Have you ever taken the time to really listen to teachers talk about their work, about their joys and frustrations, and about how they grow as they work together? This episode is an opportunity to do just that. Bailey teachers talk about their experience and offer wisdom for all of us as they do so.

00:00 Introduction to the Second Season Dr. Barbara Stengel

01:25 Introduction to Professional Development? The Bailey Experience Stengel

03:55 Bailey’s Team Structure as the Engine of Professional Development Stengel, Keisha Harding, Bailey Teacher Leader now a STEM Consultant; Emily Prendergrass, Associate Professor of the Practice of Teaching Reading, Peabody College

14:20 TLUS as a Vehicle for Learning Together to be Prepared, Not Scared Stengel, Harding, Pendergrass

24:05 More Relational Capacity: The Synergistic Role of Residents Stengel, Lindsey Nelson, Dean of Academics; Kenan Kerr, resident, 8 year teacher, now curriculum consultant; Julia Konrad, resident, 5 year teacher, now Head of Education Research in NYC Independent Budget Office

40:05 Job-Embedded Teachers: The Answer to Shortages? Stengel, Nelson, Kerr, Konrad

47:58 Why Aren’t These Teachers Still in the Classroom? Stengel, Nelson, Kerr, Konrad

54:28 What Does Teacher Learning Look Like in the Good School? And How Can We Fund THAT? Stengel

57:15 Next Time: “Parents Rights”: Politically Volatile but Educationally Important? Not So Much Stengel

Many thanks to the guests who agreed to inform our thinking for this episode! These include Emily Pendergrass, Keisha, Harding, Lindsey Nelson, Julia Konrad, and Kenan Kerr.

As usual, there are references to a variety of social, educational and historical news and commentary. You can pursue our sources and find out more about these issues at our website:

www.chasingbaileypod.com.