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Paula Fynboh has extensive nonprofit leadership, program development, and equity and social justice experience at the local, national, and international level. Paula has studied and practiced social change extensively and believes that real and sustainable change happens when people come together at the grassroots and community level around seemingly simple, yet powerful actions that shift the narrative and culture of what is acceptable. 

Paula currently serves as the Executive Director for Aspire! Afterschool Learning, which provides high-quality, holistic, academic enrichment to students most impacted by the educational opportunity gap in Arlington, VA. 

Prior to joining Aspire!, Paula developed international community engagement strategies across three continents with a focus on elevating the voices of youth and women in shaping their community and impacting education outcomes. Paula also developed, led, and scaled Sandy Hook Promise’s school safety and violence prevention strategy, training and engaging schools and youth across the country and growing the organization from a startup organization into a nationally recognized nonprofit. Her accomplishments included developing and delivering programs with an anti-racist and equity lens and facilitating a merger to incorporate SAVE Promise Clubs into Sandy Hook Promise’s framework, greatly expanding program delivery, youth engagement, and sustainability. 

Paula holds a Masters in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, a BS in Family Social Science from the University of Minnesota, and a Fellowship from the Billions Institute for Social Change Leaders.

Join us for conversation about how we can stop focusing on only the 60% of students and start supporting all students holistically.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• How volunteering at a homeless shelter helped shape Paula’s view of the world and the work she does at Aspire!
• Supporting all kinds of students so they are not sidelined and can reach their full potential
• Why we need to stop making kids adapt to school and what we should do instead 
• Rejecting the idea that meeting the needs of the majority is enough 
• Which values we should be focusing on and how they relate to the resources we choose
• Asking important questions and centering students
• Making small changes to create a ripple effect within the education system
• Why we need to be looking at students in a holistic way

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Connect with Paula on LinkedIn 
• Visit aspireafterschool.org to learn more about how they are helping young people fulfill their potential
• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a  webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

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In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, homeschoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.

SJ Barakony is an American small business champion with a boundless appreciation for people, entrepreneurship, liberty, & lifelong learning.

He started his journey as the Education Sherpa in late 2011; over the next 9+ years, he's been offered a number of opportunities to partner with others, inc. the H7 Network; Founders Live; Economic Impact Catalyst; The Entrepreneurial Leap; Elevate Capital; BeeKonnected, & Web Strategy+

Join us for this conversation about the skills needed for the future of work, how schooling should evolve to develop these skills, and why learning needs to be customized individually.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• The skills needed for future of work are and how schools are preparing learners for it
• How schooling should evolve to meet the connection with entrepreneurship
• Why teaching to test, grade levels, siloing of information need to go away
• Customizing learning based on locality and decentralization
• The dangers of expertism/credentialism and what the alternative could be
• The kind of leadership, autonomy, and customization needed for the future of “school”

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Connect with SJ on LinkedIn and Instagram
• Send SJ an email at [email protected] or give him a call at 740-206-8844
• Visit  www.delawareentrepreneurialcenteratowu.com/expert-corner/ and www.everythingdisc.com/sbsl-education to learn more about SJ and his work
• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a  webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

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In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, homeschoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.

Abby Falik is the Founder & CEO of Global Citizen Year, an award-winning social entrepreneur, and an expert on the changing landscape of education. 

She is a frequent speaker and writer, and has been featured in prominent forums and news outlets including the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Fast Company Innovation Festival, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and NPR. 

Join us for this reevaluation of the transition into adulthood, developing power skills, and becoming global citizens, change-makers, and leaders.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• How Abby combined her experience with travel, education, and non-profits to create and build Global Citizen Year
• Re-imagining the transition into adulthood
• How GCY reduces barriers to travel for students
• A globally oriented generation and what that means for international experiences
• REAL power skills for the 21st century
• The importance of students knowing their why and forging their own paths
• What is the purpose of education and why education and school are not the same thing
• The Peace Corps, how outdated it is, and what a parallel call to action might look like today

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Connect with Abby on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter and learn more about her here
• Visit globalcitizenyear.org to learn more about their re-imagining of the transition to adulthood
• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a  webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

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Want to learn more about opening your own UP Academy? Check out the Rebel Educator Accelerator: https://www.rebeleducator.com/courses/the-accelerator

MORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST:

In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, homeschoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.

