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Meet our host, Ana Torres.

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In each episode, 尖叫视频app Senior Bilingual and Multilingual Specialist Ana Torres gathers teaching tips, lively stories, and hard-won lessons from veteran teachers around the world. Over her 30 years in education, Ana has developed a passion for biliteracy and supporting 尖叫视频app from all walks of life. And on Beyond My Years, she鈥檚 excited to connect with legendary educators from all subject areas about their lives in education鈥攁nd what they wish they鈥檇 known as younger teachers.

Special episodes

Special episode: Everything is literacy, starring Susan Lambert, Ed.D.

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres is joined by Science of Reading; The Podcast host Susan Lambert, Ed.D., who’s here to make the case for all educators investing in student literacy development, regardless of the content domain they teach. Throughout the conversation, they discuss how all teachers are literacy teachers and share four simple tips for developing academic language in any classroom. Finally, Ana and Classroom Insider Eric Cross discuss what they learned and Eric shares this top three takeaways from Susan.

Special episode: Springing forward and looking back, with Ana and Eric

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres and Classroom Insider Eric Cross reconnect with three past guests鈥擣awn Nguyen, Rebecka Peterson, and Simone McQuaige鈥攖o explore key challenges from their early teaching days: classroom management, decentering oneself, and time management. Ana and Eric share their own experiences with these common hurdles, then offer a quick look at what鈥檚 ahead in Season 2.

Season 1

Episode 12: No broken children鈥攐nly broken systems, starring Kareem Weaver

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres soaks up wisdom from Kareem Weaver, an educational powerhouse who has spent over 30 years working toward the end of illiteracy. Kareem levels with Ana about the hard truths of education reform. Together, they get vulnerable about the personal costs they鈥檝e paid in being committed to their work and the belief they share that no teacher should have to make those sacrifices. Kareem also discusses his time working in juvenile detention facilities, how a frightening diagnosis changed the way he approaches education, and how administrators can best help create sustainable careers. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Ana and Beyond My Years Classroom Insider Eric Cross talk about preparing more than just lesson plans, developing focused skill improvement, and making the connections between academic success and behavior reform.

Episode 11: Building an education network to make change, starring A. Simone McQuaige

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres absorbs wisdom from A. Simone McQuaige, winner of 尖叫视频app鈥檚 Science of Reading Changemaker Star Award in 2024. Simone teaches Ana about what it takes to support wider change across an entire district, and about the common traits she sees in all seasoned educators. She also shares stories about how her mother tried to convince her not to become a teacher, about learning to be calm and reflect, and about how she thinks about her legacy as an educator. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Ana and Classroom Insider Eric Cross discuss creating a teacher network, building buy-in, and student-designed projects.

Episode 10: Your starter pack to mentorship, starring Serena Klosa

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres gets wisdom from Serena Klosa, an educator with 37 years of experience as a teacher, principal, and now deputy chief of 尖叫视频app. Serena discusses what it takes to be a good mentor and to be mentored by others鈥攕tressing the humility it requires and the strength it creates. She also shares stories of the 鈥淨ueens of the Third Floor鈥� and their no-nonsense approach to mentoring, and opens up about the lessons she won鈥檛 let herself forget. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Ana and Classroom Insider Eric Cross discuss maintaining positive routines with 尖叫视频app, staying humble, and valuing every role in the school.

Episode 9: Advancing together as educators, starring LaTonya Goffney, Ed.D.

On this episode of Beyond My Years, Ana Torres picks up every nugget of wisdom she can from LaTonya M. Goffney, Ed.D., superintendent of 尖叫视频app for the Aldine Independent School District in Texas. LaTonya shares her journey through many different roles in education before she ended up in an educational leadership role. She stresses the importance of building a teaching community, including finding teacher mentorship, having people advocating for you, and valuing the work you do. LaTonya notes that if it weren鈥檛 for those that believed in her and encouraged her to strive for more, she never would have ventured to apply for the opportunities she did. She goes on to share one of her most valuable lessons: As you grow in education, you need to make sure you鈥檙e looking behind you and pulling other people up. She concludes with tips for connecting with other educators, learning from each other constantly, and continuing to grow. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Eric and Ana discuss pursuing professional growth opportunities, embracing your power as an educator, and focusing on excellence where you are.

