- Episode 172009/05/30
A bad summer haircut...and a possible switch in podcast site???? Help?
- Episode 162009/05/09
Teacher lay-offs hit home...teaching an eighth grade boy how "Hotel California" can get the girls!
- Episode 152009/03/19
Topics include: Doing the unthinkable, Naming nose hairs, "one of these things is not like the other", Alien leader update, and teacher layoffs.
- Episode 142009/03/13
The $20 puzzle on youtube, Kimmi, dating in second grade, and some music videos
- Episode featuring everyone?2009/02/21
Here on The Teacher's Life Podcast we value the thoughts of the listeners. I'm looking for you to call into the hotline and share your thoughts to the question "What is your favorite thing about the age level of the kids you teach....what they say, do, or think."
Call (623) 239-4108 and share. Deadline is March 1st.
I await your message.
- Episode 132009/02/14
Sewer smells, parent teacher conference questions, ballet, and student work on walls.....and fingernails!!!!
- Episode 122009/01/28
The Littles ask for more math problems, and Kimmi has a double dose of challenges this week!
- YouTube2009/01/15
I'm reaching out to the Youtub community and the listeners of The Teacher's Life Podcast to help my second graders make connections to the real world.
Got a couple minutes....?
- This week's Top 5 #22009/01/07
Please come to www.theteacherslifeblog.blogspot.com and vote for the one you can relate to the most!
- The "We Are Authors" album2008/12/12
Just in time for the holidays, I revisit the album I made with my second graders. All the songs on the album are present with some of my own reflections about the process two years later.
- This Week's Top 5 (#1)2008/12/10
The top 5 things I've been thinking about. Visit http://theteacherslifeblog.blogspot.com to help vote.
- If I was President....2008/12/05
The Littles discuss their plans if they were elected president.
- The Debbie Lera Interview2008/11/07
New author Debbie Lera discusses leaving the teaching profession to pursue being an author, what it like writing a book, and talks about her new book "Writing Above Standard" available through Scholastic in March. She also shares a great story of the day.
- The Jeff Coffin Interview2008/11/02
Possibly the most important and innovative horn player of our time comes on to talk about teaching music. Visit www.theteacherslifeblog.blogspot.com for links and videos of Jeff.
- Episode 112008/10/19
Back from the honeymoon in Hawaii, bad sub, Help needed concerning Mccain comment, winning an award.
- Guest host- Kimmi2008/10/02
Steven Kimmi fills in for Bobby as host of The Teachers Life!
- Episode 102008/09/20
Topics include: Audacity, Kimmi's new challenge, The Littles talk about the internet, Reading Aloud, and a few tech tips from Bobby
- The Pam Allyn Interview2008/09/16
The wonderful educator joins us to discuss Litlife, boys and reading, her trip to Africa, the internet, and shares a story of the day from Africa.
- Episode 92008/09/14
I'm fighting the lawn, help?...Kimmi's latest challenge of the week, the Littles begin their discussion on the the presential race, and a story of the day from Morgan.
- The Donald Bear Interview2008/09/05
One of the main authors of "Words Their Way" comes on to discuss phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction.
- Episode 82008/09/03
The Littles discuss animals, Mr. Kimmi joins us for the "Challenge of the Week", and a story concerning leaving underwear out for parents to see.
- Episode 72008/08/27
Word of the day= "looney", The Littles discuss geography, story of the day involving spitting.
- Story of the day and Ning update2008/08/24
A quick story of the day and an invitation to join the new ning group!
- Episode 62008/08/22
Topics covered include slipping in the grocery store, the first installment of "The Littles", a story from a 4th grade teacher, and the new polling topic.
- 1st Hotline Stories (Quick Update)2008/08/19
The NATION has it's first participants. Be next, would ya?!?!
- A talk about CGI2008/08/17
Dinah Brown joins us to discuss teaching for understanding in mathematics using concepts from a CGI approach.
- The Gay Su Pinnell Interview2008/08/13
The great researcher, educator, and speaker joins us to discuss her two newest resources, being a new teacher to reading, using a basal and answers THE question.
- The Sara Holbrook Interview2008/08/13
Nationally acclaimed performance poet joins the NATION!!! She discusses poetry in the classroom, her teacher resources, and inspiration for poetry.
- Episode 42008/08/13
In this episode, we introduce the occasional segment on the show called the "Nation Conversation". And.....the vote for the intro song is now up....come vote will you and help me out with the show. The last song here is called "Green". It was written by two of my students a few years back. The opening conversation was recorded during one fall afternoon in class.
- Special Update2008/08/13
The blog has started. Check it out. It's the main station, well, for those non-NATION!!! people. But have no fear, if you want to be in the NATION!!! family, there are links!
