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The Balancing Act — 110 episodes

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1

Monumental Moments from Season 3

2

College Success for Students: Accommodations & Independence with Tara Williams

3

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

4

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

5

College Decisions, Graduation Stress & Surviving Maycember

6

Toxic Mom Groups and Relational Aggression with Dr. Noelle Santorelli

7

Dealing with Loss: A Caretakers Journey

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

Teacher Burnout Crisis with Dr. Allison Hitchens

17

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

18

Talking with @Balancedmindsedu Jamie Ruffner, your sarcastic teaching bestie

19

Lack of Developmental Norms are a Societal Issue Affecting Schools

20

Teacher Friends and Tik Toks with the Math Girls

21

Guidance Counselors and College Bound High School Seniors

22

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

23

Gambling, Mental Health Awareness, and Seasonal Affective Disorder

24

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

25

Choosing Intention: Our Word of the Year

26

Executive Functioning tips for Teens and Adults with Dr. Lethco

27

Proper Holiday Greetings and Some Happy Meetings

28

On the Road at the 2025 NJEA Convention

29

We are Grateful, but not for Learned Helplessness in Students

30

Hey Jealousy - Four Day School Work Week with Courthey White

31

Parenting High School Seniors; Fall Update

32

2024 New Jersey Teacher of the Year, Joe Nappi

33

3rd Annual Halloween Party Hosted by the Petty Patrol

34

Policies that Relate to Teachers with @TeacherpaywithK

35

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

36

Educate and Rejuvenate with Kelsey Sorenson

37

Paid Internships for Student Teachers? You Go Pennsylvania!

38

College Counselor Jen Foldvary

39

Is Social Media Ruining the Classroom?

40

Are We in a Quarrel with Educator Andrea?

41

Welcome Back to the Party, Season Three is Here

42

Major Monumental Moments from Season 2

43

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

44

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

45

What is exhausting the teachers?

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

Why are Students not Successful in School? with Mitch Weathers

51

Middle School Minds Need Organized Systems

52

Never stop dating… your co teacher?

53

The Kids are Not Alright, but Why?

54

We’re Not Foolin’, We love AnnaK

55

What Grinds Our Gears

56

Believe’ment is Achievement with Ed DeShazer

57

The Sandwich Generation Revisited

58

Middle School Maniacs with Courtney Varner

59

No Tech Teaching Review

60

The Child Code with Dr. Danielle Dick

61

Cell Phones and Valentine’s

62

Tech-Spert Wisdom with Dr. Tyler Tarver

63

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

64

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

65

New Year, Same Old Friends - Season 2 Episode 17

66

2nd Annual Holiday Special - Season 2 Episode 16

67

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

68

Teacher Pay with K - Season 2 Episode 14

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

To Halloween or Not to Halloween - Season 2 Episode 9

74

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

75

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

76

Ho Ho Homework - Season 2 Episode 6

77

Theeeee Dee Hankins - Season 2 Episode 5

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

Best of Season 1: Host Picks - Episode 28

83

Best of Season 1: Parenting Advice - Episode 27

84

Best of Season 1: New Teacher Advice - Episode 26

85

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

86

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

87

Closing out the Year with a Skibbidy - Episode 23

88

Empathy, Sympathy and Adulting - Episode 22

89

Tuh Tuh Tuh Teacher Face, Jessica Hawk - Episode 21

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

Parents Just Don't Understand - Episode 16

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

An Interview with Influencer Nick Ferroni - Episode 12

99

A Holiday Delight - Curmudgeons Need Not Listen - Episode 11

100

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

101

Dr. Tyler Tarver - Episode 9

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

Wake me up when September ends....

107

Bonus - Very Special Episode 1: Back to School!

108

Maiden Voyage - Part 1

109

Maiden Voyage - Part II

110

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