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Rebel Teacher Alliance

Teachers Rethinking Student Engagement

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Episode 261 - Finding our Unmute Button (S07E04)

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2025/11/15

Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week we kick off at Jamie’s intro and tease a mystery “permanent sub” joining the crew soon. Fabian recaps Schools of the Future with some honest takeaways, from a sharp student-led AI panel to a sobering session on online radicalization, plus hanging with Dr. Merv and walking out with a Renaissance swag haul. Jamie brings highlights from the Vibe Shift conference, mini-reports that actually work, and why performance tasks carry real

00:26:46

Episode 260 - Finding Our Flo w/Dr. Mervin Jenkins...

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2025/10/28

Welcome back everyone! This episode Fabian had the opportunity to hang out with Dr. Mervin Jenkins at the Schools of the Future conference in Honolulu. Mervin talked to Fabian about his involvement with Flocabulary, what you can do with it and why it is one of the best literacy tools out there.Join ⁠@hofmannedu.bsky.socia⁠l⁠⁠ and ⁠@jedijamie.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠ each week by subscribing and by rating/reviewing us on Apple Podcasts! Hop into our Discord via rebelteacheralliance.com⁠. Find us on

00:55:22

Episode 259 - Finding Our Tea Ritual w/ Stephanie...

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2025/10/14

Welcome back to a new episode! This time we dive into a rich, real talk with school psychologist Stephanie Kennedy (28 years in the work). We unpack what kids are bringing to school right now—and what actually helps. From phones and executive function to nervous-system regulation, tea rituals, and purposeful talk moves, this one’s packed with classroom-ready ideas and a big dose of hope. We close with a quick “What’cha been playin’?” featuring fast-paced favorites students love.Join

00:41:32

Episode 258 - Finding Our New Concept (S07E01)

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2025/09/30

A rocky mic check, a quick update on Scott, and a refreshed plan for the pod. In class, Fabian kicks off the year with a Salem Witch Trials “history mystery” and blackout poems; Jamie dials in summary writing with The Wild Robot and a write-first/map-after tweak to Uncharted Territories. We both talk about guarding contract hours (and sanity). And in our ever popular segment "Whatcha been playin'...?", Fabian talks about Onitama.Join ⁠@hofmannedu.bsky.social⁠, ⁠@jedijamie.bsky.socia⁠l

00:46:02

Episode 257 - Finding Our Doughpamine (S06E39)

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2025/06/01

Welcome back to a new episode—and our season finale! This week, we’re trading in lesson plans for cutting boards and chaos, as graduation vibes take over the pod. From black widow smackdowns to woodworking mishaps involving boiling wax and laser gloves (yes, really), we’re limping joyfully to the finish line. Fabian’s room smells like a bakery, Jamie’s managing three checklists and a Darth Vader timeline, and Scott’s just out here trying not to throw another cutting board into a wall. And of course,

00:41:13

Episode 256 - Finding Our Protest Shoes (S06E38)

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2025/05/25

Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week we talk about end-of-year weirdness, testing room tension, and chairs that have seen too many farts. Fabian shares the awkward silence of proctoring IB exams and the suspicious capabilities of student calculators. Jamie goes analog with a Mystery Box twist after a tech hiccup, and Scott plots XP-based booth time while squeezing in two more students—and some workout gear. Plus, we dive into protest shoes, tutor bots, and the fine line

00:32:44

Episode 255 - Finding Our Dr. Scott Petri Episode...

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2025/05/17

In honor of Dr. Scott Petri's passing, we are re-publishing the interview we did with him on our sidepod for EduProtocols. Please enjoy this wonderful episode in which you will learn all about Re-Tell in Rhyme.-----On this episode of the EDUProtocols Podcast we have the honor of talking to Dr. Scott Petri, one of the authors of The EduProtocols Field Guide: Social Studies Edition. He tells us all about his favorite protocol called Re-tell in Rhyme! Listen how Scott used it in his class and

00:40:06

Episode 254 - Finding Our Haunted June (S06E36)

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2025/05/17

Welcome back to a new episode! This time, we’re knee-deep in the chaos of end-of-year madness. Scott, Jamie, and Fabian share their strategies (or survival tactics) for those strange final days when students and teachers alike are barely holding it together. Fabian talks about how he's using Ravine in his classroom to teach survival and resource management, while Scott shares his experiments with AI-powered project-based learning. Jamie brings the creativity with Bob Ross-inspired “Happy Little

00:43:46

Episode 253 - Finding Our Rehash (Re-broadcast:...

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2025/05/09

This week, we thought it would be a great idea to re-publish an episode of our side-pod "The EduProtocols Podcast". In this episode we focus on Sketch and Tell. Dominic Helmstetter is an experienced educator, who shares his insights on making learning engaging and interactive. The discussion covers various ways to integrate visual aids, technology, and creativity into the classroom to enhance student learning, how to smart start Sketch and Tell, and how to level it up! You can follow Dominic on

00:50:52

Episode 252 - Finding our Sourdough Starter (S06E35)

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2025/05/02

Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week we dive oven-first into planning a gamified baking experience with our friend and culinary wizard, Tisha Richmond. Fabian shares his ambitious plan to teach sourdough in five days, and the crew tosses around creative ideas—from scratch-off mystery badges to Plinko-powered ramen challenges. We talk XP for cheese, classroom kitchens, and whether dough can compete with backpacking through Europe. Oh, and there’s plenty of talk about the

