Season 1
Sept. 4, 2022
Teach Better, TEDx, and the Power of Connections with Rae Hughart
This week on the Teaching Champions Podcast my guest Rae Hughart discusses how her academic struggles as a student helped shape her as an educator. She also discusses her recent TEDx talk about mastery learning, the Teach Bet...
Aug. 31, 2022
The Students and Adults We Pass in the Hallways
This mini episode is a thought I had from recently watching a short video that was created by the Cleveland Clinic to help raise empathy among their staff. The video is powerful and moving as it highlights the weight and bur...
Aug. 28, 2022
Five Ways to Stay Positive During the School Year
The beginning of the school year always brings such excitement and enthusiasm. But, after a few short weeks we find ourselves getting caught in the daily routine and our enthusiasm begins to wane. This episode is about five w...
Aug. 24, 2022
The Beginning of the Year
As many districts have started the school year and more and more are starting every week this is a message to remind everyone to enjoy and hold on to the magic of the first few weeks of school.
Aug. 21, 2022
The Expert Effect: Learning From, Becoming, and Teaching Others as Experts with Zach Rondot and Grayson McKinney
Today on the Teaching Champions Podcast I am joined by Zach Rondot and Grayson McKinney. Zach is a 4th grade teacher and Grayson is a fifth grade teacher. They are the authors of The Expert Effect: A Three Part system to bre...
Aug. 14, 2022
Wins, Labels, and Focusing on Strengths
In this episode of the Teaching Champions podcast I take a look back at some of the lessons learned from some of my most recent guests. These lessons include focusing on the wins that are happening each day in the classrooms,...
Aug. 10, 2022
Whether You Think You Can or Think You Can't
This episode dives into the power of believing in oneself and the words that we speak. We can build ourselves up with our words and make ourselves stronger or we can make ourselves weaker. This mini episode dives into this.
Aug. 7, 2022
Building Relationships and Being Authentically You with Jamie Brown
In this conversation with Jamie Brown we discuss building relationships with colleagues and students, ways to connect and build relationships with the community, the power behind being authentically you, and so much more. Jam...
Aug. 3, 2022
Small Moments of Joy
In this week's mini episode I discuss the small moments of joy that are present in our every day lives and if we're not careful will slip past us.
July 31, 2022
Supporting, Engaging, Empowering, and Seeing to Lead with Dr. Chris Jones
This is a fantastic conversation with Dr. Christopher Jones. He is the 2022 Massachusetts Counselors Association's Administrator. He is also a blogger, vlogger, and podcast. Dr. Jones has also recently published his first boo...
July 24, 2022
Lead From Where You Are with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo
In this episode Dr. Joe Sanfelippo joins us to discuss his new book Lead From Where You Are. In this conversation we discuss the power of moments and momentum, celebrating the wins, creating a positive school culture, and so ...
July 20, 2022
Fear, Anxiety, and Playing It Safe
With summer comes a lot of new opportunities for us to experience and grow from. Often times though we can let fear and worry stop us from experiencing these. This episode is all about how we can step into our worries and str...
July 17, 2022
Vulnerability, Relationships, and Building Leaders with Coach Brad Stamps
This is a fantastic conversation with Coach Brad Stamps. Coach Stamps is the head boys varsity basketball Coach for the Fayettville Bulldogs in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He offers a lot of wisdom on what it takes to build a tea...
July 13, 2022
The World We Choose to See
In a world that sometimes feels as if it is filled with so much negative sometimes we have to step back and look through a different lens. We need to change what we are looking for. This mini episode is all about adjusting ou...
July 10, 2022
Communication, Curiosity, and Being an Experience Expert with Dr. Amy Mathews-Perez
This episode is an interview with Dr. Amy Mathews-Perez. In this interview we discuss the power of communication and ways that we can be better communicators. The benefits of being curious and being a life long learner. Dr. ...
July 6, 2022
Comparisons and Stealing Our Joy
All too often we look at something we do or something we create and instead of seeing the great things about it we choose to focus on the blemishes. This happens in our personal life, but it also happens in our professional l...
July 3, 2022
Teamwork, Communication, and Having a Strong Vision For the School Year Ahead
The teamwork that we show can elevate our teams to new heights or it can make the team crumble. Every year our school teams change. Some changes involve what adults work in your classroom while other changes involve getting a...
June 29, 2022
The Educators You Surround Yourself With
The educators that we surround ourselves with matter. A gentleman by the name of Johnny Tiersma said, "Find a teacher who sees students like you do. It’s really nice to be able to speak the same language.” There is so much t...
June 26, 2022
Keys to Teaching Longevity, Staying Positive, and Other Lessons from a Mentor, 3 Retirees, and 6 Guests
This is the 100th episode of the Teaching Champions Podcast. In this episode we dive into some valuable lessons that my first teaching mentor gave me. We will also dive into advice from recent retirees who have over 40 years ...
June 19, 2022
Project Based Learning, Service Learning, and Being Innovative with Terry Wetzel
This conversation is with Terry Wetzel who has been in the field of education for 28 years. During this conversation we discuss project based learning and how it can help fuel engagement and make the most reluctant learners e...
June 15, 2022
Midweek Pick Me Up: Take Time to Hear Their Stories
This midweek pick me up is a small reminder of the power of listening and how we should listen before we judge. I share a personal story that recently made me step back and really think about what we might learn and how we mi...
June 12, 2022
10 Reminders Used to Help Navigate the School Year
The school year always brings a wide variety of different challenges. In order to navigate these challenges successfully we need to give ourselves different reminders. This episode dives into ten reminders that we can use to ...
June 8, 2022
Mid Week Pick Me Up: Embrace the Here and Now
This mini episode dives into a few moments that happened recently at school that made me pause and think. If you have ever found yourself focused on tomorrow or stuck on yesterday then take a few minutes to listen to the powe...
June 5, 2022
Becoming the Change with Dan Wolfe
In this episode I am joined by Dan Wolfe. He has worked in the field of education for almost 25 years holding various positions from teacher, to instructional coach, curriculum specialist, and administrator. Dan is also a blo...