Episodes

This episode take a look at the little things that are happening all around us. Those small moments that occur in school that if we pay attention to them can bring so much joy and happiness. We also take a look back at one of the very first episodes of the podcast talking about the power of showing up and what that means to our students just be being present and showing up for them.

Monday mornings can be tough. The weekends go by fast and knowing the stress of the work week that awaits can make it very difficult to handle. There are certain things that educators can do to try and beat the Monday morning blues. This episode discusses techniques and strategies that teachers can use so that they look forward to showing up at school and embracing the opportunity to spend the week with the students.

The education profession isn't easy. There are many struggles that educators face and it's important that educators develop tools and strategies to help them get through the different obstacles and seasons that a teacher faces. This episode dives into how those in the education profession can cultivate resilience through compassion. Educators can build resilience through compassion for others and compassion for themselves. This episode looks at tips and strategies on how to be more compassionate...

The week leading up to break is always a great week. This week brought joy and happiness inside the school. This week also contained moments of imposter syndrome and reflection. This episode dives into the week that was. Register now for the free live event: Pep Rally: Leaning into Leadership Streamed live on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. https://roadtoawesome.net

Over the past year this podcast has discussed many different topics in the field of education. We have dived into different thought leaders and how their expertise translates over into the field of education. This episode takes a look back on these and we discuss the power of belief, failure, building school culture, the words we speak, and so much more. Thank you for supporting this podcast over the past year! I truly appreciate you and look forward to continuing this journey! On Thursday Dec...

This episode takes leadership lessons from the hit show Ted Lasso that can easily be applied into the classroom. Ted Lasso provides us lessons of positivity and the power of belief. It also reminds us to be curious about others, recognize the value all of us have, understanding we're more than just a teacher, and the power of continuously investing in others. If we set out to do these daily the environment that we create in our schools for our students will truly be transformational.

Belief is a powerful emotion. When you believe in yourself and your abilities you are unlimited in what you can accomplish. When our students believe in themselves what they can accomplish is unlimited. This episode dives into the power of belief and how we can foster stronger beliefs within ourselves and our students through intentionally looking for the bright spots. This episode is important for any educator who wants strategies to help them have a positive and healthy day and encourage that ...

Inside our classroom the relationships that we have with our students, the growth that is taking place, and the wins that are happening play a large role in the success of our classrooms. Educators would benefit from taking time to reflect on these areas and ask themselves what are they doing well and what are ways that they could be doing better. This episode takes a deeper look into these.

Research has found that gratitude helps foster a positive well being, allows for others to have stronger connections, and become more resilient along with much more. Knowing this it is imperative for our own mental health and the mental health of our students that we start a gratitude practice within the classroom. The first step in becoming more grateful is being willing to see it. Then, we need to take that gratitude in. The third step is to make it a practice of extending gratitude to others....

Every week in the classrooms brings a range of emotions and thoughts. This episode is a random collection of thoughts that I had over the course of the week in the classroom. This episode dives into the topics of failure, how we handle stress from the work week, celebrating the growth that our students have had to date, and so much more.

In a school year that school teachers are feeling more burnt out than ever it is more important than ever that educators practice self care. This episode dives into five thoughts that I have about self care and reminders that we should use to help us stay focused on what's most important.

The field of education is not easy. When you are serving others and you're pouring your heart and soul into all you do it can be physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting. That is why you need to give yourself little reminders on why being in this field means so much to you as well as reminders on different strategies that you can use to help keep a healthy emotional and mental state of mind. This episode dives into small reminders given by Dr. Brad Johnson and Hal Bowman in their book De...

There are so many educators right now who are feeling overwhelmed and stressed out. The expectations and burden that is placed on teachers is a lot. This episode dives into teachings of Justin Sua who is the mental conditioning coach for the Tampa Bay Rays. I will share two strategies that he uses with his players to help their stress levels. If you would like more phenomenal teachings from Justin Sua check out his podcast: Increase Your Impact You have a story to tell and if you would like to...

This episode dives into some of the teachings of Dr. Jody Carrington. This amazing woman is a psychologist, an author, and a speaker. She brings energy, enthusiasm, and passion to everything that she does. This episode looks at some of the powerful teachings that she gives on making connections with students, the power of modeling, and remembering the difference that you make. If you want to hear Dr. Carrington in her own words check out these amazing podcasts. Rise Together Podcast episode 16...

Through conversations that I've overheard, things I've seen on social media, and how I've felt personally it's easy to see that many educators are starting to feel overwhelmed and exhausted. The school year is long and offers many challenges. That is why it is important for all of us that we are deliberate in things that we do to try and set ourselves up for a successful school day. This episode dives into a few of the strategies.

The episode dives into the power of being present and the power that it can have in creating a positive day. We discuss three ways that we can work on being in the moment inside our classroom based off of Elaina Aguilar's book Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators. Mrs. Aguilar talks about three things that we can do to help stay present. She says being mindful, finding joy, and sharing laughter as ways that we can create a great day for ourselves. This episodes dives into these.

This week's episode takes lesson taught from Les Brown who is one of the greatest speakers of all time. He's a gentleman who has effected others from all over the world with his motivational talks on human potential. This episode is a tribute to him and three lessons that he has taught that we can apply to our classroom. If you are interested in learning how we can improve as an educator and learn from one of the greatest speakers of all time this is definitely an episode to check out.

Educators are always looking for ways to make their classrooms more impactful. This episode dives into lessons from the head coach of Clemson's football team Dabo Swinney. In this episode you will find lessons that he has used to transform Clemson from a football program that no one believed in to one of the premier programs in the country. These lessons have very little to do about football and so much to do with what we can do to bring out the best in our students. Some other podcasts that ha...

After teaching remotely for a year and a half I returned to face to face instruction this past week. This episode dives into some thoughts that I had after being inside the classroom with my students for the week. Coaching from Dr. Darrin Peppard and Dr. Brandon Beck Open Road - Accelerate - https://roadtoawesome.net/results-coaching

There are little things that we do each day that drive our classroom culture. This episode dives into things to consider for this school year.

Showing up for our students in the right frame of mind is important. There are strategies that we can use to help put ourselves in a positive frame of mind to face the school day. This episode explores a few strategies so that we can show up as our best selves and remain that way throughout the school day.

There is so much buzz and excitement surrounding the beginning of the school year. As educators we are always extremely excited to jump into the new school year full steam ahead. Unfortunately if we are not careful this can lead to us burning out. This episode dives into tips and tricks that Courtney Dauwalter, one of the worlds best ultra runners, uses to navigate those long races. These tips are what an elite athlete uses and could be essential to us successfully navigating the school year. T...

The school year has started for some and is rapidly approaching for many. For some motivation is strong going into the year while for others the effects of last school year can be felt and the motivation is running low. This episode is dedicated to developing strategies that we can use as teachers to help us rekindle and maintain a healthy motivation for the school year ahead. If you are looking for extra motivation check out the members of the Road to Awesome team out. There are some great min...

This summer we have taken a look at several great books that offer tips and strategies that we can use to help keep us mentally and emotionally strong. With school starting up in some parts of the country and getting ready to in many others this episode takes a look back at these strategies in the hopes that you may find a takeaway that you can use to help you in the year to come.