134: Take risks. Go with your gut. – Sarah Lalonde chats with us about navigating the first few years of your teaching career, building strong relationships, and taking risks.

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Sarah Lalonde chats with us about navigating the first few years of your teaching career, building strong relationships, and taking risks. Sarah shares how she had to do a lot of unlearning to start embracing failures, the feeling of community social media can offer, and how having a podcast is like another extension of yourself. Episode Highlights 1:35 – Let’s … Read More

133: Purpose Driven. – LaTezeon Humphrey Balentine chats with us about helping others reach their maximum potential, making mistakes, and being driven by a purpose.

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 LaTezeon Humphrey Balentine chats with us about helping others reach their maximum potential, making mistakes, and being driven by a purpose. Episode Highlights 0:35 – Nonsensical argument about goals, and a little #TeachBetter19 and #TeachBetter20 conference talk. 9:07 – Previewing the episode with LaTezeon Humphrey Balentine. 12:01 – LaTezeon introduces herself. 16:14 – LaTezeon’s failure: Rejections. 19:33 – LaTezeon’s … Read More

132: The Teacher Guy – Abbas Manjee chats with us about focusing on what you can control, redefining what it means to learn skills, and the importance of taking care of yourself.

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Chief Academic Officer and Co-Founder of Kiddom, Abbas Manjee, chats with us about focusing on what you can control, redefining what it means to learn skills, and the importance of taking care of yourself. Episode Highlights 0:47 – Happy Holidays! 2:32 – Celebrating the FREE PD Series in our Facebook Group. 5:35 – Previewing the episode with Abbas Manjee. 8:18 … Read More

131: The Power of Environment – Kevin Stoller chats with us about surrounding yourself with positivity, the importance of planning your day, and the power of your classroom’s environment.

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Kay-Twelve founder, Kevin Stoller, chats with us about surrounding yourself with positivity, the importance of planning your day, and the power of your classroom’s environment. Kevin talks about getting rid of the things we know are doing harm, what the worst marketing campaign ever looks like, and why change requires changing the physical environment. Episode Highlights 1:31 – Chatting with … Read More

129: Be 200% In. – Jen Molitor chats with us about choosing to embrace all the things thrown at you every day, following your heart, and believing that all kids deserve to learn.

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 Gifted intervention specialist, instructional coach, and author, Jen Molitor, chats with us about choosing to embrace all the things thrown at you every day, following your heart, and believing that all kids deserve to learn. Jen talks about deciding to love your job, being 200% in, and reconnecting with your why. Episode Highlights 0:33 – Shoutout to Katie Alvarez. … Read More