To close out the year, we’re revisiting some of our favorite moments from the first nine episodes of the Beyond My Years podcast – and looking ahead at some of what’s to come in 2025! Listen to Beyond My Years: <ul><li><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-my-years/id1754361513'>Subscribe to Beyond My Years on Apple</a></li><li><a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/1r1Y5bO6fgYbM6BFvpTk7k?si=s9gO9m9YRImUwxUoVF_Lug'>Subscribe to Beyond My Years on Spotify</a></li><li><a href='https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years/#available_episodes'>Listen to Beyond My Years via web browser</a></li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;To close out the year, we’re revisiting some of our favorite moments from the first nine episodes of the Beyond My Years podcast – and looking ahead at some of what’s to come in 2025! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Listen to Beyond My Years: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-my-years/id1754361513'&gt;Subscribe to Beyond My Years on Apple&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/1r1Y5bO6fgYbM6BFvpTk7k?si=s9gO9m9YRImUwxUoVF_Lug'&gt;Subscribe to Beyond My Years on Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years/#available_episodes'&gt;Listen to Beyond My Years via web browser&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

To close out the year, we’re revisiting some of our favorite moments from the first nine episodes of the Beyond My Years podcast – and looking ahead at some of what’s to come in 2025! Listen to Beyond My Years: Subscribe to Beyond My Years on AppleSubscribe to Beyond My Years on SpotifyListen to Beyond My Years via web browser

The best of Beyond My Years (so far!)

The latest episode of <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-my-years/id1754361513'>Beyond My Years</a> features 2023 National Teacher of the Year — and math educator! — Rebecka Peterson. On the episode, Host Ana Torres and Rebecka discuss their similar experiences as young immigrants to the United States. Rebecka shares all that she has come to love and appreciate about the K–12 environment after a tough transition from teaching college-level courses. She also reveals her most important lesson learned: Teach humans over content. Rebecka talks about her “One Good Thing” blog, where she documented daily positives in her classroom that transformed her perspective on teaching. She shares personal experiences of feeling like an outsider and how those experiences drive her to create an environment of belonging for her students. Rebecka stresses the significance of building authentic relationships with students as well as the impact of mentors in education. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Eric and Ana discuss strategies like “rebellious joy” that are essential to sustaining a long career in education. Show notes:<ul><li>Subscribe to Beyond My Years: <a href='https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years'>https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years</a></li><li>Connect with Rebecka Peterson:    - Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/rebeckapeterson_'>@RebeckaPeterson_</a>    - X: <a href='https://x.com/RebeckaMozdeh'>@RebeckaMozdeh</a></li><li>“Dear Ana”: <a href='http://amplify.com/dearana'>Tell us about a seasoned educator who impacted your life!</a></li><li>Listen: <a href='https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years/episode-6-teaching-is-advocacy-starring-missy-testerman/'>Hear from Missy Testerman, 2024 National Teacher of the Year</a>! </li><li>Follow us on Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/amplify.education/'>@amplify.education </a></li><li>Connect with Eric Cross: <a href='https://www.ericcross.org/'>https://www.ericcross.org/</a> </li><li>Connect with Ana Torres: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayansi-ana-torres-m-ed-26a10654/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayansi-ana-torres-m-ed-26a10654/</a></li></ul>Quotes: “That&apos;s how we build our joy, how we build our resiliency—when we do the work together.” —Rebecka Peterson “I thought…I had to earn my seat at the table. I don&apos;t want any kid to ever think they have to earn their spot. I want them to know they are in, exactly as they are. There is no need to perform. They are loved on their good days, their hard days, whether they make the &apos;A&apos; or not—they are in. And more than that,  they are celebrated.” —Rebecka Peterson “It takes a lot of courage to stand in the present. It is mindfulness. It is joy.” —Rebecka Peterson “This was like training my brain to become a good noticer and to take delight in my students’ quirks, and their genius, and their goofiness, as well as their beauty.” —Rebecka Peterson

