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173: How ELA and Special Ed Collaboration Can Produce Great Student Writing

173: How ELA and Special Ed Collaboration Can Produce Great Student Writing

Writing is one of the most challenging academic tasks we ask of our students, and it can be especially difficult for students with learning differences. In this episode, special educator Sarah Riggs Johnson shares 11 key ingredients for optimizing the..
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Writing is one of the most challenging academic tasks we ask of our students, and it can be especially difficult for students with learning differences. In this episode, special educator Sarah Riggs Johnson shares 11 key ingredients for optimizing the partnership between ELA teachers and learning specialists so that students with learning differences can become excellent writers.
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Thanks to Listenwise and Scholastic Scope for sponsoring this episode.
Episode ID: 1000529961106
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Release Date: 7/25/2021, 12:00:00 PM

Description

Teaching strategies, classroom management, education reform, educational technology -- if it has something to do with teaching, we're talking about it. Jennifer Gonzalez interviews educators, students, administrators and parents about the psychological and social dynamics of school, trade secrets, and other juicy things you'll never learn in a textbook. For more fantastic resources for teachers, visit http://www.cultofpedagogy.com.

Apple Podcasts: Customer Reviews

A revelation!

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WanderWoman18
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2021-08-01
I'm a veteran middle school teacher with over 25 yrs in the classroom, and I am SO glad I discovered this teacher's podcast, website, and blog. I've already shared several episodes with colleagues - both vets and newbies. Jennifer Gonzalez is clear, thoughtful,and engaging, and her pod episodes are SO helpful. Thanks!

This podcast keeps me refreshed

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CLB202010
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2021-07-16
When I have down time I tune in to listen. I love love love every episode recorded here. It challenges my thinking, refreshes me, and teaches me new things! Thank you so much!

Fantastic resource!

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mclarep
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2021-07-15
Thank you so much for putting this out there! For a first time teacher facing start of school jitters, this podcast is an absolute god send! It’s like talking to a mentor every time I plug in my headphones!

Absolutely phenomenal

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Jen the multitasker
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2021-06-19
Every single episode is so incredibly worth while. Even the topics you don't think apply to you, really do (ex. I don't teach foreign languages but had so many take aways from episode 131 "How World Language Teaching Has Evolved"). I wish every educator would listen to this podcast and implement the immense wisdom offered. Jen curates the best of the best and I devour each episode (many times relistening several times in a row and then sharing with my colleagues how her pearls apply to them). I really, really enjoy this podcast immensely and am sure you will too! :-D

Actual specifics, not just philosophy!

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Bharmswilliam
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2021-06-08
This podcast is amazing. Jennifer is an absolute geek about the specific teaching techniques. I spent the first three years of teaching looking for information on how to actually teach. Almost always I’d run into people who talked about teaching philosophy and general terms. While her podcasts have that, they are full of techniques I used to transform my classroom into a learning space where nearly every student fully engaged.

Rock on

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Ku-ri-see
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2021-04-27
I am a new teacher, I am working through an alternative certification program since I was in the healthcare field for 20 years before deciding to become a teacher. I find Mrs. Gonzales’ podcast a wonderful view into the evidence-based practices for teaching. She asks the questions that come to mind when speaking to her guests. Thank you.

* Calling All Educators *

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----TJ----
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2021-04-20
All educators should listen to this podcast. Great ideas, strategies, thoughts, and mindset ideology.

Great podcast - poor audio

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Al_hull
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2021-04-08
I’m so glad to have found this podcast! I would love to give it five stars but the audio is really uncomfortable to listen to. The host’s audio is often significantly softer than the guests and intro music making me have to constantly adjust the volume.

A Really Nice Find!!!

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Kespin Mac
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2021-04-05
I am a teacher of Language Arts myself, and found this podcast as a requirement for some classes I am taking. Really glad I found this! There is always something interesting, really good tips, and a wide variety of subjects covered by guests in the trenches. I will likely continue to listen at least as long as I am in the field. Well done!

Better than my teacher education program

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Whoisrose
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2021-03-16
I learn more from this than I learned in my teacher education program. Five stars. Currently binging on the series.

Something for every role in a school!

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britpettis
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2021-03-10
Have been listening for awhile, and it is safe to safe that this podcast has something for everyone in their archives! Worth a look AND a weekly listen!

Thank you!

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Bsymom23
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2021-02-10
I’ve been teaching for 9 years & was recently introduced to your podcast. I appreciate the thoroughness of your discussions. From each podcast, I’ve found useful information that I can use to further my career and/or make me a better teacher. Thanks!

Thank you, Jennifer!

