This week’s guest is the amazing Jon Hinthorne (Host of An Unconventional Teacher Podcast). In this episode, we talk about the struggles with burnout during a pandemic school year, how teachers have adapted to being the best for their students, and the motivation to start a podcast to give a voice to great educators.Jon graduated with a BS from Principia College double majoring in History and Spanish. He studied a year abroad in Granada, Spain where he became fluent in Spanish. Jon then moved...

We are back with Part 2 of Tea Time with Fernanda and Karla, two former YES Prep Fifth Ward students and 1st generation Latinas currently attending Lycoming and Texas A&M!Our amazing guest host, Andrea, speaks with them about the need for more representation in higher education with professors and material that matches their lived experiences. Fernanda and Karla also open up about their imposter syndrome struggles and their self-doubt as they navigate a new and uncomfortable space in coll...

This week’s HOST is Andrea Pedraza! She gives her unique perspective by speaking with her former classmates, Karla and Fernanda, about what it means to be a Latina woman and a 1st generation student in college. Fernanda is a 2nd year student at Texas A&M University, where she is studying biomedical engineering. Karla is a 2nd year student at Lycoming College in Pennsylvania, where she is majoring in Criminal Justice and exploring minors in sociology AND social & economic justice. Karl...

Our guest this week is Lisa Larson. Originally, from NJ, but moved to Florida 7 years ago to care for her dad. This enabled her to finish college and gain her Elementary Education degree. Her passion is reading, and as a reading teacher she believes that children need to fall in love with reading to be successful. Currently, she is a Reading Interventionist pulling small groups all day and has been teaching for 6 years!In this episode, Lisa and I talk about positive behavior support. The powe...

We are back with Part Two of Tea Time with Kelsie of Remedial HERstory! In this Part Two, we discuss how to engage students in a deeper understanding of history and how to equip students with the skills to be critical of history from a one-sided lens!Make sure to check out her podcast and website at www.remedialherstory.com!Thanks for listening and see you next week!

This week's episode is Part 1 of a TWO Part Tea Time! I interview Kelsie, an amazing HS History teacher in New Hampshire and also co-hosts a podcast called Remedial HERstory (Find it: http://www.remedialherstory.com/). In this episode, we discuss how the way we teach history excludes women, the ways in which teachers can change the way students think of history, and how to facilitate discussions with students to not tell them to think a certain way, but empower them to develop skills for futu...

We are back! This week’s episode is with Sarah! Sarah is in her 9th year teaching in Texas, focusing on Reading and Literacy. In this episode, we dive into some great topics. We talk about the frustrations with holding virtual students accountable, engaging her students to improve their reading despite the pressure to teach reading through antiquated reading passages, and the need for college education classes to be more practical and realistic for what aspiring teachers will face in the clas...

We are modeling self-care this week! It is Spring Break and we are unplugging for the week! That means NO EPISODE next week! We will be back on Monday, March 29th for our final run of episodes until the conclusion of Season 1. Our goal was to have 20 quality episodes before taking a break and planning out topics and guests for Season 2! We are 4 episodes away from finishing a wonderful Season 1!Thank you for all the support and follow us @teatimewithateacher!Educators! Go enjoy your well...

“How do I get all my students, especially the quiet students, to share out and feel comfortable in class?” This is a question we as teachers have all the time. Who better to bring on that an award winning middle school writer, Margot! Margot Kleinpeter is twelve years old and attends Kamiakin Middle School, in Kirkland, Washington. Her original short story, Butterflies, recently won Outstanding Interpretation in the literature category for her school district’s Reflections competition. I...

Alex Calderon is the host of the 1stgenteacherlens podcast that talks about issues that concern his identity and other 1st gen students and discuss topics within the education realm. He is also a 7th grade ELA teacher, 1st Generation Latinx American, and is a current MSEd student in NYC. In this episode, we discuss the Alex’s desire to give a voice to 1st gen students, his advice for substitute teachers and 1st year teachers, and shares his funniest story and biggest pet peeves.Follow us...