Talking With Teachers

Melissa Perez and Alexis Banner

Talking With Teachers

A weekly Education, Kids and Family podcast

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Melissa Perez and Alexis Banner

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Talking With Teachers

Melissa Perez and Alexis Banner

Talking With Teachers

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After taking almost a year and a half off, Melissa and Alexis are back for a new season! In this episode, we talk about our long break, changes in our lives, and faeries. 
 Episode 4!!  This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Doug Endee.  He has been an administrator at Overbrook for 20+ years and taught in Camden prior.  He shares amazing insight on how he has supported students through difficult time
In this episode, we talked to Alec Nicolai, a teacher at Overbrook as well as 3 sport coach for the Rams. We discuss everything from difficult conversations to the stigma of mental health and normalizing the conversation that surrounds it. 
We are back with season 2. In our first episode back Alexis and I discuss why we took time off and what teaching during the pandemic has been like. 
In today's episode, we talk to Gina and Chris Lingham. Gina and Chris are an interracial couple who are married and who are also business owners! Chris and Gina talk about the struggles of being an interracial couple and business owners in gene
In this week's episode we hear from Cheryl Fisher and Katerina Giberson our last new hires for this special episode! 
After a two week break, we are back! In today's episode, we interview some of the new staff at Overbrook and hear all about them and their journey to teaching as well as how they feel about talking to students about difficult topics!
In today's episode, we talk with Justin Barringer regarding the current climate in America, growing up as a bi-racial man and his advice to teachers regarding having tough conversations with students. 
In today's episode, we talk with Mr. Adam Lee, head principal at Overbrook High School. Mr. Lee talks about diversity in the workplace, supporting staff and students, his hopes and dreams for the future of education as well as offering sound ad
In this week's episode we have our former co-worker on the show Christina Cibotti. We talk a lot about what it means to be a teacher today and how teaching affects us as individuals. We also discuss current novels being taught in English class
We made it to ten episodes! In this week's podcast, we go back to our roots and record a conversation between just us! We explore a plethora of topics and show a more vulnerable questioning side to both of us. As this movement continues we cont
In today's episode, we have Tamira Barr on a teacher as well as health and fitness coach! Tamria offers a lot of insight into being a Black teacher in a predominantly Black and Latin student population. Tamira also dives into being a Black moth
In this weeks episode, we dive into Stamped: Antiracism, Racism, and You A Remix written by Jayson Reynolds originally adapted from Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi. We are joined by two guests Mrs. Kohri and Mr. Rosser. This episod
This week, our guest is Mr. John Rosser who is a history teacher at Overbook High School as well as the head basketball coach for the boy's team. In a surprisingly emotional episode, we discuss the pressure of being the basketball coach and the
In today's episode, Ms. Francesca Greenwald is open and honest about living in a house divided on the Black Lives Matter movement. She discusses the steps she took to unlearn what she was taught growing up in order to see the larger picture of
In today's episode we speak with fellow co-worker and English teacher Dominque Carlucci regarding her experiences inside and outside of the classroom as well as navigating today's climate being a white female. 
Today we hear from Aleah Braxton, a guidance counselor at Overbrook High School whose wisdom about what it means to be a Black woman in America as well as the advice she gives to all educators regarding tough conversations is something that bot
Part 2 of our episode talking with Mr. Karim Fisher! In this episode, Mr. Fisher talks education and his experiences throughout his career in education as well as the feeling of guilt and identity. 
This week we have the honor of hosting Mr. Karim Fisher, who is an assistant principal at Overbrook High School! Mr. Fisher gives insight on various topics including race, social inequalities, his hopes, and dreams for his children as well as s
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