Peter Medlin

1 day ago | northernpublicradio.org | Peter Medlin

On a new Teachers' Lounge, ever curious what the school year is like for a teacher? Over on our Teachers’ Lounge Radio Show, we have a segment called “Classroom Correspondent.” Every month, we talk with the same teacher and follow the ups and downs of the school year — the holidays, the tests, everything. This year, our classroom correspondent was Dominique Yackley. She’s a 5th grade teacher at Founders Elementary School in DeKalb, Illinois.

3 days ago | northernpublicradio.org | Peter Medlin

Johnson Wor says Network of Nations has been his home away from home since he landed in the U.S. from his home country of Ghana. “I realized that the distance from O’hare airport to NIU is over an hour. And I was wondering, how do I get there from the airport?” he said. Network of Nations picked him up and drove him to DeKalb for the first time, like they do for dozens of students every semester. They're a non-profit supporting international students at NIU.

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Peter Medlin

In case you didn’t know, our podcast Teachers’ Lounge is also on the radio! We’ve got all the interviews with Illinois teachers and education stories you love -- along with exclusive segments -- in a monthly, hour-long show on WNIJ. On this episode, we’re celebrating the end of the school year with our student correspondents who are saying goodbye to high school and their FFA club. “There were definitely tears shared between me and all the other seniors,” said chapter president Layla.

1 week ago | northernpublicradio.org | Peter Medlin

On a classic episode of Teachers’ Lounge, we’re revisiting our 2023 conversation with Mira Church!She teaches 5th grade at the Cicero School District. She’s been a teacher for around a decade and her career has already taken her around the world, including three years teaching in Shanghai. Mira and I had an important conversation about her experience overseas, teacher burnout, knowing your worth as a teacher, and the weight of representation in the classroom.

2 weeks ago | northernpublicradio.org | Peter Medlin

Read in EnglishDurante una demostración reciente, un chatbot de IA personalizado responde las preguntas de los estudiantes como si fuera la abolicionalista Harriet Tubman: "Estoy aquí para compartir mis experiencias y responder a sus preguntas sobre mi trabajo como conductora en el Ferrocarril Subterráneo, mi vida y la lucha por la libertad. ¿Qué le gustaría saber?"Está hecho utilizando Magic School, una de las plataformas de IA más populares diseñadas para las escuelas.