Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast

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Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast episodes

January 14, 2019176: When High Expectations Debilitate You
Having high expectations isn’t a bad thing, until they no longer are achievable and as a result, debilitate you. Tune in to hear my story of how I dealt with the reality of not being able to live the life I once had and adjusted my mindset and action steps to reach new heights in a more manageable way under those new circumstances.
Quotables
I am going to treat myself better and give myself space to be imperfect.
I take my worst attribute and do what I can to avoid it coming to the surface and in doing so that behavior becomes my best attribute.
High expectations are great but when they don’t match and take into consideration the circumstances of the moment, they are dead expectations.
It’s not that I am LESS THAN, I just have a different set of circumstances that alter my expectations.
I came into this moment of clarity on a pity party and left on a party bus.
I am not incapable of doing what I have done before. I just have to do it differently.
The best thing you can do is be real about what you’re facing.
I am not a lesser version of me, I am the best version of me in this circumstance.

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Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College

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15 min
December 31, 2018175: Burned In with Amber Harper
Amber Harper is a Google Certified Educator, Trainer, and Innovator, as well as a Seesaw Ambassador. She is also the founder of www.burnedinteacher.com and creator of Burned-In EdTech Consulting and Teacher Coaching where she has joint her two loves in her career: her love of edtech and innovation in the classroom with her obsession for helping educators who are struggling to find their own passions within the education profession. As a former public elementary school teacher, she promotes the use of technology as a tool for transformation in the classroom, and is obsessed with helping teachers take themselves from burned-out to BURNED-IN! She specializes in technology integration in the classroom and in supporting educators who are struggling to decide what their next best step in on their education journey.
Quotables
The worst anyone can say is “No”

All it takes is one small step

Teachers are well intentioned about what they do

The best teachers I have met … have to be willing to build relationships, get vulnerable and continue to learn and do better

Teachers are the best thieves

There is no better time than now. If something needs to be changed, there is no sense in holding off

It’s unfair to assume that all stories of burnout are the same

The best thing you can do as an educator is step away from your job as an educator…have a life outside of teaching

I wouldn’t take anything back about my journey, because it has lead me to where I am now

Amber’s Stamp of Approval
Marco Polo App

Google in the Classroom blog post

Gerry Brooks , Matt Miller from Ditch that Textbook , Kim Strobel from Strobel Education

3 Ways Teacher Heroes Prevent Their Own Burnout blog post

podcasts- Angela Watson of Truth for Teachers, Always A Lesson’s Empowering Educators Podcast, Jennifer Gonzalez of Cult of Pedagogy, Matt Miller & Kasey Bell of Google Teacher Tribe

Gretchen’s Stamp of Approval
Voxer App

The Do’s & Don’ts of Using the Voxer App blog post

Twitter Chat How-To blog post and webinar

Twitter Chat Schedule

How Burn Out Saved My Educator Spirit (Always A Burned-In Teacher Mini Series) blog post

Connect with Amber
Instagram @burnedinteacher

Facebook Page @burnedinteacher

Twitter @burnedinteacher

LinkedIn @burnedinteacher

YouTube

Burned-In Teacher Facebook Group

The Burned-In Teacher Small Group Coaching Program

Google University (register here)

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Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College

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57 min
December 24, 2018174: You Might Just Be a Superhero
Facing obstacles is a daily occurrence in the life of a teacher. Oftentimes, we educators rely on our support systems to help us overcome struggles, but it turns out when we allow ourselves to be independent and work through our trials alone, we see just what we are made up of…and we make it out on top every time. A superhero lives within each of us if we would just follow the simple 5 step process shared in this episode.
Quotables
I might be a superhero on the inside, but I’m not perfect
If I continue to rely on other things and other people I’ll never see what I can accomplish on my own
You might be able to flex a new muscle if you just allow yourself to work it out
Facing challenges is only scary when you don’t have a strategy

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25 min
December 17, 2018173: Take Charge of Your Evolution
A mentor is a great thing to have as a learner; until you sit waiting for them to tell you what to do and when to do it. You will never become all that you are meant to be by waiting on someone else to tell you how to do it. Tune in to hear a 5 step process to help you take charge of your own evolution as an educator, all while being the mentee yourself!
Quotables
Mentorship means you are learning to go to the next level
I fired my mentor
You never grow when you are not challenged to think or act differently
Learning all you can as fast as you can

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13 min
December 03, 2018172: #WorkLifeHarmony
‘Work Life Balance’ seems to be the new craze, but it’s unrealistic to think that work and life can be equally balanced on a scale. Inevitably, one takes over more time and energy than the other. But if we can learn to keep work and life living in harmony with each other, then we might just have found the secret to success. Tune in to hear more about the term ‘Work Life Harmony’ from the great mind of Jeff Bezos with additional inspiration from Simon Sinek.
Quotables
It’s hard to create a strong team when people aren’t connected.
I am trying to do too much that doesn’t matter, and I am becoming less because of it.
When we think everything has to be equally balanced, we set ourselves up for failure
If you are like me and living an unbalanced out of harmony life you are missing moments that matter

Gretchen’s Stamp of Approval
Jeff Bezos Forbes magazine article: https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezo-advice-to-amazon-employees-dont-aim-for-work-life-balance-its-a-circle-2018-4
Simon Sinek video: https://www.facebook.com/fearlessmotivationofficial/videos/732114443801770/

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14 min
November 19, 2018171: Burning Out Isn’t An Option
Burn out can happen to anyone and teachers are no exception. But, burn out is taking too many great teachers out of the classroom and into other professions. Our nations’ students deserve the best to be in front of them everyday. Tune in to hear 8 ways to acknowledge and prepare for burned out moments so that they do not become catapults relocating teachers to other professions.
Quotables
Elite educators are going to deal with things head on before they become too big to bear and burned out moments are so much easier to handle when they remain just moments
Just like a candle is meant to burn bright, so is our teaching hearts
You gotta know yourself to help yourself
You cant advocate for something if you don’t know what it is.

