The Rod Class Podcast

In this episode, I speak with my wife about her perspective of being married to a teacher and how my career has impacted her life.  We also discuss what we wish we would have learned in during school and wishful thinking of our future offspring's education and activities.  

In this week's episode my guest is one of my best friends, Christina Moreno.  We discuss teaching different demographics, changing schools, Spanish immersion programs, building friendships with colleagues and balancing the teacher life and mom life.  

This week I chat with Jordy Rios, a fourth grade teacher from Houston, Texas.  In this episode we talk about building relationships with students, spreading positivity in our campuses and promoting diversity and equality in our classrooms.
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Instagram: @House.of.Rios
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In this episode of The Rod Class Podcast I get the opportunity to interview two of my former third grade students.  Ryan and Daniel share their perspective of learning virtually and face to face during a global pandemic.  We also learn about the pros and cons of having a parent as a teacher, and interesting possible career choices for the near future.  

We are back for season 2!  My first guest for the new season is my good friend Victoria Rojas.  In this episode we discuss how our school year has been going so far, technology in the classroom and our Top 5 Stupidly Humorous Movies.  

In this week's episode, I speak with friend and former colleague, Erika Garfias.  We discuss how her experience has been teaching virtually for the past three weeks and teaching synchronous and asynchronous lessons.  We also discuss what inspired her to become a teacher and where to draw the line between work and personal life.  

In this episode, me and Stacy wrap up our discussion on virtual learning and how we can do our best to support teachers, students and parents.  We also discuss her concerns as a teacher and parent with COVID-19 and the choice of sending her children back to school.  And lastly as a fun treat, we discuss our Top 5 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson films.  

This week's episode is part one of a two part series featuring my good friend Stacy Macias.  We focus on distance learning and how our strategies will be modified for this coming school year.  We examine what worked and what didn't work in the spring and discuss how to help support students, teachers and parents with limited technology and skills.  

In this week's episode we have a virtual round table discussion with three guest teachers.  We discuss certain generalizations about the education business that non-educators may believe are fact or a myth.  This week our listeners will get to hear it straight from the horse's mouth.  

In this week's episode of The Rod Class Podcast, I speak with Maria Rodriguez.  Maria is an elementary PE coach and just so happens to be my sister in law as well.  We discuss some of the activities she did to keep her students active and engaged during distance learning, founding a running club on campus for students, structured recess, and the lasting relationships that have been made through her years of teaching.