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jomatengo
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2021-01-29
I go to Cult of Pedagogy to make me a more effective teacher, to work smarter, to be inspired. CoP is amazingly helpful. Thank you!

The Best Ever !!

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KaraPorter
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2021-01-02
As a 25 year veteran teacher and now 2nd year administrator, I will say this is the best educational resource I’ve encountered! Jennifer chooses topics that are relevant, current, and need to be discussed! Sometimes you find something that inspires you all over again and reminds you how much you truly love your job…this podcast is one of those things!!

Great for College Teachers, Too

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Teaching Fishing
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2020-12-10
There’s been so many episodes that have been helpful for me as a college instructor. Thank you!

Classroom management episode

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think a little more
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2020-12-03
I love the episodes you have for classroom management and the about students that won’t stop talking. I’ve used these methods in my new classroom and they work very well. However, this is my first year in a new school that is not high poverty. I am almost offended by the simplicity of classroom management in these episodes. What about the classrooms in high poverty areas with children coming from highly traumatic home lives? What about the teachers that room clear almost daily because of a violent child that tears apart the room and physically hurts others and the teacher. These episodes are helpful for my current situation, but make me so angry for the teachers that are working with children of high poverty. IT IS NOT THAT SIMPLE in those situations. What do the teachers do that have a child that throws chairs across the room when asked to go to “time out” and you call their parents that are high on drugs and you can’t even get ahold of them?

Amazing!!!

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jesimaka
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2020-11-24
I am a veteran teacher of 12 years, and I have found this podcast incredibly helpful and relevant. I learn something new every single time I listen. Jennifer addresses a huge variety of situations and answers things that I didn’t even know I had questions for. Absolutely wonderful resource for any educator regardless of where they’re starting in their journey. I wish something like this had been around when I was student teaching in college!

The PD you didn’t know you needed

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Rander kay (:
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2020-11-06
I’ve been listening to this podcast for about a year and I can’t tell you how supported I feel as an educator because of it. Most of all, I appreciate the advice that I can take directly to my classroom and use! It’s wonderful. Give it a listen!

Personalized Pd

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katie wolff klondike lane
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2020-10-12
As a 15 year veteran teacher I have gotten something positive after every podcast. The conversations either confirm thinking Ive had but haven’t had the words for or have opened me up to new ways of thinking and doing things. I love that I am able to personalize my growth and listen to those which are geared towards my goals. Just take a listen and you’ll be hooked and looking through old episodes that match your learning goals.

Air

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August Consumer
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2020-08-20
Full of air, thin air! Cult may not be precise as caucus.

Compelled into continuous improvement - happily!

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Old dog-New Tricks
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2020-07-30
My response to a new post or podcast by Jennifer Gonzalez at Cult of Pedagogy - Oh happy day! I’ll be just that much better at effectively meeting the needs of my students after I absorb and implement these methodologies, strategies, hacks! As an, ahem, experienced educator, (more than 30 years K-12, the whole continuum of learners, Administrator, Adjunct Professor) I carefully curate my guiding professional resources and I can’t recommend this podcast, posts, and publications produced by JG at CoP highly enough! Thanks for meeting the need to continually improve instead of standing idly by as the educational system becomes more and more sclerotic. (The system, not the educators, parents, nor community.)

Resourceful and inspiring

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Schee
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2020-07-27
What did I ever do without it?

Better than any PD

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NNJ Rich
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2020-07-25
Great podcast with extremely useful and helpful materials. This is real teacher talk that introduces and analyzes many strategies to imporves teacher and student performance in the classroom.
I am so glad to have found this podcast and website. I'm a better teacher for it!

Great Tool

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Tinkermn
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2020-07-20
This podcast has been instrumental in helping me with my planning this summer. Every issue I have listened to has included great tools to use in the classroom.

My Professional Crush

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bdarn64
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2020-07-12
By far my favorite educational resource and podcast! It is relevant, organized, and contains great links to other resources. Jennifer Gonzales asks the best questions of her guests, always with the teacher in mind and she has a great, soothing voice.

In regular podcast rotation to help me w/ my teaching practice

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philsteve
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2020-06-22
I listen to this pod regularly, and I always learn something - and find things that can be practiced immediately to improve my teaching.

Best podcast for teachers!

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Steve M. Potter
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2020-06-16
Jennifer Gonzalez puts a huge amount of work into making her podcasts useful. She has simultaneous blog articles with all the links mentioned. She does a lot of research ahead of time and summarizes it for us. She prepares excellent questions for her guests ahead of time so that every interview proceeds quickly and with direction. She never interrupts her guests, lets them finish their points. Her diction/elocution is perfect, easy to understand, with no annoying quirks. She includes the transcripts if you prefer to read along, or play it for your students as a lesson. She thinks carefully about what will be useful information for teachers, not just what she is interested in. I am rewarded by every single episode with new nuggests of wisdom and ideas to be put into practice. Her archives and website are so well organized that finding old episodes and blog posts is simple. I am mining those often for things I missed.

