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Host Peter Medlin connects with teachers, students and leaders in education as they discuss the biggest issues impacting classrooms.We want to hear your experiences as an educator. Send us a note to t... more
FAQs about Teachers' Lounge:How many episodes does Teachers' Lounge have?The podcast currently has 216 episodes available.
March 20, 2026A Waubonsee professor brings her experience as an immigrant business owner to the classroom | Teachers' Lounge PodcastOn a new Teachers' Lounge, Waubonsee professor Dr. Nour Al-Nabir brings her real experience as an immigrant business owner into the classroom.Her students just won a national entrepreneurship completion. That and more on a brand-new episode!...more49minPlay
March 06, 2026An Illinois civics teacher showing her students how to take action | Teachers' Lounge PodcastIn a civics teacher's “Taking Action” class, students fight for change, whether it’s fixing potholes or school lunches. What does it mean to actively DO social studies? I’s on a new Teachers' Lounge....more57minPlay
February 20, 2026The co-founder of Rockford's Womanspace on her half-century quest to create a comfortable and creative place for women | Teachers' Lounge PodcastThe co-founder of Rockford’s Womanspace on her half-century quest to create a comfortable and creative place for women.....more1hPlay
February 06, 2026A Morris teacher who's not afraid to set a standard of excellence | Teachers' Lounge PodcastOn a new Teachers' Lounge podcast, we talk with a Morris teacher who’s not afraid to hold his students to a standard of excellence.“I tell the kids, if you come in and you work for me, I will jump over the moon for you.”What it means to go above and beyond for kids....more49minPlay
January 23, 2026The top Illinois education issues to watch in 2026 | Teachers' Lounge PodcastThere have been so many massive education stories over the past year from the dismantling of the Department of Education to childcare funding freezes.On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, we try to help you make sense of it and give you a roadmap to following education in 2026....more1h 6minPlay
January 09, 2026Meet the student-reporters from Kaneland High School's student-run magazine 'The Kaneland Krier'Every semester, we feature a new group of "student correspondents." They're students in a club, sport, or activity. We interview them every month and bring you their journey. This fall, we highlighted the reporters and editors at Kaneland High School's student-run magazine "The Kaneland Krier" as they raced against their deadlines....more23minPlay
January 02, 2026Some of our best education stories of 2025 | Teachers' Lounge PodcastBefore we get too far into 2026, let's take one more look back at some of our best education stories we reported in 2025....more1hPlay
December 19, 2025Some of our favorite conversations of 2025 | Teachers' Lounge PodcastOn a new Teachers' Lounge, we're revisiting a few of our favorite education conversations of 2025 as we finish up the year....more1h 10minPlay
December 05, 2025An Ottawa teacher helping her special ed students transition to college | Teachers' Lounge PodcastOn a new Teachers’ Lounge Podcast, an Ottawa High School special education teacher helping her students transition to college…from knowing their rights to picking their classes....more53minPlay
November 21, 2025How an NIU music educator teaches music like a language | Teachers' Lounge PodcastOn Teachers’ Lounge, it's Ann Montzka Smelser.She's the Director of the Suzuki Strings Program at Northern Illinois University.Ann’s a practitioner of what’s called “the Suzuki method of music learning.” It’s based on the idea that music talent isn’t inherent, it’s something that’s nurtured through positive encouragement....more55minPlay
FAQs about Teachers' Lounge:How many episodes does Teachers' Lounge have?The podcast currently has 216 episodes available.