<description>&lt;p&gt;The latest episode of &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-my-years/id1754361513'&gt;Beyond My Years&lt;/a&gt; features 2023 National Teacher of the Year — and math educator! — Rebecka Peterson. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;On the episode, Host Ana Torres and Rebecka discuss their similar experiences as young immigrants to the United States. Rebecka shares all that she has come to love and appreciate about the K–12 environment after a tough transition from teaching college-level courses. She also reveals her most important lesson learned: Teach humans over content. Rebecka talks about her “One Good Thing” blog, where she documented daily positives in her classroom that transformed her perspective on teaching. She shares personal experiences of feeling like an outsider and how those experiences drive her to create an environment of belonging for her students. Rebecka stresses the significance of building authentic relationships with students as well as the impact of mentors in education. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Eric and Ana discuss strategies like “rebellious joy” that are essential to sustaining a long career in education.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Show notes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Subscribe to Beyond My Years: &lt;a href='https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years'&gt;https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connect with Rebecka Peterson:&lt;br/&gt;   - Instagram: &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/rebeckapeterson_'&gt;@RebeckaPeterson_&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;   - X: &lt;a href='https://x.com/RebeckaMozdeh'&gt;@RebeckaMozdeh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;“Dear Ana”: &lt;a href='http://amplify.com/dearana'&gt;Tell us about a seasoned educator who impacted your life!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Listen: &lt;a href='https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years/episode-6-teaching-is-advocacy-starring-missy-testerman/'&gt;Hear from Missy Testerman, 2024 National Teacher of the Year&lt;/a&gt;! &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow us on Instagram: &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/amplify.education/'&gt;@amplify.education &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connect with Eric Cross: &lt;a href='https://www.ericcross.org/'&gt;https://www.ericcross.org/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connect with Ana Torres: &lt;a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayansi-ana-torres-m-ed-26a10654/'&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayansi-ana-torres-m-ed-26a10654/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quotes:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;“That&amp;apos;s how we build our joy, how we build our resiliency—when we do the work together.” —Rebecka Peterson&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I thought…I had to earn my seat at the table. I don&amp;apos;t want any kid to ever think they have to earn their spot. I want them to know they are in, exactly as they are. There is no need to perform. They are loved on their good days, their hard days, whether they make the &amp;apos;A&amp;apos; or not—they are in. And more than that,  they are celebrated.” —Rebecka Peterson&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It takes a lot of courage to stand in the present. It is mindfulness. It is joy.” —Rebecka Peterson&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“This was like training my brain to become a good noticer and to take delight in my students’ quirks, and their genius, and their goofiness, as well as their beauty.” —Rebecka Peterson&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The latest episode of Beyond My Years features 2023 National Teacher of the Year — and math educator! — Rebecka Peterson. On the episode, Host Ana Torres and Rebecka discuss their similar experiences as young immigrants to the United States. Rebecka shares all that she has come to love and appreciate about the K–12 environment after a tough transition from teaching college-level courses. She also reveals her most important lesson learned: Teach humans over content. Rebecka talks about her “On...

Beyond My Years: Teaching takes joy, starring Rebecka Peterson

Hi Math Teacher Lounge listeners! Here’s an episode from Amplify’s new podcast, <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-my-years/id1754361513'>Beyond My Years</a>, that we think you’ll like. It features math teacher extraordinaire Fawn Nguyen, who you may remember from past appearances on this show. On this episode, Fawn, a math educator with over 30 years of classroom experience, tells Host Ana Torres the story of her near-death experience being lost at sea while escaping Vietnam, and explains how it shaped the sense of gratitude she led within the classroom. She also discusses what it means to be yourself in the classroom, the importance of sharing your mistakes with your students, and the merits of advocacy vs. authority with students. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Ana and Classroom Insider Eric Cross then discuss connecting with students through shared struggles and challenges. Remember to subscribe to <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-my-years/id1754361513'>Beyond My Years</a> to hear more insights and lessons from people who have thrived over decades in the classroom: seasoned educators. Show notes:<ul><li>Connect with Fawn Nguyen: <a href='https://www.fawnnguyen.com/'>https://www.fawnnguyen.com/</a> </li><li>Subscribe to Beyond My Years <a href='https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years'>https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years</a></li><li>Follow us on Instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/amplify.education/'>@amplify.education </a></li><li>Connect with Eric Cross: <a href='https://www.ericcross.org/'>https://www.ericcross.org/</a> </li><li>Connect with Ana Torres: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayansi-ana-torres-m-ed-26a10654/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayansi-ana-torres-m-ed-26a10654/</a></li></ul>Quotes: “We spend so much time [in the classroom] day in and day out. For some of us, it&apos;s actually more interaction than we have with our own family. And it is family. So be yourself. You&apos;re going to make mistakes, but what&apos;s nice about it if we think of it as family, is that we get to apologize and tomorrow is a new day.” —Fawn Nguyen

