Are you a teacher with students who have limited access to wifi or laptops? Are you running out of ideas to keep your kids engaged in high quality, fun learning? The Listenwise News Bites podcast combines NPR news stories selected for young lis

Episode 16: A Service-Learning Podcasting Project

Nov 3rd, 2019 8m 3s

This episode features 3rd grade teacher David Green ([email protected]) and his students from North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illinois, just north of Chicago. David has been creating audio with his students for 15 years, long before

Episode 15: ‘Day in the Life’ with Podcasts

Oct 13th, 2019 6m 26s

In this podcast, 5th graders from Jordan/Jackson Elementary School in Mansfield, MA explore the different lives of their classmates by conducting interviews with each other and with their teachers. They cover topics ranging from what food they

Episode 14: Debunking Myths and Stereotypes through Podcasting

Oct 6th, 2019 6m 48s

In this episode, we hear from students at Crow Agency Public School, located on the Crow Reservation in Montana. Fifth grade teacher Connie Michael was inspired to make this podcast with her students after working with teachers at the Smithsoni

Episode 13: NPR Podcasting Challenge Middle School Winners

Sep 29th, 2019 7m 47s

In this episode of the Student Podcast PODCAST, you’ll hear from the 2019 NPR Podcast Challenge middle school winners from Bronx Prep Middle School! Teacher Shehtaz Huq helped a group of 8th grade girls create “Sssh! Periods,” in which they exp

Episode 12: Podcasting to explore 'Bias in the Media'

Sep 22nd, 2019 7m 49s

This episode comes from the classroom of 5th and 6th grade teacher Kate Fischer from the Hyde Park School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Looking to get into podcasting for the first time with her students, Kate she offered an extra no-credit assignment f

Episode 11: Vocabulary Podcasts - Going Deep on a Single Word

Sep 15th, 2019 8m 22s

In this episode we go deep into the meaning of words and hear from ELA teacher Mary Beth Steven’s students as they dig into the etymology of vocabulary terms such as ‘kerfuffle’ and ‘hippopotamus’. Mary Beth tried podcasting with her students f

Episode 10: ‘Finding Light in the Darkness’ with Podcasts

Sep 8th, 2019 9m 3s

In this episode we hear a podcast from the 8th grade class of Amy Fry, ELA teacher at Highlands Middle school in the Ft. Thomas Independent School District in Kentucky. Amy Fry’s class created podcasts discussing works they read and watched on

Episode 9: Student Run Podcasts for their District

Sep 1st, 2019 8m 22s

This episode features ‘Lead GCISD Students’, a student-run podcast from the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District in Fort Worth, Texas. Students from any one of the district’s campuses can submit their podcast on a topic of their ch

Episode 8: Math Podcasts - Engaging with Math Authentically

Jun 16th, 2019 8m 6s

This episode highlights the first podcast project done by Matt Stokes, an 8th-Grade Math/Algebra 1 at the International School of Brooklyn. His class podcast features NPR Style Reporting about fun Math concepts, mores specifically digging into

Episode 7: Retelling Stories in New and Innovative Ways

Jun 9th, 2019 9m 24s

This episode highlights Margot Amouyal’s podcast, Yolanda Wilcox González’s student, from the Beaver Country Day School in Massachusetts. Margot is a junior and has been creating a podcast series for her independent study project. We highlight

Emulating Real Podcasts, Like “Serial”

Jun 2nd, 2019 8m 15s

In this episode hear a podcast that sounds just like the introduction to the Serial podcast. Former high school ELA Teacher, Michael Godsey initially wanted to share his excitement for the Serial podcast with his students and their love for pod

Episode 5: Podcasting with Clubs and not Classrooms

May 26th, 2019 7m 47s

In this episode hear a podcast created by a student club from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Eastvale, CA. The students examine the concept of academic identity, where students become so wrapped up in academic achievement that it starts to de

Episode 4: Book Reports in Podcast Form

May 20th, 2019 8m 13s

In this episode we go to Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough North Carolina and listen to Laura Isenhour's class's podcast discussions. In place of book reports, her Grade 10 English II class worked in groups and recorded their discussions

Episode 3: History Lessons in Immigration

May 19th, 2019 8m 49s

In this episode you’ll head from Dan Kearney, an 8th grade history teacher who did a podcast series on immigration with his students. The series is called FalconCast, and all episodes were researched, written, recorded, and produced by the stud

Episode 2: Human Impacts of Catastrophic Events

May 18th, 2019 8m 3s

This episode highlights students from Mr. Erik Eve’s 8th Grade Social Studies class at Lindenhurst Middle School in New York. For their first podcasting project, Erik’s students explored the impacts of Hurricane Sandy on their community. They d

Episode 1: Immigrant Journey Interviews

May 17th, 2019 11m 18s

In this episode you’ll hear from Shalini Rao, a 5th Grade Teacher formerly at the Park School in Brookline, Massachusetts. Shalini used interview-style podcasting as a way to capture immigrant stories and bring the community into her classroom.

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