The EDVERYTHING Podcast: For Everything Education

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Episode 38: Our Favorite Moments From Season 1 Jun 20, 2019

Show notes

In the finale of season one, Danielle and Nicole have their most difficult task yet: selecting their most memorable moments from the first year of podcasting. With so many great interviews and takeaways, picking just a handful of sound bites for a second listen was no easy task. Along with listener nominated favorite sound bites, Danielle and Nicole each pick their top 3 and explain why they stuck out in their minds.

Mentioned in this episode

-The Summer Series Playlist being published each week of July

-The Total Teacher Summit

-Michele Hamilton

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-9-Cultivating-Healthy-Routines-For-Life-Outside-The-Classroom-with-Michele-Hamilton-e2j66j

-Amanda Murtaugh, episode 22

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-22-Time--Tasks---Trauma-Troubleshooting-Common-Teacher-Stressors-with-Amanda-Murtaugh--LMHP-e38ur9

-Episode 30 https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-30-A-How-To-Guide-For-Being-A-Good-MentorMentee-e3oufk

-Episode 29

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-29-Engaging-Transformations-Inspiring-Students-and-Teachers-To-Get-Started-with-Kayla-Dessert-e3n57d

-Episode 23

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-23-From-Attending-to-Presenting-Getting-the-Most-from-Education-Conferences-with-Ashlyn-Ellsworth-e3b325

-Episode 21

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-21-Curriculum-That-Motivates-And-Reignites-Your-Passion-For-Teaching--with-Emily-Aierstok-e370bh

-Episode 13

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-13-How-To-Document-Your-Teaching-Journey-And-Why-Every-Educator-Should-with-Aliana-Lowe-e2olre

-Episode 11

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-11-Decode-Standards-Like-A-Pro-An-Interview-With-Hayley-Cain-e2lh10

-Episode 37

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-37-Genuinely-You-to-Genuine-Growth-Building-Your-Brand-Expertly-and-Authentically-with-Amanda-Thompson-e4attn

Episode 37: Genuinely You to Genuine Growth: Building Your Brand Expertly and Authentically with Amanda Thompson Jun 13, 2019

Show notes

In our longest and last interview of season 1 of the podcast, Danielle and Nicole talk to Amanda Thompson of Thompson’s Teachings. Jersey native Amanda is a 1st grade teacher and a branding expert, and though she has a natural eye for design, she firmly believes that great branding is so much more than fonts and a color scheme. Amanda has built a devoted following on Instagram, and she runs the thriving Facebook group Instagram Connection for Educators. Amanda put in the time to make personal connections and in both spaces, Amanda leads by example. She shows that being real resonates more deeply than being stereotypically Instagram perfect. The entire episode is a tutorial in being yourself, and for Amanda, her authentic self is reflected in the platforms she has invested be time in and the deep connections she’s made along the way by being who she truly is. Amanda delivers seriously good advice on branding without taking herself too seriously. An episode with as many laughs as there are nuggets of branding wisdom, this is a must-listen for teacherpreneurs at any stage of business.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

-How who you are in your classroom can help you find “the thing” that becomes your brand

-The right way to work the DMs on Instagram— and why you absolutely should

-How Amanda decided which platform was right for her, and how you can pick the one you should build on (in fact, she explains what order to conquer the platforms in for total beginners)

-4 steps to creating a recognizable brand that is truly you

Links mentioned

Amanda’s Facebook group: Instagram Connection for Educators

https://www.facebook.com/groups/igconnectforeducators/

How to check if your handles are available across platforms in the click of just one button

https://www.namecheckr.com

Episode 33: Making Success Your Business: TpT Is a Business, Not a Hobby with Hayley Cain

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-33-Making-Success-Your-Business-TpT-Is-a-Business--Not-a-Hobby-with-Hayley-Cain-e41t58

Episode 29: Engaging Transformations: Inspiring Students and Teachers To Get Started with Kayla Dessert

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-29-Engaging-Transformations-Inspiring-Students-and-Teachers-To-Get-Started-with-Kayla-Dessert-e3n57d

Episode 35: Reluctant To Rockstar Writers with Pam Olivieri

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-35-Reluctant-To-Rockstar-Writers-with-Pam-Olivieri-e46f0b

Episode 15: The How and Why of Building Meaningful Student Connections with Janelle Everetts

https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/building-meaningful-student-connections

Episode 13: How To Document Your Teaching Journey (And Why Every Educator Should) With Aliana Lowe

https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/how-to-document-your-teaching-journey

Episode 36: 5 Biggest End of School Year Mistakes and How To Avoid Them Jun 06, 2019