Best teaching podcast out there

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saragries
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2020-06-13
I discovered this podcast during remote learning, and even during a stressful and overwhelming time, Jennifer Gonzalez has ignited my passion for teaching. I even signed up for her JumpStart class, which I highly recommend.

Amazing Podcast!!

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Favorite Podcast Ever
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2020-06-12
Even though I am a high school student, this is my favorite podcast I have ever listened to. I love the extensive information that she provides and there are so many things I learn just from one episode!!! I would totally recommend it to anybody I know. Thank you to Jennifer for such a wonderful podcast!

Thank you

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terepuli
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2020-06-08
Thanks for the episode on multi-cultural education and social-justice teaching. This is such important work and thank you for not shying away from the topic as so many white teachers do. Time to do the work, myself.

Well Worth Your Time

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Shipguy59
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2020-06-06
I was turned on to this by my principal. He's a big podcast guy and spent two years suggesting I'd enjoy this. I finally took his advice and listened to an episode, then another and another...
It's great. It's a good investment of your limited time and headspace. I could not recommend it enough.

Calvary for teachers

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@caramiolsen
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2020-05-30
Arriving late to the party, I’ve just been introduced to your podcast this past week (5/30/20). Jennifer, thank you for finding/sharing/posting exceptional resources for teachers. Many days I have felt like I’m on the front lines with no cavalry for back up. As a teacher of 10 years, I appreciate your comprehensive work geared toward supporting the art of teaching and the education industry as a whole. @caramiolsen • Henderson, NV• #highschoolofbusiness

So helpful

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laurenmn95
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2020-05-19
I love this podcast so much. I have seen so many fantastic resources and ideas come from Jennifer and her guests. I teach high school English, but even math teachers on the show have given me some great concepts to work with.

A great professional learning experience

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Huynh angel reader
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2020-05-03
You can tell every podcast Jennifer creates is planned out and organized to support listeners. Her ideas are practical and her suggests always provide great insights. This podcast is great for new teachers to teachers with decades of experience! I appreciate the blog posts that accompany every podcast, which helps when you want to go back to review the content. I know it’s a lot of work to host this quality of a podcast. Keep it up, Jen!

AWESOMELY AUTHENTIC

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Nicole D K
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2020-04-09
This podcast is real and I feel like I have been able to apply at least one tip, technique, or concept into my work as a teacher immediately after listening. The content has been interesting enough to hold my attention and inspiring enough to make me want to be the best teacher I can be. Thank you Jennifer Gonzalez for putting together such a great podcast and blog and sharing your knowledge it’s appreciated!

Brilliant!

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WNClark
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2020-04-09
Jennifer’s podcasts are packed with awesome information!! She chooses such relevant topics and discusses them them with insight and intelligence. Not only that, but she has a great radio voice! Her show and her block are fantastic resources!

Episode 142

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Diane Morrow, ELA
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2020-04-08
Excellent episode. This is so sane and has such a smart framework for thinking about online teaching. Of note, Episode 49 of this same podcast, on dialogue journals, is an excellent companion to this. I had listened to it prior to us going online and am now finding dialoguing back and forth with students in their writing notebooks (which are essentially Google docs) has been a great way to communicate with them. (I just always write in a green font so they know it's me.)

Episode 30

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CricketBell
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2020-04-06
Even after teaching for twenty-nine years, I still learn every day. The Cult of Pedagogy has helped me become a better teacher. I listen to every episode. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and the knowldege of your talented guests.

A Must for all Teachers

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Bradley Peterson
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2020-04-05
Jennifer Gonzalez is the best, wide with awesome teaching ideas.

Loved CrossFit comparison!

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BOSteacher123
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2020-02-27
Thank you for 4 Things I’ve Learned about Teaching from CrossFit. It really hit home. I love CrossFit but I’m terrible. It really puts you in the place of our struggling students. I’ve quit so many times even though I completely 😍 it! How many of our kiddos have ‘quit’ even though they still want desperately to learn? Thanks for the reminder 🏋️‍♂️📚❤️

Wow

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Gabulldawg25
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2020-02-22
What a wealth of knowledge here! I’m a 2nd year sped inclusion teacher in middle school and I’ve found this podcast SO helpful even tho it’s geared more toward gen ed. Good strategies are good strategies no matter what area you’re in; so much is so applicable for everyone! ❤️

A game changer

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venusliola
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2020-02-12
I teach college level students and the evidence based tactics in Cult of Pedagogy episodes have completely changed how I think about assessment, classroom activities, and group work! Highly recommend to any educator.

