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29. Teaching Kids To Talk About Taboo Topics With Liz Kleinrock Apr 05, 2019

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Liz Kleinrock is an anti-bias educator and consultant based in Los Angeles, California. A transracial adoptee, Liz was born in South Korea and grew up in Washington, DC. Liz is a teacher who is known for being passionate about social justice, identity, race, and privilege.

She is also a published author with Teaching Tolerance, and her work has gained national recognition through a documentary produced by Fluid Film, and media outlets such as CNN, The Washington Post, NPR, and The Huffington Post. Liz recently did a very successful Ted Talk about teaching kids to talk about taboo topics, and today she is here to share with us her teaching journey and to elaborate more on teaching kids about subjects that are difficult or uncomfortable to talk about for most of us. "I am passionate about making an environment where kids love to learn" Liz cried.

Links:

https://www.teachandtransform.org/

Liz's Instagram

Liz's Ted Talk

28. Why Physical Health Matters For Teachers With Tiffany Ragozzino AKA @prettylittlelifters Mar 28, 2019

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Teachers well-being is often overlooked. They do much more than teaching academic lessons and with so much on their plate, it is hard for them to keep up, which is no wonder why it seems that stress is a common denominator for most educators.

Tune in today's episode to get to know more about Teachers' Physical Health and hear about the journey of Tifanny Tagozzino, AKA @prettylittlelifters, an LA PE Teacher and fitness enthusiast share her experience in both, teaching and the fitness world.

Important LInk:

www.theprettylittlelifters.com

Instagram: @theprettylittlelifters

27. How To Create A Positive Impact In Your Students With Wilkie Law III (Part 2) Mar 21, 2019

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Enjoy the second half of the interview with the one and only, Wilkie Law. He is an educator, the executive director of the Light House Educator Development and the cohost of LED project podcast, soon to be the Value Adds Value podcast. Willkie has more than 12 years of experience in the classroom and has interviewed more than 100 teachers around the world with the purpose of adding value to the global teaching community.

Will's goal is to inspire teachers to be the most authentic version of themselves, and today he is here to share the knowledge he has acquired during his successful carrier with us.

"I make sure I let students Know they matter. I want them to walk around in the planet with their heads up, knowing that at least one person gets them" Wilkie cries.

Important Links

Theledproject.com

LED Project Podcast

26. How To Create A Positive Impact In Your Students With Wilkie Law III Mar 14, 2019

Show notes

Wilkie Law is an educator, the executive director of the Light House Educator Development and the cohost of LED project podcast, soon to be the Value Adds Value podcast. Willkie has more than 12 years of experience in the classroom and has interviewed more than 100 teachers around the world with the purpose of adding value to the global teaching community.

Will's goal is to inspire teachers to be the most authentic version of themselves, and today he is here to share the knowledge he has acquired during his successful carrier with us.

"I make sure I let students Know they matter. I want them to walk around in the planet with their heads up, knowing that at least one person gets them" Wilkie cries.

Important Links

Theledproject.com

LED Project Podcast

25. Mental Happiness For Teachers And Students With Dr. Karmen Pevc Mar 07, 2019

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Happy teachers make happy students. On today's episode, we dive into the journey to happiness and the importance of one pursuing happiness every day.

Dr. Karmen Pev, who has more than a decade of professional experience in the field of human relations, working with a diversity of individuals, whose ages span from kindergarten to adulthood, is here to answer all of our questions in this matter.

LINKS:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ModernAdulthood

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karmenpevc/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karmen-pevc-546979146/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/karmen_pevc

24. The Use your Sick Days Dilemma Feb 28, 2019

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They are given to you for a reason. I rather not to write sub plans. The kids are going to fall behind. You first need to take care of you first. What are they going to think? I already use too many this year.

We all been there before. Who is right? Today, we are proud to host this show with the voice of many American Teachers, who were happy to share with us their real honest stories.

Please go thank them and show them some support.

Mr. Mcmillian @themcmillianexperience

Elizabeth Liedke @elizabethliedtke

Krista P. @cafesitoclasechisme

Erika Peña @duallearners

Kathy Q. @msskathycue

Robbi K. Hicks https://www.growingmindspodcast.com/

Mariza M. Davila-Madwid @sra.davilamadwid

Edgar Vila @ed_ed_ny_newyork

23. Using Instagram as a Powerful Tool With Jess Martin Feb 21, 2019

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Jess Martin, is one of those people you run across on Instagram and makes you automatically wonder, why have you been away from my life for so long?

Also known as the @Whimsicalteacher, Jess is here to talk about her beginnings in social media. About her grow journey, the ups and down and the lessons learned in the way. "I like to learn from the criticism. What can I change about what I am doing, and try to take a lesson away even from the haters" Jess cries.

Mentioned on this episode:

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Jess Martin Instagram

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22. Why You Should Love Loving Your Students With Monica Genta Feb 14, 2019

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Happy Valentines Day! In today's episode, we discuss the vital importance of teachers loving and caring for her students on a deeper level. "Students don't learn from people they don't love" Before a student loves a class, they have to love their teacher. Personal and honest connections between students and their teachers are vital for the learning process to take place.

Monica Genta, who is an author, speaker, and educator who makes a short and very sweet appearance in this episode. She is here to prove why relationships are the core of it all in schools. "School is just a building until the people inside of it decides that the most important thing happening are those relationships" Monica explains.

Mentioned On This Episode:

Dr. Rita Pierson's Ted Talk

180 Days Of Awesome Book By Monica Genta

Important Links

Monica Genta's Website

Monica Genta's Blog

Monica Genta's Instagram

21. Teaching On The Border With Perla Oyervides Feb 07, 2019

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Perla Oyervides is a Mexican American Teacher who was born and raised at the border. Shortly after she graduated from college, she was presented with the opportunity to go out and start her career somewhere else, but she decided to stay to serve the community that saw her grow.

She is here to talk about her journey. About what it was like to be raised at the border and to attend to public education in her town. Listen to this episode, to get to know what it really is like to teach at the border. Perla is here to show you, that her community is way more than what you and I see on the news.

"When I close my eyes, I see my family, home, friends. I don't see what they are showing on tv: drugs, weapons, people crossing over. We are much more than just a border that people are trying to cross over" Perla explains.

20. Being Culturally Responsive In The Classroom With Gary Grey (Part 2) Jan 31, 2019

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Gary Gray is an International Teacher from Nova Scotia who is currently based in Singapore. He is very passionate about encouraging other teachers to be culturally responsive in the classroom.

During the second part of this interview, we talked about privilege, identity, and discrimination. In addition, Gary explains the importance of learning how to share your own experiences with your students and much more.

LINKS:

High School Student Gets His Dreadlocks Cut

Gary Gray's Instagram

Gary Gray's Youtube

Gary Gray's Twitter

Gary Gray's Podcast

Culturally Responsive Teaching And The Brain Book