We Teach Inspired!!: Recent Episodes
Kyle Krueger and Wilkie V. Law III M.Ed
Teaching is one of the most difficult professions on the planet. It is something that you feel down to your bones. It takes energy and devotion to find success in the classroom. Most importantly it takes inspiration-- for someone or something to breathe life into us. We Teach Inspired is a podcast that will breathe life into teachers by interviewing stakeholders within this profession to glean the wisdom that has been passed down through the years. We hope this podcast can be a light for educators no matter where they are to guide them on a path that keeps them in the classroom! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/weteachinspired/support
On this episode of the podcast we had the chance to talk with Ken Ehrmann who is an instructional coach outside Philadelphia and is the host of the Poweredup Podcast. We had the chance to talk about what we learned as substitute teachers, how Ken was able to start a news show with his 5th graders, and why it is important to have a good reason to use a new technology or platform in the classroom! Here's how you can connect with Ken:
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On this episode of the podcast we had the chance to talk with Ken Ehrmann who is an instructional coach outside Philadelphia and is the host of the Poweredup Podcast. We had the chance to talk about what we learned as substitute teachers, how Ken was able to start a news show with his 5th graders, and why it is important to have a good reason to use a new technology or platform in the classroom! We hope you'll tune in next week to listen to part 2!
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We are back with part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Sabba Quidway from Designing Schools! (designingschools.org) On this episode we talked with Sabba about how we need to be willing to unlearn certain habits if we are going to find our strengths and passions. As teachers we can feel like our gifts get pushed to the back burner with all of the duties and requirements of the profession, but Sabba encourages us to find the support we need to embrace change in our classrooms. We are so grateful to Sabba for spending time with us and we hope to have her back on the podcast soon!!
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We had the pleasure of talking Dr. Sabba Quidway for the podcast to learn about her passion for designed thinking in schools. During the first part of our conversation we discuss how Seth Godin's Book LINCHPIN changed Sabba's life, how we can get clarity on the problems we are facing, and the basic structure of designed thinking. Tune in next week for part 2 and you can connect with Sabba using the links below!
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We are back with part two of our conversation with Rae Hughart from Teacher Better Team. In this half of the podcast we discussed how to find your authenticity, why teachers fear advocating for themselves, and how to determine what issues and problems are worth fighting for in your school. Again we are grateful for Rae's perspective as she has a hand in so many different educational communities. She really helped us see some things beyond our typical point of view and reframed our role as educators in a powerful way. You can connect with Rae at teacherbetter.com or find her on Instagram @raehughart!
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Administrators can't figure out why teachers aren't understand what they are asking them to do and teachers can't understand why administrators aren't seeing the big picture. That is what Rae Hughart CXO of the Teacher Better Team told us on the podcast this week. This is part 1 of 2 with Rae as we catch up with her for the first time in a few years and learn what her experience has been working with teachers, students, and admin over the past few years. Rae tells us not just about the communication problems she sees, but also that we as teachers are not advocating for ourselves in the ways that we should. We hope you enjoy and tune in next week for part 2.
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Here are some of Kyle's thoughts from the week of January 4th. Trying out a new format to answer the same questions everyday.
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What did you do today to defeat the cloned version of yourself from this morning? Taken from Kevin Estella
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How did you add value today?
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How did you breathe life today?
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What needs to be done tomorrow?
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Here is the second half of our interview with Hal Bowman (halbowman.com) and in this part of the conversation we talked about how teachers are losing the perception war. We were talking about how it seems that we are not just losing teachers who are new to the profession, but the rockstar teachers who have the valuable experience. The subject shifted to how we can recruit better people to the profession which was what pushed us into a conversation about why people would want to be a part of a profession so that so much of society seems to have disdain for.
We asked ourselves how can we make positivity louder in teaching and let everyone know that those viral videos you see on social media are happening every minute of everyday in classrooms around the country. Teachers who genuinely love kids and teaching are the rule, not the exception.
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Here are some thoughts from Kyle from the Week of 12-18-21. Sorry we are a little behind and we promise in the future that these talks will take a more positive direction!!
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We had the chance to catch up with our guy Hal Bowman (https://halbowman.com/) for the podcast to talk about what it has been like over the last few years as a professional development facilitator and what he is seeing from the teachers he works with. In part 1 of our conversation Hal talks about how this profession is simply, but not easy. We talked about how people outside of the classroom could never understand what it actually takes to be a teacher. We asked the question who do we need to become as educators now that our students can get everything we would teach them through the internet.
We hope you enjoy this episode and if you are not connected with Hal we encourage you to do so!!
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Welcome back to the ABCs of Inspired Teaching. We went back and forth about whether to release this conversation as a podcast or to leave it be, but we thought it was important to be transparent and vulnerable about where we are at. We recorded this conversation about a month ago when we were both particularly frustrated. Thankfully things have gotten better for both of us as we have taken steps to make them that way. We hope that it is ok to share this with you and the you'll forgive us for being blunt at times. We just want you to know that if you're struggling your not alone and we're here to support you however we can!!
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It has been more than two years since the start of the pandemic and education continues to be in a state of flux. However, teaching has always been in a state of flux. Our classrooms don't just change every semester or every year, they are changing on the daily. Your groups of kids will come in differently every single day and it is up to us to be able to adapt to these changes and deliver the best instruction we can to our kids. That is what we are talking about on this episode.
How do you adapt and engage your different classes on the daily? Let us know on social media!!
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It has been an interesting process over the last several years to try to write our first book. So many different concepts and structures that it is strange to listen back to ideas we recorded two years ago and see what it has become. These are the original conversations we had about the 26 words that make up THE ABCs of INSPIRED TEACHING. These words make up our 2nd chapter represent how we act within the relationships we have established through chapter 1. Forgive the format and poor audio please. We felt this was important for us to reflect on and share!!
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Sorry that I am a little behind on the posts. Here are some thoughts from my commute leading up to the holiday break!!
Kyle.
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As we get into 2022 and try to find our footing in a teaching landscape that is shifting below us we thought it would be important to take a look back at what we learned in 2021. A theme that appeared throughout our conversation is letting go of assumptions. Letting go of the things we thought we knew about teaching and learned and embracing our ability to innovate on the fly. We also tackle questions like how do we redirect and manage the behaviors of students who aren't in the normal progression of behavior. Many of our kids haven't had a normal year in four years, so they really aren't acting their age. These are the things we talk about on this episode. We hope you enjoy it!!
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Welcome to THE ABCS of INSPIRED TEACHING!! This is the 4th version of a podcast that has been hosted by Wilkie Law and Kyle Krueger since 2016. Over the course of five years we've tried different approaches in creating a podcast that makes a difference for teachers and this is where we have landed.
This podcast hopes to breathe life into teachers and help them pull out all the good things that are already inside their students. We will interview people who inspire us, teachers who can share their stories of inspiration and share practical wisdom for teachers who want to be their best for kids.
This episode is with our friend Gary Gray Jr. Gary is a Black Canadian who teaches internationally. He has been a guest on the show more times than anyone else and it is because of how he inspires us. We talked with Gary about the books he is writing, why he chooses to tell stories and how we can't rush the revising process.
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Connectivity: the state or extent of being connected or interconnected
Before we get started with the new podcasts in 2022 when want to through it back to the conversations that started us on this journey to a book and new podcast. This conversation turned into the basis for our section on CONNECTIVITY. To sum it up-- connection is essential if you want to breathe life into your kids!!
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Here are some thoughts from Kyle for the week of 11-29-21. A little more content and a little crappier sound, but we still want to share some thoughts with you. More importantly is a positive reflection practice that is paying dividends!
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Believability- the quality of being able to be believed; credibility
As we work through this school year and all of the challenges we face as educators we know that our credibility is more important than ever. We are asked to speak on and model so many things now that it is crucial that our kids believe that we are who we say we are. This recording was one of 26 we originally did for our book and as we get set to start a new year of podcasts we'd like to share these old ones with you. It is amazing to us that even though these were recorded in 2019-20 they still ring as true as ever.
Let us know how you make yourself believable to your kids on social media @theabcsofinspiredteaching
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Here are some of Kyle's thoughts from the weeks leading up to the Thanksgiving Break! We hope your break was wonderful and can't wait to connect with you in 2021!
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Here are some thoughts from Kyle for the week of 11-8-21!
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Here are a few thoughts from Kyle during the week of November 8th!!
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So we have been slowly letting the cat out of the bag that we are getting set to publish our first book this spring titled THE ABCs OF INSPIRED TEACHING. It is a collection of words that will help teachers breathe life into their craft and their students. The first word in the ABCs is AUTHENTICITY. We believe that this is the mother of all virtues when it comes to inspired teaching. What we are sharing with you in the original recording we did to rough draft the book. We recorded each word, transcribed the conversation, then built the book out from there. We hope you enjoy the conversation and forgive the stuffed nose Kyle had.
More information on the ABCs to come at the start of 2022!!
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Here are Kyle's thoughts from the week of 10-25-21. It was a great week and hopefully we'll keep this momentum rolling!
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Here are some of Kyle's thoughts from the week of October 18th. It was a very up and down week with a pretty stressful situation followed by parent-teacher conferences. There was a couple recordings that didn't make it to publish, but I needed to work through some of the frustration. All in all it turned out to be a great week!
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Here are a few of Kyle's thoughts from the week of October 11th!! Thanks for following his reflective practice and let us know how you reflect on social media!!
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Here are some reflections from Kyle for the week of October 4th!!
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Originally when we started workshopping this podcast episode we thought it was going to be about the importance of showing up at events that are important to our students. What it turned into is the importance of being willing to make sacrifices for our students and the number one thing we sacrifice for our kids is out time. We all live lives outside of school and have priorities, but too often we forget about the benefits of sacrificing some of our own time to be there for our kids.
We only see the time we are giving up, but we fail to realize all the benefits of giving that little bit of extra time and effort to our kids. And we don't just mean the benefits to our students either!! What sacrifices are you willing to make to create a better culture for your school and kids??
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We know that our schools are not the only ones that are facing a difficult time with staffing, absences, and substitutes. Many teachers are being stretched too thin and having to make tough choices about how to protect themselves and their mental health. On this episode we talk about how we are approaching this challenge on our campuses, why we need to step up if we can, but also why we need to say no when we must. We hope this episode helps you in whatever situation you are in!
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I've been trying to work on his reflective practice this school year, so I bought an action camera that I can mount in my car. I have been talking to it on my way to school and home as a form of reflection and I thought I would share it with you. I am working through some things regarding equity and COVID protocols. I thought about cutting them out, but I figured if you hear them and can give me advice I will be the better for it.
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Welcome back to the Value Adds Value Podcast!! On this quick episode Kyle discusses his work on being better prepared in his work, but also remaining adaptable and how he can be less distracted. Hope you enjoy this episode and let us know how you handle your preparation in the classroom!
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Welcome back to the Value Adds Value Podcast. On this episode Kyle talks about how he's setting boundaries while giving students that chance to be accountable, how some of the 8th graders are still more like 6th graders, and how you need to be who you are because that person is who your kids need.
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As teachers it can be easy to try to be someone else. We can fall for the myth that if we copy a teacher who is 'successful' that we will automatically be successful ourselves. Maybe we invent a character of who we want to be as an educator, but both of those take a lot of energy to maintain. Let's be the best of ourselves!!
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Welcome back the the Value Adds Value Podcast! On this episode Kyle talks a little bit about the start of his year and introduces one of the ABCs of Inspired Teaching--AUTHENTICITY. A big part of being authentic as an educator is to be weary of unsolicited advice. It can seem logical to take all the advice you are given as a new teacher, but we mindful of where you are getting your feedback. You never know what someone's motivation is when giving you feedback if they are not in your circle. So make sure you build a tight circle of teachers that will give you the needed feedback to be the teacher you want to be!
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Today is the 20th anniversary of the attacks on America that killed 3000 people. The anniversary has got me thinking about how my perspective of the event hasn’t changed in all this time, but how i see the world has. I am spending a few class periods with my students this week to help understand perspective. If I can show them how to have historical perspective maybe I can help them see a broader world view. I’ll keep you posted on how it’s going next week!
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Thanks for checking out this episode of the podcast! I wanted to jump on here and talk a little bit about the start of my school year and what I am focused on. With so many things going on around me and so much that is out of my control I want to stay focused on where I can make a difference. I have to show up everyday to make difference for my kids!!
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On this episode of Value Adds Value we're sharing a conversation we had at the start of 2018 on the importance of setting unique goals. Unique goals are specific to our skills and have a clear path to helping us achieve our big picture goals. Big picture goals are great, but they can be hard to achieve without specific goals that move the ball down the field. On our next episode we are going to share our goals for the 2021-22 school year. We hope you'll check it out!
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What is your True North? What is your guiding light? What is your purpose? That is what we talk about on this throwback episode of Value Adds Value. It is so important for us to remember why we got into teaching and what our purpose is. It might be easy to do this to start the year, but we want to make sure that your purpose is rock solid for when things get rough.
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On this episode of Value Adds Value we are throwing it back to our 5th episode ever. We apologize if the sound quality is lower and the conversation choppy, but we want to look back at where we've come from. We want to ensure that what are saying now are things we've been saying over the last four years. And we want you to hear the message that relationships are what build classroom culture! Rather than just focusing on procedures and expectations this fall make sure that you know how crucial our relationships are to our classroom culture!
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Welcome back to the podcast fam!! This is a continuation of the last episode talking about how to prepare for the unknowns of the upcoming school year. Through this discussion we realized that every school year brings unknowns and these skills are ones we should constantly apply.
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Know what you know and know it well
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Control what you can control
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Have contingency plans and skills
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Welcome back to another episode of Value Adds Value!! As we get set for another school year we want to start with the unknowns. This year feels like there are still a lot of unknowns, but every school year is filled with the new. On the next two episodes we'll walk you through the steps we take to prepare for the unknown.
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Welcome back to Value Adds Value!! On this episode we discuss how we can say no as teachers. We talked when to use NO as a stand alone sentence and when you can offer an explanation of your NO. And we discuss how to know when to use each.
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determiner
not any: there is no excuse | no two plants are alike. • used to indicate that something is quite the opposite of what is being specified: it was no easy task persuading her | Toby is no fool. • hardly any: you'll be back in no time. • used in notices or slogans forbidding or rejecting something specified: “No Smoking” signs | no nukes. exclamation used to give a negative response: “Is anything wrong?” “No.”. •
expressing disagreement or contradiction:
“This is boring.” “No, it's not!”. • expressing agreement with or affirmation of a negative statement: they would never cause a fuss, oh no. • expressing shock or disappointment at something one has heard or discovered: oh no, look at this!
adverb
1 [with comparative] not at all; to no extent: they were no more able to perform the task than I was.
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What is good fam?!! We wanted to share the second half of our conversation from last week talking about how to make the classroom more human and teach truth. We hope you'll join us in the conversation over on social media!!
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Welcome back to Value Adds Value!! This episode kinda came together on its own as we were having a conversation that we are glad we recorded. We started by asking a couple of questions from our We Connect Cards (weand.me) then began to rap about what we have been feeling over the last few weeks. The message-- be a more human human. We want to model for our students what it looks like to see a person and not give in to the labels that society puts on them. We hope you enjoy it.
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What is good fam?! We are so pumped to share part 1 of our conversation with Amen Rahh on how to uplift communities through education. Principal Rahh was born and raised in Compton, California, and is a high school principal there at the University Pathways school. We wanted to connect with with Rahh to hear little about how things were going in California and how he is running his school, but it turned into a conversation about how schools can build our communities. We talked about the communities we came from and how they have changed along with how our perspectives of them have changed. As adults we see our towns differently than we once did and it bring up questions about our roles there and how we can make them better.
Here are a few other things we talked about on the podcast:
The Alchemist Students adapting to virtual learning Sacred Knowledge and Skills Community Values School Pipelines The standardizing of unstandardized conditions in education Our rural and urban experiences
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There has been a lot of talk in the recent months about Critical Race Theory. Over half the states have introduced laws that would make it nearly impossible to discussion topics having to do with equity and race. Five states have already passed laws to make it more difficult to teach these topics including Texas. Everyday you can read a new story of a school board meeting that goes off the rails because of the misconceptions about CRT, so we wanted to talk it through.
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What is Critical Race Theory?
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Why are so many people afraid of or angered by Critical Race Theory?
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If we don't discuss race with our students what are the consequences?
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Welcome Back to VALUE ADDS VALUE! We hope that the start of your summer has been restful and happy. As we get our summers started we continue to ask ourselves reflective questions.
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WHAT DID THE PAST YEAR TEACH YOU ABOUT YOURSELF, YOUR STUDENTS, AND VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS?
We want to share our reflection questions with you in the hopes that they can help you learn and grow from next year! Let us know the answers to these questions for you on social media!
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We know it has been a hot minute since we dropped a podcast, but we are getting back to it this week!! Here are a few thoughts as summer begins from Kyle and we'll dive into our summer reflection later in the week!!
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Over the last 15+ years Joe Beckman has spoken in educational settings all over the world with one simple mission… to reclaim human connection. We were so lucky to have the chance to talk with him about his new book JUST LOOK UP!
Just look up. It is amazing how easy it can be to forget to look up and appreciate what we have as teachers. It is especially true this year that we have gotten bogged down in our classrooms, virtual or otherwise, and lost sight of our purpose. That is why we were so fortunate to have Joe Beckman on the podcast this week to talk about classroom culture, authenticity and his new book JUST LOOK UP!
We also got to talk about how to make connection the plate that all our other plates sit on, striving towards community culture in through community buy in, and and how we can stay focused on our values.
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Welcome back to the podcast everyone!! Thank you again for being a part of this journey that we are on. This journey that has introduced us to some amazing people like Liz Kleinrock! We had Liz on our podcast three years ago when we first started and we are thrilled to have her back on to talk about her journey as an educator, her work in Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist education and her new book START HERE, START NOW: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community.
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- Moving back to DC
- Teaching during the pandemic and social unrest
- How to set boundaries
- Start Here, Start Now
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We are back with part 2 of our conversation with Viv Eliot!! On this episode we talk with Viv about what she hopes that we have learned from the pandemic, how as k-12 educators we can support the students entering higher ed, and what you should consider before entering graduate studies! We are so thankful for Viv perspective and wisdom and hope you'll take time to check out her work as a professor and poet!!
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Sometimes life brings you people you wouldn't expect. Like when you are doing a wine tasting on your honeymoon and your server happens to be a fellow educator. That happened to Kyle and his wife on their honeymoon and it brought Viv Eliot onto the Value Adds Value Podcast. Viv is an adjunct college writing professor and a parent to two girls, so we brought her on the podcast to talk about her experiences this year as both and a teacher and parent. We hope you enjoy listening to her story!!
Here are some of the topics we cover:
- How she got her pen name Viv Eliot
- Her experience student teaching in the k-12 setting
- The prison mindset within schools
- "indoctrination"
- Preparing students for college level expectations
- Parenting during a pandemic with distance learning
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Thank you for providing us a platform to have these conversation amongst ourselves. On this episode we continued our conversation about what our responsibility is as teachers to make space for conversations with our students and how to do that within the context of our teaching positions. Here are some of the topics of our conversation:
- Pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps
- Talking with students about their beliefs and actions
- "Indoctrination"
- Advancing the next generation through their experiences
- Not skipping conversation with kids to prevent parent pushback
- Building and Leveraging student voices
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As we work to process the last few weeks of the Derek Chauvin trial and two more instances of police killing people of color we are trying to be understanding of the needs of our students. We understand that all of our students have different needs at this time just the same as we both do. After a conversation about what our schools were doing to address the social unrest Wilkie reminded me of what Yoda said, "do or not, there is no try.''
In this podcast we started the conversation of what it means to be trying to do the best for our kids versus doing what is best for our kids and it led us to this question at the heart of our next episode-- are moving on and moving forward the same thing?
Here are a few of the highlights from this episode:
- 9:00- What would it feel like to wake up and not be a black man
- 16:00 Are you gonna do what’s right for all people
- 19:00 5 Whys
- 23:00 E Pluribus Unum
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We had the great pleasure of meeting Lauren Roig on the Teach Your Heart Out Cruise and it was such a pleasure to reconnect with her! We found her journey to the classroom fascinating and her experiences truly shape her as an educator. Lauren is an 8th grade ELA teacher in the suburbs of Houston who has visited 47 different countries, has a degree in International Relations and a Master's in International Business and had an internship at the U.S. Embassy in London! Add three years a flight attendant on international flights and you understand the dynamic experiences she brings to her classroom.
Lauren's message to students, "You can do anything you want if you're willing to work hard enough and understand that your path will be different than the path that others take." Much of what we talked with Lauren about was how her dad instilled in her the idea that anything is possible if you'll work hard enough for it. She reminds us to be careful of how we speak of challenges as teachers because our students are listening. Lauren challenges us to help kids break free from their thinking paths in order to see their roads to success!
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Does anyone else out there have a fear of contacting parents or families? Not sure why it seems so scary especially when the vast majority of parents are super supportive of their students. I know for me I sometimes get caught up with the feeling that parent contacts are just one more thing I need to check off my list rather than something that helps me create another connection to my students. I talk about that a little bit on this episode along with home it feels to be back from spring break!
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As we return from spring break and start the race to the finish line of the school year it can be easy to feel a sense of urgency. We have both felt that fear that we will run out of time, so we try to get in as much as possible. The problem with this is that it can cloud our judgement on what is important versus what is urgent. The shorter our time gets with our students the more we need to lean into the things that are important over those that are urgent.
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Welcome to Value Adds Value! We are thrilled to introduce the newest season of the podcast in which we will be focusing exclusively on relationships. In this episode we discuss why discourse is required for relationships and how it seems to be more challenging than ever. Let's define it.
Discourse- a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing
We focused on the word formal for our discussion and how formalities are lacking in the current political and social climate in our country. We hear a lot on TV and in social media that the "other side" isn't willing to listen or change their perspective." Or we hear in within our social circles that you just don't talk about race, politics, religion or finances. These are just excuses people use because they don't want to have their point of view challenged or feel uncomfortable.
This can't be us as teachers. We can not be people who shun discourse. We can't be afraid to be called out for our shortcomings or be unwilling to listen to the perspectives of others because the discourse we are running from is the one with our kids. If we don't teach our kids what discourse looks like who will?? If we don't model discourse who will?? If we don't get out of our bubbles and get uncomfortable our generation will miss the opportunity to change education in America!!
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Hey Teacher... YOU ARE ENOUGH!!
Hey Teacher... YOU ARE ENOUGH!!
Hey Teacher... YOU ARE ENOUGH!!
This is a podcast we dropped in the fall, but we think it is an important message for y'all to hear again!! We love you!
And to prove it we'll give you some reasons why on this episode of Value Adds Value!
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As we round in to the fourth quarter of the year. As we make the turn down the home stretch. As we round third and head for home. Or whatever other cheesy sports metaphor you can think of we want to be aware of our mindset. We have both made the mistake in our career of counting down the days we have until the year is over and we will be able to wash our hands of the school year. What we have learned the hard way because of that is it doesn't put you or your students in a position to succeed in the next school year-- it leaves you with a hole to dig out of because you are literally running on empty when the year is done.
Here's what we focused on in this episode:
- Being intentional and taking care of yourself as we finish the year
- Asking yourself the question, "What's next?"
- Keeping our eyes on next year
- How this generations of teachers will change the game
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What is good fam?! Kyle here again. I wanted to drop my thoughts on the first week back to school after a year of virtual learning. Although it has been amazing to be back in the classroom I find myself with a lot of things on my mind. I am working hard not to try to process the past year all at once, but I am asking myself a lot of questions.
How has the past year changed my perspective?
How do I give both my in person and virtual students what they need?
Did I make the right choices when it came to virtual versus in person?
Can I make everything fun for the rest of the year?
Can I get my kids to love school before the end of the year?
I'll give you an update on these questions and the other ones that come up next week. We've got one week before spring break, so hopefully I can find some quiet time then.
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We are so pumped to be recording a new podcast with Liz Kleinrock this coming week that we wanted to throw it back to our first podcast with her. We hope that our Wikipedia page some day says that our podcast was the first one she ever did! We are so proud to call her a friend and admire her authenticity in fighting for the causes she believes in. Make sure you go follow her on Instagram @teachandtransform!!
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Hey Fam it's Kyle... today for the first time in 367 days I will be teaching in a classroom. I thought I would put my thoughts down on audio before I get back and reflect on what the last 367 have meant for myself and others. I am committed to a reflection podcast once a week for the rest of the school year to ensure that I am learning the lessons this year wants to teach me. Thanks for listening.
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For the first time in a year both of us will be back in the classroom for in person learning. Wilkie has been back since the fall and for the first time in a year Kyle will be back next week. We thought it would be a good time for us to look back at where we were when distance learning started. We are doing our best to reflect on this experience in real time and we hope that you are doing the same as an educator. We are doing everything we can to finish year on a positive and make a difference for our kids. Let us know your plans to finish the year strong!!
