The Good News, Brad News Podcast

Brad D. Hughes is a Pittsburgher by birth, Virginian by need. Proud husband, father and school counselor at Ashland Elementary in Prince William County, Virginia. Former NCAA wrestler. Part-time amateur musician and movie snob.

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Lisa Weiler Haskins has been an Educational Assistant for 22 years. She has worked in classroom settings from Junior Kindergarten to high school. She has also held down second jobs as a waitress and as a cake decorator. Lisa is currently working full-time as the Vice President of the Educational Assistants Association in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, supporting over 1000 members. Her goal is to raise awareness about the important roles and responsibilities Educational Assistants and Child and Youth Workers have in schools and to advocate where improvements can be made.

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Brad Hughes is the host of The Good News, Brad News Podcast. Brad is an elementary school principal in Ontario, Canada, with 25 years’ experience in education. Prior to becoming a school leader, Brad taught for 16 years from Kindergarten to eighth grade, most recently teaching middle school Visual Arts, French and Special Education. Brad has an ongoing commitment to reframing the joys and challenges of school life through a Self-Reg lens. Brad is an optimist and recovering perfectionist, passionate about improving kids' lives by loving and supporting the adults that serve them.

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Twitter : @brad_hughes

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Martin Silverman | @MrSilverman116 | The Second Question Podcast

Livia Chan is an educator passionate about community, teaching, leading, and lifelong learning. She truly believes in the power of connection and thoroughly enjoys building relationships by reaching out with kindness and gratitude. Livia lives by the belief that it is through every interaction that we have the opportunity to appreciate and uplift others to help make their day a brighter one. Her other passions include family and ringette, in which she is heavily involved as a volunteer coach, executive member, referee, and player. 

For over 20 years, Livia has experienced the joy of teaching in the Greater Vancouver area in British Columbia, Canada and loves her role as a Head Teacher and classroom teacher. She previously served on the District Staff Development Team in Learning Technologies supporting K-12 educators. Currently, Livia is honored to be the Digital Content Editor and Ambassador for the Teach Better Team and loves being a part of this family! Her motto is, “Working together to better ourselves, each other, and the world around us.” 

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Twitter: @LiviaChanL

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Responsive Leadership with Stephen de Groot

Chloe Kerr is an Education Support Officer for Early Learning and Childcare, serving the Shetland Islands Council in the United Kingdom. Chloe is a wife and mum to three children (ages 8, 6 and 4). 

Chloe was born in England and graduated from Aberdeen University in 2010. Chloe moved to Shetland as a teenager and returned after 10 years in Aberdeen. She has worked as a Nursery Teacher and Primary School Teacher. 

Chloe is passionate about really ‘getting it right for every child’ and valuing all aspects of a child’s learning and development. She believes the best place to be is outside, and is keen to see this as a staple in education for children of any age. Chloe loves learning, reading and meeting people. She sees health and wellbeing as crucial to successful learning and teaching.

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Twitter: @KerrChloe3

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Shelley Moore | @tweetsomemoore | www.fivemooreminutes.com

Brad Hughes is the host of The Good News, Brad News Podcast. Brad is an elementary school principal in Ontario, Canada, with 25 years’ experience in education. Prior to becoming a school leader, Brad taught for 16 years from Kindergarten to eighth grade, most recently teaching middle school Visual Arts, French and Special Education. Brad has an ongoing commitment to reframing the joys and challenges of school life through a Self-Reg lens. Brad is an optimist and recovering perfectionist, passionate about improving kids' lives by loving and supporting the adults that serve them.

Connect with Brad!

Twitter : @brad_hughes

Bonus Content:

Dr. Susan Hopkins @susanhopkins5

Carli Parsons and Sandy Millar are school leaders in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. They are the co-founders of InnovatED, a company dedicated to reimagining education to better prepare students for a rapidly changing world.  

Carli has dedicated her career to motivating those around her to invest in the achievement and well-being of all students. Carli began her career teaching English and History and is a trained International Baccalaureate teacher. She has worked as a Student Success Teacher, Blended Learning Consultant and an E-Learning Teacher over her 14 years in education.

Sandy is the creator and director of the Highlander Innovation Lab, a new and innovative start-up incubator program designed specifically for high school students. Sandy taught Student Leadership for 8 years where he developed an innovative curriculum designed around project-based learning focused on developing global competencies in his students. He was also the Chair of the 2017 Canadian Student Leadership Conference.

Connect with Carli and Sandy!

Twitter: @mscarliparsons | @sandy_millar | @EdInnovat

Web: www.innovateeducation.ca

Bonus Content:

Dr. Dave Schmittou 

Twitter: @daveschmittou | 

Web : https://schmittou.net

Michelle Clark, also known as the Cardboard High-Five Teacher, was born and raised in Long Island, New York. She is now in her 11th year as a special education teacher near Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Michelle's blog, Social Distant Classroom, captures the learning of her Summer School team as they took their first steps in face-to-face learning following school closure in March, 2020.

Connect with Michelle!

Twitter: @cardboardteach

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Livia Chan @LiviaChanL | www.livchan.com

Brad Hughes is the host of The Good News, Brad News Podcast. Brad is an elementary school principal in Ontario, Canada, with 25 years’ experience in education. Prior to becoming a school leader, Brad taught for 16 years from Kindergarten to eighth grade, most recently teaching middle school Visual Arts, French and Special Education. Brad has an ongoing commitment to reframing the joys and challenges of school life through a Self-Reg lens. Brad is an optimist and recovering perfectionist, passionate about improving kids' lives by loving and supporting the adults that serve them.

Connect with Brad!

Twitter: @brad_hughes

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MasteryChat from the Teach Better Team

Kimiko Shibata has been an educator in childcare settings, as well as a classroom teacher in Kindergarten, Primary, and Junior divisions.

She holds ESL Specialist Qualifications and Special Education qualifications, and is currently an ESL/ELD Resource Teacher for K-8 for the Waterloo Region District School Board, in Ontario, Canada.

Kimiko is married to an IT professional and is the mother of an amazing small human. 

Connect with Kimiko!

Twitter : @ESL_fairy

Web :  https://teachers.wrdsb.ca/eslresources

Bonus content:

-The Guiding Principals Podcast with Rob Breyer

-Dr. Justin Thomas

-Pema Chödrön