Show notes

How can we end the school year strong when 180 days can sometimes feel like a real test of our endurance? When summer is so close you feel like you can taste it, you are susceptible to these 5 common mistakes. Learn where many teachers go wrong so you can avoid these missteps and end the year on a high note. After all, at the end of the school year, there often is no time to for second chances.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

-How absences tend to stack up

-What to make sure you’ve followed through on (even if you’d been putting it off)

-How to make the most of the final days

-How to get feedback that’s informative

-Reflecting and putting into place what is needed for success next year

-Why PD should be on your summer to do list

Links mentioned:

Episode 32: Classroom Spring Cleaning

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4fIVMCl5WGwIXdGUrjmWAn?nd=1

Episode 6: 7 Types Of Disruptive Student Behavior (That Aren't Just Side Conversations) https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/disruptive-classroom-behavior

Episode 23: From Attending To Presenting: Getting The Most From Education Conferences With Ashlyn Ellsworth

https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/ashlynellsworth-getting-the-most-from-education-conferences

Episode 24: Sources Of And Solutions For Student Stress: An Interview With Amanda Murtaugh, LMHP https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/studentstressors

Resource library

EDverything presents The Total Teacher Summit

https://www.edverything.com/resource-library-opt-in

Episode 35: Reluctant To Rockstar Writers with Pam Olivieri May 30, 2019

Show notes

After 26 years in the classroom, Pam Olivieri of @rockinresources is an expert at reaching students by speaking their language. An elementary educator by trade, Pam’s ability to take a different approach towards a subject that many students and teachers tend to shy away from—writing—makes those around her take notice. Pam values quality over quantity, making her take on the writing process radically different from what is too often accepted as the status quo.

In this episode, Danielle and Nicole talk to Pam about what first got her started with TeachersPayTeachers, why she has decided to focus her energy on writing specific products, how she pivoted to developing trainings for teachers (and what her average day looks like now that she has officially left the classroom and manages an entire team). We pick Pam’s brain about where students and teachers alike usually go wrong with the writing process, and what steps we can take to make sure that we are cultivating students who are confident and competent writers.

What you’ll hear in this episode

-Why motivating students is key—and how Pam uses language to do it

-Why explicit teaching and modeling is critical for seeing progress

-The real time commitment it takes to teach writing the right way

-Steps to take to create rockstar writers in your classroom, no matter what grade you teach

Links:

Grab your student survey in our free resource library

https://www.edverything.com/resource-library-opt-in

Head to Pam’s website for professional development resources

https://rockinresources.com

The secret exclusive Pam created just for our listeners!

https://rockinresources.com/edverything

Episode 34: It's About Time: Meet Your Hosts, Danielle & Nicole May 23, 2019

Show notes

An episode an entire school year in the making, Danielle and Nicole finally open up about themselves! After more than 30 episodes and a dozen interviews, co-hosts Danielle and Nicole discuss how they got into teaching, how their friendship developed, and why they opted to start a podcast— even though it was something that was far out of their comfort zones.

After all this time, we share our own answers to some of our most common interview questions. From why Nicole decided to teach Spanish to Danielle’s first online teaching business, we share it all. We reflect on how far we’ve come since those early episodes and reveal what is next for Edverything. If you’ve ever wondered about the voices behind the mics, you will get an inside look in this honest, unedited episode, one that will hopefully give you, too, the inspiration to try something new and permission to leave your excuses and perfectionism behind.

In this episode, you’ll hear

-Why we didn’t do this episode earlier (and what happened when we initially tried)

-How a school trip created a long-term friendship

-How our mission never changed, but how the way to execute it effectively took time to develop

-The crucial lessons we’ve learned after a school year of podcasting

Links mentioned

Aliana’s episode

https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/how-to-document-your-teaching-journey

Danielle’s TOEFL website

GetTestObsessed.com

Danielle’s TOEFL/ESL YouTube channel

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCKF2Y1GWZOSDwzbG9DksgxA

Podcasters we can’t get enough of

Jenna Kutcher

Amy Porterfield

Steph Crowder

Episode 33: Making Success Your Business: TpT Is a Business, Not a Hobby with Hayley Cain May 16, 2019

Show notes

According to the TeachersPayTeachers website, 5 million educators used TpT in the previous year alone. While it is easy to start a store and plenty of reasons to do so, as Yari Aguili described in episode 19, there can be a large gap between those who have opened a store and those who are on track to replace their full time income exclusively with what they make on TpT.