Everything you need

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VanessaWinterling
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2020-02-05
Jennifer Gonzalez is amazing. Her ability to articulate on any topic she discusses is incredible. She touches on every teacher need from organization, to content, to classroom management to relationships. Every podcast I listen to, every blogpost I read leaves me wanting more. Her suggestions are so helpful, applicable and sensible. I am so glad she takes the time to create such a helpful and meaningful resource for people in education.

Amazing!

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Mrs.Guth
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2020-02-05
I have followed Jennifer on Facebook for years. Imagine my excitement when I realized she had a podcast! There are not enough hours in my week to catch up on all of the episodes that apply to the things I have questioned, worried about, or are curious about. Thank you, Jennifer, for being such an amazing support for teachers everywhere!

Hopeful teacher of the future

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Sam_4_Science
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2020-01-25
I’m a geoscientist but would like to become a teacher in the next few years. This podcast has provided me with an incredible toolkit to help guide my way into this challenging yet rewarding career.
I discovered Cult of Pedagogy in 2019 and have listened to almost every episode. I will likely listen to all the episodes again when finished. The content is well organized and researched. I find the interviews very engaging and it is easy to sense the passion of teaching in Jennifer’s guests.
Thank you Jennifer for sharing your knowledge, experience and research to others. Can not wait to hear more!

Following you since SXSWEDU!

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wrenchey
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2020-01-12
I really appreciate how you crowd source content to design an informed, rich opportunity for me to grow as an educator!

WOW!

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Jonily Z
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2020-01-06
Episode 132 ‘How to spot Dyslexia’ was the first of Jennifer’s podcasts I have listened to and it has me coming back for more! Great, clear, easy to follow, relevant, current information for all teachers! Thank you!
Jonily
Minds On Math

math teacher

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S Baugher
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2020-01-04
I just discovered this podcast a few days ago and immediately downloaded all 135 episodes on my ipod to listen to in my car. I've taught for lot of years and it makes me feel good when you say something that confirms what I felt I already knew, but I also learn a LOT of great new ideas to try that I'm sure will make a difference in my classroom.

Appreciated by a future teacher 🙏🏼

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Chelsey_F
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2019-12-10
I have been listening to this podcast for about a year now. I have loved and appreciated every episode that you have created. Throughout my “journey” with this podcast or whatever you want to call it, I have had full intentions of leaving a positive review, a thank you, for all of the wonderful information you have given to me as a future teacher. But like a lot of other things, I never got around to writing that positive review.. until today. I listened to episode 135 and wow. I have always loved your content but THIS is the one that made me say to myself, “write that review you have been wanting to right now!” Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful information, research, tips, advice, and FLUFF that you do! I have one year left before I graduate with my bachelors in Elementary Education. Jennifer, keep doing what you are doing... you are inspiring more people than you probably even know. Thank you for taking that false review about your “fluffy content” and doing exactly what you have been doing all along- encouraging and inspiring others to be the best they can be in teaching and in life in general.

Thank you! ❤️

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dual teach
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2019-11-24
I was listening to your episode about the time you made a fart sound in class today and it was by far one of my favorites! Your podcasts are always a wealth of knowledge, but apart from the fact that you’re a master story teller, your story both brightened and brought tears to my eyes.
As a teacher, I often feel torn apart by criticism: from parents, society, politicians (who know nothing about education), administrators (who forgot what it was like to be a lowly teacher), other teachers, and even worse, myself. I’ve also experienced that moment of pride in a silent, busy classroom. Every student working diligently. No one asking for help. I can only imagine what would happen if I pulled your prank! Not cool enough to pull that, I have bonded with my kids over stories of my moments of forgetfulness or heartbreak. They’ve seen me cry when telling a story about coming to America or while reading the ending of Edward Tulane. My teammates have politely told me that I’m too friendly with my students. I disagree.
Kids need to know that teachers are real people that experience real emotion. Teachers have lives and problems like everyone else. Sometimes your home life and your work life enter-twine: you worry about your home problems at work and you think of your needy kids while making dinner. We gotta be tough enough for kids to respect us but soft enough for kids to trust us if they’re in a jam. That old adage of kids won’t remember the material you taught them but will never forget how you made them feel rings truer than ever.
I am truly sorry for the loss of your mentor. I am happy she taught and inspired you so much, but I am sad she felt so hopeless that she felt suicide was the only way out. Listening to your story reminded me how important it is to take time for self care. To not take life and work so seriously. That bonding with family and students is so important. Sorry for going on so long. Thank you so much for the work you do!