The Bolt Podcast

50. The Bolt's Last Strike - "Closing Time"

For our 50th and final episode... it's a clip show! Conor, Mr. Trey, and Manolo relive 50 episodes of The Bolt Podcast, looking back at some of the sweetest and most fun

49. Teachers in Film - "You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned"

Lights! Camera! Education!?? After a huge reveal, Conor and Mr. Trey are at the movies talking about their favorite (and least favorite) teachers in film, along with thei

48. The Charter School Connection - "Nerds with Microphones"

It's podcast inception on this episode within an episode. Conor and Mr. Trey are on the other side of the interview as The Bolt Podcast hosts become the guests of The Cha

47. Working with Teams - "Listen More than You Talk"

We've gone into the archives to dust off an episode about teams. We talk about the good teams, the bad teams, and how we deal with each. When it comes to working with you

46. Math Education with TNTP - "Are You a Math Person?"

On this episode, The Bolt Podcast sits down with Ryan Presley from The New Teacher Project. We discuss TNTP's new partnership with TBP, adopting new curriculum, and new m

45. Future Ready Libraries - "The Ferrari Book"

It's Read Across America Day and on this episode of The Bolt Podcast, we're talking to TBP librarians. (Please, keep your voice down!) We discuss the book fair, the five-

44. Instructional Technology: "Titans in Tech Teaching"

On this episode we delve into ed-tech one more time with our district's Instructional Technology Coordinator. When we last discussed this topic, it was all the way back i

43. Fantasy Holiday Movie Draft - "The Silver Tuna"

The Bolt Podcast welcomes special guests to hold a fantasy holiday movie draft! Choosing from 4 categories, our contestants pick their favorite holiday movies, and holida

42. Grade Level Changes - “It Keeps it Interesting!”

This episode of The Bolt Podcast was recorded at the end of the 21-22 school year, when many teachers were considering or already planning to change grade levels. This ti

41. After 8th Grade - "What are the Options?"

School's out for summer... but The Bolt doesn't take a vacation. As a K-8 charter school, our staff is often asked, "What happens after 8th grade?" In this episode, we ta

40. Teacher Appreciation - “They Unlock the Potential”

What better way to wrap up Teacher Appreciation Week than with TBP staff stories of our favorite childhood instructors? From our own classroom teachers, to executives, to

39. The Bolt Podcast: Lost in New York - "This is It. Another Christmas in the Trenches."

"We did it again!" Conor, Mr. Trey, and friend of the show Ryan Keser return for The Bolt Podcast's holiday tradition, discussing Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Where do

38. Music Education - "Tocar y Luchar" (To Play and To Fight)

With Conor out, Mr. Trey hosts as a soloist in this episode about music in education. Joined by guests from TBP's Partnership with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra as well a

37. Art Education - "Art is Messy, Because Life is Messy"

What is your favorite kind of art? Conor and Mr. Trey get out the finger paints and paper maché to discuss the importance of art in education, with the help of two former

36. Social Emotional Learning - "The Pandemic was... Special"

A story of Social Emotional Learning in two parts. Conor and Trey first talk with our partners at Clayton Youth Enrichment about the importance of SEL along with some pro

35. Teaching Internationally - "You Guys Got Beef?"

Grab your passports! Conor and Trey discuss teaching internationally with two former teachers, turned TBP employees. Where did they teach? What did they learn? And how di

34. TNTP and TBP - "It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint"

Recorded toward the end of the summer, Conor and Trey talk about getting ready for this unique school year, with a couple of ladies from TNTP. The New Teacher Project wor

33. TBP Back in the Day - "Somehow I've Gone Backwards"

With the help of a couple of early (but current) TBP employees, we step back in time to find out what TBP was like back in the day. We hear about the history of our early

32. New Things at TBP - "The Magic Machine"

In the first episode on real microphones, in over a year... friend of the show and CAO, Lesley Austin joins Conor and Mr. Trey live in studio. In this new season and new

31. Teacher Burnout - "It's Gonna Happen"

In the final episode of the 20-21 school year, Conor and Trey talk about teacher burnout. How can we prevent it? Or maybe it's inevitable... and maybe, that's okay. Don't