Topics mentioned in this episode:

• What did the first year band directors chat about after TMEA?
• What is the rule of 21?
• What is the 'mindful minute'?
• What is a Texas Academic Performance Report?
• What are some things to consider when teaching Title I?
• Who is Noel Esquivel?
• Why did Noel want to become a band director?
• What were Noel's biggest takeaways from Noel's undergraduate and graduate school experiences?
• What was Noel's student teaching experience like and how has that influenced how he works with student teachers?
• What was Noel's first year of teaching like?
• What was the transition like into Noel's second year of teaching?
• What are Noel's non-negotiables?
• What is the "plan, do, study, act"?
• What does Noel like to do outside of band?

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Christina Ortega 

Hanna Walker

Noel Esquivel