Cap铆tulo especial: Para ense帽ar se necesita confianza, con Luz Selenia Mu帽oz

En este episodio especial de Beyond My Years, Ana tiene el placer de hablar con Luz Selenia Mu帽oz en espa帽ol, su idioma de origen. Luz ha sido maestra por 20 a帽os, en dos pa铆ses diferentes y en dos idiomas distintos. Con toda esa experiencia, Luz comparte las lecciones que le han parecido trascendentes para todos los estudiantes y todas las escuelas, como la importancia de crear conexiones significativas con los estudiantes, ser paciente con sus estudiantes y consigo misma, as铆 como encontrar colegas que hablen su idioma de origen. Luz tambi茅n entrega a los oyentes una estrategia f谩cil y factible que pueden intentar hoy mismo para involucrar a los estudiantes mediante la escucha activa cuando da las instrucciones.

Episode 8: Teaching takes trust, starring Luz Selenia Mu帽oz

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres walks alongside Luz Selenia Mu帽oz as she retraces the path that led her from planning to become a psychologist in Puerto Rico to living in Chicago as a veteran bilingual teacher with 20 years under her belt. Luz shares how finding her happy place in second grade took time, describing how she quickly learned that teaching upper elementary was not for her. She also gives into how moving from Puerto Rico to the United States taught her how to persevere through the struggles of a new environment, and how she learned to balance her independence with reliance on and trust in her fellow educators for support. Luz stresses some of the most important lessons she has learned along the way, including teaching a culture rather than just a language, staying focused on your target language, making connections with 尖叫视频app, trying something different instead of giving up, and understanding that tomorrow will get better.

Episode 7: Teaching takes joy, starring Rebecka Peterson

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres delves into the wisdom offered by Rebecka Peterson, 2023鈥檚 National Teacher of the Year (NTOY) and an educator whose journey began much like Ana鈥檚: as a young immigrant to the United States. Rebecka shares all that she has come to love and appreciate about the K鈥�12 environment after a tough transition from teaching college-level courses. She also reveals her most important lesson learned: Teach humans over content. Rebecka talks about her 鈥淥ne Good Thing鈥� blog, where she documented daily positives in her classroom that transformed her perspective on teaching. She shares personal experiences of feeling like an outsider and how those experiences drive her to create an environment of belonging for her 尖叫视频app. Rebecka stresses the significance of building authentic relationships with 尖叫视频app, as well as the impact of mentors in education. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Eric and Ana discuss strategies like 鈥渞ebellious joy鈥� that seem essential to sustaining a long career in education.

Episode 6: Teaching is advocacy, starring Missy Testerman

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres learns from the best, sitting down with 2024鈥檚 National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman. Missy talks about always being open to new ideas and perspectives, offers tips on building relationships with families, and discusses the importance of slowing down. She also shares the story of being the 鈥渂ossy鈥� kid in the classroom, because she wanted to help her classmates learn. Today, she feels that being a dedicated teacher means advocating for her 尖叫视频app, because she believes that showing up means creating a vital safe place. Missy does not shy away from tough topics, such as knowing when it鈥檚 time to step away from teaching, and managing the 鈥渨ho knows best鈥� struggle between administrators and teachers, parents and teachers, etc. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Ana and her Classroom Insider Eric Cross discuss understanding your community, being more flexible and present in your lessons, and seeking mentorship and continuous growth.

