Desmond Hall is the author of the YA novel Your Corner Dark, which takes an unflinching look at the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica and how far a teen is willing to go for family. Desmond was born in Jamaica, West Indies, and moved to J

Luke Reynolds

May 14th, 2021 4m 30s

Luke Reynolds has been teaching for almost 20 years, originally as a public high school and middle school teacher, and, more recently, as an adult education public speaking teacher and a professor in the school of education at Endicott College.

Matthew Ross Smith

May 12th, 2021 7m 49s

Matthew Ross Smith is the author of two middle grade novels, Lizzy Legend and The Million Dollar Race, which you should absolutely check out when you're done listening to this. To connect with him and set up classroom visits, contact him throug

Matthew Cordell

Nov 13th, 2020 6m 29s

Here to join us on Teacher Pep Talk on World Kindness Day is Matthew Cordell. Matthew is the Caldecott Medal winning author and illustrator of Wolf and the Snow, and the illustrator of numerous highly acclaimed children’s books including his ne

Mr. Colby Sharp

Nov 2nd, 2020 6m 29s

Colby is a father of 5 and a 5th grade teacher in Parma, Michigan. You can find him on Twitter @colbysharp.

Kass Minor

Oct 29th, 2020 2m 47s

Ms. Kass Minor is a Human Teacher who is radically pro-kid. She is also a community organizer and capacity builder in Brooklyn, New York. You can find her on Twitter @MsKass1 and at her website kassandcorn.com.

Dr. Tom Kuntzleman

Oct 27th, 2020 8m 56s

Dr. Tom Kuntzleman is a professor of chemistry at Spring Arbor University and a former middle school science teacher. You can find him on Twitter @pchemstud. Make sure to check out his awesome YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/Tommy

10 Things Colby and I Love about Teaching - VERY Unscripted

Oct 26th, 2020 14m 44s

Colby and I try to articulate our 10 favorite things about teaching going into our first full week of 100% virtual learning.

Happy Mole Day

Oct 23rd, 2020 5m 6s

"You can do hard things." While, getting a podcast episode together for today was hard. And, it's not perfect. :) Either way, I did the thing!

Bethany Bickel

Oct 22nd, 2020 4m 48s

Bethany Bickel is a middle and high school choir teacher in Parma, Michigan.

Colleen Childrey

Oct 21st, 2020 4m 46s

Colleen is a Great Start Readiness Program Preschool Teacher in Parma, Michigan. You can fin her on Istagram @colleenishteawesome.

Jeremy Tuller

Oct 20th, 2020 6m 18s

Jeremy Tuller is a Special Education Teacher at Waverly East Intermediate School in the Waverly Community School District. This is his 23rd year in the classroom. Jeremy is also a husband and father of 4. You can find him on Twitter @jertuller.

Dr. Towanda Harris

Oct 19th, 2020 4m 26s

Dr. Towanda Harris believes that "Student-centered instruction is born out of educators closely attending to students' needs, being mindful of their strengths, and designing a learning experience that is relevant and timely." She is the author

Angie Moore

Oct 16th, 2020 6m 23s

Angie is a wife, a mom of 2 teenage boys, and a teacher librarian in Mason, Michigan. You can find her on Twitter @almemoore.

Colby Sharp

Oct 15th, 2020 6m 44s

Colby is my husband, a father of 5 kids, and a 5th grade teacher in Parma, MI. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @colbysharp. Make sure to check out his website at www.mrcolbysharp.com.

Amy Rubin

Oct 14th, 2020 6m 12s

Amy is a school librarian at Findley Oaks Elementary School In Johns Creek, GA. You can find Amy on Twitter @librarianrubin.

Todd Bloch

Oct 13th, 2020 5m 41s

Todd is a parent of 3 and 7th grade science teacher at Warren Woods Middle School in Warren Michigan. He’s also a board member of the Association for Middle Level Education, a Middle Level Advocate, and host of the #MSchat on Twitter every Thur

Carrie Davies

Oct 12th, 2020 8m 38s

Carrie is a mom, a wife, a teacher librarian, a former classroom teacher, a reader, and a runner from Grand Rapids, MI. You can find her on Twitter at @readwithdavies.

Shannon Anderson

Oct 9th, 2020 6m 8s

Shannon Anderson has taught first grade through college level and was named one of the top 10 Teachers who inspired the Today Show last year. She is also a children’s book author. Her newest titles are Y is for Yet: A Growth Mindset Alphabet an

Jess Ferri

Oct 8th, 2020 6m 4s

Jess is in her 11th year teaching at Barnwell Middle School in St. Charles, Missouri. In addition to being a bonus mom to over 1300 students and former students, she is the proud mama to four of her own kids. She was raised by the best teacher

Ken Wedgwood

Oct 7th, 2020 4m 29s

Ken is a science teacher and coach at Jackson High School in Jackson, Michigan. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram @wedgwoodsci.

Sammy Rebandt

Oct 6th, 2020 10m 9s

Sammy is a new mom and elementary STEAM teacher in Jackson, MI. You can find her on Twitter @MrsRebandt.

Troy Hicks

Oct 3rd, 2020 6m 27s

Dr. Troy Hicks is a professor of English and education at Central Michigan University. He directs the Chippewa River Writing Project and, previously, the Master of Arts in Learning, Design & Technology program. A former middle school teacher, D

Katherine Sokolowski

Oct 2nd, 2020 3m 56s

Katherine is a mom, writer, and veteran teacher currently teaching 7th grade in central Illinois. You can follow along with her @katsok on Instagram and Twitter for teaching and @katryanwrites for her writing. Make sure to check out her blogs,