If You Give a Teacher a Mic

22/10/2021

Oh hey 👋🏻 it’s been awhile…

Like many other educators, the start to the school year has been challenging for both of us. Kyla has been pulled to sub in multiple classes. I missed several days due to my daughter getting sick. Not to mention all the positive cases and quarantines across our school and district. To be honest, we both have been just barely surviving. So we haven’t really been putting this podcast first.

BUT…I am taking my maternity leave and the rest of the school year off to pursue my passions to find my purpose. Which means more time to dedicate to the podcast 🥳

We have some exciting things coming soon!! We are going to be working on doing some rebranding with a new logo, podcast name, and a website. Stay tuned for all our new updates! 🎙✨

13/08/2021

There is no new episode today! But, since we haven't given much notification on them before, there are a few summer episodes out from the past few weeks that you may still have to catch up on!
Ep 19 - They will return after a needed break
Ep 20 - They will unpack the 2020-21 school year (Part 1)
Ep 21 - They will keep unpacking the 2020-21 school year (Part 2)
Ep 22 - They will try to set the record straight on what IS being taught
Ep 23 - They will get ready to set up their classroom

21/07/2021

After a bit of a delay, Episode 20 is finally live!

In is a two-part series, we reflect on what made this 2020-2021 school year so defining.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1530899/8865320

For our 20th, and upcoming 21st episode, we spend time in a two-part series to talk about how defining this past 2020-2021 school year was. Let's face it, the 2020-2021 school year is going to be one everyone remembers. In part one this two part e...

09/07/2021

We are baaaack for Season 2!

We are back, after an unanticipated but necessary break! We are excited to start our second season with each of us checking in on how our school year's ended, how our summer break is going thus far, and jump into some creative space. If you feel s...

07/07/2021

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25/06/2021

Hello friends! We are looking for a graphic designer and a photographer to help us with a rebrand! The photographer needs to be local to us but the graphic designer does not. If you are either or you know of someone, please reach out to us. Thank you!!

14/05/2021

Really excited to share this honest conversation about teacher burnout. Let's keep this conversation going

In this week’s episode, we are going to dig into a topic we have alluded to before, teacher burnout. On the surface teacher burnout looks like exhaustion and leaving the profession. While those are parts of it, we want to look deeper into it.Teach...

09/04/2021

Episode 13 is live now! This week we hear more from Kyla and her transition to a new role this year. You can listen from anywhere you get your podcasts!

06/04/2021

We were lucky to get to chat with Scott Girard from the The Capital Times about how this idea started and grew! Can't wait to keep sharing more episodes with our local community.

The pair of Leopold Elementary School educators started the podcast in December.

12/02/2021

We finally got another episode for you all! Once again, we ended up changing our original plans and pivoted to have a different discussion. Ep. 6 involves a true reflection of us processing our district's recent announcement to reopen our school buildings. We're curious what you all think!

Once again, our plans shifted, and we decided to record something a little different. We took some needed time to talk about our district's recent announcement to reopen our schools. We have been closed since March, so we are just starting to wrap...

23/01/2021

Episode 4!

Right now, teachers are noticing and identifying a phenomenon called toxic positivity in the workplace and surrounding education. We dig deeper into this together by talking about what toxic positivity looks like, sound like and feel like. How have we experienced it? How have we perpetuated it?

Let us know what you think after you listen!

Right now, teachers are noticing and identifying a phenomenon called toxic positivity in the workplace and surrounding education. We dig deeper into this together by talking about what toxic positivity looks like, sound like and feel like. How hav...

15/01/2021

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In light of the events of January 6th, we wanted to pivot from the original episode we had planned for this week. We felt that it was important to talk about what our experiences are like as teachers on the “day after.” This episode is not to focus on the specific events, but for us to reflect on the effect this has on teachers. We want to talk about the experience of teachers processing national events for ourselves personally and professionally.⠀
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13/01/2021

We call BS on self care in PD and being told to do it, but really we love self care on 👏🏻 our 👏🏻 terms 👏🏻⠀
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Yesterday, I took a social media break as a form of self care. I didn’t post. I barely scrolled. It felt refreshing. Social media tends to heighten a lot of my emotions, making my anxiety spin out of control. ⠀
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A social media break, an early bedtime, and journaling helped me feel a little like myself. ⠀
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How do you practice self care when you feel you need it most? Share your best “tip” below👇🏻⠀

12/01/2021

Have you been told to practice self care by someone? ⠀
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We asked this in our stories earlier today. There was an overwhelming YES! ⠀
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Why does administration feel the need to tell us to practice self care on top of all the other things they are asking to do?! It’s like here’s a list of 30 things you need to do. But make sure you practice self care too! ⠀
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If you’ve ever been told to practice self care you’re not alone! ⠀
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Tag a friend who needs to hear this message! ⠀
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11/01/2021