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Top of the Class, 80 episodes.

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Top of the Class Episode 63 – Executive Presence – Emily & Meredith

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Top of the Class Episode 62 – Working with Different Personalities – Dr. Alicia Kozimor

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Top of the Class Episode 61 – What is Teacher Licensure? – Dr. Jeremy Hayden

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Top of the Class Episode 60- Financial Literacy for Educators- Part II -Monica Martinez

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Top of the Class Episode 59- Financial Literacy for Educators- Part I -Monica Martinez

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SPECIAL 75th Recording: Top of the Class Extra Credit- Why We Love Teachers with Emily & Meredith

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Top of the Class Episode 58- Character Education: Shared Leadership/The Practical Wisdom Framework with Emily Farkas & Dr. Ashley Betkowski

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Top of the Class Episode 57-Character Education: The Caught, Taught, Sought Model with Emily Farkas & Dr. Ashley Betkowski

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Top of the Class Episode 56- Character Education: Actionable Steps with Emily Farkas & Dr. Ashley Betkowski

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Top of the Class Episode 55- Character Education: Where to Begin & Defining Core Values with Emily Farkas & Dr. Ashley Betkowski

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Top of the Class Episode 54-Alternative Pathways to Educator Licensure-Dr. Carol Lippert and Carolyn Mann

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Top of the Class Episode 53-Why We Appreciate Being an Educator with Julianne Bridwell & Ryan Reid

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Top of the Class Episode 52-Servant Leadership-Part 4 with Nicholas Johnson

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Top of the Class Episode 51-Servant Leadership-Part 3-with Melissa Woodward

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Top of the Class Episode 50-Servant Leadership-Part 2-with Emily Hollendoner

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Top of the Class Extra Credit-Why We LOVE GCU with Emily & Meredith

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Top of the Class Episode 49-Servant Leadership-Part I-with Shay Quitno

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Top of the Class Episode 48-Bringing Character Ed to Classrooms with Emily Farkas

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Top of the Class Episode 47-Back-to-School Basics with Dr. Victor Diaz

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Top of the Class Episode 46-Students with Exceptionalities & Online/Hybrid Environments with Dusty Sanchez and Julie Blair

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Top of the Class Episode 45-Educator Vocal Health with Dr. Rachel Velarde

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Top of the Class Episode 44-Professional Ethics with Dr. Troy Hutchings

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Extra Credit: Alternative Pathways to Teaching with Lindy Gaudiano

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Top of the Class Episode 43-Setting Appropriate Boundaries with Meredith and Emily

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Extra Credit Episode: Tips to Running a Successful Virtual Meeting with Tiffany Newell

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Top of the Class Episode 42-Creating the Ultimate Teacher Capsule Wardrobe with Dr. Brandon Juarez

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Top of the Class Episode 41-Our Field of Education Today

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Top of the Class Episode 40-GCU and COE Updates with Emily and Meredith

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Top of the Class Episode 39-Culturally Responsive Teaching with Justin Campbell

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Top of the Class Episode 38-Part 2: Our Students’ Health in Trying Times with Dr. Stephanie Nilsen and Dr. Crystal McCabe

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Top of the Class Episode 38-Part 1: Our Students’ Health in Trying Times with Dr. Stephanie Nilsen and Dr. Crystal McCabe

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Top of the Class Episode 37: Creating the Ultimate Teacher Capsule Wardrobe with Meredith and Emily

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Top of the Class Episode 36: It Starts With You: Self-Care and Compassion Satisfaction in Teaching: Jamie Valderrama

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Top of the Class Episode 35-Teacher of the Year and National Board Certified Teacher: Dr. Beth Maloney

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Top of the Class Episode 34-Faith in the Public School System with Dr. Paul Danuser

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Top of the Class Episode 33- Addressing the Biggest Challenges Facing Education with Nathan Hollis II

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Top of the Class-Extra Credit-Three Trending Tech Tools in Education: Amanda Errington