01:05:44

Episode 251 - Finding Our Raccoon Nest (S06E34)

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2025/04/25

With Scott off washing his hair, Jamie and Fabian hold down the fort with end-of-year feels, new student chaos, and some big questions about next year’s game. Jamie shares how CuriPod is bringing fresh energy to test prep (and also meerkats with gelato), while Fabian gets into an AI vs. human writing challenge and contemplates whether to double down or pivot on his Star Wars-themed class game. There’s talk of transferring students at the weirdest time of year, prepping for Jedi chaos, and possibly

00:42:40

Episode 250 - Finding Our Action Figure (S06E33)

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2025/04/18

Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week, the team talks joy, burnout, and the magic (literal and figurative) of fourth quarter teaching. Fabian dives into Parafly—how it’s helping students flex those paraphrasing muscles and why sometimes voting gets… weird. Scott launches a Hero’s Journey project to inject purpose (and birds?) into his class while Jamie, on spring break, discovers the hidden treasure that is a 2,800-card Magic the Gathering archive. Plus, action figures,

00:36:01

Episode 249 - Finding our sketch (S06E32)

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2025/04/11

Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week, Scott and Fabian talk about the wild sprint that is fourth quarter teaching—complete with unmotivated students, surprise PSA projects, and the eternal struggle to make gamification stick. Fabian shares how his students are creating Vox-style explainer videos (and why presenting should never be a snoozefest), while Scott reflects on students wrestling with nicotine, decision-making, and Canva. We also get into the surprisingly solid

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Episode 248 - Finding Our Backpack Full of Rhymes w/...

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2025/04/03

Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week, we sit down with the multi-talented Dr. Mervin Jenkins, who brings the heat with stories about hip hop pedagogy, community building, and the power of edutainment. We dive into the five pillars of hip hop and how they show up in classrooms—from breakdancing in P.E. to graffiti in art class. Dr. Jenkins shares his journey from art teacher to principal to Flowcabulary to national speaker (and part-time Jedi). Oh, and things go full

00:56:38

Episode 247 - Finding Our Lore Drop (S06E30)

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2025/03/28

Welcome back to a new episode of Rebel Teacher Alliance! This week, we dive deep into the post-conference haze as Jamie and Fabian return from Spring CUE in Palm Springs with arms full of swag (okay, mostly stickers). We unpack a slew of AI tools like Brisk and Curipod, explore using Magic School to run Star Wars-themed Civil War RPGs, and dream up lessons with trash pandas, rap pedagogy, and micro:bits galore. It’s the edtech buffet you didn’t know you needed. And of course, we sleeve up and go

00:34:25

Episode 246 - Finding Our Dragon Bakers (S06E29)

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2025/03/20

Welcome back to another episode! This week, Jamie is deep in open house prep and discovers the holy grail of classroom supplies: sticky-backed chart paper. Fabian experiments with ChatGPT for quizzes, but finds Claude and NotebookLM to be more reliable. Scott shares a new passion project from a student who wants to turn his artistic skills into a wall mural. We also discuss unexpected weather in California, procrastinating over break, and a student defying all odds to graduate. Plus, Fabian

00:39:07

Episode 245 - Finding Our Gamified Goldmine (S06E28)

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2025/03/13

Welcome back to another episode! This week, Jamie and Fabian prepare to meet up in person (sorry, Scott) and discuss all things engagement. From making PE even worse (but somehow more fun) with chaotic math relay races to a deep-dive parks project that might just save national parks (or at least get kids to research them). Scott shares his foolproof bribery tactics for review committees and how duct tape solves all classroom problems. Fabian experiments with Scramble Centers—where structured chaos

00:54:07

Episode 244 - Finding Our Mac and Cheese Utensil...

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2025/03/07

This week, we dive into the joys and pains of professional development (spoiler: no icebreakers this time), the magic of making fractions make sense, and why sketching during read-alouds might just be the engagement boost you’ve been looking for. Scott shares how his students are prepping for real-life interviews with actual hiring managers (and how not to answer the weakness question), while Fabian turns AI-generated podcasts into primary source analysis gold. Plus, we talk about summative

00:43:47

Episode 243 - Finding Our Sticky Chart Paper (S06E26)

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2025/02/27

This week, Scott’s students reflect on their good old days of doing absolutely nothing in class—before he came along and ruined it with actual learning. Fabian survived a lock-in with his 10th graders, complete with late-night chaos, sprinklers gone rogue, and a morning spent knee-deep in Hawaiian taro fields. Jamie, meanwhile, has some thoughts on PDs (spoiler: chart paper and stale Snickers are unacceptable). And in our ever-popular segment, Whatcha Been Playin’?, we discover the true joy of

00:41:21

Episode 242 - Finding Our Veronica? (S06E25)

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2025/02/21

This week, Scott’s students hit the third-quarter slump, and he may or may not have tricked them into working harder. Fabian finally ran the RPG Dice Roll Rumble—turns out, battling your students with oversized dice is as fun as it sounds. Jamie’s mini-report protocol has students writing full essays in record time (even at home, for fun—yes, really). Meanwhile, Valentine’s Day looms, bringing chaos, candy, and questionable life choices. Plus, Fabian’s classroom gets a surprise guest—of the

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