Anecdotal Experts Philippe Habeck & Cam Johnson

You don’t learn from experience; you learn from reflecting on it! Join us in this last episode of the season as we recall, reflect and rethink on the last six months of creating this podcast; what we have learned, how we have changed and the yet uncovered, upcoming opportunities for next season. From the start, it was about bringing both vulnerability and a growth mindset while sharing the “anecdotes” that have helped us in our roles as parents, teachers, and coaches. As we share that ...

In this episode we continue to dive deeper into why team building is indeed difficult. In this ultra-competitive world, where we are often forced to keep score, we hope that the impact we have on others as well as the relationships we have built, will lead to a true definition of success. And it's not always about winning! Don't take our word for it. In this episode, we welcome two guests with more 'street cred' than us. Sami-Jo Small (Olympic gold medalist, moti...

In a rapidly changing and competitive world, EFFECTIVE, COLLABORATIVE, and HIGH PERFORMING teamwork is more important than ever before. While not too difficult to find a cliché about team building, it is quite challenging creating a real team where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. All the complexities that make a person unique and dynamic also demand heavy lifting from leaders to be creative, empathetic, and vulnerable as they work to build a sense of belonging, trust and safet...

Episode 3? Already? Time does indeed fly when you accept the challenges of saying “YES AND” while giving yourself the freedom to explore. Join Phil and Cam in this episode as they discuss the importance for learners to safely get to the edge of their comfort zones, break through their limiting walls and agree to be vulnerable as they stretch their potential. They dive into how teaching is decision making and how the everyday choices teachers make, with a dose of the right at...

Phil and Cam are fully aware that ‘contentful’ is an obsolete word from the French (and English) “contentment”…the play on words was just too perfect to pass up. In today’s episode, they take a closer look at one of the biggest challenges that a teacher faces every day. Does content matter the most or should making our students ‘contentful’ be the driving force? In other words, do students need to know stuff for the next test, or can they simply be happy to be there? Yes and yes, ...

In this first episode, Cam and Phil discuss the "experiential arc" of a teacher. The what? Yeah, although most people have spent at least 12 years of their life in a school, the classroom takes on a different meaning when you are the person in front, looking out at a group of fresh young faces. Join them as they examine from head to heart, the experiences of "SURVIVING" as a first-year teacher to "MENTORING" as a veteran. Working with students can be a journey of the most re...