Brave New Teaching: A Podcast for High School and Middle School Teachers

Reflecting on This Year, Planning for Next - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 297]

If you’ve ever hit May and thought, “Wait... what even happened this school year?” this team meeting is for you. I’m walking you through a simple but powerful reflection

Planning the End of the Year in ELA - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 296]

You might want your planner, a highlighter, and maybe your teacher bestie for this one, because we're not limping our way to summer...we’re finishing strong! In this

3 Hills to Die On - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 295]

Feeling a little feisty about classroom norms? Amanda here, flying solo this week to share three teaching hills I’ll gladly die on, from why reading Shakespeare cover to

Why Students Struggle to Follow Through (And What We’re Doing About It) [Ep 294]

The end of April always feels like everything is happening at once. I’m in the middle of dress rehearsals for Guys and Dolls, and with multiple performances stacked back-

Who’s Going to Learn When the Teacher Goes Off the Rails? Nobody. [Ep 293]

If the end of the school year feels like everything is speeding up while your energy is running low, you are absolutely not alone in that. I’m in it right now with state

Low- & No-Prep Activities to Have in Your Pocket for Whenever You Need Them [Ep 292]

Spring break has us finally catching our breath, and in this episode we’re leaning into what it looks like to bring more ease and joy back into our classrooms when everyt

The 7 Stages of Grief When You Hear “Robot Teachers Are Coming” (Because WHAT?!) [Ep 291]

Okay but… are we really talking about robot teachers right now?! Because when I first saw that headline, I laughed, fully assuming it was an early April Fool’s joke. And

The World is on Fire! What Can We Actually Control Right Now? - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 290]

Some days the classroom feels completely out of your control, and honestly, sometimes it is. In this solo pep talk, I focus on what we can control, from navigating studen

Warm Demander Strategies and Our Latest Book Obsessions - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 289]

In this week’s team meeting, we share what we’ve been reading and swap book recommendations (and a few that didn’t quite land). Then we dive into an Edutopia reel about b

Pardon us - STOP Meeting Students Where They Are?!?! - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 288]

Ever feel like every headline about teaching is trying to make you panic? That was the reaction this week when reading The Atlantic article claiming teachers should stop

Test Lessons Debrief [Ep 287]

🔗 Grab our FREE 100% Engagement Listening Guide to get even more out of this episode! What if 100% engagement isn’t about doing more, but about choosing differently? Aft

100% Engagement (Part 2) [Ep 286]

What do you do when last period feels like it’s dragging and everyone, including you, is running on fumes? In part two of our conversation with Brian Sztabnik and Susan B

100% Engagement (Part 1) [Ep 285]

🔗 Grab our FREE 100% Engagement Listening Guide to get even more out of this episode! Ever feel inspired by great teaching ideas, but they never quite make it into real

Super Bowl 2026: Commercial Rhetorical Analysis Pep Talk - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 284]

Super Bowl weekend is here, and while the game is fun, we’re really here for the commercials, and how to teach them well! In this team meeting, we share book talk and a c

Resistant Readers Need The Four Reading Realms: A Walkthrough - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 283]

Resistant readers are often reacting to confusion, not a lack of ability, and that’s exactly where the Four Reading Realms come in! In this episode, we walk through a fra

We’re Building our ELA Units WRONG. Here’s how to fix it. - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 282]

What if our obsession with data is actually distracting us from the real work? In this team meeting, we dig into how a “data first” or “book first” approach can miss the

SEL and Organic Community Really Are This Simple - BNT Team Meeting [Episode 281]

Are you absolutely crawling through January molasses, too? I know I am! In this week’s Team BNT meeting we’re talking honestly about what happens when tired, overwhelmed

New Year Teacher Trends for 2026: Goals, Books, and Real Talk - BNT Team Meeting (Ep 280)

New year, new team meeting, and it’s Amanda behind the mic kicking off 2026 with what’s been on my mind lately. In this episode, I share updates from my move into an elem

2026 Will Bring Uncomfortable Shifts, and That’s a Really Good Thing - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 279]

If you’re limping toward break and just trying to survive the week, this episode is a quick, honest team meeting and much-needed reality check. I reflect on how teaching

Kids Have Officially Forgotten How to Play, and We’re Going to Help Them Remember! - BNT Team Meeting [Episode 278]

If your algorithm has also been screaming “screens are ruining humanity!” at you lately, then you’re right at home with us in this week’s team meeting. We break down the