“Recognize, Acknowledge, Extend”
This is an AWESOME conversation I had with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo around staff morale and thriving during the chaos of a pandemic. You're gonna love this guy, I guarantee it!
This is a dope conversation I had with Mike around ambition vs. execution and how you move from talking about ideas to executing and making them a reality.
This is a super fun interview I did with rock star educator Andi Marra from North Stafford High School in Virginia. She's a first-year leadership teacher and is absolutely crushing it for her students and staff! Thanks for listening!
This was a super fun conversation I had with my good buddy, Phil Boyte, right before the holidays. We talked about school culture, baseball, traveling, beaches, and a whole lot about self-care. Enjoy!
This is a powerful conversation that I had with my good friend, Dwight Carter, around race, equity, and how we can have difficult conversations moving forward. I'm grateful for his friendship and his willingness to help me learn and grow on my journey to becoming a better human being.
“If we put that energy into connecting with kids instead, couldn’t we make a big change?”
Jamie Mooring, rock star educator at Puyallup High School in Washington, joined The Green Room to share her passion and infectious energy for all things school culture! Jamie shares a ton of ideas for establishing connections, how to get started on your school culture revolution, planning and executing a school wide lip dub, and so much more!
“If we let kids explore a little bit more, we have the opportunity for some really amazing things to happen.”
Dr. Brandon Beck joins The Green Room Podcast Series to share his passion for teaching, coaching, speaking, and so much more! Elementary school educator by day, high school soccer coach by night, part-time professor, father of three beautiful girls, and oh! The author of a brand new book! This guy does it all!
“Your voice is your power.”
Youth motivational speaker Carlos Ojeda Jr. joins The Green Room to share his passion for making an impact on the lives of young people. As the founder and CEO of CoolSpeak: The Youth Engagement Company, Carlos has dedicated his life to empowering students to succeed by teaching them that their voice is their power.
“My why is getting up every morning and going into school and seeing those faces and saying, ‘Alright, how are we going to make the world a better place today?’ ”
Tess Charnaud, STEM educator at the International School of Luxembourg, joined The Green Room to share her insights on getting more girls involved in the field of science, the importance of always maintaining a sense of wonder, how COVID-19 will change the field of education, how to create an inclusive culture when over 40 nationalities are represented on your campus, resiliency strategies, and so much more! This episode is pure gold!
“Sometimes he feels like a ghost at our school because he’s everywhere but nobody sees him.”
What a fun opportunity to connect with Phil Boyte and record our conversation on school culture! Make sure to follow his podcast, School Culture by Design, if you don't already!
“The more vulnerable and human that I can be, and actually share my experiences, then the more willing students are to trust me and seek me out for things that they’re going through.”
Independence High School (VA) science department chair, PBIS coordinator, #RockStar educator, and all-around great guy Josh Mosser joined The Green Room to discuss strategies for fostering relationships with your students and your colleagues, how public recognition can dramatically impact your school's culture and climate, and strategies and tips for distance learning and finding balance during COVID-19.
“As leadership teachers, we create memories, we create those unforgettable moments, and we get to do it alongside our amazing students and we teach them how to do that too.”
Rock star educator Dr. Farah Meadows joins The Green Room to share her insights on getting Renaissance started on your campus, overcoming adversity, multicultural education and how to have conversations around race, staying connected during COVID-19, and what it was like getting to meet and spend time with Oprah!
“Make sure you close all of your conversations with “I love you,” because your kids may not hear it if it’s not coming from you.”
Curious about gaming and how it can make an impact on your school's campus? This episode is for you! Vancleave Middle School (MS) educator Chase Chatfield joins The Green Room for an awesome conversation centered around gaming, Kahoot!, and the power of connections and relationships. Check it out!
“We don’t get to judge who walks through our doors, who we get to educate. Our job is we get to love them from where they’re at and get them to where they need to be.”
Carrie Yantzer, Director of Professional Learning and Operations for the Colorado Association of School Executives, joins The Green Room for an amazing conversation. Carrie has over 25 years of educational experience as both a teacher and a principal and has so many amazing stories to share centered around the power of relationships, equity and ways to address it on your campus, and relevant topics pertaining to professional learning and how she and her organization provide meaningful content.
“Be who you is, cause if you is who you ain’t, you ain’t who you is.”
Newberg High School (OR) assistant principal Mark Brown joins The Green Room for a powerful episode to discuss mental health and strategies for addressing it on your campus, learning to be comfortable with "who you is," maintaining a positive outlook on a daily basis, the challenges of becoming an administrator, and more!
“We have fun, we love each other, and we love our kids.”
Del City High School (OK) assistant principal Steve Gilliland joins The Green Room to share all of the great things happening at his school and in his community. Steve shares tips on getting kids plugged in on your campus, battling chronic absenteeism, boosting staff morale, and some super cool traditions, including one where seniors can earn a free letter jacket. Check it out!
“The most important thing an administrator can do for their school is to make it a place where teachers want to be.”
Smyrna High School (TN) principal Dr. Sherri Southerland joins The Green Room to discuss leveling the courses at her high school and its impact on student learning, tips for implementing change, how to transition from a "your kids" mentality to an "our kids" mentality, ideas for improving staff morale and camaraderie, and much more!
“When my kids get off the bus in the morning and when the teachers walk in the door, my mood, my face, and my attitude sets the tone for the day.”
Powerful, powerful episode with Heritage High School (VA) principal Shameka Gerald! She shares advice on developing processes systematically that serve ALL students, why her attitude and demeanor are so important to the daily climate of her building, how to raise the standard of expectations for both students and staff, how racial and equity issues can be properly addressed and improved, tips and strategies for improving attendance rates, and much, much more!
“I gave numbers 1, 2, and 3 to my wife and two daughters because they’ve given me the opportunity and the freedom to really try to make it matter on behalf of other people’s kids.”
Dr. Brad Hubbard, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for Community High School District 117 (IL), joins The Green Room to discuss tips and strategies for improving teacher retention, making the time to be visible within your building, the importance of professional learning for educators, how his district is attacking equity and SEL head on, and the story behind his limited edition challenge coins that he uses to "make it matter" in the world of education!
“It doesn’t matter what’s going on at home, they know they can come to Room 21 and be loved. You’re not going to be invisible in here.”
Virginia Region 3 Teacher of the Year Dan Reichard joins The Green Room to discuss tips and strategies for becoming a better educator, methods and ideas for creating a classroom environment where learning is cool, the importance of branding your classroom, how to prevent burnout, and much more!