After the Bell: Teaching Tips With a Twist
Roy and Martin have taught for a combined 70 years. Join these two educators from North Vancouver, Canada, as they take you on a journey through the wonderful yet challenging profession of teaching. The guarantee of their podcast, After The Bell, is to make you laugh, make you think and give you at least one little nugget that you can use in your classroom.
Released every Monday at 3:01 pm PST, After The Bell.
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Episodes
32 episodes
Summer Sessions 7: Summer Reflections
The Stunt Brothers break their own rule of not mentioning teaching or schools during the summer as they reminisce about the place where they first taught together over twenty eight years ago, Dorothy Lynas Elementary in North ...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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20:20
Summer Sessions 6: Summer Songs
The Stunt Brothers are reminded of a Blue Rodeo song as they record their sixth summer session in full view of Vancouver's English Bay. This leads to a sharing of favourite summer tunes from summers gone by, many of them now long ago.&...
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Episode 27
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21:00
Summer Sessions 5: Summer Jobs
Join Roy and Martin in the splendours of Stanley Park, a 405 hectare city park in Vancouver, Canada. Larger than Central Park in New York, Stanley Park has always been a place where residents and tourists come to enjoy a Vancouver summer day. T...
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Episode 26
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29:19
Summer Sessions 4: Summer Blockbusters
For Summer Sessions 4, Roy and Martin return to the back garden as Ned digs for sticks. Join the Stunt Brothers for another summer session far away from the classroom. The ease of a summer chat turns to summer movies and blockbusters from the p...
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Episode 25
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27:00
Summer Sessions 3: Summertime in the Seventies
For their third summer session, the Stunt Brothers head to Ambleside Beach in North Vancouver where two bald eagles watch from above and ocean waves tickle the toes of children in the surf. The warm July sun finds Roy and Martin in a n...
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Episode 24
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28:08
Summer Sessions 2: Summer Sensations
For their second summer session, Roy and Martin get into full summer mode live from The Shipyards in North Vancouver, Canada. Join the Stunt Brothers as they reminisce about the greatness of this most majestic of seasons, fond...
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Episode 23
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18:18
Summer Sessions 1: Top Ten Signs That Teachers Are On Summer Vacation
The summer sessions begin. These are short and snappy sessions that will usually have absolutely nothing to do with teaching. Roy and Martin want to relax and unwind and get as far away from teaching as you do!Our first session sets the ...
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Episode 22
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11:00
Episode 21: Self Assessment Time!
The final episode of Season 1 of After The Bell: Teaching Tips With a Twist. Roy and Martin are giddy and we hope teachers are too as we approach the coming summer vacation. The Stunt Brothers look back at the success of Seaso...
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Episode 21
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39:00
Episode 20: Where The Wild Things Are
In the penultimate episode of Season 1, Roy and Martin go outside to where the wild things are. In Martin's back garden with the calming sounds of a stream and the birds, the Stunt Brothers sit down for a fascinating and eclectic conversation w...
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Episode 20
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1:33:33
Episode 19: Mission Possible?
Roy Hunt claims to be Ethan's cousin while Martin makes everyone uneasy with his crush on Tom Cruise. Before anyone finds it impossible to listen to this episode, the Stunt Brothers look at just how impossible teaching in 2025 can be. ...
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Episode 19
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45:45
Episode 18: Why Is It So Hard To Say Goodbye?
Longer days and warmer weather must mean the end of the school year is coming. And with endings comes goodbyes. As the Stunt Brothers wrap up Season 1 with their final 5 episodes, the long goodbye begins. Roy and Martin share one espec...
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Episode 18
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50:00
Episode 17: Everyone is Political
Despite warming days and more time in the garden, somehow Martin gets on his soapbox again and starts ranting about recycling. Roy takes the bait and, using family members as sacrificial lambs, agrees that everyone is political, even if they do...
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Episode 17
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52:52
Episode 16: The Final Countdown
The final countdown. Six weeks to go before the end of the school year and teachers are weary. As Roy and Martin know, at this time of the year life in the classroom is winding up and not down, despite what non teachers sometimes think. Now Mar...
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Episode 16
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35:35
Episode 15: Building A Class Culture
Roy is pleased that this is Episode 15 and not Episode 2000 and hopes Martin keeps his dirty garden hands away. As it looks like the episode may slip into the world of the mundane and go for quantity over quality, they quickly change direction ...
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Episode 15
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40:40
Episode 14: Going Forward With Courage
Dr. Brad Baker, a proud member of the Squamish Nation and the Superintendent of Indigenous Education for the province of British Columbia in Canada, is our special guest today. His two core guiding principles are "Truth Before Reconcil...
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Episode 14
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48:00
Episode 13: Freak Out (Don't!)
Roy starts the episode by filing for bankruptcy and Martin freaks out! The Stunt Brothers soon get their financial house in order but show their age as they stumble over current social media lingo. Change is inevitable, they realize, b...
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Episode 13
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22:00
Episode 12: Diversity and Inclusion with Trustee Cyndi Gerlach
Daughters and Dads. Roy decides to go on a vacation to Iceland with his daughter, Camille, while Martin gets ready to head off to Africa with his daughter, Savannah. But nothing will stop this podcast! The Stunt Brothers bring...
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Episode 12
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57:57
Episode 11: Severance
Roy and Martin try something different by recording an episode in Martin’s kitchen on a sunny but crisp North Vancouver morning. Snowball fights in Texas, Martin’s crow friends and Roy’s rockstar-like return to the school from which he reti...
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Episode 11
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26:50
Episode 10B: Incivility In The Classroom Part 2
Whether it is an angry shopper waiting in the checkout line at your local supermarket, being yelled out by some impatient driver, or online rudeness, incivility is on the rise. Many teachers have also seen a rise of incivility, or rudeness in t...
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Episode 10
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35:35
Episode 10A: Incivility in the Classroom Part 1
Whether it is an angry shopper waiting in the checkout line at your local supermarket, being yelled out by some impatient driver, or online rudeness, incivility is on the rise. Many teachers have also seen a rise of incivility, or rudeness in t...
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Episode 10
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34:50
Bonus 2: The Fieldtrip Interviews with Dr. Pius Ryan, Katrina Russell and Robin Deleurme
The Stunt Brothers are away for another week, enjoying spring break. They encourage listeners to do the same. Even if you don't have a spring break, find time for yourself to do something special. We will be back with a new episode on March 31....
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1:21:57
Bonus 1: The Fieldtrip Interviews with Andrea Brennan and Kulvir Mann
The Stunt Brothers will be off enjoying spring break for the next two Mondays and they encourage listeners to do the same. Even if you don't have a spring break, find time for yourself to do something special. We will be back with a new episode...
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Episode 9: Celebration
As teachers in many jurisdictions around the world will soon head off for a well deserved spring break, Roy and Martin proclaim that the time has come to celebrate. This episode brings a little Christmas cheer to the month of March as The S...
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Episode 9
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21:20