{"podcast":{"title":"Educator Forever","slug":"educator-forever-5757634","podcast_index_feed_id":5757634,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/educator-forever/","website_url":"https://www.educatorforever.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f98cff81-814f-4db9-831d-948efbea3314/0gwq5twynNevqt8P48netGb-.jpg","author":"Lily Jones, Teacher Advocate","episode_count":188,"summary":"There’s a lot that needs to change in education. But there are inspiring movements going on too! At Educator Forever, we believe teachers need to be at the forefront of education reform and be empowered to create career pathways that work for them. Do you ever think about leaving the classroom but have absolutely no idea what else you could do? You may not realize it yet, but you have acquired highly valuable skills throughout your teaching journey, and there is unlimited potential for you to use them. Tune in each week to hear about career opportunities that will help you achieve the income, impact, and freedom you’ve always dreamed of. The best part? You can do all of this without having to leave the world of education entirely. In addition to showing you the many ways you can expand your impact beyond the classroom, we’ll introduce you to inspiring leaders in education. Want to learn about new research? Looking to get familiar with innovative approaches to teaching and learning? We’ve got you covered. Your host, Lily Jones, is a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher who transitioned out of the classroom to work in curriculum design, writing content for ed tech companies a…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634"},"episode":{"title":"167. Working as a Literacy Consultant with Patty McGee","slug":"167-working-as-a-literacy-consultant-with-patty-mcgee","published_at":"2026-01-07T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634/167-working-as-a-literacy-consultant-with-patty-mcgee","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634","url":"https://www.educatorforever.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b71511cd-d2f1-490f-b584-f8bc54d24251.mp3","summary":"Patty McGee, the author of “Not Your Granny’s Grammar,” is a nationally recognized literacy consultant, speaker and educator with a passion for transforming classrooms into spaces where language and literacy come alive. With years of teaching experience under her belt, she’s become a strong advocate for delightful literacy practices. In this episode, Patty describes how she went from teaching to starting her own literacy consultancy. She also gets into why there needs to be a shift in how grammar is taught, and why budding consultants and small business owners should write a book. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode167 .","meta_description":"Patty McGee, the author of “Not Your Granny’s Grammar,” is a nationally recognized literacy consultant, speaker and educator with a passion for transformi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1158,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/educator-forever-5757634/episodes/167-working-as-a-literacy-consultant-with-patty-mcgee/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educator-forever-5757634/167-working-as-a-literacy-consultant-with-patty-mcgee.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}