Classroom Brew

Wayground It Is

412: Ryan's summer enrichment program is off to a good start, we've got a new CEO, a new version of "Quizizz," and we're moving up salary lanes in some interesting ways... All this and more on this week's episode!  Video episode available on Patreon!
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Summer Brief

411: As summer kicks off, Ryan covers some updates from the end of the school year, the first days of summer, and a look ahead!
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Staying Late to Stay Regular

410: Ryan's last week with students this school year and it was everything from frustrating to heartwarming... Also discussed, some connections between classes and current events, as well as the only weird feeling for Ryan after the first year at the new school...
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Parking Lot Parents

409: The end of the year is near! Graduation, comparing last year around this time to this year, some students of concern, parents of concern, and more!
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Really Coulda Been an Email

408: The year is winding down and Ryan's feeling the fatigue and frustration... But why is everybody testing it?
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What Are We Doing?

407: As the year winds down, Ryan gets into the frustrations of Senioritis and entitlement, ChalkBeat's article on Chicago Public Schools' rising truancy but somehow rising graduation rate, IEP and 504 meeting etiquette/head-scratchers, and more!
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Losing a Student to the Void (Hallway)

406: Ryan's displaced classes due to AP testing, the uncomfortable time between the end of AP exams and the end of the year, a new idea for a hall pass, and more!
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Don't You See How That's Worse?

405: Ryan's [supposed to be] in cruise control, now that the AP exam is over... While students felt great about the exam, unfortunately, the first day after the AP exam wasn't smooth sailing... Cheers to this episode.
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47 Me Versus Gorilla

404: Ryan's school year winds down, just as he overcommits to things during crunch time before AP Exams... Also discussed: how to become the most confident teacher (human) possible, things overheard from students, our upcoming series for the podcast, and more!
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Entitled Rudeness

403: Ryan lets off a bit of steam, addressing a truly frustrating occurrence from this school year; we also get into the plan for the upcoming podcast/video series that was alluded to last week, as well as an update on that initiative!
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Time for a Change

402: Ryan gets into the testing debacle at the hands of ACT, resurrecting an old unit from before the pandemic, the need to change things up a bit, and more!
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We Wrote Three Children's Books!

401: Before getting to Ryan's children's book synopses, there's the topic of a substitute teacher taking a stand, the need to shorten (eliminate) meeting opening moves, and more!
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Artificial Intelligence Leading the Unintelligent

400: Ryan recaps weird elementary school memories, parent conferences (as a teacher in 2025) from this semester, the pervasiveness of AI, and more!
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"Friendly" Fire

399: Spring Break, a time for relaxation, to-do lists, friendly fire from teachers and non-teachers, HR-899 updates, and acceptance of all students being put on trial...  This episode is available in video format on Patreon!
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The Week Before...

398: Teachers are really earning that spring break, given the audacity of everything going on right now...
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