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Educator Forever
There’s a lot that needs to change in education. But there are inspiring movements going on too! At Educator Forever, we believe teachers need to be at the forefront of education reform and be empowered to create career pathways that work for them. Do you ever think about leaving the classroom but have absolutely no idea what else you could do? You may not realize it yet, but you have acquired highly valuable skills throughout your teaching journey, and there is unlimited potential for you to…
Episodes
- Educator Forever
197. From Teacher to Web Designer with Jenelle Rawlins
Jenelle Rawlins is the founder of Janelle Marie Web Design and Branding. She helps service businesses who have outgrown their current website and want to work…
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196. Career Change Tips for Teachers
There comes a moment for many teachers in their careers when the classroom no longer feels like the right fit.It can show up as burnout or exhaustion. Or it…
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195. Nervous System Literacy with Monica Rollins of Rooted: A Wellness Collective
Monica Rollins is the founder and CEO of Rooted, a wellness collective. She partners with preschool programs to give teachers what traditional SEL training…
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194. Scaling a Business and Building a Personal Brand with Luba Patlakh of Kidology
Luba Patlakh is a speech and language pathologist, myofunctional therapist, and founder of Kidology. She's also an entrepreneur, podcast host, and children's…
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193. Empowering Kids Through Art with Chinon Maria of Art World Explorer Kids
Chinon Maria is an artist, educator, and founder of Art World Explorer Kids. For the past 15 years, she has dedicated her work to empowering and teaching…
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192. Teaching Success Skills with Rob Heller of the Boost Program
Rob Heller is a successful entrepreneur, youth development innovator, and founder of the Boost Program, a comprehensive personal development curriculum…
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191. What Educators Need to Know About Childhood Trauma with Julianna Burmesch
Julianna Burmesch is a former principal, speech pathologist, brain development trainer, and parent educator. She is also the author of Life with Less of Me, a…
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190. Building Collaborative Schools with Kurtis Hewson of Jigsaw Learning
Kurtis Hewson is an author and the co-founder of Jigsaw Learning, a consultancy that teaches educators its Collaborative Response frameworks. With over a…
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189. From Antiracism to Abolition with Abby Emerson
Dr. Abby Emerson is a former fifth-grade teacher and now an assistant professor of childhood education at Hunter College at the City University of New York…
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188. Implementing Science Research in K-12 Classrooms with Matt Wilkins of Galactic Polymath
Matt Wilkins is a former middle school teacher, scientist, and founder of Galactic Polymath Education Studio. He has spent the last 10 years trying to…
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187. From Regulation to Liberation with Dr. Niki Elliott
Dr. Niki Elliott is a clinical professor and director of the Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity at the University of San Diego. A leading voice in…
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186. Fostering Creativity with Josh Davidson of Night Zookeeper
Josh Davidson is the creator and co-founder of Night Zookeeper, an award-winning online learning program that helps children fall in love with reading…
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185. The Three Things That Change How You Learn Anything
I have spent decades — decades — studying how people learn. I've read the research, I've built the frameworks, I'm literally getting a graduate degree in…
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184. The 5 Stages of Starting an Education Business
If you've been thinking about starting an education business, it can feel really overwhelming knowing how to start, and most people really only see businesses…
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183. Centering Educator Wellbeing with Monika Robinson of Reparations Ed
Monika Robinson is an Educator Wellbeing Coach with 17 years of experience across school systems. Her career includes roles as an elementary teacher…
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182. From Classroom to Congress with Will Staton
Will Staton began his career as a high school history teacher, and has worked as a teacher, Dean and administrator in Memphis, New York City and Washington…
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181. Teaching Kids to be EcoHeroes with Brett “Mr. Eco” Edwards
Brett "Mr. Eco" Edwards is the founder and Chief Eco Officer of the Eco Hero show. He created Mr. Eco in college and has brought the brand to life since 2014…
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180. Growing an Online School with Brittanie Bates of Crimson Global Academy
Brittanie Bates is a curriculum developer, educator, principal and parent, who's redefining what's possible in global online education. As founding academic…
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179. Bringing Dignity & Hope to Youth in Foster Care with Rob Scheer of Comfort Cases
Rob Scheer is the founder and CEO of Comfort Cases, an international nonprofit dedicated to bringing dignity and hope to youth in foster care. His and the…
