Jon Hazell is Oklahoma's 2017 Teacher of the Year. He brings passion and inspiration to students, teachers, and leaders in education. His message of "Finding the well in the desert" for every student he teaches is a great analogy for having an important purpose every day. Join us for another great episode with another great leader.

In this episode you will learn about: 

Teacher influencers 

How to prepare every day 

Teacher of the Year process

Daily exercise

Process for his essay writing

Hundreds of hours of notes

Teacher Burnout

Advice to new teachers

One rule for the classroom

“Stay and fight” message

Why you should go to your student's after-school activities

Items mentioned in this episode include: 

• April Mass Photography ⇐  Get candid & fun photography at 10% off if you mention this podcast
• "The Boy Who Carried Bricks" ⇐ by Alton Carter
• "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years" ⇐ by Donald Miller
• Find Jon Hazell on Facebook and Twitter
• Review the podcast on iTunes

Music
Song: I dunno (ft. J Lang, Morusque) 
Artist: Grapes 
Album: ccMixter