<description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Math Teacher Lounge listeners! Here’s an episode from Amplify’s new podcast, &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-my-years/id1754361513'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Beyond My Years&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, that we think you’ll like. It features math teacher extraordinaire Fawn Nguyen, who you may remember from past appearances on this show. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;On this episode, Fawn, a math educator with over 30 years of classroom experience, tells Host Ana Torres the story of her near-death experience being lost at sea while escaping Vietnam, and explains how it shaped the sense of gratitude she led within the classroom. She also discusses what it means to be yourself in the classroom, the importance of sharing your mistakes with your students, and the merits of advocacy vs. authority with students. Taking all those lessons back to the classroom, Ana and Classroom Insider Eric Cross then discuss connecting with students through shared struggles and challenges.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Remember to subscribe to &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-my-years/id1754361513'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Beyond My Years&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to hear more insights and lessons from people who have thrived over decades in the classroom: seasoned educators. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Show notes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connect with Fawn Nguyen: &lt;a href='https://www.fawnnguyen.com/'&gt;https://www.fawnnguyen.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Subscribe to Beyond My Years &lt;a href='https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years'&gt;https://amplify.com/beyond-my-years&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Follow us on Instagram &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/amplify.education/'&gt;@amplify.education &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connect with Eric Cross: &lt;a href='https://www.ericcross.org/'&gt;https://www.ericcross.org/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Connect with Ana Torres: &lt;a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayansi-ana-torres-m-ed-26a10654/'&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayansi-ana-torres-m-ed-26a10654/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quotes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“We spend so much time [in the classroom] day in and day out. For some of us, it&amp;apos;s actually more interaction than we have with our own family. And it is family. So be yourself. You&amp;apos;re going to make mistakes, but what&amp;apos;s nice about it if we think of it as family, is that we get to apologize and tomorrow is a new day.” —Fawn Nguyen&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Hi Math Teacher Lounge listeners! Here’s an episode from Amplify’s new podcast, Beyond My Years, that we think you’ll like. It features math teacher extraordinaire Fawn Nguyen, who you may remember from past appearances on this show. On this episode, Fawn, a math educator with over 30 years of classroom experience, tells Host Ana Torres the story of her near-death experience being lost at sea while escaping Vietnam, and explains how it shaped the sense of gratitude she led within the classroo...

Beyond My Years: Teaching with resilience, starring Fawn Nguyen

Check out Amplify’s new podcast, <a href='http://amplify.com/beyond-my-years'>Beyond My Years</a>— host and educator Ana Torres seeks out educational insights and hard-won lessons directly from people who have thrived for decades in the classroom: seasoned educators. On this premiere episode, Ana soaks up wisdom from Joyce Abbott, an educator so passionate about her students that she inspired one of them to go on and write the hit show “Abbott Elementary.” Joyce tells all about her experiences working in a Title 1 school and what it means to know the community of Philadelphia. They also discuss how Joyce’s time serving in the military informed her work as an educator, how she transformed a challenging classroom during her first year, how it has felt to witness the success of “Abbott Elementary,” and her driving force: passion. At the end, Ana is joined by Classroom Insider Eric Cross to discuss some actionable teaching tips for bringing Joyce&apos;s lessons into your classroom. Show notes: <ul><li><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-my-years/id1754361513'>Subscribe to Beyond My Years on Apple</a></li><li><a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/1r1Y5bO6fgYbM6BFvpTk7k'>Follow Beyond My Years on Spotify</a></li><li><a href='http://www.amplify.com/beyond-my-years'>Website: Beyond My Years</a></li></ul>Quotes: “Sometimes your bad days are going to outweigh your good days, but when you see and remain focused and see what your goal is, and you look at those students and say, ‘This is my main focus,’ that can be the greatest motivator.” —Joyce Abbott “A lot of times they are dependent upon you to teach them in every aspect of their life. When you understand the community, you can serve.” —Joyce Abbott “Me and my military buddies definitely had respect for each other. And we operated as a team, regardless of our differences, because sometimes you may not agree with every teacher on your team, which many times I did not. But you have to keep your focus toward our mission, [which] is to move a certain child or do this for the student body.” —Joyce Abbott “They know when you care. And they will have a whole different level of respect for you when they know you care. And you set the bar high for them. That shows that you care, because you know that they can do it and you believe in them.” —Joyce Abbott “I think it&apos;s so important in the schools that they embrace the younger teachers, because you only get better through learning and through support.” —Joyce Abbott “When you&apos;re passionate about a profession and committed to the goal of the whole school, you&apos;re going to do what you can to help these new teachers because they have to learn. So many leave because they&apos;re encountering so many problems and they don&apos;t feel that they&apos;re supported effectively.” —Joyce Abbott

