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Teachers on Fire5 Powerful Daily Rituals for Every Teacherđ„ How should teachers start every day?đ„ What are the best ways to organize our workspaces?đ„ When is the right time to leave the school building? About This GuestTodayâs Teacher on Fire is Liz Prather. A 30-year high school classroom teacher, Liz is the Co-Director of Programming for the Kentucky Writing Project. She holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of Texas-Austin and is the author of three books about teaching writing from Heinemann Press: Project Based Writing; Story Matters; and The Confidence to Write.Connect with...
2025-10-1427 min
Teachers on Fire5 Powerful Daily Rituals for Every Teacherđ„ How should teachers start every day?đ„ What are the best ways to organize our workspaces?đ„ When is the right time to leave the school building? About This GuestTodayâs Teacher on Fire is Liz Prather. A 30-year high school classroom teacher, Liz is the Co-Director of Programming for the Kentucky Writing Project. She holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of Texas-Austin and is the author of three books about teaching writing from Heinemann Press: Project Based Writing; Story Matters; and The Confidence to Write.Connect with Liz Pratheron LinkedIn and on Substack at https://writingteacher.substack.com/In This Conversa...
2025-10-1427 min
Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie FilmmakingAnne Hu - Geoffrey Prather - Bryan Poyser - BONUS Throwback Interview!On this Thursday bonus episode we are going to play the interview from episode 453 from December 2023 with short filmmakers Anne Hu, Geoffrey Prather and Bryan Poyser who all talk about their latest short films at the time. We felt that this short filmmaker roundtable was a good match for our episode with Brandon ShipCowSky and Ted Hayden from Monday because they also talked about making their latest short films. After that Liz and I talk about our doâs and donât's in giving/receiving feedback during post, enjoy!
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2025-09-251h 00
Teaching UnscriptedTransforming Classrooms with Writing and VoiceToday we are playing an excerpt from a series called "Writing as Healing". This series was a collaboration with author Liz Prather.In this episode she's in conversation with Willie Carver, who is a poet and the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. We'll hear about Willie's approach of using student writing as the classroom textbook which not only bypasses censorship, but also validates student voices. And Willie's personal journey of healing through poetry, models how educators can use vulnerability and storytelling to foster resilience and empathy in their classrooms.See Privacy Policy at https://art19...
2025-06-2311 min
Real America with Dan Ball5/2/25 -- Dan Ball W/ Rep. Greg Steube, Steven Wang, Liz Crokin, Jackson Lahmeyer, Chad Prather.
2025-05-021h 00
Grace, Grit & HopeLiz Prather: How writing can free students from isolation Author and Teacher Liz Prather shares key insights from her coming book "Writing for Connection," explaining how addiction to smartphones and social media has dangerously isolated students. She explains a path forward: make writing central in schools to forge new connections among students. Writing can give us self-confidence and the ability to make sense of the crazy world in which we live. As a long-time educator and writer, Liz says writing can help all of us to put down our phones and put us back in touch with one another. It's a profound message for educators and anyone who...
2025-04-0138 min
Word of Mom RadioLiz Elting on The Girls That Create Podcast with Erin Prather StaffordThis week, host Erin Prather Stafford welcomes entrepreneur, business leader, author, linguaphile and philanthropist Liz Elting. After living, studying, and working in five countries across the globe, Elting founded TransPerfect out of an NYU dorm room in 1992 and served as Co-CEO until 2018. TransPerfect is the world's largest language solutions company, with over $1.2 billion in revenue and offices in more than 140 cities worldwide.Â
Today, Elting is the founder and CEO of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation, which is committed to promoting progressive and feminist efforts to eradicate systemic barriers, promote public health and education.Â
Eling has been recognized as a NOW Woman of...
2024-09-2331 minTeaching UnscriptedOvercoming Writing Anxiety: Strategies from Liz PratherWriting can feel like an insurmountable challenge, whether it's a simple email or a complex essay. This episode dives into the heart of writing anxiety and explores how it affects our students. In this excerpt from her audiobook, The Confidence to Write, Liz Prather discusses the common struggles students face from writer's block to perfectionism and how these issues can make writing feel like an impossible task. Stay tuned for strategies Liz uses with her students every year to address writing anxiety.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...
