EleMANtary
Claim This Podcastby Shaun Brady and Kevin Klein
Podcast Overview
<p>In the US, 11% of elementary teachers are male. Join two of them, Shaun Brady and Kevin Klein, as they meet other guys in el ed and ask them how they got there, why they stay, and what they've learned along the way. </p>
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Publishing Since
2/24/2024
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September 3, 2024
Jake Libbis: Coaching on the Beach, Teaching in Cambodian Orphanages and Australian Primary Schools
<p><strong>Summary: </strong>When EleMANtary co-host Kevin Klein taught Jake Libbis as a high-school student in Perth, Western Australia, he knew Jake was destined for something even better than greatness: goodness. After graduating from high school, Jake coached kids in surf lifesaving and taught English in Cambodian orphanages. He also earned a business management degree from the University of Western Australia, the state’s most prestigious university. What led him from there to teach 5th and 6th graders for the past seven years? And where will the next seven years take him? Tune in to find out!</p><p><strong>Bonus features:</strong></p><ul><li>Learn some Aussie lingo</li><li>Listen to wild white cockatoos chatter</li><li>Hear how Jake helped even the toughest kids grow academically and social-emotionally </li><li>Learn how Jake learned how to take care of his own social-emotional needs as a teacher</li><li>Find out how Jake leverages his primary (“elementary” in Australian) school experience to apply for jobs in adult education</li></ul><p><strong>Disclaimer: </strong>We both had lapel mics on in the café, but mine didn’t pick up as well.</p><p><strong>Shout-outs:</strong> Shona the Amazing Mentor Teacher of Merriwa Primary, Mikey Long of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/Mikeylongmusic">Mikey Long Music</a>.</p><p><strong>Resources mentioned: </strong>Good mates, Scarborough Beach</p>
June 26, 2024
Landen Mortenson: What to Do if You Fart in Front of 3rd Graders
<p><strong>Summary: </strong>Mr. Mortenson is the fun, caring teacher you had - or wish you'd had - in elementary school. Hear him relate his journey to elementary teaching and dispense, in his inimitably lighthearted manner, how to achieve the following:</p><ul><li>Learning from mentor teachers (like Uncle Evan)</li><li>Thoroughly enjoying the job ("If you've been teaching for a while and you still feel like you're babysitting, something's not right")</li><li>Floating a family of five as the primary breadwinner</li><li>Building positive relationships with students and parents</li><li>Responding if a student calls you out for farting in class</li></ul><p><strong>Disclaimer: </strong>Sorry about the mixed audio quality on our mics - not sure what happened to the soundboard.</p><p><strong>Shout-outs:</strong> Uncle Evan Mortenson; single parents.</p><p><strong>Resources mentioned: </strong>The Reminder app, Stuart Brown's book <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://a.co/d/09Nt5cFz">Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul</a></p>
June 5, 2024
Last Day of School! Moving Furniture and How to Write Notes of Appreciation that Students Appreciate
<p>Three hours after the students have left on the last day of school, Shaun and Kevin discuss plans for next year, notes of appreciation for students, and how they used their manliness to help a 1st grade teacher move her kiva to her new school. Also class pets, both living and plush.</p><p><strong>Featured teacher strategy:</strong> Class notes. As Maya Angelou said, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Shaun explains how he learned through trial and error to write notes of appreciation that his students truly value.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Shout-outs:</strong> Departing 6th grade team lead Madi Hamilton, head custodian Nancy Keele.</p>
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- What is EleMANtary?
<p>In the US, 11% of elementary teachers are male. Join two of them, Shaun Brady and Kevin Klein, as they meet other guys in el ed and ask them how they got there, why they stay, and what they've learned along the way. </p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates weekly.
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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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