Episodes

Rae Hughart and Katelynn Giordano drop in to the Teach Better Team private Facebook group to help support you as you prepare for this school year. To join the private Facebook group, visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teach... I f you need anything, please do not hesitate to reach out on social media or via email at info@teachbetter.com We're here for you! Learn more at https://www.teachbetter.com Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/teachbetteteam Connect on facebook: http://www....

High school Principal, Jeff Prickett, chats with us about learning to listen, getting connected, and knowing that you're good enough. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/jeffprickett. Jeff's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Nearpod and Canva Book: "How To Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi "Internment" by Samira Ahmed "The Leadership Challenge" by Kouzes & Posner Who to Follow on Social Media: Asael Ruvalcaba (@Asael_Ruvalcaba) Tara Desiderio (@Tara_Desiderio) Basil Marin (@basil_marin) You...

CEO and founder of Move This World, Sara LaHayne, chats with us about creating moments of connection, giving kids opportunities to express themselves, and authentically owning our mistakes so we can learn from them. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/saralahayne. Sara's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Move This World Book: "How to be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi "White Fragility" by Robin Diangelo Who to Follow on Instagram: Britt Hawthorne IG: @britthawthorne Addison Duane IG: @msduane V...

Mike Szczepanik and Brian Arnot chat with us about finding ways to better meet the needs of out students, doing things you believe in, and providing more accurate feedback. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/mikeszczepanik-brianarnot. Mike and Brian's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Mike: Everything Google Brian: Seesaw Book: Mike: “Stop Talking and Start Influencing” Jared Cooney Horvath Brian: “Culturally Responsive Teaching & THE BRAIN” by Zaretta Hammond. Who to Follow on Instagram: Mik...

Rae Hughart (@raehughart) shares how school administrators, teacher leaders, and professional development providers can create Professional Development Mastery Grids to support teachers. Rae discussed understanding district expectations, shares valuable resource options, and talks through parent communication essentials. For more live videos and professional development for teachers, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/teachbetterteam Learn more at: https://www.teachbetter.com Follow us on ...

Assistant Principal, Shawn Peck, chats with us about achieving teacher immortality, the strength of being willing to fail, and why you absolutely have to love kids. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/shawnpeck. Shawn's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Everything Google Book: "Grading For Equity" by Joe Feldman "When I Was The Greatest" by Jason Reynolds "Talking to Strangers" by Malcom Gladwell (audiobook) Who to Follow on Social Media: Dr. Sheldon Eakins (@sheldoneakins) runs the leading equ...

John A. Hannah Chair University Distinguished Professor, Barbara Schneider, chats with us about trying to make things better for young people, transitioning to teaching online, and not just talking from the textbook. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/barbaraschneider. Barbara's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Zoom Book: "Becoming" by Michelle Obama "Against Empathy" by Paul Bloom "100 Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Who to Follow on Instagram: Dr. Sanjay Gupta (@drsanjaygupta) Y...

Jennifer Bernier chats with us about taking risks to learn new things, giving yourself grace, and finding the little things that can make the change. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/jenniferbernier. Jennifer's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Google drive is the given so I’m going to say Bitmoji chrome extension! Book: "Becoming" by Michelle Obama "Blended Learning in Action" by Catlin Tucker, Tiffany Wycoff, and Jason Green Who to Follow on Instagram: Twitter: @StaffPodcast Instagram: @cur...

Brad Shreffler chats with us about adjusting to failure, finding the good in emergency remote learning, and why you are doing enough, even when it doesn't feel like it sometimes. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/bradshreffler. Brad's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Google Sheets Book: "The Principal" by Michael Fullan "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by JK Rowling Who to Follow on Instagram: Mike Washburn @misterwashburn Steve Isaacs @mr_isaacs OnPodcastMedia @onpodcastmedia YouT...

Amber Harper chats with us about looking at every challenge as an opportunity, starting with our beliefs, and the importance of being able to name your burnout. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/amberharper. Amber's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Google for Education Books: "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho "The 12-Week Year" by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington "How to Be Anti-Racist" by Ibram X. Kendi Who to Follow on Instagram: Gretchen Bridgers @alwaysalesson Alexis Shepherd @theafroeduc...

Sean Thompson chats with us about learning to let go of control, getting used to failure, and why creativity is everything. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/seanthompson. Sean's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Keynote Books: "Oryz and Crate" by Margaret Atwood "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell Who to Follow on Instagram: Michael Cohen (@TheTechRabbi) YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: Christian Thompson Digital Creativity Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Learn something new. Get some data, plan to ...

Jen Manly chats with us about empowering students to do work that matters now, being vulnerable, and why learning should be joyful. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/jenmanly. Jen's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Trello Book: "A Whole New Mind" by Daniel Pink "Me and White Supremacy" by Layla Saad Who to Follow on Social Media: Dr. Nicki Washington (@dr_nickiw) Victoria Thompson (@victoriathetech) Charity Freeman (@chariositeach) YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: Crash Course Daily/Weekly/Mo...

