About this episode

Shannon and Mary reflect on the podcast's journey, share teaching tips, and discuss future plans for featuring more teacher voices.

Shannon and Mary kick off the new season with reflections on how far the podcast has come, from family anecdotes to stories of former students thriving—like Rigby, a once-struggling reader now headed to college. They share practical tips for using Canva to teach morphology, highlight successes from their summer tutoring, and discuss balancing work, rest, and family life. Additionally, they unveil exciting plans to feature more teacher voices in the show through their bonus episodes, available...

People in this episode

Hosts: Shannon Betts, Mary Saghafi

Topics covered

• podcast reflections
• student success
• teaching tips
• morphology
• work-life balance
• teacher voices

Keywords

• podcast
• education
• teaching
• morphology
• student success
• work-life balance
• Canva

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