Nov 23, 2025
There is nothing easy about life in the United States right now, and being an educator holds an increasing weight and tension. Education, as an institution, is facing an existential crisis and without the certainty that education itself still matters, what can give us certainty? What can we believe in that matters,...
Oct 14, 2025
For our season’s final episode, I wanted to bring as many of our episode themes together as possible. To make it even more interesting, the conversation takes place outside of education – as an institution – almost entirely. But so many of our concepts for this season show up – kindness, accountability and...
Oct 6, 2025
I sometimes think that if I look inside the workings of truly outstanding teachers I will always find their wildly creative twin secretly pulling the levers! That more people in academia are not strongly encouraged to not only pursue their creative interests but bring that creativity into their classrooms and...
Sep 29, 2025
If you’ve ever been afraid of math, this episode is for you! Also, if you are a math or art teacher, this episode is for you too!! My guest this week and I had a conversation that turned out to be one of my personal favorites, partly because I spontaneously burst into math! I can’t believe I just typed that...
Sep 22, 2025
I write and talk extensively about the impacts of trauma on learning, educational trauma, and how trauma-responsivity in teachers can provide a counter to the impacts, and interrupt cycles of harm. I learned these things largely through my own practice, and applying research and observation, but hearing how other...