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The LED Project #129: Wilkie's Story at AIE Nov 25, 2018

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This episode is the audio of Wilkie's talk on teacher leadership form the AIE Conference. More importantly it's his story and it defines how he has gotten to where he is today as an educator! We hope this helps you get to know him just a little better!

The LED Project #128: Make It Yours w/ Jason West Nov 13, 2018

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Jason West has taken a different path than most to become a successful teacher and program coordinator in Southern California. He worked successfully in TV before the economic down turn of 2008 when as a back up plan he got his teaching credentials. It wasn't until a couple years ago when he had to make the choice between teaching and going back to TV that he realized that he was where he was meant to be in life. Jason is the host of the Podclass Podcast and we were able to have conversation with him about the state of education, the perception of teachers and our profession, and loving our students and teaching with rigor are not mutually exclusive! We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast and that you connect with Jason to learn and grow your craft! Instagram: @teachmemrwest www.teachmemrwest.com Find the Podclass on iTunes!

The LED Project #127: The Realities of Education w/ Asmahan Mashrah Nov 11, 2018

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On this episode of the podcast we were joined by Asmahan Mashrah to have a conversation about culturally responsive teaching, and we did talk about it. But the conversation was completely unscripted as we didn't use any of the questions we had prepared and truly just had a conversation between educators about the realities that people of color and other marginalized groups face in education. Asmahan is a teacher outside of Detroit which has some of the worst conditions for teachers and students in the country, so she sees first hand that literally across the street from her school there are schools with no water. It was also powerful to hear the story of how she grew up in the American educational system and society versus how she is raising her kids. She is a powerhouse teacher and advocate for students, but we are grateful to her for helping us learn and grow in our craft as well! If you want to connect with her you can find her on Instagram @teachingwithsugarandspice

The LED Project #126: Round 2 w/ Eric Crouch Nov 06, 2018

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Fun fact about Eric Crouch... He actually took the picture we use for our cover photo on the podcast! We were so grateful to catch up with Eric for the second time on our podcast to talk with him about how Wilkie can create a global learning aspect of his classroom and well as what's in store for the Teach Your Heart Out Conferences in 2019 that will be coming to Atlanta in March, a cruise to The Bahamas in June and San Antonio in October. We also had a chance to talk about The Pep Talk Series launched by the folks at The Wright Stuff Chics and how we can work to get more men into the profession! Eric truly is a mentor and inspiration to us as he has been so willing to share his advice with us, listen to our big ideas, and show genuine love for us. Eric we are deeply grateful for that and we hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast! If you'd like to follow Eric on social media here's how you can: Instagram: @adventureswithmrc Twitter: @ericcrouch teachyourheartout.com

The LED Project #125: Anti-Bias Montessori w/ Tiffany Jewell Nov 04, 2018

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On this episode we had the chance to talk with Tiffany Jewell (@antibiasmontessori) about her work as an educator and social justice advocate! Tiffany is a teacher of 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders at a Montessori school discussed with us the need for teachers to help students develop their identities before we start to work with them on social justice issues. She talked with us about how a part of her identity needs to be seen in all of her students in order to help them develop as people. She is a part of the Montessori for Social Justice (http://montessoriforsocialjustice.org) an organization that strives to provide teachers with training and frameworks to teach racism and anti-racism. You can also find Montessori for Social Justice on Facebook where they list their resources and future events!

The LED Project #124: Throw Back Thursday w/ Mike Berezny Nov 01, 2018

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On this Throw Back Thursday episode of the podcast we bring episode #41 where we first connected with Mike Berezny!! We wanted to throw it back to this episode to honor the incredible work that @mikeybee3 is doing in education and in life. If you follow him on Instagram you'll continuously see him providing his Mindset Mondays, inspiring you to follow your dreams, or supporting some other noble cause. Plus we love his drive and authenticity to continue to pursue making music while teaching and juggling all the other things he has going! We hope you enjoy this throwback episode with Mike Berezny!

The LED Project Podcast #123: Reflect, Learn, Amplify w/ Rae Hughart Oct 30, 2018

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On this episode we were delighted to have Rae Hughart (hugh---art)to talk about how she strives in her teaching craft to always reflect, learn, and amplify! We love that because as she explains reflection is the where true growth in any endeavor starts and it is incredibly important for teachers. From that reflections Rae explains we learn the ways we're able to improve ourselves and the people around us. And after we've reflected and learned we are then responsible to amplify those learnings in our interactions with others and as teachers we use that as opportunities to continually build strong relationships with our kids! We also had the chance to talk about her work with The Teach Better Team (https://teachbetter.com/) and her podcast with Jeff Gargas Teach Better Talk (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teach-better-talk/id1434230303?mt=2)! If you'd like to connect with Rae online The Teach Better Team has a private Facebook group you can request to join or you can find her on Instagram and Twitter @raehughart!

The LED Project #122: Meaningful PD w/ Monica Genta Oct 28, 2018

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We were so fortunate to have our friend Monica Genta back on the podcast to talk about how teachers can find and create meaningful professional development opportunities. We had the chance to hear how Monica's year out of the classroom to speak to and train teachers is going and what she has learned during it! Monica talks with us about how she strives to create PDs that can be personalized to the teacher and allows them to grow both as an educator and a person. Pair that with how engaging and fun she is and it makes for a dynamic podcast! If you want to connect further with Monica you can find her on social @monicagentaed and on her website monicagenta.com!!

The LED Project #121: Identity and Voice w/ Gary Gray Jr Oct 23, 2018

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This conversation and relationship with Gary Gray Jr means the world to us! He is such an inspirational educator and a really good friend that we had a really candid conversation about what is important to us in education. What it came down to was how do we as teachers find our identity and voice so we can model for students how to do the same. If we can share one thing with our students it would be to help them see their true identities and within that develop their own voice based on their experiences. We believe that a person who has found their authentic voice will us it to amplify the voices of others and what is more important than that?!! We hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast but we also want you to subscribe and listen to Gary's podcast The Teacher Talk Series! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teacher-talk-series/id1433551931?mt=2 And follow him on Instagram @garyrgrayjr

The LED Project #120: You're Not Done Learning w/ Whitney Ramirez Oct 21, 2018

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On episode #120 we have a conversation with San Diego based elementary teacher on teaching in a combination classroom! We hadn't heard of a combination classroom until we spoke with Whitney, but what it means is she is a self contained teacher who has 13 1st graders and 13 2nd graders. We were able to talk with Whitney about the challenges of this arrangement and how she fosters a community with students of different age groups. She also spoke about how there are no perfect schools for teachers, but there are always ways to learn and grow no matter where you're at! We're so grateful to Whitney for coming on the show and we hope you enjoy this episode of the podcast! You can follow on Instagram @learningwithcrayons and if you're finding value in our podcast please leaving a rating and review!!

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