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What does it look like when an educator refuses to stop growing? For Rachelle Dené Poth, it meant going to law school while teaching full-time, not to escape the classroom, but to understand it more deeply. Today she's a Spanish and STEAM teacher, practicing attorney, author of 10 books, and an AI grant coach guiding 12 schools across the country through one of education's most transformative moments.In this episode of AmpED to 11, Brett and Rebecca sit down with Rachelle to unpack what sustainable, high-impact teaching actually looks like in practice. Rachelle's story challenges the idea that doing more means burning out. Instead, she's built systems, voice-to-text workflows, AI-assisted writing routines, and intentional boundaries, that let her scale her impact without sacrificing her wellbeing.Together they dig into:How law school made Rachelle a sharper, more empathetic classroom teacherThe productivity systems she swears by that actually hold up under pressureWhy student voice has to be at the table when schools build AI policyHer unconventional writing workflow that turns neighbourhood walks into book chaptersHow she supports schools navigating digital citizenship, digital wellness, and ethical AIWhether you're a teacher trying to find your footing in an AI-accelerated world, a leader designing policy for your school, or someone who just needs a reminder that unconventional paths often lead somewhere extraordinary, this conversation is for you.Subscribe to AmpED to 11 for honest, energising conversations about education, technology, and the humans making it all work.