We sit down with arts educator and longtime friend of Get Your Teach On, Nikki Ortiz Tatarka, to discuss the perceptions vs reality of picking up your students late from specials. Join us today for Part 1 of this conversation, then tune in next week for Part 2!

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The Flip Side Podcast

Hosted by Get Your Teach On's Hope King, Wade King, and Chris Pombonyo, The Flip Side Podcast releases new episodes each week on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. Each week, we'll breakdown share flipped perspectives and insights on different perspectives on hot topics in education.

Learn more: getyourteachon.com/theflipside. Subscribe to GYTO and The Flip Side on YouTube!

About Get Your Teach On:

Led by educators and authors Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching.

Credits:

The Flip Side is a Get Your Teach On Podcast.

Executive Producers

Hope King, Wade King

Producers

Dominique Castellanos, Chase Mayo, Chris Pombonyo

Technical Director

Chase Mayo

Editors

Chase Mayo, Seth Foster

Copyright 2025 Hope King Teaching Resources Inc.

My principal is always in my classroom! This week we're coming to you live from Spring Mill Elementary in Indianapolis, IN, to discuss principals coming into classrooms.

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The Flip Side Podcast

Hosted by Get Your Teach On's Hope King, Wade King, and Chris Pombonyo, The Flip Side Podcast releases new episodes each week on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. Each week, we'll breakdown share flipped perspectives and insights on different perspectives on hot topics in education.

Learn more: getyourteachon.com/theflipside. Subscribe to GYTO and The Flip Side on YouTube!

About Get Your Teach On:

Led by educators and authors Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching.

Credits:

The Flip Side is a Get Your Teach On Podcast.

Executive Producers

Hope King, Wade King

Producers

Dominique Castellanos, Chase Mayo, Chris Pombonyo

Technical Director

Chase Mayo

Editors

Chase Mayo, Seth Foster

Copyright 2025 Hope King Teaching Resources Inc.

Welcome back to The Flip Side! Our friend Montana joins the team on the couch to discuss morning meetings. Most teachers do them, but are they worth it or a waste of time?

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The Flip Side Podcast

Hosted by Get Your Teach On's Hope King, Wade King, and Chris Pombonyo, The Flip Side Podcast releases new episodes each week on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. Each week, we'll breakdown share flipped perspectives and insights on different perspectives on hot topics in education.

Learn more: getyourteachon.com/theflipside. Subscribe to GYTO and The Flip Side on YouTube!

About Get Your Teach On:

Led by educators and authors Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching.

Credits:

The Flip Side is a Get Your Teach On Podcast.

Executive Producers

Hope King, Wade King

Producers

Dominique Castellanos, Chase Mayo, Chris Pombonyo

Technical Director

Chase Mayo

Editors

Chase Mayo, Seth Foster

Copyright 2025 Hope King Teaching Resources Inc.

It's almost Valentines Day! This week, Get Your Tech On's Gold Star Teacher of the Year, Emily Atkins, joins the team on the couch to talk about love languages - specifically teacher love languages. What's your teacher love language?

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The Flip Side Podcast

Hosted by Get Your Teach On's Hope King, Wade King, and Chris Pombonyo, The Flip Side Podcast releases new episodes each week on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. Each week, we'll breakdown share flipped perspectives and insights on different perspectives on hot topics in education.

Learn more: getyourteachon.com/theflipside. Subscribe to GYTO and The Flip Side on YouTube!

About Get Your Teach On:

Led by educators and authors Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching.

Credits:

The Flip Side is a Get Your Teach On Podcast.

Executive Producers

Hope King, Wade King

Producers

Dominique Castellanos, Chase Mayo, Chris Pombonyo

Technical Director

Chase Mayo

Editors

Chase Mayo, Seth Foster

Copyright 2025 Hope King Teaching Resources Inc.

This week on The Flip Side we tackle Teacher Excuses. Our good friend and district administrator, Hayward Jean, joins us on the couch for this week's hot topic in education.

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The Flip Side Podcast

Hosted by Get Your Teach On's Hope King, Wade King, and Chris Pombonyo, The Flip Side Podcast releases new episodes each week on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. Each week, we'll breakdown share flipped perspectives and insights on different perspectives on hot topics in education.

Learn more: getyourteachon.com/theflipside. Subscribe to GYTO and The Flip Side on YouTube!

About Get Your Teach On:

Led by educators and authors Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching.

Credits:

The Flip Side is a Get Your Teach On Podcast.

Executive Producers

Hope King, Wade King

Producers

Dominique Castellanos, Chase Mayo, Chris Pombonyo

Technical Director

Chase Mayo

Editors

Chase Mayo, Seth Foster

Copyright 2025 Hope King Teaching Resources Inc.

Get Your Teach On's Gold Star Teacher of the Year: Emily Atkins returns to The Flip Side couch for Part 2 of this important discussion on Rock Star Teachers. Are they hiding or thriving in your school? Let us know in the comments!

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The Flip Side Podcast

Hosted by Get Your Teach On's Hope King, Wade King, and Chris Pombonyo, The Flip Side Podcast releases new episodes each week on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. Each week, we'll breakdown share flipped perspectives and insights on different perspectives on hot topics in education.

