Chill in Elementary: Recent Episodes
Mr. Teach
Honest conversations with amazing educators! This podcast is for the people that love working with people! This podcast is for the teachers that are in the "trenches." This podcast is for the parents that's doing their best and more! About Mr. Teach (Host) - I’ve been in education all my life; elementary, middle, high school, college, became a teacher, went back to college for my masters, and still in college for my doctorate. I created this podcast because I’m a life long learner and I value other people's experiences. Big Teach! Gallup Strengths: adaptability, futuristic, restorative, deliberative, and strategic
Honest discussion with a teacher and a paraprofessional!
Guests - Ms. GetItDone and Mr. FindAWay- (names are kept anonymous)
Ms. GetItDone “In kindergarten parents are not involved as much as they should be”
Mr. FindAWay “I don’t do stress, I want to explore special education”
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Honest discussion with a teacher and a paraprofessional!
Guests - Ms. Frizzle and Ms. Phonics- (names are kept anonymous)
Ms. Phonics “Penalties are extreme in this school”
Ms. Frizzle “Student teaching did not prepare me for the first year of teaching”
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Honest discussion with black male teachers about the what it is like to be a black man in education!
Guests - Derrick Jacobs, T-Dubb - (names are kept anonymous)
T-Dubb “The village mentality is dying”
Derrick Jacobs “Being a black male in education is job security… to an extent”
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This is a bonus episode diving into literature about motivating students to increase literacy achievement.
•How does motivation impact literacy achievement?
•What intrinsic and extrinsic motivators do you use to promote literacy achievement?
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Honest discussion with current and past paraprofessionals about the challenges with administration who abuse the use of support, working under a teacher, and more!
Guests - Ms. Dots, Ms. Kay, and Ms. Rose - (names are kept anonymous)
Ms. Band is a middle school band director while Mr. A.V. is a music producer who also works with a high school music department.
- Ms. Dots stated, “Don’t get into the [paraprofessional] profession looking for it to be your career.”
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Are band directors egotistical?
Honest discussion about the importance of music education, the dynamic between band directors and their band, composing music for marching and symphonic band, and more!
Guests - Ms. Band and Mr. Audio Visual (A.V.) - (names are kept anonymous)
Ms. Band is a middle school band director while Mr. A.V. is a music producer who also works with a high school music department.
- Ms. Band stated, “yes [as a band director], you want your band to sound good…”
- Mr. A.V. stated, “some students don’t have that dog-mentality"
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