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Teachers on Fire — 249 episodes
You're MORE Than A Teacher: Build Your Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Jen Rafferty
Rebuilding Teacher Resilience with Dr. Naomi Hall
From Dropout to PhD: Learn the Craft of Teaching with Dr. Anthony Richiez
Unity Over Division: How Virginia Principal Derek Cantrell Merged Two Schools Into One
Unlock Student Motivation with Stephen de Groot
Curiosity Sets Up Direct Instruction: OLIVIA ODILEKE
Dr. BRAD JOHNSON: Build Your RQ, Build Your Learning Community
7 Steps to School Success - with Dr. James Lane, Former Superintendent of the Year
Vibe Coding as Design Thinking in School and in Life - with Alex Gray
Better Questions, Deeper Learning - with Connie Hamilton
Teach Internationally - with Greg Lemoine
Competency-Based Assessment with Danielle Paloposki
Money and Financial Literacy in YOUR Classroom: Debra Kierstead
Bringing the Everglades to Your Literacy Classroom: Jennifer Diaz
Differentiation for High-Ability Learners with Alicia Schroeder-Schock
Executive Functions in K-3 with Mitch Weathers and Sarah Oberle
Retired but Podcasting: Martin Stuible and Roy Hunt from After the Bell
Brokers of Hope, Cultures of Joy - with DEAN SHARESKI
Are our schools TOO SAFE? Embracing risky play with Dr. Mariana Brussoni and Dr. Megan Zeni
Are classroom AI tools doing more harm than good? with David Cutler
ERIC SHENINGER: Navigating AI in Our Schools with Clarity, Intention, and Purpose
Building School Culture That Lifts All Learners - with JOSH TOVAR
3 Podcast Guests Who Inspired Changes to My Personal and Professional Life
AI Optimism: What's the proper place of AI in the classroom? with BECKY KEENE
Building Regenerative Schools - with RUTH POULSEN
Dr. DANNY STEELE: Support Teachers FIRST to Serve Students Well
How to Teach READING and WRITING - with Leah Mermelstein
ATTENTION as CURRICULUM: Designing Schools as Walled Gardens - with Andrew Cantarutti
How a Running Habit Transformed Life and Work - with EDMOND CHIN
Powerful Productivity for School Leaders - with RICH CZYZ
The Power of Direct Instruction - with Dr. Zach Groshell
5 Boundaries for Teacher Flourishing - with RAE HUGHART
Assessment Practices for Student Success - with KARLEY ALLEYN
How to Humanize Parent-Teacher Conferences -- with JEFF SMITH
Supporting Student Learning Beyond the Classroom -- with SCOTT NUNES
3-Minute Leadership RESET: Rekindle Your Fire for Education -- with SEAN GAILLARD
Rethinking Kahoot and Blooket - with MARCIE SAMAYOA
Unit Reviews Without Kahoot or Blooket - with MARCIE SAMAYOA
How to Review Content WITHOUT Kahoot or Blooket - with MARCIE SAMAYOA
4 Ways to Lift up Our Students with MARCUS LUTHER
5 Powerful Daily Rituals for Every Teacher
Should Students Be FORCED to Apologize?
CYBERBULLYING in Our Schools: Supporting Our Students with EVA HARVELL
SAVING Our TEACHERS with ERIN TASHIAN and MICHELLE PAPA
TEACHER FITNESS: How to Protect Your Fire with ERIC NELSON
Dr. JOE SANFELIPPO: Lead from Where You ARE
How to ENGAGE and EMPOWER STUDENTS in a World of Digital Distractions with Dr. MARC ISSEKS
Bring the FREE Medal of Honor Character Development Program to Your School!
HOPE for NEW TEACHERS: A Conversation with New Brunswick Resource Teacher LUCAS CLARKE
The Impact of MENTORSHIP with LAUREN KAUFMAN
STUDENT MAKERSPACE IDEAS: A Conversation with JESUS HUERTA
GRADE LESS and GROW BEYOND GRADES with ARTHUR CHIARAVALLI
TEACHING OUTDOORS with LAUREN MACLEAN
DESIGN THINKING in the English Classroom with ADRIAN NEIBAUER
How to LEAD Your SCHOOL to AWESOME Outcomes with Dr. DARRIN PEPPARD
KYLE WAGNER and STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING
A BLUEPRINT for BELONGING in Your School Community with MORGANE MICHAEL
ASHLEY BODNAR: How to Build More PLAY, COLLABORATION, and CORE COMPETENCIES in Your Classroom
SMARTPHONES and the PSYCHOLOGY of LEARNING: A Conversation with LISA GREEN
JAKE MILLER is BACK: Duct Tape, Technology, and Personalized Learning
DEFINE Your MISSION As An EDUCATION LEADER wth TYLER COMEAU
DANELLE ALMARAZ: Building Schools of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
ALLYSON APSEY: What Makes a GREAT PRINCIPAL?