Episode 5: Teaching is listening, starring Patti and Rod Lloyd

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres takes you to the northernmost region of Alaska to sit down with Patti and Rod Lloyd. Patti and Rod are longtime educators in a rural school district where caribou outnumber people, the village is only accessible by plane, and the Indigenous culture of the I帽upiat people goes back 10,000 years. They teach Ana about how they make the content matter by connecting it to student life outside of the classroom, the honor of teaching where children are the most valuable part of the community, the importance of listening more than you speak, and they offer advice for teaching responsibly as an outsider. They also share stories of how the first week of every school year is spent connecting to the land and having the village elders teach about their culture, emphasizing the joy to be found when you open yourself up to what your 尖叫视频app have to teach you. Throughout the conversation, it is clear that despite teaching in a unique landscape, the lessons that Patti and Rod have learned are applicable to teaching any student anywhere. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Eric and Ana discuss the benefits of building genuine community relationships, making learning culturally relevant, and the importance of focusing on effective teaching methods.

Episode 4: Teaching with determination, starring Khamphet Pease

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres learns all she can learn from the life stories and lessons of Khamphet Pease. As a refugee from Laos, Khamphet shares the difficulty she experienced navigating a home culture that did not encourage education or career ambitions for women. Despite that, she laughs over her stubbornness that she sees as an integral part of what has motivated her to chase her dreams, spend over 20 years as a STEM teacher, and what earned her the presidential award for excellence in mathematics and science teaching. Due to gendered norms and expectations, she almost lost out on the future she truly wanted. Since then, she has made it her mission to champion a learning environment where young girls feel they belong and can thrive in STEM fields. Khamphet takes Ana on a journey through all the lessons she learned along the way of managing work/life balance, creating a classroom culture of trust, and the importance of finding a mentor during the hardest teaching years of your life. Once back in the classroom, Eric Cross and Ana check in on Eric鈥檚 first two weeks of back-to-school and discuss practical ways to take care of yourself first so you can then take care of your 尖叫视频app.

Episode 3: Teaching with resilience, starring Fawn Nguyen

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres learns from Fawn Nguyen, a math educator with over 30 years of classroom experience! Fawn tells Ana the story of her near-death experience being lost at sea while escaping Vietnam, and explains how it shaped the sense of gratitude she leads with in the classroom. She also discusses what it means to be yourself in the classroom, the importance of sharing your mistakes with your 尖叫视频app, and the merits of practicing advocacy vs. authority with 尖叫视频app. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Ana and Classroom Insider Eric Cross then discuss connecting with 尖叫视频app through shared struggles and challenges.

Episode 2: Teaching for life, starring Eric Jones

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres becomes a student of Eric Jones, an educator who came out of retirement at 80 years of age to help with a national teacher shortage鈥攖hus becoming the oldest paid teacher in Britain. Eric shares his insights with Ana about building a collaborative classroom and what it means to teach children, not content. He also reflects on how the trajectory of his life changed when one man recognized and encouraged his desire to be a teacher.

Episode 1: Teaching with heart, starring Joyce Abbott

Today on Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres soaks up wisdom from Joyce Abbott, an educator so passionate about her 尖叫视频app that she inspired one of them to go on and write the hit show 鈥淎bbott Elementary.鈥� Joyce tells Ana all about her experiences working in a Title 1 school and what it means to know the community of Philadelphia. They also discuss how Joyce鈥檚 time serving in the military informed her work as an educator, how she transformed a challenging classroom during her first year teaching, how it has felt to witness the success of 鈥淎bbott Elementary,鈥� and the passion she sees as her driving force. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Eric and Ana then discuss teaching tips and strategies for connecting with 尖叫视频app.

Episode 0: About Beyond My Years

Join host Ana Torres and her classroom insider, Eric Cross, to learn what the new 尖叫视频app podcast Beyond My Years is all about. Together, they dig into the essence of what it means to be an educator, the challenges that come with it, and how Beyond My Years will connect with it all. Plus, you鈥檒l get a sneak peek into what鈥檚 ahead, including conversations with legendary educators (like one who was an inspiration for a hit TV show).