Evolving with Gratitude

What the bubbles does gratitude have to do with being brave, smart, and kind? It turns out, quite a lot! American born, Belgian by marriage, and global by choice, PJ has so much wisdom to share as we discuss overcoming the things that scare us, the importance of critical thinking, and ways we can treat others and ourselves!

Transcript available at LainieRowell.com

About Our Guest:

PJ Brady is the father of three daughters and a values-based leadership coach. He is a recently published author of Raising Kids to be Brave, Smart and Kind; sharing his stories of using his leadership content in his efforts to raise confident kids. He is American and lives in Belgium with his wife, kids and Bernese Mountain Dog. After working with leaders around the globe, PJ noticed that all values are about how we overcome challenges, critically think, and treat others and ourselves. Now the BSK Framework is being implemented in organizations, families and schools in multiple countries.

Website: bravesmartkind.com

Twitter: @BraveSmartKind  

About Lainie:

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell.

Twitter - @LainieRowell 

Instagram - @LainieRowell

Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here! 

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Buckle up for an inspiring ride! Dr. Pep's honesty and vulnerability combined with his message of positivity and hope make this an engaging and delightful listen. Darrin provides powerful ways to create a culture and climate where everyone can succeed feeling seen, heard, valued, and trusted.

Transcript available at LainieRowell.com

About Our Guest:

Traveler of the Road to Awesome, professional speaker, leadership coach, & author helping leaders gain clarity, walk in purpose, and find joy in their work - Host of the Leaning into Leadership Podcast.

Website: roadtoawesome.net

Twitter: @DarrinMPeppard

About Lainie:

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell.

Twitter - @LainieRowell 

Instagram - @LainieRowell

Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!

You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Are you ready for a breath of fresh air??? Bryon Carpenter is an educator working with kids at every age and stage teaching math, digital media design, and chemistry! In this very cool episode, Bryon reveals a personal decision he made as an adult that has made all the difference! 

Transcript available at LainieRowell.com

About Our Guest:

Husband, father, Christ-follower, teacher, chemist, outdoors, enthusiast, fisherman, content creator, podcaster, glad for the journey.

Website: Bryoncarpenter.com

Twitter: @bryoncar

About Lainie:

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell.

Twitter - @LainieRowell 

Instagram - @LainieRowell

Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here! 

You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

How can we ReadMore, write more, and share more? Writer, editor, podcaster, and reader, Marva Hinton is always honoring people and their stories! Whether she is editing for Edutopia or hosting her podcast ReadMore, she asks the questions that bring us to a deeper understanding of the world around us. 

Transcript available at LainieRowell.com

About Our Guest:

Marva Hinton is a freelance journalist and a contributing editor for Edutopia. She also hosts the ReadMore Podcast, an interview show that primarily features writers of colors. As a freelance journalist, she tends to cover issues regarding marginalized communities, particularly in education. She has a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University Los Angeles. She’s a big sports fan. She also loves cooking shows and game shows. She lives in South Florida with her husband, their two kids, and their beloved geriatric cat.

Website: readmorepodcast.com

Twitter: @MarvaAHinton

About Lainie:

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell.

Twitter - @LainieRowell 

Instagram - @LainieRowell

Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here! 

You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

What lens did you choose today? In this heartfelt episode, Tom shares how we can be intentional about recognizing great things that are happening without minimizing the real challenges we have in our world around mental health and the real struggles people are facing. Tom encourages us and inspires us while also lovingly challenging us to show our care, show our concern, show our love, and be intentional about doing so. 

Blog post mentioned in the show: EVERY DAY...SHE RAN TO YOU

Transcript available at LainieRowell.com

About Our Guest:

Tom serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools®, a project of All4Ed, located in Washington, D.C. He has testified before the United States Congress and has worked alongside that body, the US Senate, the White House, the US Department of Education and state departments of education, corporations, and school districts throughout the country to implement student-centered learning while helping to lead Future Ready Schools® and Digital Learning Day. An ASCD best-selling author, Murray serves as a regular conference keynote, was named the "2018 National/Global EdTech Leader of the Year," by EdTech Digest, the "2017 Education Thought Leader of the Year," one of "20 to Watch" by NSBA in 2016, and the "Education Policy Person of the Year" by the Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015. His best-selling book, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today, co-authored with Eric Sheninger and published by ASCD, was released in June 2017. His most recent book, Personal & Authentic: Designing Learning Experiences that Impact a Lifetime, was released in October of 2019.