For over three decades, Homa Sabet Tavangar’s work has addressed themes of culture, innovation, leadership, global citizenship and global competence, and deep diversity, equity, belonging and inclusion. She connects timely topics of the moment with the timeless desire to work with purpose and make a difference – whatever one’s circumstances.

Homa’s clients range from Fortune 50 corporations to public, international and independent K-12 schools around the world; from an Ivy League university to Disney Channel and numerous not-for-profit public and multilateral organizations and professional associations. Co-founding the Big Questions Institute and Oneness Lab represents a natural extension of her work, especially during a time of unprecedented global challenges.

Homa is the author best-selling Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World (Random House, 2009), which was the inspiration behind NBC-Universal’s animated series Nina’s World, starring Rita Moreno. Her other books and publications include Global Kids (Barefoot Books, 2019), The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners (Sage/Corwin, 2014), and her 2021 release, 9 BIG Questions Schools Must Answer to Avoid Going "Back to Normal" (*Because "Normal" Wasn't That Great to Begin With), written with Will Richardson, is available now as a free download.  

A graduate of UCLA and Princeton University, Homa has lived on four continents, has heritage in four world religions, speaks (almost) four languages, and is the mother of three daughters. She and her husband live just outside Philadelphia.

Join us for this hope-filled episode about letting go of dead ideas, finding what is sacred to the learning journey, and taking small steps to create global shifts in education.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• Fearless inquiry and starting the Big Questions Institute during a pandemic
• Which dead ideas need to be left behind in order to keep what is sacred to learning
• The one thing that educators universally say is sacred to school and learning
• Why students need to be seen as civilization builders
• The stories we are telling with our school environments and how we can realign our vision and our practice
• Taking small steps toward global shifts in education
• The importance of being able to share our culture with our peers

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Connect with Homa on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook and visit her website at homatavangar.com
• Get the free eBook 9 BIG Questions Schools Must Answer to Avoid ‘Going Back to Normal’ from the Big Questions Institute
• Visit The Oneness Lab to see the work they are doing to embrace diversity and produce equity
• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a  webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

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Want to learn more about opening your own UP Academy? Check out the Rebel Educator Accelerator: https://www.rebeleducator.com/courses/the-accelerator

MORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST:

In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, homeschoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.

Tony DeRose is currently Chief Content Officer and co-founder of X in a Box, LLC. In partnership with innovative companies, X in a Box (xiab.org) creates world-class lessons that connect the classroom to the real-world.

Prior to founding X in a Box Tony was a Senior Scientist at Pixar for 23 years, and for most of that time he led Pixar’s Research Group. In recent years he has contributed to several initiatives to help make math, science, and engineering education more inspiring, primarily for middle and high school students. These initiatives include the Science Behind Pixar museum exhibit, co-founding the Maker Education Initiative (makered.org), as well as creating Pixar in a Box and Imagineering in a Box (both available on Khan Academy). He has received two Scientific and Technical Academy Awards (c) for his work on the mathematics of surfaces, as well as the ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Achievement Award. He earned a B.S. in physics from UC Davis and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the UC Berkeley.

Join us for this eye opening conversation about Tony’s journey to creating X in a Box, the multidisciplinary nature of the real world, and math in movies.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• Tony’s journey to creating X in a Box 
• The multidisciplinary nature of the real world
• Project-based and experiential learning
• What the future of education should be
• How Tony’s work creates a framework for online learning 2.0
• Where Tony’s interest and love for math began
• The crucial role of mathematics in the making of animated films

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Connect with Tony and X in a Box on LinkedIn
• Visit xiab.org to learn about their work to create authentic learning experiences
• Check out storyxperiential.com to see past projects and join the waiting list for future classes.
• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a  webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

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MORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST:

In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, home schoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.