FOOD, FRIENDSHIP, and FORMATION: A Conversation with Gabriel Carrillo from EdTech Bites
STUDENT PRIVACY in the Age of ChatGPT with FONZ MENDOZA
AI ISSUES in K-12 EDUCATION Today: A Conversation with TIM BELMONT
LEAD an ASSESSMENT REVOLUTION: A Conversation with NATALIE VARDABASSO
What Are LEARNING PROGRESSIONS? A Conversation with JENNIFER MOROZ
ASSESSMENT in MATH and SCIENCE: A Conversation with MELISSA DEAN
How to BUILD a LEGACY of IMPACT: A Conversation with CHIP BAKER
TYLER RABLIN: How do our assessment practices impact student motivation?
STEPHANIE HOWELL: Learn, Create, and Support
SEL for TEACHERS: A Conversation with WENDY TURNER
AI, Homework, and Advice for New Teachers: A Conversation with ALEX VALENCIC
Is It TIME to QUIT TEACHING? A Conversation with ASHLEY PHILIPPS
How to MAKE the MOST of Your SPRING BREAK: 3 Veteran Teachers Share Their Insights
How to BUILD STUDENT AGENCY: A Conversation with STARR SACKSTEIN
10 WAYS to SHOW YOUR STUDENTS YOU CARE: A Conversation with LAURA BOYD
DRAMA Is for ALL LEARNERS: A Conversation with Sam Marsden
MATH, ASSESSMENT, and the SCIENCE of LEARNING: A Conversation with PHIL STRINGER
7 CREATIVE TOOLS That I'm Using with My ELEMENTARY DESIGN STUDENTS
From CRIPPLING ANXIETY to HAPPINESS, WELL-BEING, and FULFILLMENT: A Conversation with KIM STROBEL
This ONE THING Will DESTROY Your CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
PE, HEALTH, and ASSESSMENT with JOSH OGILVIE
17 Powerful Quotes from Essential Truths for Teachers
DOK, INQUIRY, and STANDARDS: A Conversation with ERIK FRANCIS
Should We BAN STUDENT PHONES in Our K-12 Schools? [DEBATE]
How Do YOU DISPLAY Your STUDENT LEARNING? Reviewing the Top Posts on Education X from the Week
ASSESSMENT, UDL, and ADST with LYNNETTE EARLE
We Are ALL Math People: Reviewing the Top Posts on Education X from the Week
SPIRALS of INQUIRY with ASHLEY AOKI
AUTHENTIC AUDIENCE = STUDENT MOTIVATION: Reviewing the Top Posts on Education X from the Week
TELL Your COMMUNITY's STORY! A Conversation with JOSH TOVAR
HOW Do Your Students REFLECT on Their LEARNING? Reviewing the Top Posts on Education X from the Week
Do We Want STUDENTS or LEARNERS? In Conversation with Jason Kennedy
How Can We REDUCE TEACHER WORKLOAD and STRESS? Reviewing the Top Posts on Education X from the Week
EMPOWER OUR LEARNERS - A Conversation with BRYAN GLOVER
Issue a VOCAB THROWDOWN in Your Classroom
WRITING to FLIP the FEEDBACK: A Conversation with MELISSA BLACK
How to OVERCOME the FALL ENERGY SLUMP: Top Posts on Education X This Week
LEARNING and REFLECTION Make Life BETTER - A Conversation with JEREMY JORGENSEN
These Assessment Practices Have to STOP: Top Posts on Education X from the Week
Why TEACHING CURSIVE WRITING is a BAD IDEA
SCARE a TEACHER in FOUR WORDS: Top Education Posts on X This Week
Is Giving Zeros UNPROFESSIONAL?
How Do YOU Improve Your Mental Fitness?
Where Are YOU on the TEACHER HIERARCHY of NEEDS Right Now?
How many hours are you working OUTSIDE of SCHOOL each day?
9 SURVIVAL TIPS for NEW TEACHERS
The MAGIC and MISERY of STUDENT VIDEO SUBMISSIONS
How I Learned a Lesson About STUDENT PRIVACY
How I'm GETTING My FIRE BACK (When I'm not creating, it's not okay.)
225 - MR. BEAST on LEARNING and CREATIVITY: 9 Lessons for Teachers
224 - BOOST Your ENERGY with These Two RADICAL Phone Habits (And Why Scheduled Emails Don't Work)
223 - You Can Love Teaching, Love Your Students, and Still Love Time Away
222 - Two Years Later, It's a BREATH of FRESH AIR for a Pounded Profession
221 - Here's Your Permission to STOP CHASING Missing Student Assignments
220 - When a Middle School Student Goes ON STRIKE: Mapping Next Steps
219 - What is the PURPOSE of ASSESSMENT?
