The Out of the Trenches Podcast

Episode #143: Teresa Brown

Teresa Brown is the Dean of Student Support, Teacher Coach and Induction Coordinator at Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning in Colorado Springs. She is President-Elect for PPAGT, STAR Grant Chair for CCIRA, and Vice-President for PPIRA. Her area of expertise is Gifted and Talented. Her school’s model is designed to meet the needs of Gifted and Talented students. It is a K-8 school.

Find Teresa online at www.AcademyACL.org under staff. She blogs at www.tallpoppyteaching.com PPAGT has its own FB page.

Episode #142: Allison Rodman

Allison Rodman is a professional learning consultant and founder of The Learning Loop. Allison integrates her experience as a teacher, coach, school leader, and board member to design professional learning that is personalized, purposeful, and paradigm-shifting. She is an ASCD faculty member and author of Personalized Professional Learning: A Job-Embedded Pathway for Elevating Teacher Voice (2019). She has also written for Educational Leadership, EdWeek’s Classroom Q&A, and Edutopia.

Find Allson online on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelearningloop

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelearning...

FB: https://www.facebook.com/thelearningloop

Website: www.thelearningloop.com

Episode #141: Eric Guise

Eric Guise, Ed.D. is a media specialist and technology coach with more than a decade of experience as a teacher. As co-creator of Got TechEd the Podcast, Eric (Known as Guise) has teamed up with long-time friend and officemate, Nick Johnson, to share his educational technology expertise with teachers around the world. Eric is a recognized professional development and educational technology expert, who has presented at countless events, including ISTE, NJECC, and the NJ Science Teachers Convention. Eric was named the 2016 Biology Teacher of Year by the New Jersey Biology Teachers Association and recently completed his EdD in Leadership in Digital Transformation in Educational Technology.

Find Eric online on Twitter @guisegottech @wegottech and ask him any tech questions or tech need questions you may have.

For FREE resources, go to www.myedtechbundle.com and use promo code "trenches" for 5 tools you'd like to try out before 2/28/22!

Episode #140: Kathleen McClaskey

Kathleen McClaskey is CEO and Chief Learning Officer of Empower the Learner, LLC, founder of Make Learning Personal and co-author of bestsellers Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning. She is also a contributing author to the bestseller, 100 No-Nonsense Things that ALL Teachers Should STOP Doing. She is an innovative thought leader, international speaker, professional developer, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) consultant with over 35 years' experience in creating learner-centered environments as a teacher, K-12 technology administrator and consultant. Kathleen is passionate in empowering ALL learners to thrive with tools, skills and practices so they become self-directed learners, learners with agency, who are future ready for college, career and life.

Find Kathleen online on Twitter: @khmmc, @LearnerEmpower

IG: https://www.instagram.com/empowerthel...

FB: https://www.facebook.com/EmpowerTheLe...

Website: www.empowerthelearner.com, www.kathleenmcclaskey.com and www.learnerempower.com

Episode #139: Douglas Reeves

Dr. Douglas Reeves has worked with education, business, nonprofit, and government organizations throughout the world. The author of more than 30 books and more than 100 articles on leadership and organizational effectiveness, he has twice been named to the Harvard University Distinguished Authors Series and was named the Brock International Laureate for his contributions to education. Dr. Reeves received both the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the Parent's Choice Award for his writing for children and parents.

His career of work in professional learning led to the Contribution to the Field Award from the National Staff Development Council. For his international work, Dr. Reeves was named the William Walker Scholar by the Australian Council of Educational Leaders. His volunteer activities include FinishTheDissertation.org, providing free and non-commercial support for doctoral students, and The SNAFU Review, publishing the essays, poetry, stories, and artwork of disabled veterans. Doug lives with his family in downtown Boston.

Find Doug online- He Tweets @DouglasReeves, blogs at www.CreativeLeadership.net where there are lots of free recourses, he has done lots of work around world. Volunteer group- www.finishthedissertation.org if you have a colleague or loved one who is trying to finish dissertation. He does www.marshwriters.org- free writer support group that meets once monthly.