Gretchen’s Stamp of Approval
Ep #010 – Always A Burned-In Lesson Series with Gretchen Bridgers: What’s A PLN and How Can You Get One?
Ep #011 – Seasons of Burnout: What Are They and How Can We Overcome Them?
Ep #012: What Do Heroes Do To Be Heroes?

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12 min
November 05, 2018170: Flipped Learning with Dan Jones
Daniel Jones is a middle school social studies and reading/ language arts teacher. He is a Master Flip Educator and has been teaching in the classroom for the past 13 years. Project Based Learning (PBL) has been at the forefront of Dan‘s instruction for the past seven years. When Dan began flipping his class five years ago, he took PBL and combined it with Flipped Learning to create a dynamic learning environment. After seeing such dramatic results, he began presenting about Flipped Learning and Project Based Learning at conferences and has since developed training to help educators transform their classrooms into active learning environments. He is an FLGI International Faculty Member, Master Flip Educator, and author of Flipped 3.0 Project Based Learning: An Insanely Simple Guide. Jones has earned his master’s degree from the American College of Education in the area of Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Digital Teaching and Learning.
Quotables
I’m not preparing them for High School. I am preparing them for life.

I need to prepare them to function as global citizens.

A great educator has to be a continuous learner. They have to see themselves in a progress of learning- they can never have arrived. Anyone who has arrived is going to have a rough awakening.

If you’re not reading, you’re not learning.

It was that ego that buried my passion.

Accountability with love

Is there a better way to reach my students?

The project is not the dessert of the unit…it’s your main course.

You don’t want to be preparing tomorrow’s lesson today.

There’s a difference between NO PACE and AT YOUR OWN PACE.

The answer to every question not asked is a “No.”

Dan’s Stamp of Approval
Podcast: Flipped Learning Worldwide

Flipped Learning Global Initiative

Distance Learning via Skype

Edutopia

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Project Based Learning

Peer Instruction

Play Pause It

EdPuzzle

PlayPosit

Connect with Dan
Book: Flipped 3.0 Project Based Learning: An Insanely Simple Guide– “Flipped 3.0 Project Based Learning: An Insanely Simple Guide (FL Global Publishing, June 2018) explains PBL in a way that allows all teachers to have a firm understanding as to what PBL is and how to implement it into their classrooms. Dan makes PBL doable with every unit of study throughout the entire school year. He goes through the process in a step-by-step manner so that educators can see how to plan out PBL units successfully.”

Website: www.flippedtrainer.weebly.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @ideasforteacher

Linkedin: Dan Jones

Instagram: @ideasforteachers

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53 min
October 22, 2018169: Unveil the Value in the Daily Grind
Every career choice has a daily grind. Unfortunately, some daily grinds are a lot more difficult than others and the daily grind of a teacher falls into that category. Teacher leaders can partner with teachers to unveil the value in the daily grind so that these tasks not only get completed but the passion for teaching doesn’t get lost in the day-to-day job requirements. Tune in to hear how to help teachers stay in love with teaching.
Quotables
This is why we lose great teachers because although they are talented and passionate, the job of being a teacher comes with so many obstacles it is exhausting to overcome more days than not
We cannot continue to lose our best and brightest because the job is too dang hard
My favorite leaders pushed beyond acknowledgement and rolled up their sleeves to help
As teacher leaders our job isn’t to always hold hands; our job is to hold hands for as long as needed and then release teachers with the skills and techniques needed to do it themselves.

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16 min
October 08, 2018168: Let Students Lead the Way
Students have the insight into how they learn best. It’s up to the educator to tap into this insight when designing lessons so that potential isn’t wasted in a child. There is always a reason behind a student behavior and when educators know their kids in and out, they can uncover these motivations and preferences prior to a learning experience so that the time is used productively and successfully for all students to hone skill sets. Tune in to hear 3 characteristics you should discover about every student before delivering a lesson.
Quotables
I was so busy studying the greats and what worked for everyone else I never once considered what would work for my family.

I expected my kid to be like everyone else and was upset when she didn’t conform

I expected my kid to behave in a way that was new to her under the assumption that she’d suddenly just know what to do

Allow your students to lead your decision making so you can reach them best

She is ABLE, but I disabled her by having an expectation and a road map not made to her specifications

Get to know [your students] and then design your action steps around their abilities and personalities

Personalize the learning experience for the ones actually doing in the learning

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33 min
September 24, 2018167: Even Out the Ingredients
Teaching can be a challenge when balance is lacking in the classroom, whether academic or behavior related. By evening out the ingredients of the classroom composition, teachers can sustain balance, sanity and happiness for all. Tune in to hear multiple strategies for problem solving the lack of balance in your classroom.
Quotables
I grew through pain and built up my game

When our life is crazy and we are feeling all sorts of emotions, it’s usually because something is out of whack

It’s a trial and error process

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18 min

About Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast

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Educators, this podcast will leave you feeling empowered with actionable steps to implement into your role immediately. Gretchen shares stories, lessons learned and practical tips. Buckle up for a transformation unlike no other!