218 - COMPASSION Over CANCELLATION: Seeing the Humanity Across the Aisle
217 - Why Schools MUST TELL Their STORIES
216 - My BEST HACK for Memorizing Student Names
215 - COFFEE with EDUPODCASTERS: A Conversation with Bryon Carpenter and Tim Stephenson
214 - It’s OKAY to Be MESSY at the START
213 - The OVERLOOKED SKILL That No One Is Talking About in Education
212 - LEVEL UP Your SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS with This Checklist
211 - We Are ALL Developing Learners
210 - Are We Using TOO MANY APPS in Education?
209 - My Students Are Actually Thinking About LEARNING TARGETS
208 - A Tale of Two Short Story Projects
207 - VIRTUAL WHITEBOARDS: How can they support student learning?
206 - Sail the 7 Cs of MICROSOFT EDUCATION with Becky Keene and Kathi Kersznowski
205 - Defining Our SEESAW MISSION and VISION
204 - Reimagining PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: Where can we go from here?
203 - Chey & Pav and The Staffroom Podcast
202 - RURAL EDUCATION: What Lies Ahead?
201 - CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING: Redefining School with Glarea Elevated Learning
200 - FIVE LATINA SUPERINTENDENTS: Building Equity During Times of Crisis
199 - ASSESSMENT PRACTICES: Building Sustainability, Equity, and Literacy (with ACBC)
198 - JAMAL CROOK: Coaching, Learning Standards, and Growth Through Adversity
197 - DR. ERIC GUISE: Creation, Growth, and Collaboration
196 - CHARLES WILLIAMS: Equity, Growth, and Leadership in Education
195 - Cue the Comeback: Next Steps for Educators
194 - 29 Essential Quotes from The WAR of ART
193 - PASSION PROJECTS Remind Us What School Can Look Like
192 - How I'm Making Student Learning VISIBLE in My Math Classroom
191 - Can LIVESTREAM PLATFORMS Change PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?
190 - The 3 CAFFEINATED COACHES: Coaching, Leading, and Connecting
189 - Effective FEEDBACK and ASSESSMENT in the ENGLISH CLASSROOM
188 - TEACHER WELLNESS and SELF-CARE: How to Avoid Burnout and Rekindle Our FIRE
187 - 12 Reasons to Publish Student Podcasts to a Global Audience
186 - GOOGLE MEET Changes, RECLIPPED Chrome Extension, and a TABLET for CHROMEBOOKS
185 - EDU Podcaster Summit: Barbara Bray, Dr. Wesley Fryer, and Lainie Rowell
184 - INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING: Why, Wins, and Best Practices
183 - STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES: Why, How, and Best Practices
182 - The EDU SISTERS: Women on a Mission to Change the World
181 - Building a new WELLNESS HABIT: The 10,000 Push-Up Challenge
180 - SPARK - My One Word for 2021: STREAM
179 - What's Your ONE WORD for 2021?
178 - RECENT AUTHORS Discuss Their Books and Best Practices for Writers
177 - TAMMY BREITWEISER: Learning, Writing, and Embracing Rejections
176 - EdTech Podcasters Shout Out the Best Learning Tools of 2020
175 - School Leaders Reflect on the Wins and Lessons of 2020
174 - TEACHER FITNESS: How can we make it happen?
173 - SPARK - Embrace Professional Comparison
172 - Dr. Hayley Watson from Open Parachute: Mental and Emotional Wellbeing for School Communities
171 - SPARK - We Already Have Google Classroom. Why Do We Need Seesaw?
170 - Stephanie Edmonds: Passion, Engagement, and Content Creation
169 - SPARK - Top Ten Learning Tools for the Digital Classroom
168 - Gabriel Carillo: Family, Collaboration, and the Power of YET
167 - SPARK - We’re About to Teach Our Students a Massive Lesson on Mindset
166 - Brian Aspinall: Coding, Assessment, and Taking Risks
165 - SPARK - It’s About the People Next to Us
164 - Ann Kozma: Empower Every Voice with Flipgrid
164 - Ann Kozma: Empower Every Voice with Flipgrid
163 - SPARK - Inspiring Stories of Adversity and Triumph: How Great Educators Overcome
162 - Erika Sandstrom: SEL, Green Screens, and Big Dreams
161 - SPARK - 10 Productivity Hacks, Habits, and Mindsets for Teachers
160 - Rebecca Gibboney: Coaching, Gamification, and Professional Development
159 - SPARK - It’s Time to Embrace the Asynchronous Mindset
158 - Bruce Reicher: Creation, Communication, and Collaboration
157 - SPARK - Self-Reflection as Professional Development
156 - Pawan Wander: Finding Your Voice, Lifelong Learning, and Building Relationships
155 - SPARK - From Surviving to Thriving: How I’m Finding My Fire
154 - Dr. Francois Naude: Content Creation, Growth Mindset, and Building Excellence
153 - SPARK - Schools Should Look Like Their Students
152 - Mike Washburn: Learning with Minecraft, Live Streaming, and Reimagined Professional Development
151 - SPARK - So You’re Thinking of Becoming a Teacher
150 - Evan Whitehead: Equity, SEL, and Wellness
149 - SPARK - Remote Learning Must Get Horizontal
148 - Shannon Schinkel: Drama, Equity, and Assessment
147 - SPARK - Here is Your Permission to Stop Doing So Much
146 - Andrea Ferrero: Equity, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Literacy
145 - SPARK - We Need to Use Our Own Brains
144 - Rabbi Michael Cohen: Creativity. Design. Innovation.