2024-09-1812 minTeaching UnscriptedWriting as Healing with Liz Prather: Insights on Student Well-beingHow can writing help students see they are not alone?This week Liz is joined by Barry Lane, songwriter and teacher, to talk about the invitation of the open page. Instead of following rules in writing, students learn the power of writing and the intrinsic joy of expressing their consciousness on this planet. We begin with a story from Barry's childhood when he discovered the power of writing.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2024-05-0925 minTeaching UnscriptedWriting as Healing: Embracing Vulnerability, Bravery, and Freedom in the ClassroomHow can writing lead to vulnerability, bravery, and freedom for students? How does teaching occur at that nexus of storytelling, performance and art? This week on the Writing as Healing podcast series, Liz Prather is joined by Shamari Reid, a Heinemann author and professor at NYU, to talk about elevating the personal-writing voice and closing your classroom door as an act of self-love.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2024-05-0227 minTeaching UnscriptedWriting as Healing with Liz Prather: Exploring Social Justice Through PoetryHow can classroom teachers invite their students to speak back to the world in this current moment? How does writing allow students to be seen and heard?Welcome to Writing as Healing, a Heinemann podcast series focused on writing as a tool to increase healing in students and teachers. We know that academic learning doesn't happen without social and emotional support. And writing as a key literacy is uniquely positioned in every classroom to do both.This week, Liz is joined by Willeena Booker, a poet and Pennsylvania third grade teacher, to talk about the...
2024-04-2524 minTeaching UnscriptedWriting as Healing with Liz Prather: Sharing Personal Narratives for Healing and AdvocacyWe know that academic learning doesn't happen without social and emotional support, and writing as a key literacy is uniquely positioned in every classroom to do both. How does writing help students connect to their lives and develop vulnerability in order to bravely show up and speak their truth? How does writing create advocacy for students? This week, I'm joined by Willie Carver, a poet, and the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year to talk about writing as a way to unravel your personal truth and as a mechanism to clear your heart and head.See Privacy Policy...
2024-04-1830 minTeaching UnscriptedWriting as Healing with Liz Prather: Expression and Connection Through WritingWe know that academic learning doesn't happen without social and emotional support. And writing as a key literacy is uniquely positioned in every classroom to do both. This week, Heinemann author Liz Prather is joined by David Rockower, a freelance writer and Pennsylvania middle school teacher, to talk about writing with students as an act of community and vulnerability and using patience and writing invitations for apathetic students to take risks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2024-04-1126 minTeaching UnscriptedWriting as Healing with Liz Prather: The Transformative Power of PoetryWriting as Healing is a Heinemann podcast series focused on writing as a tool to increase healing in students and educators. We know that academic learning doesnât happen without social and emotional support, and writing, as a key literacy, is uniquely positioned in every classroom to do both.This week, Liz is joined by Stacey Joy, a self-published poet and California 5th grade teacher, to talk about composing poetry on the freeway, writing the golden shovel, and mentoring young teachers out of isolation and into self.Their conversation begins with Staceyâs reflection on just how much...
2024-04-0426 min
Sara Gonzales UnfilteredBiden's Border Betrayal: Murder, Lies, and Apologies to the WRONG People | 3/11/24The radical Left got its way this weekend when President Biden was forced to apologize for calling Laken Rileyâs murder suspect âillegalâ instead of undocumented. Biden also made an equally absurd claim: "Look, they built the country." The Federalist is breaking open a false narrative that former President Donald Trump did not request 10,000 National Guard troops on January 6. Some are asserting today that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who served on the January 6 committee, suppressed evidence during the hearings. President Joe Biden wastes no time in signing a whopping $459 billion spending plan hot on the heels of the Senate's 75-22 vot...
2024-03-1150 minTeaching UnscriptedThe Dispatch with Liz PratherOver the next several weeks, we'll hear from Heinemann thought leaders as they discuss the most pressing issues in education today. In today's episode, we hear from Heinemann author Liz Prather about the pressure of the teacher shortage and how we can support teachers who come to education through alternative certification. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2024-02-2919 minMaking Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie FilmmakingShort Filmmakers Roundtable with Anne Hu, Geoffrey Prather and Bryan Poyser!This week we are doing something very different and we are speaking to three short filmmakers Anne Hu, Bryan Poyser and Geoffrey Prather, all who screened at the Hell's Half Mile film festival, about why they made their short films, how they raised the money for their films, what their expectations were for their films and how they ended up getting made. After that we play another round of THE GAME, enjoy!
Watch Liz's new short film Witchy on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk5WtIOz5do
Watch Alrik's new short film Parka on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/357898693
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2023-12-041h 15
Paperback ReadersPaperback Readers Episode 62
Happy New Year! Weâre here to talk to you about our favorite books of 2022, from over 250 that we read and shared with you over the past year. Thanks for being with us for another year, and thank you for talking about books with us!Our favorite books are listed below. Stay tuned in 2023, as we are planning some changes to the podcast. Weâll keep you posted.God of the Garden by Andrew PetersonLearning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughterâs School by Courtney E. Martin...
