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Are you in the trenches as an educator? You're not alone. Hear from those who have been in the trenches and managed to come out intact. Hear their stories!
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Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Dan Wolfe has served in Pasco County, Florida for more than 20 years. During this time, he has held roles as a teacher, instructional coach and administrator. He is currently an Assistant Principal at Sunray Elementary. He was selected as Pasco County’s District Teacher of the Year in 2011-2012 school year. He is a part of the district’s Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Committee that recently established Pre-K through Grade 12 SEL standards. For the past two years Dan has written a blog called Becoming The Change (formerly Our Moral Compass) which focuses on a different quote each day and how we can best apply it towards becoming the change through our own moral compass and the five areas in SEL. During his spare time Dan enjoys spending his time reading, listening to podcasts, and going to Disney with his wife and daughter.
Find Dan online on Twitter @servleadinspire
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-wolfe-45390a43/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/serveleadinspirealways/
Becoming the Change blog: https://becoming-the-change.com/
Becoming the Change podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ddkp5r5R3XwHjVlN2hcBT
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Nina Parrish has over 18 years of experience in the field of education where she has worked as a special education teacher, education center director, speaker, and educational consultant. Nina is the co-founder and chief academic officer of Parrish Learning Zone in Virginia and the author of The Independent Learner: Metacognitive Exercises to Help K-12 Students Focus, Self-Regulate, and Persevere. Nina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Mary Washington, a teaching certification in Special Education from North Carolina A &T, and a Master’s Degree in Education for School Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Find Nina on her website: https://ninaparrish.com/ Blog- The Learning Zone - Parrish Learning Zone blogs and Edutopia articles can be found on her website.
Follow Nina and Parrish Learning on Twitter @parrishlearning, she is on LinkedIn & Instagram @ninaparrish
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Erin E.H. Austin is a National Board Certified French teacher in Colorado. She began her teaching career in Minnesota in 2002, and she holds a B.A. in both French and Art Education, a M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction, and graduate certificates in French Studies and Gifted, Creative, & Talented Education. She was a NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow in 2018 and now presents nationally on global education-related topics. In addition to doing contract writing and curriculum consulting work, Ms. Austin is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Original World Language Resources: How to Open, Fill, and Grow a Successful Online Curriculum Store (Routledge, 2021). The book is based on her experience with her own TeachersPayTeachers curriculum store, and she leads workshops to show other educators how to make money from their original resources.
In addition to the Out of the Trenches podcast, she has been a featured guest on the Leading Equity, Side Hustle School, Dr. Will Show, and Punk Rock Classrooms podcasts. Ms. Austin is currently the chair of the associate board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado, an organization she has been involved in since 2005, and she sits on the board of the Abundant Yoga Community, a young non-profit in western Wisconsin whose mission is to bring yoga to those with financial or geographic barriers.
Follow Erin on Twitter: @Erin-EH-Austin LinkedIn: Erin (Hoffman) Austin (www.linkedin.com/in/erin-eh-austin)
Buy her book: The Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Original World Language Resources (on Amazon)
Visit her website: https://onygomadame.com/
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Brannon Beliso is a teacher, entrepreneur and influencer. His purpose is help companies, teams, and people live their best life. Brannon is the author of “Live, Learn, Grow” and a contributor to the internationally best seller, “Black Belt Power.” He is a Tedx Talk speaker and has traveled the world presenting workshops and speaking at Facebook, Stanford Heath Care, Lululemon, Microsoft, Barclays Global, UCSF, SF County Correctional Department, Raphael House, Century’s Martial Arts Super Show, TopKick Insights, Korean Martial Arts Association, the President’s Summit, and Kovar’s Satori Martial Arts to name a few. Brannon, also known as “Professor,” is an 8th degree black belt and the owner of One Martial Arts in San Francisco and Millbrae.
His reputation spans fifty years as a student, instructor, competitor, and innovator of award-winning life skills, kickboxing, and martial arts programs. Brannon practices Kenpo Karate and has also trained in Kung Fu, Jujitsu, Arnis, Boxing, and Kickboxing. He has competed in and won over 100 major competitions. Brannon was a recording artist in the Philippines with three top ten hits. He has been featured on Evening Magazine, CBS Morning News, KRON 4 Health, Dojo Nation Times and Martial Arts Success Magazine. Brannon is committed to being a student for life, and is a dedicated father, husband, and servant to the community.
Find Branon online at:
https://www.facebook.com/Brannon.Beliso
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brannon-beliso-2864657/
https://www.instagram.com/brannon.beliso/
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Barbara Bray is a creative learning strategist, teacher, podcast host, author, coach, speaker, and difference-maker. She has been on a mission for over 30 years to transform teaching so learning is more authentic and meaningful. Barbara is the owner/founder of Computer Strategies, LLC doing business as Rethinking Learning and My eCoach, a coaching platform, past co-founder of Personalize Learning, LLC, and the co-author of Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning. Barbara believed that it was the stories that connected all of us. In 2017, she started her Rethinking Learning podcast and the #rethink_learning Twitter chat to take stories and connections deeper.
