Classroom Brew
It’s like Teacher Happy Hour where the drinks and tears are both pouring as we discuss the trials and tribulations of being teachers!
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Back Into Teacher Fitness, Part 2
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414: The second installment of the fitness series, as Ryan works to balance teaching with getting back into a groove at the gym.
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Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Back Into Teacher Fitness, Part 1
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
413: This is the first installment of the fitness series, as Ryan works to balance teaching with getting back into a groove at the gym.
Check it out for free: youtube.com/@classroombrew
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Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Wayground It Is
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
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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Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Summer Brief
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
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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Thursday Jun 12, 2025
Staying Late to Stay Regular
Thursday Jun 12, 2025
Thursday Jun 12, 2025
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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Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Parking Lot Parents
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
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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Thursday May 29, 2025
Really Coulda Been an Email
Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
408: The year is winding down and Ryan's feeling the fatigue and frustration... But why is everybody testing it?
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Thursday May 22, 2025
What Are We Doing?
Thursday May 22, 2025
Thursday May 22, 2025
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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Thursday May 15, 2025
Losing a Student to the Void (Hallway)
Thursday May 15, 2025
Thursday May 15, 2025
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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Thursday May 08, 2025
Don't You See How That's Worse?
Thursday May 08, 2025
Thursday May 08, 2025
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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Thursday May 01, 2025
47 Me Versus Gorilla
Thursday May 01, 2025
Thursday May 01, 2025
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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Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Entitled Rudeness
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
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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Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Time for a Change
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
Thursday Apr 17, 2025
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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Thursday Apr 10, 2025
We Wrote Three Children's Books!
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
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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Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Leading the Unintelligent
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
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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