6 Podcasts Every Educator Will Love

Did you know that audiobooks and podcasts activate the same areas of the brain as reading? Whether you are looking to keep a pulse on the latest learning insights or find tips to enhance your next lesson plan, podcasts are the perfect backdrop for your daily commute or morning routine.

Offering fresh perspectives, a sense of community and on-the-go professional development, podcasts were made for the most prominent multitaskers in the world – teachers! If you love storytelling, tuning in to education-focused podcasts can help you feel supported in your day‑to‑day work as a teacher. Read on to find leading podcasts educators keep coming back to!

1. The Creative Classroom

Looking for proactive teaching solutions? This podcast is all about leveraging ingenuity and wonder to empower students. Candid about his own setbacks and successes, host John Spencer offers stories, tools and strategies for incorporating innovation and creativity to transform your classroom.

2. The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

Looking for new ways to optimize learning? From mastering the art of classroom timing to teaching executive functions, this podcast is a top-choice resource for insightful teaching strategies, classroom management tips and the latest in educational technology. As she interviews educators, students, administrators and parents, host Jennifer Gonzalez combines her teaching experience as a middle school language arts educator with rigorous academic insights to help educators “crush it in the classroom.”

3. Teaching Matters

Hosted by Scott Titsworth, each episode of this podcast addresses students’ unique needs by inviting subject matter experts to offer creative teaching ideas and solutions. Ranging from STEAM and inquiry-based learning to teacher-parent communication, this podcast offers a variety of relevant education topics to explore in depth.

4. Teacher Talk

Do you love being a teacher? South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s Teacher Talk is a podcast that provides resources for both new and experienced educators. Whether hosts Jackie Wilber and Gina Benz are investigating the benefits of unplugged teaching or uncovering the importance of brain science, this go-to podcast offers a baseline for all things teaching.

5. The Learning Scientists Podcast

Looking to unpack the science of learning? Created by a team of cognitive psychological scientists, this podcast was made for teachers, students and parents who are interested in the latest education research and evidence-based practices. With research focused on education topics ranging from self-belief to digital literacy, find the latest insights!

6. The Empowered Principal

Designed to offer tools and strategies tailored to educational leaders, this podcast empowers educators to build authentic relationships and tackle the challenges of being a principal. Host Angela Kelly offers inspirational approaches to leadership and keys to avoiding burnout.

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