The midyear slump is something that can effect every educator at one point or another. When you have been pouring your heart and soul into the school year it can wear you down and make you feel as if you are running on empty. This episode is about pushing back against the midyear slump and regaining that motivation and drive needed to finish the school year strong. 

How we view our students matters! It effects the way we talk to them, how we interact with them, and our relationship with them. In this episode a great teaching point from the book  Road to Awesome, by Dr. Darrin Peppard, is discussed. Dr. Peppard talks about two questions that were asked one time at a faculty meeting that greatly effected the way that he approaches students and leadership today. Check this episode out as these two questions may just change the way you approach your students as well.

If you are looking for some great professional development check out the book Road to Awesome:Empower, Lead, Change the Game. It is an inspiring and thought provoking  read to help transform your classroom and school. 

Dr. Darrin Peppard 
Book - The Road to Awesome
Twitter  @DarrinMPeppard
Instagram - darrinmpeppard
Website: www.darrinmpeppard.com 

We have a choice in every situation that we face. We can be a thermometer and let the environment around us determine which version of ourself shows up for the world or we can be a thermostat and control which version of us shows up for the world. This episode discusses the importance of how we handle the  different situations that present themselves during our school day and focus on creating a positive classroom environment for our students. 

Listening to someone else while  they're  speaking is one of the most impactful things that we can do.  When a teacher takes a moment to listen to their student they  are letting that scholar know that he or she is  seen, heard, and valued.  When you take a moment to listen to your colleagues you are also strengthening a bond and creating a positive school climate. In this episode I talk about the power of listening, how we're not as good as we may think at this, and why it is essential that we become better listeners.

The words we speak matter! They can lift students up or bring  them down. In this episode I take about a marathon,  a student, and the power of the words that we speak.  

Who doesn't want to work in a school that is encouraging, supportive, and positive?  Everyone would! School culture plays a pivotal role in the education of a child. The adults in the building set the tone for the energy in the building. This podcast talks about a strategy that can be used in every school to make it more positive and encouraging for all those who work there and as the adults in the building thrive the champions in the building will thrive as well! 

As educators we take great pride in the lessons that we teach.  We put great effort into planning them out, getting all the materials prepared, and making sure we've done all we can to make it beneficial for our students. Unfortunately there are a million small things that can take a great lesson and make it fall apart.  This episode talks about what we do "next" after a lesson falls apart. Do we let the frustration of the failed lesson creep into the next lesson that we teach or do we adopt a "next play" mentality and let go of the past lesson and make this lesson the very best that we can! 

Do you teach a subject  or do you teach children? When we stop teaching a subject and start teaching children the impact that we make becomes greatly magnified. Seeing our children for who they are and what they can be truly changes us as educators. In this episode I dive into this topic. 

Celebrating the wins that are happening each and every single day inside our classroom is extremely important! When you recognize and celebrate students you are creating an amazing classroom culture. This episode dives in to the importance of celebrating those wins! 

Each and every single one of us tell ourselves stories about who we are. These stories can empower us and lead us to great heights or they can make us weaker and hold us back. This episode discusses the power of the stories that our students tell themselves and how this can impact  them.