*Voted Buffalo’s Best Podcast in 2022, 2023 & 2024!* We’re a happily married couple, we have lots of stories to tell you about body parts, grammar, things we see on our daily travels and lastly, our three kids, our two cats, and our dog! “Relatable and so much fun! Can’t stop listening!” - All the bots across the universe “Hilariously irreverent!” - Emilie from across the street “Brilliant!” - Parkour Phenom Aaron “I’m always inspired to tell my best dirty jokes after listening to FFP!” - Bi ...
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Teaching strategies, classroom management, education reform, educational technology -- if it has something to do with teaching, we're talking about it. Jennifer Gonzalez interviews educators, students, administrators and parents about the psychological and social dynamics of school, trade secrets, and other juicy things you'll never learn in a textbook. For more fantastic resources for teachers, visit http://www.cultofpedagogy.com.
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Megan Dahlman, certified trainer and nutrition coach, is on a mission to help every woman - no matter her age - feel strong, healthy and confident in her body. In a culture that overcomplicates everything, this podcast will be a breath of fresh air! Self Care Simplified meets you right where you’re at, giving you simple, sustainable tips so you can feel fully functional and pain-free—in your 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. If you're looking for expert self-care advice combined with grace-filled mo ...
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And I am too!By Fully Functional Parents
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Crocs again! And nails in fingers!By Fully Functional Parents
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I’m Going to Crush Davey Like Famke Would! Between My Thighs!
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13:14Top 100 lists of all time: who cares?!By Fully Functional Parents
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EMDR: It Worked For Miley, It Can Work For You!
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15:47And we had another party with our friends!!!By Fully Functional Parents
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254: Dusting Off an Old Practice to Make Reading Fun Again
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32:46As a life-long reader, English teacher Dan Tricarico wanted to bring the love of reading to his high school students, but the constant, irresistible presence of digital media made for tough competition. Rather than seeking out a high-tech solution, he brought back simplicity in the form of daily silent reading, and to his surprise, most of his stud…
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My favorite episode! And ask me for the video of David performing- I have one!!By Fully Functional Parents
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Public bathrooms and long haul truckers!By Fully Functional Parents
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Chair of the school fundraiser!By Fully Functional Parents
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An Oldie but a Goodie!By Fully Functional Parents
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Our next business opportunity!By Fully Functional Parents
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EduTip 32: Don't put kids in Charlie Bucket situations.
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5:54Although most teachers understand that not all students have the same home life, sometimes we forget how big those differences can really be, and how humiliating it can be for a student to be asked to publicly share details about their lives outside of school. In this EduTip we'll talk about some situations where this comes up, and what you can do …
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Arrowheads everywhere!!By Fully Functional Parents
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Chopped Liver! Gefilte Fish! Culinary Delights!!
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16:05An oldie but goodie cause we’ve been too busy to be funny!!By Fully Functional Parents
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Collectibles!By Fully Functional Parents
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253: Fully Seen and Fully Known: Teaching that Affirms Disability
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1:01:53Most special education efforts have focused on giving students with disabilities better access to the curriculum — but access alone isn’t enough. In this episode, I talk with Amy Tondreau and Laurie Rabinowitz, authors of the book Sustaining Cultural and Disability Identities in the Literacy Classroom, about disability-sustaining pedagogy, a framew…
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The Archives! I’m A Dollar Bill: Disney’s Next Big Hit!
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16:43And save those dollars! You don’t need to buy things!!By Fully Functional Parents
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And I’m looking at your thumb!!By Fully Functional Parents
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Anxiety! The Pledge of Allegiance! Monika!
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22:23Not funny but it’s something!By Fully Functional Parents
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And a big ass bag under my eye?!By Fully Functional Parents
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How Rude! Jar Jar Binks Stole Steph’s Catchphrase!!
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16:56And we went camping!By Fully Functional Parents
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If you want to have the kind of classroom where students do more than just sit and listen, it's likely that your plans may include activities that require some social risk-taking. One way to help your students get more comfortable taking these small social risks is for you to be the first dork, the first one to do the thing that no one else wants t…
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Grammar Time! Brought to You by Miriam Websterwitz!
