Time for Teachership

What happens when young people and older adults have meaningful opportunities to learn, volunteer, and build relationships together? In this episode of Time for Teachership , host Lindsay Lyons talks with guest Marissa Birne about the power of intergenerational learning and her work developing Vermont Youth Leaders in Aging , a volunteer program that connects high school students with older adults...

What can educators learn from Indigenous ways of knowing, intergenerational learning, storytelling, and community-centered education? In this episode of the Time for Teachership podcast , host Lindsay Lyons talks with guest Dr. Anton Treuer , author, educator, and scholar, about how education can help create social transformation and prepare students to thrive in an increasingly diverse world. Dr....

What happens when middle school girls have a consistent, trusted group of older women who listen to them, validate them, and create a safe space for them to be heard? In this episode of the Time for Teachership podcast , host Lindsay Lyons talks with guest Karen Foley of the Juvenile Protective Association (JPA) in Chicago about the transformative power of intergenerational learning and JPA's Gran...

Think it's too early in the school year to start classroom discussions? Think again. In this episode of the Time for Teachership podcast, Lindsay Lyons makes the case for starting classroom discussions now —whether you're a few weeks into the school year, starting later, or listening at another point in the year. Drawing particularly from Making Classroom Discussions Work , edited by Jane C. Lo, L...

What if the way we phrase a discussion question is actually shaping the kind of thinking and conversation students have? In this episode of the Time for Teachership podcast, Lindsay Lyons explores how to reframe discussion prompts so classroom discourse moves beyond binary "agree or disagree" questions and toward deeper listening, critical analysis, perspective-taking, values exploration, and civi...

How can we help students have meaningful conversations across differences—not by avoiding disagreement, but by learning how to engage in it well? In this episode of the Time for Teachership podcast, Lindsay Lyons talks with Joe Schmidt and Nichelle Pinkney , co-authors of Civil Discourse: Classroom Conversations for Stronger Communities , about what it actually takes to create classrooms where stu...

What if creating a supportive classroom environment starts not with changing student behavior, but with understanding the nervous systems of the adults and students in the room? In this episode of the Time for Teachership podcast, Lindsay Lyons talks with Emily Read Daniels , an internationally recognized trauma specialist and trainer in the trauma-informed schools movement, about The Regulated Cl...

Welcome to Season 7 of the Time for Teachership podcast! 🎙️ Season 7 is here—and we're getting very intentional about the focus that has been woven through so much of the podcast over the years: discourse . In this Season 7 premiere, Lindsay Lyons shares why student-led discourse, student voice, classroom discussion, and shared leadership are becoming the central lens for the podcast moving forwar...

How do you assess classroom discussions in a way that supports deeper thinking—not just participation? In this solo episode of the  Time for Teachership Podcast , host Lindsay Lyons shares practical strategies for assessing student discourse in ways that promote critical thinking, equitable participation, and authentic learning. Rather than focusing only on written assignments, this episode explor...

As multilingual learner populations continue to grow in schools across the country, many educators are asking the same question: How can we provide language support without lowering academic rigor? In this solo episode, Lindsay Lyons breaks down the WIDA 2020 Framework into practical, classroom-ready ideas for teachers, instructional coaches, and school leaders. You'll learn how the framework orga...

What if grammar wasn't about memorizing rules—but about helping students express themselves more powerfully? In this episode with host Lindsay, literacy consultant and author Patty McGee shares the research behind her book Not Your Granny's Grammar and explains why traditional grammar instruction often fails to improve student writing. Instead, she offers an inquiry-based, student-centered approac...

In Part 2 of this conversation with host Lindsay, Dr. Genevieve Erker Caffrey unpacks the final three components of her P.O.W.E.R. Framework for justice-oriented social studies instruction: Wisdom & Wit, Entanglements & Empowerment, and Relevance & Responsibility . Together, these dimensions help educators move beyond teaching about history to creating meaningful learning experiences that cultivat...

