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Join hosts Amanda Cardenas (Mud & Ink Teaching) and Marie Morris (The Caffeinated Classroom) in discussions about being brave, trying new things, and all things teaching! As seasoned classro...
Feeling a little feisty about classroom norms? Amanda here, flying solo this week to share three teaching hills I’ll gladly die on, from why...
The end of April always feels like everything is happening at once. I’m in the middle of dress rehearsals for Guys and Dolls , and with mult...
If the end of the school year feels like everything is speeding up while your energy is running low, you are absolutely not alone in that. I...
Spring break has us finally catching our breath, and in this episode we’re leaning into what it looks like to bring more ease and joy back i...
Okay but… are we really talking about robot teachers right now?! Because when I first saw that headline, I laughed, fully assuming it was an...
Some days the classroom feels completely out of your control, and honestly, sometimes it is. In this solo pep talk, I focus on what we can c...
In this week’s team meeting, we share what we’ve been reading and swap book recommendations (and a few that didn’t quite land). Then we dive...
Ever feel like every headline about teaching is trying to make you panic? That was the reaction this week when reading The Atlantic article...
🔗 Grab our FREE 100% Engagement Listening Guide to get even more out of this episode! What if 100% engagement isn’t about doing more, but a...
What do you do when last period feels like it’s dragging and everyone, including you, is running on fumes? In part two of our conversation w...
🔗 Grab our FREE 100% Engagement Listening Guide to get even more out of this episode! Ever feel inspired by great teaching ideas, but they...
Super Bowl weekend is here, and while the game is fun, we’re really here for the commercials, and how to teach them well! In this team meeti...
Resistant readers are often reacting to confusion, not a lack of ability, and that’s exactly where the Four Reading Realms come in! In this...
What if our obsession with data is actually distracting us from the real work? In this team meeting, we dig into how a “data first” or “book...
Are you absolutely crawling through January molasses, too? I know I am! In this week’s Team BNT meeting we’re talking honestly about what ha...
New year, new team meeting, and it’s Amanda behind the mic kicking off 2026 with what’s been on my mind lately. In this episode, I share upd...
If you’re limping toward break and just trying to survive the week, this episode is a quick, honest team meeting and much-needed reality che...
If your algorithm has also been screaming “screens are ruining humanity!” at you lately, then you’re right at home with us in this week’s te...
Screens are running the show, and we need to talk about it! Phones, Chromebooks, AI - they’re everywhere, and they’re changing how students...
In this week's Brave New Teaching team meeting, Marie's going a bit off-script with an idea that has been bouncing around her head...
Consider this your official invite to our Brave New Teaching team meeting! We’re catching you up on life, sharing what’s happening in our cl...
Think you’ve seen all the dystopia books out there? Think again! In part three of our “Teaching Dystopia” series, we share hidden gems, fres...
Have you ever felt like dystopia is the genre that just keeps on giving? In part two of our dystopia series, we focus on the essential skill...
Ready to refresh your dystopia unit? In this episode, we explore how to make the genre feel fresh, relevant, and engaging for today’s studen...
In this “State of the BNT Union” episode, we’re sharing where the Brave New Teaching podcast is headed next, from a new focus on YouTube and...
We’re calling it: independent reading is the back-to-school move of the year! In this episode, we’re getting honest about what it takes to b...
In our final episode of Camp BNT, we got to sit down with none other than TJ Klune, author of The House in the Cerulean Sea —and let’s just...
We’ve been wanting to bring Huda Fahmy on the podcast for a long time, and this conversation was well worth the wait! From her journey as an...
Some conversations leave a mark, and this one with author Libba Bray is exactly that. From the first few minutes, we found ourselves complet...
If you've ever daydreamed about writing a novel between grading essays, this one’s for you. In this episode, we chat with former Englis...
It’s Amanda here, and if you’ve ever hit the road with a car full of kids (or just your teacher brain trying to stay five steps ahead) you k...
This episode lit us up in the best way. Amanda sat down with Aaron H. Aceves, author of This Is Why They Hate Us , for a heartfelt conversat...
We’re so excited to share part two of our conversation with Aimee Phan, author of The Lost Queen ! If you caught part one, you already know...
What if the legendary queens of Vietnamese history were reborn as modern-day teens in California? In this episode, we chat with author and e...
In part two of our conversation with author Samira Ahmed, we deep dive into the genre of Internment —is it dystopian, speculative, or realis...
Camp BNT is back for year three, and we’re kicking things off with bestselling author (and former high school English teacher!) Samira Ahmed...
We’re wrapping up our Hero’s Journey series with a fresh twist—this time through the lens of fantasy in eleventh-grade American Literature....
Teaching The Odyssey doesn’t have to be stuck in surface-level plot points. It can be the unit where students are guided through their own e...
Let’s be honest— The Hobbit isn’t always a crowd-pleaser in middle school, but in this episode, we’re sharing how to turn it into a powerful...
We’re kicking off a new four-part series all about teaching the Hero’s Journey—starting with the dos and don’ts of unit design. In this epis...
We’ve all had those end-of-year activities that looked great on paper—but quickly turned into chaos in the classroom. In this episode, we’re...
Looking for a way to fundraise and build a love of reading in your school? In this episode, we share how a well-planned Read-a-Thon can brin...
What if summer reading didn’t have to feel like a chore for students or teachers? In part two of our Summer Reading Rescue series, I’m conti...
What the research tells us is clear: reading skills are lost over the summer. And that loss is not equitably distributed among our student p...
Did you catch last week’s episode? If not, listen here! In that conversation, we gave our initial reaction to the Atlantic article, The Elit...
Are students reading less than ever before? In this episode, we dive into The Atlantic article The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Boo...
Today we’re fully embracing the energy of spring - because what better time to refresh our bookshelves and reignite our love for reading?! W...
Marie here! Did you know that I teach high school English AND theatre? From early mornings with (multiple cups of) coffee in hand to jugglin...
Assessments don’t have to be boring, stressful, or one-size-fits-all - and in this episode, we’re proving why! As we wrap up our Novels in V...
We’re in the middle of our novels in verse series and so far we’ve talked about the possibilities that come with a novels in verse unit , es...