Rebel Teacher Alliance

This week, we dive into the joys and pains of professional development (spoiler: no icebreakers this time), the magic of making fractions make sense, and why sketching during read-alouds might just be the engagement boost you’ve been looking for. Scott shares how his students are prepping for real-life interviews with actual hiring managers (and how not to answer the weakness que

This week, Scott’s students reflect on their good old days of doing absolutely nothing in class—before he came along and ruined it with actual learning. Fabian survived a lock-in with his 10th graders, complete with late-night chaos, sprinklers gone rogue, and a morning spent knee-deep in Hawaiian taro fields. Jamie, meanwhile, has some thoughts on PDs (spoiler: chart paper and

This week, Scott’s students hit the third-quarter slump, and he may or may not have tricked them into working harder. Fabian finally ran the RPG Dice Roll Rumble—turns out, battling your students with oversized dice is as fun as it sounds. Jamie’s mini-report protocol has students writing full essays in record time (even at home, for fun—yes, really). Meanwhile, Valentine�

Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week, we dive into the joys of third quarter blues, wrestling with student engagement, and the struggle of keeping things fresh in the classroom. We talk about the power of EdTech tools like read-aloud extensions and how tariffs make for surprisingly engaging classroom discussions. Plus, we get into an EMC2 strategy that

Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week, we sit down with the fantastic Dr. Fatty Acid (a.k.a. @When_Nerds_Teach) to talk about middle school madness, engagement strategies, and the legend of Squonk. We explore how humor fuels her classroom, the importance of recognizing student creativity, and why she’s always down to buy a hand-drawn pumpkin-truck tat

Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week, Scott’s students are deep into bridge-building (and possibly bridge-destroying) while he keeps them guessing about whether they actually like school or not. Fabian tries out a new EMC2 activity, The Firm, leading to a TikTok-inspired debate that goes in an unexpected direction. Meanwhile, Jamie welcomes a former

Welcome back to the chaos of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week, Fabian and Jamie unleash their impressions (did someone say Marge Simpson?) while Jamie’s students play the quiet power card with classroom drama worthy of an awards show. Scott takes us through a crash course in cryptocurrency (spoiler: the kids are not ready to mine Bitcoin just yet). Plus, hear about Jamie’s new

Welcome back to the chaos of post-break classrooms! This week, the gang tackles everything from sneaky teacher games during faculty meetings to creative ways of easing students (and themselves) back into the school grind. Fabian introduces the “one word” project and a sneaky vocabulary game, Jamie shares her Iron Chef reboot for expectations and a hydro flask decorating activit

Welcome back to the Rebel Teacher Alliance! In this episode, we sit down with Emmy-nominated producer Jerry Kolber, the creative mastermind behind Brain Games, Who Smarted?, and Mysteries About True Histories (M.A.T.H.). Jerry shares his journey from making reality TV to redefining edutainment with shows that entertain, educate, and sometimes blow our minds. We talk about magic, St

Welcome back to a fresh episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week, we dive into the joys and challenges of breaking away from a "frictionless" learning environment to embrace novelty and active engagement in the classroom. From playful lawsuits with "The Firm" to discussions about middle schoolers' peak altruistic learning phase, Michael Matera joins us to share his gamified ins