Podcasts

       
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Melissa Milner Melissa Milner

Zooming In on Narrative Nonfiction with Candace Fleming

Candace Fleming is an author of many fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults. Among other things, Melissa and Candace talk about the research process, the power of nonfiction and how teachers can help students get more specific in their research.

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Melissa Milner Melissa Milner

Zooming In on Teacher Creativity with Jane Reynolds

Jane Reynolds, sister of author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds, chats about her work in helping teachers tap into their creativity so they can model it for their students. Her teacher education work with her brothers, Peter and Paul, is revolutionary including their soon to be Teacher Learning and Creativity Center in Dedham, MA.

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Melissa Milner Melissa Milner

Zooming In on Balance, Boundaries, and Breaks with Evan Whitehead

Evan Whitehead, M.Ed. is an author, speaker, Mental Health Advocate, and the creator of Balance Boundaries and Breaks.™️ Evan shares his struggles with finding balance that brought him to his new focus of helping all educators find a healthy work/life balance.

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Melissa Milner Melissa Milner

The Teacher As Film Editor: The Bad Bits

In this Teacher As Film Editor minisode, Melissa talks about Walter Murch's term the "bad bits." Teachers are like film editors who sometimes cut out the "bad bits" of their lessons to meet the needs of their students.

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Melissa Milner Melissa Milner

Ep. 88 Introduction to The Teacher As… Minisodes

This minisode explains Melissa's inspiration for sharing these short episodes that drop every other week. Melissa begins by focusing on The Teacher As Filmmaker. Each minisode is focused on a different teaching metaphor. Listen to the minisodes and get teaching inspiration from some of the most talented filmmakers in the business!

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Melissa Milner Melissa Milner

Ep. 81 Meaningful Math Games with Ann Elise Record and Dr. Nicki Newton

Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record are back! This time they are chatting about meaningful math games. They talk about all different types of math games such as collaborative games, competitive games, card games and traditional games that students already know how to play like War and Jeopardy.

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Melissa Milner Melissa Milner

Ep. 72: Zooming In on S.E.L. and the Arts with Elizabeth Peterson

Are you afraid that bringing the ARTs into your classroom will just make more work for you? Elizabeth Peterson loves helping caring, creative teachers connect the arts with social-emotional learning strategies that are practical and meaningful. Elizabeth, a teacher herself, is the creator of SEAL, Social-Emotional Artistic Learning: a unique and holistic method of integrating the arts with SEL.

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Melissa Milner Melissa Milner

Ep. 71: The Teacher As Actor Part Two with Milton Justice

"The students tell me, without saying it, what they need to be taught." Melissa chats with the amazing Milton Justice. This Emmy and Oscar winner finds teaching actors is his true passion. He is the author of I Don't Need an Acting Class and has a successful podcast with the same name. Melissa and Milton talk about the parallels between teaching and acting.

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Ep. 69: Zooming In On the Journey with Youth Runner Michael Studer

Melissa chats with 11 year old youth runner, Michael Studer. He shares about his journey to becoming one of the fastest youth runners in the United States. Grit, dealing with disappointment, and understanding that his teammates are not his competition are a few topics discussed. Michael is an inspiring young man.

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Melissa Milner Melissa Milner

Episode 66: The Teacher As Anti-MLM Advocate

Some multi-level marketing companies target teens. In this episode, Melissa focuses on one that seems to be the biggest offender, Cutco Knives/Vector Marketing. If parents, high school teachers, and college professors know about these companies, they can speak up when they see a student getting fooled by the deception.

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Melissa Milner Melissa Milner

Episode 65 Zooming In on Experiential Learning with Luke Liddle

Teachers differentiate for their students in the classroom. Shouldn't they do the same for their students when going on a field trip/school travel? In this episode, Luke Liddle, Managing Director for Independent Schools Cultural Alliance, explains how he allows for student agency in his work with international student travel.

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