One Tired Teacher

About One Tired Teacher

One Tired Teacher is a podcast that helps teachers trust themselves again. Through honest conversations about reading, STEM, classroom life, and the realities of teaching, each episode reminds educators that their judgment, relationships, and humanity matter more than ever. Because great teaching doesn't come from doing more—it comes from trusting what you already know and allowing yourself to be supported along the way.

Publisher

Trina Deboree

Category

education · education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Nov 2018

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 311 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   4 Simple Halloween Science Experiments for the Classroom | 317

   Trina Deboree shares four simple Halloween science experiments that explore states of matter and properties of matter for elementary classrooms.

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Halloween STEM Projects for Elementary Students That Start With a Story | Episode 316

   Trina Deboree shares ten Halloween stories that inspire elementary STEM projects, fostering creativity and critical thinking in this interview episode.

3. 

   5 Oct 2026

   STEM Story Boxes for the Classroom: Easy Setup Guide | 315

   Trina Deboree, a dedicated educator, shares an easy guide for setting up STEM Story Boxes, offering themed and general challenge ideas for K-2 classrooms.

Inside a recent episode

STEM Story Read Alouds: Why Stories Shouldn't End at "The End" | Episode 314

Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I was sending an experience. And somehow that felt even more important than the lesson itself. And my hope is that somewhere along the way, those children realize something. I want them to realize that someone they've never met believes they're worth building something beautiful. I think we accidentally taught ourselves that a read aloud is something we finish. We ask a few comprehension questions, maybe we complete a worksheet, then we move on. But children don't experience stories that way. Stories live in their imaginations. They pretend, they retell, they build, they wonder, they ask, what if? […]

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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