We were truly blessed to get to speak with Rachel Owens and to hear her share her passion for teaching, music, and family. We sat down with Rachel to talk about her experience as a choir teacher, what it was like to come back from maternity leave, what it’s like to have her husband teaching on the same campus as her when they often combine their choirs, and what she wishes core subject area teachers knew about special or related arts teachers. Y’all are going to really enjoy hearing her story. For full show notes, go to toptennteaching.com.

#018 The Sound of Music with Rachel Owens

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In this episode, we talk with principal, speaker, and author Adam Dovico about fostering student leadership and equity in education. 

#031 Adam Dovico

In this episode, my dad, Mike Crabtree, and I chat about the state of education, especially on the heels of the pandemic. 

#030 State of Education

Today’s episode comes to you from a distance. We are both recording in separate locations so that we can be protected from COVID-19 and we are talking all about distance learning. Like so many districts around the state of Tennessee and around the country, our local school district is closed until the end of the month, but we will be implementing distance learning. Today we are going to be talking about how to make the most of distance learning and how to make it work for you and your students. We hope you will find this episode useful as we all navigate uncharted waters in the weeks to come and that you leave today’s episode feeling a little less overwhelmed about what distance learning might look like. Mentioned in the Episode:   Google for Education: Tips for Enabling Distance Learning through G Suite & Chrome Flipgrid Google Meet Screencastify Nearpod Kahoot Pear Deck Edpuzzle  Outro: Books to Share/Read   The Outsiders Schooled by Gordon Korman  Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone  Children of Blood and Bone Animorphs 

#029 Coronavirus & Distance Learning

We’re baaaaack! We know you have probably missed us-don’t tell us if you haven’t- but sometimes life gets in the way. It is almost like returning to school after the summer, except it’s March. Oops. We have both had huge life changes since last season, but we are back and excited to bring you some fun content to get you through the rest of the school year. Welcome to season 3!!!!  Follow Derrick Follow Kelsey 

#028 Guess Who's Back

On today's episode, we are talking with Caroline Roberts Davis. Caroline is currently finishing up her second year of teaching 6th grade science at the same middle school that she attended as a student. Caroline shares with us the ups and downs of being a new teacher, what her experience has been like, and what some common misconceptions of new teachers are. We really enjoyed this conversation and appreciated the honesty that Caroline brought to the table.   Mentioned in this episode:  Gerry Brooks's Aunt Becky Video 

#018 The Sound of Music with Rachel Owens

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