This week is part two of Hope and Wade King’s discussion on all things student engagement. On this episode, Hope and Wade dive into how engagement ties into personal connections and students’ social/emotional wellbeing. Prior to listening to this episode, we highly suggest listening to Part 1 in Episode 58. 

Lets' talk engagement! Hope and Wade King discuss all things student engagement in this two-part podcast series. This week, they dive into how student engagement leads to academic success.

In today’s episode, Hope and Wade take on a difficult topic: shame. This episode is all about the shame we experience as parents, educators, and humans trying to give it all to everyone and everything. Hope and Wade share their story of struggling with shame with the hope of helping you recognize that you’re not alone in experiencing shame.

Hope and Wade sit down with the one and only Catherine Whitcher, M.Ed from the Master IEP Coach® to talk all things Special Education. It’s a great conversation and is the perfect lead into GYTO’s first-ever Special Education track at this summer’s National Conference! 

Learn more about Catherine Whitcher at catherinewhitcher.com. 

55: Special Guest - Rachel Lindsay

Hope and Wade sit down with our friend, media personality, and attorney, Rachel Lindsay. Rachel is a correspondent for Extra and a former Bachelorette. She is a huge supporter of education and co-host of The Higher Learning Podcast. She will be joining us at the 2022 Get Your Teach On National Conference in Orlando, FL, and we were thrilled to be able to speak with her.

Visit getyourteachon.com/orlando to join us for the GYTO National Conference June 26-29, 2022!

This week, Hope and Wade sit down with our friend and speaker, Shane Feldman. Shane is the Founder & CEO of Count Me In, a worldwide social entrepreneurship incubator and community. He’s also been recognized by the White House, Prime Minister of Canada, the United Nations, and has been named one of North America’s Top 40 Under 40 LGBTQ+ Leaders. He shares about the importance of community building and creating a welcoming environment for ALL students. It’s a powerful and important conversation for all educators.

Learn more about Shane at shanefeldman.com and cmimovement.com. You can also see Shane at our 2022 National Conference this summer in Orlando.

On this week’s episode, Hope sits down with Marc Brackett, Ph.D., the Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of Permission to Feel. He is the lead developer of RULER, an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning that has been adopted by nearly 2,000 pre-K through high schools across the United States and in other countries. 

This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 25th, just one day after the terrible tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX. We had this recording session scheduled for several weeks, and felt it was important to continue. The result is a very timely and relevant episode that can hopefully help all of us as we navigate this difficult time. 

For more information on Marc and Permission to Feel, visit https://www.marcbrackett.com/.

Please consider making a donation to the Robb School Memorial Fund to assist the victims and families of Robb Elementary School, or contact your government representative and senator. 

On today’s episode of the GYTO Podcast, Hope, Wade, and members of the Get Your Teach On Leadership Team (Chris Pombonyo and LaNesha Tabb) pull back the curtain on Get Your Teach On and answer some of the most common questions about our conferences. The team takes a behind the scenes look at the planning and adress some common misconceptions. You don’t want to miss this episode!

Our favorite scientist, the one and only Steve Spangler joins Hope and Wade King on the podcast this week! If you’re not familiar with Steve Spangler, he’s an incredible educator, author, and Ellen’s Science Guy. You don’t want to miss this episode!

Learn more about Steve at stevespangler.com and be sure to join us at the 2022 Get Your Teach On National Conference this summer in Orlando to see Steve in action!

Whether you’re currently in testing season, just finished testing, or about start, it’s very easy to fall into the trap of feeling defined by a test score. In this episode Hope and Wade discuss things that truly define an educator (and it’s so much more than just a test score). We reached out to the Get Your Teach On community of educators to find out what you think define an educator, and we wanted to share some of those responses with you. 

We have both lived in many seasons of life where we mistake busy for successful. But busy doesn’t = effective. As we head into the end of the year or the end of a season, we are often flooded by reflection – what worked? What failed? What will I change for next year? But instead of continuing to stack onto your plate, let’s work to eliminate, prioritize, and plan to execute more…better.