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Everything But The Lesson Plan Hosted by Franchesca Thompson
Teaching doesn’t begin and end with lesson plans — it lives in our stories, identities, communities, and the moments after the bell. Everything But The Lesson Plan is a podcast for educators who want more than curriculum — more connection, more healing, more justice, and more purpose.
Each week, we step beyond the textbook to talk about:
Cultivating equity, inclusion, and belonging in all school spaces — staff rooms, community partnerships
Brought to you by Thrive 12 : www.thrive12.com
Teaching doesn’t begin and end with lesson plans — it lives in our stories, identities, communities, and the moments after the bell. Everything But The Lesson Plan is a podcast for educators who want more than curriculum — more connection, more healing, more justice, and more purpose.
Each week, we step beyond the textbook to talk about:
Cultivating equity, inclusion, and belonging in all school spaces — staff rooms, community partnerships
Brought to you by Thrive 12 : www.thrive12.com
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weekly
Average audio length:
22 minutes
Guest interviews
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English
United States
142 episodes
since July 7, 2023
episodic
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"Great leaders do not rely on assumption. They teach." — Dr. Chaun L. Johnson
Most breakdowns in a school — a culture that never quite gels, a new teacher who feels lost, a vision that dies in a staff meeting — don't start with bad intentions. They start with an assumption. Someone assum…
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“Nobody told me that.” Four words from a little boy in a Coney Island barbershop stayed with me.
In this episode of Everything But the Lesson Plan, I reflect on a conversation between Stephon Marbury and that young boy—and what it reveals about the possibilities children are shown, and the ones the…
This is a short, guided body scan meditation for educators — a chance to notice and release the physical tension that builds up over a day of standing, talking, holding a room, and holding it together.
Play it between classes, at your desk after dismissal, or before you walk back through your own f…
Difficult parent-teacher conversations are part of the job—but they don’t have to damage relationships. In this solo episode of Everything But The Lesson Plan, Franchesca Thompson breaks down how educators can navigate challenging phone calls with confidence, clarity, and compassion.
Learn practica…
"Instead of showing me your diversity statement, show me your hiring data, your discrimination claim stats, your salary tables, your retention numbers, your public action against racism." — Dr. Monica Cox
The word “DEI” is disappearing from headlines, statements, and job titles. But disa…
It's 11:47 PM. You are exhausted. Tomorrow starts early. And you are still scrolling.
This episode,I talk about something almost every educator has done and almost no one names out loud: revenge bedtime procrastination — intentionally delaying sleep to reclaim a few hours of control after a day tha…
What if the thing standing between you and your best classroom days isn't your lesson plan — it's your heart rate?
In this episode of Everything But The Lesson Plan, host Franchesca Thompson sits down with Dr. Annie Tedga, a pediatric cardiologist and founder of Heart of Rapha Pediatric Cardiology,…
What does trauma look like… when it shows up in the clothes a child wears?
In this deeply moving episode of Everything But The Lesson Plan, host Franchesca Thompson sits down with TEDx UGA presenter Mamie Harper to unpack a powerful mission: ensuring that children do not look like the trauma they’v…
In this episode of Everything But The Lesson Plan, Franchesca Thompson breaks down the difference between EdTech hype and tools that actually make an impact in the classroom. Featuring 5 powerful platforms—MagicSchool AI, Diffit, Curipod, SchoolAI, and Brisk Teaching—this episode helps educators re…
What happens when a community decides that young people deserve more than just survival—they deserve opportunity?
In this powerful episode of Everything But The Lesson Plan, host Franchesca Thompson sits down with Patrice Wuerth, founder of Hearts to Nourish Hope, to explore how one organization is…
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