<description>&lt;p&gt;Check out Amplify’s new podcast, &lt;a href='http://amplify.com/beyond-my-years'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Beyond My Years&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;— host and educator Ana Torres seeks out educational insights and hard-won lessons directly from people who have thrived for decades in the classroom: seasoned educators.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;On this premiere episode, Ana soaks up wisdom from Joyce Abbott, an educator so passionate about her students that she inspired one of them to go on and write the hit show “Abbott Elementary.” Joyce tells all about her experiences working in a Title 1 school and what it means to know the community of Philadelphia. They also discuss how Joyce’s time serving in the military informed her work as an educator, how she transformed a challenging classroom during her first year, how it has felt to witness the success of “Abbott Elementary,” and her driving force: passion. At the end, Ana is joined by Classroom Insider Eric Cross to discuss some actionable teaching tips for bringing Joyce&amp;apos;s lessons into your classroom.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Show notes: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-my-years/id1754361513'&gt;Subscribe to Beyond My Years on Apple&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/1r1Y5bO6fgYbM6BFvpTk7k'&gt;Follow Beyond My Years on Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='http://www.amplify.com/beyond-my-years'&gt;Website: Beyond My Years&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quotes:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Sometimes your bad days are going to outweigh your good days, but when you see and remain focused and see what your goal is, and you look at those students and say, ‘This is my main focus,’ that can be the greatest motivator.” —Joyce Abbott&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“A lot of times they are dependent upon you to teach them in every aspect of their life. When you understand the community, you can serve.” —Joyce Abbott&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Me and my military buddies definitely had respect for each other. And we operated as a team, regardless of our differences, because sometimes you may not agree with every teacher on your team, which many times I did not. But you have to keep your focus toward our mission, [which] is to move a certain child or do this for the student body.” —Joyce Abbott&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“They know when you care. And they will have a whole different level of respect for you when they know you care. And you set the bar high for them. That shows that you care, because you know that they can do it and you believe in them.” —Joyce Abbott&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I think it&amp;apos;s so important in the schools that they embrace the younger teachers, because you only get better through learning and through support.” —Joyce Abbott&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“When you&amp;apos;re passionate about a profession and committed to the goal of the whole school, you&amp;apos;re going to do what you can to help these new teachers because they have to learn. So many leave because they&amp;apos;re encountering so many problems and they don&amp;apos;t feel that they&amp;apos;re supported effectively.” —Joyce Abbott&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Check out Amplify’s new podcast, Beyond My Years— host and educator Ana Torres seeks out educational insights and hard-won lessons directly from people who have thrived for decades in the classroom: seasoned educators.On this premiere episode, Ana soaks up wisdom from Joyce Abbott, an educator so passionate about her students that she inspired one of them to go on and write the hit show “Abbott Elementary.” Joyce tells all about her experiences working in a Title 1 school and what it means to...

NEW! Beyond My Years: Teaching with heart, starring Joyce Abbott

Listen to this trailer for our new podcast, <a href='https://at.amplify.com/bmy'>Beyond My Years</a>, launching August 14th. Every day headlines tout something “new” in education—the latest research, the hottest tech, the trendiest new hacks for organizing your classroom. However, beyond all the hype there’s one underestimated resource that’s truly deserving of our attention: educators who’ve been doing this for years. In this trailer, you’ll hear from host and educator Ana Torres as she explains her season-long journey of learning from the experiences and lessons of seasoned educators from around the world. Their stories will make you laugh, make you cry, and—just maybe—change the way you think. <a href='https://at.amplify.com/bmy'>Subscribe now</a> so you don’t miss a thing. (Not an Apple user? Subscribe <a href='http://at.amplify.com/BeyondMyYears'>here via Buzzsprout</a>.)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Listen to this trailer for our new podcast, &lt;a href='https://at.amplify.com/bmy'&gt;Beyond My Years&lt;/a&gt;, launching August 14th. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Every day headlines tout something “new” in education—the latest research, the hottest tech, the trendiest new hacks for organizing your classroom. However, beyond all the hype there’s one underestimated resource that’s truly deserving of our attention: educators who’ve been doing this for &lt;em&gt;years&lt;/em&gt;. In this trailer, you’ll hear from host and educator Ana Torres as she explains her season-long journey of learning from the experiences and lessons of seasoned educators from around the world. Their stories will make you laugh, make you cry, and—just maybe—change the way you think. &lt;a href='https://at.amplify.com/bmy'&gt;Subscribe now&lt;/a&gt; so you don’t miss a thing.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Not an Apple user? Subscribe &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://at.amplify.com/BeyondMyYears'&gt;&lt;em&gt;here via Buzzsprout&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Listen to this trailer for our new podcast, Beyond My Years, launching August 14th. Every day headlines tout something “new” in education—the latest research, the hottest tech, the trendiest new hacks for organizing your classroom. However, beyond all the hype there’s one underestimated resource that’s truly deserving of our attention: educators who’ve been doing this for years. In this trailer, you’ll hear from host and educator Ana Torres as she explains her season-long journey of lear...

Beyond My Years podcast trailer

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