Host Peter Medlin connects with teachers, students and leaders in education as they discuss the biggest issues impacting classrooms.We want to hear your experiences as an educator. Send us a note to teacherslounge@niu.edu
Teachers' Lounge
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Host Peter Medlin connects with teachers, students and leaders in education as they discuss the biggest issues impacting classrooms.We want to hear your experiences as an educator. Send us a note to teacherslounge@niu.edu
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Publishing Since
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Recent Episodes
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Two Illinois teachers recruiting the next generation of educators | Teachers' Lounge Podcast
You might think you want to be a teacher until you come face to face with 30 kids.“There's nothing worse than getting to your junior year of college, being placed in your first observation, and going, 'I hate second graders.'”We talk with the teachers who lead the Southern Illinois Future Teachers Coalition about giving students early opportunities to see if the career’s for them…and recruiting the next generation of teachers.
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Ever curious what the school year is like for a teacher? We interviewed DeKalb middle school English-as-a-second-language teacher Caio Gomes every month to track a school year in his life. Follow his journey on a new Teachers' Lounge podcast!
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