Humble Badass Educators

Jeremy John Jensen
  • 5.0 (5)
  • EDUCATION
  • UPDATED BIMONTHLY

Hi - my name is Jeremy Jensen and I’m a public school educator in the Denver metro area. I’m on a quest - a quest to learn from as many educators out there as possible about the innovative approaches that are making learning authentic and meaningful. It’s a very different world today than when our current education system was established, and I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have opportunities to get to know some amazing educators who are working tirelessly to adapt to this new and evolving world.

  1. 05/03/2022

    Embedded Learning with Bicycle Mechanics

    This episode of Humble Badass Educators features two seventh grade students at Embark Education who work with the bicycle mechanics of Framework Cycles on a daily basis.  Jake Covert and Morgan Matter discuss how they as mechanics also work as educators to bring the components of the bicycle shop operations and bicycle mechanics to life for middle school students in the Denver area through projects and shop shifts. We are joined by two Embark 7th grade students, Jay and Oliver, who came up with the idea to feature these mechanics.  They share the mic with me today in the interview and also share a bit of their experience at Embark Education.  It can be said that these two young men are humble badasses in their own right.

    29 min
  2. Brian Hyosaka

    12/13/2021

    Brian Hyosaka

    Hello all and thank you for tuning back in to Humble Badass Educators.  It’s been a minute since I’ve released and episode and can’t be more thrilled than to bring you this episode with Brian Hyosaka.  I’m currently teaching with Brian at Embark Education, a micro middle school in Denver that Brian will explain in detail during our discussion. I am incredibly grateful for all that I have learned from Brian and am excited to share a small sliver of his amazingness with you all. Thanks for tuning in.

    41 min

  3. 04/25/2021

    Lindsey Hewett - Co-teaching, Integration, and Becoming a Published Author

    Today's Humble Badass Educator is High School English / Language Arts teacher and Hamlet 2 enthusiast Lindsey Hewett. Lindsey is an amazingly thoughtful and introspective teacher who strives to provide her students with experiences that are meaningful and relevant to students in today's world.  She shares some strategies of what she does to integrate controversial social topics in her classroom and shares lots of tips that she has recently learned in making an authentic co-teaching relationship work. In this episode, Lindsey also shares about her journey in becoming a published author.  She talks about where she is in the process of her potential upcoming Middle Grades and shares about her hopes in seeing her book on the shelves of a Barnes and Noble someday soon. It was a privilege to talk with Lindsey Hewett and I hope you enjoy our conversation. Also, note that the book referenced by Lindsey by Angie Thomas is "Concrete Rose" rather than "Rose in Concrete".

    53 min

  4. 02/05/2021

    Nick Steinmetz - Storytelling, Listening and the Power of Yes

    Today my guest is Nick Steinmetz, an Assistant Principal at Carmody Middle School in Lakewood, Colorado.  Nick has a wide variety of experiences in math instruction, education technology, Project-Based Learning, personalization, scheduling, social-emotional learning and much more. In our conversation, Nick digs into a range of topics from deepening relationships to eliciting student discourse to personalization and project-based learning and even to scheduling. Nick discusses the often overlooked but extremely vital social aspect of learning and how that should be infused more in school.  We talk about the value of taking a storytelling approach as an organic way to learn from each other, the power of yes, and how taking a more curiosity-based approach to problem solving can support students in learning math. As always, thanks for tuning in to this episode of Humble Badass Educators with Nick Steinmetz.

    48 min

  5. 01/22/2021

    Kyle Kirby - Hierarchy of Audience

    Today’s Humble Badass Educator is PBL and math aficionado Kyle Kirby.  Kyle has recently worked with 5280 High School in Denver, Colorado as their founding Director of Curriculum and Instruction.  Previously, Kyle taught math in a variety of schools, including the renowned High Tech High in San Diego, California. He shares about his professional learning experiences from High Tech High and how he has brought modeling and experiential learning to other adults in his roles since moving back to Colorado.  He also shares about his approaches and philosophies in student-centered and discussion-based math instruction and what methodologies he finds most effective in both playing the game and changing the game. Kyle brings tremendous passion and intentionality to his work in progressive education.  Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Humble Badass Educators with Kyle Kirby.

    51 min

  6. 01/18/2021

    Mike Hardiman - Denver Lab School

    My guest today is Mike Hardiman, founder of Denver Lab School, an independent school that plans to use the city of Denver as the classroom. Mike plans to open DLS for the 2022-2023 school year. In our conversation, Mike discusses some of what needs to be done in order to bring a dream that so many educators think about in starting a school from the ground up to become a reality. He talks about how the combination of his experiences in teaching as well as business school have helped him to develop some of these necessary skills, but how such a key component is having the humility to know what you don’t know and when to ask for help. Mike talks about the exciting and innovative plans he envisions for Denver Lab School as well as his intention of involving various community members to help shape the school. Thanks as always for tuning in to today’s episode of Humble Badass Educators with Mike Hardiman.

    58 min

  7. 01/17/2021

    Evan Whitehead - Telling Your Truth

    Today’s Humble Badass Educator is the phenomenal Evan Whitehead.  Evan is currently the director of special services for a PK–8 school district outside of Chicago where he  oversees a range of services including social emotional learning, community engagement, special education, ESL, MTSS and much more.  He also works as a professional development consultant and trainer for Dr. Ruby Payne’s Company aha! Process.  Previously, Evan has worked in a variety of roles in education including Special Education Teacher, Dean of Student Discipline, Latino Parent Outreach Coordinator, and District/School Improvement Specialist to name a few. Evan digs into many of today’s issues in education in our conversation.  He discusses why social emotional learning and self-care is a guiding value that influences his approach to his work and how we are at a pivotal point in making a shift in our education system to truly build this in as a priority at the student, educator and family levels.  He breaks down how his 3 B’s - Balance, Boundaries and Breaks - support making self-care a simple way to build into daily habits.  Evan also discusses strategies for engaging families, how leadership at the school and district level can set the tone for social-emotional learning, and how we as educators can build the tools to have difficult conversations with students that are so necessary in navigating today’s divisive and complex world. It was an absolute delight to talk with Evan Whitehead, one true Humble Badass in our world of education today.

    1h 14m

  8. 01/05/2021

    Meg Parry - Where the Real Change Happens

    Thank you for joining me today in my first interview of 2021.  I’m very excited that the first guest of this new year is my dear friend and former colleague Meg Parry.  Currently, Meg is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Embark Education, a micro middle school in Denver Colorado.  She discusses her work at Embark as well as her vast range of other experiences in coaching, education policy, teaching, PBL training, college and career readiness and much more. Meg has a wealth of knowledge in education reform and it was a true pleasure to sit down with Meg to discuss the successes and challenges of her past roles and thoughts about the future of education.  Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy today’s episode of Humble Badass Educators.

    57 min
See All (33)

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
5 Ratings

About

Hi - my name is Jeremy Jensen and I’m a public school educator in the Denver metro area. I’m on a quest - a quest to learn from as many educators out there as possible about the innovative approaches that are making learning authentic and meaningful. It’s a very different world today than when our current education system was established, and I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have opportunities to get to know some amazing educators who are working tirelessly to adapt to this new and evolving world.

Information

  • Creator
    Jeremy John Jensen
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jeremy John Jensen
  • Show Website
    Humble Badass Educators