Middle School – Page 5 – Teachers on Fire

August 9, 2018

Episode 40 – Kristin Hundt

KRISTIN HUNDT is a devoted wife and mother of four boys, a 6th grade teacher, lifelong learner, and global citizen. One of Kristin’s recent highlights includes being featured in The PBL Playbook, by AJ Juliani. In our conversation, Kristin talks about her passion to provide good reading materials for her readers. An engaged reader… Continue reading

Assessment, English, Genius Hour, MI, Middle School, Reading, USA

Genius Hour, Going Gradeless, Holt Michigan, Kristin Hundt, Middle School, PBL, Reading

July 30, 2018

Episode 37 – Dan Jones

DAN JONES is a 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher in Mansfield, OH. He is the K-12 Editor for Flipped Learning Review Magazine and the author of Flipped 3.0 Project Based Learning: An Insanely Simple Guide. In this conversation, Dan tells us about the time his passion for teaching died and he almost… Continue reading

Author, EdTech, Flipped, Innovation, Middle School, OH, PBL, USA

Dan Jones, Flipped Learning, Flipped Learning 3.0, Middle School Teacher, OH, PBL

July 23, 2018

Episode 35 – Joy Kirr

Joy Kirr is a 7th Grade ELA teacher and Genius Hour advocate in Elk Grove, Illinois. She writes at GeniusHour.blogspot.com and in 2017 published Shift This!: How to Implement Gradual Changes for MASSIVE Impact in Your Classroom. In this conversation, Joy takes us to a moment when a parent criticized her publicly with “Genius… Continue reading

Author, Creativity, Genius Hour, IL, Middle School, USA

7th Grade, featured, Genius Hour, IL, Joy Kirr, Middle School, Thomas Middle School

May 19, 2018

Episode 17 – Caterina Rylance

CATERINA RYLANCE is a middle school languages teacher and ESL coordinator at St. Theresa Catholic Middle School in Sherwood Park, AB, Canada. Still in her second year of teaching, Caterina talks about how her writing at survivingteaching.org became a healthy outlet for her to reflect on the mix of frustrations and victories that come… Continue reading

AB, Canada, Dance, English, ESL, Languages, Middle School

Cultural Dance, Dave Burgess, ESL, George Couros, Languages, Pen Pal Schools, Teach Like a Pirate, Teacher, Ukrainian

May 19, 2018

Episode 17: Caterina Rylance

LISTEN to this episode on iTunes and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast! In this episode of the Teachers on Fire podcast we speak with Caterina Rylance. Caterina is a middle school languages teacher and ESL coordinator at St. Theresa Catholic Middle School in Sherwood Park, AB, Canada. Still in her second year of teaching, Caterina talks… Continue reading

AB, Canada, Dance, English, ESL, Languages, Middle School, Podcasts

Cultural Dance, Dave Burgess, ESL, George Couros, Languages, Pen Pal Schools, Teach Like a Pirate, Teacher, Ukrainian