From the Middle Podcast

Episode 10 -

We have our wonderfully hilarious friend Allyson on the podcast this week. We talk a whole lot about friendship, and have a conversation on hidden curriculum.

Madea "Let them go"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTPzXwNVc9g&t=120s

Alias Grace

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034007/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

The Good Place

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4955642/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

"The Hidden Curriculum of Middle School"

https://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/WhatsNew/WNDet/TabId/270/ArtMID/888/ArticleID/681/The-Hidden-Curriculum-of-Middle-School.aspx

Episode 9 -

This week we talk about road trips with kids, potty training, 3 things we couldn’t live without, music midtown, and weighted blankets. Please feel free to let us know which 3 things you’d pick off the list.

3 Day Potty Training by Lora Jensen

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IU8Y0AA/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_NTTOBb3VYRP94

YnM Weighted Blanket

https://www.amazon.com/YnM-Weighted-Blanket-Material-Insomnia/dp/B073429DV2/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=bedbath&ie=UTF8&qid=1537402764&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=weighted+blanket&psc=1&smid=A18IAX87FBBJR5

Batiste Dry Shampoo

https://www.ulta.com/dry-shampoo?productId=xlsImpprod2040049

Episode 8 - We’re back with Chip Barber! We discuss the beginning of college football season, a little on other Atlanta sports and mascots, and we have a great conversation addressing some questions related to education.

Episode 7-

We’re back! We discuss back to school, retreat, Taylor Swift, the Tooth Fairy 2.0, and what we’re reading, listening to, and watching.

As promised here is a link to a video of Chip and Melissa playing some ping pong at retreat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Q2JCcyfgg

All the things discussed:

Abbadabba shoes (yes, that’s really their website domain 😂)

https://www.coolshoes.com

Unexpected by Christine Caine

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310089301/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3

Annie F. Downs’s That’s So Fun Podcast with Melissa Radke

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-96-melissa-radke/id944925529?i=1000417907315&mt=2

Eat Cake. Be Brave. by Melissa Radke

https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Cake-Brave-Melissa-Radke/dp/1538712164/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534989699&sr=8-1&keywords=melissa+radke

Annie F. Downs’s That’s So Fun Podcast with Payne Lindsey

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-97-payne-lindsey/id944925529?i=1000418141378&mt=2

Up and Vanished with Payne Lindsey

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/up-and-vanished/id1140596919?mt=2

Grace and Franke on Netflix

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3609352/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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Episode 6

We have the one and only Chip Barber with us as we discuss the importance of students being known, why there are not more male teachers, being called to teach middle schoolers, our generation’s love of nostalgia, and just a ton of laughs. We also catch up on Chelsea’s foot, Sam’s trip to Indiana, and Melissa’s trip to Nashville.

Golden Girls Action Figures

https://www.nme.com/news/golden-girls-action-figures-comic-con-2357262

The Crown

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4786824/

House of Cards

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1856010/

NCAA College Football Countdown

https://days.to/until/ncaa-season

I am the cheese by Robert Cormier

https://www.amazon.com/I-Am-Cheese-Robert-Cormier/dp/0375840397/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532516774&sr=1-1&keywords=I+am+the+cheese

Who Moved My Cheese?

https://www.amazon.com/Who-Moved-My-Cheese-Amazing/dp/0399144463/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532516868&sr=1-1&keywords=who+moved+my+cheese

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6911608/

Episode 5 -

We catch up about the beach, the lake, Chelsea’s foot surgery, credit card fraud, and the Enneagram.

-Enneagram

https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/p/dont-know-your-type

https://www.enneagraminstitute.com

Book: The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships by Suzanne Stabile

https://www.amazon.com/Path-Between-Us-Enneagram-Relationships-ebook/dp/B078T23LJB

-Powder Pouch

https://powderpouch.com/

-Handmaid’s Tale

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5834204/

Episode 4 -

We discuss the World Cup, the tooth fairy, and what we’re currently reading this summer.

Natural Disaster: I Cover Them, and I Am One by Ginger Zee

https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Disaster-Cover-Them-One/dp/1484780426/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1530703637&sr=8-2&keywords=ginger+zee+natural+disaster+book

Young Jane Young: A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin

https://www.amazon.com/Young-Jane-Novel-Gabrielle-Zevin/dp/1616208694/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530703859&sr=1-1&keywords=young+jane+young+a+novel+by+gabrielle+zevin

Elin Hilderbrand and her many novels:

https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B001IGQLTO/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1530703945&sr=1-1&redirectedFromKindleDbs=true

Nobody's Cuter than You: A Memoir about the Beauty of Friendship by Melanie Shankle

https://www.amazon.com/Nobodys-Cuter-than-You-Friendship/dp/1414397488/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530703976&sr=1-1&keywords=nobody%27s+cuter+than+you+melanie+Shankle

Church of the Small Things: The Million Little Pieces That Make Up a Life by Melanie Shankle

https://www.amazon.com/Church-Small-Things-Million-Little/dp/0310348870/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530704023&sr=1-1&keywords=church+of+the+small+things

Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story

https://www.amazon.com/Nine-Ten-September-11-Story/dp/1442485078/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530704058&sr=1-1&keywords=nine+ten+a+september+11+story+by+nora+raleigh+baskin

Powder Pouch for getting sand off:

https://powderpouch.com/

After this podcast was recorded Sam realized that she is wrong as to who Alfonso Maradona (The Argentina guy) is, he is not the head coach of Argentina. Just a former player and manager. We hope y’all have a wonderful 4th of July week!

Episode 3 -

We have our very first guest, Christina Cummings from Kidz2Leaders. Christina talks to us about Kidz2Leaders, Camp Hope, and how we can help. We also reveal a few of the comments from last week's What I Wish I'd Known As a First Year Teacher.

Kidz2Leaders's Website :

www.kidz2leaders.org

FB and Insta is Kidz2Leaders

Green Mellen Media

https://www.greenmellenmedia.com/

Episode 2 - We discuss education/teaching, swimsuits, and tv, and what we wish we had known as first year teachers.

Here are some links to some of the things we discussed in this episode:

Education article we discuss:

http://fox2now.com/2018/05/30/stop-bizarrely-lenient-attitude-toward-disciplining-children-teachers-open-letter-strikes-a-nerve/

Southeast Swimwear:

https://www.southeastswimwear.com

Handmaid's Tale:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5834204/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Last Tango in Halifax:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2216156/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Episode 1-

We tell you who we are, how we met, why we're doing this, and what we wish we knew in middle school.