Author: BC Educator

  • Episode 14: Going Forward With Courage

    Dr. Brad Baker, a proud member of the Squamish Nation and the Superintendent of Indigenous Education for the province of British Columbia in Canada, is our special guest for Episode 14, which drops on Monday, May 5. Brad’s two core guiding principles are “Truth Before Reconciliation” and “Go Forward with Courage”. Our conversation explores how…

  • Episode 13: Freak Out (Don’t!)

    Roy starts the episode by filing for bankruptcy and Martin freaks out! The Stunt Brothers soon get their financial house in order but show their age as they stumble over current social media lingo. Change is inevitable, they realize, but you don’t need to jump on the bandwagon and throw everything you do out the window.…

  • Diversity and Inclusion with Trustee Cyndi Gerlach

    Monday, April 21 at 3:01 pm brings another deep dive topic to After The Bell. The Stunt Brothers bring the listeners an exploration of diversity and inclusion in the classroom with a special guest, school trustee Cyndi Gerlach. This episode will be sure to evoke discussion among all the partner groups who strive to make diversity and…

  • Severance

    On Monday, April 14, Roy and Martin try something different by recording an episode in Martin’s kitchen on a sunny but crisp North Vancouver morning. Snowball fights in Texas, Martin’s crow friends and Roy’s rockstar-like return to the school from which he retired are all fodder for this episode. Martin drops a line from Severance which…

  • Incivility in the Classroom

    On March 31 and April 7, we are excited to announce a special two part episode on incivility or rudeness in the classroom. Whether it is an angry shopper waiting in the checkout line at your local supermarket, being yelled out by some impatient driver, or online rudeness, incivility is on the rise. Many teachers…

  • A Little Bonus for Spring Break

    Happy Monday, podcast listeners everywhere. We now have listeners as far away as South Africa, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, England, and New York. Yesterday we celebrated our 1000th download so things are going very well indeed. Please keep sharing our podcast with those who might be interested. We truly believe they will soon be fans. As many places will be heading into…

  • Episode 9: Christmas in March

    A celebration is coming soon. In two days when Episode 9: Celebration drops. In a week or two, many teachers around the world will be heading off for a well deserved spring break so Roy and Martin proclaim that the time has come to celebrate. Episode 9 brings a little Christmas cheer to the month of…

  • Episode 8 in 8

    Episode 8 is live in 8 hours. The theme is the power of the Union. Think Billy Bragg singing his great anthem and that will lead you to today’s episode. Roy and Martin share their own thoughts and then it’s off on a fieldtrip with the table officers of the local North Vancouver, Canada teachers’…

  • Episode 7: The Way

    How many of us have experienced the ever changing landscape of the teaching world? We are so often told, “this is the way.” But there are many ways, aren’t there? Episode 7 of After The Bell dives deep into this challenging aspect of teaching and, hopefully, gives the listener both the confidence to try new…

  • Episode 6: Unbox Today’s Episode

    Today is a day of holidays all across North America. Many Canadian provinces celebrate Family Day, P.E.I. has Islander Day, in Nova Scotia today is Heritage Day, Manitoba celebrates Louis Riel Day, and in the U.S.A., today is President’s Day. And it’s National Random Act of Kindness Day! So lots to celebrate. I can’t think…

Dr. Brad Baker, a proud member of the Squamish Nation and the Superintendent of Indigenous Education for the province of British Columbia in Canada, is our special guest for Episode 14, which drops on Monday, May 5. Brad’s two core guiding principles are “Truth Before Reconciliation” and “Go Forward with Courage”. Our conversation explores how teachers can do this, how all Canadians can grow from this, and how we go beyond mere tokenism as we walk together on this journey.

The Stunt Brothers start the episode with a shout out to some of our contributors and the listeners we now have from all around the world.  To celebrate, Roy and Martin launch the Five for a Beer Challenge. We will be having a Season One Celebration Party after our final episode at the end of June. The top five contributors to this will receive a free beer (or drink of their choice) at the event which will take place at a local establishment. And if you are one of our international listeners, we’ll figure out a way to get you your beer! So keep your comments coming. So far it looks like Mark is the one to beat.