Episodes

This week, the boys crack open the TOY chest again with their very special guest, the 2020 National Teacher of the Year, Tabatha Rosproy.

The boys were joined this week by Dr. Sabba Quidwai who discussed the value of design thinking and how to leverage it to reimagine our schools.

In honor of National Poetry Month, our special guest this week is educator and poet, Taylor Mali the author of "What Teachers Make."

This week, we welcomed the 2021 Illinois Teacher of the Year, Justin Johnson, who spoke to us about music education and the need the to hire and retain a diverse teaching community.

Friend of the podcast, Lisa Highfill, walks us through a virtual academy she's helped create and how it has changed the lives of her students. We also play a new game called "HyperDocs: Real or Fake."

This week, the boys are joined by their good friend, author Tanya Avrith, to discuss creativity in the classroom.

This week, the boys are joined by their friend Toby Price who's been all over the news the past few weeks. Toby shares his story of being fired as an Assistant Principal in Mississippi for reading the book "I Need a New Butt" to a group of second...

This week we’re reopening the TOY Chest with our special guest, Sarah Brown Wessling.

Blogger and writer @CarlyCaramanna stops by the pod to talk about her lifetime of experiences in the world of theme parks.

Jeff's former student, Ryan Hudson, joins us to talk about the life of a professional snowboarder.

The boys are joined by the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, Willie Edward Taylor Carver.

"The Tech Rabbi" Michael Cohen joins the party this week to discuss NFTs and Web3 in education!

A special holiday celebration with our good friend Jessica Williams

Coming to you LIVE from the UTIS 2021 Conference in Iceland, Jesse, Donnie, and a whole bunch of new Icelandic friends host another LIVE episode of the pod.

Jake Miller of the Educational Duct Tape Podcast stops by to chat with Donnie, Jeff, and Jesse about his new book: This is part two of a special two-part crossover with Jake's podcast, also part of the Education Podcast Network. You can check out...

David Kreizman, one of the co-creators of The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel, Six Minutes, and the Big Fib.

Dr. Jason Glass, Kentucky State Commissioner of Education

This week, the boys are joined by Chris Betcher from Australia!

Dr. Sarah Thomas, founder of EduMatch joins us this week!

This week we welcome Gerardo Muñoz (he/him/his), the 2021 Colorado Teacher of the Year, to the show to share some educational "nuggets" of wisdom.

Eric Hale, the Texas Teacher of the Year, discusses what it was like growing up with trauma, and how he has channeled that into his work.

Nevada Teacher of the Year Juliana Urtubey Otálora joins the boys!

Christine Lion-Bailey tries her hand at pop culture trivia and makes Jeff look good!

North Carolina Teacher of the Year Maureen Stover shares her inspiring journey from the Air Force to the classroom.