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215 - Mariah Cooper chats with us about being a 3rd year PR student and running an organization inspired and focused to share the stories of black women attending university Oct 12, 2020

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Mariah Cooper chats with us about being a 3rd year PR student and running an organization inspired and focused to share the stories of black women attending university.

More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/mariahcooper

Mariah's Recommendations

EdTech Tool: AirPods
Books: Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Who to Follow on Social Media:
@officialcocoadiaries (Instagram)
@iamtabithabrown (Twitter)
What's A Good YouTube Channel or Website for Educators? WowPresents (YouTube)
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Getting up early in the morning to meditate.
Best piece of advice you've ever received: Don't worry about what others think of you, when they do that they are only thinking of themselves.

Links to Connect With Mariah

Twitter: @mariahcooperr
Instagram: @mariahcooper._
Website: http://officialcocoadiaries.com

214 - Melinda Miethe chats with us about her passion to reach out and serve all teachers, families and students possible Oct 08, 2020

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Melinda Miethe chats with us about her passion to reach out and serve all teachers, families and students possible

More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/melindamiethe

Melinda's Recommendations

EdTech Tool: Anything on the Google Platform
Books:
Despite the best intentions by Amanda E. Lewis, John B. Diamond
Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
For white folks who teach in the Hood by Christopher Emdin
Who to Follow on Social Media:
@inspiredbyta
@gerrybrooksprin
@literatikids
@tch4theculture
What's A Good YouTube Channel or Website for Educators? Alice Keeler(Website)
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Plan one activity to support your students in each week or bi weekly.
Best piece of advice you've ever received: No matter how hard it gets and how much you want to quit, DO NOT stop believing in yourself and your impact.

Links to Connect With Melinda

Twitter: @msmiethe
Instagram: @mindysue_85
Book: Coming Soon!

213 - Carly Spina chats with us about her amazing experiences and stories from serving as a multilingual educational specialist in the Chicago suburbs Oct 05, 2020

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Carly Spina chats with us about her amazing experiences and stories from serving as a multilingual educational specialist in the Chicago suburbs.

More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/carlyspina

Carly's Recommendations

EdTech Tool: Language Codes In Google Sheets
Book: Thrive Through the Five by Jill Siler
Who to Follow on Social Media:
Carol Salva
Valentina Gonzalez
Dr. José Medina
What's A Good YouTube Channel or Website for Educators? Dorina Sackman(YouTube)
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Designate a stop time for work and stick to it.
Best piece of advice you've ever received: "Lanes are for cars, not change agents. Don’t be afraid to “go there”

Links to Connect With Carly

Twitter: @MrsSpinasClass
Instagram: @Speeeeena
Website: https://innovativeel.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carly.spina
Book: Coming Soon (2021)!

212 - Courtney Plotts chats with us about her expertise in the field of online learning and the best practices that all educators should consider when teaching online. Oct 01, 2020

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Courtney Plotts chats with us about her expertise in the field of online learning and the best practices that all educators should consider when teaching online.

More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/courtneyplotts

Courtney's Recommendations

EdTech Tool: Mendeley.com
Book: Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann
Who to Follow on Social Media: Flower Darby
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Think about the next step
Best piece of advice you've ever received: "Your doctorate is just the beginning."

Links to Connect With Courtney

Twitter: @courtney_plotts
Website:
www.courtneyplottsphd.com
www.uscaseps.org
Book: The Space Between: Space-Between-Identifying-Cultural-Canyons

BONUS - In this special bonus episode, Pat Flynn stops by to discuss his passion for education and ways in which we can disrupt and improve education. Sep 30, 2020

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In this special bonus episode, Pat Flynn stops by to discuss his passion for education and ways in which we can disrupt and improve education.

More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/patflynn

Pat's Recommendations

EdTech Tool: Calendar
Book: The Vision Driven Leader: 10 Questions To Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your Team, And Scale Your Businesses by Michael Hyatt
Who to Follow on Social Media: Those who are where you want to be.
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: The 5 Minute Journal (Daily)
Best piece of advice you've ever received: "Whether you think you can or can't, you're probably right".

Links to Connect With Pat

Website:
https://patflynn.com/
https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patflynn
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/smartpassiveincome
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patflynn/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/smartpassiveincome
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211: Brad Cohen chats with us about his story of becoming an educator with Tourette syndrome and how he fights to inspire educators to be who they need to be. Sep 28, 2020

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Brad Cohen chats with us about his story of becoming an educator with Tourette syndrome and how he fights to inspire educators to be who they need to be.