Barbara always believed the stories were all about defining who we are and why we are here. Barbara developed activities and presentations for participants to discover or rediscover their WHY. Barbara collected the activities and stories from 25 inspirational educators and entrepreneurs for her book, Define Your Why: Own Your Story So You can Live and Learn on Purpose. She tells about her journey of why it's important to own your story and not rent someone else's story for your life. Since the pandemic, she has been coaching and doing presentations, keynotes, workshops, and speaking on redefining and growing your WHY during uncertain times, creating courses on empowering learner agency, and disrupting the status quo.
You can reach Barbara at her website https://barbarabray.net, follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @bbray27, join the #rethink_learning chat, 7pm EST every other Mon. Connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbarabray/ FB @RethinkingLearning
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Carla Meyrink is the director and co-founder of The Community for Learning, an international school in the Dominican Republic. For the past thirty-two years, she has worked as a secondary language arts teacher, an academic coach, and school director. She presents workshops on new initiatives in education, including restorative practices, student-led learning, coaching, and leadership skills. Her work on inquiry-based professional development has been highlighted in Edutopia. She has presented at AMLE 2020, the Virginia ASCD 2020 annual conference, the Equity and Anti-Bias Conference 2021, and others. Carla shares teaching strategies and innovations on her blog, The Teaching Experiment.
Find Carla online: at www.teachingexperiment.com on Twitter @carlameryd @TheTeachingExperiment on FB. Her school website is www.tcfl.edu.do
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Karine Veldhoen the founder of Learn Forward™ and a creative force in education. As Chief Learning Officer at Willowstone Academy she created the first model Learn Forward™ school while simultaneously Founding and serving as Executive Director of Niteo Africa. She’s taught Teacher Candidates at both UBC-O and UNBC and served as an education consultant for Fresh Grade. In all of her roles, she considers herself a modern-day pilgrim who stands for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Learn Forward™ represents a lifetime of professional study, leadership practice, action research, and meaning-making within the context of education.
Learn Forward is a culmination of her work with dozens of EdLeaders, hundreds of teachers and teacher candidates, and thousands of children and their families in two states, two provinces, and around the globe.
Now, she dedicates her professional practice to championing EdLeaders to design thriving schools. When Karine is not carving new paths for education, you’ll find her at the lake with a good book. Her husband and three children are her heart-song. She lives in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.
For more information about booking her for coaching, speaking, or media interviews, please contact her at hello@learnforward.ca. www.learnforward.ca www.niteo.org and on social @Learn_forward Twitter, @Learnforwardvillage IG & FB.
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Melissa Wright is a passionate educator driven to help schools create a place where students belong and everyone feels like they matter. By sharing ideas that work in her school, she helps educators and students see they can improve their culture and climate. She is known for her desire to see students succeed, and to help them find their inner leader. Melissa is the current president of the New Brunswick Student Leadership association and a co-chair of the 2022 Canadian Student Leadership conference. She is also a mathematics teacher at Kennebecasis Valley High School, in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada and is the Jostens Renaissance co-advisor at her school. Melissa shares her knowledge and experiences with students and educators alike. She currently speaks to educators and students about proven ideas that help improve school culture and climate and how to implement Jostens Renaissance schools. Find Melissa online on Instagram: @wrightmelissa_ Twitter: @wrightmelissa_ LinkedIn: Melissa Wright Facebook: Melissa Sue Wright
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Mark Kronenberg is a passionate math educator, small business owner and tutor. He has had a life-long love of learning and teaching math. Mark founded MATH 1-2-3®, which specializes in private and group home math tutoring and test preparation, over twenty-five years ago. In his career, Mark has taught math in public, private school and faith-based schools. He has taught and tutored hundreds of students, seen math education trends come and go and has always enjoyed helping students gain confidence and competence in math. Mark holds a dual degree in Math & Economics from Vanderbilt University and a Master's Degree in Applied Statistics & Decision-Making from Fordham University's 's Graduate School of Business.
Follow Mark online on: LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-kronenberg-mhk15/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXyqIrXLHvXZxIspWb4AriQ
https://www.facebook.com/math123inc
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Latrese D. Younger has over fourteen years of education experience across several different school districts. She began her journey as an English Language Arts teacher in Dinwiddie County, VA, which she credits with firming her foundation in education excellence. Throughout her career, she has taught ELA for grades 6-12. She is currently an AP at the high school level. Mrs. Younger currently serves the students of Patrick Henry High School. She possesses a Bachelor of Arts in English Education from Virginia State University and a Master of Educational Leadership with a concentration in Technology Education from Strayer University Henrico Campus. Currently, she is pursuing her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership & Policy from Virginia Tech University (2024). She is a writer, Virginia Teachers of English (VATE) board member, and Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit, Black Women Education Leaders, Inc (BWEL).
Find Latrese online at https://www.blackwomeneducationleader... https://latreseyounger.wixsite.com/website-1
Follow her on Twitter & LinkedIn @latreseyouger