All Episodes
Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast — 306 episodes
374: Different Leadership with Shanimarie Ogilvie
373: Successful Writing with Lisa Collum
372: Teaching Readiness with Nicole S. Turner
371: Empathetic Leadership with Joshua Stamper
370: Building a Foundation with Adina Medina
369: Data Symplifyed with Jessica Lane & Jenelle McClenahen
368: Finish Strong, Not Burned Out
367: Innovative Assessment Strategies
366: Stop Doing What Students Can Do
365: Whole-Body Learning with Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift
364: Teacher Retention – Strategies for Staying & Thriving
Bonus: ChatGPT & Me
363: Culturally Responsive Teaching – Meeting Diverse Student Needs
362: Pathways to Leadership – Advancing Your Teaching Career
361: Ignite the Room – Strategies that Make Students Lean In
Bonus: Obsessed with High Quality Instruction
360: Behind the Teaching Scenes with Craig Randall
359: New Year New Energy – Setting Yourself Up for a Fresh Start
358: Mid Year Reflection – How to Finish the Year Strong
357: Classroom Conversations That Matter – The Secret to High Impact Discussions
356: Beyond the Lesson Plan & How to Get Students to Care
355: Open to Learning with Jennifer Burns
354: Routines That Run Themselves
353: Survival Guide to Teacher Burnout
352: The September Slump
351: Classroom Culture Reset
350: Evolving Classrooms with Dr. LaKimbre Brown
349: Driving Change with Kay Kelly
348: Opening Worlds Through Words with Pam Allyn
347: H.O.P.E. with Superintendent Dr. Brandi Kelly
346: Teach and Lead with Pablo Munoz
Bonus: Empowering Educators Podcast 10th Birthday
345: Stepping into STEM with Nichole Austion
344: Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone with Robert Barnett
343: Clarity in Schools with Casey Watts
342: Achieving Growth Through Peer Collaboration
341: Success Secrets of Colleague Mentorship in Education
340: School Partnerships with Christina Hidek
339: The Instructional Coaching Partnership
338: To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate
337: Lessons Buried in Chaos
336: Crisis Response in Education
335: Teaching Perspective with Miriam Plotinsky
334: Cultivating Critical Thinking Skills
333: Strong Teacher to Teacher Communication
332: Effective Communication with Students and Parents
331: Collaborative Planning and Resource Sharing
330: Making Connections with Ariella Racco
329: Manage Time By Streamlining Administrative Tasks
328: Manage Your Time with Time Blocking
327: Disengage with Self-Care
326: Supportive School Culture
325: Trust and Relationships with Ashley Bendiksen
324: Reality of Work-Life Balance
323: Student Language with Michael Grande
322: Going All In with Dr. Jim Van Allan
321: Artificial Intelligence with Vicki Davis
320: Positive School Climate with Matthew Ebert
Bonus Episode: Maximize Results with your Teacher Support Strategy
319: Leadership in Education: Insights from Ryan Pelkey
318: Relationships in Education with Michael & Nita Creekmore
Bonus Episode: Maximizing Teacher Impact
317: AI with Angela Watson
316: Technology Integration
315: Managing Stress with Dr. Naomi Hall
314: Incorporating Student Voice
313: Differentiation & Personalization
312: Positive Classroom Culture
311: Innovative Teaching Strategies
310: Burnout with Rebekah Shoaf
309: What to do When You Can’t Hack the Problem
308: 3 Ways to Grow Your Potential this Year
307: Behind the Scenes of the Podcast
306: Building Credibility with Teachers
305: Being an Effective Coach with Alissa Crabtree
304: The Secret Weapon of Hardship
303: How to be an Effective Accountability Partner
302: Your Competitor is YOU
301: Improve Instruction One Brick at a Time
300: The Science of Reading with Linda Rhyne 2.0
299: Critical Thinking is the Biggest Clue
298: The Journey of Education with Sam Shields
297: Empowering Students with Laura Williams
296: Building Relationships with Jana Lee
Bonus: We All Need Something
295: Teacher Impact with Heidi Davis
294: Reignite Your Passion with Ashley Hubner
Bonus: The Secret Sauce of Collaboration
