Profiling agents of growth and transformation in K-12 education. Advocating for collaboration, communication, creation > consumption, critical thinking, design thinking, growth mindset, inquiry, PBL, and strategic uses of technology in education. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teachersonfire/support
Latest episodes
-
16 min
Why I'm Leaving the Classroom This Year (After 25 Years)
Choosing to leave the classroom and go all-in as an administrator wasn't an easy decision. Here were some of the factors I considered.
-
30 min
UDL for Little Learners with Jeff Horwitz
→ What is Universal Design for Learning?→ How does UDL look different in the early grades?→ What is a first step that any educator can take tomorrow to make their lessons more acce…
-
37 min
You're MORE Than A Teacher: Build Your Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Jen Rafferty
→ How can we learn to recognize our body’s stress signals as data?→ What is a daily micro-move educators can practice to regulate themselves?→ How can prioritizing our own wellness…
-
39 min
Rebuilding Teacher Resilience with Dr. Naomi Hall
→ How can we make this school year the best of our professional careers?→ What is a Resilience Bank Account, and how can it support busy educators on the hard days?→ What is the Sc…
-
49 min
From Dropout to PhD: Learn the Craft of Teaching with Dr. Anthony Richiez
→ How did today’s guest go from high school dropout to PhD, and what can we learn from his story?→ How can we shift our focus from merely managing behavior to truly captivating our…
-
35 min
Unity Over Division: How Virginia Principal Derek Cantrell Merged Two Schools Into One
→ How did a Virginia school principal help to merge two rival schools into one?→ How can we build positive school culture during times of change and transition?→ How can we transla…
-
20 min
Unlock Student Motivation with Stephen de Groot
→ How do needs, values, goals, and strengths reframe how we motivate and engage learners?→ What are the things that actually drain motivation for students in the classroom and at h…
-
46 min
Curiosity Sets Up Direct Instruction: OLIVIA ODILEKE
→ Why is curiosity foundational to everything that happens in the classroom?→ How can simple micro-inquiry tasks at the beginning of a lesson set up direct instruction to follow?→…
-
32 min
Dr. BRAD JOHNSON: Build Your RQ, Build Your Learning Community
→ How can relational leadership transform your school community?→ How can we encourage colleagues overwhelmed by fatigue, culture wars, or literacy battles?→ As technology debates…
-
29 min
7 Steps to School Success - with Dr. James Lane, Former Superintendent of the Year
→ What are the seven steps to school success?→ What are the most common distractions school leaders face?→ How can we build schools that give our graduates the kinds of skills that…
-
40 min
Vibe Coding as Design Thinking in School and in Life - with Alex Gray
→ How can education podcasting impact professional growth over time?→ What is the single most dangerous misconception schools are making about artificial intelligence right now?→ H…
-
32 min
Better Questions, Deeper Learning - with Connie Hamilton
→ How can we improve the effectiveness of the questions we ask in the classroom?→ What’s a better way to respond the next time we get the classic “I don’t know”?→ What does collect…
-
28 min
Teach Internationally - with Greg Lemoine
→ What is the single most rewarding aspect of international teaching?→ For educators considering an international leap in their teaching career, what are the most crucial factors t…
-
40 min
Competency-Based Assessment with Danielle Paloposki
→ How do traditional grading systems quietly undermine deep learning?→ How can teachers shift assessment paradigms without burning out?→ What steps can administrative teams take to…
-
24 min
Money and Financial Literacy in YOUR Classroom: Debra Kierstead
→ Which foundational money concepts do our students struggle with the most?→ Why do states and districts continue to downplay the importance of financial literacy in our curricular…
-
19 min
Bringing the Everglades to Your Literacy Classroom: Jennifer Diaz
→ How can we build literacy skills and environmental stewardship at the same time?→ What is the Everglades Foundation Literacy Program, and what resources do they offer classroom t…
-
30 min
Differentiation for High-Ability Learners with Alicia Schroeder-Schock
How can teachers challenge their gifted learners without burning out?How we spot high-ability learners who might be masking their abilities in the classroom?How can we make sure ou…
-
50 min
Executive Functions in K-3 with Mitch Weathers and Sarah Oberle
→ What are executive functions, and why do they matter?→ What are the differences between core and higher order executive functions?→ How can we tweak the physical and acoustic env…
-
43 min
Retired but Podcasting: Martin Stuible and Roy Hunt from After the Bell
→ How can an education podcast impact personal growth and professional practice?→ Is there still room for more education content creators today?→ How do two veteran educators view…
-
36 min
Brokers of Hope, Cultures of Joy - with DEAN SHARESKI
→ How can educators model healthy skepticism while also being brokers of hope regarding AI tools?→ What practical boundaries can we set so our students don't outsource their critic…