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The Balancing Act — 111 episodes

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Back to School, Teaching & Big Life Changes: What We’re Balancing in Season 4

2

Monumental Moments from Season 3

3

College Success for Students: Accommodations & Independence with Tara Williams

4

Indy 500 Traditions, Teacher Joy & Happiness Habits That Actually Work

5

College Admissions 2026: What Students and Parents Need to Know with Jen Foldvary

6

College Decisions, Graduation Stress & Surviving Maycember

7

Toxic Mom Groups and Relational Aggression with Dr. Noelle Santorelli

8

Dealing with Loss: A Caretakers Journey

9

Navigating Kids, AI & Digital Learning with Merve Lapus: A Tech Reset

10

Rethinking EdTech: Why Marcy Samayoa Is Leading a Tech-free Classroom “Tech Reset”

11

From Teaching to Content Creation: Jessica Hawk on Education, Tech & Teacher Burnout

12

100th Episode Special: Lessons in Teaching, Podcasting, and Building an Education Community

13

Executive Functioning for K–3 Teachers with Mitch Weathers and Sarah Oberle

14

Work-Life Balance for Educators: Parenting Teens, Caregiving, and Managing It All

15

Teaching Multilingual Learners: Why NJ Teacher of the Year Gillian Ober Says Classrooms Are Changing

16

Teachers Are Burning Out—And Self-Care Isn’t the Solution

17

Teacher Burnout Crisis with Dr. Allison Hitchens

18

Grind My Gears 2: Teacher Pet Peeves, Parent Drama & Staff Culture

19

Talking with @Balancedmindsedu Jamie Ruffner, your sarcastic teaching bestie

20

Lack of Developmental Norms are a Societal Issue Affecting Schools

21

Teacher Friends and Tik Toks with the Math Girls

22

Guidance Counselors and College Bound High School Seniors

23

Learned Helplessness with “The Well Seasoned Teacher”, Melissa Antinoff

24

Gambling, Mental Health Awareness, and Seasonal Affective Disorder

25

Educator, Author, Speaker, NJ Teacher of the Year 2025, Stefanie Lachenauer

26

Choosing Intention: Our Word of the Year

27

Executive Functioning tips for Teens and Adults with Dr. Lethco

28

Proper Holiday Greetings and Some Happy Meetings

29

On the Road at the 2025 NJEA Convention

30

We are Grateful, but not for Learned Helplessness in Students

31

Hey Jealousy - Four Day School Work Week with Courthey White

32

Parenting High School Seniors; Fall Update

33

2024 New Jersey Teacher of the Year, Joe Nappi

34

3rd Annual Halloween Party Hosted by the Petty Patrol

35

Policies that Relate to Teachers with @TeacherpaywithK

36

Lesson Planning: Outdated and Unnecessary or an Important Part of Teaching?

37

Educate and Rejuvenate with Kelsey Sorenson

38

Paid Internships for Student Teachers? You Go Pennsylvania!

39

College Counselor Jen Foldvary

40

Is Social Media Ruining the Classroom?

41

Are We in a Quarrel with Educator Andrea?

42

Welcome Back to the Party, Season Three is Here

43

Major Monumental Moments from Season 2

44

Part II with Dr. Noelle Santorelli, Relational Aggression and Mean Girl Moms

45

Part I with Dr. Noelle Santorelli, Relational Aggression and Mean Girl Moms

46

What is exhausting the teachers?

47

How much tech is too much? With Merve Lapus from Common Sense Media

48

And One More Thing: Teachers are the Reason for all the Extras in Schools

49

Bianca and Chelsea from the NJAEA Pod Squad: Recruiting and Retaining Teachers

50

What Makes a “Good” Parent? Even Kelly Clarkson doesn't know.

51

Why are Students not Successful in School? with Mitch Weathers

52

Middle School Minds Need Organized Systems

53

Never stop dating… your co teacher?

54

The Kids are Not Alright, but Why?

