The Teacher Leader Podcast

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, this episode is all about what I am grateful for this year. This has been a year of ups and downs to say the least. I have learned so much and changed a lot this year. 

Here’s a recap of the episode:

1. Slowing down and spending time with my family

2. Joining the online teacher community 

3. Launching the Teacher Leader Podcast

LINKS MENTIONED

 The Podcasting Teacher Course Waitlist - Go from idea to launch in 30 days! The first cohort will start this January 

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In this episode, I’m talking about finding your leader voice. One way I have been able to develop my voice and story (all while changing my mindset) has been through this podcast! 

Here’s a recap of the episode:

1:30 DEVELOPING YOUR VOICE AS A NEW LEADE

2:05 WHY SHOULD YOU START A PODCAST?

9:04 3 REASONS WHY STARTING A PODCAST IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO DEVELOP A LEADER MINDSET

1. Build your confidence
2. Build a community 
3. Build a foundation for who you are and what you stand fo

9:27 PODCASTING IS ON THE RISE! 

10:30 HOW TO START A PODCAST

LINKS MENTIONED

FREE Podcast Guide - 5 Steps to Launching Your Podcast

The Podcasting Teacher Course Waitlist - Go from idea to launch in 30 days! Launching this January. 

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If you love this episode, please rate and review the Teacher Leader Podcast! It really helps me out so much to hear from you. Click the link and scroll to the bottom of my podcast to leave it five stars and leave an awesome review. I can’t wait to read it! 

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In this episode, I talk about how we can become leaders with or without titles. We are going to be comparing a boss versus a leader mindset, talking about why so many people use these words interchangeably when in reality, they are very different.

I highly recommend listening to this episode if you are interested in knowing more about these two mindsets, why having a leadership mindset is so crucial as a brand new teacher leader.

Here’s a recap of the episode:

1. What is the meaning of being a leader?
2. The difference between being a boss and being a leader
3. How to change from a boss mindset to a leader mindset?

LINKS MENTIONED

FREE Goal Setting Guide

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If you love this episode, please rate and review the Teacher Leader Podcast! It really helps me out so much to hear from you. Click the link and scroll to the bottom of my podcast to leave it five stars and leave an awesome review. I can’t wait to read it! 

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What to do now?! 

Have you joined the Teacher Leader Podcast Facebook group yet? Head on over and say hi! We can’t wait to meet you. 

This episode is a crossover with Dr. Sam Fecich. I feel like our audience is so aligned, she is working with the new teachers to become educators of excellence and I am helping new teachers in their first few years as a mentor. We talk about 10 tips for new teachers.

Here’s a recap of the episode:

Tip #1

     4:19: SELF-CARE
Tip #2

     6:58 MAKE A LIST OF GO-TO PEOPLE

Tip #3

     9:34 SET BOUNDARIES

Tip #4

     12:04 DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP

Tip #5

     13:56 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR STUDENTS

Tip #6

     15:57 CREATE YOUR MONTHLY CHECKLIST

Tip #7

     19:00 TRY SOMETHING NEW WITH ED TECH

Tip #8

     22:40 FIND A MENTOR

Tip #9

     24:57 PIT STOPS

Tip #10

     27:57 WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER

 Ed Tech Tools Mentioned:

NearPod

PearDeck

Padlet

@kickinitwithki - self-care tips by Kiana Cole

Teachers Connect - connect with other educators on Facebook

Brittany Rincon - Google Template

Teacher Leader - Brittany’s Podcast

Brittanyrincon.com - Brittany’s website

@sfecich - Dr. Sam’s Twitter

@sfecich - Dr.Sam’s IG

Dr.Samantha Fecich - Dr. Sam’s website

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If you love this episode, please rate and review the Teacher Leader Podcast! It really helps me out so much to hear from you. Click the link and scroll to the bottom of my podcast to leave it five stars and leave an awesome review. I can’t wait to read it! 

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What to do now?! 

Have you joined the Teacher Leader Podcast Facebook group yet? Head on over and say hi! We can’t wait to meet you. 

In this episode, we chat about helpful pieces of advice that you can implement fairly quickly in your buildings, especially when it comes to untangling resistance with our teachers

• I talk about what teacher development is
• Some ways on how to get your teachers to buy-in when providing feedback when they’re not on the same page as you

Here’s a recap of the episode:

4:26 What are you doing with teacher leader development?

5:49 How did you start as a teacher leader

10:02 What are some of the ways to approach the teachers that might not be on the same page with you?

10:06 Be transparent about what coaching really looks like and the purpose of it.

11:29 Take a strength-based approach.

14:04 Always welcome feedback

15:50 Real-time coaching - be collaborative

16:50 Celebrate small wins

17:49 Proper phasing

19:50 What’s in it for them

LINKS MENTIONED

Erinn's website
Erinn's IG account

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If you love this episode, please rate and review the Teacher Leader Podcast! It really helps me out so much to hear from you. Click the link and scroll to the bottom of my podcast to leave it five stars and leave an awesome review. I can’t wait to read it! 

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What do you think about creating your own PD cheat sheets and sharing it with teachers to best support them during these times? No one has time for an hour-long PD anymore, so we are going to create quick and easy tools for our teachers.

In this episode,

• I talk about what bite-sized PDs are and how does it work
• Not only do  talk about ways of creating cheat sheet PDs but
• I also talk about some advice to teacher leaders on how to bring it all together

Here’s a recap of the episode:

3:45 Bite-sized PD, what is it and how does it work?

