Some of the images we hold about what good teachers do and how they behave, discounts the qualities and needs of introverts. Join us as we look at self-care strategies for teachers who are introverted.

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After teaching middle school for eleven years, John Spencer is now a professor of instructional technology at George Fox University. He is passionate about creativity, design thinking, and digital literacy. He blogs at spencerideas.org.

We all know that teacher discouragement and burnout has become the new normal.  What we all need are more creative strategies to find joy in teaching no matter the demands, the conditions or the student behaviors you encounter today. Our guest offers a set of classroom-tested tips and tactics for staying energized and positive.

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Michelle Gano is a wife, mother, teacher, motivational speaker, and the author of the inspirational book for teachers, Look Beyond the Clouds. She is on a mission to bring positive change to schools everywhere by helping teachers transform their daily habits to overcome burnout and find joy in teaching again.

In this episode, we look at how distractions dilute your effectiveness, undermine your actions, and the steps you can take to become "indistractible."

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James Clear is an author, entrepreneur, and photographer. He Nir Eyal lectured at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. His first book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, is an international bestseller and taught Silicon Valley how to design behavior. His next book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, reveals the Achilles' heel of distraction and provides a guidebook for getting the best of technology without letting it get the best of us. Nir blogs at: NirAndFar.com

James takes us on another adventure in developing the habits and creating the environments that will give us the time and energy to be more effective.

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James Clear is an author, entrepreneur, and photographer. He is the New York Times Bestseller of Atomic Habits and creator of the Habits Academy.

Jon Harper and Mandi Froehlich with Doug Lemov

As school begins, we get help from Doug Lemov on strategies to manage your classroom like an experienced master teacher. In this episode, Doug shares a few strategies on directing, reading and writing for developing better teachers for better classroom management.  The episode is an intro to Doug's book, Teach Like a Champion 2.0: 62 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College. 

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Doug Lemov is the author of Teach Like a Champion (now in its 2.0 version) Reading Reconsidered and Practice Perfect—studies of top teachers, top teaching and the PD tools that can make more of those things. He works at Uncommon Schools and lives in upstate NY.

When we are unable to help students we often feel guilty about our helplessness. What are the best ways to manage those unmanageable moments?

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Psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour writes the monthly Adolescence column for the New York Times, serves as a regular contributor to CBS News, maintains a private psychotherapy practice, and consults and speaks internationally. She is also the author of two New York Times best selling books, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood and Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls.

Great teaching involves setting and keeping good habits. Join us for a discussion on how to cultivate and maintain the habits that make a difference.

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James Clear is an author, entrepreneur, and photographer. He is the author of Atomic Habits and creator of the Habits Academy.

Many of us are overachievers and our mindset introduces a lot of stress into our schoolwork. Join us as we look at how to temper our inner overachiever.

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Jennifer Gonzalez is editor-in-chief of the Cult of Pedagogy website, where she shares resources and inspiration to help teachers work happier and more effectively and the host of the podcast, Cult of Pedagogy. A National Board Certified Teacher and self-taught technology lover, she is the author of The Teacher's Guide to Tech.

Resilience is about thriving in the face of adversity and bouncing back quickly. In this episode, we talk about how teachers can cultivate this skill.

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Elena Aguilar is a writer, teacher, and facilitator of professional development. She is also the founder and president of Bright Morning Consulting (www.brightmorningteam.com) Twitter: @ - https://twitter.com/brightmorningtm

When students' emotions melt down in your classroom, how can you maintain your balance and respond effectively?

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Ruby Payne is the authority on working across economic classes to create sustainable communities where everyone can live well.

After changing the conversation in education to focus on

poverty, Payne’s work has expanded into social services,

criminal justice, healthcare, the workplace, and more.

Payne has written or coauthored over a dozen books, including Emotional Poverty.