Website: thomascmurray.com

Twitter: @thomascmurray

About Lainie:

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell.

Twitter - @LainieRowell 

Instagram - @LainieRowell

Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here! 

You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Bri is my "sister from another mister"! She also inspires innovation, fosters empathetic learning cultures, and puts purpose into practice with educators throughout the country. She wears many hats including a cowboy hat and she is known as a horse wrangler! This episode is a #MustListen!

Transcript available at LainieRowell.com

About Our Guest:

An experienced leader in education, strategy, culture development, and implementation, Brianna Henneke Hodges helps develop and enact human-centered transformational strategies that personalize experience, elevate engagement and enhance outcomes. Bri is Learner-Centered Collaborative's Director of Strategic Partnerships. She was named K12 Administrator to Watch (2018) and Texas EdTech of the Year (2017). Brianna is also National Advisor & Spokesperson for Future Ready Instructional Leaders, Future Ready Faculty member, and co-host of the Lemonade Learning podcast and host of Learning Through Uncertainty, a Future Ready Schools Podcast.

Website: briannahodges.com

Twitter: @bhodgesEDU

About Lainie:

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell.

Twitter - @LainieRowell 

Instagram - @LainieRowell

Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here! 

You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

If you are looking for a master class in authenticity and making the invisible, visible, look no further! Jerry Almendarez is an inclusive, listening leader, who continuously shares the brilliance of learners of all ages.

Transcript available at LainieRowell.com

About Our Guest:

Jerry Almendarez’ career in education spans 28 years and includes experience as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and principal.  As the Superintendent of Schools for the Santa Ana Unified School District, he is responsible for leading the 11th largest school district in the State, with 56 schools and programs, approximately 5,000 employees, and an expense budget of $890.6 million.  In 2019, Jerry Almendarez was named a 2019 Ted-Ed Innovative Educator and in 2020 was named CALSA Region 6 Superintendent of the Year.

Website: sausd.us

Twitter: @JerryAlmendarez

About Lainie:

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell.

Twitter - @LainieRowell 

Instagram - @LainieRowell

Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here! 

You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Get ready for heartfelt stories, empowering strategies, and the joyful attitude of Robert Dunlop! He inspires us to S.T.R.I.V.E for happiness in all aspects of our lives. This episode will nurture your heart and your mind!

Transcript available here.

About Our Guest:

Robert Dunlop is a teacher, speaker and author who has a passion for helping other educators love their careers. His work with thousands of teachers, principals and support staff has given him insight into the importance of happiness in education. He believes that all students deserve to be surrounded by educators who are passionate and love coming to school each day. To help make this a reality, he has made it his mission to help educators make happiness and well-being a priority. Recently, he published STRIVE for Happiness in Education and speaks regularly to spread his message.

Website: motivatedu.com

Twitter: @robdunlopEDU

About Lainie:

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell.

Twitter - @LainieRowell 

Instagram - @LainieRowell

Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here! 

You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Welcome to the Evolving with Gratitude Podcast. I’m your host Lainie Rowell and I’m thankful you are here! 

In this podcast, we're exploring the incredible power of gratitude in improving our well-being, nurturing relationships, and making our world a better place. And those ideas are the foundation of this podcast. We will:

These episodes will feature a blend of solo explorations and engaging conversations. We'll share practical gratitude practices that you can start using immediately, and we'll bring you heartfelt stories from individuals across various walks of life who demonstrate the transformative power of authentic gratitude in their interactions with the world.

If you are looking to enrich your life, #EvolvingWithGratitude is here to spread joy and empower us to flourish. 

Join us as we have the conversations about improving well-being, nurturing relationships, and making the world a better place—one thankful moment at a time.

Get ready to be filled with joy, hope, and inspiration as you listen to highlights of Season 1 of the pod! There are so many takeaways from these #EvolvingWithGratitude guests! The hardest part of producing this episode was picking just one highlight per episode! I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed putting this together.  

PS- My hubby, Lawrence, decided to join in the fun so there is a cameo of him as he introduces one of the highlights!

About Lainie:

Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell.

Twitter - @LainieRowell 

Instagram - @LainieRowell

Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here! 

You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount