I spoke with Athea Davis, a health and wellness guru in the classroom. She has been a Mindfulness Educator at @KIPP for 8 years. She is also a published author, creator of digital courses, and podcast host of Mindful Living w/Athea. We begin with Athea's teaching story and explain why mental wellness is important for teachers and students alike. Join us as we break it all down for you right here!

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/practical-tips-to-mindfulness-in-the-classroom-featuring-athea-davis


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Welcome back EduMagicians, today I with me the editors and guest author of the new book, "The new teacher's guide to overcoming challenges".Research shares that out of 10 new teachers within 5 years, half of them leave the profession. How do we keep our great teachers in the classroom? This book addresses issues that keep new teachers up at night. We are all here to support one another in the classroom as veteran educators, administrators, and higher ed faculty.

Head on over to the show notes for a giveaway opportunity: https://www.sfecich.com/post/the-new-teacher-s-guide-to-overcoming-challenges

Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! 

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Is there really such a thing as work/life balance? Kerry Graham and I discuss the importance of setting boundaries around our time. We are discussing the importance of setting boundaries as a new teacher in your career. Just like our students, we are whole people - we are more than our careers as teachers. During this episode, Kerry shares her teaching story and some tips to help us start setting boundaries as teachers. Here we go!

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/work-life-balance-is-a-unicorn


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! 

📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡

Welcome back to another episode of the EduMagic podcast! Today we have Hunter Flesch from the Ed Essentials podcast and we are talking all about how to research a school during the interview process to find a good fit for you as a teacher. This episode is packed with amazing resources for researching a school along with a few questions to ask the interview panel during your interview. But first, Hunter shares his teaching story then he goes into how to research a school, how to go beyond the mission statement and the importance of being patient!


Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/how-to-research-a-school-featuring-hunter-flesch


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! 

📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡

Welcome back to another episode of the edumagic podcast! Geneva Rodriguez is a special education teacher in NYC who teaches students with severe disabilities online. During this episode, she shares her teaching stories and several strategies for using online learning in the classroom.

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/teaching-students-with-disabilities-online-featuring-geneva-rodriguez


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! 

📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡

Today I am pleased to welcome back EduMagicians. Charles Williams who is an educational leader will be discussing several tips for you when you are seeking a job. This bonus episode is brought to you by the digital course Interview 101 Teacher Edition.

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/how-to-stand-out-from-the-stack-of-resumes


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! 

📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡

Welcome back EduMagicians, today I with me Becca Maddas. We are discussing the wonderful world of grad school on this episode! Becca begins by sharing her teaching story and how she was prepared for many educational opportunities in the field. During this episode, Becca shares tips to find a good match when it comes to pursuing a master's degree, application tips, how to fund your schooling, how to take the lead in your degree, and build relationships with faculty as partners in your education. Here we go!

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/ready-for-grad-school



Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! 

📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡

Welcome back EduMagicians, today I with me Chrissia Baker from the stylish teacher on Instagram. Get that credit card ready as we are discussing how to dress as a professional educator! In this episode we share some staple clothing pieces that you need in your closet and how to shop on a student teacher budget. Head on over to the show notes to get a shopping freebie and a discount code from Chrissia!

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/stylish-student-teacher


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! 

📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡

Welcome back EduMagicians, today I with me Candace Green we went live on Instagram last week to share 8 secrets to slay your live teaching demo interview! You may be asked to teach a lesson during the interview process sometimes as a second-round or third-round interview. During this interview, you are teaching a live lesson to students or the interview panel.

You want to be amazing with everyone that you interact with during your live teaching interview. We have 8 secrets to get you started from prep work to demo teaching, to reflect on your lesson! Here we go!


Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/teaching-interview-101-8-secrets-to-slay-your-live-teaching-demo


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! 

📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡

Today Dr. Heather Michelle and I are talking all about letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation are a must-have for your teaching application. But, how do you go about asking for one and what are they exactly? What should you include in the request? How do you get started with this process? We get into all of these questions and more!

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/behind-the-scenes-letters-of-recommendation


Connect with Dr. Sam Fecich
Do you want to continue the conversation beyond the podcast? You can connect with me for more resources, inspiration, and support tailored to future educators and teachers.

🌐 Visit Dr. Sam’s website for podcast episodes, blog posts, freebies, and more tools to empower your teaching journey.  

Sponsored by: "What's your student teacher superpower?" Click here to take the free quiz! 

📸 Tag me on Instagram @sfecich so I can share your thoughts in my stories. Remember, EDUmagicians, you have the EduMagic within you. 🧡