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
156. POWERFUL FEMALE VOICES: DEBRIEF & UNIT BRAINSTORM
It’s time for a debrief of our incredible conversation with author, Yamile Saied Méndez. Didn’t hear the interview yet? You can catch up inside episode 155! During Yamile’s interview, we focused on …
155. POWERFUL FEMALE VOICE in YA LIT: AN INTERVIEW WITH YAMILE SAIED MÈNDEZ
Unit Makeover feat. Ruta Sepetys: Historical Fiction, Research, and Storytelling
Did you catch our two part interview series with New York Times Bestselling Author, Ruta Sepetys? If not, you can check out part one in episode 152 and part two in episode 153.
(Quick update: I, Aman…
153. Giving a Voice to the Voiceless: An Interview with Ruta Sepetys - Part 2/2 {Camp BNT '23}
Have you ever wondered how authors research and organize their ideas before writing a book? In part two of our conversation with Ruta Sepetys, we’re getting a glimpse into her writing process and so …
152. Giving a Voice to the Voiceless: An Interview with Ruta Sepetys - Part 1/2 {Camp BNT '23}
We cannot even begin to contain the excitement we have to share this episode with you. We had the pleasure of interviewing author Ruta Sepetys about her journey as a writer and her latest novel, I Mu…
Our Summer Mission: Culturally Responsive & Equitable Teaching {An Overview of Camp BNT}
Cheers to everyone who has made it to the end, or almost the end, of this school year! We’re celebrating you and giddy with excitement for what’s to come this summer at Brave New Teaching.
In case you…
EPISODE 150: CELEBRATING DIVERSE VOICES - AAPI AUTHORS
We love sharing and celebrating diverse voices here at Brave New Teaching, and today is no exception. With May being AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) month, what better time to highlight so…
EPISODE 149: POETRY AND RHETORIC: ARGUMENTS AND VERSE
Are you ready to nerd out with us today on argument and rhetoric? I hope so, because we are really digging in!
As teachers, poets are uniquely positioned for us in the context of history in a differen…
EPISODE 148: POETRY UNITS: STAND ALONE OR YEAR LONG?
Do you prefer to teach poetry as a standalone unit or sprinkled in throughout the school year? We think both options are valid, and in this episode we’re considering the merits of each!
One thing is f…
EPISODE 147: THE MAGIC OF THE POETIC TURN - AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. MICHAEL THEUNE
Brave New Teaching friends, it’s Amanda here, and I’m so incredibly excited to share today’s guest episode with you! It features Dr. Michael Theune, who was one of my professors during undergrad.
Thi…
EPISODE 146: THE BEST POEM I EVER TAUGHT
We love to share our favorite resources and activities that we’ve used in our classrooms here with you on the podcast. We’ve done a series on “The Best Thing I Ever Taught” in the past, and we’re bri…
EPISODE 145: TEACHING POETRY WITH THE BIG SIX (RE-RUN)
We’re giving you a re-run of a two part series we did on poetry at the very beginning of the podcast!
Amanda and Marie dive into teaching poetry - the why, the how, and more! Listen for an in-depth …
EPISODE 144: TEACHER SPRING CLEANING: CURRICULUM & ACTIVITIES
We’ve been fully embracing spring over here at Brave New Teaching and today marks the third and final episode in our Teacher Spring Cleaning series. So far we’ve talked about spring cleaning our text…
EPISODE 143: TEACHER SPRING CLEANING: TEXTS AND TOPICS
Last week, inside episode 142, we talked about spring cleaning our instructional practices and strategies. This week, the spring cleaning continues! This time, we’re moving on to texts and topics. Sp…
EPISODE 142: TEACHER SPRING CLEANING - INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES & STRATEGIES
With spring right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to revitalize your classroom, especially if everything is starting to feel a bit stale and overdone. It’s not quite time to throw in the tow…
EPISODE 141: BNT READING UPDATES: GREAT READS AND NEW TBRS
What type of reader have you been lately? Are you moving through books like crazy or barely getting through a chapter a week? Either way, we get it. Just because we’re ELA teachers, that doesn’t mean…
EPISODE 140: INDEPENDENT READING SERIES (INTERVIEW WITH ABBY GROSS)
Did you catch episode 139 with Dr. Jenna Copper? We talked all about independent reading and student choice at the high school level. Today we’re continuing our independent reading series with our fr…
EPISODE 139: INDEPENDENT READING SERIES (INTERVIEW W/ DR. JENNA COPPER)
When we decided to do a series on independent reading, the first name that came to mind was our friend, Dr. Jenna Copper. Jenna has just as much passion and excitement for independent reading and stu…
EPISODE 138: CHOICE READING 101 (RE-RUN)
Does giving your students choice come easily to you? For some teachers it does, but for others it can be extremely difficult to release that control! Incorporating choice requires a major mindset shi…
EPISODE 137: VALENTINE'S DAY ACTIVITIES FOR THE SECONDARY ELA CLASSROOM (RE-RUN)
We're bringing you a re-run of one of our favorite episodes - an exciting COLLABISODE with listeners to the podcast! Valentine’s Day is a fun “holiday” to celebrate in the classroom and we thought we…