The Broken Copier

Jim interviews Matt Wright, the Superintendent of the Marked Tree School District. Matt was Jim's principal when he started teaching in 2011, and has been a significant mentor for him throughout his career. In this episode, Matt shares some insight into how he led his district through the transitions around shifts to remote learning during the pandemic, and how he approached some critical decisions as a school and community leader during the onset of COVID-19.

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Jim talks with his former Master's thesis advisor, Dr. Patrick Comstock, about his own journey in education and some of his current research on mindfulness in the classroom.

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Jim & Marcus return to the conversation about pivoting from remote instruction.

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Jimmy, Brandon, and Marcus talk about their goals and mindsets as they go back in person into an uncertain school year.

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Jim reconnects with his old college friend and track teammate, Whitney Koch, to talk about her journey in the classroom. Whitney dives into her own process of discovering her love of teaching a few years into her teaching career, some of the people who helped her along the way, and her current efforts teaching high schoolers about sexual health, identity, relationships, and wellness. They also discuss some of the overlap with literacy skills in science classrooms, and how Whitney thinks about her job as a literacy teacher in STEM.

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Hosts Jimmy and Brandon dive deeper into their remote learning discussion (since there's a lot to talk about).

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Brandon and Jimmy reflect on their transition to remote learning, how that felt, and the ways in which they had to adapt during the pandemic.

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Jimmy welcomes Marcus Luther as another host to the show. They talk about some of the big things on their mind as they look to the fall after a year of remote learning, how the current political climate around education is shaping their thinking, and geek out a little bit regarding best practices for English teachers.

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Jim interviews one of the people who first inspired him to become a teacher, and somebody who has always encouraged his journey in the classroom: Mr. Bonfiglio, his high school English teacher. Joe walks Jim through his own journey into the classroom, what it was like to be a teacher making less than $6,000 a year, what educational practices he thinks have staying power over the years, and why the classroom is such a sacred place. 

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Jim, Brandon, and Marcus describe what the podcast is all about.

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