In this episode of the podcast, Carmen discusses getting a co-teacher and potential curriculum reforms for the next school year as he crosses the halfway point to the school year. 

In this episode of the podcast, Carmen discusses how he's reevaluated his goals for his first year of teaching and focusing on accomplishments instead of shortcomings. Thanks for twenty episodes of the podcast!

In today's episode of the podcast, Carmen discusses a bevy of developments from his winter break to the first school week of 2021. Topics include addressing cheating, creativity-fueled lessons that promote student engagement, and moving forward from an emotional experience surrounding a few students. 

In this episode of the podcast, Carmen reflects on how he encouraged himself and his students to look at the positives of 2020 and sets some ambitious goals for 2021. He also discusses how to lean into the limitations of assessment in the hybrid model and how to turn cheating into something positive in the future. 

In this episode of the podcast, Carmen discusses the parameters surrounding an inevitable event regarding teaching during a global pandemic and how it's going to affect his teaching for the next week. 

In this episode of the podcast, Carmen discusses how he breezed through the last week thanks to finding a groove in his workflow that maximized both efficient prep time and free time. Other topics include being intrinsically motivated at work and why procrastinating is not necessarily bad as a teacher. 

In this episode of the podcast, Carmen discusses how he learned from his attempt at performing in-person labs in a hybrid learning environment and how a miscommunication added to the challenge of catching up his new students. Also discussed is the importance of mental health and how feeling positive can be more important than planning in the right situations. 

In this episode of the podcast, Carmen reflects on the first marking period of his first year teaching and sets a few goals for the next one. Also discussed in this episode is the critical importance of flexibility and a huge change coming to his classroom this week.  

In today's episode of the podcast, Carmen reflects on how the last few weeks of building relationships with his students has made teaching so much easier in recent weeks and why he is happy with his decision to be a laid back teacher. Other topics include an update on the video game club and questioning the best way to handle accepting late work and having strict deadlines. 

In this episode of the podcast, Carmen discusses what he learned from getting through a tough week that really tested his time management skills and how he's adjusting his weekend routines in response.