In the Season 1 Finale of "I Still Believe in School" Dr. Dave shares how his love for music inspired him as a teacher and podcaster - he shares a recording from 2011 of his kindergarteners performing "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out!" by Cat Stevens and teases the season 2 premiere episode which will air on January 27th, 2025.

Dr. Dave chats with long-time friend, veteran first-grade teacher, and former coworker, Beverly Friberg. She plays Teacher Feature Trivia to help support her elementary school's library - the same school where Dave taught kindergarten!

Dr. Dave shares his funniest teaching story from his time as a kindergarten teacher in the Boston Public Schools.

Dave chats with BFF Bridget Joyce, a veteran high school teacher and current elementary school librarian. Bridget plays "Teacher Feature Trivia" to get books centering neurodivergent characters for her school library.

In this mini-episode, Dr. Dave reflects on hopeful lessons learned from hearing actor and children's literacy advocate LeVar Burton speak at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children in Anaheim, CA the day after the election. Dave shares three lessons learned from LeVar that can help families and teachers support children in times of uncertainty. Views expressed are Dr. Dave's interpretations of LeVar's message and do not reflect any other entity.

Dave chats with longtime friend, Kathleen Doyle – an award winning theater arts teacher, Fulbright recipient, costumer, puppeteer, climate and endangered animal activist. The play "Teacher Feature Trivia" to get theater supplies for Mrs. Cullen's Donors Choose project.

Dave chats with veteran French teacher and friend James Sennette. James plays "teacher feature trivia" for Ms. Roman's Donors Choose project to get a translation device to use with her PreK-2 students and their families.

Dave chats with Dr. Melissa Rojas Williams, a motherscholar, professor, and veteran bilingual teacher. Melissa plays "Teacher Feature Trivia" to get culturally sustaining books for the classrooms libraries of teachers she worked with on her dissertation research (and matches the funds!).