Hallway Conversations
By Abby DeGroot & Dave Mulder
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Episodes: 152
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Welcome to “Hallway Conversations!"
We are friends who have been teaching for quite a while, but we still have lots of questions about education. This is our place for thinking out loud about topics we think are important for Christian educators to consider. We regularly have face-to-face hallway conversations, and this podcast is our way of inviting you in to our reflections on contemporary education.
Our deep hope is that you would find these conversations an opportunity for your own reflection--that you would be challenged and encouraged in your work as an educator, and that you might even chuckle along as we think on our feet and stumble through trying to answer each others questions about what it means to take our faith seriously as we consider our work as educators.
Feel free to drop us a line at hallwayconvospod@gmail.com
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Episode 131: Our Hiatus Explained (no excuses, but we’ve been a little busy this spring…)
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May 13, 2026 |
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Episode 130: A Christmas Reading List (or, our lives are rich and full, but we still love to read!)
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Episode 129: Student Relationships and Classroom Management (A conversation with Katie Reitsma)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Episode 128: What Do Successful Teachers Have in Common? (A conversation with Paul Lapka)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Episode 127: Parent-Teacher Conferences (or, “we really learned this stuff through the school of hard knocks!”)
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Episode 126: Re-energizing in the Middle of the Semester (or, “the honeymoon is over, and it’s time to mix things up!”)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Episode 125: Welcome Back! (or…”It’s been a hot minute, and we need to catch up…”)
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Episode 124: Winding Down (or, Abby is an award-winning teacher, and we’re all here to reflect on our learning)
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May 21, 2025 |
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Bonus: More Great Ideas with Erik Ringsby
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode 123: Supporting ALL Our Students (a conversation with Erik Ringsby)
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May 07, 2025 |
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Episode 122: Finding Joy Amidst Frustration (or, Dave adopted a dog and is navigating this!)
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Episode 121: Deepening Our Understanding of Christian Education (a conversation with Shaun Brooker)
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: It's Good to Be Smart!
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Episode 120: Accountability and Trust (a conversation with Darryl De Boer)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Episode 119: Teacher Collaboration (or, why Abby thinks co-teaching is a fantastic idea and we should do more of it!)
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Episode 118: Always Becoming, Never Arriving (or, Dave’s book is finally out!)
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Episode 117: Christmas Gifts! (or, Dave got a rubber duckie from a student, and he’s an idealist)
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Episode 116: So Many Things! (or, what happens when we don’t actually plan a topic and just talk in front of our microphones)
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Episode 115: Being a Real Human Being (or, why Dave should not teach when he isn't feeling well)
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Episode 114: What Should We Do about AI in Education? (or, Matt has a lot of questions, and Abby and Dave have ideas)
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Episode 113: Why Aren’t People Becoming Teachers? (or, why Dave thinks we have to elevate the profession!)
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Episode 112: Connections (or..."We're Back, Baby!")
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Episode 111: What Have We Learned? (or, why Dave believes “the people are the work!”)
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May 22, 2024 |
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Episode 110: Healing for “Infectious Behaviors” in the Classroom: A Conversation with Al Bandstra
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May 08, 2024 |
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Episode 109: The Science of Reading: A Conversation with Dr. Gwen Marra
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Episode 108: Teaching for (and from?) Transformation: A Conversation with Darryl De Boer
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Episode 107: Teacher Leadership (or, why Abby is an effective leader, even though she never wants to be a principal)
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Episode 106: Attracting and Retaining Great Teachers: A Conversation with Chad Dirkse
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Episode 105: Empowering Learners (Recorded with a Live Audience at Sioux Falls Christian School!)
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Episode 104: Power in the Classroom (or, why Dave is a “whimsical” teacher)
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Episode 103: The Good Old Days (or, why Abby is the in-between generation, even though she never owned a flip phone)
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Bonus: Christmas in the Hallway, 2023
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Episode 102: Assessment Imaginings (or, ”Are we teaching students? Or teaching students to take tests?”)
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Episode 101: Stories of Thanksgiving and Encouragement
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Episode 100: A LIVE Hallway Conversation! - Recorded in front of a live audience at the Christian Educators’ Association Conference
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 099: A Conversation with Lynn Swaner (or, “It really is a very nice hallway you have here.”)
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Episode 098: Walking the Camino, part II (or, education as pilgrimage)
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Episode 097: Walking the Camino, part I (or, pilgrimage is both an individual and communal exercise)
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Episode 096: Our Favorite Podcasts (or, why Dave Mulder dominates at trivia)
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Episode 095: Reflections and Beginnings and Ongoing Development (or, ”into the newness”)
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Summer 2023 Replay: What’s the Value in Project-Based Learning?
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Episode 094: More Encouragement for Novice Teachers (and the difference between ”good” and ”great?”)
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Summer 2023 Replay: Good Teaching Can’t Be Reduced to Technique (Can It?)
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 093: Advice for a Novice Teacher (or, eating the elephant one bite at a time)
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Summer 2023 Replay: Changing Our Minds
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Episode 092: “During Our Careers, So Many Things Changed!” - A Conversation with Kim and Ed Starkenburg
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May 31, 2023 |
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Episode 091: Adventures in Becoming a Teacher (or, jump into the deep end and just start treading!)
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May 17, 2023 |
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Episode 090: A Christian Approach to Athletics? (Is it the great race to nowhere? Or a chance for redeeming culture?)
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May 03, 2023 |
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Episode 089: Efficient and Effective Grading (or, maybe we could just stop grading everything??)
