On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, one of my favorite episodes of the year --- a year in the life of a teacher.
Erik Czerwin is an English teacher at Guilford High School in Rockford, Illinois. You might know him from our annual “Top Education Issues of the Year” episode and -- if you listen to the Teachers’ Lounge Radio Showevery month on WNIJ -- you know him as our classroom correspondent.
Every episode, every month on the radio show, we catch up with Erik to hear what he and his students are up to. We talk about how much the pandemic is still impacting his students, how he’s changed as a teacher as he nears two decades in the classroom, and the fun and rewarding parts of teaching -- like coaching the chess team and nerf sword fights during the Shakespeare units.
It’s all there. A year in the making. Follow his journey and the ups and downs of the school year from August through May.
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SHOW NOTES
Educator(s) in this episode:
Erik Czerwin
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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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