<p>And We&#39;re Back! We could not think of a better person to &#39;ring the bell&#39; for season three of our podcast than the talented middle grade author, Jamie Sumner! This conversation celebrates the release (April 9th, 2024) of Jamie&#39;s seventh middle grade novel and first novel in verse, Deep Water. </p>

Welcome to the Joyful Learning Pod–a new podcast and online community whose mission is to highlight and celebrate examples of joyful lifelong learning, both inside and outside of the classroom. Join host, Melissa Thom, and her personal and professional learning network of friends (or soon-to-be friends)— that include educators, authors, librarians, makers and others—who are passionate about making teaching and learning joyful for all children, young adults, and educators everywhere. Tune in to find your people and bring about important and impactful change to your entire educational community.