Nicole Dyson is a globally recognized expert and practitioner in project-based learning and youth entrepreneurship. She is the founder of Future Anything, an award-winning, curriculum-aligned entrepreneurship program for high school students, the founder of YouthX, Australia's only startup accelerator program for school-aged entrepreneurs, and the founder of Catapult Cards, a design thinking tool for corporates and classrooms.

An experienced educator, Nicole has repeatedly led the design and implementation of whole-school changes to support future ready learning; placing young people at the forefront of co-designing contextually relevant learning experiences.

Nicole passionately pushes the boundaries around the future of our education system, and believes the best education empowers young people to bend the future; one youth-led idea at a time.

Join us for this conversation about the disconnect between curriculum and real world relevance, why it matters, and how entrepreneurship can bridge the gap and give learners the future ready skills they will need in a world where knowledge is easily accessible.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• The disconnection between curriculum and the real world relevance
• Meeting benchmarks through authentic experiences
• Providing space for long-term engagement to grow ideas
• The success story of a 12-year-old entrepreneur and how entrepreneurship has help him grow and build skills
• Building connections between enterprise and education
• With knowledge easily accessible, what future skills and capabilities do students really need
• Why high school is the perfect time to fail
• How building curriculum from scratch helps to develop relevant learning experiences

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Connect with Nicole on LinkedIn and Twitter 
• Learn more about YouthX and Catapult Cards
• Visit futureanything.com to learn more about their work to empower youth entrepreneurship in schools
• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a  webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

We’d love it if you could take a few minutes to fill out this survey to let us know how we can bring you the best possible content:  https://forms.gle/JcKHf9DHTZnYUmQr6 

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Interested in being on the Rebel Educator podcast? Fill out this form and we'll reach out to you if we think you'd be a great fit for an upcoming episode. https://forms.gle/zXR2KGPK3WEmbrRZ6 

Want to learn more about opening your own UP Academy? Check out the Rebel Educator Accelerator: https://www.rebeleducator.com/courses/the-accelerator

MORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST:

In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, home schoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.

Big Stew, Scott Steward, or Professor Steward (depending on how you know him) has taught business management, entrepreneurship, and marketing at Chicago State University, DePaul University, Roosevelt University, and Lewis University.

Scott has a strong and vast business school education and he wants to share all of his knowledge with you. Known as the “force” behind a student’s limitless future, Scott empowers students to become CEOs of their own businesses and lives, and to create wealth on their own terms. 

Scott Steward is a national voice for youth entrepreneurship. He is a former Chicago Public Schools teacher who recognized the impact of business ownership for youth while growing up on the South Side. 

Scott launched Genius Lab, a youth based business and technology program, to uncover the inner genius within children while preparing them for life. 

Scott has more than 30 years of business experience working with Fortune 500 companies like Marriott International, MCI Wireless, and Hertz Car Rental. Scott has been running his own businesses for 20+ years.

Join us for this enlightening conversation about entrepreneurship, the power of our minds, and why learning shouldn’t feel like “school”. 

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• How entrepreneurships can open doors for youth
• Building self-confidence through understanding the way our brains work
• The cost of constantly having to perform well
• Common goals for all people
• Embracing technology and business thinking
• Why learning shouldn’t feel like “school”
• Scott’s challenge to all educators that will help save energy and give students grace

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Connect with Scott Instagram, LinkedIn, and at ScottSteward.com
• Follow GeniusLab on Instagram, LinkedIn and learn more at GeniusLabChicago.com
• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a  webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

We’d love it if you could take a few minutes to fill out this survey to let us know how we can bring you the best possible content:  https://forms.gle/JcKHf9DHTZnYUmQr6 

Enjoying the show? Leave us a rating and review and help more people find us! https://bit.ly/RebelEducatorApplePodcasts 

Interested in being on the Rebel Educator podcast? Fill out this form and we'll reach out to you if we think you'd be a great fit for an upcoming episode. https://forms.gle/zXR2KGPK3WEmbrRZ6 

Want to learn more about opening your own UP Academy? Check out the Rebel Educator Accelerator: https://www.rebeleducator.com/courses/the-accelerator

MORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST:

In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, home schoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.

