In today’s show, we talk to Summer Russell about how her first year as an administrator is going, what big plans she has for her school, how she worked hard to build relationships with her staff while building a strong school culture, and how she feels about having her own son at the school that she’s a principal at. We gained some very valuable insight from this conversation and we are sure that you will find it just as fun as we did. Listener Mailbag:  Katie Miller  Brian Webber Michelle Harris  Top Tenn Teacher Tips:  Gimkit Flipgrid  Recommendations:  6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2019 by Jennifer Gonzalez at Cult of Pedagogy Book Tasting  Would You Rather?  Poll - click here to simply answer the questions. Flipgrid - click here to pick a question and leave us some audio/video feedback 

#012 Building a Culture as a New Administrator with Summer Russell

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In this episode, we talk with principal, speaker, and author Adam Dovico about fostering student leadership and equity in education. 

#031 Adam Dovico

In this episode, my dad, Mike Crabtree, and I chat about the state of education, especially on the heels of the pandemic. 

#030 State of Education

Today’s episode comes to you from a distance. We are both recording in separate locations so that we can be protected from COVID-19 and we are talking all about distance learning. Like so many districts around the state of Tennessee and around the country, our local school district is closed until the end of the month, but we will be implementing distance learning. Today we are going to be talking about how to make the most of distance learning and how to make it work for you and your students. We hope you will find this episode useful as we all navigate uncharted waters in the weeks to come and that you leave today’s episode feeling a little less overwhelmed about what distance learning might look like. Mentioned in the Episode:   Google for Education: Tips for Enabling Distance Learning through G Suite & Chrome Flipgrid Google Meet Screencastify Nearpod Kahoot Pear Deck Edpuzzle  Outro: Books to Share/Read   The Outsiders Schooled by Gordon Korman  Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone  Children of Blood and Bone Animorphs 

#029 Coronavirus & Distance Learning

We’re baaaaack! We know you have probably missed us-don’t tell us if you haven’t- but sometimes life gets in the way. It is almost like returning to school after the summer, except it’s March. Oops. We have both had huge life changes since last season, but we are back and excited to bring you some fun content to get you through the rest of the school year. Welcome to season 3!!!!  Follow Derrick Follow Kelsey 

#028 Guess Who's Back

On today's episode, we are talking with Caroline Roberts Davis. Caroline is currently finishing up her second year of teaching 6th grade science at the same middle school that she attended as a student. Caroline shares with us the ups and downs of being a new teacher, what her experience has been like, and what some common misconceptions of new teachers are. We really enjoyed this conversation and appreciated the honesty that Caroline brought to the table.   Mentioned in this episode:  Gerry Brooks's Aunt Becky Video 

#012 Building a Culture as a New Administrator with Summer Russell

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