After School Chat

Hey guys! This week I had a wonderful conversation with Maureen (Mo) Foster about technology in the classroom. She is working to become a technology instructional coach, and already has experience with helping teachers add technology to the classroom. We talk about how the pandemic accelerated the direction that teaching was moving in. Mo also offers insight into some of the problems that came with this style of teaching, but also the benefits offered through technology. We hope you enjoy this week's episode! Catch you next week!

Hey guys! This week we have another guest, Leeann Morris! She is an amazing teacher who is on the PBIS team. Coach and I loved getting to ask her questions about this school-wide system, her experience in its implementation and practice, and other tips and tricks for classroom management! Take a listen for our reward system ideas, and let us know what yours are! We hope you enjoy this week's episode of After School Chat. 

Hey guys! Another week closer to summer break! Coach and I hope that everyone is hanging in there by using their decompression techniques and selfcare strategies. We come to you this week to chat about having a substitute in the classroom. We talk about what it is like to have a sub for specials and a normal classroom, and the challenges that comes with. Coach also enlightens us about his experience in admin with keeping all the plates spinning while having 14 teachers out and only 4 substitutes. We talk about short time vs long term subs, and so much more. Take a listen, then tell us what you think! You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twiiter! 

Hey guys! Coach and I are back with a new episode for you wonderful listeners! This week we talked to a Dual Langauge teacher about so many different topics. We asked her questions about the struggles that are unique to Dual Language students and teachers, the difference between Bilingual and Dual Language, and how cultural differences impact learning. We loved having Debbi on, and look forward to having her on again soon! Take a listen and tell us what you think on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. 

Hello! Coach and I chat this week about teacher mental health. We give examples of struggles we have faced ourselves, then list strategies we use to cope. We touch on some of the possible systemic issues that contribute to the underlying cause of our stress. Teaching is a large burden, but it is a burden of love. There are incredibly rewarding aspects of teaching, but they can become over shadowed by extra work, toxic work places, low pay, and of course, the pandemic. We hope you enjoy the episode this week! Catch you next week!

Hey guys! Coach Sheffield and I hope that you and your families were safe during the hard freeze. We come to you this week talking about childhood mental health. Although there is not a curriculum for mental health, it is a topic that must be learned by everyone, and it has a larger impact on academic success than some might think. Poor mental health can be caused by a myriad of factors- genetics, abuse, the pandemic, and many more. Coach and I talk about how poor mental health impacts students, how it manifests in the classroom, and how we have found a way help every student improve their mental health. This may be a multipart episode because this is an important topic to us. Let us know if you have seen a shift in the mental health of your students on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter!

Hey guys! This week Coach and I discuss what it was like in school before COVID, during the first year of the pandemic, and now what it is like nearly 3 years into the pandemic. I am sure a lot of you can think of ways that this pandemic has affected large aspects of teaching, but Coach and I wanted to chat about the smaller impacts that play into or are caused by the sacrifices we had to make. Shifting to an all virtual, then half virtual, and lastly some mish-mosh of both, has been challenging and confusing to say the least, but it has been revolutionary in other ways. Coach and I hope you enjoy listening to this episode. As always, please let us know what pros and cons you have noticed at your work since the start of the pandemic on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! 

Hey guys! Coach and I had an enthralling chat about toxic situations we, and some of our friends, have faced while at work in school. From teacher feuds, to misplaced frustration, and even vindictiveness, we talk about so many different types of toxicity that teachers face day to day at work. Take a listen, and let us know what situations you have seen, or maybe even gone through, and let us know what you learned from it! Coach and I hope you enjoy this episode of After School Chat. Let us know what you think on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter!

Hey guys! In the week before Thanksgiving break, Coach and I chat about "Teaching Myths" we have read or been told of. Some of these blew us away when we heard them. Have you heard any beliefs about teaching that you feel are completely untrue? Take a listen to the myths we bust, and let us know if there are any myths you'd like to debunk on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Catch you next week!

Hey guys! We are back with another thought-provoking topic: Personal vs Professional Development. Which one creates the biggest benefit to  becoming a successful teacher? Why do we need both? What do each types of development look like? What do each types of development offer teachers? Listen and find out! Coach and I had fun with this topic, and it might be one to dive deeper into. What do you think? Let us know on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!