DeKalb elementary school principal Rheon Gibson enters Teachers' Lounge to talk about his children's book series 'Dizz Wizz' and starting as a principal during COVID.

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The Principal Behind 'Dizz Wizz' Books Talks Father-Son Stories & The Student Who Changed His Life | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

West Chicago High School English teacher Brian Turnbaugh talks about how he's grown as an educator through the pandemic and his podcast WeGo Places that highlights his former students who went on to do great things.

Oh, The Places 'WeGo' | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Psychology teacher and eSports coach Jeff Pitner returns to talk video games, Critical Race Theory, and how COVID-19 has affected how his students interact with each other and his class.

A Song Of Psychology & Video Games Pt. 2 | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Guilford High School psychology teacher Jeff Pitner joins the show to talk about how COVID-19 has changed the social dynamics of his classroom and the top-tier eSports team he coaches.

A Song Of Psychology & Video Games Pt. 1 | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Peter talks his mom into joining the podcast to discuss her 17 years as a teacher and what it's like completely changing careers in your 40s.

With Special Guest Educator...My Mom! | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Educator and author of books like "The Brown Teacher's Guide To Education" joins Teachers' Lounge to talk self-love, pandemic teaching and engaging with your creativity.

Self Love & The Brown Teacher's Guide To Education | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Education during COVID-19 has been really hard. But it's been uniquely challenging for our youngest students. Hear firsthand how teachers tried to get them the help they need in a year when it was the hardest to do that.

'At Least Masks Keep Markers Out Of Their Mouths': A Guide To Teaching Pandemic Kindergarten | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

On a new Teachers' Lounge, we talk to a professor about teaching people in prison about psychology and childhood trauma and why she's leading a new bachelor's degree program at Big Muddy Correctional Center.

Teaching Psychology & Childhood Trauma In Prison | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Retired NIU counseling professor Scott Wickman sits down with Peter to talk about what it takes to help people process trauma and why he's trying to train the squirrels in his backyard.

Mental Illness In Pop Culture, Counseling, And Teaching Squirrels | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Students and teachers just finished a school year like no other. Join us for a conversation about the unique challenges and successes of the COVID school year on a special Teachers’ Lounge LIVE. Host Peter Medlin talks to Sycamore Superintendent Steve Wilder, Byron High School teacher Mike McHale and DeKalb High School senior Brayten Wilkerson.

Teachers' Lounge Live: End Of The School Year Edition

Today on the show we have a school social worker -- Silvia Hudzik! She’s a social worker for middle school students at Rockford Public Schools, she’s had the chance to talk to dozens and dozens of students online and in-person throughout COVID.

A School Social Worker Talks Helping Student Mental Health During COVID | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Today on the show we have not just a teacher, but a teacher of teachers! Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper is the Dean of the College of Education at Northern Illinois University. We talked about what drives her to want to help mold the next generation of teachers, how today’s aspiring teachers are different than 10 years ago, her career-spanning literacy work and how COVID-19 has changed how student teachers prepare to go into the classroom.

A Teacher Of Teachers Talks How COVID Impacts The Next Gen Of Educators | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

On a new episode of Teachers’ Lounge: Marcel Walker! He’s a comic book artist and art teacher extraordinaire. Marcel helped create the educational comic series “CHUTZ-POW! Superheroes of the Holocaust” with the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and works with “ToonSeum" -- a museum of comics and cartoons.

'CHUTZ-POW!', Superman & Comic Books As A Social Force | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

On a new Teachers’ Lounge, Dr. Laurie Cooper Stoll: sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. She’s also an author who studies social inequalities, gendered violence and fat studies -- which is primarily what we talked about on this episode. She also has a website and blog she runs with a colleague, Dr. Darci Thoune, called “Two Fat Professors” where they fight fatphobia with education, community building and, as they say, a LOT of sass.

Fat Doesn't Mean Unhealthy: Exploring Fat Studies And Body Politics | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

Teachers’ Lounge is a new podcast from WNIJ telling the stories of education in Illinois with the help of stories from Illinois educators.

The Principal Behind 'Dizz Wizz' Books Talks Father-Son Stor...