More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/bradcohen

Brad's Recommendations

EdTech Tool: Goose Chase (App)
Book: All Learning Is Social and Emotion, Helping Students Develop Social Skills for the Classroom and Beyond by Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher and Dominque Smith
Who to Follow on Social Media:
Think Inclusive
Emily Paschall
Carson King
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Get active on social media and start sharing your story.
Best piece of advice you've ever received: Invest in getting to know your students more than your curriculum, relationships matter most.

Links to Connect With Brad

Twitter: @FrontoftheClass
Website:
http://www.classperformance.com/
http://bradcohentourettefoundation.com/
Book: Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me The Teacher I Never Had

210: Maddie Mayfield chats with us about her current journey to becoming an educator and the future plans and goals she has for her career in education. Sep 24, 2020

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Maddie Mayfield chats with us about her current journey to becoming an educator and the future plans and goals she has for her career in education.

More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/maddiemayfield

Maddie's Recommendations

EdTech Tool: SlidesGo
Book:
Be The One for Kids: You Have The Power To Change The Life of a Child by Ryan Sheehy
Dream Big by Bob Goff
Who to Follow on Social Media:
Lindsay Titus
P. Sloan Joseph
YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: TED-Ed Educator Talks (YouTube)
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Some form of journaling! It helps keep my mind clear and allows me to decompress.
Best piece of advice you've ever received: “You were made to win”

Links to Connect With Maddie

Twitter: @maddiemayf23
Instagram: @_maddiemayfield

209: Bruce Reicher chats with us about his journey in becoming a digital media teacher and the passion he has for empowering students to be creative in a digital world. Sep 21, 2020

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Bruce Reicher chats with us about his journey in becoming a digital media teacher and the passion he has for empowering students to be creative in a digital world. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/brucereicher

Bruce's Recommendations

EdTech Tool: WeVideo
Books: The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon
Who to Follow on Social Media:
YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: Wakelet (Website)
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Go on Twitter and take walks (Daily)
Best piece of advice you've ever received: Hard work breeds success

Links to Connect With Bruce

Twitter: @breicher
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/brucereicherpd/home
Facebook: Bruce Reicher
Books: Scripted - An Educator’s Guide To Media In the Classroom by Paula Neidlinger, Bruce Reicher and Randall Tomes
Wakelet Sites:
www.wakelet.com/@breicher
www.wakelet.com/@reicher
www.wakelet.com/scriptededu

208: Adam Dewitt chats with us about his journey from educator to administrator and shares many of the lessons he's learned along the way. Sep 17, 2020

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Adam DeWitt chats with us about his journey from educator to administrator and shares many of the lessons he's learned along the way.
More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/adamdewitt

Adam's Recommendations

EdTech Tool: Google Calendar
Books: Teachers Deserve It by Adam Welcome & Rae Hughart
Who to Follow on Social Media:
- @Joe_Sanfelippo
  - @SarahSajohnson
  - @E_Sheninger
YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog:
Gerry Brooks(YouTube)
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine:
- Daily: Make 5 phone calls every day to parents.
- Weekly: Write down five positive interactions/moments.
- Monthly: Choose one day and unplug from everything.
Best piece of advice you've ever received: Always do your best

Links to Connect With Adam

Twitter: @adewitt2
Instagram: principal_adam
Facebook: Principal Leadership Lab

207: Dawn Harris chats with us about how teachers are turning education on its head to find ways to engage with their students during this pandemic. Sep 14, 2020

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Dawn Harris chats with us about how teachers are turning education on its head to find ways to engage with their students during this pandemic.

More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/dawnharris

Dawn's Recommendations

EdTech Tool: Wakelet
Books:
Designed to Learn by Lindsay Portnoy
Being the Change by Sara Ahmed
Who to Follow on Social Media:
@StaffPodcast
@PamHall2inspire
@4OClockFaculty
YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog:
We Are One Team, Dustin Pearson(YouTube)
https://tracibrowder.com, Traci Browder (Website)
Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine:
- Daily: Get up early! I get up at 4:30 every single morning... I have for more than 20 years.
- Weekly: Join the #LeadLAP chat every Saturday morning at 10:30am ET
- Monthly: Do something for yourself and treat yourself to something that makes you happy.
Best piece of advice you've ever received: Shut up and listen

Links to Connect With Dawn

Twitter: @dharriseds
Instagram: dharriseds

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