Episode 35 - Wrapping Up the School Year
Josh's school year is all over and Mike is wrapping up his in just over a week. What do the punks think about wrapping up this year?
Reflection 26 - Mike: Appreciating Those Around You
On this Punk Rock Reflection, Mike talks about remembering to say thank you to the people you appreciate and the people who make a difference in your life.
Episode 34 - Who We Are and What We Believe
We are stoked to have joined the Teach Better Podcast Network and we thought we would go back and explore what Punk Rock Classrooms means to us an this first episode for the network!
Reflection 25 - Josh on Changing Roles in Education
On this punk rock reflection episode Josh shares about the new role he is taking on in education and how he’s feeling about packing up his classroom for the last time.
Episode 33 - State Testing
Since it's everyone favorite time of year...state testing time (you can just feel the sarcasm), Josh and Mike sit down to talk about them.
Reflection 24 - Mike: From Virtual to In-Person
Mike shares the story of his son’s transition from a virtual classrooms to learning to in-person.
Episode 32 - Transitions and Interviews
Josh asks Mike when he knew it was time to make the transition from classroom teacher to building leader and then the punks talk tips for interviews and what not to do.
Reflection 23 - Josh: Letter from a Former Student
Josh recently got a letter from a former student and it let him know that we don’t always know the impact we will have on the kids who walk through our door.
Episode 31 - Words and Actions
On this episode, Josh and Mike dive into how whether we are classroom or building leaders in education our words need to match our actions.
Punk Rock Collaboration with Mark French
On this punk rock collaboration, the punks get to sit down and chat with Mark French. Mark is a 38 year educator, retired principal, and co-author of Principals in Action.
Reflection 22 - Mike on Being Back in the Building
Mike is back in the building. Listen to him share how he’s feeling after being an at home pandemic principal.
Episode 30 - Building Your Leadership Crew
Mike and Josh share how a punk rock mindset has helped them build the leadership teams they work with to build the best classrooms, schools, and districts possible.
Reflection 21 - Josh on Transitions
Josh talks about how transitions in the classroom and in our lives and careers need the same ingredients to make them work.
Episode 29 - Punk Rock Evaluations
It’s that time of year when we wrap up evaluations at school across the country. Mike and Josh dive into how we can make the process better by adding a little punk rock.
Episode 27 - One Word 2021
Even punks gotta commit to something. So this year Josh and Mike are participating in #OneWord2021! On this episode they reflect back on their words from last year and share what word is going to carry each of them through 2021.