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We recorded the first 14 episodes for 2021 of Value Adds Value during our winter break, and boy has a lot happened since then. The Capital Riots, a new president was sworn in, and Texas plunged itself into a deep freeze that caused millions of people to lose power, heat and water. So we decided to give an update on Wil's situation in Houston and talk a little bit about Kyle's return to the classroom after a year of virtual teaching.
Our overarching thoughts for this podcast-- our kids will be more adept at tackling adversity than any generation since WWII and we just gotta get back to doing what we do best--building relationships.
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We are back with part 2 of our conversation with Brandy Arnold from Project Wayfinder. This year more than ever we are looking for ways to bring Social and Emotional Learning into our classrooms, but Wayfinder really goes beyond just SEL to give students the opportunity to explore themselves and their future.
On this episode we discussed not just the Wayfinder programs, but how we as teachers can show up for the conversations ourselves. We talked a lot about the importance of showing up in our authenticity for these conversations we have with our students and the power of vulnerability. It can be hard as a teacher to be vulnerable with our students, but there are ways to share your journey with them that are appropriate to their age and help us build relationships. As we work to make our schools feel like a safe place after the difficulties of this past year we all need to find our way back to our communities. If you would like to learn more about how PROJECT WAYFINDER can do this for your students visit their website https://www.projectwayfinder.com/.
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As schools reopen for in person learning and we work to make our schools a safe place again, we are all looking for ways to support the Social and Emotional needs of our kids. This has been a year unlike any other and many of us are also relearning our place within the school. So we brought Brandy Arnold from PROJECT WAYFINDER on the podcast to talk about the work they do in helping students find belonging and purpose. During the first part of our conversation we get into the need for teachers to move beyond just the technical skills of teaching to help their students find belonging and purpose. As we try to see down the road to what our schools will look like in the coming years we hope that SEL will play a more prominent role in all our classrooms. The programs and skills taught through PROJECT WAYFINDER will give our students a chance to think about who they want to be and where they want to belong as they grow into adults. And those are skills that will serve them throughout their lives.
We hope you enjoy part 1 of this conversation with Brandy Arnold and be sure to tune back in our Friday for Part 2!!
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We have often asked the question 'what is the most important thing you have to teach kids' we often find ourselves coming back to the idea of teaching them how gather information and form their own opinions. We want them to gather facts and decide for themselves how they see the world and the things that happen in it. When we take in new information our beliefs and opinions can often change. This happens to us quite naturally as we grow up and learn from our mistakes. We learn that things we thought were important aren't and our views on important issues may change.
But this can be hard in our modern world because so much of our beliefs are tied to our identities and the groups we belong to are often times reenforcing our beliefs. So what happens when we hold the beliefs of a particular group, but then we change our minds? We learn new information that changes our view of a situation. That is what we talk about in this episode of the podcast with our friend Ben Scoggan.
How do we teach our kids to be open to new information and opinions when they see examples all around them of people who are shunned by their community when they go against the views of the group?
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In the world we currently occupy it can seem like we can't have conversations with people who have views that are different than ours. In this description we had originally called them OPPOSING viewpoints, but that would add to the problem we already have. The problem being anyone who has a different viewpoint than ours is the opposition.
Does it really have to be this way?
Can we have conversations with people who don't share our views?
On this episode of the podcast we talk with our friend Ben Scoggan about how we can overcome our IDENTITY POLITICS, find multiple sources of information, and have conversations with people that may change our perspective for the better.
The goal of teaching and education is to learn, so when we only talk with people who share our views and listen to news that affirms us, how are we going to learn anything we don't already know. If we fall into this trap it will be very difficult for us to provide multiple perspectives for our students so they can make decisions on their own. If we want to empower our kids to explore the world for themselves then we had better be doing it ourselves. Here's glimpse at the work that we've done on having conversations. Hope you enjoy it!
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We are back with part 2 of our conversation with Mark Rivard (@rivardart @doradthingsco @stageculinary) talking about how he creates really stakes for the students who work in his programs and how that creates real investment from them. Mark was telling the story of his Sharpie campaign in 2011 when he was a brand ambassador for Sharpie for a full year because of his skateboard art. The conversation led us to talk about the role of social media for our kids and how we can help them use it to build real brands. In 2011 when Mark was working with Sharpie social media wasn't the monster that it is today. Twitter and Facebook were just taking hold and Instagram hadn't been created yet. Although he missed out on the spike of followers and attention that he could have gained working with Sharpie had the partnership come along a few years later he has learned to create his social media with authenticity-- a lesson he shares with the students he works with.
Whether it is in our classrooms or on our social media authenticity is a must if we are going to be inspired educators. When we strive for authenticity we allow ourselves to learn and grow because we are not trying to portray the character of a teacher. Mark has learned a lot of lessons from his failures and mistakes and we loved how he shared that journey on the podcasts. He really explains why we don't need to fear making mistakes or letting our students see that we are real people!
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Mark Rivard is a professional fine artist, writer, educator, and entrepreneur. Working out of Minneapolis, MN, Rivard runs the highly regarded arts educational platform Do Rad Things- A Skateboard Art Education, STAGE Culinary, as well as his managing his own brand of products and creative services. He has shown his work globally and been involved in internationally recognized projects.
As we work to bring teachers early in their career the resources and knowledge they need to find success Mark is a perfect candidate to talk about how to bring authenticity to the classroom. Mark is not a traditional teacher, but is an educator in every sense of the word. He found art as a career after several ski accidents and found his way into classrooms by creating art on the bottom of skateboards. In part one of this conversation we hear how Mark uses his passion to create connections with students.
Here are a few other things we talked about:
- Skate Culture
- Life Before Youtube
- Art for the 'untalented'
- Classrooms and Creativity
- Sharpie Markers
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Thank you!! Thank you for helping us along this journey to 300 episodes of Value Add Value. We are so proud to be a part of the most important profession on the planet--Educator. When we started the podcast we never thought about what it would be like to get to 300 episodes. We just wanted to make the next one. With 300 behind we are looking forward to the next 300 and what that journey will bring. We are getting back to our roots and the mission of Lighthouse Educator Development and we can't wait to share the details with you soon. Here are a few of the things we talked about when reflecting on our first 300 episodes:
How much we've gotten from the podcast Opportunities to learn through free podcasts Teaching Souls versus Students Every Interaction teaches Mentoring Teaching is Messy Our big regrets Shared Values The importance of educators
Thank you again for being a part of this journey and we hope you'll stick around over the next couple years to come!! IF YOU ARE A TEACHER WHO IS EARLIER IN YOUR CAREER WE WOULD LOVE TO INTERVIEW YOU FOR THE SHOW TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES! PLEASE REACH OUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valueaddsvalue/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/itskylekrueger/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/its.wil.law.iii/?hl=en Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itskylekrueger https://twitter.com/its_wil_law_iii Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valueaddsvalue Check out our Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7hVS9BqW0OFOO5SFKxydA
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Welcome back to VALUE ADDS VALUE! This is the conclusion to our conversation with Jen and Mira from Teaching Is Intellectual. To be honest we could send an entire weekend listening to their perspective on teacher prep and higher ed., but we had to limit this conversation to just short of 2 hours. As we wrapped up the conversation we asked them what they think teacher prep will look like as we hopefully come out the back side of the pandemic and reassess what our new and preservice teachers need. If you are looking for more resources from Jen and Mira after this conversation please follow them on Instagram or visit their website teachingisintellectual.com!
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We are back with part two of our three part conversation with Jen Newton and Mira Williams from TEACHING IS INTELLECTUAL! In part one we got an update on how their school years had been going and the impact it is having on their teacher candidates. On this episode we dive into the changes they are seeing in the teacher development space, building teachers to be lifelong learners, and avoiding the 'flashy new things' that come in the form of professional development. In part three we'll be talking about On The Job Training for teachers and how we can learn from our 2020 experiences!! Be sure to check it out next week and find Jen and Mira on social media @teachingisintellectual or on the their website teachingisintellectual.com!!
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We were so thankful to have been able to reconnect with Jen and Mira from Teaching is Intellectual to talk with them about their experiences in preparing teachers for the classroom over the past six months. We talked with them over the summer about what they saw in the spring and we wanted to hear how things had gone to start the year.
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- The College Ecosystem in regards to COVID
- Teacher candidates desire to teach
- Virtual Field Experiences
- Teaching as a 'GIG' economy
- Privatizing teacher prep
- The Costs of Teacher Turnover
- Classroom Ecology
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Welcome back to VALUE ADDS VALUE with your boys Kyle Krueger and Wilkie Law!! Thanks for tuning into the episode with our friend Carter Krueger where we get into how to role model healthy habits for our students. We know it is a challenge for teachers to prioritize their health and we experienced the guilt and shame that comes with choosing to take time away from what you could be doing for your students and use it to invest in yourself. During this episode we get into how both ourselves and our students benefit from the investments we make in ourselves how to model that invest to our kids in a positive way.
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- Overcoming excuses
- Is weight the right measure of health?
- Working towards fulfillment
- Hours and Energy spent
- More is caught then taught
- Workday Expectations
- Selfish Choices
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We brought Carter Krueger back on the podcast to talk about how to build on our healthy lifestyles in the new year. 2020 was a year that put our habits to the test. It was a year that limited our ability to go and do the things that we would normally do to protect our physical and mental health. We've had to adapt and create new habits and that is what we talk about on this episode of the podcast.
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- The health effects of virtual learning and teaching
- Spending time with family during quarantine
- Health vs. Fitness
- Self Accountability
- Creating mantras instead of goals
- Is weight a good measure of health?
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We're back with part 2 of our conversation with the one and only Gary Gray Jr. (@garyrgrayjr on Twitter and Instagram) where we dive into our need to listen to more than one story and hear a lot more about Gary and Wil's experience as black men. We also talked about what Wil called THE EDUCATION OF TRUTH and how we can work back to make decisions based on a shared set of facts. A moment that stood out to us is when Gary talked about how his wife (@narinramani) says that you can love your country and still put it on trial. As it usually does with our only five time guest things got a little bit heavy, but in the way that it only can with family! We hope you'll take a listen and while you're at it please go subscribe to the Gary's podcast-- It's Personal!
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It is safe for us to assume that nearly every teacher in the U.S. if they felt safe would want to reopen our schools, but with so many differing needs and opinions it can be hard to find clear information about what is working in terms of reopening our schools. We reached out to our friend Steph Edmonds (@theclassdisruption on Instagram) to talk with her about the Teachers 4 Open Schools Movement and how they are working to inform teachers. It was a really interesting conversation to get the perspective of three different teachers in three different parts of the country.
TO BE CLEAR-- THESE TEACHERS ARE NOT ADVOCATING THAT EVERY SCHOOL REOPENS NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCE. They have created a platform for teachers to come and look at data from across the country to have a more informed opinion on how schools should reopen.
We know that the discussion and debate about opening our schools is very heated and filled with big emotions, so before you dismiss this group of teachers please take the time to visit their website and listen to this podcast. Below we have posted their platform. If you have questions for them please visit their website https://www.teachers4openschools.com/.
WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR * All families to have access to an in-person education option. * Students with disabilities and English Language Learners to have access to in-person 1-to-1 and small group therapies in accordance with their IEP. * Reasonable safety measures to protect students, teachers, staff, and the community from the spread of COVID-19. This includes: (1) providing PPE and cleaning supplies; (2) protecting our most veteran teachers and those with significant long-standing health issues by accommodating them to teach from home for the remainder of the current school year (May/June2021). * State, district, and local leaders to be transparent in their policy making process by including families and teachers and by making all of the data they are using public. * Creative student-centered solutions that support and empower teachers and which move us towards a more equitable education system.
There is not a one size fits all approach to opening schools and ultimately, these decisions must be driven locally by coalitions of families, teachers, and community leaders. It is our goal to support these coalitions and to make teachers feel safe, respected, and empowered in their classrooms. In this transition back into the buildings, we see an opportunity to examine what we are doing in schools and why we are doing it. It is our goal not just to open schools, but to empower teachers and to develop solutions that move us forward to better and more equitable education system.
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We were so happy to be able to link back up with our good friend and mentor Gary Gray Jr. (@garyrgrayjr on both Twitter and Instagram). It had been well over a year since our last conversation and we were happy to make this conversation happen. On this episode we discuss that state of race and politics in both Canada and the U.S., how to bring more perspectives to the classroom, and how look at both privilege and disadvantage. This guy is our family or as he likes to say, "y'all are my day 1s!" so we appreciate you listening to this podcast and please be sure to subscribe to ItsPersonal wherever you get your podcasts!
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Here’s part 2 of our conversation with Lauren Larson and Heather Cacioppo! On this episode we talk about how to prioritize student needs. We discussed the difficult decisions teachers have to make and the challenge it presents of prioritizing what our students need. We know many of our students are struggling to grasp our content this year, but are asking ourselves does content even matter this year? What do we do about a student who just needs a hug and can't get it from really anyone? How are we going to prioritize SEL in the coming months and years to overcome the trauma that our students are going through? How do we make school a safe place again?
These are a few of the questions we tackle during this podcast. We hope you'll take a listen and please know that we are with you during this challenging time! To learn more about Heather and Lauren find them on Instagram @full_sped_ahead and @structuredspecialed or on their websites! structuredspecialed.com fullspedahead.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valueaddsvalue/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/itskylekrueger/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/its.wil.law.iii/?hl=en Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itskylekrueger https://twitter.com/its_wil_law_iii Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valueaddsvalue Check out our Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7hVS9BqW0OFOO5SFKxydA
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We have been very fortunate to become friends with Heather Cacioppo and and Lauren Larsen over the past few months. We had them on separately to talk about working with our students who receive Special Education Services and we were thrilled when they mentioned the idea of them coming on together. In part 1 of this conversation we get an update from them on how the fall semester of 2020 has gone for them. We hope you'll take a listen to their experiences and how they are balancing all the priorities that this year has brought.
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We're very grateful to our friend Matt Bokey for coming on the podcast and we are happy to share part 2 of our conversation with him where we talked more about the skills our students are gaining during this time of virtual and hybrid learning and how teachers can start to see themselves as 'content creators.' We know that as teachers we tend to be a humble lot of people, but at this point in our history every teacher has to become a content creator. We are now competing for the attention of our students with everyone else on their phones and computers.
This doesn't mean we've got to drop everything and build an in home production studio or spend all our time editing video. It means that we need to think of ourselves and how we present our content take makes students want to come back to our 'channel' to learn more. You'll find that discussion and more on this episode of Value Adds Value!!
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Let's face it. As educators this year we've spent a lot of time justing figuring things out as we go. One of the places we've naturally been figuring things out has been with our technology. So we brought our good buddy Matt Bokey (@realbokey on IG) on the podcast to talk about his experience working in the technology department for a school district in New Jersey!
We met Matt a few years ago through the Teach Your Heart Out Conferences and have grown to love him. He has an incredible depth of experience in both the private and public sector and has extensive work with technology. The thing that really stands out for us with Matt is his deep level of pragmatism. Bokey is a problem solver and he does so with a level composure that has served him well this year. On this episode we talked about his experience managing educational technology during the pandemic, what struggles he sees in teachers and students, and how they skills students are developing during this season that will serve them well in the future.
We hope you enjoy this episode of Value Adds Value and be sure to catch part 2 of this conversation on Thursday!!
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Welcome to 2021 Value Adds Value family!! We wish nothing but the best for you in the new year. We wanted to share our reflection on 2020 as educators and podcast hosts with y'all and discuss some of the major themes this year brought to our airwaves. It is hard to say that this year was fun or that it brought joy, but for us it did. We know that isn't the case for everyone in a year filled with choices that would have a negative impact on lots of people. We felt it was important to share to share our moments of joy along with our pain and frustration from this year because they provide hope for someone. So here are some of the themes and our thoughts from 2020.
- Social Emotional Learning
- Social Justice and Racial Inequity
- Having realistic expectations as educators
- Perspective and Vantage Point
- Imperfect Options
- Living life with 2 strikes
- Happiness vs. Joy
We want to thank all of you who have listened and support the podcast this year. We would like to extend a special thank you to all of our guests who gave their time and shared their stories with y'all. This podcast wouldn't be what it is without our amazing guests and we our in their debt because that. We look forward to sharing many more stories with you in 2021 and being a part of the lasting change that is coming in education!
Cheers to a phenomenal year!
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This is the second to last episode of the podcast for 2020 and we're honored that you have joined us on this journey. We know what a crazy year it has been for everyone and we're proud to have stood along side educators from around the world to do the best we could for our kids. On this episode of the podcast with present the second part of our conversation with Amen Rahh (@principalrahh). We continued our conversation about how education can uplift our communities and got deeper into what each of our roles are specifically. We asked questions like--- What would happen if suburban and urban teachers traded places? What is the difference between teachers and educators? When does debate become discourse? What is the role of problem solving in education?
It was a powerful conversation that will carry us into our work in the new year, and we hope that it will help you prepare to be at your best in 2021!
Once again-- thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being on this journey with us. Please let us know how we can serve you in 2021!
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What is good fam?! We are so pumped to share part 1 of our conversation with Amen Rahh on how to uplift communities through education. Principal Rahh was born and raised in Compton, California, and is a high school principal there at the University Pathways school. We wanted to connect with with Rahh to hear little about how things were going in California and how he is running his school, but it turned into a conversation about how schools can build our communities. We talked about the communities we came from and how they have changed along with how our perspectives of them have changed. As adults we see our towns differently than we once did and it bring up questions about our roles there and how we can make them better.
Here are a few other things we talked about on the podcast:
- The Alchemist
- Students adapting to virtual learning
- Sacred Knowledge and Skills
- Community Values
- School Pipelines
- The standardizing of unstandardized conditions in education
- Our rural and urban experiences
We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and check back next week for part two of this conversation with Amen Rahh!
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As we get set to bring 2020 in for a landing and are reflecting on the year we thought it would be a good idea to look back at where we started as a podcast in 2017. Please forgive the awkwardness and audio quality. We didn't know anything back then. We didn't even know if it was something that we wanted to keep doing, but we are so glad that we did and so proud of the journey that we are on. We're going to take a listen to this podcast for ourselves to remember where we started, see how far we have come, and figure out where we want to to go! We hope it helps you find perspective on a year unlike any other and helps you map out your 2021. Cheers!
We hope you'll join us for the journey in 2021 and beyond!
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What is good fam?! Thanks for listening to this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast! This episode is part two of a conversation we had last week that we didn't have intentions of releasing as a podcast, but thankfully we hit record. Leading up to this conversation we had both been giving a lot of thought to the 'big picture.' 2020 has us asking a lot of questions based on our new perspective of teaching and we wanted to share this conversation with you.
Here are a few things we covered:
Why don't we focus on shaping the minds of kids instead of changing the minds of adults?
The word INDOCTRINATE
Why the process of learning needs content
What should we be teaching and how much of it?
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I had some thoughts I wanted to lay down on this Thursday, so I decided to call them Thursday thoughts! Today's thoughts are about how to be use the 30 minute I have twice a week with my students for live sessions. If you are teaching virtually and you have tips for how to use that time please let me know!!
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Welcome back the the Value Adds Value Podcast!! We know that this year has been difficult for so many people and in our community so many educators. Lately we've been thinking about how to share our stories of hope and happiness in a way that doesn't demean those who have been less fortunate. In a social climate that feels engulfed in negativity and division we won't to maintain our mission of being a beacon for educators. That is where the name for our nonprofit LIGHTHOUSE EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT came from. We want to be a beacon of hope for educators in good times, but more importantly when the seas are rough.
On this episode we sort through this idea and a few others as we reflect on the year that was. We hope we can be a light for you!! Please know the support of the teacher community has always been and will continue to be a light for us and for the world!
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Hey y'all. It's Kyle here. There have been a lot of things rolling around in my head over the past few weeks and the major theme has been what is the big picture. I have gotta start to get it out of my head so I can get my work done. I figured the podcast is as good a place to do it as any! So here are my thoughts on 12-4-20!
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Welcome back to the podcast fam!! It is the end of November and we have begun our reflection on the year that we are hoping to share with you. We got to talking before Thanksgiving about where we've been and where we are going. We both have found ourselves 'checking boxes' too often lately and we dig into the dangers of box checking on this episode.
This episode is a reminder for us and for you to make sure the boxes you check and the lists you make our for a purpose. It is that time of year where we can get onto cruise control. That time of year when we say we just gotta make it to the holiday break, but we have got to recenter on our purpose and make sure we are not just spinning our wheels into the end of the year.
We are striving daily to BE CREATIVE, BE HEALTHY, BUILD COMMUNITY, and MAKE AN IMPACT. We are striving for these things because they will help us be at our best for our students. Let us know what you're striving for in the comments!!
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As many schools pivot back to full distance learning, we are reminded of a conversation we had over the summer that we want to share with you.
How do you define the word standard?
When talking about standards in education how are they most commonly referenced?
What are high standards?
These are the questions we tackle on this episode of Value Adds Value!
This conversation started as the two of us catching up about Wilkie's dissertation. We started talking about the correlation between Hip Hop and education. This conversation was born from that! We hope you enjoy it!
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Welcome back to the Value Adds Value Podcast!! As we start to see the finish line for 2020 we are in the process of reflecting on our year. One place that we both continue to work on is our health, so it was the perfect time to have a conversation with Carter Krueger. Carter is a health teacher in the Denver area and also runs a health coaching business. His business focuses on simple changes to improve our health and wellness. You know things like eating better foods, going for more walks, and committing to better sleep. As he said in the podcast it is not sexy, but living a healthier life doesn't need to be.
We also had the chance to talk with Carter about his journey in education including his decision a couple of year ago to a half time position and how we as teachers can overcome the guilt and shame we often feel when we decide to take time for ourselves and prioritize our own well being. We hope you'll take the time to check out this episode of Value Adds Value and while you're at it visit https://www.healthcoachcarter.com/ and go follow @healthcoachcarter on Instagram!!
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We feel so fortunate to have gotten the opportunity to talk with Keanna Funderburk (@theartoffunology) for the podcast this week! We connected with Keanna after watching her online professional developments and following her on social media. If you already follow Keanna we're certain you love to watch the way she engages with students and communicates across platforms. We didn't intend to bring her on to talk about how it feels to be 'recreating the wheel' this school year, but she brought valuable perspective on how to approach this years challenges and uncertainty.
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- The value of authenticity
- Knowing when to leave school for the night
- Prioritizing your time
- Creating Engagement
- Planning for content before planning for effect
- Sharing our experiences to promote dialogue
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It was nice to have a fellow Texas State Bobcat on the podcast... Ms. Dailene Hendon!! (@daileneh on Instagram) We had the chance to talk about her experience student teaching abroad, the approach she takes in pursuing her PhD. in education, how she plans on using her doctorate when she gets it. Dailene also talked about the mindset needed and priorities that she has set in order to pursue her advanced degree while maintaining a self care routine. Here's a hint... you have to cut a lot of things out of your life! To hear this and so much more check out this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast! If you want to reach out to use you can find us on Instagram @valueaddsvalue or send us an email at podcast@theledproject.com!
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Heather Cacioppo is a Special Education Teacher in the Chicago area who joined us for the podcast to talk about communication with families and adapting during the time of COVID 19. Two things she said at the start of our interview really stood out to us and they framed the conversation in a meaningful way-- students are more than just a piece of paper and give kids a fresh start! She spoke of giving kids a fresh start because she often has the experience of hearing about her incoming students in a negative way. We have all had a teacher come to warn us about our next group of students or a particular kid, but Heather reminded us of the importance of starting fresh with every student.
As our conversation continued she dispelled a few misconceptions we had on the communication with non verbal students and we heard a great story from Wilkie about his time working with non-verbal students during college. Heather also talked with us about how she works to build communication with the families of her students and how that creates real connection. We rounded out the interview discussing how to support students who may not need help with their work, but need to build their confidence in themselves.
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This is the second half of our fourth interview with Gary Gray Jr. (@garyrgrayjr) and we asked him how he has curated his classroom libraries with books that his students can see themselves in. Whenever we are in need of book recommendation or have questions on how we can be more culturally responsive in our teaching Gary is one of the first people we reach out to. He always uses the metaphor of WINDOWS, MIRRORS, and DOORS when describing the books that students need. The need books that are mirrors they can see themselves in, books that are windows to see the world through, and doors for the to step through to grow in their understanding of others.
Throw in a little NBA talk and this episode is everything we hoped it would be!
Thanks again to our brother Gary Gray Jr. for spending time with us and thank you for listening!
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Over the last 15+ years Joe Beckman has spoken in educational settings all over the world with one simple mission… to reclaim human connection. We were so lucky to have the chance to talk with him about his new book JUST LOOK UP!
Just look up. It is amazing how easy it can be to forget to look up and appreciate what we have as teachers. It is especially true this year that we have gotten bogged down in our classrooms, virtual or otherwise, and lost sight of our purpose. That is why we were so fortunate to have Joe Beckman on the podcast this week to talk about classroom culture, authenticity and his new book JUST LOOK UP!
