Episodes

  • The Illinois professor teaching the next generation of journalists | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

    The Illinois professor teaching the next generation of journalists | Teachers' Lounge Podcast
    May 15 2026
    What’s it like teaching the next generation of journalists? WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin sat down with Jason, a former-reporter and current director of the Public Affairs Reporting program at the University of Illinois Springfield.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Highland Community College biology teachers uniting Women+ in Science | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

    The Highland Community College biology teachers uniting Women+ in Science | Teachers' Lounge Podcast
    May 1 2026
    Women in science often don't get the credit they deserve for their work. A Highland Community College club unites women across the sciences to talk about the opportunities and real challenges they face.
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    44 mins
  • An Illinois Valley teacher making college accessible for all | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

    An Illinois Valley teacher making college accessible for all | Teachers' Lounge Podcast
    Apr 17 2026
    Tina Hardy is the coordinator for the Center of Accessibility and Neurodiversity at Illinois Valley Community College.Basically, it’s her job to make college accessible for students who need extra accommodations. What does that look like? And how different are special education laws between high school and college?
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    47 mins
  • An NIU professor helped urban & suburban students team up to confront education inequality | Teachers’ Lounge podcast

    An NIU professor helped urban & suburban students team up to confront education inequality | Teachers’ Lounge podcast
    Apr 3 2026
    Two high schools, 25 minutes apart. One wealthy and in the suburbs. One in the city, lower-income. An NIU professor's project brought together students from both schools to see educational inequality for themselves and fight for change.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • A Waubonsee professor brings her experience as an immigrant business owner to the classroom | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

    A Waubonsee professor brings her experience as an immigrant business owner to the classroom | Teachers' Lounge Podcast
    Mar 20 2026
    On a new Teachers' Lounge, Waubonsee professor Dr. Nour Al-Nabir brings her real experience as an immigrant business owner into the classroom.Her students just won a national entrepreneurship completion. That and more on a brand-new episode!
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    48 mins
  • An Illinois civics teacher showing her students how to take action | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

    An Illinois civics teacher showing her students how to take action | Teachers' Lounge Podcast
    Mar 6 2026
    In a civics teacher's “Taking Action” class, students fight for change, whether it’s fixing potholes or school lunches. What does it mean to actively DO social studies? I’s on a new Teachers' Lounge.
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    57 mins
  • The co-founder of Rockford's Womanspace on her half-century quest to create a comfortable and creative place for women | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

    The co-founder of Rockford's Womanspace on her half-century quest to create a comfortable and creative place for women | Teachers' Lounge Podcast
    Feb 20 2026
    The co-founder of Rockford’s Womanspace on her half-century quest to create a comfortable and creative place for women..
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    1 hr
  • A Morris teacher who's not afraid to set a standard of excellence | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

    A Morris teacher who's not afraid to set a standard of excellence | Teachers' Lounge Podcast
    Feb 6 2026
    On a new Teachers' Lounge podcast, we talk with a Morris teacher who’s not afraid to hold his students to a standard of excellence.“I tell the kids, if you come in and you work for me, I will jump over the moon for you.”What it means to go above and beyond for kids.
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    48 mins