The Balancing Act Podcast
1) Parenting High School Seniors; Fall Update
Join Joe and Jamie as they talk about parenting their three high school seniors through the steps of visiting, applying, waiting and stressing. When our hosts went to college way back in the 1900’s pa...Show More
2) 2024 New Jersey Teacher of the Year, Joe Nappi
Joe and Jamie talk to NJ Teacher of the Year, Joe Nappi. Between these three teachers they have nearly 70 years of collective teaching experience. Tune in to their “shop talk” about the changes in edu...Show More
3) 3rd Annual Halloween Party Hosted by the Petty Patrol
Let’s celebrate this very special time of year, especially one for all of the teachers, Halloween. We are posing the question to the teacher, what is your Teacher Haunted House? Kids bring the extra e...Show More
4) Policies that Relate to Teachers with @TeacherpaywithK
Sit down and listen to Kristen, aka social media influencer @teacherpaywithK as she informs and updates hosts Joseph and Jamie about hot education topics like pension reform, the NJ Gubernatorial Rac...Show More
5) Lesson Planning: Outdated and Unnecessary or an Important Part of Teaching?
Season 3 is brought to you by our principal sponsor, Teachers' Insurance Plan. Check out their website below for more information and to get a quote. http://bit.ly/4mQC27G Teachers' Insurance Plan: ...Show More
6) Educate and Rejuvenate with Kelsey Sorenson
Life coach, author, app creator, Club Creator, Kelsey Sorenson is flooding the conversation with hope, tools, smiles, stickers and all the brilliant things each teacher needs to not only be able to e...Show More
7) Paid Internships for Student Teachers? You Go Pennsylvania!
Our hosts Jamie and Joe have a real hot take on the latest news out of their neighboring state of Pennsylvania, with the announcement that student teachers will be paid, leading to incentivizing teach...Show More
8) College Counselor Jen Foldvary
Our hosts Joe and Jamie both have Class of 2026 seniors this year, so they are all ears for any pieces of information on how to aid in the process of college acceptance and decision making, and Jen Fo...Show More
9) Is Social Media Ruining the Classroom?
Opening the school year can be a challenge even for the most seasoned teachers. Join our hosts as they discuss handling daily schedule changes, classroom decorating, and interacting with their student...Show More
10) Are We in a Quarrel with Educator Andrea?
Professor, comedian, mom and friend of the pod Educator Andrea is here to give us some top secret information into her new book, her comedy tour, and what it is like for her to balance her many profes...Show More