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It's been nearly a month since I stepped out of my classroom and never came back.  I talk about what it's been like, what long distance learning has been for me, and what is helping me to get through it.

Mr. DeLay is back and talking about his first year of teaching and how his second year is going.  He waxes poetic and philosophical about the future of education, the country, and a few other things.

Our grade level PLC's asked us to answer some teacher interest questions using three different methods - I figured podcasting checked three boxes - technology, writing, and audio!  Listen in as I tackle three random questions and answer. Fun for the whole family.

Mr. DeLay attends day one of the National Council of Teacher's of English conference and finds himself changed in so many ways.

We have Professor Monica Fuglei from Arapahoe Community College with us and she's talking about her own story with education (including how her folks got a call b/c she was "reading too much") and how came to be a professor.  Monica also talks about dealing with the t eaching experience as a first year and beyond.  She also pontificates pointedly about diverse literature and the need for it.  We w...

We've made it to ten episodes!  And to that end, we bring in an outsider to education.  Paul joins the program to talk about distance learning, business model stuff, and how do we change, fix, upgrade, address, and/or triage education without losing the plot?  Be ready to be challenged plenty by Paul and his view of the world of education.

Join Kris (English) and Clint (Social Studies) as we talk about the job search, being a non-traditional student, our relationship with school, and what we are both worried about and excited about - AND MORE!  Give it a listen.  You'll learn something.  We promise.

The longest podcast YET but this one is filled to the brim.  Come for Julia Torres, a Denver Public Schools teacher who has lived in Denver since 2007 and taught in the schools - and has a very deep, solid, and passion filled perspective on the dangers of Gentrification and Segregation in Education.  Joining her is a local Denver activist, writer, podcaster, and Denver historical expert - Bree Dav...

Ms. Val Durfee is our guest and she's talking about starting her career at 50 and being a non-traditional student throughout the journey.  She also points out the glaring lack of discussion when it comes to being a teacher marked with a non-renewal status.  She finishes up this extended episode with a practical examination of her first year of teaching and how her classroom management was at the s...

Kelley McGuire is back for another podcast with a unique and interesting perspective - how do we grapple with our cultural awareness in our classrooms for all?  Hear her stories of working with a Cherokee student and the trail of tears, a English student and the American Revolution, and a German student and the Holocaust.  A challenging conversation, and a perspective bore out of experience in the...

Come for the conversation with Kelley McGuire in which she talks about the pros and cons of becoming a teacher later in life and what's its like to navigate through that in your early 40's.  Stay for the insightful discussion about what she would have done during her student teaching in order to be better prepared for the job hunt.  Great advice and discussion for future, student, and new teachers...

Mr. DeLay does a final reflection on what he's learned in his four years at Metropolitan State University of Denver in this solo episode.  He name checks Michelle Obama and Indiana Jones because they're awesome, that's why.  Listen in for advice for college students and life in general.  For the first part of this series, check out - http://www.adelayedteacher.com/all-good-things-part-1/

It's a solo episode where Mr. DeLay talks about how the theme of home has been interwoven in his journey to becoming a teacher and even being a teacher.

Come for the advice, the encouragement, the stories, the hope, the dreams, and the idea that student teaching is the best and the worst of times.  Stay for everything being viewed through a growth mindset lens and the laughter every so often.  Our Resident Grandma makes her debut and Ms. Campbell returns for her second episode.  Any student teacher, future teacher, college student looking to be a...

Come for the honest conversation about student teaching, becoming a teacher, and what we're (Mr. DeLay and guests) are doing to prepare for a semester of student teaching, stay for the comedy styling of Ms. Curtis as we regale you with the sorta true story of her dog Hank and his erstwhile letters to the (late) Patrick Swayze.  We're still working out the recording kinks, so pardon some echo-ey bi...