We also got to talk about how to make connection the plate that all our other plates sit on, striving towards community culture in through community buy in, and and how we can stay focused on our values.
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We are happy to share with you part 1 of a 2 part interview with our good friend Gary Gray Jr. We are so blessed to call Gary and his wife Narin family and to have interviewed him four times for the podcast. On this episode we caught up with Gary for the first time since the summer of 2019 to discuss with him his move from Singapore to Manila, what it has been like to be off of Instagram, and how he has built a thriving professional development community on Twitter.
Once again this conversation centers around helping teachers find their authenticity and voice so that we can help students do the same thing. Gary strives to make every student feel seen and be the curator of their own learning. It got super interesting when we talked about whether the traditional role of the teacher as "content expert" has become outdated when our students can fact check us with Alexa, Siri, and Google.
In the second part of the episode we'll be talking about how to create a library that is inclusive and so much more!
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Welcome back the Value Adds Value Podcast! On this episode we talked with Tabatha Wesley, who is currently a math instructional coach in Georgia, but has lived and taught in many different places. We wanted to have her on the podcast to talk about how she uses TikTok and teach math, but that conversation will have to wait because we got to talking and things went a different direction. This episode is about how to embed your content into the culture of the students. It stemmed from her answer on why she started making TikToks and how they have made a difference for her kids.
Here's what else we talked about:
- Moving Schools and States.
- How moving schools can give you a bad reputation
- Our journeys as new teachers
- Making the choice about administrative positions
- What Tab tries to model for her new teachers
- Getting students to love being around you
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This is throwback to conversation we had in the summer of 2019 about building relationships that influence students to do the right things versus using authority to get what you want. It seemed relevant to us given the challenges that many of us are facing building relationships this year over virtual, social distanced, and with far less interactions.
Thanks for checking out this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast! We loved being in the same room when record podcasts and in this episode we talk about how our relationships with students impact the leaders they will become. If you listen to this podcast you know that we believe there is nothing more important for a teacher to succeed than their ability to build, maintain and leverage their relationships. Building relationships is the easy part, maintain them is more difficult, but being able to leverage them is the most difficult challenge for teachers. When you have built and maintained relationships with kids you still are using some degree of authority to get them to do things, but when you have built relationships that are deep enough to leverage you then are able to move kids through influence rather than authority. If you want to hear more about what we mean take a listen to this episode, and if you love it please hit the subscribe button!!
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Danna Thomas is an educator in Baltimore who was the founder of The Happy Teacher Revolution. After seven years in the classroom Danna realized the need to make the health and happiness of teachers a priority and started her organization that now has more the 31,000 members. The Happy Teacher Revolution is a network of teachers – a network that serves as a support system for teachers who are struggling with the shame, blame, guilt and difficulties of balancing an incredibly demanding profession with their own sense of self and happiness.
We brought Danna on the podcast to talk about creating our own sense of self and happiness and it was one of the most fun and inspiring interviews we have had. It was just a real conversation about the negative impacts our emotions can have on students (like how our stress creates stress in them), how pursuing hobbies and passions can change our attitudes, and how we can strive for work life integration.
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It is crazy to us that we are approaching our 300th podcast episode and that we continue to get to talk with amazing educators like Shannon Cunningham Lanning! Shannon is known to many teachers as @primaryshannonigans on Instagram and provides a ton of resources through her website http://primaryshannonigans.com/. Shannon is an elementary literacy specialist in the Dallas-Fort Worth area who joined us for a conversation on what it takes to create safe spaces for students in 2020 and how we can communicate the needs of this school year to students in ways that are age appropriate.
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- Shannon's high school experience with juvenile arthritis
- Her experiences teaching in the primary grades
- How we can use empathy this year
- A refresher on Love and Logic
- Why Wisconsin football is vastly superior to Nebraska football!!!
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This part 2 of our conversation with Lauren Larson (@structuredspecialed on Instagram) who is a K-6 SEL Specialist in the Phoenix area. Prior to that job she was a self contained Elementary SPED teacher and an ABA Therapist. We talked with Lauren about how dangerous it is for teachers to try keeping up with the Joneses. We had seen a post on Lauren's IG about how teachers should strive for function in their classrooms over having things that look cute and we asked her about it during this part of the podcast. It got us into a conversation about how now more than ever teachers are seeing things on the internet highlight reels of people and thinking that will work for them in their teaching. This episode is ultimately about how we stay true to ourselves as teachers whether we are teaching from home or on campus.
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The desire of teachers and schools to rush into content.
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The 2 minutes for 10 days method.
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How to equip parents and caretakers with resources to support students.
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Setting boundaries for your time and energy.
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Lauren Larson is SEL K-6 Behavior Specialist in Phoenix who has a background as an ABA Therapist and Special Education teacher. We brought Lauren on to have a conversation about what SEL looks like in a school year that looks different than any other year we've had before. In part one of this conversation we had with Lauren how her background as an ABA therapist and how she was inspired by the inaction of the teachers she worked with in regards to using strategies to help her students. After getting her Master's in Special Ed. she worked in self contained rooms before taking this job working specifically and building SEL strategies into behavior plans. We also began a conversation about what great teachers do for students who have experienced trauma and how to build on the relationships between families and teachers. We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to go follow Lauren on Instagram @structuredspecialed!
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Hey Teacher... YOU ARE ENOUGH!!
Hey Teacher... YOU ARE ENOUGH!!
Hey Teacher... YOU ARE ENOUGH!!
And to prove it we'll give you some reasons why on this episode of Value Adds Value!
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This is part 2 of our conversation with Fiona Gonzalez (https://www.spedadulting.com/) who is Special Education teacher in Orange County that works in a high school transition program. In part one we talked about the outcomes they want from their transition program as they prepare students to have a job and live independently as well as how she is adapting to the virtual classroom.
Here is what we talked about in part 2:
- The role of relationships in SPED
- The career skills need for students to succeed
- How we found our first jobs
- The value of the trades
- What she would put on a billboard
- Legacy
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Fiona Gonzalez is a Moderate/Severe Education Specialist, with a Masters in Education, and a B.A. in Marketing. She was a moderate/severe special education aide of various age groups for many years before getting her Masters in Education and working with students in an adult transition program in Orange Country, CA. We wanted to talk with Fiona because the adult transition aspect of Special Education is not something we are very familiar with the classroom setting. Fiona also has a really fun back story that somehow got us talking about our first jobs and the differences between growing up in a small town versus a major city.
Here are the highlights of our talk:
- We asked Fiona what she believes the teacher students deserve looks like.
- We discuss how to use breaks in the virtual classroom.
- We acknowledged that it is ok not to feel ok.
- Fiona explains her teaching positions and the programs she works with as well as explain what they strive to provide their students.
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This is part two of our conversation with Sarah McCarthy (mccarthymathacademy.com) in which we talk with her about how she has learned to stay in her lane as an educator. We know that the Teacher-preneur is a real thing, but at time we have gotten lost chasing opportunities that weren't for us. We talk with Sarah about how to learn from your mistakes and when you find your lane to ride it like a champ! We also talk about what it is like to be parents and teachers in 2020 and the power of a morning routine!
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Sarah McCarthy is the creator of the McCarthy Math Academy which provides online math curriculum and tutoring for grades 3-5. Prior to going full time with the academy Sarah was an elementary math teacher and coach in the Orlando area. We brought her on to talk about how she interacts with students on the digital platform and to give advice on how teachers can build authentic relationships with their students.
Here are some of the highlights!
- How to work with teachers who are resistant to change
- How her classroom experience shapes the math academy
- How teachers can become more comfortable teaching to the camera
- Why we should leave our mistakes in our videos for students
- Why you don't need a fancy set up to teach online
We hope you enjoy the first part of this episode with Sarah McCarthy and be sure to tune in later in the week to hear more about online learning and how to build a powerful morning routine!
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This part two of our conversation with Levi Spangrud who is an Educational Assistant and Youth Pastor in the Twin Cities! In part one Levi shared with us how he strives to both challenge and champion students. In this episode he discusses how he has stayed connected to his students over the course of the pandemic and how discussions are going to be an important part of the school year whether they are virtual or in person.
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- How to approach people who disagree with you in a loving way
- Saying to ourselves, "maybe I'm wrong."
- How to facilitate discussion and conversation
- How to build relationships during distance learning
- Understanding that positive looks different on everyone
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Levi Spangrud is an Educational Assistant and Youth Pastor in Lakeville, Minnesota, who Kyle is lucky enough to call a colleague and friend. We brought him on the podcast to talk about how he builds relationships with students in both settings and how the skills he has learned as a pastor influence how he works with students. He also happens to be a snappy dresser and has a championship level beard!!
Here's what we talked about in part one of this conversation:
- Why students need to be both championed and challenged
- How to make yourself accessible to students
- The lens we use to see our students
- The impact of owning our mistakes
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This is the second part of our conversation with Gerald Schattle, who is the principal at the Aldine Education Center in Houston, Texas! This podcast shows how when one teacher pours into another they can change the trajectory of many teachers. The lessons Coach Schattle taught Wilkie when he was a new teacher are the same lessons he taught Kyle when they became teammates. As we've said many times... when you add value to someone they will add that value to someone else! VALUE ADDS VALUE!!
Here's what we talked about on this episode of the podcast:
- How we can keep the pulse of our school as leaders
- How to find good mentors
- How to give and receive feedback
- Coach's fitness journey and the example it sets
- A 100k race
Thank you again for listening to Value Adds Value!
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It is crazy that two teachers from Aldine ISD in Houston have yet to have an Aldine teacher on the podcast, but that changes today! We are blessed to have Gerald Schattle on the podcast to talk about his journey from Aldine student to principal. A little bit of background on our connection to Coach Schattle. He was the teacher in the GAP room in which Wilkie started as a paraprofessional and has been a mentor to Wil ever since. He is now the principal at the Aldine Education Center which is an alternative program for high school students.
Here are some of the things we cover in this episode:
- His journey in Aldine ISD
- Building relationships with people who don't look like you
- How to find good mentors and take constructive criticism
- The value of common ground in building relationships
- What students are teaching us
- How to prepare for your next position
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Jen Newton, PhD and Mira Cole Williams, PhD are teacher educators striving to make the work of preparing inclusive teachers and supporting inclusive teachers visible. They are assistant professors at Ohio University and James Madison University respectively, teacher educators, professional developers, learners, mentors, mentees, moms, and more. This is the second half of our interview with them and we can't wait to have them back on the podcast soon!
Here are some of the topics for this episode:
- Teaching is political
- Getting comfortable with uncomfortable conversations
- Creating Brave Spaces
- What Regular Ed. teachers get wrong about SPED
- How the system creates problematic framing
- "Learned Helplessness"
- The Legacy of Teaching Is Intellectual
We hope you have enjoyed this episode of the podcast and to learn more about Jen and Mira visit their website Teaching Is Intellectual!
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Jen Newton, PhD and Mira Cole Williams, PhD are the creators of TEACHING IS INTELLECTUAL and we feel so fortunate to have had a conversation with the are teacher educators striving to make the work of preparing inclusive teachers and supporting inclusive teachers visible. They are assistant professors at Ohio University and James Madison University respectively, teacher educators, professional developers, learners, mentors, mentees, moms, and more.
Here are some of the topics and questions for this episode:
- Inclusions teachers aren’t in the room just to teach the students with disabilities.
- Giving students access to typical spaces.
- Ableism and Equity
- Being Disruptive in Teacher Ed. and Special Ed.
- Inequity in Teacher Prep
- How do we know when they’re ready for what’s next?
- False Barriers
- What should be imbedded within all teach prep programs and courses? Social Justice, Anti-bias anti-racist, anti-ableism
- Prioritizing data interpretation vs. just collection
This is part one of a two part conversation that will make you think about how we are preparing our teachers! Come back later in the week to learn more from Jen and Mira!
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Nick Mann is the creator of the online health and wellness programs TeacherFit and StudentFit and we are lucky to call him a friend and mentor. We are sharing this bonus episode with you in the hopes that you can incorporate StudentFit into your school this year. In this episode Nick discusses why he created StudentFit, what the student programming looks like and why this year health and wellness for students is so important.
When you reach out to Nick to learn more please let him know that you heard about it on Value Adds Value!
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If you listened to the podcast last week we started a conversation with our friend Ben Scoggan that we thought would be about how to set standards for yourself and have the discipline to follow through on them. It turned into a conversation on how we are preparing our teachers for the classroom.
Here are a few questions we tackled:
Should teacher prep programs be specific to where you're going to get a job? Meaning do more to prepare teachers for rural and urban schools?
Should aspiring teachers learn pedagogy before content or vice versa?
Should content area classes be specific for teachers? Rather than taking history classes with history majors should teachers taking history classes designed to demonstrate how to teach the content.
We hope you enjoy this episode of Value Adds Value and we'd love to continue these conversations with you on social media!
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It seems the theme of this of Season 3 of Value Adds Value is each episode has left of us with more questions than answer, but isn't that the point of discussion. We continue our deep dive into standards which starter last week on this episode with someone who can give us an outside perspective. We asked our good friend Ben Scoggan to come back on the show to share his insights on what it means to have standards and share his experiences in the Marine Reserves.
We feel it is increasingly important to get out of our echo chamber to provide you with a variety of opinions and outlooks. On this episode we talk about:
-What qualifies as a standard
-What teacher preparedness programs should look like
-How we can learn from military structure
-Functioning together as a unit
We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and tune in next week to listen to the second half of our conversation with Ben!!
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Attention all ELA teachers!! The ELA Success Summit is an online PD coming up this August focused on providing you with the digital tools you need to tackle the 2020-21 school year. We had the chance to talk with one of the cofounders of the event Kim Crouch on this bonus episode of Value Adds Value.
Kim is a teacher on Long Island with an incredible story. We had the chance to talk to her about what is was like to be a novice teacher on Long Island on September 11, 2001, the power of journaling, how to create advocacy and agency with your students, and what teachers can expect from the ELA Success Summit!
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How do you define the word standard?
When talking about standards in education how are they most commonly referenced?
What are high standards?
These are the questions we tackle on this episode of Value Adds Value!
This conversation started as the two of us catching up about Wilkie's dissertation. We started talking about the correlation between Hip Hop and education. This conversation was born from that! We hope you enjoy it!
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What is up fam?! This episode is continuation on our conversation from last week on why relationships require discourse. On this episode we talk about things like bringing nuance back to conversations and how as teachers we can't trade on authority any more. The real question is how to do we make discourse more than just a one off we use it difficult times? How do we make discourse a day to day part of our classroom culture?
Here's a couple ideas we discuss in the podcast:
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What questions do we need to be asking? Generally to create discourse and specifically in our lessons?
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How to we change our position from judge of conversation to participant?
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How can we overcome our prejudice and increase our curiosity?
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How do we focus the raw energy of our students?
We hope you'll take the time to listen to this episode and while you're at we'd love for you to like and subscribe!!
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Welcome to Season 3 of Value Adds Value! We are thrilled to introduce the newest season of the podcast in which we will be focusing exclusively on relationships. In this episode we discuss why discourse is required for relationships and how it seems to be more challenging than ever. Lets define it.
Discourse- a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing
We focused on the word formal for our discussion and how formalities are lacking in the current political and social climate in our country. We hear a lot on TV and in social media that the "other side" isn't willing to listen or change their perspective." Or we hear in within our social circles that you just don't talk about race, politics, religion or finances. These are just excuses people use because they don't want to have their point of view challenged or feel uncomfortable.
This can't be us as teachers. We can not be people who shun discourse. We can't be afraid to be called out for our shortcomings or be unwilling to listen to the perspectives of others because the discourse we are running from is the one with our kids. If we don't teach our kids what discourse looks like who will?? If we don't model discourse who will?? If we don't get out of our bubbles and get uncomfortable our generation will miss the opportunity to change education in America!!
LET'S GO FAM!!
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This is a candid conversation in which Wilkie talks about George Floyd and being a black man.
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We have learned a lot about distance learning and digital technology over the last few months. We had made incorrect assumptions about the crossover our digital native students would make when it comes to digital learning. We thought it would be seamless, but it wasn't. Then we looked back on our students struggles with digital learning in the classroom. We knew we had a lot to learn, so we asked our friend Jessica Reed to come on the podcast to talk about how to match the right digital learning platforms to our students needs and our curriculum needs.
Jess is familiar with a variety of platforms and has a lot of experience in using digital resources with our students who receive special education services. We hope you find value in this episode and if you do please share it with the teachers in your life!
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We know there are challenges in the Co-Teaching setting. Creating continuity across different areas of expertise and levels of experience can be a real challenge. It can often cause confusion on the role of the content teacher and the inclusion teacher for students and teachers alike. Our friend Jessica Reed has created a really cool document called the COLLABORATIVE PRE-NUP that is aimed to make the co-teaching setting more effective as teachers and more productive for kids. She explains it on this episode of VALUE ADDS VALUE!!
And tune in next week to her Jess talk about how to more effectively use digital learning tools for our students that receive SPED services!!
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We had the distinct pleasure of having our great friend Vanessa Torborda Cronin on the podcast again for a conversation that was supposed to be about how to control what you can, but as it happened we just talked about what we missed about teaching. Then we talked about our high school experiences and how we would have coped with this time. Then we talked about what we want to teach our kids if the fall brings distance learning and how we can do a better job of connecting with them. We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and while you're at it go subscribe to the EMPOWERED TEACHING PODCAST!
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As teachers we know the importance of communication, meaningful feedback, and consistent interactions.
What do you do when all of those things cease?
In this time of crisis learning we all have struggle to connect with our kids and provide them meaningful feedback. One of the biggest challenges we have faced during this time of crisis learning has been lag time. We are sending out assignments that we won't get back for over a week and by then we've already had to move on to new stuff. Our kids don't respond to emails and don't engage in our online communities.
All of these have made our team feel like we haven't done enough to support our kids. We suspect you might be feeling the same way.
We hope you'll listen to this conversation our team had about what we have learned during this time and how we plan to be ready for whatever next year brings!
Above all we want you to know you're doing an amazing job and no matter where you are in the content you're right where you need to be!
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We are so thrilled to share this episode of VALUE ADDS VALUE with y'all because we get to introduce you to our new team members!!!
Lauren Roig (@therealtravelingteacher)
Ace Schwarz (@teachingoutsidethebinary)
Dailene Hendon (@cohortofcare)
With these three amazing educators on our team we hope to bring additional perspectives to the podcast and to our professional developments.
On this episode we talk about what engagement has looked like for us during this time of crisis/distance learning and how we would like to redefine it. We start out by talking about the assumptions we made in how this transition would go and how those assumptions have caused us problems. Assumptions like students would be more engaged with content on digital platforms because they are ''digital natives." We also discussed the role of discourse in classrooms and how important it is to our students learning.
We finished up by discussing corrections we've tried to make during this time and changes we'd like to make for the future! We hope you enjoy this episode of VALUE ADDS VALUE and please go out and follow our new team members if you don't already!
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We want to start out by saying to all the teachers out there that are doing there very best in a difficult situation. We are honored to stand with you in this profession. We wrap up this series on what we are striving to do during this time of COVID-19 when we have found ourselves with more time and space to think and reflect. We hope that you'll use this time to find yourself again, figure out how you can remove someone of the baggage you've been carrying, and come back in the fall as a new teacher! We are on this journey with you of becoming the teachers our kids deserve!
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In part two of this three part series we talk about how after we work to re-find ourselves we must shift over to refining ourselves. We pick up from last week's episode talking about why we seek out those and why the silence can be so unnerving. We have both been very candid about the challenges we've faced in our careers with facing the person in the mirror and giving ourselves tough love. In this episode we dive into why we fear letting our mistakes out of the dark, how to own our wrongs, and how kids are more forgiving than we think.
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This is a strange time for us as people, but also as educators. Trying to figure out how to teach our kids during a crisis while prioritizing our own health and the health of those we love. As social distancing has stretched for more than a month now we have learned how to live with this new routine. Many of us as teachers have more time and space to work than we ever thought we'd have. Time to think about who we are and who we want to be. In this three part series we want to help you REFIND YOURSELF, so you can REFINE YOURSELF, and REINVENT YOURSELF this fall. As teachers we can so often lose the forest for the trees, but now is the perfect time to find yourself and we hope you'll take this journey with us!
In this episode we discuss:
The influence of Dr. Eric Thomas on us.
How we can lose the forest for the trees.
How much we appreciate the everything we love is truly in our homes.
Finding authenticity in our home and school lives.
Why we've become addicted to noise.
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Here's a conversation we had this week about what the new normal for teachers looks like and how it will change the way we approach our classrooms in the fall. This is one of the most incredible opportunities of our lifetime for us to be a part of the generation that changes what education looks like in America. If you need support you know where to find us!
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This is certainly unexpected. We didn't think we'd be in a situation that requires us to all leave our classrooms and so of us won't return at all this year. This is an incredible opportunity for us as educators to grow and sharpen our tools. We are with you on this journey for whatever you need. Please reach out and let us know how we can help! Our resources are below!
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We're about 2/3 of the way done with the 2019-20 school year and we all know this can be a very trying time as an educator. After spring break ends it will be a long road with no breaks to the end of the year. Most likely you'll be doing some kind of testing between right now and the end of the year. As the weather gets warmer the students and teachers get antsy. Yet, this is the most crucial time of the year. IT IS OUR LAST CHANCE TO MAKE THE JOB OF THE TEACHERS OUR STUDENTS HAVE THIS YEAR A LITTLE EASIER!
We have a chance in these last three months to pour into our students more of what they will need to be successful in the next grade and next phase of life. On this episode we share some of our tricks for reverse engineering the end of the year. It starts with thinking about how you want your kids and yourself to feel on that last day of school. Then work backwards to outline the steps you'll need to take to make that moment a reality. We hope this episode helps you make the most of the last part of your year!
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This is part 2 of our conversation with Stephanie Edmonds and on this episode we talked about the importance of co-curricular activities and why they can't always be tied to behavior and grades. Before you dismiss this conversation saying that kids need to earn field trips and other privileges listen to Steph's perspective on how to bring co-curricular activities into the classroom. She talks powerfully on how bringing the student's passions to the classroom can change the atmosphere and culture of the room. This is a challenge because to bring your the passions of your students to the classroom you have to build a relationship with them that allows them to open up to you about what is truly important to them. As is the usual for this podcasts everything centers around building relationships! We hope you'll listen to this episode and deploy some of Steph's strategies in your classroom!
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We had the pleasure of interviewing Stephanie Edmonds (@class.disruption) for this episode of the VALUE ADDS VALUE PODCAST! We learned from Steph, who is a high school social studies teacher in Brooklyn, what it means to stay foolish. In part 1 of this 2 part interview we talked with her about her journey to the classroom, why Social Studies teachers have it the best, and why student interest have to take center stage in our classrooms!
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We know that ego is meant to protect us from danger and to allow us to achieve more, but what happens when we teach purely driven by ego? In our experience the results haven't been good. We have been having a lot of conversations about humility over the last few weeks and flipped the conversation one day to ego. In this episode we discussed what the dangers are of being an ego driven teacher and how your students will suffer if you are. The key word in this definition is DRIVEN. We all need to have ego, but we can't be driven by it.
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Principal Amen Rahh (@principalrahh) runs University Pathways Public Service Academy in Compton, California. The mission of University Pathways Public Service Academy (The U) is to provide students with the opportunity to concurrently earn a high school diploma and an Associated Arts degree. The U’s commitment is to educate, empower, and enable all students to become agents of change that are equipped with strong foundations in reading, writing, mathematical, and leadership skills.
We had the chance to talk with Amen about his journey from promising college football player to educational assistant to social studies teacher and finally to principal! Along the way we had the chance to talk about the lasting impact of Kobe Bryant, why he chose to return to teach in the neighborhoods where he grew up, and why he puts relationships above everything else for his teachers and students. We hope this episode helps you turn your countdown to summer into a countdown of time to make a difference!
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We wanted to share a presentation Kyle gave during the Educators 2 Educators Summer Conference (https://www.educators2educators.com) that is a message that Wilkie originally shared on the podcast about the importance of keeping it 100 with your students. The expanded version of this talk goes into why as teachers the most important person to be transparent with is yourself! This talk is about how your teaching practice can grow if you are willing to truly reflect on it. If you'd like to learn more about the professional developments we offer through our non-profit Lighthouse Educator Development please visit theledproject.com!
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We had the great pleasure of meeting Lauren Roig on the Teach Your Heart Out Cruise and it was such a pleasure to reconnect with her! We found her journey to the classroom fascinating and her experiences truly shape her as an educator. Lauren is an 8th grade ELA teacher in the suburbs of Houston who has visited 47 different countries, has a degree in International Relations and a Master's in International Business and had an internship at the U.S. Embassy in London! Add three years a flight attendant on international flights and you understand the dynamic experiences she brings to her classroom.