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10:23Doing good! Not well.By Fully Functional Parents
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Clickbait: jail breaks! And innuendo that just doesn’t need to happen!By Fully Functional Parents
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And my mom on motorcycles?! And despite what David says, Elios is horrendous!!By Fully Functional Parents
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252: Where Discipline Reform Has Gone Wrong (in Some Schools)
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1:27:59While the shift to restorative practices should be improving student behavior, that's not happening in every school. Some teachers say the discipline systems at their schools have completely broken down, creating an environment where students do whatever they want with no consequences. This has made teachers feel frustrated, angry, unsupported, and…
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Weenie Football! (David and his Goofball High School Friends!)
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17:49We debate MD vs PhD! And David’s friends are misfits!By Fully Functional Parents
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Drinking 42N and regretting it!By Fully Functional Parents
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An award winning podcast? Screenwriters? Power Walkers? What CANT FFP Do?! Oh, and we’re in a band!!By Fully Functional Parents
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Spoiler Alert! David’s Watching Star Wars!
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16:49And get ready future daughter in law, I’m gifting you my negligee!By Fully Functional Parents
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We Can See What You’re Doing In Your Car, You Sickos!!
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14:30And writing hate notes in the carpet!By Fully Functional Parents
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Is Your Ring Off While You Read Your Playboy?!
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11:32Some oldies for you!!By Fully Functional Parents
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A Mother’s Day hike in sewage!By Fully Functional Parents
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A very very heartfelt message! It’s better than a card!By Fully Functional Parents
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EduTip 30: Do something after formative assessments.
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3:53If I give my students an exit slip to check their grasp of a particular skill, and a third of them don’t do well, just moving forward with my original teaching plan is a missed opportunity. Ideally, my next steps should involve some kind of targeted response. Let's talk about what that looks like. ------------------- Thanks to Studyo for sponsoring…
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Lies we tell!!By Fully Functional Parents
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Comb overs! David’s dad! Being a stenographer!By Fully Functional Parents
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And garage sale hoodies and not saluting the military?!By Fully Functional Parents
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So much to learn and David’s learned it all!By Fully Functional Parents
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When should we all cut our losses and get out? never? Now?!By Fully Functional Parents
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251: Holding Students Accountable in the Age of AI
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1:09:48Since ChatGPT's arrival in late 2022, the top concern I’ve heard from teachers is that students will stop doing their own writing and rely entirely on AI. While that worry is real, more teachers are recognizing that AI is here to stay and are looking for ways to work with it rather than against it. My guest today, Tony Frontier, offers one of the m…
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The Archives! Hook Hand! And Having No Game!
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9:09Some stupid horror stories!By Fully Functional Parents
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Those skinny legs?! And Disney! What’s up with Disney?!By Fully Functional Parents
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And the Lunch Lad is practical and reasoned with his charges!!By Fully Functional Parents
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Pigs! Everywhere! And Salt N Pepa! And Daniel Radcliffe!!
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15:12Catcalling, singing about sex and Daniel will do anything!By Fully Functional Parents
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Best Soundtrack Ever! and FFP is Now Sponsored by Hormel Chili!
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11:26Buy it at Wegmans! It’s dog meat free! And sort your receipts please!!By Fully Functional Parents
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EduTip 29: Build relationships with a spreadsheet.
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4:50Lots of teachers give students some kind of questionnaire at the beginning of a school year to get to know them, but what do you do with that information after you get it? By putting responses into a spreadsheet, you'll have a relationship-building tool you can use all year. ------------------- Thanks to Studyo for sponsoring this tip. You can find…
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The Archives! Teenage Body Chess! And Chicago, WHY Is It So Hard to Say You’re Sorry?!
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15:28An oldie but a goodie about our teenage bodies and my ex boyfriend’s love of Chicago!!By Fully Functional Parents
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Can You Handle It?! (Cleaning up after your dog!) And A Bra Fitting!
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15:16Are you a whiny baby about poop? And I’m wearing real bras now!!By Fully Functional Parents
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And my dad is Ted Danson?!By Fully Functional Parents
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But he’ll apologize to the Minecraft movie?! And pig masks!!By Fully Functional Parents
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