Episode #138: Laura Steinbrink

Laura Steinbrink, a teacher for 25 years, presents technology and instructional practices at workshops locally, around her state, and nationally. She is also an educational consultant. Laura teaches sophomore and senior English for the Waynesville R-VI School District. For the Plato R-V School District, Laura serves as the Communications Director and Webmaster.

Laura is the author of www.rockntheboat.com, a Feedspot Top 200 blog in Education.

Find Laura online: @SteinbrinkLaura (Twitter) @SteinbrinkLaura (Instagram)-mix of family, friends, edu, also on FB @lauraingallssteinbrink

@SteinbrinkLaura (Voxer) @SteinbrinkLaura (Wakelet Profile) @SteinbrinkLaura LinkedIn

Episode #137: Sherianna Boyle

Sherianna Boyle is an international Emotional Detox Coach® and author of many books. Sherianna has been featured in over eighty-five articles and has been a featured presenter for renowned organizations such as PESI® Behavioral and Mental Health Education, Kripalu Health &Yoga Center, 1440 Multiversity University, and more. Her book, The Four Gifts of Anxiety, was endorsed by the National Association of Mental Health. She is an adjunct Psychology Professor and founder of Emotional Detox Coaching®, servicing clients (of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities) virtually worldwide. She is the co-founder of Emotionaldetoxnow.com a place where people can go to move through the steps of an Emotional Detox on a weekly basis.

Follow Sherianna on Twitter: @Sherianna Boyle  IG: @Sherianna.boyle

Visit her website: www.sheriannaboyle.com or www.cleanselife.com -where her yoga videos are housed.

Episode #136: Highlights from 2021 & #oneword2022

In this episode, host Dana shares which episodes were the most downloaded (audio) and watched (video) during the year 2021. She also shares some episodes with "heavy hitters" in education that you may want to check out if you haven't yet.

Finally, Dana shares her #OneWord2022: present and the reasoning behind why she chose this for this new year.

Enjoy and please check out some of the past episodes mentioned in this highlight rundown!

Follow us on Twitter/IG @outoftrenchespc or visit Dana's website: www.danagoodier.com

Episode #135: Terence Tong

Having taught in Canada, Kuwait, and South Korea, Terence Tong is an aspiring leader with extensive teacher leadership experience seeking the next learning community to serve. As an ardent believer and advocate of “Life in the Middle”, Terence aims to serve the learning community, provide diverse opportunities for students and engage parents as learning partners. This is his 22nd year in education- he taught in Toronto, Ontario first.

Find Terence online: https://twitter.com/mrtongsis https://www.instagram.com/mrtongsis/

https://tongt5.wixsite.com/terencetong and connect through the hashtag #100StopSeries

Episode #134: Allyson Apsey

Allyson Apsey has been an educator for more 23 years; a school leader for nineteen of those years. Despite the fact that she never wanted to set foot in a school again after high school graduation, there is nowhere else she'd rather spend her days than in classrooms. The challenges and delights of being a principal fill her days with joy. She enjoys nothing more than helping others be the very best they can be.

Allyson is the principal of Quincy Elementary in Zeeland, MI. Recognizing the significant impact trauma has had on many of our students, staff and families, Allyson is a Certified Trauma Practitioner in Education. The supports that students affected by trauma need are beneficial to all students because they are grounded in a foundational core of strong, positive relationships based on trust.

She is honored to serve on the Board of Directors for MEMSPA (Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association). Additionally, she is on the Steering Committee for MACUL (Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning) SIG-ADMIN.

Allyson is the author of a blog and 4 books called Serendipity in Education (allysonapsey.com) has written four books: a middle grades chapter book called The Serendipity Journal, a picture book called The Princes of Serendip, and two professional learning books for educators called The Path to Serendipity and Through the Lens of Serendipity. She loves speaking to passionate groups as they work to be happy and effective people for the benefit of themselves and everyone around them.

Follow Allyson on Twitter @allsonapsey and visit her website: https://allysonapsey.com/