Teachers on Fire Tim Cavey

🔥Is our influence making an impact?

🔥How can we live, work, and serve others in alignment with our assignment? 

🔥How can we clear away the clutter of our lives and move our personal mission toward success? 

Join me for this conversation with CHIP BAKER as he shares his insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Chip is a fourth generation educator who has now served as a teacher and coach for over twenty-four years. He is a multiple time best-selling author, Youtuber, podcaster, transformational speaker and life coach. Find more from him at The Success Chronicles. You can follow Chip on X @ChipBaker19.

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

In This Conversation:

1:04 - How adversity has shaped Chip's journey and mission

2:14 - What Chip's legacy as a fourth generation educator means to him

4:04 - What are The Success Chronicles all about?

5:59 - Who and what are The Impact of Influence books about?

8:56 - How to set priorities as an education leader

11:18 - The power of consistency

12:31 - Chip's advice to the grads of 2024: the SHG Principle

15:55 - Another area of learning that sets Chip on fire: communication technology

19:44 - A productivity hack: prioritizing time

23:22 - Leaders that are inspiring Chip right now

24:03 - An edtech tool pick: the Google suite

24:18 - A book recommendation

24:56 - Chip's suggestions for future guests on the podcast

26:17 - What Chip's streaming these days

26:54 - How to follow Chip Baker on social media

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🔥 How can we reach bored students in the classroom?

🔥 How can our gradebooks better support individual student growth?

🔥 How should teachers be thinking about AI and evidence of learning?

Join me for this conversation with TYLER RABLIN as he shares his insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Tyler is an award-winning instructional coach and former ELA teacher for Sunnyside School District in Sunnyside, WA. He is also the owner of Tyler Rablin Consulting, a contributing writer for publications such as Edutopia, EdSurge, and EdWeek, and has been a featured speaker at conferences around the U.S. for his work with assessment and instructional technology. His book, Hacking Student Motivation, looks at the intersection between our assessment practices and what we know about motivation to provide learning experiences that build student self-efficacy, confidence, and hope.

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

In This Conversation:

0:00:00 - How can our assessment practices better support student growth and learning?

0:26 - Who is Tyler Rablin?

1:34 - A story of student failure that changed Tyler's view of assessment

4:08 - How can traditional assessment practices negatively impact student motivation?

8:24 - How to redesign grade books to focus on student learning, growth, and interests

11:59 - How can we provide feedback that supports student growth and improvement

16:46 - If you couldn't average scores in your grade book, what would you do?

20:43 - Creating professional learning experiences that value teacher expertise and professionalism

24:56 - Are students more bored today than they've been in the past?

29:06 - How should teachers think about AI today?

34:14 - Tyler is passionate about nature photography

36:29 - A productivity hack: time blocking in his calendar

37:44 - Someone we should follow on X: Marcus Luther

38:05 - An edtech tool pick: School AI

38:33 - A book pick: The Willpower Instinct

39:03 - A guest recommendation: TG2 and Vanessa Ellis

39:54 - What Tyler is streaming: X-Men

40:12 - Where to connect with Tyler online

Connect with Me:

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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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🔥 How can I control the chaos of my classroom?

🔥 What is Kami, and how can it support student learning?

🔥 What does it take to build an education YouTube channel?

Join me for this conversation with STEPHANIE HOWELL as she shares her insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: In education since 2014, Stephanie has been widely recognized as an education technology leader and has spoken at conferences around the globe. With a masters in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership, she is one of the founding members of Global Google Educators Groups (GEGs) and Gold EDU. 

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

In This Conversation:

0:24 - Who is Stephanie Howell?

1:28 - Stephanie's journey with a learning disability

6:58 - Building executive functioning skills for students

13:45 - How can technology support inclusion?

16:43 - What is Kami and how can it support student learning?

22:17 - New features coming to Kami

26:46 - Her motivation for creating and sharing content

29:30 - How to build an education YouTube channel

34:42 - Learning outside of school: parenting

35:19 - A productivity hack: monotasking

36:03 - Who to follow on X: Bobbie Grenier and the EduGuardians

36:40 - An edtech tool pick: Google Slides

37:12 - A future podcast guest suggestion: Ryan Collins

37:47 - What Stephanie's streaming: The Coach's Notebook

38:32 - Where to connect with Stephanie Howell

Connect with Me:

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On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire)

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

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

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🔥 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. 

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

In This Conversation:

Timestamps and highlights to be added soon.

Connect with Me:

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On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/)

On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire)

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

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

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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. 

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

In This Conversation:

Timestamps and highlights to be added soon.

Connect with Me:

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On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/)

On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire)

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

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

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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.

Tune in for my regular 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:

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

Connect with Me:

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On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire)

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

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

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Tropic Fuse by French Fuse

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


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