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Host Ana Torres knows firsthand how hard it is to be a teacher. That's why on Beyond My Years, she seeks out the people who have thrived over decades in the classroom: seasoned educators. You'll hear stories that make you cry, make you laugh... and may change the way you think.
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- 1 weeks ago43 min
Good pedagogy is good pedagogy with Dan Meyer, Ph.D.
On this episode of Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres is joined by Amplify's Senior Fellow in Learning Innovation, Dan Meyer, Ph.D. Dan has spent his career thinking deeply about what great math teaching looks like. This past summer, he put those ideas to the test when he taught rising ninth graders in Oakland and found himself without access to screens, leading him to reflect on what drives real student engagement regardless of the tools in front of you. Dan walks Ana through three strategies ...
- 3 weeks ago47 min
Reaching every learner, with Gregory Trieste
On this episode of Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres is joined by Gregory Trieste, a senior product specialist for STEM at Amplify, longtime disability rights advocate, and former educator with over 20 years of experience. Gregory explores why learning differences are assets—not deficits—and shares ways to reach every learner in your classroom. Drawing on his own experience as a student, Gregory explains why disengagement and acting out are often forms of self-protection. He also walks through...
- Sep 30, 202646 min
Growing brave readers and writers, with Theresa Boyd and Ann Ingham
Host Ana Torres and Classroom Insider Eric Cross chatted with two classroom teachers about what it takes to create a classroom in which every student feels safe tasking risks as a reader and writer. Theresa Boyd is a teacher-leader coach and sixth grade social studies teacher at Mallard Creek STEM Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina; Ann Ingham is a third grade teacher from the Cedarsburg School District in Wisconsin and a 2025 Science of Reading Star Award winner. Theresa and Ann share what...
- Sep 16, 202648 min
Bilingualism is a superpower, with Miguel Cardona, Ed.D.
On this episode of Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres is joined by Miguel Cardona, Ed.D., who served as the 12th U.S. secretary of education and is the founder and CEO of Cardona Solutions. A former fourth-grade teacher and an award-winning school principal who served as the Connecticut commissioner of education, Miguel explains why bilingualism is a cognitive and economic superpower—and why we should always view it as an asset. Miguel also shares why he believes we do students a disservice by ...
- Sep 2, 202644 min
Becoming a math facilitator, with Amy Siegmundt and Jeffrey Mashbitz
Host Ana Torres and Classroom Insider Eric Cross lead a discussion with two classroom teachers who have been making the shift from delivering math to facilitating it. Amy Siegmundt teaches third grade in Lockland School District in Ohio, and Jeffrey Mashbitz teaches seventh and eighth grade in the Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania. Amy and Jeffrey share practical strategies for making facilitation work in any math classroom, including using sentence starters to help students talk a...
- Aug 19, 202647 min
Math that works for every student, with Fawn Nguyen
Host Ana Torres is joined by Fawn Nguyen, Director of STEM Initiatives at Amplify, one of the show's most beloved returning guests. A 30-year middle school math teacher and K–8 math coach before she joined Amplify, Fawn shares practical strategies for teaching math in a way that values multiple solutions and makes every student feel like they belong. Fawn breaks down the routines that open math up to every learner and explains why stepping back to let students do the thinking is one of the mo...
- Aug 5, 202649 min
Developing deeper math thinkers, with Kelly Serpa, Ed.D.
Host Ana Torres is joined by Kelly Serpa, Ed.D., STEM product specialist at Amplify and passionate advocate for inclusive math instruction. Together, they explore what it takes to develop students' conceptual understanding in math and why an asset-based approach makes all the difference. Kelly shares the "aha moment" that transformed her teaching practice and breaks down practical strategies for developing deeper math thinkers—from hooking every student in the first five minutes with routines...
- Jul 22, 202645 min
Creating student-centered classroom cultures, with Pedro Noguera, Ph.D.
Host Ana Torres is joined by Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., dean and distinguished professor of education at USC Rossier School of Education, one of the national's leading scholars on inequality and public policy in education. Together, they explore how to create a student-centered classroom in which every learner is encouraged to bring their full selves. Pedro then breaks down how to build authentic relationships with students, co-create classroom norms, and foster a culture in which mistakes are par...
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