What does it actually mean to create a justice-centered curriculum? Many educators are committed to equity, inclusion, and justice, but translating those values into daily curriculum design can feel overwhelming. In this guest episode of the Time for Teachership Podcast, host Lindsay Lyons sits down with educator, researcher, and framework designer Dr. Genevieve Erker-Caffrey to discuss her innova...

How do school leaders respond when staff resist change? In this solo episode of the Time for Teachership Podcast, host Lindsay Lyons explores how discourse can serve as a powerful form of change leadership. Drawing on adaptive leadership research, transformative learning theory, and the concept of  constructive disorientation , Lindsay shares a practical framework for leading difficult conversatio...

What does it mean to lead effectively when there are no simple solutions? In this guest episode of the Time for Teachership Podcast, host Lindsay Lyons sits down with educator, anthropologist, researcher, and author  Dr. Annalies Corbin to explore the concept of wicked problems and what educational leaders can learn from them. Together, they discuss how schools can foster agency, resilience, cultu...

In this solo episode of the Time for Teachership Podcast, host Lindsay Lyons explores several influential change leadership theories and examines how they can strengthen staff discourse, shared decision-making, and transformational school improvement. Drawing from her doctoral research in leadership and change, as well as her experience supporting turnaround schools, Lindsay shares practical frame...

In this powerful episode of Time for Teachership , Lindsay Lyons speaks with Dr. Aditya Nagrath, founder of Elephant Learning, about transforming how we teach and experience mathematics. Together, they challenge the traditional view of math as memorization and computation and reframe it as a language for solving real-world problems . From addressing math anxiety to bridging learning gaps for older...

In this powerful episode of the Time for Teachership podcast, Lindsay Lyons talks with Dr. Darla Bishop , educator, public health advocate, and author, about how families and schools can partner together to build financially confident kids from preschool through adolescence . Dr. Bishop shares why children are the carriers of social change , how everyday errands can become rich financial literacy...

In this episode of the Time for Teachership Podcast, Lindsay Lyons talks with Christina Hidek , founder of PTO Answers and author of The Principal's Parent Group Playbook , about how schools are overlooking one of their greatest assets: parent groups. Christina shares why PTOs and PTAs are often misunderstood, under-leveraged, and poorly supported—and how school leaders and teachers can transform...

In this episode of the Time for Teachership Podcast , host Lindsay Lyons welcomes picture book author and illustrator Molly Arbuthnott for a rich conversation about why picture books are not the "bottom rung" of reading—but the top . This episode is part of a special mini-series for educators and families focused on how to support children's reading lives. Molly shares how picture books create spa...

In this powerful episode of the Time for Teachership Podcast , host Lindsay Lyons sits down with therapeutic school principal and psychologist Doug Bolton to explore a timely question: What if our definition of success in schools is actually harming kids, families, and educators? Doug shares research-backed insights on the youth mental health crisis, the unintended consequences of achievement-driv...

Most schools are collaborating. But very few are collaborating in a way that systematically elevates instruction for every teacher and every student . In this episode, guest Kurtis Hewson breaks down the  Collaborative Team Meeting (CTM) —a deceptively simple structure that becomes the engine of a school's entire support system. You'll learn how CTMs sit inside a larger four-layer collaboration mo...

What if "student voice" isn't the goal? In this episode, guest Adam Fletcher reframes the conversation around  Meaningful Student Involvement —a deeper, more transformative approach built on student–adult partnerships, confronting adultism, and cultivating personal engagement from kindergarten through graduation. Adam argues that education is not just preparation for democracy—it is the bedrock of...

In this guest episode, Leah Ellis shares with Lindsay how a simple moment with her 4-year-old during the pandemic sparked a movement where kids don't just learn about leadership… they practice it now by starting real businesses, solving real community problems, and seeing themselves as capable change-makers today. You'll hear how Leah uses the improv mindset of "Yes, and…" to coach youth ideas wit...

What if students weren't just "given a voice," but shared real power in how schools operate? In this episode, Lindsay sits down with Ana, Jacoby, and Lindsey from UP for Learning to explore what youth–adult partnership actually looks like in practice—and how it's transforming schools at the classroom, district, and even state policy level. You'll hear how students and adults work side-by-side thro...