Learn more: getyourteachon.com/theflipside. Subscribe to GYTO and The Flip Side on YouTube!

About Get Your Teach On:

Led by educators and authors Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching.

Credits:

The Flip Side is a Get Your Teach On Podcast.

Executive Producers

Hope King, Wade King

Producers

Dominique Castellanos, Chase Mayo, Chris Pombonyo

Technical Director

Chase Mayo

Editors

Chase Mayo, Seth Foster

Copyright 2025 Hope King Teaching Resources Inc.

Get Your Teach On's 2024 Gold Star Teacher of the Year: Emily Atkins joins Hope, Wade, and Chris on The Flip Side couch for PART 1 of our two part series on Rock Star Teachers. Are they thriving or hiding? Let us know in the comments!

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The Flip Side Podcast

Hosted by Get Your Teach On's Hope King, Wade King, and Chris Pombonyo, The Flip Side Podcast releases new episodes each week on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. Each week, we'll breakdown share flipped perspectives and insights on different perspectives on hot topics in education.

Learn more: getyourteachon.com/theflipside. Subscribe to GYTO and The Flip Side on YouTube!

About Get Your Teach On:

Led by educators and authors Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching.

Credits:

The Flip Side is a Get Your Teach On Podcast.

Executive Producers

Hope King, Wade King

Producers

Dominique Castellanos, Chase Mayo, Chris Pombonyo

Technical Director

Chase Mayo

Editors

Chase Mayo, Seth Foster

Copyright 2025 Hope King Teaching Resources Inc.

This week, principal Kellèe Merritt joins Hope & Wade King and Chris Pombonyo on The Flip Side couch to discuss staff PD days. Love them or hate them, they're a part of life as a teacher. Check out this episode and let us know what you think of staff PD days in the comments!

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The Flip Side Podcast

Hosted by Get Your Teach On's Hope King, Wade King, and Chris Pombonyo, The Flip Side Podcast releases new episodes each week on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. Each week, we'll breakdown share flipped perspectives and insights on different perspectives on hot topics in education.

Learn more: getyourteachon.com/theflipside. Subscribe to GYTO and The Flip Side on YouTube!

About Get Your Teach On:

Led by educators and authors Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching.

Credits:

The Flip Side is a Get Your Teach On Podcast.

Executive Producers

Hope King, Wade King

Producers

Dominique Castellanos, Chase Mayo, Chris Pombonyo

Technical Director

Chase Mayo

Editors

Chase Mayo, Seth Foster

Copyright 2025 Hope King Teaching Resources Inc.

Happy New Year! Welcome back to The Flip Side! It's our Season 2 premiere: New Year's Resolutions - Keep It or Leave It. Join Hope, Wade, and Chris on the couch and let us know what you think in the comments!

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The Flip Side Podcast

Hosted by Get Your Teach On's Hope King, Wade King, and Chris Pombonyo, The Flip Side Podcast releases new episodes each week on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. Each week, we'll breakdown share flipped perspectives and insights on different perspectives on hot topics in education.

Learn more: getyourteachon.com/theflipside. Subscribe to GYTO and The Flip Side on YouTube!

About Get Your Teach On:

Led by educators and authors Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching.

Credits:

The Flip Side is a Get Your Teach On Podcast.

Executive Producers

Hope King, Wade King

Producers

Dominique Castellanos, Chase Mayo, Chris Pombonyo

Technical Director

Chase Mayo

Editors

Chase Mayo, Seth Foster

Copyright 2025 Hope King Teaching Resources Inc.

We're closing our 2024 with our Greatest Hits! This special episode features clips from Hope & Wade King and Chris Pombonyo's favorite episodes of 2024. What were your favorites? Let us know in the comments and join us in 2025 when The Flip Side Podcast returns with brand new episodes on January 6th!

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The Flip Side Podcast

Hosted by Get Your Teach On's Hope King, Wade King, and Chris Pombonyo, The Flip Side Podcast releases new episodes each week on YouTube and your favorite podcast platform. Each week, we'll breakdown share flipped perspectives and insights on different perspectives on hot topics in education.

Learn more: getyourteachon.com/theflipside. Subscribe to GYTO and The Flip Side on YouTube!

About Get Your Teach On:

Led by educators and authors Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On specializes in professional development and encouragement for educators and administrators in the form of conferences, workshops and events. GYTO conferences are known for their passionate celebration of teachers and their ability to inspire life-long learners. Founded in 2016, GYTO now hosts National and Regional Conferences, Virtual Conferences, school and district trainings, and additional events for a wide variety of educators and school administrators each year. GYTO also provides free resources, teacher-focused merchandise, and is the parent organization for the worldwide Rock Your School initiative which encourages out of the box teaching.

Credits:

The Flip Side is a Get Your Teach On Podcast.

Executive Producers

Hope King, Wade King

Producers

Dominique Castellanos, Chase Mayo, Chris Pombonyo

Technical Director

Chase Mayo

Editors

Chase Mayo, Seth Foster

Copyright 2024 Hope King Teaching Resources Inc.