The Teacher As...
The goal of The Teacher As... podcast is to help you explore your passions and learn from others in education and beyond to better your teaching. The Teacher As... highlights innovative practices and uncommon parallels in education. Melissa Milner, veteran teacher, is your host. Melissa shares her own thoughts in The Teacher As...episodes. She also interviews educators as well as professionals outside of education in the Zooming In episodes. A new type of episode on The Teacher As...podcast is an educational "draft" similar to a football draft but about educational topics.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 144
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Zooming In on Photography with Elizabeth Wilson
In this episode, Melissa chats with garden photographer and podcaster, Elizabeth Wilson. Elizabeth shares her thoughts about helping students capture nature and important moments in their lives. Educ…
An Educator Who Made an Impact: Lester Fleishman
In this special episode, Melissa pays tribute to her father, Lester Fleishman, who passed on 10/16. Two of his former students share their thoughts on how Lester Fleishman influenced them, not just i…
Zooming In on Voice and Speech with Ashleigh Reade
In this episode, Melissa interviews educator Ashleigh Reade, assistant professor of theater at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Ashleigh teaches voice and speech for both the musical theater and conte…
Zooming In on Documentaries with Jamie Benning
In this episode, Jamie Benning shares with educators his process for creating documentaries. He talks about interviewing, curating clips to use, and being flexible to allow the story to unfold.
Top Ten Tech Tools for Student Collaboration with Michael McLaughlin and Leeann Blais
In this episode, Michael McLaughlin and Leeann Blais, educators at Austin Prep in Reading, MA collaborate to create a top ten list of tech tools for student collaboration. Michael is the head of midd…
Zooming In on the Writing Process with a Student Author
In this episode I chat with Eva, a 15 year old high school sophomore who loves to write. Eva provides great insight for teachers about what students really hope for when learning how to be better wri…
Zooming In on Research and the Writing Process with Geoff Edgers
In this episode, I zoom in on research and the writing process with author and Washington Post writer, Geoff Edgers. Geoff's advice for teachers includes stressing the importance of in depth research…
Top Ten Movie Quotes Related to Education with Grant Hightower and Craig Murray
In this third edition of the Top Ten episodes, school leaders Grant Hightower and Craig Murray collaborate to create one essential top ten list of movie quotes that are a metaphor for education. Gran…
Zooming In on Interviewing with Dave Malkoff
In Episode 48, Melissa chats with investigative journalist Dave Malkoff about his work for the Weather Channel and beyond. Dave gives teachers his recommendations for improving students' interviewing…
Zooming In on Podcasting with Students Part Three
What equipment and technology do I need to podcast with students and how do I share our podcast with the most listeners? In this episode, I share some affordable, realistic answers to these questions…
Zooming In on Podcasting with Students Part Two
In the second episode in the Podcasting with Students series, Melissa shares tips on how to improve students' vocal performance including pace, emphasis, diction, tone, and volume.
Zooming In on Podcasting with Students Part One
What are the best content choices for podcasting with students? In this first episode in the Podcasting with Students series, I share clips from The Birch Meadow Way Podcast which my fourth grade col…
Top Ten Math Manipulatives with Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record
In this second edition of the Top Ten episodes, Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record return with their own lists of top ten math manipulatives and collaborate to create one essential top ten list. D…
Zooming In on Student Engagement with Michael McLaughlin
In this episode, I interview educator Michael McLaughlin, Head of Middle School at Austin Prep in Reading, MA. Michael shares how he strives to raise the engagement of his middle school learners and …
Teacher As...Zooming In on Grief and Loss Part Two with Jen Zamparelli
In this episode, Melissa shares a recording of her radio interview with Irish superstar Jen Zamparelli. They discuss Melissa's tweet of a student's sympathy card that went viral. Melissa shares how t…
Zooming In on Father's Day
In this episode, Melissa and some of her students share their thoughts about dads. Melissa also shares her interview with her Dad, a former music educator, from last August.
Zooming In on Art Therapy with Pamela Malkoff Hayes.
In this episode, Melissa chats with Pamela Malkoff Hayes. Pamela is a licensed marriage/family therapist and a board certified art therapist. Pamela shares the thoughtful questions that she poses to…
039: Adventures in Coteaching
In this episode of Adventures in Coteaching, Melissa and Tricia chat with their fourth grade teammates, Patti Beckman and Arielle Mucha. They look back at the past school year and talk about supporti…
038: Zooming In on Literacy and SEL with Tre Hadrick
In this episode, Melissa talks to Tre Hadrick. Tre is an educator, TEDx Speaker, author, and school counselor who keeps a sharp focus on literacy in his work.
036: Zooming In on Empowering Youth with Kerry Tuttlebee
In this episode, Melissa talks to Kerry Tuttlebee, principal of 360 High School, a very innovative school in Providence, RI. Students, parents, teachers, and community members worked to create the sc…