Beginning Teacher Talk: A Podcast for New Elementary Teachers
Hosted by Dr Lori and Lori Friesen and Dr Lori Friesen · Dr. Lori Friesen, Elementary Classroom Management Tips for New Teachers
4.9from 355 ratings
- 419
- Episodes
- 133
- Transcribed
- 355
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 36K
- YouTube views
About Beginning Teacher Talk: A Podcast for New Elementary Teachers
"Just because you're a beginning elementary teacher, there's no need for you to struggle like one." Welcome to Beginning Teacher Talk, the weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Lori Friesen, where we talk about all of the things you wish you learned in college about teaching elementary school. We feature kid-tested classroom management techniques, organizational strategies, creative ways to motivate your students, how to work with colleagues, seasonal gems, and how to de-stress and eliminate the overwhelm that too often accompanies your first years of teaching.
- Publisher
- Dr. Lori Friesen, Elementary Classroom Management Tips for New Teachers
- Category
- education · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Mar 2019
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
133 of 419 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
419. Fair Doesn't Mean the Same
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418: Relationships Don't Replace Boundaries
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
417. Not Every Student Will Like You (& You Won't Like Every Student)
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419. Fair Doesn't Mean the Same
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And it's understandable, right? Children can count questions. They can see how much someone else has to write and they can't necessarily see the effort involved in processing those questions or why that assignment has been adjusted. And it just doesn't make sense to them. And it doesn't seem fair. They don't have access to all of that information that you have as a teacher. And in this situation, the adjustment was part of his IEP. It wasn't something he had like talked me into because he didn't feel like working that day, which is a whole different story, right? Yeah. He still had an assignment. […]
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- Amber Duane
- Jodie Culpepper
- Amanda Muri
- Lindsay Parsons
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- YouTube views
- 36,053
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 256 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 99 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 94 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts Beginning Teacher Talk: A Podcast for New Elementary Teachers?
Dr Lori and Lori Friesen and Dr Lori Friesen host the show. Published by Dr. Lori Friesen, Elementary Classroom Management Tips for New Teachers.
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