Wizard of Ed Podcast

As we are entering into Season 3 it is important to think about what’s next. Isolation and self-reflection has forced us to think about not only who we are but what are some things that need to change to elevate your leadership. In this episode Clint Rankin-Gibson will walk us through his journey as an educator in the class to leading a team through a pandemic to success. Innovation is the key but what that actually look like beyond the screen is what we will dive into to learn what's next in innovative leadership.

In this special episode we will take a moment to reflect on how to best transition to the new adjustments of life. Tracy Spewak and Yuri Thornton will walk you through their top tips to supporting students and families during this season of virtual learning and how to best take care of yourself while working from home and practicing social distancing. These tips will help to empower you to ensure that students are able to still get a high quality education as well as help you to continue practicing self care during these new times. 

Part 2: Making You Own Table.

For many women of color, getting into professional settings is only half of the battle. From wage gaps to lack of opportunities for advancement, many women continue to experience combinations of racism and sexism just to have a seat at the table. In this episode we will talk about the current broken system and what it will take to create a table of excellence and encourage more women of color to pull up and assemble their own table.

Ebonique Brooks and Joy Liburd are apart of a thriving young African American educator community in Jacksonville, Florida. In this episode this dynamic duo will give us the real about understanding the importance of 365 days of Black history but also taking the time to celebrate and educate your students culture.  We will take a deep dive into the reality of teaching Black History  and the do's and don'ts when  engaging in the celebration of excellence.

Darryl Willie attended NC State University where he was Student Body President and has a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Georgia, and is currently a Duval Public Schools Board Member. Darryl lives on the Northside of Jacksonville with his brilliant and beautiful wife and his 3 adorable daughters.

In this episode Darryl will walk us through his process of creating his legacy in education and how to set your vision for success.

LaShawnda Anderson is an educator in Jacksonville, Florida and a 2014 graduate of the University of Florida.  LaShawnda currently teaches 5th grade math at KIPP Impact Middle School where she was just named Teacher of the Year for the 2019-2020 school year

In this episode LaShawnda walks us through her key strategies on how to make a good 2020 vision plan. As we are getting older the statement “new year new me” seems to fade into a distant land as we are who we are at this point in our lives. How do we start to think about setting a vision with actual strategies in place that will help us not only reach a new level of potential but to also add additional skills to a new start.

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 Erica-Christina Little-Bartley is a native of Macon, Georgia and a proud graduate of Savannah State University. Currently she resides in Jacksonville, Florida where she is a Principal in Duval County. In this episode Erica- Christina will take you through her journey as an educator and leader learning how to define a problem to create her lane of success. We will explore a few key tips that will help you identify your lane and strategies to create opportunities to change the game in education.

DeAndre Rashard is a native of Jacksonville, FL and a graduate of University of North Florida where he received his B.A.E in Elementary Education and his M.Ed in Educational Leadership. DeAndre Rashard started his teaching career in Jacksonville, FL where he remained for four years before moving to Los Angeles, CA where he currently resides. He is still working in the education field as well as well as perusing his dream of becoming an actor. In this episode DeAndre walks us through his journey as an educator and his top tips to understanding who you are as an educator and following you own path.

Jennifer has been with The Boselli Foundation for 11 years and transformed the vision to launch the first cohort The Boselli Teacher Fellowship for Duval Educators. Jennifer's goal is to help retain teachers by providing a supportive, encouraging environment for those in our most challenging schools.  In this episode Jennifer walks us through her journey as an educator and her top tips to understanding who you are as an educator and building a pathway for yourself and others. Click the link in bio to listen