Lauren's message to students, "You can do anything you want if you're willing to work hard enough and understand that your path will be different than the path that others take." Much of what we talked with Lauren about was how her dad instilled in her the idea that anything is possible if you'll work hard enough for it. She reminds us to be careful of how we speak of challenges as teachers because our students are listening. Lauren challenges us to help kids break free from their thinking paths in order to see their roads to success!
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It was nice to have a fellow Texas State Bobcat on the podcast... Ms. Dailene Hendon!! (@cohortofcare on Instagram)We had the chance to talk about her experience student teaching abroad, the approach she takes in pursuing her PhD. in education, how she plans on using her doctorate when she gets it. Dailene also talked about the mindset needed and priorities that she has set in order to pursue her advanced degree while maintaining a self care routine. Here's a hint... you have to cut a lot of things out of your life! To hear this and so much more check out this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast! If you want to reach out to use you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @valueaddsvalue or send us an email at podcast@theledproject.com!
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This is the second half of our fourth interview with Gary Gray Jr. (@garyrgrayjr) and we asked him how he has curated his classroom libraries with books that his students can see themselves in. Whenever we are in need of book recommendation or have questions on how we can be more culturally responsive in our teaching Gary is one of the first people we reach out to. He always uses the metaphor of WINDOWS, MIRRORS, and DOORS when describing the books that students need. The need books that are mirrors they can see themselves in, books that are windows to see the world through, and doors for the to step through to grow in their understanding of others.
Throw in a little NBA talk and this episode is everything we hoped it would be!
Thanks again to our brother Gary Gray Jr. for spending time with us and thank you for listening!
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Throwback Thursday to our first episode with w/ Gary Gray Jr!
Over the course of this 2.5 year journey of creating a podcast we've been blessed with so many new relationships, but the one we have with Gary Gray Jr. is at the top of the list of most valued! Not only is he an incredible teacher who is providing amazing content to teachers across the world, but he is genuinely one of the most caring people we've ever met. He has continually been willing to be a sounding board for us and has provide perspective and wisdom at every turn. We hope you enjoy the first part of our conversation with Gary on the burdens of being a content creator as an educator, his move to Manila, and how we can grow in our practice of being culturally responsive as educators. We're sure you already follow Gary, but please go subscribe to his Youtube channel!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY2yhkrA78P6tfXV0Zfy8g If you are interested in getting PD hours on your own terms and improving your relationships at school then please visit theledproject.com!
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We are happy to share with you part 1 of a 2 part interview with our good friend Gary Gray Jr. We are so blessed to call Gary and his wife Narin family and to have interviewed him four times for the podcast. On this episode we caught up with Gary for the first time since the summer of 2019 to discuss with him his move from Singapore to Manila, what it has been like to be off of Instagram, and how he has built a thriving professional development community on Twitter.
Once again this conversation centers around helping teachers find their authenticity and voice so that we can help students do the same thing. Gary strives to make every student feel seen and be the curator of their own learning. It got super interesting when we talked about whether the traditional role of the teacher as "content expert" has become outdated when our students can fact check us with Alexa, Siri, and Google.
In the second part of the episode we'll be talking about how to create a library that is inclusive and so much more!
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We had the privilege of being presenters in the Educators 2 Educators New Years Reboot Conference and for those of you that didn't attend we wanted to share our talk on making HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS! Halftime adjustments are a key to the success of every great sports team. When you get ready for a game (READ GET READY TO TEACH A CLASS) we have a game plan for how we want to approach the class.
What is your curriculum?
Who are your students?
What are your objectives?
Which pedagogies will you use?
However, we know that classes will always present you with challenges you didn't anticipate. HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS are how you apply what you learned in the first part of the year!! We share with you the questions we ask ourselves to reflect on our teaching and make the adjustments to be successful in the second part of the year. We hope this episode helps you become the teacher your kids deserve!
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We had the chance to catch up with fellow Texan and rockstar educator Hal Bowman for this episode of the podcast! Hal has taught just about everything from band to biology, but is now traveling the country working to help schools change their cultures for the better. He's been in hundreds of schools for the past few years and we had a conversation about what teachers go through and what conversations teachers are having across the country. The consensus-- there are incredible teachers doing incredible work with zero fanfare all over the country and its our job to help bring those teachers to the forefront and change our nations culture on the value of the teaching profession! We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did! And if you don't follow Hal jump on it! halbowman.com @halbowman on Facebook and Instagram.
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Welcome to this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast where we help you become the teacher your kids deserve! Happy New Year and welcome to first episode of 2020 and we're thrilled to bring you this conversation with Claudio Zavala Jr! Claudio (iamclaudius.com and @claudiozavalajr) was a bilingual teacher for 13 years before leaving the classroom to create his own content to help teachers understand the power of digital media.
We had the chance to talk with him about what platforms and mediums he loves in 2020 and why every teacher must become a storyteller. Our only disappointment was that we had to cut the conversation short because his daughter needed a ride to soccer practice! Make sure you go check out Claudio's work and thanks again for listening to the Value Adds Value Podcast!
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As we look forward to 2020 we had to look and listen back to what we intended 2019 to be. We wanted to share this episode with you to give you perspective on our journey over the last 12 months and help us appreciate what a great year we had!
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As 2019 comes to a close we wanted for our own sake to reflect on the year that was. This year was amazing for us on so many levels, but it was also filled with some very difficult times. As you listen you'll hear where we made mistakes and how we are learning from them, but also how we worked our way to a place that has set us up for success in 2020. It starts with us remembering that we will always be friends first rather than teammates and business partners. Since we have gotten back to that our perspectives have become clearer and we are back on track professionally.
This podcast is a little about our podcast, a little about our teaching, and a lot about our journey over the past 12 months! We hope you enjoy it!
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As we wrap up this three part series with Principal Kafele we want to express our gratitude for an incredible 2019! We were reminded by Baruti during this interview that above all else we must always remember our purpose and WHY. That is something over the course of this year that we both struggled with at times, but this conversation is such a fitting end to our year of interviews. We're so grateful to our listeners for everything that you've done for us and if you don't mind helping us with one more thing we'd love for you to subscribe to this podcast and let us know how we are doing.
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This is part two of our interview with Principal Baruti Kafele and in this part of the conversation we dig into why leadership and leadership style matters so much to teachers. After a successful career as a teacher and administrator Kafele has spent the better part of two decades working with teachers and administrators in developing their leadership styles. Many of these questions are the ones he asked us when we saw him present at AIE in October of 2019 and we're so thrilled to share them with you.
We hope that as an educator you realize that your individual leadership style matters and the important question you must ask yourself to find your leadership style comes from Kafele-- ask yourself WHY DO I LEAD THE WAY THAT I LEAD? This episode is all about purpose and we hope that it helps you to reengage with your purpose as an educator!
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Three years ago when we started the Value Adds Value Podcast (it was called The LED Project Podcast back then) we made a list of our dream educators to have on the podcast and at the top of the list was Principal Kafele! After three years of hard work and having the opportunity to meet Baruti in person at The AIE Conference in October we got to spend two powerful hours with him!
Part 1 of this 3 part interview was 30 minute of Kafele's backstory and it was fascinating to us. You would assume that a person who has influenced as many educators as he has, he did 200 presentations in 2019, would have been an educator all his life. The fact is that it took him five years to get his high school degree and it was in his late 20s that he found his calling in education after taking an African American History class. This story is sums up his career in which he said he always had to "do it my way."
In this episode he talks about how he code switches when in different settings how he has always remembered his why. Please be on the look out for episodes 2 and 3 and to learn more about his work head over to principalkafele.com!
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This time of year is filled with joy for so many of us out there, but it can be an incredibly challenging time for many of our students. We are fortunate to be friends with the Bearded School Counselor himself Michael Creekmore and are so grateful to him for coming on the podcast discuss how we can identify and support students who struggle during the holiday season.
During this conversation we once again got to hear Mike's backstory on how he became an educator and how his journey has shaped how he interacts with students. If you want to hear more listen to the episode of Value Adds Value with Mike and his wife https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e5eghi!
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We were honor to have the 2019 Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network Teach of the Year Ace Schwarz on the podcast! We had several friends recommend having them on the podcast and we are glad that we did.
In this conversation we discuss their transition from Ms. to Mx., the importance of reading aloud to students, and resources/books we can use with our students and for ourselves to make our classrooms more inclusive.
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ABCs of LGBTQ https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WER8dRyBP4cbMqs61N1S9hf8abu471JmnvJq3FQKQjk/mobilepresent?slide=id.p1
Elementary Book Recommendations https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Foo0BWaHg8au1vxqZsYg1mJgeQ7p_NQRnMjK8RKjz3E/mobilepresent?slide=id.g35f391192_00
High School Book Recommendations https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NrZZkvtag2eWOXjApA8xnmSC-xdVQZeot-xH55cB0g4/mobilepresent?slide=id.g35f391192_00
Bilingual Book Recommendations https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_oCXJHTHgLl0y8GyrAJeWAt98nFe-ACjp6lrMOoR6q8/mobilepresent?slide=id.p1
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We are so fortunate to be friends with Esther Brunat (Instagram @estherbrunat) and were so lucky to start our Black Friday with a conversation about authenticity with one of the realest teachers you'll ever find. If you follow Esther online you can see that she values authenticity and it shines through with her students. On this episode we had the chance to talk about the upside of authenticity for teachers. We know that its scary to be vulnerable with students, but Esther is a case study in how our students benefit from their teachers being true to themselves. That is why we named this episode 'real recognizes real.' From her description of the frustrations of having to repeat directions to the humor she brings with 'what the kids be sayin' on this episode Esther shares the best of herself and we are grateful for that!
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So twice a week we have meetings at 5:00am to continue the work we started six years ago. Most days the are not recorded, but more and more we are deciding to record every session because there always seems to be unexpected gems in every session. This is one of those sessions where we didn't do any of the work we set out to, but had a powerful discussion on the cultures we are working on in our classrooms! We hope you enjoy it!
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Are you trying just to 'get through' to the holidays? Are you at the end of your rope? If you are you are not alone in that, but we want to help you get back on track with this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcasts with our friend and mentor Carrie Conover! Carrie is the founder of Educators 2 Educators (educators2educators.com) and the New Year Teachers Reboot Conference! After ten years in the Chicago Public Schools and another decade in the Ed. Tech world she branched out on her own two years ago with a podcast that led to the conference. We have been so grateful to her for including us in her events and for the constant advice she gives teachers on how to better themselves. We're delighted to share that with you here! As she puts it, "my mission is to take care of teachers and teaching." In this episode she gives great advice on how to grow through your struggles and explains how teacher can benefit from her FREE online conference! We hope that you will sign up for the conference and maybe check out our session HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS!!
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We had planned to release a new episode with our friend Gary Gray Jr. today, but the stars didn't align for us to make that happen. In preparation for that episode which will be coming soon we wanted to share one of the powerful conversations we had with him this year!
Over the course of this 2.5 year journey of creating a podcast we've been blessed with so many new relationships, but the one we have with Gary Gray Jr. is at the top of the list of most valued! Not only is he an incredible teacher who is providing amazing content to teachers across the world, but he is genuinely one of the most caring people we've ever met. He has continually been willing to be a sounding board for us and has provide perspective and wisdom at every turn. We hope you enjoy the first part of our conversation with Gary on the burdens of being a content creator as an educator, his move to Manila, and how we can grow in our practice of being culturally responsive as educators.
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Well it's that time of year when it's dark most of the day. It's dark when we wake up and for a lot of us it's dark when we get home. We know it can be draining to be cold and deprived of sunlight, but we believe its a time of year as teachers that we need to take advantage of our opportunities strengthen our relationships and teaching practice. In this episode we introduce our topic over the next couple months which is how to thrive going into the holidays. We know that it can be so easy for us to coast through this time of the year, but when we do we make that latter parts of the year more challenging than they need to be. The best thing we can with our upcoming time off is reflect on our year to this point and strategize on how to get better in the time we have between Thanksgiving and Christmas break. We hope you enjoy it!
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Welcome back for part 2 of our interview with Brandy Gratten (@brandygratten on TW and IG) on the power of reflection for teachers! If you haven't listen to the first part please go back and do so because hearing her story of starting her reflection practice as a college athlete and having it carry her into her adult life was so powerful. We felt so fortunate to be a part of this interview and to be able to call Brandy a friend! During our talk she lays a few concrete steps teachers can take to improve their teaching practice through reflection. No matter what your current position in the education space you can improve your practice through reflection. We hope you enjoy it!!
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We were very fortunate to get to see Brandy Gratten present at The AIE Conference in October about how they engaged in building culture with their students. We are even more grateful that she gave of her time to record two episodes of the Value Adds Value on the power of reflection! We loved getting to hear the story of how she started her reflective practice as a college basketball player and how it still carries her through her teaching practice. As an assistant principal at YMLA in Austin, Texas, she still takes notes on her days and reflects on how she can improve as an educator. We hope you enjoy the first half of our interview with Brandy Gratten and be sure to check in next week for the second half!
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Thank you for checking out this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast! On episode 8 of season 2 we reflect on the first part of our school year and how we have grown from where we were last year. Our relationship developed out of the reflections we shared as teaching teammates and over the last six years we have each played the role of mentor and mentee. Before we discuss the need for teachers to reflect on their practice we felt the need to demonstrate we reflect on our own! We hope you enjoy this episode and that it inspires you to do the same!
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With the release of the Teach Better Team book with thought we'd throw it back to our conversation with Rae Hughart! During this conversation we talked about themed internships and how to create buy in with our students.
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As we move into October the focus of the podcast is shifting to the power of being a reflective practitioner as a teacher and what better place to start than our weekend on the River Walk! We had the incredible good fortune to have two of our favorite conferences line up over a three day span this past week! We were able to attend The AIE Conference and Teach Your Heart Out at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio.
We were able to present two sessions at AIE that we are very proud of: Old School Strategies, New School Tools and Building Digital Character.
When then had some of our favorite humans on the planet pour into us at what was our 4th Teach Your Heart Out Conference!
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On this episode we talk with Nasser Muhammad of Lifting as We Climb an educational consulting firm with the mission to provide educational services to schools, students and parents in a three pronged community approach which creates a hub of responsibility for all involved. Thank you so much to Liz Kleinrock for the introduction!
On this episode we talked about how teachers how teachers can discover their implicit biases, his view on personalized learning and how he strives to better serve our black boys who are in special education. We were so thrilled to meet Nasser and we look forward to working with him in the future!
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In episode four of season two of Value Adds Value we talked about the importance of building relationships with our kids, but in the course of that conversation we realized that we hadn't emphasized enough the need for teachers to show up authentically to do so.
We know that showing up authentically can be incredibly difficult and is even more so when you are searching for your self confidence as both of us have over the course of our careers.
On this episode we talk about the ways we have built our self confidence as people and how that is impacted us as educators. YOU CAN NOT SUBSCRIBE TO THE BELIEF THAT OUR PERSONAL LIVES DO NOT IMPACT US AS TEACHERS!! If you lack self confidence as a person as much as you try to hid it in your classroom eventually your armor will crack and when it does it won't be pretty. We know from experience... so please don't ever feel bad for prioritizing yourself and know that the work you do to become a better person will pay dividends for your teaching practice!
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On this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast we continue our conversation about building relationships and discuss our experiences in building relationships with kids! We've mentioned on the podcast before that we both have moments in our past that we regret the opportunities we've missed in building relationships with kids.
What seems counterintuitive to a lot of teachers is that building relationships is about setting expectations. Our expectations as teachers are our opportunity to show up in authentic ways with our kids. Our expectations show are kids who we are and what we believe in. And that what our kids want to see-- who we truly are! And if there is anything we've learned over the years its that students know when you're not being real with them and it will become a barrier to the relationship if you don't show them your truest self!
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On the third episode of Season 2 of the Value Adds Value Podcast we discuss what we have learn about the value of building relationships with the teachers at your school! It seems so obvious that we should work to build strong relationships with our colleagues, but most teachers know just how difficult it can be to do.
Teaching staffs are filled with teachers who are all unique in their approaches and perspectives on education, so naturally their will be friction. We can't underestimate the power of friction to build a fire for good in our schools. We must learn how not to shy away from friction with colleagues, but approach it with respect to do what is best for our kids. In this episode you'll learn from our experiences both good and bad on building relationships with our team members!
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On this episode of the podcast we follow up our conversation on our back to school strategies with a talk on how to create intentional classroom cultures! During this conversation we talk about what an intentional culture looks like for each of us, how we're working to building it to start the year, and what can happen if we don't get intentional about our classroom cultures. We hope you enjoy it!
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On this episode of the podcast we follow up our conversation on our back to school strategies with a talk on how to create intentional classroom cultures! During this conversation we talk about what an intentional culture looks like for each of us, how we're working to building it to start the year, and what can happen if we don't get intentional about our classroom cultures. We hope you enjoy it!
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On this episode we talk to Tori Pattison about what it means to be both engaging and educating! This was such a fun conversation about heading back to school and how Tori uses purpose driven routines in order to set her students up for success. Tori spoke at length about how all of your routines must have a greater purpose in order for your students to take hold of them. To Tori this means that routines must work towards the greater purpose of helping students learn to respect ideas and feelings. This may seem like a hard concept for 1st graders to learn, but Tori proves that with high expectations students can learn anything!
Our favorite routine that Tori has is that she calls all of her classroom jobs "the economy" and each student job is called an "internship". She gives examples of how students thrive in these "internships" as a sanitation specialist who sweeps up the room or a woodworker who sharpens pencils.
We also got a chance to talk with Tori about what types of technology she uses in the classroom and how she has students build digital portfolios. If you're looking for back to school inspiration this podcast is the one for you!
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On this episode we talk to Tori Pattison about what it means to be both engaging and educating! This was such a fun conversation about heading back to school and how Tori uses purpose driven routines in order to set her students up for success. Tori spoke at length about how all of your routines must have a greater purpose in order for your students to take hold of them. To Tori this means that routines must work towards the greater purpose of helping students learn to respect ideas and feelings. This may seem like a hard concept for 1st graders to learn, but Tori proves that with high expectations students can learn anything!
Our favorite routine that Tori has is that she calls all of her classroom jobs "the economy" and each student job is called an "internship". She gives examples of how students thrive in these "internships" as a sanitation specialist who sweeps up the room or a woodworker who sharpens pencils.
We also got a chance to talk with Tori about what types of technology she uses in the classroom and how she has students build digital portfolios. If you're looking for back to school inspiration this podcast is the one for you!
Thanks to Tori for coming on the podcast and you can connect with her on Instagram @engagingandeducating!!
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And we're back for season 2 of the Value Adds Value Podcast!! Over the next 52 weeks we'll be releasing 52 new episodes featuring some of the greatest educators from around the country, but starting out it is just your boys.
On this episode we talk about our approach to the new school year, how we can improve our school climates, and what are our goals are for 2019-20. We excited for you to take this journey with us as this season we will structuring our podcast like a class. This means each week the content will feed off the prior week and the guests will all be experts in that area. We can't wait for you to see what we've got in store!
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After a short break we are back to put a bow on season 1 of Value Adds Value. We're so grateful to all of our guests and to everyone who listens.
On this episode Kyle talks about what it is like to go through new teacher trainings ten years after he initially did so. It is amazing what kind of perspective you can gain in ten years! Thank you for listening this far to Value Adds Value and we can wait for you to see what's in store on season 2!
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We wanted to share Kyle's presentation for the Teach With Tech Conference in the summer of 2019! It's a talk about why there are endless possibilities when it comes to using podcasts with your students. Originally we had wanted it to be a more of the practicality of using podcast, but after about four tries it just became a talk from the heart! The link to our AIE presentation on how to use podcasts as projects can be found below!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1N8yqkx4xRdPUKq7WcL4lRN0COwWQezvXsqrm8e_QyME/edit?usp=sharing
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We have been incredibly fortunate to have become a part of the Teach Your Heart family and we want to do our part to support their non-profit The Pink Santa Hat Movement. So figured there was no better way to do that than to bring on the founder of both Ms. Lisa Dunnigan to talk about how they are changing education for the better!
We hope you'll listen to this podcast and support the work they do for teachers who have been affected by breast cancer. If you have been affected or know someone who has been please reach out to Lisa or Tosha! The link you need is below!
https://thewrightstuffchics.com/pages/pink-santa-hat-movement
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We wanted to share a presentation Kyle gave during the Educators 2 Educators Summer Conference (https://www.educators2educators.com) that is a message that Wilkie originally shared on the podcast about the importance of keeping it 100 with your students.
The expanded version of this talk goes into why as teachers the most important person to be transparent with is yourself! This talk is about how your teaching practice can grow if you are willing to truly reflect on it.
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As Gary Gray says on his podcast, "it got personal" and very deep on the second half of this episode with Gary!
In the second half of this episode we talk about two things: 1) Is it selling out to work in an affluent school 2) What is the place of the N word in schools and society
It usually gets heavy when we talk with Gary because the passion we share as educators always shines through. We think these are important conversations to have and we're proud to have them with people like Gary Gray Jr. and honored to share them with you!
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As the school year approaches we couldn't be more excited for the second year of the Music and Arts Collective! On this episode of the podcasts you will hear the vision behind the program and how it is making a difference for kids.
The MAC is an after school program that provides students the space to explore their passions and follow their creativity in the arts. Whether they are aspiring hip hop artists or photographers they are given the space and equipment to explore and create their own content that can be shared with the world.
We are looking for a few schools from around the country to partner with so our students can collaborate with kids from across the country! If you are interested please send Wilkie an email to discuss the details of the program or message us on Instagram!
Wilkie@theledproject.com Instagram: @music_and_arts_collective
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Hey y'all! Just wanted to give you an update on where I'm at in the job hunt and an interesting conversation I had with Wilkie about going solo on the podcast. To sum it up things are really good in my life, but that doesn't mean I'm seeing with rose colored glasses.
Thanks for listening!
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Over the course of this 2.5 year journey of creating a podcast we've been blessed with so many new relationships, but the one we have with Gary Gray Jr. is at the top of the list of most valued!
Not only is he an incredible teacher who is providing amazing content to teachers across the world, but he is genuinely one of the most caring people we've ever met. He has continually been willing to be a sounding board for us and has provide perspective and wisdom at every turn.
We hope you enjoy the first part of our conversation with Gary on the burdens of being a content creator as an educator, his move to Manila, and how we can grow in our practice of being culturally responsive as educators.
We're sure you already follow Gary, but please go subscribe to his Youtube channel!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY2yhkrA78P6tfXV0Zfy8g
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Hey Y'all! We wanted to share this episode we recorded last summer with Naomi with because it seems so much more relevant now than it did when we recorded it. We are seeing examples everyday in our country of what our students of color face and we all must do our part to make changes and serve every student.
What does it take to create cultural relevancy for students? If you were Naomi O'Brien growing up it was simply to have a teacher ask you about who you are and what you like.
On this episode Naomi (Instagram: @readlikearockstar) talks about how her educational experience impact how she strives to connect with her early elementary students today. When asked what the one thing every student should be taught she responded with the ability to know what they need and how to ask for it. And she strives to do that with her kids and works with them on the language needed to ask for things.
We also had the chance to chat how to put language to social justice issues for both students and teachers. Naomi says that we often don't talk about difficult issues because we don't have the language or don't know how to ask the right questions, so with her students she often focuses on what justice would 'look like' in certain fictional and literal situations.
We wrapped up the conversation with practical ways to build better relationships with parents like sending newsletters home in their native languages and better relationships with colleagues like venturing to other parts of the building to see people.
We're so grateful to Naomi for sharing her story and wisdom and we hope you enjoy this episode!
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We were so blessed to have been abroad the first Teach Your Heart Out Cruise to the Bahamas and what an adventure it was. We love how the folks at TYHO are continue to provide teachers with top notch professional development from the most engaging presenters out there, but have created the space for teachers from every walk of life to find community.
It was incredible to be able to eat dinner on a cruise ship while looking out at the ocean with friends that share your same passion for making a difference in the lives of our kids. It was more incredible to see over 400 teachers get on buses to deliver school supplies to students in Nassau that while provided every student with what they need for the coming year!
While talk about all those things plus the incredible sessions during the show. We want to give a huge shout out to everyone at TYHO, but especially to the people who have become our family! You know who you are!
If you want to attend a Teach Your Heart Out Conference you'll have several opportunities over the next year... San Antonio, San Diego, Toronto, and a few more to be announced soon! Go to teachyourheartoutcon.com to learn more!
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We wanted to share this conversation with our friend Esther Brunat earlier this year because of how relevant it is to us as teachers! We invited her to be on the podcast after her session on the Teachers Reboot Conference put on by Educators 2 Educators titled Petty On Purpose.
We have so much fun with Esther and want to ensure that you understand that being petty for her is just code for using humor to build relationships. We hope you enjoy this episode and the "exclusive news" is about to happen!
Be sure to find Esther on Instagram @estherbrunat!
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I have to apologize for not following through on the promise to record one solo episode a week. Travel and schedules and family caused me to lose my focus, but a lot of amazing things have happened over the last month and I want to share them with you!