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178. Supporting Students with Visual Dyslexia with Hillary Summerbell
Hillary Summerbell is the founder and CEO of Summerbell, a literacy technology company redefining how visual dyslexics engage with text. A fourth-generation…
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177. Running for Congress with Pia Dandiya
Pia Dandiya is a first-generation American educator running for Congress in the district where she was born and raised to fight for kids and expand opportunity…
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176. Essential Curriculum Development Skills for Educators
Today I’m doing a solo episode! I haven't done a solo podcast episode in a while, but I thought I'd come in and talk to you all about what I'm seeing in the…
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175. Designing High-Quality Learning Experiences with Mickey Fitch-Collins
Mickey Fitch-Collins is a leadership development facilitator, coach and podcast host who turns research into real world impact. With a doctorate in leadership…
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174. Early Literacy Coaching with Leah Ruesink
Leah Ruesink is an early literacy coach and adjunct professor based in Michigan. She supports K–3 teachers in implementing research-aligned reading instruction…
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173. Confronting Teacher Burnout with Erin Sponaugle
Dr Erin Sponaugle has been teaching for 23 years. She’s a national board certified teacher and a former West Virginia Teacher of the Year. She’s also the…
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172. Working in EdTech Marketing with Kendell Hunter of Otus
Kendell Hunter is a former special education teacher and reading specialist with a master’s degree in education and more than a decade of experience across…
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171. Supporting Students with Dyslexia with Dr. Coral Hoh of Dysolve AI
Dr. Coral P.S. Hoh is a clinical linguist and the founder of Dysolve AI, a technology platform designed to support students with dyslexia and other…
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170. The Regulated Classroom with Emily Read Daniels
Emily Read Daniels is a former school counselor, a proud soccer mom, and the author and creator of The Regulated Classroom©. Through her work as a trauma…
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169. Aligning Neuroscience with Learning with Lisa Riegel
Lisa Riegel is the creator of the NeuroWell Framework and the 8C Commitment Framework, which are brain-based approaches to engagement and change. She holds a…
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168. Restorative Justice in Schools with Nicholas Bradford of the National Center for Restorative Justice
A lifelong educator with extensive experience in challenging students inside and outside the classroom, Nicholas Bradford started his restorative justice…
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167. Working as a Literacy Consultant with Patty McGee
Patty McGee, the author of “Not Your Granny’s Grammar,” is a nationally recognized literacy consultant, speaker and educator with a passion for transforming…
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166. Building Better Support for Teachers with Jessica Werner
Jessica Werner, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of Northshore Learning. She has worked with schools worldwide as an instructor, a professor of education and…
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165. Navigating Special Education Systems with Karen Meyer Cunningham, The Special Education Boss
Karen Meyer Cunningham is a nationally recognized special education advocate, speaker, and mediator with over two decades of experience guiding families…
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164. STEM for All with Jim Hollis of Calculus Roundtable
Jim Hollis is the founder and executive director of the Calculus Roundtable, a nationally recognized nonprofit that improves math and science achievement for…
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163. Teaching Early Literacy Skills Through Music & Storytelling with Emily Cadiz of Prelude Early Learning
Emily Cadiz is a teacher, musician, mom of three, and founder of Prelude Early Learning, home of Finnegan the Dragon. After a traumatic brain injury left her…
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162. Teaching Entrepreneurship with Leah Ellis of The Society of Child Entrepreneurs
Leah Ellis is a mom of four, writer, wedding officiant, Girl Scout leader, and founder of The Society of Child Entrepreneurs. Through SoCE, Nerdy Nuptials ICT…
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161. Building Literacy Through Storytelling with S. Hughie Lassiter
Stephen Hughie Lasseter is the author of Kingston To The Rescue. He is also a special education teacher in Philadelphia, where he teaches reading and math to…
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160. Cultivating Connection with Marcus Deveso of C3 Community
Dr. Marcus Deveso is the co-founder and Chief Program Officer at C3 Community. He is a lifelong educator with nearly 30 years of experience in fostering…
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159. Teaching Homeschoolers with Jean Lee of the Academy of Chaos
Jean Lee is a neuroscientist and homeschooling parent of three who founded the Academy of Chaos, which provides classes for homeschoolers. She’s also the…
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158. Teaching Novel Writing with Tavia Stewart & Laura Bradley of NaNo 2.0