2023-01-0300 min
Inside RetailRecession 2.0: Strategies to Help Your Retail Brand NavigateOn todayâs episode of Inside Retail weâre joined by Chief Marketing Officer of Edited, Juliana Prather. She built her career in global retail and brand strategy, starting in worldwide sales for iconic accessory brands, such as Givenchy and Nine West Group; gaining expert knowledge of the global retail landscape through traveling extensively to Asia and Latin America, as the leader of Liz Claiborneâs portfolio brands.In a wide-ranging discussion Juliana uses her three-decade long experience in the retail industry to shine a light on a variety of topics. Find out why embracing data can make y...
2022-08-1729 min
Paperback ReadersPaperback Readers Episode 52
Summer is ending, and we have so many great books to share with you! Our shared read was Southernmost, by Silas House, which we both loved. See below for the list of all the books we discussed, and join us in two weeks to talk about The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.The Bodyguard by Katherine CenterThe Confidence to Write by Liz PratherThe Wedding Date by Jasmine GuilloryMuhammad Ali Was a Chicken? by Dan GutmanThe President Is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton
2022-08-0200 minTeaching UnscriptedAbandoning the Myth of the Master WriterWhen you picture a writer, who do you see? Almost all of us have romanticized, pre-conceived notions of who a writer is. Usually, we donât see ourselves.The myth of the master writer has long plagued students and teachers alike, limiting our sense of self-confidence and writerly ability. Is it possible to dispel these notions?Today on the podcast weâre joined by Liz Prather, author of The Confidence to Write: A Guide for Overcoming Fear and Developing Identity as a Writer, and author and editor Tom Newkirk who wrote the foreword to Lizâs book...
2022-03-0329 min
Write Answers: a Production of the Ohio Writing ProjectMetawriting And Fighting The System With Liz Prather and Stacey ReederIn our season finale, Stacey Reeder and Liz Prather join us to discuss the challenges to developing student writers--and to share strategies that both boost learning and fight an unfair system.
The Ohio Writing Project specializes in professional development for teachers. OWP does on-site PD with schools as well as virtual, hybrid, and in-person courses teachers can take for college + CEU credit.
The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned â4-Weekâ, the OWPâs Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational.
Learn more about the Ohio W...
2021-05-241h 04Write Answers: a Production of the Ohio Writing ProjectWhat's Working pt. 4: Experimenting With Project-Based WritingIn this episode, we talk to Sara Godwin about how sheâs approached student choice using Liz Pratherâs Project-based Writing process. Pandemic teaching has been nothing short of overwhelming, but Sara leveraged the uncertainty of these times into opportunities to experiment with her teaching practice--with great success!
The Ohio Writing Project specializes in professional development for teachers. OWP does on-site PD with schools as well as virtual, hybrid, and in-person courses teachers can take for college + CEU credit.
The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned â4-Weekâ, the OWPâs Masters...
2021-04-0522 min
The Book Love Foundation PodcastA Conversation with Liz Prather and Sarah Zerwin - Season 4, Episode 4Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Julia Torres holds a conversation with Liz Prather and Sarah Zerwin on their teaching journeys and ways to disrupt literacy instruction as we currently know it.Click here to view the episode transcript.
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2020-07-3021 min
Write Answers: a Production of the Ohio Writing Project010 Story Matters With Liz PratherIn this interview, Liz Prather digs into what it means to be a writer and a teacher of writing. We also delve into her newest book, Story Matters, which is available through Heinemann.
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2020-07-0743 min
Just Martin - my life in soulful house music.Soul Essence - Show 126 - 13th June 2020 (interview with Birdee)Klevakeys, Michelle Weeks - Hold of Me
Bonna, Liz Jai, Soulbridge - Wanna Know (Soulbridge Deep Mix)
Emmaculate, DJ Spen, Reelsoul - Never Fall In Love With A DJ Feat. Carla Prather (DJ Spen & Reelsoul Disconovo Full Vocal Mix)
Underground Ministries, Kenny Bobien, DJ Spen, Gary Hudgins - I Shall Not Be Moved (DJ Spen & Gary Hudgins Remix)
Barbara Tucker - Spread Love (Ferrari Mix)
Monkey Brothers, Shaun Escoffery, Terry Hunter, Mike Dunn - Losinâ My Head (House Nâ HD Extended Mix)
CJ Cooper - Release The Pressure
Kathy Brown, Eminence - Give It Up (Clepto's ClassiVocal Mix)
Ann Nesby - Lo...
2020-06-132h 06
NWP RadioStory Matters: An Interview with Author Liz PratherJoin us for an interview with Liz Prather, teacher-consultant at the Morehead State Writing Project, and author of Story Matters. Weâll talk about why narrative matters, how it works in informational and argumentative writing, and how to support students to write it better.