In today’s episode, Danielle and Nicole welcome Hayley Cain of ActivityAfterMath back to the show, this time to share her expertise in terms of growing your TpT business like a boss. Hayley has been on TpT since 2014, and in that time, she has seen stunning growth. With more than 200 products and a planned product line launch in the works, Hayley explains how she has been able to hit multiple TpT milestones. Hayley talks both mindset and tactics, explaining how joy is key to making your TpT store sustainable, how she views customer service that has earned her nearly 10K reviews of 4.0 - the highest customer rating possible, and why you need to stop seeing your TpT as a hobby to see real returns. Hayley isn’t just talk--as always, she has the numbers to back up what she says, and she shares her store’s impressive revenue growth year after year. Don’t miss the secret that Hayley says helped her get over her own selling plateau that Hayley describes as instrumental in taking her from 8% growth to 49% in the course of just one year!

What you’ll hear in this episode:

-What mistakes Hayley made early on-- that is typical of new TpT sellers

-Why knowing your goal-- and how to brand your products-- can make all the difference

-How connecting in Mastermind Groups and on the TpT forum can keep you on track

-What a product line is, why your freebie needs to be created with it in mind, and why everyone should have one

-The 3 takeaways for how to scale your business-- from someone who has done it right

Links mentioned:

Hayley’s first time on the show! Episode 11: Decode Standards Like A Pro: An Interview With Hayley Cain

https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/decode-standards-like-a-pro

Episode 19: Why You Should Be On TpT— And How To Get Started Today With Yari Aguilu

https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/why-you-should-be-on-tpt-and-how-to-start

Google Keep (for organized list-making)

https://www.google.com/keep/

Tailwind

https://www.tailwindapp.com

Smartphone Marketing School with Tabitha Carro

https://tabithacarro.com

Episode 32: Classroom Spring Cleaning: What To Do This Spring to Help You Get Summer-Ready May 09, 2019

Show notes

It isn’t just students daydreaming of the summer in the last few days of school. Teachers, too, may start to mentally check out, and the last thing you will want to think about it getting yourself organized. Cleaning out your classroom at the end of the year can be a very time consuming endeavor, and even if you’ve spent hours putting everything into boxes, bins, and binders, there is little guarantee you have done it in a way to set yourself up for a successful fall when summer is so close you can taste it. Utilize any extra time you have this spring break to set yourself up for the closing weeks of school-- and for next year.

In this week’s episode, Danielle and Nicole discuss the ins and outs of fully cleaning and prepping your classroom to make it easier to pack up this summer and unpack next fall. We explain why you shouldn’t underestimate the power of changing up your space, and how a small spruce can make a big difference for you and your students. Beyond the mindset shift that can help you and your students cross that finish line, we discuss that it isn’t just your physical classroom space that you need to prepare before heading out for the beach this summer. If you neglect your digital classroom space, you are leaving so much to sort through in upcoming months-- and potentially money on the table!

What you’ll hear in this episode:

-Why the end of the year is the perfect time to spruce up your classroom-- or try out something new

-How to get to inbox 0 (and stay that way) before the last day of school

-How (and why) to use an email template

-What digital files to get rid of (and how to make the most of the ones you keep)

-How cleaning (or using) the right calendar makes a major difference for end of the year events

Links mentioned in this episode:

Episode 31: Seat Yourself: How to Make Flexible Seating Successful With Nicki Dingraudo

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-31-seat-yourself-how-flexible-seating-can-be/id1433962469?i=1000437028845

Episode 19: Why You Should be on TpT-- and How To Get Started Today

https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/why-you-should-be-on-tpt-and-how-to-start

Episode 22: Time, Tasks and Trauma: Troubleshooting Common Teacher Stressors with Amanda Murtaugh

https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/time-tasks-trauma-troubleshooting-common-teacher-stressors-with-amanda-murtaugh-lmhp

Spark for email

https://sparkmailapp.com

Michael Hyatt’s new book https://freetofocusbook.com

Michael Hyatt’’s interview on Amy Porterfield’s Podcast where he talks about master email templates

https://www.amyporterfield.com/2019/04/258/

Review of the best calendar apps of 2019

https://zapier.com/blog/best-calendar-apps/

And of course, our free resource library!

https://www.edverything.com/resource-library-opt-in

Episode 31: Seat Yourself: How Flexible Seating Can Be Successful In the Classroom with Nicki Dingraudo May 02, 2019

