Beyond My Years
Host Ana Torres knows firsthand how hard it is to be a teacher. That's why on Beyond My Years, she seeks out the people who have thrived over decades in the classroom: seasoned educators. You'll hear stories that make you cry, make you laugh... and may change the way you think.
Podcasting since 2024 • 32 episodes
Beyond My Years
Latest Episodes
Season 2 wrap-up: Six takeaways from Ana and Eric
Host Ana Torres and Classroom Insider Eric Cross recently recorded a video with their six takeaways from Season 2 of the Beyond My Years podcast. Listen right here, or watch the takeaways video on our new YouTube channels, linked below....
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Special: Building Literacy Across The Curriculum: Why Every Teacher Is a Reading Teacher
In this special episode, we're bringing you an inspiring conversation from a recent edWebinar that will transform how you approach literacy across every subject area. Join Ana Torres, Beyond My Years podcast host, Eric Cross, our Cl...
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Embracing productive beliefs to transform your teaching, starring Mike Flynn
To celebrate this second season of Beyond My Years, Ana is joined by Mike Flynn, nationally recognized expert in mathematics education and online learning. He explains how "disorienting dilemmas" can bolster our productive beliefs and lead to t...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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42:09
Embodying your passion, purpose, and personal values as an educator, starring Daniela Anello
Ana is joined by Daniela Anello, CEO of DC Bilingual Public Charter School, to discuss how educators can create environments in which they can be their whole selves. Daniela tells her own story of identifying her values as a teacher and claimin...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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40:28
Cultivating critical thinkers in your classroom, starring Mitchell Brookins, Ph.D.
Host Ana Torres is joined by nationally recognized educational consultant and thought leader Mitchell Brookins, Ph.D., to discuss what critical thinkng is and how to help students develop it. In addition to explaining why critical thinking is c...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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