In this bonus content episode, you will hear hosts Ivy Gowdy, Ashley Kelly, and Ande Parlow are joined by professional development writer, Cornelius Minor, live from the Denton Conference.  We share our highlights from the event and have a quick chat with Cornelius about the needs of our modern classrooms.  

In this bonus content episode, you will hear Elementary Section Chair, Markesha Tisby, interviewing TCTELA Elementary Teacher of the Year, Teresa Lyle.  Lyle gives her perspective on winning the award and her thoughts on teaching and keeping motivated at this time in education.  Afterwards, President Elect, Charles Moore gives more information about teacher nominations!

In this episode, hosts Ande Parlow and Ivy Gowdy are joined by our podcast production group member Ashley Kelly! Our Hot Topic Discussion this month is with Helen Read of McKinney and Heather Fletes of Northwest about changes in the STAAR tests and how to keep our spirits up during testing times.  Middle School Podcaster, Ashley Kelly, joins Dr. Shona Rose and Ande in an interview with professional development author and writing guru, Gretchen Bernabie. Code Red is back with a discussion on the best resources for STAAR.

Learnin' & Yearnin' is a podcast created by the High School Section of TCTELA.  Its purpose is to support educators of English Language Arts in the state of Texas.  There are interviews and topic discussions with educators, student opinions of hot topic items, and much more.

 In this bonus content episode, you will hear hosts Ivy Gowdy and Ande Parlow are here to give you some good scary book recommendations! You'll hear from all kinds of readers from across the state! Happy Halloween!!!

In this episode, hosts Ande Parlow and Ivy Gowdy are joined by our podcast production group members Chris Duke, Ashley Kelly and Markesha Tisby! Our Hot Topic Discussion this month is with VP and VP elect of Membership Affiliates, Alissa Crabtree and Eva Goins, about finding joy in the job of teaching and some tips on what to do if we are feeling overwhelmed in the profession. TCTELA Rising Leader, Chris Duke has an interview with Dublin ISD educators Riley Dunlap and Lisa Leatherwood.  Middle School Podcaster, Ashley Kelly, gives us some opinions from the kids about what their favorite teachers do in their classrooms. Then Elementary Section Chair, Markesha Tisby, shares some resources for finding joy in teaching.

Learnin' & Yearnin' is a podcast created by the High School Section of TCTELA.  Its purpose is to support educators of English Language Arts in the state of Texas.  There are interviews and topic discussions with educators, student opinions of hot topic items, and much more.

In this bonus content episode, you will hear hosts Ivy Gowdy and Ande Parlow are joined by fellow TCTELA podcaster Ashley Kelly to  discuss some methods of building community that come from Gholdy Muhammad's book Cultivating Genius.  There are tips for keeping that community building going throughout the year and some things we all did to get our classes rolling for the beginning of the year. The episode ends with a Teacher Moment of Zen from Code Red's Dr. Shona Rose and guest Dr. Mary Howard.

In this bonus content episode, hosts Ande Parlow and Ivy Gowdy host a collection of tips, lessons, and resources for building community in the classroom! You will hear from seasoned educators from all over the state: Ande and Ivy, of course, and Educational Consultant-Dr. Shona Rose, Amarillo English Teacher-Clifton Butt, Midlothian TOY-Bethany Dowd, Amarillo A&P/Forensics Teacher-Kisaundra Harris, and TCTELA Board Member-Eva Goins.

Learnin' & Yearnin' is a podcast created by the High School Section of TCTELA.  Its purpose is to support educators of English Language Arts in the state of Texas.  There are interviews and topic discussions with educators, student opinions of hot topic items, and much more.

Happy Pride!  And what better way to celebrate than a curated bookstack of great LGBTQIA+ titles to carry you through the summer!  Below is a list of the books recommended in the segment!  Have a great Pride and keep the love going throughout the year!

Brave Face by Shaun D. Hutchinson

In this episode, hosts Ande Parlow and Ivy Gowdy are back again! Our Hot Topic Discussion this month is related to writing instruction and how pre-service teachers are being set up for success in the classroom with TCTELA Pre-service Teacher Committee Chair, Dr. Jim Warren.  We have an interview with Jolee Maupin, owner of Satisfiction, a boxed books service featuring authors of color and self care items from BIPOC owned businesses. In that interview we also are joined by TCTELA VP of Membership and Affliates, Alissa Crabtree. We ask the kids this month how they feel about banning books in school classrooms and libraries. 

Learnin' & Yearnin' is a podcast created by the High School Section of TCTELA.  Its purpose is to support educators of English Language Arts in the state of Texas.  There are interviews and topic discussions with educators, student opinions of hot topic items, and much more.