🔥 What can we do as teachers to uplift the students in our classrooms?

🔥 What happens when our students see themselves in a story of learning?

🔥 What should concern us most about AI tools in education?

Welcome back to another episode of the Teachers on Fire Podcast, airing live on YouTube most Saturday mornings at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern. My name is Tim Cavey, and my mission here is to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice.

Today’s Teacher on Fire is Marcus Luther. Marcus is a high school English teacher with over a decade in the classroom. He cohosts a teacher-centered podcast and Substack called The Broken Copier, which focus on conversations and strategies to better support teachers.

Connect with Marcus

on LinkedIn,

on X @marcusluther6,

on Instagram @thebrokencopier,

on BlueSky @marcusluther.bsky.social, and

on Substack at thebrokencopier.substack.com

In This Conversation

0:00:00 - Marcus Luther is a high school English teacher and host of The Broken Copier

2:15 - The heaviness that can settle in a classroom

4:31 - Uplifting Move 1: “Everyone write down what ___ said!"

7:11 - Uplifting Move 2: Kneeling down and giving quiet praise

9:37 - Uplifting Move 3: Ask if you can take a picture and use it as an example

11:59 - Uplifting Move 4: Who can I brag to about how well you're doing?

16:12 - Helping students reflect on their own writing journeys

20:23 - What's the real problem with AI in K-12 education right now?

28:27 - How and where to connect with Marcus Luther's reflections online

Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.

Song Track Credit

Tropic Fuse by French Fuse

GO! by Neffex

*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.