Ryann Fapohunda chats with us about adapting things to your classroom and school, collaborating more with other educators, and the power of extending your professional thinking. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/ryannfapohunda. Ryann's Recommendations EdTech Tool: MOOC Classes Book: "The Art of Coaching" by Elena Aguilar "How Schools Work" by Arne Duncan "Grading for Equity: What Is It, Why It Matters, and How it can transform schools and classrooms" by Joe Feldman Who to Follow on Social ...

John Green II chats with us about believing in students so they can believe in themselves, the power of never giving up, and the importance of learning to not take things personally. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/johngreen. John's Recommendations EdTech Tool: G Suite Book: “Play Through The Foul.” by Vera Jones. “The Assistant Principal 50.” by Baruti Kafele. “Award Winning Culture.” by Hans Appel Who to Follow on Social Media: Baruti Kafele @PrincipalKafele Brad Johnson @DrBradJohnso...

Livia Chan chats with us about being intentionally thankful, building your PLN, and the power of believing in people and in yourself. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/liviachan. Livia's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Office365 and Twitter Book: "Award Winning Culture" by Hans Appel Who to Follow on Social Media: @TeachBetterTeam @edutopia @DalaiLama & https://dalailamacenter.org/about/heart-mind YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: Shelley Moore’s YouTube channel - Five Moore Minutes George Couro...

Timothy Alexander chats with us about helping others discover the champion within, comparing yourself to others, why we need to be thankful for the little things, and the idea that we don't need it to be easy, we just need it to be possible. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/timothyalexander. TA's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Cell phone Book: The Bible Who to Follow on Instagram: @InspiredbyTA YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: www.teachbetter.com Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Wake up every morn...

Tyler Cummings chats with us about utilizing data to facilitate meaningful conversations, opening the lines of communication, and why he left law school to be a teacher. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/tylercummings. Tyler's Recommendations EdTech Tool: SchoolStatus Book: "The Splendid and the Vile" by Erik Larson Who to Follow on Social Media: @SchoolStatusApp @ThatRussDavis YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: TedX Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Call your parents! Text your parents! If you ca...

Tim Stephenson chats with us about seeing the opportunity in every situation, paying attention to what's around you so you can bring it into your classroom, and finding your passion and loving to teach it. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/timstephenson. Tim's Recommendations EdTech Tool: iPad, Apple Pencil, Projector, and Wireless connection. Book: "Mother Of God" by Paul Rosalie Who to Follow on Instagram: Plastic Oceans Canada @plasticoceanscanada (instagram) Protect Mauna Kea @protect...

Traci Browder chats with us about mentoring others, the power of believing in our students, and helping teachers fall in love with teaching again. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/tracibrowder. Traci's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Google everything. Book: "5 Things Successful People Do Before 8 am" - Terri Savelle Foy "Be Real" - Tara Martin "Teach Like a Pirate" - Dave Burgess Who to Follow on Instagram: @EducationNeverDies= @SchoolRubric @voicEdcanada YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog...

Tre Gammage chats with us about facilitating purpose, giving more value than you receive in return, and why every decision counts. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/tregammage Tre's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Casel.org Book: "Emotional intelligence" gaps Daniel Goleman Who to Follow on Instagram: @MarkBracket (the ruler model - yale) @Davidadams @bmestalk (black male educators talk @MauriceJAlias (rutgers) YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: Casel.org and Eddiebcommedy Daily/Weekly/Monthly...

Superintendent, and 26 year veteran educator, Greg Helmer, chats with us about supporting teachers, the power of the connections we can now make, and why culture and relationships trump EVERYTHING. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/greghelmer. Greg's Recommendations EdTech Tool: YouTube Book: "FOCUS" by Mike Schmoker Who to Follow on Instagram: John Gordan @TeachBetterTeam @MASASupts YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: www.leadwithendurance.com Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Planning time befor...

This is the audio version for the blog post, "Proactive vs. Reactive Goal Setting" written by Rae Hughart (@raehughart) at www.teachbetter.com. Proactive vs. Reactive Goal Setting I knew I had the puzzle pieces. After 4 years in college studying the right approach, the proper progressive philosophy, and the data supported “future” of education. I could rattle off the acronyms with the best of them - SBG, MTSS, RTI, PBL, UDL, etc. Living the majority of my life labeled as the girl with an LD IEP...

BreAnn Fennell chats with us about play-based learning, finding excitement, and why we need to spend our time being kind. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/breannfennell. BreAnn's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Remind Book: "Little Fires Everywhere" By Celeste Ng "Talk Like Ted" By Carmine Gallo Who to Follow on Instagram: @emilyfranESL Emily Francis @jarrett_lerner Jarrett Lerner @sarahdateechur Sarah Thomas, PHD YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: www.teachbetter.com Daily/Weekly/Monthly Ro...

This is a livestream with with Jeff and Chad Ostrowski of the Teach Better Team. During this livestream, we chat about the 3 questions you need to ask and answer to increase student success, whether in a physical classroom, a virtual classroom, a blended classroom, or some new hybrid of in person and remote learning after COVID-19. For more visit www.teachbetter.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teach-better-talk/message