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Season 10 of How We Teach This has a wide range of guests and topics - Listen to stories from the National Teachers Hall of Fame Class of 2024, Kansas Master Teachers, get ideas about project-based learning and how counseling impacts education.
Season 10, Episode 19 - June 4, 2025
Secondary Kansas Master Teacher Reunion: Reflections, Relationships, and Real-World Impact
Secondary Kansas Master Teacher Reunion: Reflections, Relationships, and Real-World Impact
“He told me I was the reason he was still in school..."
This powerful moment is one of several shared by Kansas Master Teachers as they reflect on their work in middle and high school classrooms. As a continuation of our earlier episode featuring elementary educators, this conversation highlights the importance of student relationships, adaptability, and creating meaningful, real-world learning experiences. Find out why you might want to have a squirrel or a box of ties in your classroom.
Listeners will hear from experienced educators who offer both inspiration and practical insight drawn from years of service in secondary education.
Guest Host
STEPHANIE TAYLOR
STEPHANIE TAYLOR
Interim Academic Program Specialist
Emporia State University
The Teachers College
About our Guests
About our Guests
MICHELLE HILLIARD
MICHELLE HILLIARD
2019 KS Master Teacher
Mathematics Teacher
BARBARA THOLEN
BARBARA THOLEN
2022 KS Master Teacher
Executive Director of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association & Lecturer in the William Allen White School of Journalism
University of Kansas
SARAH HOFF
SARAH HOFF
2022 KS Master Teacher
Social Studies Teacher
Dodge City High School
USD 443 Dodge City
LISA JARVIS
LISA JARVIS
2019 KS Master Teacher
English Language Arts
Council Grove Junior-Senior High
USD 417 Morris County
JESSICA BUCHANAN
JESSICA BUCHANAN
2024 KS Master Teacher
Engineering Teacher Maize Middle School USD 266 Maize
MELISSA HALL
MELISSA HALL
2023 KS Master Teacher
Sixth-Eighth Grade STEM Teacher
Fort Riley Middle School
USD 475
MATT CHRISTENSEN
MATT CHRISTENSEN
2023 KS Master Teacher
Social Studies Teacher
Blue Valley Southwest High School
USD 229
MELANIE HAMMOND
MELANIE HAMMOND
2022 KS Master Teacher
Chemistry/Physical Science Teacher
South High School
USD 305 Salina
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