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Episode 088: Math Anxiety and ”Mathletes”: A Conversation with Dr. Val Zonnefeld
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Episode 087: Hiring Teachers and Keeping Teachers (or, “Jeans Friday” and coffee gift cards won’t cut it!)
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Episode 086: Addressing Kids’ Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Tara Boer
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Episode 085: Beating the February Doldrums (or, if you want to keep your ice from melting, try packing it in ground beef!)
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Episode 084: Reading Biographies: An Ode to Claire Alexander (or, stay out of the dryer kids!)
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Episode 083: ”Always Becoming” (and Pablo Escobar’s Hippos?)
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Episode 082: Christmas (and Breaks!)
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Episode 081: An Advent Invitation
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Episode 080: A LIVE Episode from InspirED!
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Episode 079: Why Do Kids (Dis)Like School?
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Bonus: More Thoughts on Teaching Bible with Gayle Doornbos
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Episode 078: Advice for Teaching the Bible - with Gayle Doornbos
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Episode 077: Are the Kids All Right? Deep Hopes for Parent Teacher Conferences
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Episode 076: Adventures in Reimagining Assessment
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Episode 075: Uncomfortable Truths and Teacher Imagination
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Episode 074: A Conversation with Justin Bailey, part 2
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Episode 073: A Conversation with Justin Bailey, part 1
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Episode 072: Back to School (and a Creaky Table)
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Summer 2022 Bonus: ”Schooled”
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Summer 2022 Replay: Failure
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Summer 2022 Replay: Positivity
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Episode 071: The Work of Imagination in Teaching Christianly
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Episode 070: In Praise of Substitute Teachers
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Episode 069: Book Talks - Reading, Faith, and Community
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Episode 068: The Plate Isn’t Getting Any Bigger
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Summer 2022 Replay - When It All Seems Like Too Much
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Episode 067: Dealing with Criticism
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Episode 066: Why Free Reading Is Important (Or, Just Say No to Accelerated Reader)
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Episode 065: What Are Report Cards For?
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Bonus: Chit Chat in the Hallway
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Episode 064: Teaching Who We Are
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Transitioning towards Summer Bonus - The Staff Room
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May 25, 2022 |
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Episode 063: We Invite You to Do Nothing
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May 18, 2022 |
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Episode 062: Dangerous Ideas Ahead!
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May 11, 2022 |
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Episode 061: Riding a Unicycle on the Edge of a Cliff
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May 04, 2022 |
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Episode 060: Flourishing Together - Well-Being
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Episode 059: Flourishing Together - Resources
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Episode 058: Flourishing Together - Learning
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Episode 057: Flourishing Together - Relationships
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Episode 056: Flourishing Together - Purpose
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Episode 055: What’s the Value in Project-Based Learning?
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Spring Break 2022 Bonus - Awards
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Episode 054: Not Just the Icing on the Cake
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Episode 053: Righteous Non-Compliance?
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Episode 052: Preserving, Pruning, and Pioneering
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: A Word of Encouragement
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Episode 51: Good Teaching Can’t Be Reduced to Technique (Can It?)
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Episode 050: Digital Devices, and Riding into Battle
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Episode 049: Design, Creativity, and Cruising the Loop
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Episode 048: Flourishing (Like that Disgusting Dish in the Fridge?)
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Episode 047: Atomic Habits
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Episode 046: Orbiting the Giant Hairball
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Episode 045: Coping with Newness
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Episode 044: Seeking the Well-Being of the City
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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Christmas 2021 Bonus - Lessons from COVID
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Christmas 2021 Bonus - Goals
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Episode 043: The Danger of a Single Story
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Episode 042: Teaching as Storytelling?
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Episode 041: Thanksgivings & Gratitude
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Episode 040: ”More than one thing is happening when we teach...”
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Episode 039: Partnering with Parents
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Episode 038: Online Learning...the Future of Education???
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Episode 037: On Empathy for Students (And Taylor Swift)
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Episode 036: Getting to Know Students
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Episode 035: A LIVE Recording of Hallway Conversations!
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Episode 034: When it All Seems Like Too Much
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Episode 033: Protocols
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Episode 032: Our Areas of Expertise - Leadership
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Episode 031: Our Areas of Expertise - Literacy
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Episode 030: Our Areas of Expertise - Educational Technology
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Episode 029: Remembering How to Teach
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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A Beginning-of-the-Year Blessing
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Episode 028: First Day of School
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Episode 027: Teaching for Service
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Episode 026: Book Talks, Part II
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Episode 025: The Staff Room
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Episode 024: Changing Our Minds
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Episode 023: Equity and Teachers' Time
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Episode 022: Book Talks
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Responding to Student Work
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Episode 021: Redos
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Episode 020: Teacher Needs and Administrator Needs
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Episode 019: Reputation
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Episode 018: Social and Emotional Development
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Episode 017: Awards
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Episode 016: Professional Development
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May 26, 2021 |
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Episode 015: Positivity
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May 19, 2021 |
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Episode 014: Failure
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May 12, 2021 |
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What's next for Hallway Conversations?
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May 05, 2021 |
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Episode 013: Ending the School Year Well
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Episode 012: Excellence
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Episode 011: Emotional Labor
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Episode 010: Teaching for Delight
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Episode 009: Management
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Episode 008: Lessons from a Year of COVID
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Episode 007: Classroom Culture
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Episode 006: Advice
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Episode 005: Homework
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Episode 004: Self-Care
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Episode 003: Motivation
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Episode 002: Metaphors
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Episode 001: Goals
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Introducing "Hallway Conversations" with Matt and Dave!
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Jan 27, 2021 |