Welcome to the Edu20/20 After Hours Podcast, AKA the version of us that probably shouldn’t be mic’d up, but here we are.

This episode is fully dedicated to Shannon because she casually dropped one of the most unhinged life stories we’ve ever heard and then just moved on like it was normal.

We’re talking about her first marriage inside a highly controlled religious organization, what that process actually looked like, and how she eventually got out.

It’s wild, uncomfortable, and also weirdly funny at times because…Shannon.

Chapters:
0:00 How this episode turned into “all things Shannon”
5:30 The “organized” marriage situation
10:04 What life actually looked like inside it
14:28 The escape (yes, an actual escape)
19:16 The moment everything started to click
21:00 Why this story still sticks

There’s a lot more where this came from. And yes, we will absolutely be circling back to this.

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In this episode, we’re breaking down a game-changing practice: lesson framing.

If your students constantly ask:
“Is this for a grade?”
“Why I gotta do this?”
…it might not be defiance. It might be that the lesson wasn’t framed clearly.

We talk about:
- What “lesson framing” actually means (beyond writing standards on the board for compliance)
- How framing creates clarity, predictability, and smoother lessons
- Why your third-period lesson always hits harder than first period (and how to fix that)
- Quick ways to frame lessons without adding a ton of planning time
- How leaders can use the same framing moves to improve PD and PLC buy-in
- A real example of how clear learning targets helped students actually remember what they learned

Want more on lesson framing? Check out Courtney's blog post on Lesson Framing: edutwentytwenty.com/setting-the-stage/

Like, subscribe, and drop a comment: What’s the #1 question your students ask that makes you question your life choices?

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In this episode of The Edu20/20 Podcast After Hours, Courtney Dumas and Shannon Street take you behind the scenes of life on the road as co-owners of Edu20/20. When you travel across states supporting teachers and leaders, you collect stories… and we’ve collected a lot.

In this episode:
- The infamous Office Depot bathroom injury (yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like)
- The gas station with the “Please don’t wipe your boogers on the wall” sign
- A steak knife mysteriously embedded three floors up in a hotel wall
- The unsettling third-floor window waver
- Courtney's sole criterium for choosing a hotel (it's not stars)
- The Airbnb snake incident (and attic extension cord situation 😳)

Make sure to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you don’t miss future After Hours episodes. You truly never know what we’re going to talk about next. Neither do we, honestly.

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In this episode, we’re breaking down a game-changing practice: lesson framing.

If your students constantly ask:
“Is this for a grade?”
“Why I gotta do this?”
…it might not be defiance. It might be that the lesson wasn’t framed clearly.

We talk about:
- What “lesson framing” actually means (beyond writing standards on the board for compliance)
- How framing creates clarity, predictability, and smoother lessons
- Why your third-period lesson always hits harder than first period (and how to fix that)
- Quick ways to frame lessons without adding a ton of planning time
- How leaders can use the same framing moves to improve PD and PLC buy-in
- A real example of how clear learning targets helped students actually remember what they learned

Want more on lesson framing? Check out Courtney's blog post on Lesson Framing: edutwentytwenty.com/setting-the-stage/

Like, subscribe, and drop a comment: What’s the #1 question your students ask that makes you question your life choices?

#education #podcast #teachingcommunity #teachercertification #edu2020 #podcastclips #teachingopportunities #teachereducation #onlineeducator #educationjobs

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Welcome back to the Edu20/20 Podcast: After Hours where the vibes are relaxed, and the stories are unfiltered.

In this episode, Shannon Street and Courtney Dumas swap teacher-and-student prank stories.

You’ll hear:
- The remote-control fart machine prank that had an entire class convinced Shannon was guilty
- Courtney’s “good kid gone rogue” moment involving stolen transparencies… and an April Fools expulsion prank that nearly ended her emotionally
- A classroom “fire” prank that turned into full-on Lord of the Flies in the woods
- The coordinated chaos of middle school students (pencils dropping, fake fainting, mystery kitten noises)
- The time a science “anatomy body” was used as a bathroom prank… and why Shannon immediately retired from pranking forever 😬

Got a prank story that’s family-friendly (or at least technically legal)? Drop it in the comments. We want to hear your best ones.

Like, subscribe, and come back for more After Hours episodes!

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Welcome back to the Edu20/20 Podcast! Courtney Dumas and Shannon Street are back (with a new studio setup, look at us movin' on up in the world 👀).

This episode tackles moving toward instructional goals and why so many goals don’t go anywhere: because we don’t break them into the knowledge and skills teachers (and students) actually need.

You’ll hear:
- Why “busy” isn’t the same as progress
- How to reverse-engineer a goal into clear action steps
- The 3 pathways that must align to move goals: PD, collaboration, and coaching
- How focus and alignment can drive real growth (without the scattershot chaos)

Like, subscribe, and follow for more episodes that simplify education (because it’s way too complicated in these teaching streets).

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Student engagement sounds great in theory—until you’re standing in front of 37 students wondering how to let go without losing control or running out of time.

In Part 2 of our student engagement series, Courtney and Shannon get practical. They talk about the real fears teachers have around engagement and how to build engagement for learning step by step without chaos.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
✅ Why fear (not style) keeps teachers stuck in lecture mode
✅ How classroom management is the foundation of engagement
✅ Simple ways to structure turn-and-talk so students don’t opt out
✅ Why segmenting and timers change everything
✅ How to move from checking for completion to checking for comprehension
✅ Why leaders need to model engagement in PD (yes, really)

This episode is for teachers, instructional coaches, and school leaders who want engagement that actually leads to learning and not just movement or clever themes.

👉 Be sure to listen to Part 1 before this episode for the full framework on the 3 levels of student engagement.
👉 Resources, blogs, and tools mentioned are linked in the show notes.

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“Just make it more engaging” is among the most common feedback teachers get...and the least helpful. You're basically asking the instructional equivalent of “have you tried being better?”😅

In this episode of The Edu20/20 Podcast, Courtney and Shannon unpack what “engagement” actually means, break down the 3 levels of student engagement, and explain why fun doesn’t always equal learning.

You’ll hear the real story behind Shannon’s student engagement trauma (including a full-on grammar triage situation with a doctor coat and a cow syringe… yes, really), and why fun doesn’t automatically equal learning.

In this episode, we break down the 3 levels of student engagement:
✅ Management (because if kids are on the ceiling, learning isn’t happening)
✅ Participation & compliance (they’re doing the thing, but can still opt out)
✅ Engagement for learning (deep thinking, real accountability, no hiding)

We also talk about how to collect real classroom engagement data (not test scores), why “hogs and logs” happen during turn-and-talk, and simple ways to level up engagement so every student owns the thinking.

🎓 Want more support? Check out our blogs, free courses, and resources on student engagement and monitoring student understanding.

Drop a comment: What’s one engagement strategy you use that actually leads to learning (not just chaos with glitter)?

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