Join Derrick and Katie as they talk about why it is important to keep up with kid-speak.

Join Katie and Derrick as they discuss 'THAT GUY.' As an educator, you are on the team, so be on the team!

Derrick and Katie talk about how teachers can't compare themselves to the teacher next door. You are you, and you can be you in the classroom. Lean into your strengths.

Listen in as Derrick and Katie talk about managing a classroom! it is overused as a term, but in reality, if you can't manage them, you can't teach them. You can't let a 12 year old hurt your feelings. Let's jump in!

Laugh along with Derrick and Katie as they talk about experience lessons. What experiences are you creating for your students that will last a lifetime?

Join Katie and Derrick as they get into dealing with parents that happen to be difficult. Are parents doing their best? Let's get into it!

Join Derrick and Katie as they talk about what it means to truly embody Hallway Leadership. Good principals, bad principals, and everything in between.

How do we engage our post pandemic learners? What can we "gamify" to up the engagement in our classroom? Listen in as Katie and Derrick answer both of those questions by exploring how gamifying the learning experience impacts today's fast and tech-savvy learner.

Join Katie and Derrick as they discuss how to recruit and retain new teachers in such a challenging educational environment.

"The Break Room" is a space where teachers unplug, genuinely share and connect, receive real-life tips and tricks, and are encouraged to continue making their classrooms creative, fun, and safe spaces for humans to grow and develop.

Katie and Derrick have a collective 20+ years in classroom experience and 20+ years of facilitating workshops around classroom community development. They recently joined forces under Paradigm Shift Leadership and have spilled over into the virtual space with this podcast adventure. Their partnership comes with the perfect blend of professional and casual, theory and application, seriousness and humor, and wonderful storytelling.

Join Katie and Derrick as they explore why our kids are so addicted to devices and what can be done about it in the classroom.