Heather Clarke is a Black Afro-Caribbean mother of 2 small children. She is also neuro-divergent, with an invisible disability. She has over 20 years of experience working as a teacher, and in the field of educational justice and policy. 

She is an abolitionist educator and universal design for learning expert with more than 20 years’ experience working with children and families with disabilities both in the United States and in other countries. 

Through Heather’s Learning Advocacy business, she consults with parents and guardians to help them with the process of educational evaluations and the creation and implementation of IFSPs, IEPS, and 504 Plans. 

She also consults with businesses, organizations, and educators about topics related to racial Diversity Equity and Inclusion, with a focus on the Disability community. 

Heather is an Early Childhood and Special Education adjunct professor at Queen’s College, CUNY, and Field Mentor to student teachers at NYU. Additionally, Heather helps administer several local advocacy groups focused on addressing Anti-Black racism, ableism and dismantling white supremacy, and other educational needs in her local community.

Join us for this conversation about dismantling ableism, creating inclusive spaces from the start, and the compounding challenges of racist and ableist biases. 

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• Defining and dismantling ableism
• Creating an inclusive world vs. “fixing” people to function within the current system
• How universal design allows all students to express themselves 
• Inclusion as an afterthought and why it’s not enough
• Heather’s dream school that centers around community care
• The compounding challenges of racist and ableist biases 

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Connect with Heather on  LinkedIn and Instagram
• Visit learning-advocate.com to learn more about Heather and her work.
• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a  webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

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MORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST:

In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, home schoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.

In this episode, I discuss some changes we're making here at the Rebel Educator podcast!

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Want to learn more about opening your own UP Academy? Check out the Rebel Educator Accelerator: https://www.rebeleducator.com/courses/the-accelerator

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

MORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST:

In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, home schoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.

Over 25 years, Matt has run an $18m hospital department, distributed $500m in philanthropy, led an education reform nonprofit, served on nine educational boards from selective public university to pre-K, and coached thousands of parents how to “W.I.N.” The Education Game.

He is the father of three amazing teens who were educated in traditional, hybrid, micro, and self-directed learning models. One was a valedictorian at his public high school, another started college at age 15 and is publishing her first book, and a third is working as an administrator at a church at age 15 while also winning several awards in theater. 

Join us for this brilliant and inspirational conversation about playing the wrong education game and why we need to empower students to drive their own learning in an ever-changing world.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

• The traditional education game and why it’s wrong
• What’s causing some parents to seek alternatives
• Why continuing to follow the old model is more risky than shifting to a new approach
• The role of learners, parents, and teachers in changing education from the bottom up
• How parents and learners can drive their own learning

RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Connect with Matt on LinkedIn
• Visit theeducationgame.com to learn more about their work to help parents support their children’s learning
• Matt’s upcoming book is titled: “Educating a Parent: A comprehensive guide for early adopters, visionaries, and game changers striving to defy outmoded educational systems and design a learning plan that consistently produces a future-ready child." (Written in collaboration with 27 authors from 8 countries. To be made available for public comment beginning in January 2022.)
• Learn more about Rebel Educator, explore our professional development opportunities for educators and students, sign up for a  webinar and check out our project library
• Visit us at UP Academy to learn more about our personalized and inclusive learning environment
• Connect with Tanya and UP Academy on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram and learn more about her journey here

Enjoying the show? Leave us a rating and review and help more people find us! https://bit.ly/RebelEducatorApplePodcasts

MORE ABOUT THE REBEL EDUCATOR PODCAST:

In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, home schoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth.