Beyond the Bell
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsA podcast about educators who are teaching during a global pandemic hosted by Evelyn Lauer, a high school English/media teacher with 20 years experience. It doesn’t matter what format we’ve been forced to teach in – remote, hybrid, or in-person wearing masks – we’re all struggling and we’ve all lost a piece of our identity. Lauer converses with teachers in different situations from different states with different rules in place to see how education has been flipped on its head for better or worse. What can we learn from this moment in time? What can we say we miss? What needs to change? And what do we now know to never take for granted? Lauer is currently teaching freshman English, digital storytelling, and film--all remotely via Zoom and Canvas. Her work has been published in The Huffington Post, Education Week, The English Journal, Sentence, and elsewhere. She served as the PR/Publications director for the Journalism Education Association for six years and is currently serving that organization as a mentor teacher. BTB was recently highlighted in the New York Times Education Briefing. You can follow her on Twitter @evelynalauer.
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Kaine Osburn
January 02, 2022 15:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBK-8 superintendent Kaine Osburn and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the decisions schools must make while the pandemic continues and Omicron spreads. Lauer describes her own experience with Covid-19. Osburn is an educational leader who believes equity is the real engine for growth in student achievement and innovation in learning. He has broad and deep experience as a high school English teacher, union leader, principal, and district leader. He currently leads Avoca District 37, a high performing...
Doug Robertson
October 17, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBFifth-grade educator Doug Robertson and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the challenges of in-person/full-capacity school during the pandemic and his decision to take a medical leave from his classroom. Robertson is currently a 5th grade teacher just outside of Portland, Oregon. He is in his16th year of teaching overall, and in that time he has also taught in California and Hawaii OR. On the side, he is also an author, having published four books so far, three of which are education focused [He's...
Doug Robertson
October 17, 2021 13:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBFifth-grade educator Doug Robertson and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the challenges of in-person/full-capacity school during the pandemic and his decision to take a medical leave from his classroom. Robertson is currently a 5th grade teacher just outside of Portland, Oregon. He is in his16th year of teaching overall, and in that time he has also taught in California and Hawaii OR. On the side, he is also an author, having published four books so far, three of which are education focused [He's...
Julie Rowse
September 09, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBMedia educator Julie Rowse and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the challenges of beginning the school year during the Delta variant, especially with a inconsistency in the rules and guidelines at different schools in different states. Rowse is a recovering Air Force Brat currently living in Bellevue, Nebraska. She holds a B.S. in Secondary Education from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and an M.A. in Popular Culture from Bowling Green State University. Julie teaches Journalism and Popular Cultu...
Season 4 Intro
September 05, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.38 MBHost Evelyn Lauer introduces the fourth season of Beyond the Bell, a podcast about teaching during the pandemic. On BTB, Lauer, a 21-year educator interviews other teachers about their experiences. Please follow her on Twitter @evelynalauer.
Season 3 Finale
May 17, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes - 4.16 MBHost Evelyn Lauer looks back on the challenges of the 2020-2021 school year and looks ahead to the future of education post pandemic. To contact Evelyn, please email her at [email protected], or DM her on Twitter @evelynalauer.
Brent Crouse
May 16, 2021 13:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBAssistant director of elementary and middle school literacy Brent Crouse and host Evelyn Lauer discuss engagement strategies, culturally responsive teaching, and the outlook for the 2021-2022 academic year. Crouse began his career as a non-traditional Teach For America corps member in 2010, at the age of 32. After acceptance into the program, he moved from Portland, OR to Philadelphia, where he taught for his first four years as an Upper Elementary School ELA teacher at LEAP Academy Charte...
Cheryl Nesbitt
May 09, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBWorld languages teacher Cheryl Nesbitt and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the complicated space of hybrid learning, including the challenges of breakout rooms and the magic of face-to-face interaction. Nesbitt has been teaching for more than 30 years in various contexts, both domestically and overseas in Japan. She taught at private schools, but returned to college in 2014 to complete her credentials and has been teaching public school since 2016. Currently, she works at Santa Monica High Scho...
Jenny Lynch
May 02, 2021 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBPhysical education teacher Jenny Lynch and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the instruction of dance classes without touch and the importance of mindfulness and movement, especially this year. Lynch is in her 18th year of teaching high school in Aurora, Colorado. She teaches Freshmen English, Basic Dance, Intermediate/Advanced Dance, and Beginning Ballroom Dance. She is an active person who enjoys the outdoors. Her preferred activities include dancing, biking, walking, yoga, reading, writing, an...
