Middle School Walk & Talk
A podcast series offering heart, hope, and health to members of our middle school communities. Hosts Phyllis Fagell and Jessica McGuire model wellness as they walk and talk while recording each episode. Listeners are encouraged to take a walk, too, as they listen to discussions on self-care, student well-being, school culture, and more. Middle School Walk and Talk is designed to support the concepts found in the book, The Successful Middle School: This We Believe, and is a production of the Association for Middle Level Education. For more information, visit www.amle.org.
Podcasting since 2020 • 69 episodes
Middle School Walk & Talk
Latest Episodes
The Art and Impact of Quality Questioning with Guest Connie Hamilton
In this episode of Middle School Walk and Talk, co-hosts Phyllis Fagell and Jessica McGuire chat with educator and author Connie Hamilton, known to many as the questioning guru, about how effective questioning can transform middle scho...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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18:17
Kind of Obsessed with Executive Functioning with Guest Glenn Whitman
In this episode of Middle School Walk and Talk, hosts Phyllis Fagell and Jessica McGuire speak with Glenn Whitman, a history teacher and director of the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Marylan...
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23:02
Exactly Where I Need to Be with Guest Vernicca Wynter
In this episode of Middle School Walk & Talk, Vernicca Wynter, educational leader and leadership wellness expert, shares practical strategies for creating supportive, engaging school environments. She discusses ways educators can boost stud...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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16:42
Finding Your Voice Between the Echoes: A Student’s Reflection on Middle School with Guest Brody Cunningham
In this very special episode of Middle School Walk & Talk, hosts Phyllis Fagell and Jessica McGuire sit down with Brody Cunningham, a ninth grader from Georgia and the 2025 winner of AMLE’s Middle School Student Sound Off Contest. Brody ref...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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15:30
Do Schools Kill Curiosity? With Guest Braydon Giles
In this episode of Middle School Walk & Talk, hosts Phyllis Fagell and Jessica McGuire chat with Braydon Giles, Head of Middle School at St. John’s Anglican College in Brisbane, Australia, and Vice Chair of Adolescent Success, AMLE...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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23:44