BADGE Educators

Dr. Jonathan McKnight is a speech and language teacher in the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina who works with students with difficulties in speech and language. He makes a powerful connection with them by sharing his own struggles and experiences and then helps build students with strong character through that connection. If you or someone you know has done some Brave And Daringly Great Experiments in the classroom, please share it with us at [email protected].

Jennifer Hower is a teacher in Boise, Idaho, who helps students as a resource teacher in the public school system. She has had experience in high school and middle school and has allowed students to see opportunities beyond the school's walls. If you or someone you know is doing Brave And Daringly Great Experiments in the classroom, please share these BADGE Educator experiences with [email protected].

Keisha Colvin is a first-grade teacher in Jamestown, North Carolina who finds creative ways to make an impact on her students. While she started out in the financial world, she has found her passion and calling as a teacher, and every day she is looking for ways to translate educational objectives into a format her students can grasp. If you or someone you know has tried something brave in the classroom and it has worked well, send a message to [email protected].

Anna Maschke is a middle school language arts teacher in Carson City, Nevada, who reads novels to her students even as they are becoming teenagers. Anna shares about the sense of community and power of story and how she can help her students to be more aware of their world and "not be jerks" after they leave her classroom. :-) If you or someone you know is doing brave and daringly great experiments in the classroom as an educator, you can nominate them to share on an upcoming podcast by sending a message to [email protected].

Mitch is a middle school social studies teacher in the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina. While teaching this content is important to him, he also has a heart for helping his students grow into young adults by teaching them important life skills that will make an impact on them for years to come. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone you know as a Brave And Daringly Great Educator, please send it to [email protected].

Trey Fisk is a high school science teacher at Lutheran South in St. Louis, Missouri. In this episode, he spoke about a way that he is supporting another program by recording his classes to share with others. There was also a good discussion about the power of consistently looking for ways to improve the craft of teaching by trying new things and reflecting on how to make it even better. If you would like to recommend yourself or someone else as an educator doing brave and daringly great experiments in the classroom, send a message to [email protected].

Hannah Nandor is a high school chemistry teacher in Columbia, Missouri, with a passion for students and science. Hannah talks about the benefits of using standards to demonstrate student understanding but also the challenges of making a change like this. She is able to share a message of hope for teachers who are feeling exhausted as well as a reason to play Happy Salmon with high schoolers. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone you know as a teacher who is doing Brave And Daringly Great Experiments in the classroom, send it to [email protected].

Tim Bambenek is a teacher at CBC High School in St. Louis, Missouri, and he shares about a media literacy project that benefits students, families, and even the community. He also shares about the power of listening as well as how helpful it is to have communication and collaboration skills in any profession. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else as a Brave And Daringly Great Educator, send a message to [email protected].

Bryan Tenny is a middle school shop teacher at LaSalle Springs near Eureka, Missouri, who is passionate about helping students become good people and good with tools. The stories and lessons that he shares are powerful for all kinds of people. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else as a Brave and Daringly Great Educator, please write to [email protected].

Bernetta Soles and Clarissa Cannon of Conway, South Carolina talk about the power of building relationships with students through intentional time at the beginning of the day and the benefits of teaching with a partner. If you would like to share something that you or someone you know does that is Brave and Daringly Great in the classroom, reach out to us at [email protected]

Erin Winter from Baltimore shares the benefits of giving students a choice in where they sit in the classroom in a flexible seating model. She also has some helpful thoughts about journaling.

Kayla Marty from Omaha, Nebraska talks about personalized learning through a microschool model.

Penny and Heath explain that BADGE Educators celebrates Educators who are doing Brave And Daringly Great Experiments in their classrooms. To share a brave and daringly great thing that you or a teacher you know is doing, or just to contact us, you can email us at [email protected].