EPISODE · Aug 24, 2024 · 40 MIN
A BLUEPRINT for BELONGING in Your School Community with MORGANE MICHAEL
from Teachers on Fire · host Tim Cavey
🔥 How can we create a sense of belonging for every learner? 🔥 How can we make the physical spaces of our schools more welcoming? 🔥 What are 1-2 tangible daily practices that we can use to promote cultures of positivity in our schools? Join me for this conversation with BC educator MORGANE MICHAEL as she shares her insights on these and other questions. About This Guest: Morgane is a teacher and mother of two boys in Victoria, Canada. She is also a coach, speaker, and host of the KindSight 101 podcast. She has written two books: From Burnt Out to Fired Up (2021) and Blueprint for Belonging, A: Building a Positive School Culture From the Ground Up (2024). Connect with Morgane on Linkedin, on X @MorganeMichael, on Instagram @SmallActBigImpact, on TikTok @Morgane.Michael, on YouTube at Small Act Big Impact, and at her website, https://morganemichael.com/. Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast. In This Conversation: 0:30 - Who is Morgane Michael? 1:54 - Morgane's experience of not speaking English as a student 6:28 - Is belonging actually important in the learning environment? 10:20 - Daily practices that build cultures of positivity in our school 17:17 - How to make our physical spaces in our schools feel welcoming 23:37 - How boundaries contribute to a sense of belonging 27:16 - Morgane's sense of teacher morale across North America today 31:15 - Morgane's coaching services for educators looking to offer more 34:30 - Passions outside of education: kids, working out, and travel 35:23 - A productivity hack: the Pomodoro Technique 35:56 - An edtech tool pick: Canva 36:38 - Book recommendations: Atomic Habits, the Coaching Habit 37:19 - Inspiring educators to follow: Tyler Comeau, Lisa Baylis 38:14 - What Morgane's streaming: The Boys 38:58 - How to connect with Morgane and follow her work online Mentions: James Clear, Michael Bungay Stanier, Tyler Comeau, Lisa Baylis Connect with Me: On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire) On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/) On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire) On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/ Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/. Song Track Credit Tropic Fuse by French Fuse GO! by Neffex *All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.
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🔥 How can we create a sense of belonging for every learner? 🔥 How can we make the physical spaces of our schools more welcoming? 🔥 What are 1-2 tangible daily practices that we can use to promote cultures of positivity in our schools? Join me for this conversation with BC educator MORGANE MICHAEL as she shares her insights on these and other questions. About This Guest: Morgane is a teacher and mother of two boys in Victoria, Canada. She is also a coach, speaker, and host of the KindSight 101 podcast. She has written two books: From Burnt Out to Fired Up (2021) and Blueprint for Belonging, A: Building a Positive School Culture From the Ground Up (2024). Connect with Morgane on Linkedin, on X @MorganeMichael, on Instagram @SmallActBigImpact, on TikTok @Morgane.Michael, on YouTube at Small Act Big Impact, and at her website, https://morganemichael.com/. Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast. In This Conversation: 0:30 - Who is Morgane Michael? 1:54 - Morgane's experience of not speaking English as a student 6:28 - Is belonging actually important in the learning environment? 10:20 - Daily practices that build cultures of positivity in our school 17:17 - How to make our physical spaces in our schools feel welcoming 23:37 - How boundaries contribute to a sense of belonging 27:16 - Morgane's sense of teacher morale across North America today 31:15 - Morgane's coaching services for educators looking to offer more 34:30 - Passions outside of education: kids, working out, and travel 35:23 - A productivity hack: the Pomodoro Technique 35:56 - An edtech tool pick: Canva 36:38 - Book recommendations: Atomic Habits, the Coaching Habit 37:19 - Inspiring educators to follow: Tyler Comeau, Lisa Baylis 38:14 - What Morgane's streaming: The Boys 38:58 - How to connect with Morgane and follow her work online Mentions: James Clear, Michael Bungay Stanier, Tyler Comeau, Lisa Baylis Connect with Me: On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire) On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/) On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire) On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/ Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/. Song Track Credit Tropic Fuse by French Fuse GO! by Neffex *All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.
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