in her state. She is also the founder of Teachers Empowering Youth Activists, or TEYA for short. TEYA is an organization of BIPOC and ally teachers that help their students and communities through activism. During this episode, we talk about racism within Latinx culture and promoting Afro-Latinx voices within the culture. I hope you enjoy the episode!