Punk Rock Classrooms

Punk Rock Collaboration 14 with Daphne McMenemy One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh and Mike sit down and with Daphn...

"Mike on Asynchronous Assignments" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Mike reflection on his recent blog and the debate around students and asynchronous assignments/homework. Have we just turned paper worksheets into digital worksheets and are expecting something different? So put your google doc aside for a few minutes and listen to Mike's punk rock reflec...

Episode Twenty Six of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Punk Rock Professional Development" The punk scene was about the people in the crowd, on the stage, and everywhere in between putting it all together. We were all a part of the show. There were always opportunities to stop leaning on the wall of the club and to start something. Whether that was a band, a zine, a record label, or just jumping...

Punk Rock Collaboration B-Side with Matt Joseph Sometimes there are just too many hit songs to fit on the A side and the hidden gems are on the back of the vinyl. Well the same is true with our Punk Rock Collaborations. This week is a bonus episode to last week's conversation with Matt Joseph. We talked about two big topics and they just couldn't fit on one episode. So here is the B-Side conversat...

Punk Rock Collaboration 13 with Matt Joseph One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh and Mike sit down and chat with Matt...

Episode Twenty Five of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Being True to Yourself" Season two of punk rock classrooms is underway and the boys are focusing that punk rock ethos they honed in season one onto specific topics this go around. The punk scene let Mike and Josh be who they are and be true to themselves. Over the years they have found that when they aren't being true to who they are, they...

"Josh on Voting and the politics of education" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Josh talks about voting. The election is Tuesday, Nov 3rd and as educators we can't pretend that politics have no place in what we do. Education is political from the curriculum we teach to the support our students and communities receive. If we truly love our profession and o...

Punk Rock Collaboration 12 with Dave Burgess One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh and Mike sit down and chat with Mr....

Episode Twenty Four of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Getting Involved" Season two of punk rock classrooms is underway and the boys are focusing that punk rock ethos they honed in season one onto specific topics this go around. One of the best parts of going to any show is being a part of it! Getting in the pit, dancing, moshing, singing along at the guardrail, maybe even selling the merch for...

Punk Rock Collaboration 11 with Nick Acosta One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh and Mike sit down and chat with Nick...

Episode Twenty Three of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Planning like a Punk" Season two of punk rock classrooms is underway and the boys are focusing that punk rock ethos they honed in season one onto specific topics this go around. On this episode, Mike and Josh sit down and talk planning. Planning might seem antithetical to punk, but a good show doesn't happen without a little bit of work be...

Punk Rock Collaboration 10 with Phuc Tran One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh sits down with Phuc Tran, author of "S...

Episode Twenty Two of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Classroom Management Like a Punk" Season two of punk rock classrooms is underway and the boys are focusing that punk rock ethos they honed in season one onto specific topics this go around. On this episode, Mike and Josh set their sights on classroom management. They discuss how to look at managing your classroom like a punk show. Creating a...

Punk Rock Collaboration 09 with Dave Schmittou One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh and Mike sit down to chat with Da...

Punk Rock Reflection 15 "Mike and Josh Say Thanx on Labor Day" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Mike and Josh take a few minutes to say thanks to educators and our crew for helping us. We wanted to take a minute on this labor day to thank our crew for being the awesome educators they are, putting in the hard work of teaching, and of course being there for...

Punk Rock Collaboration 08 with Danny Papa One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh and Mike sit down with Danny Papa. Da...

Episode Twenty One of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Back to School" After a month of #punkrockcollaborations and #punkrockreflections, the boys are back with a full length episode! Josh and Mike sit down and chat about being back to school. Josh is just starting week four of remote learning and Mike just had his first week with his staff before students return. What are we learning, what are...

Punk Rock Collaboration 07 with Gabbi Buckley 2.0 One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh pulls his wife off the couch w...

Punk Rock Collaboration 06 with Chico Robinson One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. On this punk rock collaboration, Josh chats with Chico Robinson, a midd...

Punk Rock Reflection 14 "Mike on Starting the Year as a Process" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Mike discusses what he took away from his "admin week" that just took place to kick start the school year. A phrase stuck with him during the week that "starting the school year is a process." No one has all the answers right now about this school year and th...

Punk Rock Reflection 13 "Josh on starting year 15 in the classroom (virtually)" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Josh talks about how starting year 15 feels a lot like starting year 1 as an educator. The unknowns of the school year, the last minute shifts and changes, the challenge of figuring it out how to do it all again in a different way is making him...

Punk Rock Collaboration 05 with Mat Becker One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. For this Punk Rock Collaboration, Mike sits down to chat with Mat Becker, a...

Episode twenty of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast! "Between the Shows" Between shows bands had to get to work. Being on stage wasn't the only part of punk rock. Getting the flyers together, recording, and getting your set list just right were all part of the process. The same is true for educators. The school day, the class period, or the school year (aka the show) isn't the only part of the job....

Punk Rock Reflection 12 "Josh on educator voices in making change" It's punk rock reflection time again! On this Punk Rock Reflection Episode, Josh talks about how bringing educator voices into the room is important in making change in schools. He discusses his recent work with teachers in his own district around the plans to reopen schools. As educators we need to make sure we are heard. We need...

Punk Rock Collaboration 04 with Patrick Bass One of the awesome things we would see in punk is at shows when musicians from different bands would join forces on stage or when one of your favorite punk singers would lend their growl to some gang vocals on another band's record. We wanted to create that same thing here at PRC. For this Punk Rock Collaboration, Josh sits down with Patrick Bass a high...