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From the Middle Podcast

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Three middle school teachers discussing love, life, friendship, faith, and teaching.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 30

    It seems that long hiatuses are a thing nowadays? We're sorry! But we're back! We talk about our summers and what we've been up to. Pool time, grad school, and surgery. The White Lotus https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13406094/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

  2. Episode 29

    Episode 29- After a little Covid hiatus, we are back. We had the lovely Allyson back on and chatted about what we’ve been doing since the last time we recorded, which was March. We talk about virtual teaching, a little on Covid in general, and the things that we are enjoying on tv and reading....

  3. Episode 28

    Episode 28 - Honored to record this episode at the Ron Clark Academy with co-founder Kim Bearden. Kim is a best selling author, award winning teacher, and overall superstar. We discussed how Ron Clark Academy was created, the importance of relationships (can’t talk about this enough), Soul care,...

  4. Episode 27

    Episode 27 - We talked about how fabulous this woman was when we returned from AMLE, so we feel so lucky to have teacher, Dean of Students, and speaker Kim Campbell as a guest on the podcast. We talk about the importance of movement, engaging boys, building relationships, and a little on how to...

  5. Episode 26

    Episode 26 - We could not be more excited than to welcome New York Times Best Selling Author Jessica Lahey on the podcast. Jessica has articles written in The Atlantic and the New York Times, and we have her on the podcast to discuss her New York Times best selling book The Gift of Failure: How…

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  6. Episode 25

    Episode 25 - Chelsea leads us on a little topic jumping. We discuss Christmas presents, books, movies, tv shows, AND even more importantly our thoughts on the latest season of The Crown and the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drama. Trunk Club https://www.trunkclub.com Go See the Principal by…

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  7. Episode 24

    Episode 24 : It’s Christmas! We’re here to wrap up the year with our annual Christmas Episode. We have our friend Ally as our special guest this time around. We talk about Christmas traditions changing with marriage and kids, Ally’s first Christmas gift of the year, the amazingness that is The...

  8. Episode 23

    Episode 23 - featuring Katie Powell- We were very fortunate to meet Katie in person at this year’s AMLE conference in Nashville, as well as attend many of her featured sessions. We asked her if she’d come on the podcast, and she’s here to discuss her amazing book and her ideas of helping…

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  9. Episode 22

    Episode 22 - Part 2 of AMLE talks. This time we’re back in Atlanta. We talk to more colleagues, and we’ve put some things into practice. We talk about what we've tried and what else we learned the rest of the conference. AMLE http://www.amle.org Katie Powell https://www.teachbeyondthedesk.com…

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  10. Episode 21

    Episode 21 - We recorded from AMLE in Nashville. We decompress after our first day of the conference discussing our favorite sessions and our takeaways with items that we are hoping to start implementing in our classrooms. AMLE http://www.amle.org Katie Powell https://www.teachbeyondthedesk.com...

  11. Episode 20

    Episode 20 After an unintentional hiatus, we are back with episode 20! We chat about college football, shows we’ve been watching and Melissa’s feelings about Twitter chats. We also discuss our upcoming trip to the AMLE conference. As always, thanks for listening! Modern Love...

  12. Episode 19

    Episode 19 - We talk about Trunk Club some more, The People Vs. OJ Simpson, Toy Story 4, and some back to school dreams.

  13. Episode 18

    Episode 18 - We discuss summer, travel, a little tv, swimsuits, and conferences. Tim Elmore https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Elmore/e/B003Z4FUJ4 Outlander https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3006802/ Southeast Swimwear https://www.southeastswimwear.com AMLE Code https://www.amle.org $50 off A19E5

  14. Episode 17

    Episode 17 - We apologize for the long delay, Melissa talks about her focus group experience and a trip to Chicago. We talk about a school trip to D.C. Sam’s review of the weighted blanket, and Annie F. Downs's Summer of Enneagram. Holderness Family “Maycember”...