143 - SPARK - 9 Ways That Corona Will Improve K-12 Education
142 - Dr. AnnMarie Thomas: Playing, Learning, and Making
141 - SPARK - Reflections from the Front Lines of Remote Learning
140 - Elena Aguilar: Coaching, Equity, and Resilience
139 - SPARK - A Corona Lament: Giving Shape to Our Struggle
138 - Evo Hannan: Agency, Innovation, and Inspiration
138 - Evo Hannan: Agency, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
137 - SPARK - My Letter to Parents
136 - Riley Dueck: Faith, Learning, and Creative Work
135 - SPARK - Ohana: A Hawaiian Prescription for Education Communities
134 - Jesus Huerta: 3D Printing, Entrepreneurship, and Inclusion
133 - SPARK - Unbox the Learning
132 - Kellie Bahri: MS Teacher, Podcaster, and Elevator of Others
131 - SPARK - Stop Treating Grades as Wages
130 - Wendy Turner: SDGs, Growth Mindset, and Social-Emotional Learning
129 - SPARK - No, I Won’t Assign Homework for Your Family Vacation
128 - Julia Fliss: ELA Teacher, Networker, and SDG Ambassador
127 - SPARK - Why We Should Sit with Our Students
126 - Andrew Canle: Podcasting, Writing, and Formative Assessment
125 - SPARK - Assessment Should Be a Conversation
124 - Chanel Johnson: STEMinism, #GirlDads, and Technology
123 - SPARK - Shipped is Better Than Perfect
122 - Marisa Thompson: Engagement, TQE, and the Joy of Reading
121 - SPARK - Twelve Google Classroom Strategies to Start Using Today
120 - Dr. Christine Younghusband: Assessment, Weaving, and Relationships
119 - SPARK - Model That Metacognition
118 - Kristin Merrill: Activity, Engagement, and the Joy of Learning
117 - SPARK - My One Word for 2020: Write
116 - Caitlin Krause: Wellness, Mindfulness, and XR Technologies
115 - Jonathan Alsheimer: Grit, Relationships, and Next Level Teaching
114 - Julianne Ross-Kleinmann: Diversity, STEM, and the Power of the PLN
113 - Dr. Jennifer Pieratt: Crafting Authentic Learning Experiences
112 - Daniel Bauer: Leadership, Vision, and Growth
111 - Abigail French: Snakes, Assessment, and Community
110 - Dr. Douglas Fisher: Literacy, Credibility, and Visible Learning
109 - Vernon Wright: Connect, Impact, and Scale
108 - Deanna Lough: Equity, Advocacy, and Assessment
107 - Trevor MacKenzie: Inquiry, Assessment, and Lifetimes of Learning
106 - Andrew Arevalo: Legacy, Design Thinking, and the Transformative Power of Experiences
105 - Tiffany Ott: Mastery, Communication, and Relationships
104 - Dr. Will Deyamport III: EdTech, Impact, and Entrepreneurship
103 - Lisa Johnson: Creativity, EdTech, and Productivity
102 - Dr. Jacie Maslyk: Creativity, STEAM, Leadership, and Maker Education
101 - Nancy Frey: PLC+, Literacy, and Visible Learning
100 - Celebrating 100 Episodes!
99 - Dan Kreiness: Leadership, Growth Mindset, and Lifelong Learning
98 - Chris Woods: STEM, Curiosity, and Relevance
97 - Nina Pak Lui: Equity, Humanity, and Assessment
96 - Jeffery Frieden: English Teacher, Author, and Podcaster
95 - Justin Belt: Purpose, Podcasting, and Relationships
94 - Janelle McLaughlin: Growth, Coaching, and Leadership in Education
93 - Jorge Valenzuela: PBL, STEAM, and Robotics
92 - Shane Lawrence: Artist, Teacher, and Podcaster
91 - Latezeon Balentine: Empathy, Literacy, and Empowerment