2020-05-0130 minTeaching UnscriptedRevisiting Narrative Writing with Liz PratherWhen you hear the word narrative, what comes to mind? If youâre like most people, youâre probably thinking of words like ânovelâ, âbookâ, or âstory.â But narrative plays a bigger role in how we communicate than we give it credit for.Today on the podcast weâre speaking with Liz Prather, author of Story Matters: Teaching Teens to Use the Tools of Narrative to Argue and Inform. Liz believes that narrative has for too long been kept separate from nonfiction writing, but has much to offer. âStories are the cornerstone of all human communication,â she argues, âand for a stu...
2019-11-0718 min
Rattle Poetryep. 12 - Bro. Yao (Hoke S. Glover III)Bro. Yao (Hoke S. Glover III) is a poet, teacher, former owner of Karibu Books, and author of the book "Inheritance." His work has centered on issues of literacy and the promotion of reading in the African American and larger community. He is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Bowie State University. His poetry and/or essays have been published in African American Review, Smartish Pace and Ploughshares, as well as Rattle #52 and #60. He has recorded with Black Notes and Sunny Sumter, and is currently working with a musician group Free Black Space. For more information, visit: http://freeblackspace...
2019-10-091h 41
KlevaKeys Mix SessionsThe Essential House Mix - 1/07/2019Tune into The Essential House Mix with myself Klevakeys spinning my favourite music for two hours, every other Monday between the hours of 3-5pm EST / 8-10pm GMT, only on www.HandzonRadio.fm
Tracklist:
1. Soul Creation feat. Stephanie Cooke - You're Special (Ralf Gum GOGO Music Vocal)
2. Cannon Soul - The Drum
3. Dana Weaver - I Got What You Need (Neal Conway's Afro Latin Dub)
4. RNDT, Kleophazz - Check One Two feat. Kleophazz
5. JR from Dallas - Sneaky Freak (Sneaky Dub)
6. Thommy Davis, Greg Lewis - Hot (The Unreleased Demo Mix)
7. Kerri Chandler, Treasa 'Diva' Fennie - Heal My...
2019-06-301h 59
In The Past Lane - The Podcast About History and Why It MattersRethinking and Remembering: The 1898 Wilmington, NC Massacre and CoupThis week at In The Past Lane, the history podcast, I speak with historian Margaret M. Mulrooney about her new book, Race, Place, and Memory: Deep Currents in Wilmington, NC. It's a book that examines more than 300 years of a southern city's history of racial oppression and the ways in which its citizens have obscured this legacy with distorted and self-serving versions of events. The supreme example of this trend was the 1898 massacre and coup in which white supremacists massacred scores of African Americans and then overthrew the local government in the only recorded coup d'etat in US history...
2018-09-2846 min
The Drezzil ProjectSoulHouse Diary Day 52I've been gazing when it comes to doing a bit of the soulful house stuff and after what seems like the 700th day of grey sky and crap weather I thought it was a about time for some sunnier vibes, enjoy!!
DJ Spinna, Phonte-Tonight We Ride
BSC, Jessi Colasante, Abicah Soul-You & Me (Abicah Soul Vox Mix)
The Rhythm Sessions, Portia Monique-Cure (Original Mix)
Nick Holder-Beautiful
Sir LSG, Carla Prather-Let It Be (Sir LSG Main Mix)
Nadirah Shakoor, Osunlade-Just A Breath Away (Yoruba Soul Dub)
Mecca Digital Hi-Fi, David Walker, Kev Kruz, Infected Soul-Thinking About Tomorrow (Infected Soul Remix)
Sir LSG...
2018-04-121h 11Teaching UnscriptedProject-Based Writing with Liz PratherThe idea that students should be âcollege and career readyâ when they leave high school has become a major focus in education, but much of this conversation has been on reading readiness.  What about writing readiness?Today on the Heinemann Podcast, author Liz Prather. In her book, Project-Based Writing, Liz shows us how teachers can bring students into the lesson planning process, inviting agency, independence, and inquiry into the classroom community.Through this community, students care about what they're writing, and learn to manage their time to write. Liz argues that teaching students the real-world lesson...
2018-02-0917 min
The Pick and Pop PodcastThe Pick and Pop Ep72 | 16 October 2017This week, Luke and Damian wrap up another massive week of Australian basketball, including:
- Kevin Lisch's calf injury threatens Sydney's season
- Casey Prather cleared of a serious injury
- Abby Bishop lights up the WNBL
- Liz Cambage's dominant round 2 for Melbourne
- Ben Simmons' imminent NBA debut
- Venky Jois' hot Croatian start
- Plus more...
2017-10-1617 min