4:26 Ways to help your teachers during this time

Different ways of creating bite-sized PDs

5:10 Create your mini-tutorial videos

5:22 Compile a list of useful resources

6:38 Create a weekly or monthly newsletter

9:40 Recommend a community

Putting it all together

11:40 Make sure that the teachers understand how to use it

12:31 Think about how to distribute these resources

13:05 Organize the PDs

13:53 Check in with your teachers

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN! 

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If you love this episode, please rate and review the Teacher Leader Podcast! It really helps me out so much to hear from you. Click the link and scroll to the bottom of my podcast to leave it five stars and leave an awesome review. I can’t wait to read it! 

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What to do now?! 

Have you joined the Teacher Leader Podcast Facebook group yet? Head on over and say hi! We can’t wait to meet you. 

And remember, you got this!

In this amazing episode, I chat with Kassandra Ingalls who has taught as a kindergarten teacher for 3 years and is currently a K-2 team lead. She quickly pivoted into the position of a teacher leader within weeks and developed a system for a thriving team during the COVID-19 school closure.

In this episode, I talk about what a teacher leader is, its challenges, and its benefits. Not only do I talk about how to balance two roles at the same time but I also talk about some advice to aspiring teacher leaders.

Here’s a recap of the episode:

3:00 What a Teacher Leader Is?

4:14 Saying No As A Teacher Leader

6:08 How Is It Being The Middleman Between The Principal And The Teachers?

6:54 What Are The Challenges Of Being The K-2 Leader?

7:50 Balancing The Role As Teacher Leader

10:08 What Is Being Awesome About Your Role?

12:35 Trying To Keep Everyone’s Spirit Up

13:42 Other Roles Beside Doing Teacher Mentorship

15:11 Finding A School That’s Right For You

17:05 What Type Of Role Will Best Suit Your Strength?

19:58 Advice To Someone Who Wants To Step Up

FIND KASSANDRA:

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/fearlessinkindergarten

Website: https://fearlessinkindergarten.com/

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If you love this episode, please rate and review the Teacher Leader Podcast! It really helps me out so much to hear from you. Click the link and scroll to the bottom of my podcast to leave it five stars and leave an awesome review. I can’t wait to read it! 

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In this amazing episode, we chat with Dr. Angela Draper from The Virtual Principal, an elementary school principal who has been practicing for over 6 years and is in her 16th year in education. She is a military spouse and a mom to a very energetic 5-year old girl.

In this episode:

• I talk about how an aspiring teacher leader can prove his leadership skills and get noticed. 
• I also, talk about options to take for teachers who are not interested in taking leadership roles.

Here’s a recap of the episode:

2:55 What is Teacher Leadership?

3:54 Aspiring Teacher Leader’s Problem

4:14 How to Approach Your Principal

11:56 Advice to a New Teacher Leader Who is Just Starting Out

16:30 What are Ways for Teachers to Get Involved?

23:32 Advice for Teachers Who Don’t Take Teacher Leadership as an Option

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN! Advice for Teacher Leaders From a Principal with Dr. Angela Draper

LINKS MENTIONED

Instagram: @thevirtualprincipal

Website: The Virtual Principal

Podcast: The Virtual Principal by Dr. Angela Draper

Personality Test: Enneagram Personality Test

Discover your Love Language

Book: The No Complaining Rule

Let me know you're listening!

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If you love this episode, please rate and review the Teacher Leader Podcast! It really helps me out so much to hear from you. Click the link and scroll to the bottom of my podcast to leave it five stars and leave an awesome review. I can’t wait to read it! 

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While teacher leadership is hard to define, here are three things that it is definitely not.

In this episode: 

• I talk about how teacher leadership is not about roles and job descriptions
• It is also not about power and authority, but about collaboration 
• Finally, teacher leaderships is just not being utilized effectively in schools 

Check out the Teacher Leader Model Standards 

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If you love this episode and this podcast, please rate and review the Teacher Leader Podcast! It really helps me out so much to hear from you. Click the link and scroll to the bottom of my podcast to leave it five stars and leave an awesome review. I can’t wait to read it! 

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What to do now?!
Have you joined the Teacher Leader Podcast Facebook group yet? Head on over and say hi! We can’t wait to meet you. 

Ask me a question on the free Facebook group page and I might even answer it on a future episode! 

This is a good one people. When COVID shut down everything, Alexandra jumped into action and led PD for her school to help teachers figure out how to teach remotely.

In this episode: 

• I interview Alexandra from Tech About Math and we talk about so many great things 
• Alexandra shares with us her top tech tools and how to lead virtual PD that is beneficial for teachers 

Key Podcast Moments:

[01.25] - Defining and explaining teacher leadership

[5:43] - Alexandra talks about helping teachers set up their Google classrooms

[12:23]-  She highlights five useful tools and apps to try out as a teacher

[14.05] -   Alexandra mentions some ways to teach professional development to the community during distance learning

[19.36] – Alexandra shares some challenges she faced while organizing a PD for distance learning

[23.05] -  She shares some tips and advice for people that want to throw a PD 

[24.48]   -  Alexandra shares some ways to learn from her 

Find Alexandra on IG, Facebook, and her blog. Want to take one of her courses? Find her courses here.

Want the Goal Setting Workbook? Set your goals right alongside me to crush this year. 

Let me know you're listening!
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If you love this episode and this podcast, please rate and review the Teacher Leader Podcast! It really helps me out so much to hear from you. Click the link and scroll to the bottom of my podcast to leave it five stars and leave an awesome review. I can’t wait to read it! 

Also, please subscribe! That way you never miss an episode and all that juicy teacher leadership content. 

What to do now?!
Have you joined the Teacher Leader Podcast Facebook group yet? Head on over and say hi! We can’t wait to meet you. 

Ask me a question on the free Facebook group page and I might even answer it on a future episode!