266 episodes
Teachers on Fire Tim Cavey
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4.8 • 23 Ratings
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Warming your heart, sparking your thinking, and igniting your professional practice. Reach out on any social media platform @TeachersOnFire. Hosted by Tim Cavey. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teachersonfire/support
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TYLER RABLIN: How do our assessment practices impact student motivation?
🔥 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:
Timestamps to be added shortly.
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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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STEPHANIE HOWELL: Learn, Create, and Support
🔥 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
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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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SEL for TEACHERS: A Conversation with WENDY TURNER
🔥 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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AI, Homework, and Advice for New Teachers: A Conversation with ALEX VALENCIC
🔥 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:
On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire)
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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GO! by Neffex
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Is It TIME to QUIT TEACHING? A Conversation with ASHLEY PHILIPPS
🔥 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 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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GO! by Neffex
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How to MAKE the MOST of Your SPRING BREAK: 3 Veteran Teachers Share Their Insights
🔥 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.
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:
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
Connect with Me:
On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire)
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/.
SONG TRACK CREDIT
Tropic Fuse by French Fuse
GO! by Neffex
*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.
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