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Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast Gretchen Bridgers | Education Podcast Network
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Educators! Is your passion tank running on empty? Look no further. Gretchen of Always A Lesson has a double dose of just what you need. Come fill yourself up with an Empowering Educators podcast to start your day feeling… EMPOWERED!
Includes empowering messages weekly with new episodes released early Monday morning just in time for your commute. Excellent source of professional development, inspiration, empowerment, as well as techniques and strategies that are best practices. Listeners include new teachers, teachers in distress or transition and teacher leaders. #education
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305: Interview with Alissa Crabtree
Meet and be empowered by Alissa Crabtree in this special interview episode of the Empowering Educators Podcast. Alissa shares great, tactile advice about how to effectively work with teachers as an instructional coach. She also discusses the importance of the instructional coach/administrator relationship and how that relationship can be a powerhouse for change within a district. Get your pen and paper out and hit play!
Quotables
*All quotables are from the interviewee
As coaches and administrators, we are in the business of fostering motivation in adult learners.
Sit down one on one with the people you lead and understand them as a person.
When I slowed down, it sped my kids up.
About Alissa
Alissa is an advocate for educators everywhere! As a 16+ year veteran, she has been exposed to numerous instructional strategies, district and campus initiatives, and professional learning opportunities. Through her experiences, she has recognized what has a lasting impact and who truly benefits. Alissa believes in the power of growing teacher and student efficacy. She has spent the last eight years of her career coaching teachers, administrators, and district leaders so that both teachers and students harness their power and abilities. Her approach to coaching is simple: it is a collaboration, not a one-and-done experience. Alissa works alongside leaders, teachers, and stakeholders to analyze areas for growth, establish clear and attainable goals, facilitate learning, track student and teacher development, and pivot when necessary. Change occurs from the top down, so she meets with leaders to ensure goal understanding and support before coaching teachers and professional learning communities. Her coaching style is collaborative, and to make the most impact, everyone involved must have a clear picture of coaching.
Resources Mentioned by Alissa:
Online Course: Launch Your Instructional Coaching Style
Email List: Crabtree Coaching Collaborative Newsletter
Website: crabtreecoachingcollaborative.org
Connect with Alissa:
IG @crabtree_coaching_collab
Twitter @alissa_crabtree
Facebook Crabtree Coaching Collaborative
Linked-In: Crabtree Coaching Collaborative
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304: The Secret Weapon of Hardship
When hardship arrives, it can be used as an opportunity to propel you forward. Tune into this episode of the Empowering Educators Podcast as Gretchen shares a personal story about hardship and then gives you practical steps that you can apply to your own hardships in order to use them as a stepping stone to move forward. You're not going to want to miss this one! Listen in and get ready to be empowered.
Quotables
When we are clear on what we want or need… it’s easier to brainstorm a solution.
How can I use this situation in my favor?
Hardship is a an opportunity to showcase great leadership and critical thinking skills.
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Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College
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303: How to be an Effective Accountability Partner
Accountability partners! Do you have one? In this episode of the Empowering Educators Podcast, Gretchen shares the importance of having an accountability partner. She shares why an accountability partner just might be the secret sauce to level up your success! Gretchen also shares 8 practical tips on how to be an effective accountability partner. Tune in today and learn how an accountability partner just might be the solution you need to add to your growth strategy!
Quotables
Accountability is the secret sauce of dreamers and planners to actual achievers.
An accountability partner is just the solution you need to add to your growth strategy.
Your goals are only as great as your follow through.
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Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College
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302: Your Competitor is YOU
Comparing yourself to others takes all the joy out of growth. Tune into this episode of the Empowering Educators Podcast and listen as Gretchen shares her experience of comparing herself to others and the lessons she learned along the way. Listen until the end as Gretchen shares 4 tips to help you out of the comparison trap.
Quotables
It’s unfair to look at your colleagues and compare yourself.
I was taking the joy out of the growth because I was too busy looking at the wrong people and comparing myself.
The only data point that makes sense is comparing yourself to you in the same situation.
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Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College
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301: Improve Instruction One Brick at a Time
In this episode of the Empowering Educators Podcast, Gretchen lays out the four key bricks, in the order needed, so that instruction can be improved. She provides practical tips in order to make sure you are laying each brick securely before moving onto the next brick. Tune in today and leave empowered to improve teacher instruction.
Quotables
Sometimes we find solutions by just doing the dang thing.
Classroom Management. This is prevention over being reactive.
You gain so much time for instruction and learning because of how you set up your physical space and how you and your students operate within it.
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Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College
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300: Interview with Linda Rhyne 2.0
The Science of Reading has replaced Guided Reading. Switching to something new can feel hard and frustrating. Tune into this episode and become encouraged and empowered by Linda Rhyne. She talks about what Science of Reading is, why it’s replaced Guided Reading and how you can implement it. Tune in now!
Quotables
*All quotables are from the interviewee
In order to become a proficient reader, children need and require direct, explicit, and systematic instruction.
Educators know, understand and feel to their core a deep understanding of the impact that they have or could have.
I can use what I’m learning now to propel myself forward.
About Linda
Linda Rhyne is the owner of Linda Rhyne Consulting, a company focused on helping teachers and leaders connect research to practice in a safe & supportive environment. Linda is an award-winning and National Board Certified educator with 15 years of experience in education with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, one of the nation’s 20 largest urban school districts located in Charlotte, NC. She served in multiple positions in CMS: classroom teacher, literacy facilitator, new teacher support coordinator, and Southeast Learning Community coordinator, with 10 years of experience as an instructional coach. In her free time, you can find her playing with her two boys, hanging with her husband, reading, and working out.
Resources Mentioned by Linda:
The Reading League- The Science of Reading
Connect with Linda:
IG @lindarhyneconsulting
Twitter @lindaschultzie
FB LindaRhyneConsulting
Website: http://lindarhyneconsulting.com
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Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College
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Being an Educator is a Calling…
...it’s not just another job … and if you’re sometimes running a bit low on the necessary inspiration, don’t despair - stop and listen to this gem of a show!
A must-listen for educators everywhere
Finding a podcast that speaks directly to my heart and my profession is like striking gold, and Gretchen does exactly that. This podcast has quickly become my go-to-source of inspiration, motivation, and invaluable insight into the world of education.
So insightful and great mix
Love both the helpful insights plus the mix of interviews and short action focused episodes
Thanks for your support of other educators!
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