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Top of the Class Episode 32-Being a Teacher Advocate: 2019 Arizona Teacher of the Year-Kareem Neal

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Top of the Class-Extra Credit-Teaching in COVID-19: Virtual and Hybrid Learning Tips with Emily & Meredith

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Top of the Class Episode 31: Save the Drama…. For the Classroom with Michael Kary

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Top of the Class Episode 30-Teaching and Serving Indigenous Populations: 2020 Arizona Teacher of the Year- Lynette Stant

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Top of the Class Episode 29- Balancing Teaching and Family with Andrea Hogan

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Top of the Class Episode 28- #MathStrong with Katy Long

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Top of the Class Episode 27-Mental Health and Self-Care for Teachers with Kathy Britton

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Top of the Class-Extra Credit-Keeping it Clean: Fighting Germs and Illness in the Classroom

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Top of the Class Episode 26-Putting First Things First: Early Childhood Development (Part 2)

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Top of the Class Episode 25-Putting First Things First: Early Childhood Development (Part 1)

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Top of the Class-Extra Credit-Check Yourself!: A Quick Guide to Healthy, Professional Communication

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Top of the Class-Extra Credit-Nailing the Teacher Interview

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Top of the Class Episode 24- Keeping Things Civil in a Sometimes Uncivil World with Joshua Danaher and Dr. Matt Nolen

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Top of the Class Episode 22- Helping Students with Autism: Virginia Murray

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Top of the Class Episode 23- TIE It Up: Trauma Informed Education (TIES) with Dr. Joe Roselle and Dr. Stephanie Nilsen

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Top of the Class Episode 21- Seeing the Whole Spectrum: Autism Awareness with Dr. Christopher Smith

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Top of the Class Episode 20-Trends in STEM: Cori Araza and Marni Landry

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Top of the Class Episode 19-Dissecting STEM: Cori Araza and Marni Landry

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Top of the Class-Extra Credit-Six Teacher Websites to Have on your Favorites List

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Top of the Class-Extra Credit-Teaching with Love: Bringing LOVE Into the Classroom

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Top of the Class Episode 18-Pod-Crossover…When Podcasts Collide: Joshua Sugata and Mark Trollinger

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Top of the Class Episode 17-Fun and Games in the Classroom: Kimber Underdown and Crystal McCabe

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Top of the Class Episode 16-Gifting the Gifted Learner: Lupita Hightower

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Top of the Class Episode 15-Teaching is the Tip of the Iceberg: Other Careers in Education

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Top of the Class Episode 14-Fostering a Growth Mindset with Heather Bowman

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Top of the Class-Extra Credit-Five Must-Have Teacher Books

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Top of the Class Episode 13-The Art and Science of Teaching Reading with Anthony Perez

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Five Ways to Be a More Efficient Educator

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Top of the Class Episode 12-Project-Based Learning with Robyn & Robin

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Top of the Class Episode 11-Why Choose Education?

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Top of the Class Episode 10- Full Steam Ahead with STEAM

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Top of the Class-Extra Credit-Five Ways to Make your Classroom More Engaging

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Top of the Class Episode 9- Giving Voice to Your English Learners

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Top of the Class Episode 8- From the Parent Point of View

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Top of the Class-Episode 7-Practicing Mindfulness as an Educator

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Top of the Class-Episode 6-Helping Your Students in Need

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Top of the Class-Episode 5-Networking Outside the Classroom

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Top of the Class-Episode 4- Rising Up: Becoming a School Leader

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Top of the Class-Episode 3- Tech Trends

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Top of the Class-Episode 2 (Part 2)- Tales from the Teachers’ Lounge

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Top of the Class-Episode 2 (Part 1)- Tales from the Teachers’ Lounge

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Top of the Class- Extra Credit-Five Reasons you Make a Difference as an Educator

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Top of the Class-Episode 1- Elevating the Profession