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Dear Teacher
by Rachel
Dear Teacher is all about celebrating the teachers in our lives. Each episode features an interview with a teacher (K-12 and Higher Ed too) sharing the joys and challenges of the classroom, favorite moments, funny stories, and tips for appreciating the teachers in your own life.
Episodes
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Anne and Chrissie: A Homeschool Conversation
For the final episode of Dear Teacher I interviewed two of my very first interviewees, Anne Grogan and Chrissie Lockman. Anne and Chrissie are both trained elementary school teachers turned homeschool moms who are passionate about education. In this interview they trade stories about…
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Maureen: Teaching College English during the Pandemic
Dr. Maureen Gallagher talks about her experiences teaching English at Slippery Rock University. She also reflects on the ups and downs of teaching during the pandemic.
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Laurel: Honoring the Whole Person, Faculty Development
Faculty developer Dr. Laurel Willingham-McLain shares insights from her career teaching and caring for teachers. From directing a university center for teaching and learning to consulting one on one with faculty during the pandemic, Laurel talks about adaptation, growth, and valuing people.
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Rachel & Mike: Teaching high school vs college and some perks of teaching via Zoom
Your host Rachel becomes the interviewee! In this episode, learn about what it’s like to teach full-time high school, part-time college, and manage both during the pandemic. Podcast sound editor and husband extraordinaire Mike makes an appearance as interviewer.
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Justin: Teaching Game Design and Starting a Job During the Pandemic
Justin Fanzo teaches Game Design at Penn State University. Listen in as he shares why he chose the profession, the unique challenges and rewards of teaching game design, and what it was like to start a new position during the pandemic.
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Mini Episode: Ralph and Teaching Music in a Pandemic
North Carolina Music teacher Ralph Shoemaker shares his experiences with adapting to the pandemic and reflects on why he pursued a career in music education.
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Rachel: Project based learning in a pandemic-free bubble
Rachel Ferguson talks about her experiences working as an elementary school teacher at a private project-based school. She shares her school’s plan for navigating the pandemic face-to-face and remembers the women who inspire her to teach. Editing credits go to my super fabulous husband Mike.
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Annie: Homeschool and the Magic of Math and Reading
Annie McCumber, homeschool teacher and mom of four, shares her love for homeschooling, her thoughts on unschooling, and her passion for math and reading.
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John: On Starting a New Teaching Gig during the Pandemic
History professor turned high school science teacher, Dr. John Wineland talks about the heroic feat of transitioning from teaching college to high school and from teaching history to science all while adapting to the pandemic in the public high school classroom.
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Danielle Part 2: Teaching Personas, Pandemic Challenges, and the Future of Higher Ed
When I was a graduate student, I was inspired by Dr. Danielle St. Hilaire‘s confidence as a woman in higher education. In part two of her two-part interview, Danielle talks about her experiences leading the Duquesne University English department during the pandemic, reminisces about the teachers...
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Danielle Part 1: Paradise Lost, Why We Teach, and Administration
In part one of a two-part episode, Dr. DanielleSt. Hilaire, Milton expert and chair of the English department at Duquesne University, talks about her first love (Paradise Lost), shares the story of why she became a teacher, and reflects on what it’s been like to pair teaching with working as an...
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Heidi: Art, Innovation, and Accessibility
Heidi Allenbaugh Wineland gives us a window into her world as an elementary school art teacher. She identifies both the need for art and the difficulty of teaching it during the pandemic and shares the inspiring story of how she and her community worked together to provide art supplies for over…
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Jen: Teenage World Changers, Student Growth, and Teacher Self Care
Jen Kane teaches high school English in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In this interview, she talks about the honor of mentoring world changers in the high school classroom, the wonder of watching students grow, and the need for teacher self-care.
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Lovable teenagers: a mini episode
In this mini episode, yours truly shares a few stories from my week about learning how to enjoy those lovable teenagers in the classroom.
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Mini Episode: Sarina and Middle School English During the Pandemic
From book shortages to small class sizes, Sarina, a middle school English teacher in Central Florida, talks about the challenges and even advantages of teaching during the pandemic.
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Chris: Accounting Professor, Prankster, and Teaching Enthusiast
Professor Chris Fairchild from Southeastern University in Florida shares his secret for making accounting exciting for students, admits to participating in some faculty pranks, and talks about what he finds so life-giving about teaching.
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Back to School: an episode about transition
This week your host, Rachel, announces a change to the podcast format and shares a snapshot of what returning to the classroom face-to-face looks like for her during the pandemic.
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Michael: Middle School, Twilight Zone, and Performance
Michael Thomas shares experiences from his first year teaching Language Arts in Middle School and celebrates his own 9th grade English teacher and her significant influence in his life.
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Phil: 35 Years of Teaching, Storytelling, and Travel
Mr. Phil Hays shares stories from his 35 year career as a geography/social studies teacher at Conrad Weiser Middle and High School in PA.
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Chrissie: Homeschool, Praying Mantises, and a Pie in the Face
Chrissie Clarkson Lockman, elementary school teacher turned homeschool teacher, shares her passion for homeschooling, experiential learning, and her unfortunate experience with a tasty prank.
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Gary: Learning While You Teach
Dr. Gary Grieve-Carlson, professor of English at Lebanon Valley College, talks about the excitement of learning while you teach, the challenges of teaching during the pandemic, and how teachers inspired him to love reading.
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Anne: Teaching, Grace, and Lots of Laughter
An interview with Anne Langshaw Grogan, an elementary, middle, and homeschool teacher who knows all about overcoming challenges and embracing humor.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Dear Teacher is all about celebrating the teachers in our lives. Each episode features an interview with a teacher (K-12 and Higher Ed too) sharing the joys and challenges of the classroom, favorite moments, funny stories, and tips for appreciating the teachers in your own life.
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Rachel
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Dear Teacher is all about celebrating the teachers in our lives. Each episode features an interview with a teacher (K-12 and Higher Ed too) sharing the joys and challenges of the classroom, favorite moments, funny stories, and tips for appreciating the teachers in your own life.
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Dear Teacher is created and hosted by Rachel.
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