Kyle
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Some of you may not know this, but we created our non-profit Lighthouse Educator Development long before we created our podcast. We started it with the dream that every student in America would have the teacher they deserve in every classroom from K-12 and the mission to achieve it by adding value to the teaching craft. Over the four years we've been working together on LED we have tried to get our work into the hands of teachers and schools, but it is a difficult hill to climb. WE have started the podcast to share our conversation two years ago and now we have found a platform to build our community.
The professional development work that we do is now available to teachers at patreon.com/valueaddsvalue! We are licensed through the state of Texas to provide professional development and our Patreon page will give teachers options of how many hours they would like to spend working with us. More importantly it allows teachers to "do PD on their own terms."
Patreon also allows us to be monetarily supported for our work and the PD we provide. When you become a part of our Patreon community you are not only growing as an educator you are allowing us to dedicate more of ourselves and our finances to reach more students and teachers.
You can learn more at Patreon.com/valueaddvalue or email kyle@theledproject.com!
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Thanks for checking out this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast! We loved being in the same room when record podcasts and in this episode we talk about how our relationships with students impact the leaders they will become. If you listen to this podcast you know that we believe there is nothing more important for a teacher to succeed than their ability to build, maintain and leverage their relationships.
Building relationships is the easy part, maintain them is more difficult, but being able to leverage them is the most difficult challenge for teachers. When you have built and maintained relationships with kids you still are using some degree of authority to get them to do things, but when you have built relationships that are deep enough to leverage you then are able to move kids through influence rather than authority.
If you want to hear more about what we mean take a listen to this episode, and if you love it please hit the subscribe button!!
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If you are interested in getting professional development on your own terms we encourage you to see what we have to offer at patreon.com/valueaddsvalue. Not only can you get professional development credit through the state of Texas, but you can support the work we do!
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Sorry for the delay in this week's podcast, but we promise you it is worth it! We were so excited to get to record this episode together in person on Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Sea aboard the Teach Your Heart Out Cruise! We even had special impromptu guest appearances from Casey Bethel and Vanessa Cronin.
We chatted with them about how we can change our attitudes from "I have to do these PDs" to "I get to do these PDs!" We discuss what it means to develop yourself as a teacher on your own terms and how to always stay focused on the mission. The right attitude about PD can change the trajectory of your craft! We hope you enjoy this and thank you to Casey and Vanessa for stopping by.
If you want to learn more about Teach Your Heart Out which has upcoming events in San Antonio, San Diego and Toronto you can find them at teachyourheartoutcon.com!
We also have a special offer from Nearpod for being a listener of the podcast! Go to nearpod.com/valueaddsvalue to get a FREE three month Gold Membership and a $25 content credit when you sign up. If you're not familiar with Nearpod they are an online education platform that is connecting students and teachers to powerful lessons and providing them a platform to create new lessons and collaborate. Be sure to check them out!
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Hey everybody! After a couple week delay the podcast is back. We had to take some time to refocus our energies and set our goals for the second half of 2019.
In this episode we talk about the end of the school year and how we are approaching our development for the summer. More importantly we discuss how to deal with situations in which people say, "You sure toot your own horn" or something to that affect. We talked about it because it happened to Wilkie this past week.
We started Lighthouse Educator Development with the belief that there has never been a more important time for teachers to stand tall and shine bright. With that comes push back from those who don't share that belief, so we want you to be prepared for it!
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Here is my weekly update and thoughts. I passed over again for a job and here is what it has felt like and how I plan to keep going! Thanks for tuning into Value Adds Value!
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Thanks for checking out part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Shaun Woodly on preparing our pre-service teachers, building a brand through a podcast and book, and what we can all do to serve our urban student populations better!
You can find Dr. Woodly online @teachhustleinspire and at teachhustleinspire.com or go buy his book MC Means Move the Class on Amazon!!
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On this episode I discuss a second interview with two Montessori schools that are adding the humanities to their middle school programs and why I worry that sometimes I wear rose colored glasses.
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Welcome to part 1 of our podcast with Dr. Shaun Woodly-- A college professor who is preparing future teachers and training educators on how to better connect with their urban students. Dr. Woodly is also the host of the Teach Hustle Inspire Podcast and the author of MC Means Move the Class!
In part one we get to know Dr. Woodly and hear his educational journey! Tune in to part two next week to hear how his work is impacting teachers from across the country!
You can find Dr. Woodly on Instagram @teachhustleinspire and his website https://teachhustleinspire.com!
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I got a rejection email on earlier this week from a school that I thought I had done amazing in the interview with. What struck me as odd was that this rejection email was the same as the ones I got through the mail a decade ago when I first started looking for jobs.
I posted it on Instagram with a few thoughts on how it doesn't define me as a teacher and person, so on this episode I talk about the response I got from the teaching community! Especially a lengthy conversation I had with Heather Planchon (@theprimaryparty)... Thanks for listening!
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We have been very fortunate to meet and build relationships with some of the most incredible teachers over the last few years and this episode's guest is no except! You may know him from his numerous viral videos or his catch phrase SURIOUSLY, but we are lucky to know Gerry Brooks as a principal that wants the best for his students and their teachers.
During our conversation Gerry talks about how he uses humor to help share the important messages that teachers need to hear, what his day to day is like versus what people see on social media, and some of the key nuggets we've learned from him this year.
We hope you enjoy it and if you do make sure to go buy his new book GO SEE THE PRINCIPAL!
You can find Gerry everyone on social media as GerryBrooksPrin and on his website gerrybrooksrpin.com!
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Here's your weekly update of what is going on in my head! Thank you for all the support and helping us reach more than 50,000 downloads! In this episode I talk about the interviews I've had for next year and some of the concerns I have when trying to pick the right opportunity.
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On this episode we talk with Nasser Muhammad of Lifting as We Climb an educational consulting firm with the mission to provide educational services to schools, students and parents in a three pronged community approach which creates a hub of responsibility for all involved. Thank you so much to Liz Kleinrock for the introduction!
On this episode we talked about how teachers how teachers can discover their implicit biases, his view on personalized learning and how he strives to better serve our black boys who are in special education. We were so thrilled to meet Nasser and we look forward to working with him in the future!
Please be sure to check out the work Lifting As We Climb is doing! https://www.liftandclimb.org/ Instagram: @lifting.climbing Twitter: lift_climb
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On this week dose of my thoughts I talk a little bit about how the job search is going and what a great position I find myself. I have never felt better about being an educator on this episode I explain why.
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We are so fortunate to be apart of the Teach Your Heart Out family and we are most grateful for the relationships we've built through the conferences. Enter Jed Dearybury!! This man is an educational powerhouse and after his keynote CREATIVITY, COURAGE, CHANGE AND THE REAL REASON I HATE SQUIRRELS we knew we had to get him on the podcast.
During our conversation we discussed what he has learned in visiting and working with hundreds of schools, his experience as an LGBTQ educator and how we can support that community, and how you can make President Obama laugh! WE hope you enjoy this conversation and to learn more about Jed check out his website or find him on social media as Mr. Dearybury!
https://www.mrdearybury.com/
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I'm back with my weekly update after a crazy week! In fact that is what I talked about! The Minnesota Teaching Job Fair, Interviews, Snow Storms and family time! Check it out!
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The universe moves in crazy ways and at Teach Your Heart Out it introduced us to Mr. B! Blake is a rapper, performing artist, and an educational innovator. He lives in Nashville where he performs with his band Tribal Hoose and when he is not doing that he substitute teaches. What makes him special is how he is bringing hip hop and literacy together in classrooms that he has no ownership over.
Plus in the episode you'll get the how in the course of about 10 minute Wil and Mr. B laid down our new podcast intro!
Enjoy this episode of the podcast and go follow all of Mr. B's accounts!
Instagram: @freestiles.fun @mrbinspire @tribalhoose @therapapp
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On this episode of Value Adds Value Kyle is joined by Newark teacher Donovan Smalls! Donovan (IG: @educational_fellow)was the a student way back when of our friend and former podcast guest CJ Reynolds. It was incredible to hear the story of the lasting impact CJ had on Donovan and how it led him to teach at the same school where CJ taught him.
Along with his background discussed teaching in the school and community where you grew up with Donovan and his experience with joining a staff that knew you as a student. We wrap it up by talking about his after school drama program and how his persistence in that paid off. We hope you enjoy this podcast and thanks for checking out Value Adds Value!
A special shout out to our friend Mr. B (IG: @freestiles.fun) for laying down a freestyle with Wil that has become our new intro!
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This is why we love the folks at Teach Your Heart Out! On this episode we reflect on our TYHO Atlanta experience and discuss why we love being a part of this teacher community! If you are interested in attending please reach out and we will help you find a way! Check them out at https://teachyourheartoutcon.com!
Upcoming Events: June 2019- The Bahamas October 2019- San Antonio March 2020- San Diego July 2020- Toronto
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On this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast we talk with our friend Lindsey Petlak about NearPod and the incredible platform they have created for teachers and students! We met Lindsey last summer at TYHO Las Vegas and were lucky to see her this past weekend in Atlanta. NearPod is an amazing platform for teachers to build lessons with their own content and sample from the vast content library that Nearpod has on almost every subject. Make sure you check them out at nearpod.com and on Instagram and Twitter. We were also given permission to share the 3 month gold membership to NearPod from TYHO, so if you'd like to get a 3 month trial of NearPod's Gold Membership go to go.nearpod.com/TYHO!
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I know that in a job interview it is going to come up that I chose to be a landscaper rather than moving away for a teaching job or subbing. I know there is a politically correct answer to give to a principal, but in this episode I talk about what the real answer is, how much I have grown as an educator in the past year, and why the next ten years of my career will outshine the first ten years.
If you have a minute please subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! You can also find us on Instagram and Twitter @valueaddsvalue!
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On this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast we talk with one of the hosts of the Tough Talk With Teachers Podcast Whitney Choate. We had the chance to discuss with Whitney the impact their podcast is having on her and the educators they reach and how she overcame Central Auditory Processing Disorder to be a successful student and now a successful educators.
Whitney is also doing incredible things with her students in terms of technology integration and discusses how she uses tech to empower her students, not as a nanny. This is an episode you won't want to miss!
Thanks for listening and for your support of Value Adds Value! If you'd like to help us out you can subscribe and leave a review!
Check out Whitney on Twitter and Instagram and click the link below to subscribe to their podcast: TW: @Choatesnotes IG: @toughteachertlk
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Y'all I've got to admit. I didn't think that getting my Minnesota teaching license renewed would be this difficult or that searching for jobs would be this stressful. I was set up with someone who was supposed to help me, but turned out to be quiet rude. Now I'm back where I started at the beginning of the year and as jobs are posted the stress of the process is hitting me. I need y'all to help me stay positive! Thanks for listening!
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It was nice to have a fellow Texas State Bobcat on the podcast... Ms. Dailene Hendon!! (@cohortofcare on Instagram)We had the chance to talk about her experience student teaching abroad, the approach she takes in pursuing her PhD. in education, how she plans on using her doctorate when she gets it.
Dailene also talked about the mindset needed and priorities that she has set in order to pursue her advanced degree while maintaining a self care routine. Here's a hint... you have to cut a lot of things out of your life!
To hear this and so much more check out this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast!
If you want to reach out to use you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @valueaddsvalue or send us an email at podcast@theledproject.com!
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Hey Y'all!! Here is my weekly podcast. I wanted to riff off a conversation I had with Vanessa Cronin on The Empowered Teaching Podcast about why it is important for teachers to truly shine. Having been in the classroom for the better part of a decade my biggest regret is how often I played small and sold myself short. I realize now that the best way for my students to shine is to see me shine everyday no matter what the circumstances. My goal is to shine to the best of what I have each day. If you want to hear the episode stay tuned to The Empowered Teaching Podcast in April!!
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On this episode podcast Kyle is joined by Bethany Younkers. We got connect to Bethany through one of our previous guests CJ Reynolds. "Students will always give you a window in... and will test you to see you care and if you'll stick around." This is the key to connection and relationships in the classroom according to Bethany. We had an incredible talk about how at times we've both missed the 'windows' our students have given us because we didn't recognize their stories. Bethany teaches at an all boys school in Philly and we discussed how she sets expectations and boundaries with her boys as well as how she gains cultural awareness of the reality her students live in. Bethany (IG: @polkadotsofgratitude and polkadotsofgratitude.com) is a believer in the power of gratitude as much as we are and even against the will of teenage boys makes them "present to their blessings." Sprinkle in a bit of international travel and some talk on eating vegan and you have the recipe for a tremendous podcast!
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I've stayed true to releasing my thoughts in podcast form for three straight weeks! In this episode I talked about why I'm looking forward to getting back in the classroom this fall, how I have grown in the past year, and why I will go all out when I get my next job!
Much Love!
Kyle
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On this episode of the podcast we have a conversation about what a more humanized classroom would look like with Paul France. Paul's first piece of advise, "You have to have a belief in other people's truth."
Paul is an openly gay teacher and advocate for marginalized groups whose work we came across when he wrote an article about how white male teachers can be better allies (paulemerich.com/2018/08/06/how-ca…-people-of-color/).
This sparked a conversation about how people who have privilege can be better allies to people who do not and he started out by explaining how we must accept that other people have a different truth than our own, but we must understand that both truths are valid. To us this means we must as people refrain from trying to validate our own truths by undermining or discrediting the truths of others.
Paul gives his 5 As for being a better ally to marginalized groups: Awareness, Acceptance, Amplification, Advocacy, Accountability
And when asked what advocacy looks like he stated the importance of advocating for people in the way they desire which requires us to ask people what they need. This is great advice no matter who you are fighting for or what cause you are championing.
We're so grateful to Paul for giving his time to our listeners and if you'd like to check out his work you can click on the links below!
paulemerich.com/ twitter.com/paul_emerich
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Hey Y'all! This is Kyle here... I've committed to getting my thoughts out there on a weekly basis and here is this week's episode. I have really struggle throughout myself without overestimating my abilities in the face of challenges and it has gotten me into trouble. On the flip side I also struggle to value myself and the great things that I have done as an educator and person. These are just my thoughts on how this has impacted me over the years and how I am working to better in both aspects.
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What does it take to create cultural relevancy for students? If you were Naomi O'Brien growing up it was simply to have a teacher ask you about who you are and what you like.
On this episode Naomi (Instagram: @readlikearockstar) talks about how her educational experience impact how she strives to connect with her early elementary students today. When asked what the one thing every student should be taught she responded with the ability to know what they need and how to ask for it. And she strives to do that with her kids and works with them on the language needed to ask for things.
We also had the chance to chat how to put language to social justice issues for both students and teachers. Naomi says that we often don't talk about difficult issues because we don't have the language or don't know how to ask the right questions, so with her students she often focuses on what justice would 'look like' in certain fictional and literal situations.
We wrapped up the conversation with practical ways to build better relationships with parents like sending newsletters home in their native languages and better relationships with colleagues like venturing to other parts of the building to see people.
We're so grateful to Naomi for sharing her story and wisdom and we hope you enjoy this episode!
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These are just some of my thoughts on why I haven't put my own voice out there more on our podcast and why we choose to do very little editing and post production of our show!
Thanks for listening!
Kyle
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What exactly does it mean to teach on tables?! Lucky for you Katie (@teachingontables) joined us on the podcast to describe her unique brand of art, theater, and taking that has become her calling card!
During this conversation Katie tells the story of how a theater major at Notre Dame turned into her engaging style of teaching with help from the folks over at The Ron Clark Academy. Katie shares our belief that as teachers we are the #1 determinants of our students success and future opportunities and although her presentation may be over the top her practice is rooted in a simple principle--listen.
Katie has developed her own voice as a teacher and gives you the advice that she used to do so during this episode. Although her dancing and singing may seem like a novelty they are far from it. The central tenant of her teaching lies in the idea that students expect the unexpected in her class. Not only does this allow for her to take risks in her teaching, but it provides the space kids need to develop their own voice as well.
If you don't already follow Katie please do so because it will give you a visual of all the things she spoke of in this episode and thank you to Katie for coming on the show and providing such value to teachers!
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Vanessa Cronin is the host of the Empowered Teaching Podcast, yoga guru, and a Bilingual Teacher! We loved getting to talk with Vanessa about her journey as an immigrant and educator, how she learned English, and her belief that everyone on the planet should do yoga. She is doing great work on her podcast as well as on Instagram, so if you don't follow her or haven't subscribed to her podcast go do that now!!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/empowered-teaching/id1434059025?mt=2
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When our friends at The Wright Stuff Chics and Teach Your Heart Out decided to help a school in Bay County Florida after they had lost everything in a hurricane we weren't surprised, but we were blown away by the donation by Hand 2 Mind of $700,000 worth of materials to help those students and teachers get back on their feet!
On this episode we catch up with Brandi Brown of Hand 2 Mind to talk about that particular donation, why in a technological world hands on learning still matters, and how to get more resources in the hands of more teachers and students!
If you'd like to learn more about Hand 2 Mind you can go to their website or find them on Facebook and Instagram: IG and TW: @etahand2mind Facebook: ETA Hand 2 Mind https://www.hand2mind.com/
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John Rodney is a teacher in Burbank who lives in L.A. and is just a good dude! We were fortunate to connect with John on Instagram (@teachertoteacher) and he agreed to have a chat with us for the podcast. He told the story of how being a summer bar tender in Maine got him connected to a principal in L.A. which turned into a teaching job and he has now been there for over a year. John also gave us good advice on how to get to know your community and the impact that can have on your students. He teaches in a community with a large Armenian population and he discusses how he learned to give examples that are culturally relevant to them. We can say for certain that John will be back on the podcast soon!
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These ladies are our people! If you don't follow @practicallypositiveteaching on Instagram you're missing out on a daily dose of inspiration and motivation for teachers! Whether it is dancing in the car rider line or creating their chalkboard videos Sally and Sarah are go to educators for us whether we need some positivity or advice. On this episode we talk about how to embrace our uniqueness without having to compare it to others and how we can be positive about education without ignoring the realities of our situations. For more great content from these two check out their website!
https://practicallypositiveteaching.com/
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Are you an educator with a spouse that is also an educator?! Nita and Mike Creekmore are that and it was so fun to get a chance to have them on the podcast together. We had the chance to talk about how the dynamics have changed between them as they have gone through their careers and how they find balance in their work and family lives. It was incredible to hear how they interacted with one another and set the other up for success. We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast!!
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Ryan Giffen may not be a teacher, but he is deeply involved with the education community. A man who comes from a long line of teachers he now works connecting schools and conferences to some of the greatest teachers and leaders in the business. He provides teachers with many of the incredible speakers and trainers we see in our schools and conferences. He is a part of the education space, but we enjoyed the conversation on education from a different perspective. If you want to connect with him you can find him on Twitter and Instagram @ryangiffen!
https://premierespeakers.com/staff_directory/ryan_giffen
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This is the audio of our session from The New Year Teachers Reboot Conference put on by Educators 2 Educators! We talked about how our actions as teachers tell a story and if we're not intentional in how we tell that story the stories our students tell about us will not be ones were proud of. If you want to check out more on the Reboot Conference click the link below!!
https://educators2educators.com/conference/
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On this episode we talk with Principal Jessica Cabeen about her journey from Musical Therapist to middle school principal! What was fun about this episode was that although we were introduced through a mutual friend we both grew up in northwest Wisconsin. We weren't in high school at the same time, but we were able to share the common experience of growing up in a small town and learning to teach in the urban setting. We talked about building relationships, setting high expectations and giving kids space to fail. If you'd like to learn more about Jessica you can check out her website or find her on Instagram and Facebook!
jessicacabeen.com
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On this episode of the podcast we are joined by the incredibly fun and engaging Esther Brunat for a conversation on how to build relationships through humor. We connect during the Teachers Reboot Conference after watching her session called Petty on Purpose. Asking students questions like, "Who peed in your cheerios?" can often diffuse tense situations and create connections between teachers and students. This episode is filled with laughs and real talk! We hope you enjoy it!
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We had the chance to catch up with fellow Texan and rockstar educator Hal Bowman for this episode of the podcast! Hal has taught just about everything from band to biology, but is now traveling the country working to help schools change their cultures for the better. He's been in hundreds of schools for the past few years and we had a conversation about what teachers go through and what conversations teachers are having across the country. The consensus-- there are incredible teachers doing incredible work with zero fanfare all over the country and its our job to help bring those teachers to the forefront and change our nations culture on the value of the teaching profession! We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did! And if you don't follow Hal jump on it!
halbowman.com @halbowman on Facebook and Instagram
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On this episode of the podcast we were joined by Charnaie Gordon who is the creator of the 50 States, 50 Books movement (https://www.50states50books.net/). What started off as a way for her kids to give back has turned into a movement that in less than a year has donated diverse books to underprivileged kids to over half of the 50 states! We had the chance to discuss with her the value of reading for kids along with how they plan to continue their efforts once they reach all 50 states. The best news is their still looking to donate more books to more kids, so go to their website if you want to apply to get books for your classroom or to give books to help their cause!
https://www.50states50books.net/ Instagram: @hereweeread and @ 50states50books
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On this episode of the podcast we were joined by Amanda Tooley (@growingwithmrst) for a conversation on life as a teacher in Los Angeles and culturally responsive teaching. The situation is not great in L.A. Unified Schools according to Amanda and more than likely at the time of this episode's release the teachers there will be on strike, but Amanda's attitude and her passion for teaching will not be shaken. We had the chance to talk with her about the desires of the teachers in L.A. versus what the media portrays them as, how she works to build identity in her students before cultural awareness, and the impact that reading has on both teachers and students. We hope that the teachers out there get the resources and support they deserve and that you enjoy this episode of podcast!
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Here's a brief recap of the year that was for us at Lighthouse Educator Development! We're so grateful to all who have listened and supported this podcast. And we're so blessed to have built the relationships we have this past year! We can't wait to show you what's in store for 2019!
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We were honored on this episode to have the opportunity to speak with Dr. Pedro Noguera on how The Board Vs. Board of Education Supreme Court Decision is impact our schools 65 years after it happen. Dr. Noguera is a professor at UCLA and is a highly sought after educational consultant. We had the chance to meet him at The AIE Conference in November and he was gracious enough to share some of his time with us. His perspectives changed how we viewed the educational system and why everyone should care about it.
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This is the first installment of a new series we call LIFE LESSONS WITH LAW. It is a chance for us to talk about what we face as teachers and people and this particular episode talks about a difficult conversation Law had with a colleague. It is a common problem that many teachers face, but we're proud of the way he handled it.
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On this episode we had a conversation with Jessica Martin who is better know as @the_whimisical_teacher on Instagram about her passion for teaching, the realities of teaching in a remote part of Nevada and how she has built a supportive online community. It is those online relationships that helped create The New Year Teacher Reboot which she will be the host of! It is a FREE 3 day online conference to help teachers get right in the new year! We'll be there and we hope you will to. Turn learn more click the link below!
https://educators2educators.com/conference/
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Are you a math teacher?! Then this episode is the ticket for you cause we have two great ones! We have our very own Wilkie Law and Dana Harris who is a math teacher and tutor in Oakland. Kyle just listened for most of this episode as the fellas talked about the need to teach practical math and how students are benefiting from online tutoring. Dana is putting out a ton of great math content on his YouTube channel so be sure to check him out!
https://www.youtube.com/user/youngmathguru
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For this episode we had the chance to talk with a man who is doing incredible work for the special needs community Mr. Mythiquer Pickett. We connected with him through our friend Chip Baker and we were so impressed with the work he is doing out of Houston through the non-profit he founded called We See Abilities. He is helping kids with special needs increase the joy in their lives through sports and activities. It really is a worthwhile cause and he gives some concrete advice that we can use as educators to better serve our special needs students.
To learn more visit their website or find them on Instagram! https://www.weseeabilities.org/
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On this episode we share with you the audio from the AIE Conference panel on teacher retention that featured Wilkie, Michael Bonner, Hamish Brewer, Mike Zucker of UTSA, and Heather Salaz of AIE. It was a great conversation on how we can get more teachers into our profession, the challenges our schools and teachers are facing, and how we can help the teachers already in the profession succeed and find their purpose in teaching. We're looking forward to having all of these people on the podcast of individual conversations soon!
You can connect with Michael online @michaelbonner_ and Hamish @relentless_principal!
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Some kids are smarter than you, some kids have cooler clothes than you, some kids are better at sports than you. It doesn't matter...you have your thing too. Be the kid who can get along. The kid that is generous. The kid that is happy for other people. The kid that does the right thing. The kid that tries his best. Be the nice kid.
Many of you have seen this quote, but here is your chance to hear from the man who created it, Bryan Skavnak (bethenicekid.com). Bryan has spent much of the last year talking with students and teachers about what his intentions were in writing this passage and how he strives to help kids build better relationships in schools and he was kind enough to come on the podcast to talk with us about it. If you'd like to support them and work with Bryan you can go their website find them on or find them on Facebook and Instagram @bethenicekid.
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This episode is the audio of Wilkie's talk on teacher leadership form the AIE Conference. More importantly it's his story and it defines how he has gotten to where he is today as an educator! We hope this helps you get to know him just a little better!
