Welcome back to another episode of the EduMagic podcast! Today I have with me an amazing educator, author, and principal - Charles Williams. He is the host of the Counter Narrative Podcast. Charles is a father, husband, K-8 Principal, founder of CW Consulting, and host of @RealTalkEDU. During this episode we both share and jam on takeaways from this past school year.


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Welcome back to another episode of the EduMagic podcast. This episode is all about observations! Maybe you have had a great experience with observations, maybe not - either way you are going to get great tips from Craig Randall. Let's get this episode started! Craig starts by sharing his teaching journey and wow that journey is full of twists and turns. His passion for observation started during this teaching career and principal certification. He noticed that principals need to be in classrooms with teachers sharing conversations and helping students and teachers learn, grow, and glow.

Show notes can be found here:
https://www.sfecich.com/post/observation-with-trust-and-support-featuring-craig-randall


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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.

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I am so excited to have you with us today as I interview Jason, Design Guy podcast host, and his experience being an international educator. During this episode, Jason shares his teaching journey, his passion for teaching internationally, and tips to help you get started. So if you are thinking about being an international educator of excellence press play and let's jump right in!

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/design-your-route-to-international-education-with-jason-reagin


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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.  

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Let's explore 5 common mistakes that are made on digital portfolios and how to fix them. We explored how to set up your digital portfolio, a plan to keep it updated, and organize it for a teaching interview. This episode is brought to you by my new self paced mini-workshop! This self-paced, hands-on, virtual mini-workshop is all about how you can get your digital portfolio up and running in one week or less! Start creating your digital portfolio today!

Show notes can be found: https://www.sfecich.com/post/5-things-most-teacher-candidates-do-wrong-when-setting-up-their-digital-portfolio


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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. 🧡

Joanna is a phenomenal educator and leader in educational technology. So, if you are new to Twitter and building a PLN turn up the volume on this episode we are going to be dropping some knowledge! PLNs and getting connected is a topic that is near and dear to both of us! So, let's jump right in with tips to get you started and get you connected!

Show notes can be found https://www.sfecich.com/post/twitter-for-future-teachers


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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.  

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During this episode, I interview Stephan Hughes about getting connected on Twitter. Stephan shares about why we need to get connected on Twitter and what a Twitter chat really is. He also goes into how to be a meaningful participant, connecting with hosts and attendees alike during a chat, and where to find the resources after that chat. We also share some of our favorite Twitter chats. Enjoy this episode and let's connect on Twitter (@SFecich).

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/spillin-the-tea-on-twitter-for-teachers-featuring-stephan-hughes


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. 🧡

During the episode, she shares her passion for STEM education and preparing future teachers to have a STEM mindset in their classrooms. Dr. Asim starts by sharing her teaching journey and her current role in education. Sumreen shares that STEM is not something that should be taught as a separate class it is something that should be embedded into early learning experiences. Dr. Asim shares fantastic resources to get started with STEM education right in your own living room!

Show notes can be found here: https://www.sfecich.com/post/getting-started-with-stem-in-the-online-space


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. 🧡

If you are a soon to be grad and you are on the job journey then you gotta listen to this episode featuring Fred Yeakey. Listen in on these teacher interview tips and tricks. We will explore common interview questions and answers, how to do your research on a school, and the one question you should ask the interviewer!

Read more here https://www.sfecich.com/post/interview-101-featuring-fred-yeakey


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. 🧡

Are you looking into getting started with robotics and coding? Well, you gotta listen to this episode featuring Stephanie (Ms. Robotics on Instagram). She shares her teaching story and journey into STEM education. Stephanie shares about the importance of women and especially women of color in the field of stem. Her passion for STEM just shines through this episode!

Show notes can be found here! https://www.sfecich.com/post/no-dream-is-too-big-getting-started-with-stem-featuring-ms-robotics


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. 🧡

Hey friends, did you know that your assessments don't have to be papers, multiple-choice tests, or scantrons? Do you want to get creative with your assessment techniques? I encourage you to create assessments with a creative spin! During this episode, Batsheva shares ways to differentiate instruction, engage students in learning, and creating memorable learning experiences in the classroom.

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. 🧡