Show notes

A simple search on Pinterest or a scroll through an educator’s Instagram feed clearly demonstrates that flexible seating continues to be all the rage in classrooms across the United States. But beyond the envy-worthy images, does flexible seating truly work for teachers and students? Can it work for all age groups? Do students (and teachers) actually benefit from this new arrangement? How do teachers get started giving students the choice of where to sit? In today’s episode, Danielle and Nicole welcome Nicki Dingraudo of the SprinkleToppedTeacher, the second grade teacher behind the 20 Minute Sub Plan, back to the show to share her expertise in terms of flexible seating. Nicki’s background in Special Education and Physical Education initially intrigued her to look into flexible seating, and before long, Nicki was learning all she could about the topic in order to propose this seating arrangement for her own classroom. Nicki shares the ins-and-outs of flexible seating, from the logistics of finding different seating options for students to setting up rules to make these choices work on a daily basis for the students in your classroom. Nicki clears up the common myths and misconceptions around flexible seating, explaining how students and parents have reacted to this set up in her own classroom. After hearing about how beneficial flexible seating has been with regards to teaching soft skills like responsibility and sharing and discovering just how inexpensive it can be to get started, you’ll want to implement flexible seating in your own classroom, no matter what grade or subject you teach. Be sure to check out Nicki’s blog post which takes you on a behind-the-scenes look at her classroom so you can get a sense of how it works-- and what it really costs. In addition to being an inspiring classroom tour, Nicki also has some additional takeaways and pointers to help you make flexible seating a reality in your own school. What you’ll hear in this episode: -Common objections to flexible seating-- and why those points might not be so valid -How classroom procedures and modeling strategies help make flexible seating work (even for young students) -When is the “right” time in the school year to start with flexible seating -How being creativity can help you create amazing flexible seating options-- for under $50! -How parents respond to flexible seating when first seeing it during a Back-to-School Night Links: Nicki’s first time on the show! Episode 17: How To Make a Solid Sub Plan in 20 Minutes or Less https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/sub-plans-in-20-min-or-less Spark https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/B001GAUS6E Nicki’s website: http://www.thesprinkletoppedteacher.com Nicki’s Blog: http://www.thesprinkletoppedteacher.com/2019/05/flexible-seating-ideas-for-classroom.html?m=1

Episode 30: A How-To Guide For Being A Good Mentor/Mentee Apr 18, 2019

Show notes

When it comes to a teacher mentor/mentee dynamic, relationships can look many different ways. To start, there are the individuals assigned to help those who are new to the school setting, then there are those who seek help on their own terms for advice and feedback. Like any healthy relationship, communication is key, which is why this week, Danielle and Nicole highlight the many pieces to consider when entering into a strong mentor/mentee relationship. - How to get the help you need (hint *it has everything to do with how you ask*) - How to set parameters for your relationship - Why planning matters - When to infuse personality and sensitivity - Why consistency in contact, word choice, and encouragement makes all the difference

Episode 29: Engaging Transformations: Inspiring Students and Teachers To Get Started with Kayla Dessert Apr 11, 2019

Show notes

The best teachers recognize that they have the power to inspire others by transforming the space—and even the people—around them. Some, like Kayla Dessert of SweetestTeacher.com, realized this from a young age and demonstrates how she is able to naturally connect, pique curiosity, and initiate do-able challenges in order to promote learning and personal development.

In this week’s episode, Danielle and Nicole talk to Kayla, a 6th grade teacher who has an innate talent for finding ways to motivate those around her. She explains how coming from a family of teachers helped inspire her—and how seeing her mother and grandmother put on some of her own “classroom transformations” years before it became trendy helped Kayla internalize what truly excites students. From starting a summer camp of her own while still a kid herself to teaching 3rd grade and eventually making the move to 6th grade teacher, Kayla has found ways to make lessons engaging for learners of all ages. Drawing upon her students own interests, pop culture, her coaching background, and current events, Kayla makes every day of school exciting and impactful for those she reaches. Kayla tackles the misconceptions surrounding the time, money, and effort that transformations need take place and instead outlines the 3 steps you actually need to take in order to help students and teachers alike leverage small wins and build momentum towards their larger goals.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

Why working with “big kids” doesn’t need to be intimidating-- or less engaging
How a brain break activity sparked confidence to make a bigger classroom transformation
The lies we tell ourselves about transformations--and how they don’t need to be overwhelming
Tips for getting to know your students (and how routines can help them find time to share and feel a part of a process that feels natural)
The 3 step approach to classroom transformations that work: identify student interests, select standards/content, and bridge the gap

Links:

Kayla's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/sweetestteacher/

Kayla's Blog:

https://www.sweetestteacher.com/

Kayla's TpT Store:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sweetest-Teacher-Mrs-Dessert

On setting healthy boundaries Episode 22: https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/time-tasks-trauma-troubleshooting-common-teacher-stressors-with-amanda-murtaugh-lmhp

On going to bed early and creating a morning routine that works Episode 9: https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/healthy-routines