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Jason West has taken a different path than most to become a successful teacher and program coordinator in Southern California. He worked successfully in TV before the economic down turn of 2008 when as a back up plan he got his teaching credentials. It wasn't until a couple years ago when he had to make the choice between teaching and going back to TV that he realized that he was where he was meant to be in life.
Jason is the host of the Podclass Podcast and we were able to have conversation with him about the state of education, the perception of teachers and our profession, and loving our students and teaching with rigor are not mutually exclusive! We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and that you connect with Jason to learn and grow your craft!
Instagram: @teachmemrwest www.teachmemrwest.com Find the Podclass on iTunes!
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On this episode of the podcast we were joined by Asmahan Mashrah to have a conversation about culturally responsive teaching, and we did talk about it. But the conversation was completely unscripted as we didn't use any of the questions we had prepared and truly just had a conversation between educators about the realities that people of color and other marginalized groups face in education. Asmahan is a teacher outside of Detroit which has some of the worst conditions for teachers and students in the country, so she sees first hand that literally across the street from her school there are schools with no water. It was also powerful to hear the story of how she grew up in the American educational system and society versus how she is raising her kids. She is a powerhouse teacher and advocate for students, but we are grateful to her for helping us learn and grow in our craft as well!
If you want to connect with her you can find her on Instagram @teachingwithsugarandspice
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Fun fact about Eric Crouch... He actually took the picture we use for our cover photo on the podcast! We were so grateful to catch up with Eric for the second time on our podcast to talk with him about how Wilkie can create a global learning aspect of his classroom and well as what's in store for the Teach Your Heart Out Conferences in 2019 that will be coming to Atlanta in March, a cruise to The Bahamas in June and San Antonio in October. We also had a chance to talk about The Pep Talk Series launched by the folks at The Wright Stuff Chics and how we can work to get more men into the profession! Eric truly is a mentor and inspiration to us as he has been so willing to share his advice with us, listen to our big ideas, and show genuine love for us. Eric we are deeply grateful for that and we hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast!
If you'd like to follow Eric on social media here's how you can: Instagram: @adventureswithmrc Twitter: @ericcrouch teachyourheartout.com
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On this episode we had the chance to talk with Tiffany Jewell (@antibiasmontessori) about her work as an educator and social justice advocate! Tiffany is a teacher of 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders at a Montessori school discussed with us the need for teachers to help students develop their identities before we start to work with them on social justice issues. She talked with us about how a part of her identity needs to be seen in all of her students in order to help them develop as people. She is a part of the Montessori for Social Justice (http://montessoriforsocialjustice.org) an organization that strives to provide teachers with training and frameworks to teach racism and anti-racism. You can also find Montessori for Social Justice on Facebook where they list their resources and future events!
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On this Throw Back Thursday episode of the podcast we bring episode #41 where we first connected with Mike Berezny!! We wanted to throw it back to this episode to honor the incredible work that @mikeybee3 is doing in education and in life. If you follow him on Instagram you'll continuously see him providing his Mindset Mondays, inspiring you to follow your dreams, or supporting some other noble cause. Plus we love his drive and authenticity to continue to pursue making music while teaching and juggling all the other things he has going! We hope you enjoy this throwback episode with Mike Berezny!
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On this episode we were delighted to have Rae Hughart (hugh---art)to talk about how she strives in her teaching craft to always reflect, learn, and amplify! We love that because as she explains reflection is the where true growth in any endeavor starts and it is incredibly important for teachers. From that reflections Rae explains we learn the ways we're able to improve ourselves and the people around us. And after we've reflected and learned we are then responsible to amplify those learnings in our interactions with others and as teachers we use that as opportunities to continually build strong relationships with our kids!
We also had the chance to talk about her work with The Teach Better Team (https://teachbetter.com/) and her podcast with Jeff Gargas Teach Better Talk (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teach-better-talk/id1434230303?mt=2)!
If you'd like to connect with Rae online The Teach Better Team has a private Facebook group you can request to join or you can find her on Instagram and Twitter @raehughart!
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We were so fortunate to have our friend Monica Genta back on the podcast to talk about how teachers can find and create meaningful professional development opportunities. We had the chance to hear how Monica's year out of the classroom to speak to and train teachers is going and what she has learned during it! Monica talks with us about how she strives to create PDs that can be personalized to the teacher and allows them to grow both as an educator and a person. Pair that with how engaging and fun she is and it makes for a dynamic podcast!
If you want to connect further with Monica you can find her on social @monicagentaed and on her website monicagenta.com!!
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This conversation and relationship with Gary Gray Jr means the world to us! He is such an inspirational educator and a really good friend that we had a really candid conversation about what is important to us in education. What it came down to was how do we as teachers find our identity and voice so we can model for students how to do the same. If we can share one thing with our students it would be to help them see their true identities and within that develop their own voice based on their experiences. We believe that a person who has found their authentic voice will us it to amplify the voices of others and what is more important than that?!!
We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast but we also want you to subscribe and listen to Gary's podcast The Teacher Talk Series!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teacher-talk-series/id1433551931?mt=2
And follow him on Instagram @garyrgrayjr
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On episode #120 we have a conversation with San Diego based elementary teacher on teaching in a combination classroom! We hadn't heard of a combination classroom until we spoke with Whitney, but what it means is she is a self contained teacher who has 13 1st graders and 13 2nd graders. We were able to talk with Whitney about the challenges of this arrangement and how she fosters a community with students of different age groups. She also spoke about how there are no perfect schools for teachers, but there are always ways to learn and grow no matter where you're at! We're so grateful to Whitney for coming on the show and we hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast! You can follow on Instagram @learningwithcrayons and if you're finding value in our podcast please leaving a rating and review!!
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On this episode we were joined by Tosha Wright the founder of The Wright Stuff Chics (@thewrightstuffchics) and the Teach Your Heart Out Conference (@teachyourheartoutcon). It was amazing to hear the story of how in less than three years her and her mother have made such a gigantic impact on the teaching community through their inspiring apparel and inventive conference. During our conversation we discussed the value of teachers building authentic relationships in our urban schools, how we can better serve teachers who are new to the profession, and her mission to inspire teachers in ways that will leave a lasting impact on the profession. We hope this conversation gets you as fired up as it did us. As always thanks for listening and to connect with us please email us at podcast@theledproject.com, follow us on Instagram @valueaddsvalue, or find us on Facebook as Lighthouse Educator Development. To learn more about Tosha, The Wright Stuff Chics, and The Teach Your Heart Out Conference click on the links below.
thewrightstuffchics.com/
www.teachyourheartoutcon.com/
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On this episode of the podcast Wilkie is joined by author, coach, teacher, and speaker Chip Baker for a conversation on how we can all grow in our professional. Chip is a teacher and coach in the Houston area and is the co-author of the book Growing Through Your Go Through and is the host of The Success Chronicles Podcast! On this episode you'll hear about how teachers can persevere through the trials of the professional and how we can surround ourselves with successful people. As Chip says at the end he is just a good dude who does whatever he can to make his students successful and we hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast!
Here's how you can connect with Chip: @chipbakertsc
https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Through-Your-Go-Solutions/dp/1725614677/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539732075&sr=8-1&keywords=growing+through+your+go+through
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chip-baker-the-success-chronicles/id1385159125?mt=2
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Jonathan Willis is and Special Education teacher in North Carolina who is committed to showing the world that students with disabilities are capable of more than we can imagine! During our conversation we learned about how Jonathan became a teacher rather than a pharmacist, how he immerses his students into their school community, and how he is an advocate for all people with disabilities. We're so grateful to Jonathan for taking some time to come on the podcast and if you want to connect with him you can find him on Instagram @thesoulspeducator!!
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On this episode of the podcast we were lucky to be joined by our good friend Rob Wottawa for a conversation on how we've grown over the last two years when we met at the UNM Mentoring Institute! We got to catch up with Rob on how he approaches his job as an assistant principal and how he approaches the "bigger classroom." We also got hear Rob's journey into the classroom from being a classical guitar player and how he grew into teaching. It was great to catch up with Rob and we hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and be sure to follow Rob on Twitter @rwottawa and Instagram @robwottawa!
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On this episode we were joined by Dr. Paul Gavoni (@drpauliegloves) and Anika Costa to hear how they use Applied Behavioral Analysis to train and coach teachers to be more successful with their students. During our conversation we got to hear both of their backgrounds in education, how they came upon the science of Applied Behavior and how they are using it to make teachers more successful in the classroom and keep in them in the profession longer!
Please don't be intimidated by the name is they make the concepts so practical and draw on their experiences of working with teachers to help us understand the simplicity of our students' behaviors.
You can find both of the them on Instagram, Linked In, Facebook or check out their website www.teampbs.com!!
We look forward to getting to meet them in person at AIE in San Antonio!
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We're really excited to talk with you about our new program The Music and Arts Collective. It's an after school program Wil is piloting at his school that brings together students collaborate and create in the arts ranging from hip-hop to photography. It is a collective because students will learn life lessons and social skills by having to work together across disciplines to create as a unit. We're super excited for you to watch and listen to their journey and for this to be the next phase of Lighthouse Educator Development.
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On this episode we're joined by kindergarten teacher Monique Waters (IG: @itsmoniquesworld) for a conversation about how we can build on the capabilities our students have not matter what age they are. Monique has been a kinder teacher in Cleveland for five years and we had the chance to talk about how she creates student success through her routines that include smiling, breathing, and focusing their minds! She learned this method from Prince Ea (IG: @princeea) and how she uses it with her kindergarteners because she wanted to give them a way to cope in life that they could use no matter where they were.
We also had the chance to discuss the importance for teachers of getting into routines with ourselves and with our kids because we had a good laugh about how easily we can through our days off when we lose track of routines. We really love how Monique also believes that her students are leaders right now and treat them as such! It was a lot to pack into 40 minutes, but we're so grateful to have had her on the podcast!
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CJ Reynolds teaches 9th grade English at Latin Boys High School in West Philly... INSERT THE FRESH PRINCE THEME HERE and has an incredible YouTube channel with which he puts out videos on teaching. During our conversation we talked about the value of both authenticity and vulnerability and how we models them for his boys. CJ also discussed how to "find the you" among your students meaning that if we are struggling to connect with our students we should seek out kids who were like us at that age because we can easily relate. And among other things made the point in conclusion that our job as teachers is to make sure kids feel seen and heard and challenges us to strive at that goal. It was a powerful conversation and you're going to want to follow CJ wherever you can! @realrapwithreynolds https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGA_FqyigEPmh5U37Yn7fA
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We've been talking a lot recently as Wilkie has been back in the classroom about how kids truly just want to be seen. So we're releasing this podcast from earlier this year because we want to continue the conversation on how we can validate kids more authentically!
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On this episode of the podcast we're joined by our friend and Bay Area teacher Tyler Richards! Originally we'd planned to talk about his routines and reading strategies, but it turned into a conversation about education and the teachers role in it. We talked about the difference between having discipline and structure and being an authoritarian. We talked about how teaching is a profession is among the most difficult and rewarding in the country. We talked about how reluctant we are as teachers to talk to people other than teachers about the joys of the job because we assume they won't understand. All of that is to say that this job isn't for the faint of heart and we must find a way to make our profession look more inviting!
We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and if you want to connect with Tyler you can find him on Instagram @sculptinginsixth!!
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We throw this Thursday's episode back to our interview with one of our favorite people Monica Genta! Not only did we get to have her on the podcast this year, but we also got to see her present and we danced the night away with her at Teach Your Heart Out! On this episode she talks her teaching experience and books 180 Days of Awesome and Game Changers!
Check her out online and enjoy this episode!
https://monicagenta.com/ Instagram: @monicagentaed
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On this episode we're joined by the Teaching Texan himself Bryce Sizemore! We're so grateful to Bryce for taking time on a busy Saturday to have a conversation for our podcast about the way he sets his kids up for success with Project Based Learning, the importance of providing students opportunities to learn with their hands, and how he prioritizes social and emotional learning.
If you'd like to learn more about Bryce or connect with him you can find him online at theteachingtexan.com or on Instagram @theteachingtexan!
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On this episode of the podcast we were joined by Sally Shah and Sarah McCarthy of Practically Positive Teaching! To sum it up we really want to be their friends!!
We had the chance to talk with them about how their partnership was formed and they share a story very similar to ours in that they worked together and grew a friendship and collaboration from. We also got to hear why they believe teachers can be practically positive rather than perfectly positive.
We hope that in this interview you'll find value in their strategies and stories to create a more positive environment for schools!
Find them on Instagram @practicallypositiveteaching or their website https://practicallypositiveteaching.com/!!
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Juan Gonzalez Jr. is a teacher and proud of it. We're proud to be able to call him a colleague and a friend. During this conversation with Kyle and Wil he talks about why our stories matter. Juan (IG: @teaching3rdwithmrg) has a love for reading that is infectious and passion for showing others the power that reading has to open up our world. "Reading is an insight into the world before they live it," according to Juan as he explains how we can shift students mindset to understand that books tell the same stories as TV and the internet. Juan strives to shine a positive light on education and urges teachers to let students know the why of everything that they do in order to establish the relevance of learning. And his most power piece of advice, "we don't know the impact we have on students." He stressed that we can show students that reading isn't a chore and that as teachers we are never alone in our struggles. And as an added bonus he discusses the Teach Your Heart Out Cruise in June of 2019!! So to get details on that and learn to love Juan as much as we do listen up!!
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On this episode Kyle has a conversation with Chris Ocampo who is a special education teacher in Massachusetts, food fanatic, and fellow lover of the bow tie! Originally there were a dozen questions laid out for this episode, but the conversation flowed so naturally that we didn't need them.
Here are some of the things Chris talked about: - Growing up the son of Filipino Immigrants and the expectations that come with it. - How the diversity of his school and town are unlike most other places. - How food is a platform to learn about others allows us to more easily share our cultures. - How we are not limited to what society gives us and who we can be right in our experiences without someone else having to be wrong. - And how the diversity of our experiences helps us to understand different perspectives. - His book!!
WE PROMISE TO HAVE CHRIS BACK ON TO TALK ABOUT HIS TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND WAYS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS! But until then go follow Chris on Instagram @feasting_and_teaching!
Thanks for checking out this episode of the podcast and leave a review if you're so inclined!
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On this episode of the podcast we're joined by Chelsey Odgers who is a an artist, clipboard creator, anchor chart expert, and technology teacher! You may know Chelsey better as @hipsterartteacher on Instagram and by the amazing clipboards she decorates!
We had a great conversation on how she uses her background in graphic design and art to teach her students in tecnology, STEAM, and Makers Space. When we asked Chelsey what the struggles are for art teachers she discussed how it can be challenging to help students overcome their self doubt. What struck us is the way she described how many students have been told they are not good at art and it makes them more reluctant to try and how it could be the story of any student in any class. She then talked about how she wants students to feel capable and valued as individuals and the ways in which she strives to do that in all her classes.
Finish it off with some talk on anchor charts, Teach Your Heart Out, and how she uses Makers Spaces and this is an episode you won't want to miss!
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On this Throw Back Thursday we have our episode with Megan Forbes! If you follow Megan (IG: @toocoolformiddleschool) that she is an advocate for so many groups and causes. Whether it is equity in the classroom or fair trade businesses Megan shares her passions and speaks beautifully from her experiences. On this episode we talked about the value of teaching history and breaking the thought pattern that this job ever gets easier. It doesn't-- we just get better!!
We hope you enjoy this throw back episode of the podcast and if you don't follow Megan check out her blog and social media!!
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On this episode Kyle shares some of his thoughts on why it is important when setting expectations for students you seize the opportunity to grow the relationship. He talks about his personal experiences of having misguided expectations and how he would do it differently if given the chance. As the school year kicks off it is important to set expectations for not just your students, but for all your relationships. Just make sure that all parties involved are on the same page with what those expectations are!
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On this episode we're joined by Andrew Frey (IG: @so.fresh.so.fourth) who is a first year teacher in Illinois and the create of Firsthand Museum (firsthandmuseum.com). Firsthand Museum is a collection of primary artifacts that can be rented out to teachers and put into the hands of students. We were blown away by the maturity of Andrew who just began his first year teacher and the time he has spent curating the Firsthand Museum collection.
During our conversation we talked about his advice for new teachers, his college experience in which he spent 700 hours in classrooms prior to student teaching, and how important it is for more men to become teachers. We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and please send us recommendations for teachers you'd like us to interview!!
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Thank You: To our families and friends To our teachers and colleagues To the people we've met To the friends we've made To all our guests AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO EVERY TEACHER OUT THERE WHO MAKES THIS THE MOST IMPORTANT PROFESSION ON THE PLANET!!
We look forward to what we have planned for the next 100!
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We love Lindsey to death and this episode could have gone on forever!! We brought her on to talk about empowering teachers, math and STEM and didn't get past the intro questions. So we promise we'll have her on again to talk about math and STEM, but please enjoy this conversation and why the teaching profession is so important and how we can empower the teachers around us to succeed!!
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What does it take to create cultural relevancy for students? If you were Naomi O'Brien growing up it was simply to have a teacher ask you about who you are and what you like.
On this episode Naomi (Instagram: @readlikearockstar) talks about how her educational experience impact how she strives to connect with her early elementary students today. When asked what the one thing every student should be taught she responded with the ability to know what they need and how to ask for it. And she strives to do that with her kids and works with them on the language needed to ask for things.
We also had the chance to chat how to put language to social justice issues for both students and teachers. Naomi says that we often don't talk about difficult issues because we don't have the language or don't know how to ask the right questions, so with her students she often focuses on what justice would 'look like' in certain fictional and literal situations.
We wrapped up the conversation with practical ways to build better relationships with parents like sending newsletters home in their native languages and better relationships with colleagues like venturing to other parts of the building to see people.
We're so grateful to Naomi for sharing her story and wisdom and we hope you enjoy this episode!
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With next week marking our 100th episode with only thought it appropriate to release our very first episode as this weeks throw back Thursday! This episode was recorded in January of 2017 and in it we talk about what Lighthouse Educator Development is all about.
So much has changed for both of us since this episode was recorded. Wilkie is now back in the classroom at a brand new school and Kyle is back home in Wisconsin pursuing this venture full time! We hope in this episode you hear our hearts and we prove to you that what we're saying now is what we've said all along!
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On this episode of the podcast we have a conversation about what a more humanized classroom would look like with Paul France. Paul's first piece of advise, "You have to have a belief in other people's truth."
Paul is an openly gay teacher and advocate for marginalized groups whose work we came across when he wrote an article about how white male teachers can be better allies (https://paulemerich.com/2018/08/06/how-can-white-male-teachers-be-better-allies-for-people-of-color/).
This sparked a conversation about how people who have privilege can be better allies to people who do not and he started out by explaining how we must accept that other people have a different truth than our own, but we must understand that both truths are valid. To us this means we must as people refrain from trying to validate our own truths by undermining or discrediting the truths of others.
Paul gives his 5 As for being a better ally to marginalized groups: Awareness, Acceptance, Amplification, Advocacy, Accountability
And when asked what advocacy looks like he stated the importance of advocating for people in the way they desire which requires us to ask people what they need. This is great advice no matter who you are fighting for or what cause you are championing.
We're so grateful to Paul for giving his time to our listeners and if you'd like to check out his work you can click on the links below!
https://paulemerich.com/ https://twitter.com/paul_emerich
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We're so grateful for that James Lyas would come on the podcast and be so candid with us about his experiences as both a student and teacher dealing with anxiety and depression. We were honored to be able to listen to his story learn how we can better cope with our own depression and anxiety and what we can do to better serve our students who face these challenges.
To learn more about James and his experiences you can find him on Instagram @bondwithjames and you can follow his journey on his Youtube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClpHwmWkYdIA5wefDsaixeA
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In honor of the new school year we're releasing our first #throwbackthursday episode to the one and only Joe Dombrowski!! We felt so fortunate to have Joe take time out his busy schedule to discuss what authenticity means to teachers and how we must all #embraceourweird!!!
We hope you enjoy this throwback episode of the podcast and that the start of your year is magical!!
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On this episode Liz Kleinrock returns to discuss her summer adventures and talks about what she has learned about education abroad. If you want to go back and listen to our first episode with Liz it is #44!
We had a chance to catch up with Liz to hear the story of her summer trip to South Africa and what she has learned about education after the fall of Apartheid. Liz had the chance to tour several schools and listen to stories of both students and educators and how race has factored into education in South Africa.
We also want to congratulate Liz for winning an Excellence in Teaching Award from the Southern Poverty Law Center and Teaching Tolerance. We heard about her time in Alabama this summer and what experiences were like tour the new Lynching Memorial in Montgomery.
We were again blown away by the knowledge and perspective Liz shared with us and we're still wrestling with her ideas and how we can grow as educators. We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and to follow Liz click the links below!
Instagram.com/teachandtransform teachandtransform.org
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Justin Campbell is an educator who founded The Urban Connection Project (theurbanconnectionproject.org) and is the author of the book CONFESSIONS OF AN INNER CITY TEACHER. Through his organization and book Justin and his wife strive to prepare new teachers for the challenges they will face teaching in inner city schools.
During our conversation Justin talked about the need for teachers to be a stable force in our students lives because live in the reality of inconsistency. When teacher turnover is high and we know that it is in many urban areas it adds to the already unstable world that many of our students live in.
During our time Justin describes how he strives to overcome the lack of hope that can be found in both students and teachers by striving to build cultural competency in teachers who are entering classrooms in our urban areas. Justin says the most important thing we can do as educators to build our cultural competency is to share our experiences and create shared experiences within our classrooms.
We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and we thank you for listening and supporting Lighthouse Educator Development!
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On this episode we talk to Tori Pattison about what it means to be both engaging and educating! This was such a fun conversation about heading back to school and how Tori uses purpose driven routines in order to set her students up for success. Tori spoke at length about how all of your routines must have a greater purpose in order for your students to take hold of them. To Tori this means that routines must work towards the greater purpose of helping students learn to respect ideas and feelings. This may seem like a hard concept for 1st graders to learn, but Tori proves that with high expectations students can learn anything!
Our favorite routine that Tori has is that she calls all of her classroom jobs "the economy" and each student job is called an "internship". She gives examples of how students thrive in these "internships" as a sanitation specialist who sweeps up the room or a woodworker who sharpens pencils.
We also got a chance to talk with Tori about what types of technology she uses in the classroom and how she has students build digital portfolios. If you're looking for back to school inspiration this podcast is the one for you!
Thanks to Tori for coming on the podcast and you can connect with her on Instagram @engagingandeducating!!
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It's not often that the universe comes around so amazingly as it did for this podcast. Dr. Irileria Muhammad grew up with and went to the same college and as Wilkie and it was such a joy all these later for us to be able to have her on the podcast! There were so good stories from Wil's past, but we'll save those for another time!!
Things we talked about in this podcast: Why teachers are the most powerful force for good in our country. How we can maintain high expectations of our students even as expectations for them get lower in Texas. How cancer and teaching abroad have changed her perspective. How as teachers we need to understand the sociology of our students as well as Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
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We're just going to put this out there... we love Tracy Costa!! We got to know her during the Teach Your Heart Out Conference in Vegas and we're so glad she could come on the podcast to talk about the growth mindset. Tracy is just as excited about education as we are and it came through during our time together.
Tracy tells the story of how she went from a bus driver to nearing the completion of her doctorate in education and how she strives to change the trajectory of her students lives. Tracy talked about the impact her fixed mindset teachers had on her and how into adulthood she felt that she just wasn't smart. But after finding Carol Dweck's book she transformed her teaching and learning by understanding the our brains can grow through our entire lives and our intelligence is not fixed.
We also had the chance to discuss with Tracy how to maintain high expectations while allowing kids the opportunity to fail at tasks. Tracy advises all teachers to above anything else always view yourself as a learner and your students will follow suit!!
Thank you to Tracy for coming on the show and thank you for tuning in!
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This is part to of our conversation with Jose Cortez! In this episode Jose explains the importance for teacher to plan, prepare, and write things down. We admire Jose for what a thoughtful and quality product his planner is and how its having an impact on both teachers and students. If you'd like to learn more about Jose and his products you can find him online at www.berteauandco.com. We hope you enjoy the second half of our conversation with Jose Cortez!
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This is part one of our interview with Jose Cortez of Berteau and Co!! In this part of the episode Jose opens up about the challenges he faced during his time in school moving between Mexico and Texas as well as what it was like to grow up a gay man in his schools. He also tells the story of how he went from a career in graphic design to the classroom after a medical emergency with his husband and how that propelled him into the success he has had with his planners. We're honored at the candor that Jose showed during this interview and we can't wait for you to hear it!
Here's how you can connect with Jose: Instagram: @berteauandco and @classroomtopia www.berteauandco.com
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What exactly does it mean to teach on tables?! Lucky for you Katie (@teachingontables) joined us on the podcast to describe her unique brand of art, theater, and taking that has become her calling card!
