Author: BC Educator

  • 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…

  • Episode 5

    Episode 5 is out today! The topic is leadership, a vital component of not only the classroom but all organizations. More than ever we need great leadership in this world. This begins in the classroom and extends out to the greater society. Roy and Martin share their nugget and how to bring leadership into the…

  • Episode 4

    Episode 4 is out! We had a wonderful visit with Kulvir Mann, a two term school trustee in North Vancouver, Canada. Kulvir Mann offers a great perspective on the duties of a trustee. During our conversation it quickly became clear that she takes her duties to the core of her heart. We hope to visit…

  • Next Guest: Kulvir Mann

    Looking forward to our next guest, North Vancouver school trustee Kulvir Mann, who will have a chat with the Stunt Brothers on Episode 4: You Are Not Alone. Episode 4 drops on Monday, February 3 at 3:01pm, After The Bell.

  • Episode 3: A Visit With Andrea Brennan

    Good afternoon podcast listeners everywhere. Today Episode 3 drops and we are very excited about our visit with Andrea Brennan, a trained kinesiologist from North Vancouver, Canada. This is the first of what will be many field trips where we bring on a guest to ATB that provides support and wisdom for this most challenging…

  • Episode 2 Coming January 20

    Good day podcast listeners everywhere. Episode 2 will drop on Monday, January 20, at 3:01 pm PST. The episode is about making connections with your students, the vital foundation of any classroom. We will share connections we have made as well as teachers who made a difference in our lives. Thank you for all your…

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 spring break, we will pause new episodes until March 31. Take time to relax and look after yourself even if you still have to work.

In the meantime, we have a couple bonus episodes for the next two weeks.  We are calling these The Fieldtrip Interviews. They are an anthology of the four guests we have had on during Episodes 1 through 9. Bonus Episode 1 will have Andrea Brennan, a kinesiologist from Kinected Strength and Kulvir Mann, an elected school trustee from North Vancouver, Canada. Bonus Episode 2, which drops on March 24, has Dr. Pius Ryan, Superintendent of Schools for the North Vancouver School District, and Katrina Russell and Robin Deleurme, table officers for the local union.

We will be back with a brand new episode on March 31. This will be a two parter on Rudeness in the Classroom. In Episode 10A we will speak to a secondary school teacher and in Episode 10B we will discuss incivility with an elementary teacher. Until then, have a great spring break.