Literature – Teachers on Fire

September 23, 2018

Episode 49 – Colby Sharp

COLBY SHARP is a husband, father of five, fifth grade teacher, avid reader and book reviewer, runner, and self-proclaimed nerd. He is the author of The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection and 2018’s Game Changer!: Book Access for All Kids. In our conversation, Colby recalls the discouragement of a harsh professional evaluation and explains Continue reading

5th Grade, Author, Blogger, Creativity, Elementary, English, Humanities, Literature, MI, Primary, USA

5th Grade, Creativity, Elementary, Nerd Camp, Reading, Story, Writing, Writing Prompts

August 21, 2018

Episode 43 – David McFarland

DAVID McFARLAND is a high school IB humanities teacher at Pacific Academy in Surrey, BC, Canada. Follow him on Twitter @MrMcFTeaches. In our conversation, David talks about how “We don’t even know you!” challenged him to rethink the importance of building relationships with his students. He describes some of his passions in education today: helping Continue reading

BC, Canada, English, High School, Humanities, IB, Literature, Secondary, Surrey

Coffee, Cooking, Critical Thinking, English, Google Classroom, High School, IB, Literature, Surrey

August 8, 2018

Episode 39 – CJ Reynolds

CJ REYNOLDS is better known by his YouTube channel, Real Rap with Reynolds, where he talks teaching, relationships, and life. As a passionate educator and creator, his two truths in teaching are: #1 relationships are king, and #2 it’s only ever about the students. In our conversation, CJ recalls the tremendous fatigue he faced Continue reading

English, High School, Humanities, Literature, PA, Secondary, USA, YouTuber

Boys Latin, CJ Reynolds, English, Literature, PA, Real Rap with Reynolds, Teacher Vlog, YouTuber