Podcasts by Teachers in America

Mash Up: Best of Teachers in America 2021 from 2021-12-10T05:00

For the season 3 finale of Teachers in America, we've compiled highlights from each episode this year on the theme of teacher love. Featuring every guest from the last 10 episodes,...

The Freedom in Reading for Quarantined Kids with Kitty Donohoe from 2021-11-16T05:00

Meet Kitty Donohoe, an elementary teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School, part of the Santa-Monica Malibu Unified School District in Santa Monica, California. Kitty joins us for a discussion on ...

The Benefits of Outdoor Teaching with Hannah French from 2021-10-19T05:00

Meet Hannah French, fourth grade teacher at Rowe Elementary School in Western Massachusetts. Hannah utilizes the woodland area around her school for place-based learning, and has moved many of h...

The Right Book for Reluctant Readers with Qorsho Hassan from 2021-10-05T05:00

Meet Qorsho Hassan, a second grade teacher at the Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district in Burnsville, Minnesota. She...

Flex on Them Fridays with Perry Hollins from 2021-09-14T05:00

Meet Perry Hollins, a fourth grade teacher at Oakton Elementary School in the Evanston/Skokie School District in Evanston, Illinois. Before becoming a teacher, Perry worked in radio and televisi...

Summer Hiatus and Podcast Awards from 2021-07-19T05:00

The Teachers in America crew is off for the summer, but Noelle's got some episode recommendations to keep you entertained in the meantime. For more K-12 podcast content, head over ...

Creativity, Community, and Pride with Owen Bondono from 2021-06-08T05:00

Meet Owen Bondono, a high school ELA teacher at Oak Park High School, located in the Oak Park School district in Oak Park, Michigan. In 2021, Owen was named the first known transgender  Michigan...

Lessons in Language and Loss with Angelica Moreno from 2021-05-04T07:00

Meet Angelica Moreno, a Spanish kindergarten teacher at the Dual Language Academy at Dr. Sue Shook Elementary in El Paso, Texas. This week's discussion includes the struggles of students (a...

2021 National Teacher of the Year Juliana Urtubey from 2021-04-13T07:00

Meet Juliana Urtubey, co-teacher and instructional strategist at Kermit R. Booker Senior Innovative Elementary School in Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Juliana is the 2021 N...

From Foster Care to VA Teacher of the Year with Anthony Swann from 2021-03-23T07:00

Meet Anthony Swann, a fifth grade teacher in Rocky Mount, Virginia. From ages 9 to 21, Anthony lived in the foster care system. Today, he is an advocate for hope and empathy when it comes to stu...

Creating Classroom Content Worth Watching with CJ Reynolds from 2021-03-09T07:00

Meet CJ Reynolds, a high school teacher at an all-boys school in inner city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By creating the teacher YouTube channel Real Rap with Reynolds, he has discovered that wha...

Shaking Up the Kindergarten Curriculum with LaNesha Tabb from 2021-02-23T07:00

Meet LaNesha Tabb, a kindergarten teacher at the Metropolitan School District in Lawrence Township in Indianapolis, Indiana. After starting a blog called Education with an Apron, LaNesha set her...

Season Three Trailer from 2021-02-10T07:00

Find out what's up next on Season 3 of Teachers in America. Host and former teacher Noelle Morris gives you the scoop!

On Embracing Native Culture in Alaska with Danielle Riha from 2020-12-01T07:00

Meet Danielle Riha, a middle school teacher at the Alaska Native Cultural Charter School in Anchorage. She is passionate about equity, indigenous languages, and culturally relevant lessons. She ...

A Seat at the Peace Table with Karen Johnston from 2020-11-17T07:00

Meet Karen Johnston, an elementary school teacher at Harriet Tubman Montessori in New Orleans, Louisiana. Karen studied at The University of Southern Mississippi before she began her 14-year car...

Retiring During COVID-19 with Karl Grubaugh from 2020-10-27T07:00

Meet Karl Grubaugh, a former AP economics teacher and advanced journalism advisor at Granite Bay High School, part of the Roseville Joint Union High School District in California. In 2020, Karl ...

Finding Acceptance as an Immigrant Student with Margarita Lezama from 2020-10-06T07:00

Meet Margarita Lezama, a middle school ESL and ESOL teacher at Brownsville Middle School, part of Miami-Dade Public Schools in Miami, Florida. When she was a child, Margarita and her family fled...

Virtual Learning During COVID-19 with Sharon Biava from 2020-09-22T07:00

Sharon Biava joins us once again to discuss virtual learning during COVID-19, and how she adapted to her new digital classroom with the help of her students. Sharon discusses strategies for mast...

Embrace Being Wrong, Applaud Being Right with Sharon Biava from 2020-09-15T07:00

Meet Sharon Biava, a 4th grade math teacher at Silver Lakes Elementary in Miramar, Florida, part of Broward County Public Schools.

A proud single mother of twins, Sharon has been an edu...

On Being a POC in Academic Spaces with Dr. Chris Emdin from 2020-09-09T07:00

Meet Dr. Chris Emdin an Associate Professor of Science Education at Columbia University.

Chris is the founder of Science Genius and HipHopEd, a nonprofit educational organization that ...

Teaching During COVID-19 with Priyank Bhatt from 2020-08-18T07:00

Meet Priyank Bhatt, a lead math teacher at West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey. This week he joins us for a follow-up episode to discuss his experiences with virtual learning as an urban...

From ELL Student to HS Math Teacher with Priyank Bhatt from 2020-08-11T07:00

Meet Priyank Bhatt, a lead math teacher at West Side High School, part of the Newark Public Schools in New Jersey. 

When he was a child, Priyank moved from India to the U.S., and learne...

Amplifying Student Voices with Kelly Harper from 2020-07-28T07:00

Meet Kelly Harper, a third-grade teacher at Mary Bethune Elementary, part of Fulton County Schools in Georgia.

After winning the 2019 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year Award and ...

Overcoming Trauma in Parkland, FL with Sarah Lerner from 2020-06-23T07:00

Meet Sarah Lerner, an advisor for the yearbook and an English and journalism teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

On February 14th, 2018, 17 individuals at...

Minisode: On Virtual Learning&BLM Protests with Bianca Cole from 2020-06-16T07:00

This week on the podcast, we are joined by a middle school educator out of Washington state for an important minisode of