  15. Episode 16

    Episode 16 - #MarchMadness y’all. We have Chelsea’s amazing hubby, BJ guest starring to talk basketball with us. He teaches us all things of what to look forward to this year. There’s also another amazing tooth story that Chelsea shares. Zion Williamson shoe incident https://youtu.be/2z7SZwU33ng...

  16. Episode 15

    Episode 15 - We catch up! Bahamas, Lysa TerKeurst, AMLE, and just what’s happening in our lives. As always please rate and review. It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way by Lysa TerKeurst https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BB5R38P/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 I Declare War by Levi Lusko...

  17. Episode 14

    Episode 14 - We are so fortunate to have Mt. Bethel’s Senior Pastor Dr. Jody Ray on with us to discuss his new book Pivot: Embracing the Moments That Change Your Destiny. All three of us have read his book and just loved what he had to say about hitting these pivot moments in our life and using...

  18. Episode 13

    Episode 13- This episode we talk about the approaching Christmas break, we discuss the SEC championship, the Atlanta sports curse, The Alice Network, how much work it takes to be a mom, and the importance of learning to fail in middle school. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn...

  19. Episode 12

    Episode 12 - It’s that glorious time of year, and we have Allyson back on to help talk about all things Christmas. We laugh a ton as we discuss our favorite Christmas movies, traditions, and songs. Christmas Movies: Elf https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319343/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 National Lampoon’s...

  20. Episode 11

    Episode 11 - We talk about our own Thanksgiving day traditions, our sadness that football is almost over, and then we discuss some of our thoughts on screen time within education and the importance of community surrounding adolescents. Middle School 2008 vs. 2018...

  21. Episode 10

    Episode 10 - We have our wonderfully hilarious friend Allyson on the podcast this week. We talk a whole lot about friendship, and have a conversation on hidden curriculum. Madea "Let them go" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTPzXwNVc9g&t=120s Alias Grace...

  22. Episode 9

    Episode 9 - This week we talk about road trips with kids, potty training, 3 things we couldn’t live without, music midtown, and weighted blankets. Please feel free to let us know which 3 things you’d pick off the list. 3 Day Potty Training by Lora Jensen...

  23. Episode 8

    Episode 8 - We’re back with Chip Barber! We discuss the beginning of college football season, a little on other Atlanta sports and mascots, and we have a great conversation addressing some questions related to education.

  24. Episode 7

    Episode 7- We’re back! We discuss back to school, retreat, Taylor Swift, the Tooth Fairy 2.0, and what we’re reading, listening to, and watching. As promised here is a link to a video of Chip and Melissa playing some ping pong at retreat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Q2JCcyfgg All the things...

  25. Episode 6

    Episode 6 We have the one and only Chip Barber with us as we discuss the importance of students being known, why there are not more male teachers, being called to teach middle schoolers, our generation’s love of nostalgia, and just a ton of laughs. We also catch up on Chelsea’s foot, Sam’s trip…

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  26. Episode 5

    Episode 5 - We catch up about the beach, the lake, Chelsea’s foot surgery, credit card fraud, and the Enneagram. -Enneagram https://www.yourenneagramcoach.com/p/dont-know-your-type https://www.enneagraminstitute.com Book: The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships by…

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  27. Episode 4

    Episode 4 - We discuss the World Cup, the tooth fairy, and what we’re currently reading this summer. Natural Disaster: I Cover Them, and I Am One by Ginger Zee...

  28. Episode 3

    Episode 3 - We have our very first guest, Christina Cummings from Kidz2Leaders. Christina talks to us about Kidz2Leaders, Camp Hope, and how we can help. We also reveal a few of the comments from last week's What I Wish I'd Known As a First Year Teacher. Kidz2Leaders's Website :...

  29. Episode 2

    Episode 2 - We discuss education/teaching, swimsuits, and tv, and what we wish we had known as first year teachers. Here are some links to some of the things we discussed in this episode: Education article we discuss:...

  30. Episode 1

    Episode 1- We tell you who we are, how we met, why we're doing this, and what we wish we knew in middle school.

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