The Teacher As...
The goal of The Teacher As... podcast is to help you explore your passions and learn from others in education and beyond to better your teaching. The Teacher As... highlights innovative practices and uncommon parallels in education. Melissa Milner, veteran teacher, is your host. Melissa shares her own thoughts in The Teacher As...episodes. She also interviews educators as well as professionals outside of education in the Zooming In episodes. A new type of episode on The Teacher As...podcast is an educational "draft" similar to a football draft but about educational topics.
Podcasting since 2020 • 144 episodes
The Teacher As...
Latest Episodes
Season Six Closer: The Teacher as Bandmate
Melissa discusses the inspiration that came from a Metallica Master Class titled "Being a Band." Milner emphasizes the importance of collaboration, using Metallica's jam session rules: focus, listening, ego check, recording ideas, embracing mis...
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Season 6
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18:06
Zooming In on Career Exploration with Patricia Piacentini and Brad Duquette
Brad and Tricia, co-founders of Major Choice, discuss their mission to help young people, especially those on the autism spectrum, figure out their post-school paths. They highlighted their program which includes self-exploration, career explor...
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Season 6
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53:43
Zooming In on Historical Fiction with Caroline Starr Rose
Melissa chats with Caroline Starr Rose, a middle grade and picture book author, discusses her journey from teaching to writing. She shares her experience of writing "May B," a historical fiction verse novel, which took 12 years to publish. Rose...
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Season 6
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39:16
Zooming In on Connecting Through Conversation with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns
Melissa Milner talks with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns who have collaborated on a book titled "Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students." Erica, a superintendent, and Tiffany, a university administrator, share their...
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Season 6
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54:00