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Feb 23, 2022
Feb 23, 2022
34 min
A teacher for the past 18 years, Roman has taught varying subjects from grades 7 to grade 12. A passionate ELA teacher, department chair, and leader for several years, Roman has transitioned to various roles from the classroom to student success coach and leader, to a specialist in the integration of technology in the classroom and a coach to develop 21st-century skills. He has also completed a 3-year secondment with the Ministry of Education of Ontario to lead and champion the Student Success and Learning Until 18 Strategy. A father of two, he is passionate about pedagogy and researches strategies to increase student engagement and motivation. In the last few years, he has done meaningful work, research, and led movements to include more diversity and center teaching around equity and social justice.
Presenter and speaker at various conferences in Canada and the United States, guest on various podcasts, Roman loves to collaborate with educators across the globe on various projects. An active member on Twitter and founder of the #BuildHOPEedu chat, his objective is to participate in the active changes in the education system through equity, HOPE, and student engagement. His first book, Build H.O.P.E.: the Courage to Change, to Teach, and to Lead is due out later this year.
Find Roman online on Twitter: @NowakRo
Instagram: @roman.nowak
Facebook: @roman.nowak.73 and check out his fireside chat
Feb 20, 2022
Feb 20, 2022
38 min
Return guest Steven "Étienne" Langlois is an award-winning teacher-rockstar and author of the #1 best-selling book ROCK YOUR CLASS. When he's not performing for millions of fans in packed theaters and arenas worldwide or teaching in packed classrooms back home, he's busy helping K-12 teachers rock their classes with expert engagement strategies. "Étienne" has spent the better part of three decades teaching K-12 and is the winner of multiple educational lifetime achievement awards and was awarded "Canada's Artist of the Year". He has worked as an author and consultant for leading educational publishing companies in Canada, the USA and Europe, developing effective curriculum content.
This recording was a live session at the CCFLT (Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers) Conference, recorded on February 19, 2022.
We discussed:
1. What will be the biggest gap we starting next school year after 2 years of COVID?
2. What gave you the idea to make these Interactive Comprehensive Readers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWykW...
3. What exactly is an IC Reader? What makes them different than a regular book? 4. What kinds of things do IC Readers springboard students into?
5. This is not your first time speaking in Colorado? What is that you like about working with Colorado teachers?
Steven was my guest on episode #77, published in May 2021, if you'd like to hear his trench story.
Follow Steven on Twitter & IG: @rockyourclass
Visit his website: www.rockyourclasss.com
Feb 16, 2022
Feb 16, 2022
35 min
Merlyna Mathieu Valentine is an international speaker, author, and consultant. She retired after thirty years having served as a teacher, principal, and executive director in an extraordinarily successful school district in Louisiana. Her transformational leadership as a school principal resulted in her school’s recognition as a “Top Gains” school. Ms. Valentine has received numerous state, national, and international awards and commendations such as teacher of the year, principal of the year, and the University of New Orleans College of Education and Human Development Alumna of the Year. Ms. Valentine was featured in several news segments and articles including a spotlight in Ebony Magazine. Audiences were captivated by her inspirational story of survival, courage, and hope when she was a featured segment on the Today Show. She was recently chosen as the 2020 Inspirational Speaker of the Year in an international competition hosted by Speaker Slam of Canada. In the face of tragedy and daunting obstacles, Ms. Valentine unleashed a remarkable inner strength that enabled her to lead by example. As a quadruple amputee navigating life’s tumultuous terrain, Merlyna demonstrates that no matter what challenges surface in your path, you have the power within yourself to overcome it and cross the bridge from impossible to possible. Through her current endeavors as an international speaker and consultant, Merlyna empowers audiences to embrace their personal power and prove what’s possible. Merlyna is the author of Daisy, the Extra Special Flower / Living without Limb-its.
Find Merlyna on every social media, FB, also her business page, IG @merlynavalentime Twitter @merlynainspires, LinkedIn and YouTube channel (with snippets from keynotes). Visit her website at: www.sherovalentine.net
Feb 9, 2022
Feb 6, 2022
Feb 6, 2022
28 min
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
Jan 30, 2022
Jan 26, 2022
Jan 20, 2022
Jan 20, 2022
31 min
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.
Jan 16, 2022
Jan 16, 2022
32 min
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
Jan 12, 2022
Jan 12, 2022
29 min
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.