Teachers Like Us

Alyssa and Andre discuss the the impact of Dr. Seuss Week on the teaching community and how rhyming words have played a part in masking racism. Support the show

Alyssa and Andre discuss what it means to code switch and manage multiple lived experiences from both a teacher and student perspective. Support the show

Andre and Alyssa discuss what colourism/shadeism are and how these ideologies impact your students. What does it mean when your students talk about being "light-skinned" vs. "dark-skinned" and why it's a problem for racialized communities. Support the show

Join Alyssa and Andre with a special guest to talk about hair in the black community and what that means for your students. Support the show

Alyssa and Andre explore some of the pitfalls educators make during Black History Month and give you practical steps for how to move forward with a culturally responsive Black History Month (and year!) Support the show

How do you figure out what to teach and how to teach it? Join Alyssa and Andre as they talk about curriculum development and instructional design through a culturally responsive lens. Support the show

In this episode, Alyssa and Andre discuss their teaching philosophies and how building relationships with students is beneficial to student learning. Support the show

Welcome to the first episode of Teachers Like Us! Join hosts Alyssa and Andre, middle school teachers with a fresh perspective on education. In episode 1, meet the educators behind Teachers Like Us as they explain their respective journeys into education. Support the show