From Classroom to Campus

About From Classroom to Campus

Hosted by Philip Bates, a former educator with 18 years in the field, From Classroom to Campus is the podcast that’s redefining education talk. We’re diving into the real, transformative work happening in schools—celebrating the teachers, administrators, and leaders shaping the future of learning. Expect bold conversations, lively debates, and a few laughs as we tackle college readiness and the challenges facing today’s classrooms. Launching August 2025—subscribe now and join the conversation that’s changing the game.

Publisher

Philip Bates

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Apr 2025

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   The Homework Debate: How Much, What Kind, Who’s Doing It

   Some districts are limiting or eliminating homework. Some parents are pushing back hard. Teachers are caught in the middle, knowing that independent practice outside class isn’t optional when you’re preparing students for exams and other college-level work. This episode of “From Classroom to Campus” takes on the homework question honestly: what the research actually says, where rigorous coursework fits into that debate, and how teachers and parents can find common ground instead of talking past each other. Learn more about how to increase student success with high-quality AP®, ACT®, and SAT® preparation (https://bit.ly/4rMUiSN)

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Why Your APⓇ Planning Meetings Feel Like a Waste of Time (and a 20-Minute Fix)

   Too many APⓇ instructional planning meetings end with teachers more frustrated than when they walked in. Advanced Academic Specialist Shontel Newsome joins us to share a practical framework for running AP Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and planning meetings that respect everyone’s time, build real collaboration, and produce strategies teachers can use the very next day.Learn more about how to increase student success with high-quality AP, ACT®, and SAT® preparation: https://bit.ly/4rMUiSN

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   What Students Wish Teachers (and Parents) Knew

   What if a student could tell you exactly what worked, and what didn't, in their own education? In this episode, we sit down with recent high school graduate Andres Lopez, who took on a full load of rigorous AP coursework, balanced it with competitive soccer, and is now headed to UT Austin this fall. From instructional strategies to classroom culture to how parents can actually help without hovering, get the unfiltered perspective that could change how you teach or how you support your own student. Learn more about how to increase student success with high-quality AP, ACT®, and SAT® preparation (https://bit.ly/4rMUiSN)

Who has been a guest on From Classroom to Campus

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Carl Brown
• Ainsley Rudolfo
• Dante Branch
• Dr Anna Middleton
• Saki Milton

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 13 / 100

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Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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