During this conversation Katie tells the story of how a theater major at Notre Dame turned into her engaging style of teaching with help from the folks over at The Ron Clark Academy. Katie shares our belief that as teachers we are the #1 determinants of our students success and future opportunities and although her presentation may be over the top her practice is rooted in a simple principle--listen.
Katie has developed her own voice as a teacher and gives you the advice that she used to do so during this episode. Although her dancing and singing may seem like a novelty they are far from it. The central tenant of her teaching lies in the idea that students expect the unexpected in her class. Not only does this allow for her to take risks in her teaching, but it provides the space kids need to develop their own voice as well.
If you don't already follow Katie please do so because it will give you a visual of all the things she spoke of in this episode and thank you to Katie for coming on the show and providing such value to teachers!
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For this episode we caught up with Yannick Florest (@soapboxvizzy)for a conversation about education and his amazing mixtape TEACHERS COLLEGE OR BUST (educatorlife.bandcamp.com). During on conversation we talked about the importance of reenforcing that every student has value and that we must provide them multiple avenues upon which to learn.
Yannick discussed his on education in Brooklyn and the impact that teachers of color, especially male teachers of color, had on his education. He explained that the cultural sensitivity of these teachers to what he was going through allow him to shine in ways that he hadn't for other teachers. This lead us to a long talk about how we can get more men and men of color into the teaching profession and this is when he emphasized the humanness of the field. The more as teachers we validate who are students are as people the more options we help them to see in their future and our hope is that more young men will see teaching as a viable option.
We're so grateful to Yannick for taking some time to be on the podcast and if you haven't connected with him please do so!
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On this episode we were joined by teacher and Chicago native Dwayne Reed! We were blown away by the fact that Dwayne just completed his first year in the classroom. We chose to call this episode 'significance of our words' because Dwayne is one of the most articulate and thoughtful people we've ever met.
Dwayne took a nontraditional path to the classroom and he continues that path as and educator. He creates and uses original songs and chants with his class to get them into routines and refuses to accept the status quo. Prior to his first year of teaching he reached out to the parents of his students and was able to meet with many of them before the year began. He says this was a foundational piece to his classroom culture as the students and parents both knew he was on their side.
Among many other pieces of advice Dwayne stressed the need for teachers to have a strong sense of purpose and use that purpose to provide validation and affirmation to their students as both learners and people. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did! You can follow Dwayne online as @teachmrreed on Instagram and Twitter.
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On this episode we're joined by Razan Abdin Adnani for a conversation on the Montessori approach to teaching and learning, how we define discipline, and what we can do as educators to affirm the identities of all our students.
Razan is an Arab-American and she discusses how it feels to often be labeled as an 'other' in our country and what impact she feels that has on students who are also labeled as 'others'. Razan talked about the isolation and pain that students feel when they don't have teachers who look like them or understand their culture and why it's so important for teachers to their students and communities to bridge the cultural gaps.
She also describes the holistic nature of the Montessori classroom and how discipline in these classrooms represents our actions rather than punishment through authority. Montessori strives to be an environment that is more reflective of our society in its structure.
We were honored to have Razan on the podcast and here's how you can connect with her:
Instagram: @oustadarazan Twitter: @razanabdin www.razanabdin.com
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Hey Mrs. Raz!! We're so lucky to have Bonnie Razler on the podcast to talk about how to integrate technology into the classroom. Technology is not a gimmick according to Bonnie and she says it frees her up to create meaningful connections with her students. We had a really good conversation about the importance of technology in giving students access to all of the learning that is out there and show them all the options available for them in the future. I asked what collaboration looks like in her classroom as she teaches in a 1:1 school and she explained that there are very few days where it is quiet in her room. That might stress some of you out, but her 4th graders adapt to her culture of finding solutions themselves. She said that it puts them in a position in which everyone has something offer the group and everyone gets to use their skills. If you don't follow @hey_mrs_raz on Instagram and @bonnieraz on Twitter you best go do that!!
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On this episode we catch up with our friend Danielle Knight before the start of her online Teach With Tech Conference (http://teachwithtechconference.com/). Danielle and her colleagues are bringing together 25 speakers from across the world to teach 25 sessions over four days on a variety of topics in the educational tech space. Best of all it is totally FREE!!! We're signed up and are looking forward to checking out the presenters and finding the technologies that are most applicable to us. We also got to talk with Danielle about her experiences teaching English in a SPED setting and how she uses technology not just to deliver content, but also to assess learning. She talked a length on how we as teachers can use technology to give students choices in their learning and their products. If you don't follow Danielle you can find her across all social media channels as STUDY ALL KNIGHT and to check out her resources go to studyallknight.com. And please if you're not signed up for teach with tech there is still time! Conference is July 23-26.
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We were so fortunate to have met Erin at Teach Your Heart Out Las Vegas and she was kind enough to join us on the podcast! During our conversation Erin talks about growing up in school with a learning disability and how that impacts the way she connects with her students. Erin didn't know until college that she has Auditory Processing Disorder, so growing up she just thought she wasn't that smart, and unfortunately teachers told her so. That's what makes her story and the work she is doing now that much more powerful! Erin talks about how we can't drop our expectations for special education students because many of them are capable learners in their own ways. She works with mild to moderate SPED students and she works hard to help them realize their potential and get out of feeling helpless in their learning. We also got the chance to talk about her Peer Counseling class that trains students counselors to provide support to their fellow students, but only after they have spent a year working on themselves are the allowed to help others. Erin is doing incredible things and we're so glad to call her a friend!
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On this episode we are joined by Greg Smedley-Warren of The Kindergarten Smorgasboard! Greg is an incredible kinder teacher in Nashville and has created The Elevate Conference and The TKS Bootcamp, a math and literacy program for elementary school. During our conversation Greg discusses the immense diversity of Nashville and how he creates relationships with students in a class that has students who speak six different languages. He talks about how he overcomes the language barrier by being deliberate and explicit when building relationships with kids. His tip--eat lunch with your kids. Greg does every single day!! Greg also speaks on the need to take risks as teachers and invite the failure that can often times result from those risks. To round out the conversation he talks about his Elevate events and how teachers are using the TKS Bootcamp. We're so grateful to Greg for coming on the podcast and for the contributions he makes to education everyday!
Here's how you can learn more about Greg and The Kindergarten Smorgasboard: https://thekindergartensmorgasboard.com/bootcamp https://thekindergartensmorgasboard.com/ https://www.elevateyourclassroom.com/ On Social Media: The Kindergarten Smorgasboard
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On this episode we had the distinct honor of talking with former Special Forces Soldier turned middle school history teacher Zach Lois. During this conversation Zach talks about how his time in the military and the lessons he learned has impacted him as a teacher. After growing up in Southeastern Wisconsin Zach as traveled the world during his military service and that experience has shaped how he approaches education. This episode is filled with practical wisdom for teachers, but what stood out most to us was his belief that every teacher should be called a leader. We 100% believe this to be the case and hope after this episode we all take a more active role as leaders for our schools and students. Thank you again to Zach for his service and for sharing his story on the podcast!
You can follow Zach on Instagram @classroomcommando
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On this episode of the podcast we're joined by Allegra Levine who is an English Teacher in NYC and the founder of Teach To Teach. Allegra's slogan for Teach To Teach "Let Education Mend Our Nation" and she does so by donating one book to a school in need for every item bought from her store. Not only does Allegra have an incredible mission, but she also is a dedicated educator. During our conversation she talks about the need to give students freedom when it comes to writing and how through writing she can help them advocate for themselves. Allegra also stresses the need to surround yourself with great people as an educator because as she put it, "Your reputation is who people think you are, your character is who you really are." This was such an enlightening conversation and if you haven't checked out the work that Allegra is doing you owe it to yourself to do so!
Here's how you can connect with Allegra: https://teachtoteachshop.com/ Instagram: @teach_to_teach
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On this episode Kyle is joined by Kaitlyn Edington! We're sorry Wilkie was busy during the recording, but making his wife's anniversary present to precedence over the podcast this time. We wish we could have gotten this episode out to you before we went to Teach Your Heart Out, but we can assure you that Kaitlyn is even more wonderful in person than she is on the podcast. During our conversation we talked about her experience leaving home to teach in another state and how that shaped who she is as an educator. Kaitlyn speaks beautifully during the podcast on how kids lose their desire for the arts as they start to become more self conscious of their work and others opinions of it. And we finish up the conversation with how adults can benefit from pursuing the arts. It was such a fun conversation and we were so lucky to get to meet Kaitlyn in person last week!
To connect with Kaitlyn follow her on Instagram @artwithmrs.e!!
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On this episode we're joined by The Sprinkle Topped Teacher herself Nicki Dingraueto! This was such a fun conversation for us as she shares our love of fitness and sweets! During our conversation Nicki talks about how she incorporates movement and flexible seating to keep kids engaged in learning and how those things have increased her students success. She has also been a vocal advocate for teachers in Arizona's Red For Ed Movement and encourages all teachers to get the mental health support that they need. When it comes to teachers who are protesting Nicki emphasizes that in every state where there have been protests it has been about much more than teacher salaries. Nicki talks about the lack of resources students are facing across the country and why it a necessity that students get the resources they need. Our favorite pieces of advice from Nicki-- surround yourself with good people and eat more donuts!! We're so grateful for Nicki coming on the show and we're excited to let you listen to her story!
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Here is our reflection on Day 1 of Teach Your Heart Out Las Vegas. To put it mildly it was one of the most powerful experiences we've ever had. We'll be back next week with more reflections, but we can not stress enough that every teacher needs to be a part of this community.
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Noelle Pickering is a former middle school math teacher who now blogs and creates online resources and training at https://www.maneuveringthemiddle.com/. During our conversation Noelle talked about how math skills are still critical even though we have tools that can solve "math problems" for us. She tells a funny story of needing a moving truck and the customer service representative not understanding how the basic dimensions determine whether things like beds and couches would fit. After talking about some of her favorite math resources we asked Noelle about how she creates classroom organization. Her answer, "find your pain point when it comes to organization and fix that first." We think this is such good advice because it is hard to solve any problem if you haven't first identified the pain point. We are so grateful that Noelle spent time with us and if you want to connect with her she can be found as Maneuvering The Middle on social media.
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Rebekah Ozuna is a Pre-K teacher in San Antonio, Texas, who has an incredible passion for social and emotional learning. During our conversation with Rebekah she discussed how some students are not sheltered at home and they come to us in a very raw state. Rebekah beautifully lays out how we must first provide for the social and emotional needs of our students before we can address their academic needs. Rebekah says that even in the Pre-K setting how we model appropriate social and emotional skills goes a long way in teaching our students how to handle those situations. Rebekah is the head of the Aspen Institute's Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development where they are working to understand the needs of our students on all levels and she brings that experience to this powerful conversation. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Here's how you can learn more about and connect with Rebekah: IG: @missozuna https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/national-commission-on-social-emotional-and-academic-development/
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We were so lucky to have the opportunity to talk with Eric Crouch who we're so excited to meet this week at Teach Your Heart Out Las Vegas! As Eric said it was so fun to get to talk shop with one of the most dynamic educators we've met. During our conversation Eric talks about the pillars of his teaching-- collaborate, communicate, critically think. He uses these as the basis for most everything he does in the classroom and finds that they increase the student buy in. If you don't follow Eric on social media you should because not only is it funny and insightful, but much of what he puts out is made by students in his film editing club. Eric talks about "the vulnerability of video" and how he believes video is an asset that, "allow bulletin boards to come down and be replaced by windows." Eric strives with his students to give the choice and stake in the success of the classroom and it is something we can all benefit from learning more about. We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and thank you so much for tuning in!
To follow connect with Eric: Instagram: @adventureswithmrc and https://www.youtube.com/user/manningexpress1
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Erica Bristor is a Pre-K teacher in our beloved HTX and fellow lover of all the food Houston has to offer! During our conversation with Erica (IG: @missbristorsbusybees, TW: @ericabristor)she describes what the world of Pre-K is like to two guys who have very little knowledge of it. She emphasized for us that its not just coloring and recess, but that she strives to create habits with her kids the most important of which are developing their reading skills and social courtesies. Erica and Kyle share the experience of moving to Houston without knowing a soul and how proud they are of that choice. Erica also stated that although we have a long way to go in making our educational system what it should be we all must remember that we are making a difference. And she points out that no matter what goes on outside of our rooms we are always in control of what we do within our four walls and how we serve our students. Finish it up with her three favorite Houston restaurants and you have a recipe for a great podcast!
Thanks again for supporting the podcast! We will be making some big announcements in July so stay tuned to see what else we've been up to in 2018 and where we are going in 2019!
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This was one of the most engaging and powerful conversations we've had on the podcast! It is very rare that we have guest that off the cuff goes into his spoken word poetry, discusses how teaching is a civil rights act, and explains how everyone is already a genius. But that is exactly what Ryan Parker did on this episode of the podcast! Ryan Parker (IG: peaceloveparker) teaches middle school reading and writing in New York along with being a performing artist and brand new dad. During our conversation about helping students find their creative voice Ryan discusses his belief that hip hop is the most pure form of pedagogy and how he incorporates all elements of the genre into his lessons. Ryan along with being an inspiring teacher is also the leader of the #openmicmovement and continues to find ways to engage his students on their creative level. Most of all we love Ryan for the passion, love, joy, and gratitude he brings to our profession. If you don't follow Ryan you are missing out!
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On this episode of the podcast we're thrilled to be rejoined by Wilkie who now has a bit more time away from his doctoral program with school being out. Our guest on this episode is Heather Planchon (IG: @theprimaryparty) who is a kindergarten teacher in Boston. During our conversation Heather about the importance of face to face communication with parents, how to merge with teachers who have different styles than our own, and the need for all teachers to "get real" about what is going on in their classrooms. As Heather says during the podcast, "teaching is much harder than it looks and their needs to be trust all around!" We loved having the chance to talk with Heather and we hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast.
PS. Sorry for the poor sound quality at times. Between our nasal breathing and the bad connection we know parts are hard to listen to. But what Heather has to say is to valuable to let those things keep us from sharing her story with you.
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On this episode we were joined by a fellow Northern who relocated to teach in Houston Brittney Blair. Brittney (IG: @brittneyblair_) is a middle school math teacher in Houston who is also a lover a country music, so we shared many things in common. During our conversation Brittney talks about her belief that being creative and good at math are not mutually exclusive skills, the importance of truly seeing the best in each of our kids, and how we can't be afraid to let our kids fail. As a bonus there was also talk on the best places to eat in Houston and what is and isn't real country music! We had such a good time talking with Brittney and we hope you find value in her words and story.
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On this episode of the podcast we were joined by Sarah Forst who is the creator of The Teacher Care Crate and the TPT store The Designer Teacher. We had a conversation with Sarah about her experiences with the Teach For America program and teaching in Chicago Public Schools. We were floored by the situation she described working in CPS, but we admire her attitude and work ethic to serve her students in the best way she could. During our conversation she talked about what it is like to be a teacher dealing with anxiety and how she learned to value self care. To finish up we talked about how she created The Teacher Care Crate subscription box and what teachers can expect each month. We hope you're as inspire by this conversation as we were!
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On this episode Kyle was joined by Julie Salcido for a conversation on the value of relationships, how to create a team atmosphere in the classroom, and how to teach and learn with joy! Julie teaches 4th grade in Arizona and we had a chance to talk what it is like to teach the current educational climate there. She admits that it is challenging to teach in a place that is underfunded, but talks about the need for us to remember our purpose as educators and the impact that we have. To Julie teaching is very personal and she knows that the energy she brings to the classroom will be reflected in her students. That is why if you follow her on Instagram (@teachwithsparkle) you'll see her standing on tables and dancing around the room! Julie is a powerhouse and we were honored to have her on the show. As Julie says, "Do what you love!!" On this episode you'll hear how Julie brings joy and love to everything in her classroom! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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On this episode we talk with Hannah Schrempp about creating classroom transformations and classroom environments! Hannah teaches at a charter school in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and has created some of the coolest classroom transformations we have seen. Our favorite activity was her "Shark Tank" in which students had to pitch products to 'investors' she brought in from the community and our favorite classroom transformation was her "Mario World" review! You can see both of these if you follow her Instagram @mrssclassroomcraziness. Along with her talk on teaching minority students and classroom transformations there was one thing she said that has stuck with us. When asked about advice she would give teachers she asked the question, "If you were a student would you choose to be in your classroom?" So, would you?? It is the simple questions like these that can often have the greatest impact on our teaching. We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and we're grateful to Hannah for coming on the show!
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Trevor Muir is a teacher, leader, trainer, speaker, and author of THE EPIC CLASSROOM. We love this conversation with Trevor and we're so pumped to hear his keynote at Teach Your Heart Out Las Vegas. During our conversation Trevor outlines how we are all on a 'hero's journey' a reference to the concept from Joseph Campbell's book The Power of Myth. Trevor explains how we are all on a journey that takes us through the struggles and challenges, but in the end brings us back to where we were, but only we have an incredible gift to share because of our triumphs. Trevor also talks about his book THE EPIC CLASSROOM and how he strives to turn any lesson into a story and help students shape their experiences into stories. He sums up his philosophy as a teacher with the mantra-- the traditional classroom can't be all there is. And after you listen to Trevor you'll understand why!
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There's been a lot on my mind after being non-renewed, but it isn't what I thought it would be. These are my thoughts at the end of they year on losing my job, shame, and what's next for me.
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On this episode of the podcast Kyle is joined by Gabrielle Dixon. Please forgive the crickets in the background, but Gabrielle was sitting outside during our talk! We're excited to get to meet Gabrielle in person at Teach Your Heart Out Las Vegas at the end of this month as she is doing wonderful things for her special education students. During this podcast we talked about her passion for working with adults and children with disabilities impacts her work in the classroom. Gabrielle discussed the importance of play and hands on activities for both regular and special education students and explained what she refers to as "heavy work." Heavy work is a tool that she uses for both over and under responsive students to help them work through their bodies and build skills. These can be activities that rang from hanging up backpacks to pushing carts down the hall. She summed up what she strives to do saying that you have to sell yourself to kids and the job of teacher is to be a reinforcer. This was a pleasant conversation that we hope you'll enjoy as well and if you teach special ed. please connect with Gabrielle!
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On episode 61 we were joined by Michelle Ferre who created the vlog on YouTube "Pocketful of Primary." During this conversation Michelle talked about how she has grown her Youtube channel to over 100,000 subscribers from its beginning as a way for her to reflect on what was a rough first year teaching. Michelle also opened up about her experience training for and running the Boston Marathon with temperatures in the 30s and constant rain! What Michelle strives to do with her vlog is to give teachers all of the insights that she wished she had as a new teacher while building an incredibly collaborative community. She talked about how she still fears sharing her struggles and how she works to use those struggles to be authentic. If you're struggling Michelle's Youtube and social media is a place where you will find inspiration and a community of likeminded individuals.
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On this episode we were joined on the podcast by Lilly and Sarah from @ourelemenatrydaze on Instagram. This conversation was all about the growth mindset versus the fixed mindset and the power of the word yet! We discussed with these exceptional ladies how they have strived to maintain a healthy balance by overcoming teacher guilt and growing in our ability to say no. One of the many things Lilly and Sarah talked about was how they feel the most authentically themselves around their students because its an environment that is free from judgement. This was such a powerful statement to us because we've all struggled with fear of judgement, but these ladies embrace that in their classroom they have created a culture that is free of judgement. This was such a fun and inspiring conversation that we know will add value to you. If you're not following these ladies do that now! Thanks for your support of education and our podcast!
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On this episode of the podcast we had exciting conversation with Brittany Akers. Brittany (IG: @elementary_magic) is a teacher in Virginia who is so passionate about her work in the classroom. She told a story of how she was impacted by her kindergarten teacher in a powerful way and when she recently reconnected with that teacher she had a note that brittany had written her many years ago. It was lightbulb moments that make Brittany such a powerful educator. We talked about using technology in a 1 to 1 Chromebook setting, what it means to be a champion for kids, and how relationships make everything easier in the classroom. It's had not to be excited about teaching when listening to Brittany!
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Jose Vilson has been a math teacher in NYC for the last 13 years and is the author of the book THIS IS NOT A TEST. During our conversation Jose spoke of how his choir teacher taught him how to use his voice and how to use it well. That is what he strives to do in his professional life. Use his voice and use it well. Jose spoke on the podcast on a variety of topics that center on how the educational system can be dehumanizing. He spoke on the power of our collective victories as teachers, how we must always follow our intuition, and the importance of creating culture so our schools "feel right". He also articulated how we must elevate our profession through a combination of changes in policy and changing the cultural consciousness of the role of teachers in our country. It was a powerful podcast you won't want to miss!!
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Patrick Cook-Deegan is the founder and director of Project Wayfinder. Project Wayfinder’s mission is to inspire our next generation to become intentional meaning-makers empowered to contribute to the world around them. At Project Wayfinder, they believe that school has the possibility to be a transformative and profound experience for young people that sparks their passion and curiosity. To create such an experience, our schools need to nurture a sense of meaningfulness and emphasize why life is valuable. Project Wayfinder is a contribution towards re-imagining adolescent education. During this conversation Patrick discusses how and why he created Project Wayfinder out of the D-School at Standford, how they serve both teachers and students, and tells a few stories of the success schools are having with their program. Of the ten core traits the Project Wayfinder program aims to teach kids he listed purpose, resourcefulness, and gratitude as the traits that have the biggest impact on kids. If you're looking for way to help your students or staff find greater purpose within their education then you owe it to yourself to learn more about Project Wayfinder! To learn more about Project Wayfinder visit their website projectwayfinder.com or follow them on Instagram @projectwayfinder.
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On episode #54 of the podcast Kyle has a great conversation with Apple Distinguished Educator award winner Mitchel Meighen. During the conversation Kyle and Mitchel talk about everything from the sometimes jagged perception of education to learning through social media. Mitchel is incredibly insightful as an educator and very skilled in the use of technology in the classroom. While talking about the use of technology in the class he pointed out that technology and the apps they provide are what our students are going to have to use in the real world. He believes that students need to self monitor their use of technology and learn from the consequences. When Mitchel was asked about how technology intersects with teaching and learning he described the world as 'fluid' and how in a fluid world he is willing to try things in his classroom and accept the results as they come. He summed it up by saying that we have to accept that we will make mistakes and if we accept that we don't have to worry about them. It was a great conversation that we know you'll enjoy. If you are finding value in the show it would mean the world to use if you would rate us on iTunes. We want to reach as many people as possible and the more good ratings we get the easier that becomes.
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On episode #56 of the podcast Kyle has a chat with Fletcher Nelson (_thirdgradeswag)! This was such an enjoyable conversation about giving students choice, the power of having fun in the classroom, and why we should ask for help. Fletcher teaches third grade in northern Minnesota has so many helpful tips and tricks for teachers. One of my favorites is that he uses a wireless doorbell to monitor the noise level in his classroom. It is a cheap and simple way for him to work with a group at one station and monitor the volume of the rest of the students. Fletcher's passion for reading and helping students find things to read that make them happy is remarkable. He said it best, "reading is the prize." We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and please connect with Fletcher on line to learn more about the awesome work he's doing!
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On episode #55 of the podcast Kyle is joined for a conversation on social justice and self reflection by the Senior Editor of Teaching Tolerance Magazine Monita Bell! Teaching Tolerance is a magazine that was created in 1991 with aim to nurture future generations to be more empathic and accepting of others. During our conversation we talked to Monita about her time as a professor in the English department of both Alabama State and Auburn and how the value of writing as a skill is that it allows you to appropriately navigate discourse. During our discussion of what resources and training are provided by Teaching Tolerance we were struck by how important it is for us as teachers to use self reflection as a tool when creating lessons centered around social justice. Monita used the term "our visible and invisible identity" to describe why we need to be reflective to understand our on biases. If we are not honest with ourselves it will be a challenge for us to create spaces for students to speak and learn about others. If your are looking for resources on social justice please visit tolerance.org and look through their library of texts as well as their curriculum on social justice. Lessons are broken down by grade level focus on IDENTITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE, and ACTION. You can also find Teaching Tolerance on Facebook and Instagram if you'd like to learn more or connect with them. Once again thank you for listening to the podcast and if you're finding value in our show please leave a review on iTunes... it would mean the world to us!
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On episode #53 of the podcast Kyle is joined by Bethany Younkers. We got connect to Bethany through one of our previous guests CJ Reynolds. "Students will always give you a window in... and will test you to see you care and if you'll stick around." This is the key to connection and relationships in the classroom according to Bethany. We had an incredible talk about how at times we've both missed the 'windows' our students have given us because we didn't recognize their stories. Bethany teaches at an all boys school in Philly and we discussed how she sets expectations and boundaries with her boys as well as how she gains cultural awareness of the reality her students live in. Bethany (IG: @polkadotsofgratitude and polkadotsofgratitude.com) is a believer in the power of gratitude as much as we are and even against the will of teenage boys makes them "present to their blessings." Sprinkle in a bit of international travel and some talk on eating vegan and you have the recipe for a tremendous podcast!
