Episode 18: An Interview with Lynette Stant (2020 Arizona Teacher of the Year)
“How am I ensuring that there is beauty in my classroom, and peace in my classroom, and balance in my classroom?” – Lynette Stant
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Episode 17 – An Interview with Don Doehla
“You have to love kids. An then, once they know that, then you can teach them anything, especially when you give them the opportunity to have control over it in their own way.” – Don Doehla
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Speed Bumps in the Way of Being Unconventional
“Let’s install in our students a love for learning. If we start by modelling them that love, we are on our way of molding that lifelong-learner mindset.” – Rocio Gonzalez Bendiksen
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Episode 16: An Interview with Brian Riordan
“Teach with joy!…Once I realized that everything I need to do is coming from a place of joy, it just makes everything so much better.” – Brian Riordan
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Episode 14: An Interview with Jamie Carota
“I feel like I’m working against years of someone telling them (students) there is only one right answer, or you are defined by your grade, or they’re going to be punished for taking a risk….the first try doesn’t mean that it’s the only try.” – Jamie Carota
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Episode 13: An Interview with Aquaus Kelley
“Acknowledge and appreciate not only who we are, but also who we are capable of being.” – Aquaus Kelley
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Episode 12: An Interview with Rachel Freeman (SPED Teacher)
“When I say flush the format, I really mean it’s not just one teacher in a classroom on an island all day long. It’s this constant flow of information and energy through all of the modalities that we teach. And I think that’s really where the magic happens.” – Rachel Freeman
Read MoreEpisode 10: An Interview with CherylAnne Amendola – 2017 New Jersey History Teacher of the Year
“Make sure every student in your class is seen in your class. Do your very best….The very best thing you can do is show up for every student every day.” – CherylAnne Amendola
Read MoreEpisode 9: An Interview with Kelsie Brook Eckert – 2020 Gilder Lehrman Teacher of the Year
“What you teach is important! What you teach matters. You need to be bell to bell.” -Kelsie Brook Eckert
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