This week’s episode continues to dig into our Back to School conversations for 2020, the year a global pandemic rocks American education systems.  I share with you insights into how my first week has gone, my successes and struggles, a bit about a few...

WARNING: Expletives and strong language are used in this podcast episode. In this episode, I’m speaking to you about the events unfolding rapidly in our schools as we open buildings up for face to face learning, and also about the inequity of remote and...

Join me as I take a tour through how choice reading works in my classroom. I Book Talk a couple books, speak about the value of conferring, and do a bit of a preview into my Writer’s Notebooks.  If you have always wanted to know about reading and...

Let's talk about those Back to School 2020 vibes....because they are...strange.

In this week's bonus episode, I continue my conversation with Abby, one of the four students who inspired me to start Teaching Saves Lives.  Abby and I discuss the impact of the podcast S-town, rural education, her plans for the future and her wonders...

In this week's episode, I have the opportunity to talk with Abby, a former student and now good friend.  Abby is one of the four students who inspired Teaching Saves Lives and is at least 50% of the reason why TSL exists.  I have been incredibly lucky...

In 2018, a science teacher chose to hang a Pride flag in her classroom in a public school.  She was disciplined and removed from the classroom for 5 days as a result of her decision.  In this week's TSL Bonus Podcast, hear Shannon Fisher's powerful and...

This week I sit down with Shannon Fisher, both my colleague and a powerful science teacher. We discuss all things relationship building, anti-racism education, and what it is actually like to teach in conservative communities that might not be...

This week I'm joined by 12 students past and present who share what life has been like for them since the pandemic began.  Our conversation varies from plans for next year to a lack of American empathy.  This is one of the best conversations I've...

Episode 2 is a deep dive into my background as an educator, a few fun stories of the kids I've encountered over the years and the schools in which I've worked.  It's been a journey!Join the Teaching Saves Lives Patreon Community here You can find the...