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On this episode Kyle is joined by the creator of The Cutesy Class (cutesyclass.com) online store Brittanie McGregor! Not only does Brittanie (IG: @thecutesyclass) create some of the most popular teacher apparel out there she also is a passionate math teacher and coach. During our conversation we talked about how Britt strives to help every student feel the same way she does about school and learning. She also spoke of the importance of teachers taking time for themselves and stepping away from the stress of the classroom. One of our favorite things Brittanie said was her answer to the question of the best advice she's received, "It'll be ok...everything will still get done!" This was such powerful advice for teachers who struggle with the ever growing to-do list and have a serious fear that it will never go away. She explained how this is a part of taking time for herself and that she has learned the things that need to get done will always find a way to get done. It was such a fun conversation and we hope you enjoy it... and while you're at it go check out her store and maybe buy a shirt!!
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On this episode of the podcast Kyle was joined by the incredibly engaging Megan Forbes!! Megan (IG: toocoolformiddleschool) is a middle school English and History teacher in Los Angeles after growing up in Northern California. During our conversation Megan discussed how restorative justice and educational equity have become a part of her history curriculum. Megan is fortunate to have gotten some great training on and shared several great resources for talking about social problems in the classroom. Much of what she talked about on the show centered around knowing ourselves, our history, and the world around us to take actions in an effort to make things better. Megan also spoke on how the job of the teacher never gets easier, so we as teachers must continue to improve our craft. A point of emphasis for her on improving as a teacher is to surround yourself with a tribe the continually makes you better. We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening and becoming a part of our tribe! To learn more about Megan or to check out her fantastic content click on the YouTube link below!!
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On this episode of the podcast Kyle is joined by one our favorite Canadians Gary Gray Jr! Gary (IG: @garyrgrayjr) is currently teaching abroad in Singapore after having taught in Kuwait. It was interesting to talk with someone on a Friday night in Wisconsin and have him drinking coffee on a Saturday morning because of the 13 hour time difference. During our conversation Gary spoke on the importance of kids seeing people who look like them in the classroom. Our conversation centered around him being black and male and the importance for those two groups of people to see that it is possible for them to become teachers. Gary works at a school in Singapore that is for diverse both in cultures and nationalities, but he explained how at a school like his diversity allows them to use empathy as a teacher. They foster empathy and use it to learn by embracing the need to have the hard conversations and practicing the skills it takes to make the conversations meaningful. And to top it off he gives advice to any teachers who are thinking about making the choice to teach abroad. We hope that you enjoy Gary's story and this conversation as much as we did! If you'd like ask questions or share your story on the podcast don't hesitate to reach out!
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Juan Gonzalez Jr. is a teacher and proud of it. We're proud to be able to call him a colleague and a friend. During this conversation with Kyle and Wil he talks about why our stories matter. Juan (IG: @teaching3rdwithmrg) has a love for reading that is infectious and passion for showing others the power that reading has to open up our world. "Reading is an insight into the world before they live it," according to Juan as he explains how we can shift students mindset to understand that books tell the same stories as TV and the internet. Juan strives to shine a positive light on education and urges teachers to let students know the why of everything that they do in order to establish the relevance of learning. And his most power piece of advice, "we don't know the impact we have on students." He stressed that we can show students that reading isn't a chore and that as teachers we are never alone in our struggles. And as an added bonus he discusses the Teach Your Heart Out Cruise in June of 2019!! So to get details on that and learn to love Juan as much as we do listen up!!
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On episode 50 Kyle is joined by Kimberley Moran of We Are Teachers. The mission of We Are Teachers is to be the best place for teachers to come to get the resources and support that they need. Kimberley is one of the editors at We Are Teachers and she discussed how they want to see teachers thrive without competition. With all of the expectations and 'professionalism' that teachers are expected to live up to she describes how teachers can create learning experiences for students. The content on We Are Teachers is for teachers and created by teachers. It is how they maintain the culture of cooperation over competition. One of the most important parts of our conversation was when she describe the process of how they select humor at We Are Teachers. Kimberley talked on how they refuse to use any humor that makes teachers or students the joke. Humor is essential for all of us, but they won't provide it at our expense. At the end she challenges teachers to READ, RESIST, AND RISE in their pursuit of improvement in their craft. We hope you enjoy it!!
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On this episode of the The LED Project Podcast Kyle was joined by Josie Bensko! Josie (@maniacsinthemiddle) is a rockstar 6th grade Science teacher in Illinois who sums up teaching as "the process of engagement." We thought that was such a fantastic way to describe the intersections of relationships, teaching style, and content in creating true learning for students. Josie discusses how she uses relationships, hands on activities, and music to create engagement with her students. If you follow her InstaStory you'll see all of the amazing activities that her team creates and delivers to serve their students. If you don't follow her stop what you're doing and do it! As always thank you for listening and if you'd like to connect with us use any of the methods listed below. If you want to subscribe to our newsletter and get more free content head over to theledproject.com!
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On episode #46 of the podcast Kyle was joined by Monica Genta. Monica (@monicagentaed and monicagenta.com) is a middle school teacher, speaker, and trainer who we're excited to see present at Teach Your Heart Out Las Vegas! Monica spoke during the show about her hunger for learning drives her everyday and it drove her to among other things learn how to DJ for a school event without any prior experience.
Monica and Kyle talked about how she strives to help her students become "Captain Confidence" by owning who they are and becoming invest in their day to day education. But to put it simply her philosophy on education is to make everyone love school... including parents and teachers! Within that we talked about the importance of building face to face relationships and how teacher self care is a must. We finished up the conversation talking about her books GAME CHANGERS and 180 DAYS OF AWESOME. This episode was so fun to record and we hope that you enjoy it as much as we did. If you have questions you'd like us to answer or you're interested in being a guest on the show please reach out to us!!
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On this episode of the podcast Kyle was joined by The Dapper Teacher himself Jon Avery. "Education is the greatest form of service," was the answer Jon gave when asked about his teaching philosophy and it sums up our conversation well. Jon spoke of how a teacher named Ms. Cross create an inclusive classroom and how that is a reflection of the classroom he's created for himself. During our time together Jon talked the need for teachers to evaluate each moment they are in to look for how they could have made that moment better and how that mentality has helped him show up authentically to his students. In this episode you'll hear how Jon embraces his personality and culture, the need to teach conflict resolution in schools, what it means to teach dapper and so much more. If you don't follow him hurry up and do so @thedapperteacher. If you want to connect with us the methods are below! We hope you enjoy this episode of The LED Project Podcast.
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On this episode of the podcast Kyle is joined by Liz Kleinrock (@teachandtransform and teachandtransform.org) to have a discussion about anti-bias education and equity in schools. Liz is a teacher, trainer and presenter on social justice and anti-bias education who has presented at SXSW EDU and has been published in Teaching Tolerance. Liz discussed her own educational experience growing up in Wasington DC and how after stops in St. Louis for college and Oakland she has found a home at a charter school in Los Angeles. Liz talked about what anti-bias education strives to do and how we can all become more aware of the biases we hold and how they are impacting our students. Liz discussed in a powerful way the need for teachers to stop underestimating the impact their words and actions have over their students and start to embrace our ability to positively impact the lives of our kids. We can all provide spaces in our classrooms for students to be reflective and have the types of conversation our country needs to have in order for real change to take root. We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and please reach out to us with any questions you may have! Instagram: @valueaddsvalue Email: podcast@theledproject.com Facebook: Lighthouse Educator Development
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On this episode we are joined by Heather Salaz of Advancing Improvement in Education (aieconference.net or @aieconf on Instagram). We had a great conversation with Heather about her time as a full release mentor (meaning no classroom duties), the power of getting to know students to build our cultural proficiency, and November's AIE Conference that is striving to BE THE CHANGE. Heather discussed the need for us to make education more human and how she mentors teachers to meet students where they are. She explained that too often as teachers we're so focused on the end game that we don't get to know our students and where they are starting from. It was a really powerful conversation and we hope you enjoy it. Feel free to reach out to us on Instagram @valueaddsvalue, via email at podcast@theledproject.com, or on Facebook we are Lighthouse Educator Development!
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On this episode we were lucky enough to be joined by the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Joe Dombrowski (IG: @mrdtimes3)! And when you listen to this episode you'll realize that he is everything you hope he'd be and so much more. Not only were we blown away by his passion for education and the teaching craft, but his authenticity and candor were unreal. Joe is so willing to authentic because his guiding principle is to 'embrace your weird' and throughout the show he discusses ways that teachers of all experience levels can do this. Joe opens up about his love for April O'Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the concerns he has for the state of education, and how he has found value in his life both personally and professionally. He also mentioned that he is working on a book!! We hope you are as entertained and inspired by this episode as we were and as always thanks for tuning in.
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On episode #41 Kyle and Wilkie are joined by their friend and motivational rockstar Mike Berezny (@mikeybee3)! Mike's message on how as teachers and people we must trust the process of growth really struck a chord with us. This was such a fun conversation in which Mike and Wilkie share their love of hip hop and their progression as rappers. Mike is actually a performing artist and if you follow him on social media you'll see how he uses hip hop with his students. We also discussed the value of motivation and inspiration in teaching students and how we can all work to find our inner superhero. We respect Mike so much for the way he prioritizes personal development with his students and look forward to his #mindsetmonday each week. We hope you find as much value in it as we did! As always if you want to connect with us send an email to podcast@theledproject.com or find us on Instagram @valueaddsvalue.
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On this episode we were joined by Tosha Wright the founder of The Wright Stuff Chics (@thewrightstuffchics) and the Teach Your Heart Out Conference (@teachyourheartoutcon). It was amazing to hear the story of how in less than three years her and her mother have made such a gigantic impact on the teaching community through their inspiring apparel and inventive conference. During our conversation we discussed the value of teachers building authentic relationships in our urban schools, how we can better serve teachers who are new to the profession, and her mission to inspire teachers in ways that will leave a lasting impact on the profession. We hope this conversation gets you as fired up as it did us. As always thanks for listening and to connect with us please email us at podcast@theledproject.com, follow us on Instagram @valueaddsvalue, or find us on Facebook as Lighthouse Educator Development. To learn more about Tosha, The Wright Stuff Chics, and The Teach Your Heart Out Conference click on the links below.
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http://www.teachyourheartoutcon.com/ Their upcoming events are June 29-30 in Las Vegas and October 12-13 in Miami!
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On this episode Kyle is joined by J.R. Rivera (@_jrrivera) to talk about inspiration, purpose, and the book tour for his book "What's Eating Up Your Time." J.R. teaches at the SLAM Charter School in Miami after having spent time teaching in his hometown of Fort Myers and prior to that playing arena football. We connected with J.R. on his belief that each teacher has a unique purpose and the importance of being authentic to create relationships with students. We spoke on how teachers can strive to go the extra mile, how to create a purpose driven routine, and how he helps his kids create a vision for the future. We're excited for the continued collaboration that is in the works with J.R. and we hope you enjoy this episode. If you don't follow him on social media you should and to buy a copy of his book click the link below!!
https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Eating-Your-Time-developing/dp/1978177585/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522029482&sr=8-1&keywords=What%27s+eating+up+your+time
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Episode #38 is one of our best yet as we were joined by CJ Reynolds (@realrapwithreynolds)! CJ teaches 9th grade English at Latin Boys High School in West Philly... INSERT THE FRESH PRINCE THEME HERE and has an incredible YouTube channel with which he puts out videos on teaching. During our conversation we talked about the value of both authenticity and vulnerability and how we models them for his boys. CJ also discussed how to "find the you" among your students meaning that if we are struggling to connect with our students we should seek out kids who were like us at that age because we can easily relate. And among other things made the point in conclusion that our job as teachers is to make sure kids feel seen and heard and challenges us to strive at that goal. It was a powerful conversation and you're going to want to follow CJ wherever you can! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRGA_FqyigEPmh5U37Yn7fA
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On this episode we are joined by Ben and were able to record in the same room. We felt it was important to talk about school safety and the idea that teachers should/could be armed. Our opinions on this topic may vary, but our discussion centers around what we theorize would be the impact on the teaching force if measures to arm teachers were put in place. There isn't a single answer to solve the problem of school safety and we don't claim to have one. We want to be a part of the conversation and hope you enjoy our show.
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On episode #36 we talk about how changing your conjunctions from BUT to AND can completely change your message. As Wilkie says during the episode when you use the conjunction 'but' the excuse that follows will lurk around everything you do. When you use the conjunction 'and' it will launch you in a positive direction attacking the challenges you face. What stood out to both of us was on the tone of voice changes when using but versus and. We picked up the concept of using 'and' from Gary Vaynerchuk as we both follow him on Instagram. We think changing your conjunctions as teachers and modeling for your students how they can change theirs can reap serious dividends. We hope you enjoy episode #36 and if you have questions send us an email or follow us on social media!! podcast@theledproject.com Instagram: @valueaddsvalue Facebook: Lighthouse Educator Development
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On this episode Kyle sits down for a conversation with Rick Howden. Rick is a fellow Winona State grad who was close to Kyle's roommate in college Jared Stene who passed away in 2008. They talk about the legacy Jared left and how it lives on through the Jared P. Stene Student Leadership Scholarship, how government and education are connected, and what they future of learning is. Rick has worked in the past for Congressman Tim Walz of Minnesota and brings a unique perspective on the role of teachers and education in our society. We hope you enjoy the podcast with Rick! If you have questions or topics you'd like us to cover please drop an email to podcast@theledproject.com or find us on Instagram as @valueaddsvalue.
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"It's a poor dog that won't wag its own tail." On this episode we talk about how and why we are trying to brand ourselves and our organization to join the outstanding community of educators in this country. We discuss our need to advocate for ourselves to set the example for how teachers and students can advocate for themselves. We also talk about growing our social media presence and which superheroes we would be as teachers. It'd mean the world to us to hear from you be leaving a review on iTunes or via email at podcast@theledproject.com!!
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On this episode Kyle is joined by Susan Thomson who teaches Pre-Kindergarten in a private school in Manhattan. In our conversation she talks about life as a first year teacher, how private school compares to her public school experiences, and how she prioritizes herself and taking care of her health. We really enjoyed this conversation and hope that it brings you value. If you want to learn more about us follow us on Instagram @valueaddsvalue and on Facebook at Lighthouse Educator Development. If you know a teacher that would be great for the podcast or have questions shoot us an email at podcast@theledproject.com.
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On this episode Kyle is joined by Brett Eaton (@motivatedbybrett on Instagram and motivatedbybrett.com) to talk about health, fitness, and the importance of teachers recharging their batteries. Brett is a personal trainer and motivational speaker in Arlington, Virginia, that shares about his favorite teacher, the value of service, why he workouts out in the morning, and so much more! We hope you enjoy episode #32 and if you have questions you'd like us to answer send us an email at podcast@theledproject.com or find us on Instagram @valueaddsvalue.
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On this episode we discuss the shooting in Parkland, Florida, and how it impacts us as teachers. While we know there isn't an easy answer to solve the issue of school shootings we believe it is an important conversation to have. Our views on the topic our a reflection of our beliefs and experiences. We hope to do our part to make things better.
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He is the bulk of our talk on how to deal with toxic cultures and environment. It you want to catch the beginning check out episode 30.1!!
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Sorry for having to break up the episode into two parts, but we got disconnected on our Facetime recording. In this episode we talk about toxic cultures and environments and what we can do as teachers to change them. Its hard to believe that schools with a toxic environment for teachers are not sharing that environment with students and we hope in this episode we can help you if that's the situation you're in!!
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In this episode Kyle talks about why who you are as a person is more important to your teaching craft than what or how you teach. #3 of 52 in 2018!!
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In this episode we talk about the start of 2018 and the importance of setting goals, but we also discuss the different approaches to goal setting and how we both strive to achieve the goals we set out on. Our goal for this podcast is to put out 52 episodes this year and we need you to hold us to it!!
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On this episode Kyle talks about his morning and evening routines and how life has been during his first six months back in Wisconsin teaching. Links to some of the tools he uses can be found below. Hope you're off to a great start in 2018!!
https://www.headspace.com/ https://romwod.com/ http://www.daniellelaporte.com/2018-desire-map-planner-collection/ https://dailystoic.com/
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Who makes a comparison between a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and education... WE DO!! On this episode we discuss how simple topics can lead to in depth conversations and why a PB&J is a great metaphor for both teachers and our educational system. We added a new segment called Teacher Conferences so if you want to ask us a question please email us at podcast@theledproject.com and we'll answer them on the show. Or you can post them on our Facebook page!!
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On this episode Kyle launches his new weekly debrief. Rather than writing it down on paper we're going to put it down on audio!
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On this episode we discuss our experience both as participants and presenters at the University of New Mexico's Mentoring Institute Conference. We presented our Theory of Mentoring Relativity and also listen to several dynamic speakers including our friend Chad Littlefield. Check it out!!
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On episode #23 Wilkie outlines the 3 C's: Communication, Consistency, and Culture!! Listen in as we discuss one of our favorite topics and why we think culture is so important to successful students and schools. Thanks for listening to our podcast and supporting the growth of education!!
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In this episode we discuss the need for teachers to detach their teaching practice from student results. Not to say that we are unconcerned with the success of our students, but to say that we can't tie our self worth to their outcomes. Ultimately they are responsible for their own success and we must accept that fact. We're striving for consistency as teachers within our educational practice and continuing to develop our craft each day. Thanks for checking out episode #22
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On this episode Wilkie and Kyle are back to discuss how we can do a better job as teachers of validating our students beyond their grades. We catch up on life after the hurricane in Houston and discuss how if we must allow ourselves to be truly seen if we are going to teach our students to value themselves. Thanks for checking out episode 21!!
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Sorry for the delay, but we are back on the air with an update on how things are in Houston and Wisconsin. In this episode we talk about the clean up efforts in Houston, how life has changed for us and how to get good at making lemonade from life's lemons. Sorry for the cut off at the end and for our silence the last month, but we promise to be putting our podcast out weekly going forward!
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On this episode we talk about the stories we tell ourselves as teachers versus the stories our students and colleagues tell about us. Examining the stories we tell ourselves and the stories others tell about us gives a metric of our authenticity. If we don't take the time to be intentional about our stories then we will be subject to the stories others tell about us. We believe this is a powerful practice for both teachers and students. We hope this is a strategy you can use to start 2017-18 off right!
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On this episode we discuss the impact that teachers have in classroom, schools, communities, our country and our world. We hope as the school year closes in that teachers understand the power they have to impact our society at every level. We talk about the value of intentional relationships, authenticity and why we believe society won't change unless our schools do. Thanks again for tuning in and we hope you have a great 2017-2018 school year!!
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On this of the podcast we're once again joined by Ben Scoggan. Listen into our conversation about the changes all three of us have made over the last few months and the lessons we're learning from them. We talk about the dangers of a scarcity mindset and how being open to change puts us in a position to allow magic into our lives. Thanks for listening and for more info on our mission and vision visit theledproject.com!!
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In this episode we talk about the importance of a teachers physical presence as well as how to be present and engaging with your students. There's a difference between being present and engaging in conversations and your kids can tell. Sorry for the few cutouts and crying kids : ) the joys of the internet and staying with you family!!
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In this episode we talk about what TRUE NORTH means to and for teachers. We love the metaphor of true north because true north on a compass is how you orient yourself to your surroundings. As people true north is the values and actions we return to time and again, but as a teacher we represent true north to our students. We provide the stability that allows our students to orient themselves to our classrooms and schools. We hope you enjoy episode #15 and please reach out to us at theledproject.com!!
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TEACHING ON PURPOSE On this episode we discuss what it looks like to teach on purpose and with intentionality. If teachers don't create an intentional environment that students can adapt to then they will be forced to adapt to the environment the students create. We believe that every student wants to belong to the culture of their classrooms, but will only do so if the teacher is authentic. We finish up the episode with Wilkie's garden analogy and a great acronym for soil. Check it out and let us know what you think!!
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On this episode Wilkie and Kyle talk about their vision of what exemplary classroom leadership looks like. They discuss some of the traps teachers fall into when building relationships with their students like knowing the difference between being friendly and being friend to kids. As well as how teachers should strive to earn the loyalty of students versus expecting their obedience. It's the difference between influencing students and lording authority over them.
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On this episode Law opens up about his struggles and goals in regards to his health and fitness. We discuss why teachers need to prioritize their health, the value of training with a group, and the importance of having accountability partners when pursuing your health and fitness goals!
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In this episode we talk about how teachers can avoid the summer brain drain by being intentional with their learning. It doesn't all have to correlate to their teaching position and it doesn't have take up your entire summer. We discuss how an an hour a day can give 60 hours over the summer of personal and professional development and keep you from the survival mindset going into next year!! What books, podcasts, audiobooks, and experiences are going to make you a better teacher next year?!
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On this episode we discuss the mindset that causes teachers to be in summer vacation mode before summer vacation has started. If you start your year with the mentality to just survive August then September by the time May rolls around your ability to persevere with be gone. When teachers are trying to survive the last month of school they miss the opportunity to have a greater impact on their students and have them leave with a positive outlook on education.
What you get from this episode: The power of setting goals to thrive not survive Developing the mentality of a 'teaching specialist' *A bonus freestyle rap by Ben!!
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Of the roughly 320 million people living in America about 3.1 million of those people are teachers. That's about 1%, but that 1% has an impact on the other 99%. In this episode we discuss the need for teachers to value themselves and their craft like they're the 1% and how we must let go of the expectations and shortcomings imposed on us by others to do so. We also discuss how teachers mindsets would change if their evaluations we're done solely by their students and determined whether they keep their job. We hope that we've added value to you and your teaching craft with our podcast.
Wilkie's book recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/End-Average-Succeed-Values-Sameness/dp/0062358367/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493255039&sr=8-1&keywords=the+end+of+average
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On this episode we're joined by Lighthouse Educator Development board member Ben Scoggan! We talk about how perspective is invaluable not matter what career field you are in and how Ben's experiences as a Crossfit coach, LT. in The Marine Reserves, and as a business professional add another dimension to how we serve teachers. He discusses why he chose to become a part of our organization and we discuss how accountability is a core virtue in our relationship. Plus you get a glimpse into why we enjoy each others company! We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Once again thanks for listening and for all you do as teachers!
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"Teachers are leaders and leaders are teachers!"
We had the pleasure of having our friend Dr. Rob Wottawa on the podcast this week! Rob is a fantastic educator in New York who got his start in music education and has transitioned into administration and mentorship. To put it simply Rob is the administrator and mentor we all wish we had. Rob discusses his philosophy on the value of the Arts in education including the work he does in creating S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) curriculum. We also dive into how he sees his role in mentoring teachers and seeing them as people first.
Follow Rob on Twitter: @rwottawa and @EIfinearts
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This week on the show we have our friend Dr. Liz Garcia of Courageous Feats! She brings her unique perspective on the power of storytelling and reflection for teachers. She discusses her career in education and how she has grown as an educator by embracing her own story. It's a powerful conversation about the value of presenting ourselves authentically to our students to create powerful relationships and allow students to embrace their own stories.
Here's how you can find Dr. Garcia: http://www.courageousfeats.com Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @courageousfeats
Thanks for listening and sharing! And for all you do as educators!!
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The Importance of Authenticity and Classroom Community in Discussing Racial Equity in Education.
We're excited to bring our first guest to The LED Project Podcast Mr. Matt Horel! Kyle has known Matt since they played against each other in high school golf and played together in college. Matt has a Master's in School Counseling Winona State University and is a racial equity advocate in Twin Cities. We discuss Matt's educational journey from growing up in Wisconsin, to a semester working with students in Houston, and growing his career in Minnesota. Matt shares techniques and strategies they use to promote classrooms with positive communities based on authenticity and how those communities have opened the lines of communication around race in education.
We hope you enjoy episode #5 and if you did leave us a comment or find us on Facebook! facebook.com/lighthouseeducatordevelopment
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In this episode we talk about the importance of building your classroom culture around authentic relationships. It is one of the principles at the core of our education philosophy at Lighthouse Educator Development. We discuss the struggles we've been through to gain an understand of the importance of classroom culture.
We Connect question: What do you do differently than most people?
Book Review: Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action
https://weand.me
https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489968318&sr=8-1&keywords=start+with+why
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In this episode we discuss the importance of teachers prioritizing their time and energy. Teachers by nature want to help others and often have a tough time saying no to colleagues, but too many times these tasks take us out of our areas of expertise. We talk about how to say no when it is difficult, strategies for clarifying tasks, and how to set boundaries with your time.
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In this episode we talk about our different backgrounds and paths to the classroom, the mission of LED and why learning must always be the north star!!
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This podcast is an introduction to who we are at LED and our mission to bring value back to the teach craft. Here are some of the highlights: 4:00- Why we chose to call ourselves Lighthouse Educator Development 6:25- Law's educational struggles 7:45- We're on the same team as teachers 9:15- A teaching team in no longer limited by proximity 11:30- The power of the teaching profession 14:30- The power of educational experiences
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