Beyond My Years
BECAUSE TEACHERS NEVER STOP LEARNING
Host and educator Ana Torres and Classroom Insider Eric Cross are the duo to help you solve any classroom challenge. On the Webby Award-winning Beyond My Years, Ana taps into the years of experience of her expert guests—from longtime teachers to science of learning researchers—and delivers you answers. Eric then breaks each topic into practical takeaways, so you can put what you’ve learned to work the moment the episode ends.
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Meet our host, Ana Torres.
In each episode, Amplify Senior Biliteracy and Multilingual Product Specialist Ana Torres gathers teaching tips, lively stories, and hard-won lessons from veteran teachers around the world. Over her 30 years in education, Ana has developed a passion for biliteracy and supporting students from all walks of life. And on Beyond My Years, she’s excited to connect with legendary educators from all subject areas about their lives in education—and what they wish they’d known as younger teachers.
Meet our Classroom Insider, Eric Cross.
Eric Cross is a middle school science teacher who hopes to someday be as knowledgeable as the lifelong educator guests on Beyond My Years! In each episode, Eric connects with host Ana Torres to discuss the insights her guests have gleaned from their long and rewarding careers in the classroom. Then, he'll dig into the practical ways he brings their wisdom into his own busy classroom—and how you can, too.
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Beyond My Years Season 2
Beyond My Years returns for an exciting second season, focusing on the most common classroom challenges. Host Ana Torres will connect with numerous educators—from longtime teachers to science of learning researchers—to get you answers in less time than it takes to plan a lesson. Our Classroom Insider, middle school science teacher Eric Cross, offers practical takeaways so you can put what you’ve learned to work as soon as the episode ends. You’ll learn how to find your teaching style, gain understanding on how to help students develop critical thinking, hear about the most current research on engaging students, garner tips on serving multilingual learners better, and more!
On this episode of Beyond My Years, host Ana Torres is joined by Dan Meyer, Ph.D., Vice President of User Growth at Amplify and former Chief Academic Officer at Desmos. Dan’s journey in education began much like that of many other teachers—with a love of his content area. But entering the classroom proved difficult as he struggled to engage students who didn’t share his interest in math. In this episode, Dan gives listeners insight into his secret for engaging students in anything. He provides models for grounding lessons in real life, giving students more opportunities to show off their personalities, and reframing mistakes and “wrong answers” as valuable answers to different questions. He also touches on technology use in the classroom and how to know when it’s the right tool for the job. Ana and Classroom insider Eric Cross then reflect on Dan’s insights, and Eric shares his top takeaways for the classroom.
