adeLayed Podcast Studios

Jamie shares her story of first teaching in Aurora, CO at Aurora Central and why she her heart keeps coming back to for various reasons which we talk about around the concept of 'community'. We talk about why diversity in schools matters and how it helps us see a true and complete understanding of humanity through the many faces and stories. We touch on being accepted and loved by the communities we teach in but also how we as teachers must do the same to both the students and the community. We reinforce the importance of not just hearing our students, but listening to them with acknowledgment.

We briefly talk about the districts in which we've worked and currently worked when it comes to student population. We share stories about the moments when our relationship's with students worked to bring us into their world and them into ours. Jamie talks about challenging our existing worldview with other's worldview. We spend some time talking about why rural districts are pretty awesome but very different from bigger city districts. We throw in some #kidsdeserveit for good measure.

It's a long listen, but well worth it. As always, you can adapt, reject, ignore, or marinate on the ideas presented here. We're not experts on the subjects just folks trying to find our way through discourse and discussion.

I take some time to reflect on what we've learned, what we've experienced, and how we move forward as educators. Lots of questions, lots of thoughts, and still searching for answers as I look back on the last 370 days of my career as a 6th grade Literacy Teacher moving into alternative high school education.

It's been nearly a month since I stepped out of my classroom and never came back. I talk about what it's been like, what long distance learning has been for me, and what is helping me to get through it.

Mr. DeLay is back and talking about his first year of teaching and how his second year is going. He waxes poetic and philosophical about the future of education, the country, and a few other things.

Our grade level PLC's asked us to answer some teacher interest questions using three different methods - I figured podcasting checked three boxes - technology, writing, and audio! Listen in as I tackle three random questions and answer. Fun for the whole family.

Mr. DeLay attends day one of the National Council of Teacher's of English conference and finds himself changed in so many ways.

We have Professor Monica Fuglei from Arapahoe Community College with us and she's talking about her own story with education (including how her folks got a call b/c she was "reading too much") and how came to be a professor. Monica also talks about dealing with the teaching experience as a first year and beyond. She also pontificates pointedly about diverse literature and the need for it. We wrap up our extended conversation about integrating creative writing with STEM - and we hit upon the magic bean that could save us all. If only everyone would buy into it and let us move their cheese and burn their golden calves. This is a must listen!

We've made it to ten episodes! And to that end, we bring in an outsider to education. Paul joins the program to talk about distance learning, business model stuff, and how do we change, fix, upgrade, address, and/or triage education without losing the plot? Be ready to be challenged plenty by Paul and his view of the world of education.

Join Kris (English) and Clint (Social Studies) as we talk about the job search, being a non-traditional student, our relationship with school, and what we are both worried about and excited about - AND MORE! Give it a listen. You'll learn something. We promise.

The longest podcast YET but this one is filled to the brim. Come for Julia Torres, a Denver Public Schools teacher who has lived in Denver since 2007 and taught in the schools - and has a very deep, solid, and passion filled perspective on the dangers of Gentrification and Segregation in Education. Joining her is a local Denver activist, writer, podcaster, and Denver historical expert - Bree Davies. Bree's been doing the work in her communities with pushing back against the shadow of Gentrification and discusses at length with Julia about the connective tissue that brings both of their worlds together. Come for the 2 hours of incredible conversation that'll have you taking notes page after page with helpful suggestions on how you can help and stay for the hilarious Casa Bonita segment where we share our memories of the beloved Denver site.