The Making Teachers Podcast

Episode Ten - Tammy Sweet Talks Teacher Mental Health

In this episode we talk with Tammy Sweet, Clinical Director at Spero Family Services, about workplace burnout and managing stress. This is a good listen for all teachers and not just new ones. You can learn more about Spero Family Services at https://www.sperofs.org

Episode Nine - Melanie Andrews Gives Us Real Talk About Professional Learning

Professional development and learning are essential to becoming a great teacher and to stay a good teacher. Melanie Andrews, Superintendent at Mt. Vernon Township High School District #201, shines a light on what all new and more experienced teachers need to know.

Episode Eight - Kylee Smith (Carlyle) and Sean Cochran (Odin) Share Their Lessons Learned in Year One

Kylee Smith (Carlyle) and Sean Cochran (Odin) join us to talk about what they learned in their first year of teaching. They also give advice for our teachers-to-be and spoiler alert, they both stressed creating good relationships to be successful.

Episode Seven - Sara Boucek Geeks Out about School Law

In part two of our "what they don't teach you in teacher school" series, Sara Boucek joins us to talk about the things young teachers need to know about the law. We talk tort immunity, Freedom of Information Act, social media and other legal considerations for teachers.

Episode Six - Beth Matthews Helps us with All the Things You Didn't Learn in Teacher School

In this episode we chat about all those things that tend to hit us in the face when we start our first teaching job like evaluations, parents, unions, state testing and coaching. Bethel Grade School teacher, Beth Matthews, joins us to hash it out. Program note - due to equipment issues, this episode was recorded in multiple settings. Please excuse any poor quality in the audio.