293: Get Empowered with Michelle Ruhe
292: Wisdom with Courtney Tate
291: Growing into Leadership with Casey Watts
290: Developing as a Teacher with Melissa Morrison
289: The Reading Rollercoaster
288: 8 Takeaways from CoachFest
287: Spring Break State of Mind
286: Five Leadership Moves to Grow Teachers
285: Impact with Nicole Turner Part 2
284: Working Beyond the Mission Statement
283: 5 Ways to Combat Burnout
282: Getting Back into the GROOVE
281: What to do When Best Practices Change
280: Teacher First Mindset with Ryan Pelkey
279: Q&A with Gretchen
278: Champion Series- Key #3 Advocation
277: Champion Series- Key #2 Attraction
276: Champion Series- Key #1 Adjustment
275: Instructional Coaching with Julianna Morelock
274: How Teaching and Leading is Just Like Writing a Book
CH Bonus: Leadership Isn’t for Cowards
273: Four Top Coaching Fears and the Lessons they Teach Us
272: Teacher Leadership with Sahur Augsteen
271: Reignite Your Passion in Education with Brian Sepe
270: Instructional Coaching with Inga Parker
269: Untapped Potential with Linda Rhyne
268: Effective Professional Development with Erica Harrell
CH Bonus: Coaching with a Classroom Management Lens
267: Effective School Leadership with Jamal Maxsam
CH Bonus: Creating Mental Health Supports for Teachers
266: Mindset with Becca Silver
CH Bonus: Adapting to Different Teacher Needs
265: Get Motivated with Beth Segner
CH Bonus: Prepping Our Leadership Now for the Upcoming School Year
264: Teacher Leadership with John Schembari
CH Bonus: Tried and True Tips for Coaching Teachers
263: Wait Until Your Words Have Weight
CH Bonus: Alternative PD Options for Teachers
262: Belief Over Reality
CH Bonus: Secrets to Powerful PD for Teachers
261: Capturing Fear
CH Bonus: Stress and Teacher Support
260: Jon Orr and Kyle Pearce
CH Bonus: Collaborative Planning Teams
259: Max Out Your Minimum
CH Bonus: Prep, Priorities, and Plenty of Rest over the Holiday Break
258: Leverage Your Surroundings
CH Bonus: Supporting Teachers in Burnout
257: Beat the Wave of Stress
256: Habits Over Resolutions
255: Teacher Evolution with Claude Larson
CH Bonus: Creating a Soft Impact with Teachers
254: Close Out Strong
253: Speak So They Listen
CH Bonus: Ditch the Overwhelm- Right Size PD for Teachers
252: Know Your Options
251: Creating Change Within
250: Education with Julie Warner
249: You Are In Control
248: Starting Strong
247: Reframing the Apology
246: Kicking it off with PD
245: Teacher Empowerment with Spencer Cotter
244: Podcast Coaching with Dr. Brittany Rincón
243: Teaching Tips with Dr. Sam Fecich
242: Instructional Coaching with Chrissy Beltran
241: Achieve Your Goals with Tiffany Wallace
240: Trust Based Observations with Craig Randall
239: Look for the Roses
238: Diagnose the Disconnect
237: Building Capacity in Others
235: Relationship Building with Dustin Pearson
234: Why Your Mentorship Program isn’t Working
233: Become a Standout Leader
232: Do You Manage or Lead?
231: Great Leaders are Great Listeners
230: Reading Instruction with Lori Poole
229: The Future of Mentorship
228: Wrong Environment
227: Don’t Miss the Lesson
226: 5 Simple Ways To Make an Impact
225: James Sturtevant is Back!
224: Supporting Student Adjustment
223: Recalibrate Your Expectations
222: The Best and Worst of Times
221: Adjusting to the New Normal
220: Classroom Relationships with CJ Reynolds
Bonus Episode- Here Comes Baby!
219: Being Effective with Lindsey Howe
218: Supporting Teachers with Nita Creekmore
217: Systems and Routines with Kelly Jackson
216: Sustainable Classrooms with Mandy Rice
BONUS: The Power of Community
215: Mindfulness with Kristin McKeown
214: Making Progress with Kyle King
213: Expectations with Erica Terry
BONUS: Behind-the-Scenes with Gretchen
212: Classroom Tips with Lisa Johnson
211: Making a Difference with Kim Strobel
BONUS: Stay Empowered!
210: School Leadership with Missy Emler
209: Reverse the Chain of Command
208: Do the NEXT Right Thing
207: From Crisis to Calm
206: Are you Dying, Pruning or Growing?
205: Teacher Empowerment with Barry White, Jr.
