Our host Susan Ahlbrand is in her 36th year of teaching 8th grade English/language arts in the small southern Indiana town of Jasper. When not preparing lessons or grading papers, she enjoys reading and writing, binge-watching shows with her husband, attending sporting events, and heading …
Deibide Baise Fri Toin
Our Host Stefani is an Associate Professor of Education at Aquinas College in Michigan. She teaches courses for pre-service and in-service teachers in instructional design, literacy, ed tech, and research methods. Her K-12 teaching was in California prior to moving into teacher preparation. @stefboutelier *Note: …
Nobody but You
Our Host Shaun has been teaching high school English for 28 years. Originally from Utah, he has lived in Las Vegas for 23 years, but his career has taken him from the isolated Eskimo villages of Alaska to the exotic steppes of post-soviet Kyrgyzstan. Inspiration …
Echoes from the Past
Our host Erica Johnson lives in the suburbs of Little Rock, Arkansas while teaching in the rural town of Vilonia. She has dedicated a dozen years to helping juniors and seniors earn college credit for English. Erica is currently improving her teaching game by attending …
Sevens Up
Our Host Dave Wooley is an English, Journalism and Creative Writing teacher at Westhill High School in Stamford, Connecticut, where he has taught since 2001. He has served as a Co-Adviser for the school’s hybrid newspaper The Westword since 2003. He’s been an adjunct Professor …
To Elegize or Not to Elegize?
Our host Angie Braaten has been teaching English Language Arts since 2013. She started her teaching career in Louisiana for five years, then moved overseas and taught in Bangladesh and Kuwait. She is now teaching in Mauritius. Her overseas experiences have opened her mind in …
If Ever There were a Spring Day so Perfect
Our Host Margaret Simon lives on the Bayou Teche in New Iberia, Louisiana. Margaret has been an elementary school teacher for 36 years, most recently teaching gifted students in Iberia Parish. Her first book of children’s poetry was published in 2018 by UL Press, Bayou …
The Brain Dump
Our Host Barbara Edler taught English Language Arts, Speech & Drama, and TAG students for forty-two and a half years. Although she misses the classroom, she keeps busy as The Keokuk Art Center’s Executive Director where she enjoys planning artistic endeavors and hosting artist receptions. …
An Ode to the Unworthy
Our Host Jordan lives in Suffolk, VA where she teaches at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, an independent, collegiate preparatory school, where she teaches advanced junior English classes and a creative writing elective. After spending six years in diverse public schools in Houston, TX, she has the privilege …
Surprising Supplies
Our Host Amber lives in Grove, Oklahoma where she teaches English Language Arts at Grove High School. She serves as the sponsor for International Club: this past summer, Amber traveled with students on adventures across Japan; and this upcoming summer they will go to Venice, …