Alyssa Guzman
April 25, 2021 13:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBEnglish teacher Alyssa Guzman and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the challenges of being a first-year educator during the pandemic and the experience of presenting diverse texts and controversial conversations in a conservative community, especially this school year. Guzman is a first-year teacher out of Lincolnwood, Illinois. Her time at Niles West High School led to her becoming passionate about reading, writing, and the power of words. She pursued those interests at the University of Iowa, w...
Megan Barber and Erin Helgren
April 18, 2021 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBPreschool teacher Megan Barber and policy director Erin Helgren share how their school district in rural Oregon created solutions to keep young children learning through the pandemic. Megan Barber is the Yoncalla School District Preschool Director and Head Teacher. She has a strong background in social work and parenting education as well as elementary education. These experiences have given her the gift of understanding the unique needs of all children and families, in particular those wh...
Nicholas Pahl
April 11, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBBusiness teacher Nicholas Pahl and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the pros and cons of teaching team/project-based courses during remote and hybrid learning. Pahl teaches investing, marketing, and INCubatoredu, a national, entrepreneurial program that started out of Barrington, IL. Pahl, who has been in education for 10 years, started this program at Dundee Crown High School. The program won Uncharted Learning's national pitch competition, started six legally recognized businesses, and broug...
Nicholas Pahl
April 11, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBBusiness teacher Nicholas Pahl and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the pros and cons of teaching team/project-based courses during remote and hybrid learning. Pahl teaches investing, marketing, and INCubatoredu, a national, entrepreneurial program that started out of Barrington, IL. Pahl, who has been in education for 10 years, started this program at Dundee Crown High School. The program won Uncharted Learning's national pitch competition, started six legally recognized businesses, and broug...
Season 2 Finale
March 14, 2021 17:00 - 1 minute - 1.07 MBHost Evelyn Lauer discusses all the challenges of hybrid teaching and looks toward season 3. Season 3 of BTB will kick off April 11. Connect with Evelyn on Twitter and Instagram @evelynalauer.
Mothers who Teach Roundtable
March 07, 2021 15:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBHost Evelyn Lauer talks with four educators who are also mothers of young children and asks the age-old question: How do you do it all? The group chats about the toll the pandemic has had on working moms, the insanity of most days, and how to balance teaching and grading and parenting -- and doing the dishes! Julia Kapelnikova is an English teacher and instructional coach at Highland Park High School. She lives in Chicago with her son who is just over 2, her husband, and dog. Rachel Gross...
Mothers who Teach Roundtable
March 07, 2021 15:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBHost Evelyn Lauer talks with four educators who are also mothers of young children and asks the age-old question: How do you do it all? The group chats about the toll the pandemic has had on working moms, the insanity of most days, and how to balance teaching and grading and parenting -- and doing the dishes! Julia Kapelnikova is an English teacher and instructional coach at Highland Park High School. She lives in Chicago with her son who is just over 2, her husband, and dog. Rachel Gross...
Leland Mallet and Rebecca Pollard
February 28, 2021 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBJournalism educators Leland Mallett and Rebecca Pollard discuss their experiences with the extreme cold, snow, and power outages in Texas recently and the effect on schools -- and their student media coverage of it all. Mallett has been advising yearbooks and newspapers since 1999. He is the newspaper, yearbook, and photo adviser at Legacy High School in Mansfield, Texas. Legacy’s publications have won Crowns, Pacemakers, and Stars. Mallett serves as the Webmaster for the Texas Association...
Laura Doran
February 21, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBKindergarten educator Laura Doran and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the importance of building community, the incorporation of toys into lessons, and what it looks like to teach five year olds how to read via Zoom. Doran teaches at Walled Lake Consolidated School District in Michigan. She has been teaching for 23 years, primarily grades first through third. Currently, she teaches kindergarten remotely. She blogs about her experiences at Days with Ms. Doran. She also has four of her own children...
Laura Doran
February 21, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBKindergarten educator Laura Doran and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the importance of building community, the incorporation of toys into lessons, and what it looks like to teach five year olds how to read via Zoom. Doran teaches at Walled Lake Consolidated School District in Michigan. She has been teaching for 23 years, primarily grades first through third. Currently, she teaches kindergarten remotely. She blogs about her experiences at Days with Ms. Doran. She also has four of her own children...
