On a new Teachers’ Lounge, we have Lebia Chatman. She’s taught a little bit of everything: 5th grade dual language, reading interventionist, classroom gen-ed. And she’s also dabbling in a bit of everything outside of the classroom. She’s written several books including “To The Things That Heal” and “The Brown Teacher’s Guide To Education.”
“I was sitting one day talking to my friend and I was like ‘Man, wouldn't it be cool if there was like a guidebook for new teachers?’ Like an actual guide with like stories and tips," she said. "But not like an educator book, in a sense of like a lot of jargon, but just like a keeping it real book? I wanted the book to kind of read almost like a gossipy conversation.”
She’s also got a women-focused self-love podcast. We talk about her self-love journey and how it’s impacted her as an educator. We talked about how to engage with creativity and so much more.
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SHOW NOTES
Educator in this episode: Lebia Chatman
Stories featured in this episode:
Illinois Is The First State To Have High Schools Teach News Literacy
NIU Freshmen Arrive To Campus Ready To Start Third School Year Impacted By COVID-19
Music: Our show's theme music is from the northern Illinois-based band "Kindoves" and their songs "Popn," "Origins" and "Quiche." You can find more of their music on their Soundcloud page. You can also listen to the episode of WNIJ's own Sessions from Studio A where they were featured.
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