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Why I'm Leaving the Classroom This Year (After 25 Years) (opens the original)
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Choosing to leave the classroom and go all-in as an administrator wasn't an easy decision. Here were some of the factors I considered.
UDL for Little Learners with Jeff Horwitz (opens the original)
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→ What is Universal Design for Learning? → How does UDL look different in the early grades? → What is a first step that any educator can take tomorrow to make their lessons more accessible for all learners? ABOUT THIS GUEST, Jeff Horwitz Jeff is a veteran educator and school leader who's spent over two decades in early childhood education, from classroom teaching to school administration in St. Louis. He specializes in bringing Universal Design for Learning into early childhood classrooms, helpi
You're MORE Than A Teacher: Build Your Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Jen Rafferty (opens the original)
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→ How can we learn to recognize our body’s stress signals as data? → What is a daily micro-move educators can practice to regulate themselves? → How can prioritizing our own wellness directly impact our students and create generational change? TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 - Dr. Jen Rafferty is an educator, author, and speaker 2:14 - A turning point from burnout to wellbeing 3:20 - Writing The Empowered Educator 5:45 - The body's stress signals as data 7:29 - Other stress signals 12:47 - Emotional intellig
Rebuilding Teacher Resilience with Dr. Naomi Hall (opens the original)
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→ How can we make this school year the best of our professional careers? → What is a Resilience Bank Account, and how can it support busy educators on the hard days? → What is the Scribble and Scrap technique, and how can it help us against negative self-talk? Welcome back to the Teachers on Fire Podcast, airing live on YouTube most Saturday mornings at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern. My name is Tim Cavey, and my mission here is to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional pr
From Dropout to PhD: Learn the Craft of Teaching with Dr. Anthony Richiez (opens the original)
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→ How did today’s guest go from high school dropout to PhD, and what can we learn from his story? → How can we shift our focus from merely managing behavior to truly captivating our students? → What is the first step educators must take to reverse the burnout cycle? Welcome back to the Teachers on Fire Podcast, airing live on YouTube most Saturday mornings at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern. My name is Tim Cavey, and my mission here is to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professio
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