Brave New Teaching: A Podcast for High School and Middle School Teachers
Join hosts Amanda Cardenas (Mud & Ink Teaching) and Marie Morris (The Caffeinated Classroom) in discussions about being brave, trying new things, and all things teaching! As seasoned classroom teachers, Amanda and Marie bring their experience, insight, energy, and oh, so many opinions and ideas... It's time for all teachers to take their classroom and teaching practice into their own hands!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 281
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 37: TO TEACHERS EVERYWHERE (AN OPEN LETTER)
Today's episode is our first season closer, an open letter to this amazing Brave New Teaching community - WE SEE YOU.
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Episode 36: (RE-RUN) TO ASK ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! This episode is a re-run of one of our most popular episodes to date where we workshop essential questions for Marie's current school year. It is a raw and unfiltered work session…
MINISODE: Thankful for YOU + Curriculum Rehab is Back!
In this minisode, we express how truly grateful we are for you, the Brave New Teaching Community! We also wanted to let you know about an opportunity that is coming up in just a couple days - the doo…
Episode 35: TO STRIVE FOR "CREATING BETTER HUMANS"
This episode is like a conversation with an old friend - warm, inviting, and thought-provoking in all the right ways. Symantha Outwater is in her 8th year teaching, and we discuss all sorts of topics…
MINISODE: Off-Screen Ideas for Students
In this BONUS minisode, we share with you some of the ideas we have been discussing and using with our students to give them breaks from their screens while doing classwork. This is one of those mome…
Episode 34: TO PRACTICE INQUIRY: COGNITIVE APPRENTICESHIP
Buckle down - this episode is a long one and it is FULL of all the things we love to bring to your ears! Philosophy? Check! Practical strategies? Check! Real-life classroom examples? CHECK! Join us a…
Episode 33: TO CELEBRATE DIVERSE VOICES: INDIGENOUS WRITERS
This episode is the second in our series celebrating diverse voices and authors - in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Month, we bring you a long list of Indigenous writers to bring into your classroom. W…
Episode 32: TO TEACH GRATITUDE
In this episode, we express our gratitude for YOU, our wonderful listeners!! We put our minds together and came up with 15 prompts & activities to use with students in order to foster gratitude - use…
Episode 31: TO GET STARTED WITH ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
We have another interview with an amazing educator - Kyle Etheridge, who began his teaching career with none other than out own Amanda as his teacher mentor. In today’s interview, Kyle recounts his j…
Episode 30: TO TAKE ADVICE FROM A VETERAN TEACHER
In this episode we interview teaching powerhouse Iris Crankfield who is currently in her 23rd year of teaching high school English. This is one of those conversations that makes you feel like you've …
Episode 29: TO STREAMLINE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
In this week's episode we share our top 4 strategies for simplifying and streamlining classroom management. These are the strategies that have COMPLETELY CHANGED OUR CLASSROOMS FOR THE BETTER, and we…
Episode 28: TO TEACH GOTHIC LITERATURE
Today's episode is one of our favorite kinds because we get to share the voices and ideas of some of our favorite teachers out there. This month, we recruited six phenomenal English teachers to share…
Episode 27: TO PRACTICE MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM
On this episode we are joined with our good friend Amanda Werner from Amanda Write Now, who talks to us about her journey into practicing mindfulness regularly, introducing mindfulness practice with …
Episode 26: TO TEACH THE STORY OF AMERICA
This week's episode takes you through what we are both currently planning and teaching in our respective classrooms. We are dealing with the same essential question in completely different courses, t…
Episode 25: TO COPE WITH VIRTUAL & HYBRID TEACHING
If you know anything about us, you know that we are not ones to sugar coat things... This episode is no exception. We share the strategies we are using to cope with teaching right now, how we are all…
Episode 24: TO CELEBRATE LATINX WRITERS
In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, we bring you a celebration of some of the Latinx writers we feature in our classrooms throughout the year. Make sure to head over to the show notes to get a free ac…
Episode 23: TO PRIORITIZE WHEN TEACHING VIRTUALLY
If you are teaching virtually in part or whole this school year, THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU. Grab a notebook and writing utensil, and get ready for our top tips and strategies for saving you time and (m…
Episode 22: TO TEACH CLOSE READING - CHARACTERIZATION
Get ready for another episode where we walk through a couple of close reading passages and the lessons we would use with our students. This time, we are discussing the literary element characterizati…
Episode 21: TO TEACH SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH POETRY
In this interview with Tanesha Forman (@love.tanesha) we dive into the importance of teaching poetry and other forms of art in the classroom, how to encourage students to make personal connections in…
Episode 20: TO PLAN THE FIRST WEEK BACK TO SCHOOL
In this episode, we discuss a checklist of steps to take when planning your first week back at school, whether it be in-person or virtual! With the upcoming school year quickly upon us, we also talk …