HeyJaredThe Out of the Trenches Podcast
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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Episode # 424: Tom Hierck, Shan Jorgenson-Adam & Rita Marler (opens the original)
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Shan Jorgenson-Adam has been an educator for over 30 years working in a variety of educational roles (teacher, school administrator, director, assistant and deputy superintendent) in both British Columbia and Alberta. Shan has lead a research project on leadership development and co-authored numerous articles on leadership. Shan’s experience in leadership inspired her to co-author the book ““You’re A Principal Now! What’s Next” Shan has led literacy, inclusion, school culture, community engageme
Episode # 423: Nate Hansford (opens the original)
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Nathaniel Hansford has taught every grade from preK to 12th, in places as diverse as South Korea, the United Kingdom, the subarctic of Quebec, and Ontario, Canada. In 2022, he won the Literacy Leader of the Year award from the Ontario International Dyslexia Association. He has taught for 14 years. Nathaniel has written hundreds of articles on the science of teaching. He is most interested in using meta-analysis research to help teachers implement methodologies that have been proven to work. He i
Episode # 422: Joe Reed (opens the original)
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Joe Reed is the founder of Pulse; a student support platform built for K-12 school leaders who are tired of reacting to problems they could have seen coming. His background is in social impact and community development. He spent years working with under-resourced communities and kept running into the same wall: by the time anyone had a clear picture of what was actually happening with the people they were serving, it was already a crisis. Pulse is built on a simple conviction: educators should b
Episode # 421: Derek Cantrell (opens the original)
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Derek Cantrell is the Principal at Alleghany High School in western VA. He recently released a book called Better Together, which shares the journey of bringing two long-time rival high schools together to unify the community and build one school culture. It also highlights many of the leadership lessons they learned along the way. Find Derek online: LinkedIn, X @derekcantrell
Episode # 420: Emily Kircher-Morris (opens the original)
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Emily Kircher-Morris M.Ed., LPC, is the author of Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today's Classroom, Raising Twice-Exceptional Children, and Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools. Emily hosts the Neurodiversity Podcast, which explores parenting, counseling techniques, and best practices for enriching the lives of neurodivergent people. Emily has taught in gifted classrooms and is now in private practice as a licensed professional counselor. Find Emily on FB, LinkedIn, IG: www.facebook.com/Emil
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