Abdel Shakur
February 14, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBEnglish teacher Abdel Shakur and host Evelyn Lauer discuss creating a community during remote learning, holding conferences to connect with individual students, and working on a podcasts while teaching. Shakur teaches 9th and 10th grade at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, IL. He is a writer and teacher concerned with telling the stories of Black teachers. A Catalyst Chicago Classroom Story Slam winner and a 13th year veteran in the classroom. On his podcast Black Teacher Matters,...
Michelle Salerno
February 07, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBDrama educator Michelle Salerno and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the limitations of teaching theater during a pandemic, the embracement of masks during production, and the magic of extracurriculars, especially now. Salerno has a Ph.D. in theatre and has taught several subjects in colleges, high schools, middle school, and in a community jail. She is currently teaching drama and communications classes at an independent school in Louisville, KY. To purchase tickets to her students' performanc...
Sarah Lerner
January 31, 2021 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBEnglish and journalism teacher Sarah Lerner and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the tease of hybrid learning, the productivity of working back at school, and her 46 days of working remotely after Covid-19. Lerner teaches at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. She was the 2014 Sun-Sentinel High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, a 2019 CSPA Gold Key recipient and 2020 Special Recognition Adviser from CSPA, as well as the 2019 Woman of Distinction from Alpha Xi Delta. She was also the editor...
Natalie Brown
January 24, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBMedia publications teacher Natalie Brown and host Evelyn Lauer discuss tips for hybrid teaching, the challenges of creating a yearbook during a pandemic, and the joys and reliefs of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. Brown is the Dragon Media adviser at Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas -- a 6A school in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex home to around 3000 students. Brown has been a journalism instructor and has advised newspaper, yearbook, and broadcast programs for the last 13 y...
Justin Johnson
January 17, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.1 MBMusic teacher Justin Johnson and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the impossibility of recreating performances online, the benefit of asynchronous time for enrichment, and the use of polls to increase engagement and competition. Johnson is in his ninth year as Director of Bands at Niles West where he conducts the concert band, symphonic band, and symphonic wind ensemble. Johnson also directs the pep band, marching band, and jazz band. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the ...
Sachin Jhunjhunwala
January 10, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBMathematics teacher Sachin J. Jhunjhunwala and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the magic and humanity in remote learning, the importance of group work, and the escape of John Hughes films. Jhunjhunwala is a second-year Instructional Coach and third-year mathematics teacher at Highland Park High School in Highland Park, IL. There, he has taught Algebra I Survey, Geometry, and AP Statistics. Prior to that he taught at Evanston Township High School for nine years as a mathematics teacher, where ...
Season 2 Intro
January 03, 2021 14:00 - 1 minute - 1.03 MBHost Evelyn Lauer introduces the second season of Beyond the Bell. Please follow her on Twitter @evelynalauer.
Season 1 Finale
December 20, 2020 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.22 MBHost Evelyn Lauer discusses her highs and lows of semester 1 of remote teaching. She also gives her resolutions for the new year. Season 2 of BTB will kick off Jan. 3, 2021. Connect with Lauer on Twitter @evelynalauer
Season 1 Finale
December 20, 2020 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.22 MBHost Evelyn Lauer discusses her highs and lows of semester 1 of remote teaching. She also gives her resolutions for the new year. Season 2 of BTB will kick off Jan. 3, 2021. Connect with Lauer on Twitter @evelynalauer
Iowa Round Table
December 13, 2020 14:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBHost Evelyn Lauer and the Iowa Round Table -- Patrick Johnson, Natalie Niemeyer-Lorenz, Jonathan Rogers, and Chris Snider -- discuss the challenges of hybrid teaching, the differences and similarities between high school and collegiate instruction on Zoom, the understanding that SEL matters at all levels, and the reality that we must simplify our lessons. Patrick Johnson is a doctoral student and graduate instructor at the University of Iowa in the School of Journalism. He has ten years of ...
Iowa Round Table
December 13, 2020 14:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBHost Evelyn Lauer and the Iowa Round Table -- Patrick Johnson, Natalie Niemeyer-Lorenz, Jonathan Rogers, and Chris Snider -- discuss the challenges of hybrid teaching, the differences and similarities between high school and collegiate instruction on Zoom, the understanding that SEL matters at all levels, and the reality that we must simplify our lessons. Patrick Johnson is a doctoral student and graduate instructor at the University of Iowa in the School of Journalism. He has ten years of ...
