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The Teacher's Life Podcast

The Teacher's Life podcast is a show that contains deep introspective thoughts, memories and stories about the life of a teacher. I also have some interviews for you. VISIT THE BLOG AT http://theteacherslifeblog.blogspot.com The hotline number to be on the show is 623-239-4108. I await your thoughts!
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Episodes

Episode 17

A bad summer haircut...and a possible switch in podcast site???? Help?

May 30, 20099 min

Episode 16

Teacher lay-offs hit home...teaching an eighth grade boy how "Hotel California" can get the girls!

May 09, 200913 min

Episode 15

Topics include: Doing the unthinkable, Naming nose hairs, "one of these things is not like the other", Alien leader update, and teacher layoffs.

Mar 19, 200916 min

Episode 14

The $20 puzzle on youtube, Kimmi, dating in second grade, and some music videos

Mar 13, 200913 min

Episode featuring everyone?

Here on The Teacher's Life Podcast we value the thoughts of the listeners. I'm looking for you to call into the hotline and share your thoughts to the question "What is your favorite thing about the age level of the kids you teach....what they say, do, or think." Call (623) 239-4108 and share. Deadline is March 1st. I await your message.

Feb 21, 200913 min

Episode 13

Sewer smells, parent teacher conference questions, ballet, and student work on walls.....and fingernails!!!!

Feb 14, 200917 min

Episode 12

The Littles ask for more math problems, and Kimmi has a double dose of challenges this week!

Jan 28, 200922 min

YouTube

I'm reaching out to the Youtub community and the listeners of The Teacher's Life Podcast to help my second graders make connections to the real world. Got a couple minutes....?

Jan 15, 20092 min

This week's Top 5 #2

Please come to www.theteacherslifeblog.blogspot.com and vote for the one you can relate to the most!

Jan 07, 200913 min

The "We Are Authors" album

Just in time for the holidays, I revisit the album I made with my second graders. All the songs on the album are present with some of my own reflections about the process two years later.

Dec 12, 200856 min

This Week's Top 5 (#1)

The top 5 things I've been thinking about. Visit http://theteacherslifeblog.blogspot.com to help vote.

Dec 10, 20089 min

The Debbie Lera Interview

New author Debbie Lera discusses leaving the teaching profession to pursue being an author, what it like writing a book, and talks about her new book "Writing Above Standard" available through Scholastic in March. She also shares a great story of the day.

Nov 07, 200814 min

The Jeff Coffin Interview

Possibly the most important and innovative horn player of our time comes on to talk about teaching music. Visit www.theteacherslifeblog.blogspot.com for links and videos of Jeff.

Nov 02, 200824 min

Episode 11

Back from the honeymoon in Hawaii, bad sub, Help needed concerning Mccain comment, winning an award.

Oct 19, 200814 min

Guest host- Kimmi

Steven Kimmi fills in for Bobby as host of The Teachers Life!

Oct 02, 200821 min

Episode 10

Topics include: Audacity, Kimmi's new challenge, The Littles talk about the internet, Reading Aloud, and a few tech tips from Bobby

Sep 20, 200823 min

The Pam Allyn Interview

The wonderful educator joins us to discuss Litlife, boys and reading, her trip to Africa, the internet, and shares a story of the day from Africa.

Sep 16, 200836 min

Episode 9

I'm fighting the lawn, help?...Kimmi's latest challenge of the week, the Littles begin their discussion on the the presential race, and a story of the day from Morgan.

Sep 14, 200831 min

The Donald Bear Interview

One of the main authors of "Words Their Way" comes on to discuss phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction.

Sep 05, 200824 min

Episode 8

The Littles discuss animals, Mr. Kimmi joins us for the "Challenge of the Week", and a story concerning leaving underwear out for parents to see.

Sep 03, 200816 min

Episode 7

Word of the day= "looney", The Littles discuss geography, story of the day involving spitting.

Aug 27, 200813 min

Episode 6

Topics covered include slipping in the grocery store, the first installment of "The Littles", a story from a 4th grade teacher, and the new polling topic.

Aug 22, 200819 min

A talk about CGI

Dinah Brown joins us to discuss teaching for understanding in mathematics using concepts from a CGI approach.

Aug 17, 200827 min

The Gay Su Pinnell Interview

The great researcher, educator, and speaker joins us to discuss her two newest resources, being a new teacher to reading, using a basal and answers THE question.

Aug 13, 200819 min

The Sara Holbrook Interview

Nationally acclaimed performance poet joins the NATION!!! She discusses poetry in the classroom, her teacher resources, and inspiration for poetry.

Aug 13, 200819 min

Episode 4

In this episode, we introduce the occasional segment on the show called the "Nation Conversation". And.....the vote for the intro song is now up....come vote will you and help me out with the show. The last song here is called "Green". It was written by two of my students a few years back. The opening conversation was recorded during one fall afternoon in class.

Aug 13, 200813 min

Special Update

The blog has started. Check it out. It's the main station, well, for those non-NATION!!! people. But have no fear, if you want to be in the NATION!!! family, there are links!

Aug 13, 20086 min
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