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The Teacher As...

The goal of The Teacher As... podcast is to help you explore your passions and learn from others in education and beyond to better your teaching. The Teacher As... highlights innovative practices and uncommon parallels in education. Melissa Milner, veteran teacher, is your host. Melissa shares her own thoughts in The Teacher As...episodes. She also interviews educators as well as professionals outside of education in the Zooming In episodes. A new type of episode on The Teacher As...podcast is an

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58:41

Top Ten Ways to Get Students Problem Solving with Dr....

The Teacher As... ·

2022/04/23

Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record are back! They each have their own lists of the best ways for students to practice problem solving and they collaborate to create one essential top ten list. Dr. Nicki and Ann Elise are so fun and knowledgeable. They share amazing resources for math teachers.

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29:48

Zooming In on Math Play with Libo Valencia

The Teacher As... ·

2022/04/09

In this episode, Melissa chats with Libo Valencia, a high school/college math educator who incorporates math play into his instruction. K-12 teachers will be inspired by Libo's creativity and enthusiasm.

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36:22

Zooming In on Academic Integrity with Eric Gibbs

The Teacher As... ·

2022/03/26

In this episode, Melissa chats with Eric Gibbs, President of Ouriginal, a plagiarism software for K-12 and higher education. Eric shares how teachers can use the software as part of the writing process to help students learn how to create original work.

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38:05

Zooming In on MLMs Part 3

The Teacher As... ·

2022/03/12

In Part Three of her anti-mlm series, Melissa shares clips from her chats with Dave Vaughan and Sarah Haidar. Dave and Sarah share their thoughts on such topics as teaching about high control groups, the normalizing of MLMs in the workplace, and how to talk to someone who is in an MLM without it turning into an argument.

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20:42

Zooming In on MLM Part 2

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2022/02/22

In Part Two of this Anti-MLM series, Melissa shares her personal MLM story, explains why she just recently became obsessed with this topic, and matches her experiences directly to Steven Hassan's BITE Model of Authoritarian Control.

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65:46

Zooming In on MLMs with Robert FitzPatrick

The Teacher As... ·

2022/02/05

This episode is Part One of a three episode series about Anti-MLM education. Melissa chats with author, activist Robert FitzPatrick about the dangers of MLMs and why public education is not addressing these issues in curriculum at the middle school/high school level. Robert has been in many documentaries about MLMs including the recent Amazon documentary LuLaRich. He has a lot of current, vital information to share with educators.

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Season 3 Preview

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2022/01/22

Educators are lifelong learners and their students benefit from having well rounded, curious teachers. In this first episode of Season 3, Melissa shares how the purpose of this podcast is changing for her. She is focusing on exploring her own interests and how they relate to education. Nature, writing, podcasting (especially with students), film, and her new obsession coercive control/cults/MLMs and the need for education about them.

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11:38

Zooming In on Staying Positive with the Birch Meadow...

The Teacher As... ·

2021/11/27

In the last episode of Season 2, Melissa takes a stroll around her school to find out how her colleagues stay positive with all the changes and upheaval in education due to the pandemic. Enjoying the students' positive energy and having a work life balance are among the topics mentioned.

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33:33

Zooming In on Photography with Elizabeth Wilson

The Teacher As... ·

2021/11/13

In this episode, Melissa chats with garden photographer and podcaster, Elizabeth Wilson. Elizabeth shares her thoughts about helping students capture nature and important moments in their lives. Educators will be inspired.

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14:17

An Educator Who Made an Impact: Lester Fleishman

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2021/10/30

In this special episode, Melissa pays tribute to her father, Lester Fleishman, who passed on 10/16. Two of his former students share their thoughts on how Lester Fleishman influenced them, not just in music, but in life.

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37:27

Zooming In on Voice and Speech with Ashleigh Reade

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2021/10/16

In this episode, Melissa interviews educator Ashleigh Reade, assistant professor of theater at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Ashleigh teaches voice and speech for both the musical theater and contemporary theater programs, as well as the Actor's Toolkit for first-year students. She shares her focus on expressivity, intention, and context when helping anyone with vocals and speech. Teachers can learn a lot from Ashleigh about helping their students become more confident public speakers.

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39:40

Zooming In on Documentaries with Jamie Benning

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2021/10/02

In this episode, Jamie Benning shares with educators his process for creating documentaries. He talks about interviewing, curating clips to use, and being flexible to allow the story to unfold.

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62:22

Top Ten Tech Tools for Student Collaboration with...

The Teacher As... ·

2021/09/18

In this episode, Michael McLaughlin and Leeann Blais, educators at Austin Prep in Reading, MA collaborate to create a top ten list of tech tools for student collaboration. Michael is the head of middle school and Leeann is a 6th and 7th grade English teacher.

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20:24

Zooming In on the Writing Process with a Student Author

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2021/09/04

In this episode I chat with Eva, a 15 year old high school sophomore who loves to write. Eva provides great insight for teachers about what students really hope for when learning how to be better writers. Eva shares what inspires her, as well as her writing process. She is able to publish her work, collaborate with other young authors and get feedback with a site called Wattpad.

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37:44

Zooming In on Research and the Writing Process with...

The Teacher As... ·

2021/08/21

In this episode, I zoom in on research and the writing process with author and Washington Post writer, Geoff Edgers. Geoff's advice for teachers includes stressing the importance of in depth research and give students plenty of time to write and revise.

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66:36

Top Ten Movie Quotes Related to Education with Grant...

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2021/08/14

In this third edition of the Top Ten episodes, school leaders Grant Hightower and Craig Murray collaborate to create one essential top ten list of movie quotes that are a metaphor for education. Grant and Craig are accomplished educational leaders and movie buffs.

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41:06

Zooming In on Interviewing with Dave Malkoff

The Teacher As... ·

2021/08/07

In Episode 48, Melissa chats with investigative journalist Dave Malkoff about his work for the Weather Channel and beyond. Dave gives teachers his recommendations for improving students' interviewing skills and how they should focus on telling a story. This is a great follow up to my recent Podcasting with Students series.

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27:03

Zooming In on Podcasting with Students Part Three

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2021/07/31

What equipment and technology do I need to podcast with students and how do I share our podcast with the most listeners? In this episode, I share some affordable, realistic answers to these questions and reflect on what worked for The Birch Meadow Way Podcast this past Spring 2021.

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27:35

Zooming In on Podcasting with Students Part Two

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2021/07/24

In the second episode in the Podcasting with Students series, Melissa shares tips on how to improve students' vocal performance including pace, emphasis, diction, tone, and volume.

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16:50

Zooming In on Podcasting with Students Part One

The Teacher As... ·

2021/07/17

What are the best content choices for podcasting with students? In this first episode in the Podcasting with Students series, I share clips from The Birch Meadow Way Podcast which my fourth grade colleagues and I started with our students this past Spring 2021. I reflect on the content choices for our first season of The Birch Meadow Way and what I believe our next steps should be.

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