We&#39;ve all heard the saying: opinions are like educational systems; everyone has been impacted by them and only some are good. Our hosts,277 Media&#39;s founder and former teacher Jacob Conklin along with educators Eric Schrantz, Samantha Ravens,Amanda Wood, and a season of phenomenal guests, hope to bridge the gap between educators and those that are invested in schools. A podcast by educators, for educators, about all things education.

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Amanda and Jacob tackle some common myths about the teaching profession with humor and and a dash of cynicism.

Ep 60: Teacher Myths 01

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The WTWA sans Eric try to figure out if credit recovery is good or bad or somewhere in between.

Ep 59: Credit Recovery

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WTWA gang sans Eric talk about their plans for the summer of 2024.

BONUS: WTWA Summer Plans for 2024

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The WTWA gang sit down with Lydia again and discuss how new teachers can better be supported to keep them growing professionally and stay in the industry.

Ep 58: Supporting New Teachers

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The WTWA gang dive into the world of Special Education with Lydia, colleague of Jacob, as a guest on the podcast. They explore the realities, struggles, and benefits of special services in schools.

Ep 57: Special Education

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In this episode the WTWA gang sits down with podcast friend, Melissa Tate, and discuss how they grew their programs (e.g. clubs and co-curriculars).

Ep 56: Building Your Program

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The WTWA gang is joined again by Melissa Tate as they talk about their experiences pursuing master&#39;s degrees and beyond.

Ep 55: Master's Degrees

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The WTWA gang sit down with former guest Melissa Tate to chat about her experience of being a 1st year teacher. We first visited with Melissa back in March of 2023 about her student teaching experience. We were thrilled to be able to check with her as she closes out her first year of teaching and delve into what worked and what didn&#39;t.

Ep 54: 1st Year Teacher: The Return of Melissa Tate

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In this short episode the WTWA gang react to more teacher hot takes and this time Jacob left all the flagged content in.

Ep 53: Even More Hot Takes

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The WTWA gang is joined by Dr. Brad Snow, director of bands for MSU again as the tackle the topic of teacher wellness. They talk about their experiences with wellness programs in their districts, what works and what isn&#39;t working, and tips on how to improve your own wellness.

Ep 52: Teacher Wellness

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The WTWA gang sits down with Dr. Brad Snow, Director of Bands for Missouri State University and how his time as a K-12 music teacher influences his role at the higher education level. In this fascinating episode, Dr. Snow talks about how he runs the largest music program in the state/region and how he teaching/learning play such a major in role in his success.

Ep 51: Dr. Snow - Education Beyond K-12

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The WTWA gang check in with a how it started and how its going in second semester of the 23-24 school year.

Ep 50: 2nd Semester Check In

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The WTWA gang react to teacher hot takes from Reddit! Sure your hot takes with us at wtwa@277media.com .

Ep 49: Hot Take Reactions

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The WTWA gang share how they make it through the dark days of January and February, the craziness of spring sports, trip, and testing to get that miracle last day of school.

Ep 48: Surviving 2nd Semester

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The WTWA talk data, where they get, how they get, and what they do with it.

Ep 47: Data. data. data

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Jacob flies solo and he takes WTWA on the road to meet with a group of experienced teachers to talk about teaching middle school and elementary school students.

Ep 46: Middle School and Elementary School

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The WTWA gang chats about some the fun and unexpected things that have popped up in their teaching experiences.

Ep 45: The Unexpected

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The WTWA gang (sans Eric) delves into the topic of late and the many approaches they have seen over their careers. They explore what works and what should never be tried ever again....but probably will.

Ep 44: Late Work

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The WTWA gang, sans Eric, chat about what grades are supposed to be and what they actually end up being.

Ep 43: Grades

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The WTWA gang and Misty talk about the old teacher adage of &#34;Not Smiling Before Christmas&#34; and if there is any truth to it. Our answers might just surprise you!!

Ep 42: Don't Smile Before Christmas!

A podcast by educators about all things education.

We've all heard the saying: opinions are like educational systems; everyone has been impacted by them and only some are good. Our hosts,277 Media's founder and former teacher Jacob Conklin along with educators Eric Schrantz, Samantha Ravens,Amanda Wood, and a season of phenomenal guests, hope to bridge the gap between educators and those that are invested in schools. A podcast by educators, for educators, about all things education.