The Inspirational Educators Podcast

As a teacher, you probably try all sorts of methods and hope they work, right? Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. It's even better when it's backed by research. In today's episode, I talk about 3 teaching methods backed by research to solidify any misconceptions or doubt that these methods actually work! These methods are proven to help teach and practice the content you're teaching your students.

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The month of May rolls around and it almost seems instant...the students change and teachers are ready for summer break. It can be a challenging month to get through when it's so close to summer. But it doesn't have to be that way! Today I'm talking with Kim Lepre, the host of the Teachers Need Teachers podcast and 21 year veteran teacher. She gives incredible and practical advice on how to deal with end of year challenges but in a unique way. It's a different perspective, yet makes so much sense and really gives teachers a great outlook on the end of the year.

As a veteran teacher of 21 years, Kim understand that teaching can be a challenging and overwhelming experience. From the pressure and workload to the often unreasonable expectations, it can be easy to lose the joy of teaching. In both her podcast and YouTube channel Kim's mission is to help struggling teachers rediscover their love and passion for their profession. She provide teachers with practical strategies and mindset hacks to make their daily routine easier and more fulfilling with tips for managing the workload, boosting their confidence, and finding balance in their lives.❤️

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Have you been faced with the rise of Artificial Intelligence in your school or with your students? How have you approached it?

In today's episode, Brad Weinstein, founder of TeacherGoals and author The AI Classroom, discusses the vitality of incorporating AI into the classroom and facing it head on. He provides practical strategies on how to incorporate AI into the classroom for teachers and students, as well as the amazing benefits we can gain from using AI.

Brad Weinstein founded TeacherGoals in 2014 as a way to inspire educators that do such important work with students. Brad is a publisher of education and children's books as well as leads the strategic vision of the organization. 

Brad is the co-author of the Washington Post bestseller Hacking School Discipline and has been featured in numerous publications and podcasts. He is a co-author of The AI Classroom, and The Discipline Book (coming soon). He has spent the last several years working with schools across the world with the implementation of his work.

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We all know that there's a difference between active learning vs. passive learning. We definitely don't want our students to be passive learners. But what makes them active learners? In this episode, I go over the one factor that students need in order to truly learn and 4 concrete ways we can implement and foster that for our students.

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Thinking Classrooms is a dynamic model in which students are collaboratively working together to learn and solve problems. Students are standing around the classroom, working on whiteboards in groups of 3 and problem-solving. Thinking Classrooms was designed to get students to think and as we know students need to think in order to truly learn. In today's episode, Dr. Peter Liljedahl, creator and author of the best-selling book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning, lays out all of the components and highly-researched method to Thinking Classrooms. Every aspect of the model is highly researched to make it the most effective model of learning.

Dr. Peter Liljedahl is a Professor of Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University and author of the best-selling book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning. Peter is a former high school mathematics teacher who has kept his research interest and activities close to the classroom. He consults regularly with teachers, schools, school districts, and ministries of education on issues of teaching and learning, problem solving, assessment, numeracy, and building thinking classrooms.

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As we know, there are numerous ways to teach. But what's the one factor that we should consider when picking any teaching method?

In today's episode we talk about 4 awesome ways to teach and the benefits of them.

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Today's episode focuses on what teachers truly need to focus on when they're working with students. As educators, we need to do more than feed our students information. We need to connect with them and find unique ways of teaching them so we can reach all learners and make sure they are actually learning. I talk about 5 teaching strategies you can really make sure your students are truly learning and what it takes to have a thriving classroom with ultimate student success.

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Growth mindset can make all of the difference in a student's life! As teachers, we are there to encourage and cheer our students on and having tools to be able to do this can really go a long way. In this episode, I go over 4 ways you can help students improve in their growth mindset and teach them all about how to think in a more positive way.

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**2 part series** As educators, we often face a wide range of challenges, from difficult students to ever-changing curriculum requirements. It's easy to fall into a negative mindset and start feeling overwhelmed, but in this episode, we'll explore how adopting a growth mindset can help you overcome these obstacles and achieve success in your classroom. We'll dive into the power of positive thinking and how it can impact our teaching. 

Whether you're a new teacher just starting out or a seasoned educator looking to enhance your skills, this episode is for you. Join us as we explore the transformative power of growth mindset and positive thinking in the classroom.

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One thing I LOVED implementing with my students were centers. We had some sort of centers almost everyday. Centers are vastly beneficial for so many reasons, including having more 1:1 time with students, more differentiation and allows students to work at their own pace. In this episode, we talk about the benefits, different kinds of centers you can implement and the semantics of setting up centers for success. 

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