The Ippy Dippy

Raymond Tran explains why he left his high paying investment job to be happier teaching AND didn't have to sacrifice his earnings.  He is on a mission to help other teachers live financially free.

Seamus' sister and veteran math Teacher, Maeve Siu, joins The Ippy Dippy to talk about shifting career goals, helping humanize math, and sharing her math songs with the audience.  Listen to discover her journey and tips for getting the best out of your students by tapping into your creativity.  Mentioned in this episode, @mathlovesiu, @TheMathGuru, @thespacegal

Seamus welcomes Rachel Rahmlow from Teacher to Millionaire to discuss her mission to ensure educators make the best of their money and become financially secure in their careers.  Rachel also shares insights into her life, her practice, professional development, and where she goes for inspiration.  Also mentioned in this episode are Instagram accounts; @eastnash.teacher, @funny_math_teacher, @TeacherFinancialPlanner, @TheMathGuru, and @pgliljedahl.

Despite microphone issues, Seamus welcomes Brittany Wheaton to the show to talk about her work toward making greater connections with students.  Listen to Brittany share her experience with Teaching to a Riot and empowering other educators to shift their mindset when managing behaviors, especially for neurodivergent students.  Be sure to Check out Brittany at Teaching_to_a_Riot on Instagram for more resources.

Kristal Funk narrates the case of Play-based literacy at Near West Intergenerational School.  Title Teacher, Brittany O'Donnell teamed up with Coach, Jameson Lowery to explore what play can bring to primary literacy.  Bettyjean Quimby and Sean Wheeler join Seamus O'Hara in the Ippy Dippy Roundtable to debrief the play-based literacy efforts. 

Thought Leaders:  Sean Wheeler joins Seamus to deep dive into how Chat GPT and AI should change the way you teach, how schools are likely to respond, and how they SHOULD respond.  Learn what you can do with AI to lighten your load and make lesson planning easier while boosting in-person classroom interactions.

In this Thought Leaders segment, Seamus welcomes Dr. Cathy Whitehouse to discuss her journey to creating 3 schools founded on developmental learning.  Listen to understand the benefit of developmental learning.

Sean is quitting...teaching that is.  How did a 17-year career come to an end?  Was it the pandemic, was it the riots, did those things have anything to do with it?  Find out today, in THOUGHT LEADERS.

Seamus and Sean welcome back Joseph Ciesielski and new guest, Patrick Britton to the studio to ask the questions; What is TFA? Why is it so polarizing? Is TFA effective? Should we be ok with TFA in our schools?