In this episode, Melissa talks with friend and colleague Jan Rhein. Jan is a literacy coach/specialist who has the added perspective of having been a classroom teacher. Her lens on literacy can help all educators.

In this episode, Melissa returns to the podcast after losing her husband, Josh Milner. She talks to Dr. Paul Coleman about his book Finding Peace When Your Heart is in Pieces.

Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record collaborate to create a Top Ten list of Math Routines.

Danielle North, co news anchor for WPRI in Rhode Island chats with Melissa about the parallels of being a news anchor to being a teacher.

Melissa talks about teachers being strategic about their school year and shares about Queen’s Gambit, PBL, UbD, and Student-Led classrooms.

Melissa and Tricia discuss the coteaching model with their colleagues Heather Sullivan and Olivia Morris.

Personalized learning and creating an educational system that is more equitable.

Melissa chats with Mike Earnshaw about punk rock parallels in education.

Curious about the changes Melissa has made for season 2? Check it out!

Melissa does a deep dive to investigate the parallels between hostage negotiators and educators.

Melissa shares her vision for The Teacher As… podcast and reflects on the episodes so far. What will The Teacher As…podcast be like in 2021?

Melissa and Tricia talk about coteaching in a hybrid model.

Robyn Bratica talks about the importance of social emotional learning.

Donna Kim talks about dealing with grief. Do we have students who are grieving?

Connecting with and supporting students so they can thrive.

Ricardo shares his passion for travel and project based language learning.

Phaedra talks about the purpose of writing and finding what is essential.

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

Blow up the existing model and provide valuable structures.

Nancy shares how punk rock helps her in her teaching practice.