CPS Teach Chicago Podcast
The CPS Teach Chicago Podcast is a window into the profession of teaching in Chicago Public Schools. Hosted by two CPS teacher leaders, each episode dives into a CPS initiative or district focus and processes it from the teacher’s perspective.
Episodes
13 episodes
Energy and Sustainability
Noelle and Kyriako sit down with the Director of Energy and Sustainability at Chicago Public Schools, Sandrine Schultz, to discuss what's happening to push the district forward to a sustainable, green, and equitable future. Turns out, it's a lo...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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39:59
Triangle, Square, Circle
Episode Summary:Noelle and Kyriako pull together an OSEL Specialist, Principal, and a Middle School teacher to embark on a protocol that breaks down the first quarter of the CPS 2021-22 school year, and some current realities of in...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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48:27
The Opportunity Schools Case Study
Episode Summary:Season 2 hosts Noelle and Kyriako make their debut with a topic near and dear to both of them—hiring teachers. Listen now as they dive into a new Case Study on the Opportunity Schools initiative within CPS. Sp...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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37:55
Season 2 Teaser
We're back for Season 2 of the CPS Teach Chicago Podcast! Listen now to meet our new CPS teacher hosts: Noelle Jones and Kyriako Anastasiadis. Check back soon for our first episode to debut and, as always, connect with the show at ...
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Season 2
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1:25
Season 1 Finale Extravaganza
It's the end of the school year and the end of our first season. Listen now as Katie and Keisha reconnect with our Season 1 guests to get updates on all things discussed and send Season 1 off into the summer sunset. Timestamps below. In...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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37:04
Teacher Appreciation
It's great to hear "thanks for being a teacher" this week, but Teacher Appreciation as a greater construct is critical for building successful work cultures within school buildings. Listen now as Katie and Keisha talk with Tamiko Nettles,...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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34:15
Simultaneous Instruction
Is there anything else to talk about? Listen now as Keisha and Katie connect with teachers in and out of CPS to talk through best practices and strategies for a successful Quarter 4 of simultaneous instruction. Special tha...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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49:25
Semester 1 Recap
Let’s process Semester 1 a bit. Hosts Keisha and Katie are joined by Dr. Kamilah Hampton, Principal of Daley Elementary, and Dania Saleh, Assistant Principal at Lake View High School to reflect on a semester of school that will neve...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:09
Teach Chicago Tomorrow
Ten percent of CPS students report serious interest in a teaching career, yet less than one percent of those students actually go on to become CPS teachers. In this episode, Katie and Keisha break down Teach Chicago Tomorrow (TCT), the district...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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35:32
Trauma, Part 2
Episode Summary:In the second half of our episode on Trauma, Keisha and Katie reconnect with CPS behavioral health specialist, Tynisha Jointer, and welcome in fellow CPS teachers Laura Ferdinandt and Michelle Velez, of the Teacher ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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40:29
Trauma, Part 1
The topic of Trauma has certainly been top of mind in 2020—so we’re taking some time on the show to acknowledge it. CPS behavior health specialist, Tynisha Jointer, joins Katie and Keisha in part one of this conversation to explain what Trauma ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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42:49