Episodes
Feb. 13, 2022
54. Transforming Our Schools (Dr. Maisha Otway)
Dr. Maisha Otway is a turnaround principal in Georgia. We discuss handling principal responsibilities, turnaround leadership, building school partnerships, and her experience bringing rapper 2Chainz to her school through the ...
Feb. 6, 2022
53. Principal Leadership (Adam Welcome)
Adam Welcome is a keynote speaker, author of Kids Deserve It , and is also a former teacher, principal, and director of innovation and technology. . Connect with us: Adam Welcome | https://www.mradamwelcome.com/ Hunter Flesch...
Dec. 25, 2021
52. Holiday Special - The BEST Reasons to Go into Education (Tristan Bernhard)
One of the most amazing qualities of teachers is that we go 100 mph in order to meet the needs of our students. Because we are working so hard through incredibly difficult situations and circumstances, we often end up feelin...
Nov. 8, 2021
51. Teach Your Class Off (CJ Reynolds)
CJ Reynolds is a high school literature teacher in West Philadelphia, speaker, podcast host, and author of Teach your Class Off: A Real Rap Guide to Teaching. . To connect with CJ: https://www.realrapwithreynolds.com/ . To co...
Sept. 7, 2021
50. The Complete Guide to Effective Mentorship (Lauren Kaufman)
Lauren Kaufman is currently an Assistant Principal and has formerly served as a classroom teacher and K-12 Mentor Program Coordinator. She is a contributing author of Because of a Teacher and her writings have been featured b...
Aug. 30, 2021
49. Meeting the Needs of Emergent Bilingual Students (Samantha Nolte)
Samantha Nolte is a 5-12 Emergent Bilingual teacher whom I have worked with my entire career thus far. She provides readily available strategies and supports for students in need of english language acquisition, as well as a ...
Aug. 22, 2021
48. The Blueprint for Differentiation (Rick Wormeli)
Rick Wormeli is a National Board Certified Teacher, is an author of highly regarded books such as Fair Isn't Always Equal: Assessment and Grading in the Differentiated Classroom (Second Edition) and Differentiation: From Plan...
Aug. 16, 2021
47. From Finance to Leadership: the Role of a Superintendent
Dr. Dani Trimble is the current superintendent of the Alburnett Community School District. . Connect with Dr. Trimble: dtrimble@alburnettcsd.org . For more episodes and Ed Essentials content, click this link: https://linktr.e...
Aug. 9, 2021
46. Prioritizing Teacher Health (Bryan Holyfield)
Bryan Holyfield is a history teacher and health consultant. Bryan helps busy teachers take control of their health with easy-to-follow nutrition and strength programs. . Connect with Bryan: https://rfh5hkeu0gk.typeform.com/to...
July 19, 2021
45. Shifting Educational Paradigms (Ken Williams)
Ken Williams is a nationally recognized speaker, consultant, author, former principal, and founder of Unfold the Soul. . Connect with Ken: https://unfoldthesoul.com/ . For more episodes and Ed Essentials content, click this l...
June 28, 2021
44. Using Teacher Capital (Tristan Bernhard)
How do we CAPITALIZE on the relationships we build with students? What are effective and ineffective ways to spend that relationship capital? These are TOUGH questions to answer, so I bring on my dear friend, Tristan, to talk...
June 7, 2021
43. Improving our Impact (Dr. John Hattie)
Dr. John Hattie is a world-renowned researcher and author of Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-analyses Relating to Achievement . . Please Rate, Review, and Subscribe to The Ed Essentials Podcast . John Hattie's ...
May 24, 2021
42. 3 Thoughts as the 2021 School Year Ends (Mini-Lesson)
Hunter discusses 3 thoughts as we all approach the end of the school year! . THANK YOU for listening to The Ed Essentials Podcast. Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe! . Connect with Hunter: Ed Essentials Links ---
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May 17, 2021
41. Establishing Effective PLCs (Dr. Chad Dumas)
Dr. Chad Dumas is a presenter, researcher, former principal, and author of Let's Put the C in PLC: A Practical Guide for School Leaders. . Discussed in this episode: - Fixing teacher isolation through collaboration in and out...
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May 3, 2021
40. [PART ONE] How to STAND OUT During New Teacher Interviews [with Rebecca]
Welcome to PART ONE of the two-part collaboration on how to STAND OUT as a New Teacher with Rebecca from the Ready, Set, TEACH podcast. Be sure to listen to PART TWO on the Ready, Set, TEACH podcast stream! . Part One: How to...
April 19, 2021
39. Preparing Future Teachers
Dr. Samantha Fecich is a professor of education at Grove City College. - Connect with us: Sam: https://www.sfecich.com/ Hunter: https://linktr.ee/edessentials ---
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April 9, 2021
38. Happy Birthday, Dad
My dad, Bill Flesch, turns 55 on April 9! He is a longtime teacher and I wanted to use this platform to sneakily gather some colleagues and family to surprise him! He is so modest, but he truly is a wonderful educator. In thi...
March 29, 2021
37. Creating Change Through Feedback and Risk-Taking (Dave Schmittou)
On this episode, I am honored to host the legendary Dave Schmittou. Dave is the Director of Leadership & Development for the Teach Better Team. He’s the author of several education-based books, one of which we discuss in his ...
March 22, 2021
36. Life as Principals (Amanda and Caleb Bonjour)
Amanda and Caleb Bonjour join The Ed Essentials Podcast to talk about life as married principals, how they learn from each other, ways to empower staff, and other advice for those seeking leadership roles. . Connect with Aman...
March 8, 2021
35. Embracing "The Sub"
Hunter brings on longtime friend and substitute teacher, Dustin Eubanks, to talk about the life of a substitute, what subs really need, what potential substitutes need to know, and how school staff can learn to embrace "the s...
Feb. 22, 2021
34. Leadership & Effectiveness (Dr. Todd Whitaker)
Dr. Todd Whitaker, author of What Great Principals Do Differently, What Great Teachers Do Differently, Shift the Monkey, and dozens of other education books, joins the podcast to provide one simple message: it comes down to g...
Feb. 15, 2021
33. Strategies for Talkative Students (Mini-Lesson)
In our very first mini-lesson we tackle the issue of student interruptions. We know the traditional practices, but I have one strategy (shoutout mentor teacher who taught me this) that has really worked well to help fix stude...
Feb. 8, 2021
32. Take Messy Action (Lisa Toebben)
Lisa Toebben, Special Education teacher, joins the podcast to discuss: -Dealing with people who try to dull your positivity -Habits to improve our physical/mental states -"Taking Messy Action" and its importance in our lives ...
Feb. 1, 2021
31. Relationships, Risks, and Reality (Jason Lampe)
Jason Lampe, assistant principal and my colleague, comes on the podcast to catch up about ALL KINDS of things. Mainly, we discuss the following: -How to maintain positivity and build relationships -Practicing clarity and risk...