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Join Mel as she interviews Daphne McMenemy, educator, Managing Director of Code Breaker Inc, and author of the Gracie series about a young girl whose learning is brought to life when her teacher introduces her to coding and a new way of thinking.
Ignite Leadership Virtual Summit, March 11-13, 2021
The purpose of the summit is to empower and strengthen leadership skills for educators across the world. This year’s fully virtual conference will feature some of the most well-known speakers and authors in the field of education.
We hope that by creating strategic on-demand sessions in these four pivotal areas: Leadership 101, Collaborative Culture and Climate, Building a Trauma Informed School Environment, and Striving for Academic Excellence
Teachers and school leaders will be inspired to choose the sessions that will help them improve their practice. We look forward to seeing you there!!
Ignite Leadership Virtual Summit information can be found at:
https://www.empowereducator.com/ignite-leadership
Information about Daphne McMenemy can be found at:
http://daphnemcmenemy.com/
http://www.codebreakeredu.com/
This episode includes a referral for Upside—a free app that gives you cash back on gas, groceries, and dining. I use it myself and have been saving that extra cash for a vacation. If you want to try it, download Upside and use promo code MELINDA35278 to earn and extra $17 on your first purchase.
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Calling All Educators!
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Book: Educator to Entrepreneur: IGNITE Your Path to Freelance Success
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Join Mel for Season 2 of Empowered Educator Podcast with more Interviews, Professional Learning, Fun and Fellowship.
The Ignite Leadership Summit will be held on March 11-13, 2021.
The purpose of the summit is to empower and strengthen leadership skills for educators across the world. This year’s fully virtual conference will feature some of the most well-known speakers and authors in the field of education.
We hope that by creating strategic on-demand sessions in these four pivotal areas: Leadership 101, Collaborative Culture and Climate, Building a Trauma Informed School Environment, and Striving for Academic Excellence
Teachers and school leaders will be inspired to choose the sessions that will help them improve their practice. We look forward to seeing you there!!
Ignite Leadership Virtual Summit information can be found at:
https://www.empowereducator.com/ignite-leadership
Snapshot in Education 2020 Remote Learning Edition
Paperback Version
Kindle Version
Free PDF Version link can be found at empowereducator.com as soon as it is available.
Grab a Teacher Transformation emPOWERment session with me by scheduling here or by emailing me at [email protected]
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How about some PPL that keeps going and going for learning that is energized. Today we are talking about sustainable professional learning, making time, making a plan and then executing that plan. Grab some coffee and snack and join me for this episode.
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Calling All Educators!
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Book: Educator to Entrepreneur: IGNITE Your Path to Freelance Success
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Smashing Apps in the classroom and professional learning is a way to create amazing finished products and maximize your technology. What are the benefits of App Smashing and how do I get started? What apps can you smash (use together) for content creation?
Also, some podcast shout out love for Mindful Living with Athea Davis, the sparkly gal with super tips for living in a mindful way personally and professionally.
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Calling All Educators!
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Book: Educator to Entrepreneur: IGNITE Your Path to Freelance Success
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Let's talk Risk Taker and Brian Aspinall. We're gonna do a book study! Also, find out about just a few of the podcasts that are Mel's go-to's for personal and professional growth.
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Calling All Educators!
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Book: Educator to Entrepreneur: IGNITE Your Path to Freelance Success
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Quarantine and remote learning are both super reasons to super charge your own professional learning. Whether you need to get some help or you can take the lead in helping others, learning should be a priority now more than ever. Power up and control your learning for personalized professional learning.
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Calling All Educators!
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Book: Educator to Entrepreneur: IGNITE Your Path to Freelance Success
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Wakelet is quickly becoming one of my favorite tools for students in the classroom and for professional learning. If you aren't using Wakelet, you are missing out! This technology tool is very versatile for classroom use and on-the-go, especially during remote learning. Wakelet is a content curation and sharing platform where teachers and students can save and organize links, social media posts, videos, and images. It is also a collaboration tool.
Check out this episode for some great tips and resources that will get you Riding the Wakelet Wave.
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It's easy to fall into the rut of the ineffective sit-and-get method of professional development. This week Mel discusses the Flipped Professional Learning method to empower educators with optional learning platforms and alternative methods to traditional adult learning.
Show notes can be found at the Empowered Educator website.
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Calling All Educators!
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Are you an educator who wants to ensure your students are receiving the very best you have to give them through instruction? Welcome to Empowered Educator Podcast. In this episode find out who Mel Vandevort is and why I am passionate about personalizing professional learning for all educators. Join me as I talk about empowering educators to take control and ownership of their own professional learning. So power up for Personalized Professional learning to go.
www.empowereducator.com
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Calling All Educators!
I started a community with resources, courses, articles, networking, and more.
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Book: Educator to Entrepreneur: IGNITE Your Path to Freelance Success
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From the publisher's feed
Are you a new school leader feeling the weight of getting it right?</p>
<p>You’ve stepped into the role—and now the reality of leading people, systems, and…
<p>You don’t need more theory. You need clarity, direction, and systems that actually work in real schools.</p>
<p><strong>The Empowered Educator Show</strong> is your space to lead with confidence, build strong systems, and stay grounded in your purpose.</p>
<p>I’m Dr. Mel—superintendent, leadership coach, and educational consultant. With over 25 years in education, I support new principals and building leaders in developing sustainable systems through three core pillars: Leader, Logistics, and Learning.</p>
<p>Each episode gives you practical strategies, real-world insight, and leadership moves you can apply immediately to help you:</p>
<p>Build a culture of trust, clarity, and consistency</p>
<p>Strengthen instructional systems that actually move student learning</p>
<p>Create operational structures that reduce overwhelm and increase impact</p>
<p>Lead with confidence—even when you're still figuring things out</p>
<p>This isn’t about surviving your first years in leadership—it’s about leading with purpose, alignment, and impact from day one.</p>
<p>Let’s power up your purpose and put your leadership in motion.</p>

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