Shanna Yarbrough
December 06, 2020 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBMiddle school ELA teacher Shanna Yarbrough and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the dilemma of the three-percent Covid positivity rate threshold in New York City, the benefits of new technologies, and the challenges of summative assessments while teaching remotely. Yarbrough has a BA in Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz, an MFA in Book Arts from the University of Alabama, and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Relay Graduate School in NYC. She began teaching as a NYC Teaching Fellow in 2014. Sh...
Adriana Chavira
November 29, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBMedia and English teacher Adriana Chavira and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the need for flexibility, the challenges of teaching remotely, and the escape of Queens Gambit. Chavira is a native of Los Angeles and spent a decade as a newspaper reporter in Southern California before becoming a teacher 18 years ago. She teaches photography, advises the news magazine, news website, and yearbook at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Lake Balboa, California, and is an educator with PBS NewsHour's Stud...
Jarrin Williams
November 22, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBEnglish teacher Jarrin Williams and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the chaos of hybrid/blended learning, technology as a form of engagement, and the difficulty of building relationships when both students and teacher are wearing masks. Williams teaches freshman English at Rock Island High School in northwestern Illinois. This is his twentieth year in the classroom, having taught in Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. He has a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication with a specialization in Public...
Jesse Gardner
November 15, 2020 22:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBArt teacher Jesse Gardner and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the challenges of teaching a supply-heavy course remotely, engagement in a cameras-off classroom, and the beauty of a growth mindset during these times. Gardner is an artist, teacher, mother, fly-by-the-seat-of-her-jeans kinda gal. She lives on a small-ish island near Seattle, WA, where she makes a home with her wife and blended family, including their four kids ages 16-20, two dogs, and a couple of pet rats. She holds degrees in thea...
Sarah Govis
November 09, 2020 01:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBHistory teacher Sarah Govis and host Evelyn Lauer discuss hybrid learning, the struggles of engagement while wearing masks, and student teaching the week of the election. Govis is a senior at Winona State University who is currently student teaching U.S. history and sociology near St. Paul, Minnesota. She will graduate in December with a double major in History and Social Science Education, with a history emphasis. You can follow her on Twitter @br4tty_b and Instagram @sarahsaysaloh. Fol...
Aaron Mathieu
November 01, 2020 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBBiology teacher Aaron Mathieu and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the need to scale back the AP curriculum, including resource-intensive labs, and how Covid makes us consider our core values in education. Mathieu teaches Honors Biology and AP Biology at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton, Massachusetts. In addition to his classroom teaching, Aaron is the advisor for the BioBuilder Club at ABRHS. This fall, Aaron began his 25th year as a high school teacher. He was named the NABT Outs...
Wileen Hsing
October 25, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBMandarin Chinese teacher Wileen Hsing and host Evelyn Lauer discuss what participation means digitally, why some meetings should be held on zoom forever, and how fanny packs -- both literally and metaphorically -- are the pandemic trend. Hsing has been a public high school teacher for more than 20 years. Initially, she taught ELL and English, but for the last twelve years, she's been teaching Mandarin Chinese in the World Language department. Through these two decades, Hsing has been Chine...
Episode 1: Don Goble
October 18, 2020 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBDon Goble is an award-winning Multimedia Instructor at Ladue High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He advises LHS-TV & Films (LHSTV.net) and has published numerous digital media resources for students and educators all over the world. Goble is an Apple Distinguished Educator and global Adobe Education Leader, who speaks internationally at education conferences, conventions, and provides professional development workshops and webinars, offering educators innovative ways to incorporate video, mu...
Don Goble
October 18, 2020 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBMultimedia educator Don Goble and host Evelyn Lauer discuss remote learning, technology tips, and how to avoid burnout. Goble is an award-winning multimedia instructor at Ladue High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He advises LHS-TV & Films (LHSTV.net) and has published numerous digital media resources for students and educators all over the world. Goble is an Apple Distinguished Educator and global Adobe Education Leader, who speaks internationally at education conferences, conventions, and...
Introducing: Beyond the Bell
October 18, 2020 17:00 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBA new podcast for educators teaching during a global pandemic hosted by Evelyn Lauer, a high school English teacher with 20 years experience. Lauer will converse with teachers in different situations from different states with different rules in place to see how education has been flipped on its head for better or worse. What can we learn from this moment in time? What can we say we miss? What needs to change? And what do we now know to never take for granted?