We Teach Inspired!!

I got a rejection email on earlier this week from a school that I thought I had done amazing in the interview with. What struck me as odd was that this rejection email was the same as the ones I got through the mail a decade ago when I first started looking for jobs.

I posted it on Instagram with a few thoughts on how it doesn't define me as a teacher and person, so on this episode I talk about the response I got from the teaching community! Especially a lengthy conversation I had with Heather Planchon (@theprimaryparty)... Thanks for listening!

We have been very fortunate to meet and build relationships with some of the most incredible teachers over the last few years and this episode's guest is no except! You may know him from his numerous viral videos or his catch phrase SURIOUSLY, but we are lucky to know Gerry Brooks as a principal that wants the best for his students and their teachers.

During our conversation Gerry talks about how he uses humor to help share the important messages that teachers need to hear, what his day to day is like versus what people see on social media, and some of the key nuggets we've learned from him this year.

We hope you enjoy it and if you do make sure to go buy his new book GO SEE THE PRINCIPAL!

You can find Gerry everyone on social media as GerryBrooksPrin and on his website gerrybrooksrpin.com!

Here's your weekly update of what is going on in my head! Thank you for all the support and helping us reach more than 50,000 downloads! In this episode I talk about the interviews I've had for next year and some of the concerns I have when trying to pick the right opportunity.

On this episode we talk with Nasser Muhammad of Lifting as We Climb an educational consulting firm with the mission to provide educational services to schools, students and parents in a three pronged community approach which creates a hub of responsibility for all involved. Thank you so much to Liz Kleinrock for the introduction!

On this episode we talked about how teachers how teachers can discover their implicit biases, his view on personalized learning and how he strives to better serve our black boys who are in special education. We were so thrilled to meet Nasser and we look forward to working with him in the future!

Please be sure to check out the work Lifting As We Climb is doing!

https://www.liftandclimb.org/

Instagram: @lifting.climbing

Twitter: lift_climb

On this week dose of my thoughts I talk a little bit about how the job search is going and what a great position I find myself. I have never felt better about being an educator on this episode I explain why.

It would mean a lot to us if you would support us by checking out our Patreon page!

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We are so fortunate to be apart of the Teach Your Heart Out family and we are most grateful for the relationships we've built through the conferences. Enter Jed Dearybury!! This man is an educational powerhouse and after his keynote CREATIVITY, COURAGE, CHANGE AND THE REAL REASON I HATE SQUIRRELS we knew we had to get him on the podcast.

During our conversation we discussed what he has learned in visiting and working with hundreds of schools, his experience as an LGBTQ educator and how we can support that community, and how you can make President Obama laugh! WE hope you enjoy this conversation and to learn more about Jed check out his website or find him on social media as Mr. Dearybury!

https://www.mrdearybury.com/

I'm back with my weekly update after a crazy week! In fact that is what I talked about! The Minnesota Teaching Job Fair, Interviews, Snow Storms and family time! Check it out!

The universe moves in crazy ways and at Teach Your Heart Out it introduced us to Mr. B! Blake is a rapper, performing artist, and an educational innovator. He lives in Nashville where he performs with his band Tribal Hoose and when he is not doing that he substitute teaches. What makes him special is how he is bringing hip hop and literacy together in classrooms that he has no ownership over.

Plus in the episode you'll get the how in the course of about 10 minute Wil and Mr. B laid down our new podcast intro!

Enjoy this episode of the podcast and go follow all of Mr. B's accounts!

Instagram:

@freestiles.fun

@mrbinspire

@tribalhoose

@therapapp

On this episode of Value Adds Value Kyle is joined by Newark teacher Donovan Smalls! Donovan (IG: @educational_fellow)was the a student way back when of our friend and former podcast guest CJ Reynolds. It was incredible to hear the story of the lasting impact CJ had on Donovan and how it led him to teach at the same school where CJ taught him.

Along with his background discussed teaching in the school and community where you grew up with Donovan and his experience with joining a staff that knew you as a student. We wrap it up by talking about his after school drama program and how his persistence in that paid off. We hope you enjoy this podcast and thanks for checking out Value Adds Value!

A special shout out to our friend Mr. B (IG: @freestiles.fun) for laying down a freestyle with Wil that has become our new intro!

This is why we love the folks at Teach Your Heart Out! On this episode we reflect on our TYHO Atlanta experience and discuss why we love being a part of this teacher community! If you are interested in attending please reach out and we will help you find a way! Check them out at https://teachyourheartoutcon.com!

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