55

We’re Not Foolin’, We love AnnaK

56

What Grinds Our Gears

57

Believe’ment is Achievement with Ed DeShazer

58

The Sandwich Generation Revisited

59

Middle School Maniacs with Courtney Varner

60

No Tech Teaching Review

61

The Child Code with Dr. Danielle Dick

62

Cell Phones and Valentine’s

63

Tech-Spert Wisdom with Dr. Tyler Tarver

64

Shocked, Shooketh, Shaken. Why don’t these kids like me? Season 2 - Episode 19

65

Vein Tests, Heart Tests and Praxis Tests, Oh My! Season 2 - Episode 18

66

New Year, Same Old Friends - Season 2 Episode 17

67

2nd Annual Holiday Special - Season 2 Episode 16

68

Holiday Stress? The Teachers Health Coach is in Session - Season 2 Episode 15

69

Teacher Pay with K - Season 2 Episode 14

70

Gobble Gobble, It’s Time to Talk Turkey - Season 2 Episode 13

71

Employable Teens? Dishin’ out advice with Nicholas Creamery owner Jodie Edwards - Season 2 Episode 12

72

Tech Break? Helpful or nearly impossible? - Season 2 Episode 11

73

Tommy Ho!!! It's our Canadian amie, Dawn Wiseman - Season 2 Episode 10

74

To Halloween or Not to Halloween - Season 2 Episode 9

75

Coworkers: True Friends or Trauma Bonded? Season 2 Episode 8

76

The Queen of Mean Girl Moms - Dr. Noelle Santorelli Season 2 Episode 7

77

Ho Ho Homework - Season 2 Episode 6

78

Theeeee Dee Hankins - Season 2 Episode 5

79

There will always be time for canoodling - Season 2 Episode 4

80

AI in the classroom: A Learning Revolution - Jonathan Mast Season 2 Episode 3

81

Teacher's and AI - Jonathan Mast Season 2 Episode 2

82

Season Two Premiere! - And We're Back! Season 2 Episode 1

83

Best of Season 1: Host Picks - Episode 28

84

Best of Season 1: Parenting Advice - Episode 27

85

Best of Season 1: New Teacher Advice - Episode 26

86

Season One Finale: Summer…She is finally here! Episode 25

87

An Interview with M.C. Reckognize: Mrs. Phyllis Reckhow - Episode 24

88

Closing out the Year with a Skibbidy - Episode 23

89

Empathy, Sympathy and Adulting - Episode 22

90

Tuh Tuh Tuh Teacher Face, Jessica Hawk - Episode 21

91

We are “ALL IN” with Gian Paul Gonzalez - Episode 20

92

Dear parents, we need YOUR support… Part II with Katie Schneider - Episode 19

93

Dear parents, we need YOUR support...Part I - Episode 18

94

Educator_Andrea: “Advice to the New Teachers, Stolen by the Old Ones” - Episode 17

95

Parents Just Don't Understand - Episode 16

96

bELieve in the Power of Daily Routines: Our talk with Hometown Hero Eric LeGrand - Episode 15

97

Flipping the Switch - Ms. Brady had Alice and we're on our own. - Episode 14

98

The Modern Learner: Thirsty for Knowledge or Just Thirsty for Water? - Episode 13

99

An Interview with Influencer Nick Ferroni - Episode 12

100

A Holiday Delight - Curmudgeons Need Not Listen - Episode 11

101

EdcampNJ: The best PD is the teacher down the hall - Episode 10

102

Dr. Tyler Tarver - Episode 9

103

Wake up, show up and grow up! - Episode 8

104

Halloween Episode: Season One - To candy corn or not to candy corn?

105

Setting our Students up for Success: An Interview with Ann Dolin, CEO Educational Connections

106

Just say no… but not to “being accountable.”

107

Wake me up when September ends....

108

Bonus - Very Special Episode 1: Back to School!

109

Maiden Voyage - Part 1

110

Maiden Voyage - Part II

111

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