Teachers' Lounge

Oct 18 2024 145 ep. 45 mins 20
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Host Peter Medlin connects with teachers, students and leaders in education as they discuss the biggest issues impacting classrooms.We want to hear your experiences as an educator. Send us a note to [email protected]

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Composing the Climate & Teaching Music | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Oct 18 2024 54 mins  
A music teacher puts a soundtrack to climate anxiety…with classical music…“If I'm going to continue spending hours each day practicing music from the past, then I also need to find a way to bring that to bear when coping with the present.”Composing the Climate…hear the music and conversation on Teachers’ Lounge.

A Rockford educator teaches us how to think like a physicist | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Oct 04 2024 61 mins  
"I don't need a student to like my class. I know that I've done my job when a student says, 'Oh my gosh, I can't drive my car without thinking about physics anymore!' or 'I'm always seeing physics through everything, and it's driving me crazy!'"We’re headed to the lab on a new Teachers' Lounge podcast.

An award-winning P.E. teacher on helping kids feel strong and confident | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Sep 20 2024 51 mins  
Middle school can be an awkward time…let alone middle school P.E. class…so any breakthrough is a big deal!“I love those moments. I even go and have those personal conversations with those kids, like, ‘hey, it was awesome to see you out and moving today. This was probably the best day ever,’ and then they sit there and smile,” she said. “They take that home with them.�

Teachers' Lounge 5-Year Anniversary Spectacular

Sep 06 2024 49 mins  
On a SPECIAL episode of TL, our education show turns 5 YEARS OLD and we’re celebrating by revisiting some of our favorite moments over the years.Join us for a “Best of” Teachers’ Lounge out now on WNIJ.org or wherever you get podcasts.

'Never smile until Christmas': tales from teaching in the 1960s | Teachers' Lounge CLASSIC

Aug 30 2024 37 mins  
Kathy started her teaching career in 1965 and…to say they threw her right into the deep end…oof."When I started teaching, as a teacher, you were extremely isolated," she said. "You were closed in this room with them. In my second year of teaching, I had 50 3rd graders!"We talk about how in the world you teach that many kids at once, how she evolved as a teacher as she got older

We all want good food and a beautiful home | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Aug 16 2024 50 mins  
On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast -- we all want to eat good food and we all want to live in a beautiful home. So, when you teach Food and interior design like Katey -- it’s not that hard to make the lessons feel relevant.

The art of building chairs, guitars and a student's confidence | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Aug 02 2024 60 mins  
On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, Tracey teaches agriculture, woodworking, welding, horticulture and sometimes she needs to learn yet another skill to help one of her students, like building guitars."He literally starts laughing. He goes, either you're the best teacher ever, or you have no idea what you're doing! I'm just chuckling. I have a kid who has this need, I can reach th

An American history of motherhood, mentorship, & empowering women's leadership | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Jul 19 2024 58 mins  
On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, the professor who penned “Modern Motherhood: An American History." We also talk about her work to empower women at every stage of their career.

A guide to human geography | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Jul 05 2024 50 mins  
it’s time for a geography class. Well, HUMAN GEOGRAPHY -- which teaches the WHY of WHERE. My chat with a 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year Finalist.

A school year in the life of a teacher, 2023-24 | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Jun 21 2024 74 mins  
We interviewed the same teacher every single month during the school year to give you an honest look at the hard work that goes into teaching every day.