National Novel Writing Month might be gone, but its founder Chris Baty and a collection of former employees and volunteers are making sure the writing…
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157. Food Education with Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn of Pilot Light
Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn is the executive director of Pilot Light, a nonprofit that helps educators incorporate food education into their lessons. She joined…
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156. Impact Mentoring with Dr. Scott Pickle
Dr. Scott Pickle is superintendent of the Sequoia Union Elementary School District in Woodlake, California. He is also a public speaker and best-selling author…
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155. Teaching Handwriting with Holly Britton of Squiggle Squad
Holly Britton is a handwriting instruction specialist with teaching experience in grades K through eight. She educated her own four now-adult children, has…
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154. Raising Readers with Maya Smart
For this episode, I speak to Maya Smart, an early literacy advocate, parent educator and author of Reading for Our Lives: The Urgency of Early Literacy and the…
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153. Hope Theory with Donita Grissom
In this episode, I talk to Donita Grissom, a senior lecturer at at the University of Central Florida and co-author of the book, High Five to Thrive. She is…
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152. Creating Community for Homeschoolers with Ben Somers of Recess
This week on the show we have Ben Somers, the founder of Recess.gg an education platform built for homeschoolers who learn differently. Recess is a kid…
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151. Building SEL Muscles with Lori Woodley-Langendorff of All It Takes
This week we speak to Lori Woodley-Langendorff, the co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer of All It Takes, a nonprofit that equips youth and mentors with…
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150. Doing the Work of Equity Leadership with Decoteau Irby and Ann Ishimaru
This week’s guests are Dakota Irby and Anne Ishimaru, authors of "Doing the Work of Equity Leadership." Irby, a Professor at the University of Illinois…
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149. Creating Products that Support Teachers and Students with Alexandra Walsh of Amplify
Alexandra Walsh is the Chief Product Officer at Amplify. She develops leads and implements a strategic vision that delivers product coherence and common…
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148. Using Technology for Social Good with Jean Ryoo
Jean Ryoo is the Director of Research of the computer science equity project at UCLA. She is also the lead author of the graphic novel “Power On,” published by…
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147. Working in Nontraditional Education Settings with Kimberly Gawne of Star Students
Kimberly Gawne is the founder of Star Students, a personalized education service dedicated to empowering K-12 learners through tailored tutoring and…
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146. Founding a Microschool with Christina Pipkin of FAYE Learning Center
Christina "Pip" Pipkin is the founder of FAYE Learning Center, a microschool in Texas. Pip is a Texas native and dedicated DEI expert in K-12 education…
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145. Personalizing Education with Matt Bowman of OpenEd
Matt Bowman is the founder and CEO of OpenED, an educational platform which has served over 100,000 students nationwide. After teaching sixth grade and…
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144. The Power of Listening with Christine Miles of The Listening Path
Christine Miles is, an award winning author, a keynote speaker and founder of the Listening Path, a pioneering company in the of field listening intelligence…
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143. From Teacher to Copywriter with Meredith Cooley of Page and Purpose
After spending 17 years in education, Meredith Cooley decided to try something new: copywriting. She started Page and Purpose after the pandemic and leveled…
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142. Theory Can Only Take You So Far with Patrick Mongrain of EdChanger Pro
Patrick Mongrain spent ten years teaching middle school history and leadership, and another ten working as as a district-level instructional coach and…
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141. Supporting Leaders to Facilitate Change with Dr. Rick Rodriguez of The Rooted Life
Dr. Rick Rodriguez is a first generation Mexican American who has lived through and acknowledges the challenges that individuals and communities of color face…
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140. Teaching Digital Citizenship with Dana Anderson
Dana Anderson teaches digital citizenship, language arts, and literature to Middle and High School students at Bridgemont International School. She's also…
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139. The Future of Education with Kirk Spahn of ICL Academy
Kirk Spahn is a fourth generation educator with more than two decades in the field. After graduating from Dartmouth College, he worked for schoolmaster.net, an…
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138. Supporting Students with Learning Challenges with Emily Levy of EBL Coaching
Dr. Emily Levy is the founder and director of EBL coaching, a specialized tutoring program that offers individualized one on one, home, virtual and on site…