Your School Scoop: Recent Episodes
Jillian Seid and Angela Gonzalez
A middle school teacher and an elementary school principal turned best friends? Yeah, that's us. Not only is our friendship atypical but so is the way we deliver education in our buildings. Hang out with us and hear the full spectrum of perspectives as we discuss different topics in education!
We celebrated a birthday on this podcast!! Jillian turned 24 so naturally, we had 24 questions for her 24th birthday! All teacher questions ranging from her favorite academic strategy to what classroom pet she would have. Tune in to not only learn more about this incredible teacher but also, answer the questions yourself!
Join us for our first ever school scoop business meeting where we ask and answer questions about funding and salaries in school districts. We try to answer some of the basics about where the money comes from and how the money is managed! It’s definitely more of an informative podcast but it’s good stuff to know!
As our listeners know, we absolutely love our jobs and are advocates of public school education. However, Jillian did go to online school and had an amazing experience. Therefore, we wanted to explore the reasons why some families choose to pull their students out of in-person school and talk through our thoughts on how we actually feel about it. Will we put our own kids through online learning? Listen and find out!
Welcome back to SEASON 2! Consider us your teacher besties talking about all things back to school season. Listen to the scoop as we catch up on our CHANGES this school year, some ADVICE on going through change, and our impromptu goals for the school year. We're so happy to be back and have some exciting things in store!
You've reached the end of the 22-23 school year and today marks the FIRST DAY OF SUMMER but the LAST episode of Your School Scoop......for season 1, that is! Join us as we hit multiple topics today including the terrible show of Abbot Elementary (or not?, what do you think?), our most exciting end-of-year teaching activities, and we end it with our 22-23 school year all-time HIGH!
Jillian surprised EVERYONE with the huge accomplishment of getting her Masters degree! We can't decide what the best part is; the surprise degree, the record time she got it in, or the amazing experience it was. Join us as we discuss getting a Masters degree, answer some instagram questions, and sharing our experiences.
What is student teaching?? What was it like for us and how similar is that to you? We bring the scoop on student teaching from an online program and traditional program perspective. We reminisce on our experiences, even the firing-a-student-teacher story gasp the evaluation tool used AKA the edTPA, and we give you our top 3 pieces of advice if you are going into student teaching! What's a student teaching podcast without a giveaway at the end!! We hope you enjoy this scoop!!
On this episode, Jillian talks about the RIF that went down in her district and she was impacted! We discuss everything that goes into that process like communication, school board, union, and yes, the happy ending of the recall letter at the end! Then we get into the nitty gritty of testing season and strategies we use to make this season meaningful for students and teachers! We love this season and want you to love it, too! Join us on this episode of Your School Scoop!!
It’s your school scoop - spring break edition where we chat with each other on all things HOT TAKES. From admin having 5 year terms to teachers earning performance bonuses to having paras in every classroom, these hot takes make us feel SOUR and SWEET! Join us and even better, share your hot takes with us!!
It's the topic on every educator's mind, especially at this time of year. The topic that we can go on and on about: student behavior! And we don't shy away from it. Listen to us go deep into the mindset about behavior - positive reinforcement vs. consequences, discipline vs. punishment. We touch on our experiences in the classroom and school-wide and how they were handled by teacher, admin, and parents. And we discuss the next steps - suspension, optimism vs. pessimism, fear vs. hope. It's all here and we can't wait for you to listen!
Big news on this episode, and it's not our Valentine's Day plans. Angela has a big interview coming up, so tune in as they talk through interview prep, her doubts and fears that come with any big change, as well as some tips and insights into the interview process!
We know this isn’t the only position where you work closely with parents, but you have to admit, having their kids for 30-40 hours a week is pretty unique. So, it’s only obvious this is a relationship we must nurture throughout the year! Join us as we share some of our favorite, and not so favorite, stories on parent interactions! We talk about what we think the role of parents is-teammate vs. advocate? And we also go into those stories that we KNOW every teacher has!!
Being an educator means making countless decisions every moment for 20+ humans that are learning to navigate this world! From stealing chocolate milk to forgetting just ONE problem to make it to the perfect homework party, join us as we share some of our real life scenarios and what we did in real life and ask yourself what would I do?!
Part 2 is here!! Things TEACHERS do that drive ADMIN crazy! Angela shares some of the things that drive her crazy-from lesson plan changes to a conversation about the union, YES! We went there!
Plus, imagine a teaching world without caffeine?! It’s all here on YOUR SCHOOL SCOOP!
Hey! We’re back in December with a fun 2 part series! Part 1 is: things ADMIN do that drive TEACHERS crazy! We’re sure you’ll laugh, you’ll relate, and don’t be ashamed if you even feel some passion along with us. Joining us a special guest teacher, MERIN SMITH who brings some great insights to our conversation!
"You can’t teach an old dog new tricks" seems like the hardest part about holding kids accountable and to those high expectations. Once October hits, the honeymoon might be over and the real work begins. Join us as we talk through the hard parts of teaching, specifically the not so pretty part about holding kids to those high expectations. We get real, we share ideas, and we encourage each other…what more do you want in a teaching bestie?! It’s the scoop on the reality of expectations.
Who doesn't love some good school substitute stories? We'll be sharing our craziest stories, along with sub expectations, lack of coverage, and our VERY FIRST GIVEAWAY!! Come listen to find out how to win!
Join us for our 3rd episode covering some controversial topics about the teaching world. Gender roles in education, copier etiquette, teacher dress code, and principal pop-ins, all with the SPECIAL GUEST, Trevor Macduff. We will cover perspectives from Kindergarten to 12+ grades, small and large schools, urban to alternatives schools. PLUS one of us shares a very exciting life announcement! Come listen for some relatable conversations.
Learn why attending the Ron Clark Academy (RCA) has been both of our top professional development experience of all time. We’ll tell you what RCA is from our perspective, all about our experience visiting RCA in Atlanta, Georgia, and what makes it revolutionary. We’ll also tell you more about their HOUSE system and our favorite strategies we brought back home with us and implemented immediately including a lesson on how to teach VOCAB and using pop culture songs in the class!
The Scoop on Back to School - What we like and don't like about that back to school PD, classroom setup, and that first day of school! Bonus: anyone else dealing with this controversial topic? It's all here on episode 1 of Your School Scoop.
The first scoop is here! Welcome and thank you for joining us. We'll tell you about us, our relationship and what you'll get out of this podcast.