Welcome to "The Teacher Workroom," where a group of real life teachers discusses each episode of the companion podcast "What Is A Teacher?" You can listen in a they discuss each episode, sharing their thoughts, and how what they've just heard impacts their thinking of what they in their classrooms, why they do it, and what the future of education means to them. This is an important conversation now more than ever.

Please enjoy this preview of both "What Is A Teacher?" and "The Teacher Workroom."

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Ben, Michael, and Amy dive into Episode 2 of "What Is a Teacher?" and talk about their own experiences as teachers and how what they've learned about the origins of the American and its origins in Europe and the shifting definitions of what a teacher should be.

This is the companion podcast to "What Is A Teacher?" Each week our group of teachers discusses the events of that podcast and reflect on how it impacts their perceptions of what it means to be a teacher. We would love for you to join the conversation. Share your thought about this episode at whatisateacher@whisperingpinesmedia.com

This podcast is produced by Whispering Pines Media.

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Ben, Michael, and Amy consider Episode 3 of "What Is a Teacher?" and dive into the role money, gender, and citizenship play in education.

This is the companion podcast to "What Is A Teacher?" Each week our group of teachers discusses the events of that podcast and reflect on how it impacts their perceptions of what it means to be a teacher. We would love for you to join the conversation. Share your thought about this episode at whatisateacher@whisperingpinesmedia.com

This podcast is produced by Whispering Pines Media.

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Ben, Michael, and Amy share their thoughts Episode 4 of "What Is a Teacher?" the argument that dominated the last century of education. Should educational practice be standardized?

This is the companion podcast to "What Is A Teacher?" Each week our group of teachers discusses the events of that podcast and reflect on how it impacts their perceptions of what it means to be a teacher. We would love for you to join the conversation. Share your thought about this episode at whatisateacher@whisperingpinesmedia.com

This podcast is produced by Whispering Pines Media.

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Ben, Michael, and Amy consider Episode 5 of "What Is a Teacher?" Can the idea of teachers as professionals be made a reality? Are international models applicable in the United States? What does the future look like for teachers? Is this the end or the dawn of a new era? It's all up for discussion in this episode.

This is the companion podcast to "What Is A Teacher?" Each week our group of teachers discusses the events of that podcast and reflect on how it impacts their perceptions of what it means to be a teacher. We would love for you to join the conversation. Share your thought about this episode at whatisateacher@whisperingpinesmedia.com

This podcast is produced by Whispering Pines Media.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.