The Teach Bigger Podcast
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Teachers need an escape from the stresses of their long days in the classroom and the opportunity to engage in content that provides entertainment, sparks creativity, and provides simple strategies that will increase their impact in the classroom and beyond. Chris Pratt, Kris Mosley, and Tyler Lemmond have over thirty years of combined teaching experience and are currently in full-time roles in public education. Join the Teach Bigger Team each week as they tackle the issues educators face, explore new ideas, and challenge you to think outside of the box. If you are new to education, looking for fresh ideas, or just need a good laugh and encouragement, this is the podcast for you!
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Episodes
Can Teachers Change a Community?
October 29, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBEducators desire to impact their students for a lifetime, but often the demands of the job can hinder the work of building or reforming a community. Chris and Tyler explore the gravity of shaping a community and the limitations that teachers often face in this quest. This thought-provoking episode will present questions that every educator should consider as they strive to shape their career and leave their mark on the future. Learn more about us at www.teachbigger.com Email: info@teachb...
It's Gotta Go! - The Educational Clichés We Can't Stand
October 27, 2020 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBWe are all guilty of falling into the trap of educational clichés and catchy phrases that only a teacher would understand. The Teach Bigger Team reached out to the world of Twitter to get feedback from teachers all over the nation and the results are hilarious. Join us as we take a “deep dive” into those phrases that are really starting to get under our skin. Whether you love them or hate them – this list will definitely make you smile. Learn more about us at www.teachbigger.com Email:...
Quality Matters - What You Need for Great Video Lessons
October 22, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBAre you looking to improve your video lessons or virtual instruction? Sometimes all it takes is a boost to your equipment. Chris and Tyler discuss some cheap ways to improve the quality of your video content. Whether you are creating flipped instruction, teach synchronously or asynchronously, these tips will help you up your engagement level from the moment kids log on. Learn more about us at www.teachbigger.com Email: [email protected] YouTube: Teach Bigger Follow Chris Pratt o...
Finding Balance Between Your Life and Career
October 20, 2020 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBLearn more about us at www.teachbigger.com Email: [email protected] YouTube: Teach Bigger Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Anger Management
October 15, 2020 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBLearn more about us at www.teachbigger.com Email: [email protected] Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
The Art of Lesson Design_Part 2
October 13, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBLearn more about us at www.teachbigger.com Email: [email protected] Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
The Art of Lesson Design_Part 1
October 08, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBLearn more about us at www.teachbigger.com Email: [email protected] Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Four Pillars of Remote Learning_Part 2
October 06, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBLearn more about us at www.teachbigger.com Email: [email protected] Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Four PIllars of Remote Learning_Part 1
October 01, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBLearn more about us at www.teachbigger.com Email: [email protected] Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Life Check Season 3
September 29, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBLearn more about us at www.teachbigger.com Email: [email protected] Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
What it Takes to Break a Teacher
August 29, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Administrator Speaks About Restarting School
August 27, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
3 Ways to Improve Your Online Teaching Game
August 25, 2020 01:57 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Technology is Changing Education Right Now!
August 22, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
What I Learned in My First Year
August 20, 2020 01:44 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Kids are Crazy...Embrace it!
August 18, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Is This the Education Revolution?
August 15, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Building Student Ownership
August 13, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Top Ten People in a Virtual Meeting
August 11, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Lessons from the Gamers
August 08, 2020 00:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
The Online Learning Secret
August 06, 2020 01:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Is America Starting to Realize a Teacher's Worth?
August 01, 2020 00:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Video Conferencing Do's and Don'ts
July 30, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBSeason 2 of the Teach Bigger Podcast was recorded in quarantine during the 2020 spring semester school shutdown. Follow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Take a Break in the Quarantine
July 28, 2020 00:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBFollow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger
Increase Engagement in Your Virtual Classroom
July 25, 2020 00:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBFollow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
The Future of Education
July 23, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBFollow Chris Pratt on Twitter: @teachbigger Follow Tyler Lemmond on Twitter: @DiddlePete
Technology in the Classroom
July 21, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBChris and Tyler discuss the increasing trend of students choosing technology and social media as a career path. This episode is full of interesting stats about the influence technology is having on our students and offers ideas to meet the needs of these students to prepare them for the future.
Comfort Zones
July 18, 2020 00:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBChris and Tyler discuss comfort zones and how they can impact student learning. They introduce the ideal situations where learning has the greatest opportunity to take place.
Life Check
July 16, 2020 00:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBThe Teach Bigger Team shares an update on their personal and professional lives. Get the inside scoop into their career paths, families, hobbies, and a whole lot of random stuff you never knew you wanted to know about the team.
Hide and Seek
July 14, 2020 00:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBThe Teach Bigger team discusses an issue that many teachers develop that can cause serious problems in the classroom... child avoidance. In this episodes learn the warning signs of child avoidance and how it can destroy the learning environment. The team also discusses ways to ensure you are always in a position to lead the classroom.
Practice Everything
July 13, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBHow do you become a master of classroom management? How do you maximize instructional time and increase student engagement? What is the secret to getting your classroom to run smoothly and become the model of efficiency? Practice Everything. You as a teacher must learn to practice your skills as well as practice routines and procedures with your students so that you can focus on learning. In this episode, the Teach Bigger Podcast welcomes its newest member to discuss strategies to crea...
This is Not Going Well
July 09, 2020 05:24 - 13 minutes - 6.49 MBNo one is perfect. The Teach Bigger team has made their share of mistakes. In this episode, we share some of our horror stories, and how they have helped us grow.
The Power Five
July 09, 2020 05:21 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBThere are five things teachers can do in the first five minutes of every class to ensure their lesson gets off to a great start. Explore this strategy and see you student engagement explode.
Enjoying the Journey
July 09, 2020 05:17 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBThere are times as a teacher where you have to choose to laugh or to cry. Enjoying the journey is a choice to learn from every situation and make it a teachable moment. In this episode, Pratt and Mosley share some of the stories that have shaped their careers.
Everyone Matters
July 09, 2020 05:12 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBOne thing people have in common is a need to belong. Students and teachers alike want to feel that they are valued both as individuals and as members of the organization. Pratt and Mosley discuss the importance of valuing everyone and strategies to help you be intentional in creating a culture where everyone matters.
What is Teach Bigger?
July 08, 2020 05:43 - 35 minutes - 32 MBChris Pratt and Kris Mosley discuss their inspiration for creating the Teach Bigger Podcast.