204: Are you Right for the Job?
203: 3 Focal Areas to Transform Your Teaching
202: Where are your Chapters Leading You?
201: Listen to the Voice Within
200: Are you Convinced You’re Elite Yet?
199: Educators, I Celebrate You
198: Establishing a Positive Culture
197: What Kind of Investment Are you Making?
196: How Do You Want To Be?
195: Finding Your Desires with Nick Tokman
194: Being a Knowledge Hoarder is Holding you Back
193: When You Can’t Find the Answer
192: 5 Secrets to Success in the Classroom
191: Making an Impact Day One
190: Cumulative Effect with Jahkari “JT” Taylor
189: Do you Push, Pull or Guide?
188: Turn your Whelm Upside Down
187: Permission to Fill Your Cup
186: Amplify your Impact
185: Being Your Best with Kim Lepre
184: Developing your Leadership Style
183: Remain Passionate When Your Toes are to the Fire
182: Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
181: The Reward of Developing People
180: Classroom Resources with Leanne Stone
179: Leadership like Rock, Paper… Pencil
178: Leverage Your Surroundings
177: Developing Good Students into Great Humans
176: When High Expectations Debilitate You
175: Burned In with Amber Harper
174: You Might Just Be a Superhero
173: Take Charge of Your Evolution
172: #WorkLifeHarmony
171: Burning Out Isn’t An Option
170: Flipped Learning with Dan Jones
169: Unveil the Value in the Daily Grind
168: Let Students Lead the Way
167: Even Out the Ingredients
166: Control the Change
165: Differentiating Instruction with Cole Alexander
164: Lead with a Little Grace
163: It’s Time for Your Educator Upgrade
162: Integrate Technology the RIGHT Way
161: Finding Magic in Every Kid, Every Day
160: Love, Support, and Involve with Dr. James Davis
159: Snag a Piece of Humble Pie
158: Protect This 4 Letter Word
157: Don’t Confuse Your E’s
156: Don’t Rush to the Rescue
155: Envision with Angela Watson
154: Talent Over Curriculum
153: Students Become What You Think
152: Silent Confidence Speaks the Loudest
151: Balanced Teachers Win
150: Find Your Flow with Beckett Haight
149: You Teach More Than Subjects
148: You Don’t Have To Do It All
147: Avoid the Rumor Mill
146: Ask, Listen, Repeat
145: Understanding Your Role with Carmin Adams
144: The Danger in Instructional Shortcuts
143: Be A Sponge
142: Praise Isn’t Just a Professional Thing
141: Lead Your Own March!
140: Teacher Basics with Kayse Morris
139: You Are Your Own Lifeline
138: What Does this Look Like in My Classroom?
137: Quality Engagement is a Dance
136: Edu-Consumption Overload
135: Importance of Movement with Suzanne Cresswell
134: Go Slow to Improve Fast
133: You Don’t Need a Title to Lead
132: The Classroom Countdown Conundrum
131: Slaying the Myth of Differentiation
130: Find Your Own Path with Corey Knight
129: Keep Healthy Relationships in Motion
128: Write Your Story
127: Classroom Management like PB & J
126: Making Time for All the Parts of You
125: Refocus with Bill Cecil
124: It’s Not all Rainbows, But it Can Be
123: Repairing Broken Relationships with Colleagues
122: Work Your Option B
121: Don’t Be Glib!
120: Burnout with Kitty Boitnott
119: Long-Run Leadership
118: Let Your Passion Lead the Way
117: Simple is Better
116: The Safe Keeper
115: Set the Example with Dede Rittman
114: Don’t Be A Pretender
113: Be that Knock at the Door
112: The Dysfunction of Grading
111: Building Capacity Through Relationships
110: Work Smarter Not Harder with Phyl Macomber
109: Teacher Overboard
108: The Myth of Classroom Decor
107: Summer Intuition
106: Students Under Construction
105: Fail Forward with Justin Ashley
104: Don’t Sleep Through the Finish Line
103: Contribute or Contaminate
102: Unpack Your Baggage
101: Eyes on the Horizon, Feet in the Boat
100: Think Outside the Box with Dr. Steven Fredericks
99: Throw the Right Pebble
98: Answer the Call
97: Change your Classroom Mirror
96: Lead from the Side
95: Structure and Support with Joann Brewer
94: Shepherd to Sheep
93: What’s Your Truth?