The Teacher Collaborative Podcast

Are you a new teacher who is feeling overwhelmed? A seasoned teacher worried about the future of the profession? Tune in to hear what teachers have to say about how to support new teachers who are st…

Curious about AI? Fearful of ChatGPT? Wondering how it will impact teaching and learning? Tune in to hear how current teachers are utilizing AI, get inspired about trying it yourself, and to think ab…

Whether you’re a teacher with strong opinions, a parent eager to learn, or a voter trying to get informed, tune in to hear what a few teachers think about MCAS, its future, and where teaching and lea…

It seems like everyone has an opinion about what we teach, what we don’t teach, and everything in between. But, where do teachers--the professionals and experts, the people responsible for classrooms…

The Teacher Collaborative Podcast is back, with Season 7! In the 2024 educational landscape, there is no shortage of debates swirling around the field. We hear about book banning and AI, standardized…

Meet The Teacher Collaborative Team! Learn about the challenges teachers are facing, what they need, and how The Teacher Collaborative is committed to helping them get there.

Learn more about the Teac…

Meet Raymond Zapata, 6th and 7th grade science teacher at Boston Green Academy in Boston. Learn about how Raymond balances his identities in and out of the classroom, and how he works to make his cla…

Meet Althea Terenzi, high school English teacher at Revere High School in Revere, MA. Learn about Althea’s journey with boundary setting as an educator, as well as her hopes for the next generation o…

Meet Julie Lundstedt, 6-8th grade ASD Sub-Separate teacher at Joseph F. Plouffe Middle School in Brockton, MA. Learn about the unique challenges of special education, and about Julie’s experiences as…

Meet Eva Soto Perello, AP Spanish teacher at Excel Academy Charter High School in East Boston. Learn about how Eva’s migrant journey informs and fuels her passion for teaching, and how her work has b…

Meet Denise Cote, middle school Language Arts teacher at Springfield Conservatory of the Arts in Springfield, MA. Learn about Denise’s evolution as an educator and how setting boundaries has helped h…

Coming soon: Season 6 of The Teacher Collaborative Podcast features teachers from across Massachusetts who have made change in their classrooms, schools, and beyond.

This season we're going to explore…

In the final episode of Season 5: Changemakers, you will meet Lisa Brown, a veteran educator in the Nauset Regional School District on Cape Cod. You’ll learn about how she created a course called Exp…

Bringing the real world into the classroom is a common enough goal, but - bees? For math teacher Benadette Manning, bringing a living bee hive into her classroom to support math teaching was only one…

In episode 3 of season 5 of The Teacher Collaborative podcast, teacher Marcie Day from Seacoast High School in Revere (@marcielday) shares her work to create restorative justice and competency-based …

In Episode 2 of this season of The Teacher Collaborative podcast, you’ll meet Devin Morris co-founder and Executive Director at The Teachers’ Lounge (www.theteachersloungma.org), along with Boston Pu…

Meet Marta Garcia, Multilingual Educator at Witchcraft Heights Elementary School in Salem, MA, and the 2022 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. Learn about Marta's journey as an immigrant to the Unite…

In Episode 8, 2021 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Jennifer Hedrington shares the power of lived experience in informing teaching and professional practice. She shares how her experiences as a stud…

In episode 7, Garceline Champagne, a Humanities & ESL teacher and coach at Boston Adult Technical Academy, shares her experience with teacher coaching and evaluation, and her passion as a freedom fig…