Teachers on Fire Tim Cavey

🔥 How can we assess our own social-emotional health, and what are some easy steps that we can take to strengthen it?

Join me for this conversation with former Teacher of the Year WENDY TURNER as we dig into these and other critical questions. Wendy is a gifted communicator and brings incredible value that you won't want to miss.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Wendy Turner is an experienced elementary educator in Wilmington, DE with tremendous passion for and expertise in social emotional learning (SEL). She was named the 2017 Delaware Teacher of the Year after six years in the classroom and has received numerous awards and recognition for her work - this after changing careers to become a teacher at age 40. In 2023, Wendy published Embracing Adult SEL: An Educator's Guide to Personal Social Emotional Learning Success. 

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🔥 What’s your take on AI’s impact on K-12 education? 

🔥 How can student voice and choice change the homework conversation? 

🔥 What's your best advice for new teachers? 

Join me in LIVE conversation with ALEX VALENCIC as we dig into these and other critical questions.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Alex is an educator, former small business owner, Boy Scout leader, volunteer drug prevention specialist, and geek of all things. Since July 2021, he’s served as the Professional Learning Coordinator in Freeport, Illinois, organizing summer institutes, new teacher academies, and ongoing professional learning opportunities for all staff. 

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🔥 When is it time to leave the classroom?

🔥 Do teachers have any options outside of education?

🔥 What are the questions we must ask ourselves in order to determine whether or not we're where we should be

Join me in conversation with Ashley Philipps as we discuss her journey, lessons learned, and the hopeful message that she shares with educators who are seeking a change.

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In This Conversation:

1:43 - Why Ashley quit teaching and changed careers

3:02 - The role of administrators

5:19 - Is teaching still sustainable for some educators?

9:45 - What are the worst teacher killers?

12:43 - Upgrade your salary

15:00 - What else can I do? Transferable skills

18:01 - Differences in stress and sleep

21:06 - What Ashley has learned about herself

22:44 - Stigma related to leaving the classroom

24:28 - The Teacher's Guide to Changing Careers

26:23 - Another area of learning for Ashley

29:22 - A productivity hack

30:30 - Someone to follow on LinkedIn

32:40 - Book recommendations

35:20 - What Ashley is streaming right now

36:39 - How to connect with Ashley

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🔥 How do you recharge your fire over spring break?

🔥 What advice would you share with new teachers?

Join me and Lauren MacLean, Tim Stephenson, and Bryon Carpenter for this unique episode of the Teachers on Fire podcast.

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In This Conversation:

0:22 - Who is Bryon Carpenter?

1:09 - Who is Tim Stephenson?

2:24 - Who is Lauren MacLean?

2:45 - Spring break highlights

4:13 - Activities that restore our fire

6:30 - Advice for new teachers

10:46 - Creative projects we look forward to 

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🔥 How can student-led conferences and portfolios transform learning and instruction?

🔥 What does meaningful feedback look like?

🔥 How can assessment practices empower our students?

Join me in conversation with assessment author and speaker STARR SACKSTEIN as we dig into these and other important questions.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Starr Sackstein is a recovering perfectionist and now an assessment reforming enthusiast. Currently, she is the COO of Mastery Portfolio, LLC, an edtech start-up committed to helping schools move to standard-based communication. She also works with teacher teams to engage students in the learning process, advocate for personal growth, and effectively use student data to drive instruction.

With over 16 years of experience in the classroom, Starr is an author, blogger, and speaker committed to changing the way we do assessment nationally and globally. You can connect with her work at MsSackstein.com and follow her on X @MsSackstein.

Welcome to Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00 Pacific and 11:00 Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

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🔥 How can you build better relationships with your students WITHOUT spending money or buying candy?

🔥 What are some quick and easy practices that will pay the biggest dividends in the life of your classroom? 

Join me in conversation with middle school teacher and technology advocate LAURA BOYD.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Laura is a middle school teacher who is passionate about edtech and SEL. She has presented at the district, local, and state levels, helping classrooms produce superior learning and rich student development.

Welcome to Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00 Pacific and 11:00 Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

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On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/

Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.

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*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.


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