Stellar Teacher Podcast

Sara Marye built Stellar Teacher for upper elementary teachers, specifically the third through fifth grade crowd who feel like most PD is aimed at either primary or middle school and never quite fits. She taught reading and writing for years, and the show is basically her unloading everything she learned along the way. Episodes are practical and tight. Sara will spend twenty minutes on one topic, something like how to run effective small group instruction, what to do with students reading two grade levels below, or how to make vocabulary stick past the weekly quiz. She talks to reading specialists, curriculum designers, and fellow teachers, but a lot of the best episodes are just Sara walking you through a strategy she's used in her own classroom. The pacing is conversational without being rambly. You can tell she's thought about what she wants to say before hitting record. Teachers who listen regularly mention that they actually implement what they hear, which is more than you can say for most education shows. Good fit if you teach 3rd through 5th and want reading instruction advice from someone who's been in the trenches.