This minisode focuses on Spike Lee's ideas about bringing out the best in his actors and the parallels to classroom teaching.

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.

In this episode of Adventures in Coteaching, Melissa and Tricia chat with their fourth grade teammates, Patti Beckman and Arielle Mucha. They look back at the past school year and talk about supporting each other, collaborating, and taking on a big project together.

Lt. Al North explains the importance of teamwork, being prepared, and noticing signals.

Tricia and I are co-teaching and collaborating to make it a great year for our fourth graders!