Podcast Episodes

How I'm GETTING My FIRE BACK (When I'm not creating, it's not okay.)

Season 1 Episode 226

My creative silence is both a symptom and a cause, so finding the time and bandwidth to create again is bringing my fire back this summer. How are Y…

2 years, 9 months ago

225 - MR. BEAST on LEARNING and CREATIVITY: 9 Lessons for Teachers

Season 1 Episode 225

What does the world’s most successful YouTuber have to say about creativity, learning, and education? [TIMESTAMPS BELOW]
0:00:00 - Meet Mr. Beast! He…

3 years ago

224 - BOOST Your ENERGY with These Two RADICAL Phone Habits (And Why Scheduled Emails Don't Work)

Season 1 Episode 224

Are you ever bothered by school emails or communications stealing your personal time?  Here are two radical suggestions that have been game-changers …

3 years, 1 month ago

223 - You Can Love Teaching, Love Your Students, and Still Love Time Away

I’m writing this post from a delightful cafe in a quaint little touristy town near my home.
The sunshine is pouring in through three walls of windows.…

4 years ago

222 - Two Years Later, It's a BREATH of FRESH AIR for a Pounded Profession

Love or hate the policy decision — speaking, teaching, and breathing just became physically easier for exhausted educators across North America.
Welco…

4 years ago

221 - Here's Your Permission to STOP CHASING Missing Student Assignments

The reality: not every student has submitted the required products for a particular learning activity by the due date or deadline. What should the re…

4 years, 1 month ago

220 - When a Middle School Student Goes ON STRIKE: Mapping Next Steps

I knew that if we were to improve this student-teacher relationship and get learning back on track, this student would need to feel fully heard by th…

4 years, 1 month ago

219 - What is the PURPOSE of ASSESSMENT?

We recognize that our assessment beliefs and practices fundamentally shape every other aspect of learning that occurs in the school environment.
As su…

4 years, 1 month ago

218 - COMPASSION Over CANCELLATION: Seeing the Humanity Across the Aisle

Following the thread, I had a startling realization. It’s a thought that I’m sure has crossed many educators’ minds over the last two years.
We don’t …

4 years, 2 months ago

217 - Why Schools MUST TELL Their STORIES

How could you be so sure that your wonderful class or school community was X … only to hear that others view it as Y?
Simple. You’re doing lots of gre…

4 years, 2 months ago