Classroom Brew

377: The theme of this week must be standardized testing and weird interactions with new coworkers... All this and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew    

376: Ryan's first observation at the new school seemed to go well, we look at another teacher's wild staff meeting experience, address the sleeping elephants in the room at the interim school board's first press conference, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

375: Ryan covers questions from Reddit, Chicago's dire situation with the entire school board resigning, some wholesome moments with his new students, some weird encounters with a new coworker, and more! Full video podcast available for this episode on Patreon! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

374: To view this episode, visit patreon.com/classroombrew   See you next week on the regular podcast feed!

373: Some parts of Ryan's new job are just like the old days... Also discussed: how local news can interfere with instruction or assessment... and the potential for a teacher strike in the current school-year is a possibility... fun!!! (yikes...). Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

372: The week of drill after drill... Listen 'til the end for this short pep talk... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

371: Ryan's annual cold within the first three weeks of the school year continues, while curriculum night with parents and guardians is like a whole new world... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

370: Let's talk about rodent issues in schools, the first two weeks at a new job/school, adjusting to new commute times and teacher prep times, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

369: Ryan's first week at the new school is like an entirely different world than his previous school... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

368: Ryan's first week at his new job has definitely been an adjustment period.  Change may be scary at times, but this new opportunity is going to be great! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

367: As the summer ends, Ryan gets a chance to go into his new school ahead of teachers' first week; FX has a new teacher-based comedy to join Abbott Elementary, Reddit has opinions on emails from your phone, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

366: Hayden, Ryan's former student teacher, rejoins the podcast to talk about his first year in the profession, shifting content areas, the outlook ahead, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

365: Carla joins Ryan on the podcast for a couple drinks and discussion about summer school, challenges different teachers face in different educational settings, the Teachers' Bill of Rights in Alabama, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

364: As the summer begins winding down, Ryan gets into some poll data from listeners, where things are at with his career transition, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

363: In addition to this week's Comment Heroes of the Week, Ryan also gets into some of Reddit's school gossip, a few updates on career transitioning, the official versus real reasons teachers may want to leave their jobs, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

362: Fallout from Ryan resigning and accepting a new job, the Pennsylvania students posing as teachers on TikTok, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

361: It's Ryan's last day at his job after packing up his classroom.  Link to FREE video podcast: https://youtu.be/7f8cep72bCc Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew  

360: Feed teachers! This week, Ryan gets into his first APSI since 2018, some disparities among teacher experiences, a few Reddit questions, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

359: Ryan gets into the growing use of A.I. in teaching, the A.I. songs that didn't make the cut for last week's Teacher Pep Talk, our Comment Hero of the Week, an impatient person versus a teacher in the drive-thru, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

358: It's not a topic addressed enough... teachers need a bathroom break! So check out this week's pep talk in the form of a song... Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

357: Ryan tries to sum up the emotional whirlwind of this year's graduation, a new solution/idea in Charlotte for teachers' cost of living, surviving "dead week" as a teacher, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

356: Ryan covers this week's Comment Hero of the Week, the omnipresent issue of phones, concerns about "Teach for America," equity issues with school budgets, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

355: As this year winds down, Ryan reflects on the confusing juxtaposition of new and veteran teachers not teaching the WHOLE child in school, a 4th consecutive year of a W.I.N.G.S. Foundation Scholarship for a student, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

354: Ryan and Peter debrief a really long week, where everything from teacher clothes and scent are addressed by students, as well as the attempts to measure "grit," and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com

353: It's the last month of the school year, so Ryan's mind wanders to the woes of AP testing, the arc of disillusionment, subreddits that are supposed to be about teaching, Buzzfeed, ESL concerns, and more! Patreon: www.patreon.com/classroombrew  Instagram: www.instagram.com/classroombrew/  TikTok:  www.tiktok.com/@classroombrew Email:  classroombrew@gmail.com