Episode 288: Katie and Kyair

Katie is joined by Kyair Butts, the 2019 Teacher of the Year for Baltimore City Public Schools, for a wonderful conversation about their origin stories, their approaches to teaching and building relationships, and some classroom ideas

Show Notes

Maryland Book Bank

The Book Thing

Whalefall

Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week

This month, the MCP Podcast Bookclub is reading Meet Every Learner's Needs, by MCP's own Robert Barnett. You can read along and listen in when the episode publishes on November 1st, 2026, and you can join us live when we record and livestream the discussion on Wednesday, October 28th, 2026, at 6:00 PM Eastern

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