Teachers As Leaders

People don't need titles to be leaders. Todd Bedard and co-hosts will talk about opportunities in schools where teachers can step into leadership. He will talk to top educators about how they are leading in their schools, helping culture, and promoting student learning. Questions, feedback, or suggestions for future topics or guests, please leave me a message on FlipGrid: flipgrid.com/teachersasleaders

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Educators Who Don't Work In Schools: Jeremy Hummel, Drum instructor

In this series, I want to explore the work of great educators who don't work in schools. I will be looking at what makes them successful in an effort to find commonalities in their work that we can add to our toolboxes as teachers. In this episode, I interview Jeremy Hummel, a drum instructor from Selinsgrove PA, best know as a founding member of the platinum rock band, Breaking Benjamin. He played on the band's first two recordings before leaving the band in 2004 and returning to teaching. Jere...

Aug 28, 2020•52 min•Season 2Ep. 1

Innovating in the classroom and creating your own PLC

In this episode, I interview Danielle Curzi, an Instructional technology Coach at the Capital Area Intermediate unit in Harrisburg, PA. We talk about a wide array of topics: How a teacher can start to become innovative Adding a WHY to lessons and making sure students understand it Shark tank presentations for 5th graders Admitting a lesson stunk to your students Creating your own in-house PLC with your colleagues You can follow Danielle on Twitter @CurziLearners If you have any feedback about th...

Mar 24, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Embracing failure as a student

We talk about failing in education all the time. It's part of the process of learning. As teachers, we believe that it is important to fail and overcome it. Do we know what its like from a student perspective? In part II of our series on failure, Todd and Deb Lawlor interview Drexel junior and TEDx Lebow speaker, Danielle Senour about having perspective and how she overcame failure. Todd also talks to two of his high school students on success versus failure and what their perspectives are. It i...

Jan 22, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Facing Failure Leads To Success

Imagine getting your dream job. Now imagine, getting an email from your boss asking to meet when you get back. Finally, imagine your boss telling you that your contract is not going to be renewed. In this episode, I am going to talk to ISTE 2019 keynote speaker, Alicia Duell about this story - her story. Co-hosting with me on this episode is Deb Lawlor . Deb teaches vulnerability and empathy in her health classes. I will talk with her about that and we will talk with Alicia together. This episod...

Nov 12, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Engaged Teachers, Inspiring Leaders

Gallup recently posted an info-graphic that says that, nationally, 31% of teachers are engaged in their jobs. Of that 31% of engaged teachers, 85% are engaged because of a leader that inspires them. Brian Robinson, associate principal at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, PA co-hosts as he and Todd Bedard explore how leaders can inspire teachers. They interview Eric Chagala, is the founding principal of the Vista Innovation & Design Academy (VIDA) in San Diego, CA. If you have f...

Oct 17, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Differentiate Your Late Policies

As teachers we should differentiate learning. Should we have “one size fits all” policies to go with the differentiated learning? If a student turns in an assignment late but does exemplary work, should they get an A? These questions are more should be considered when creating your policies. In this episode, I interview Melissa Kruse, author of the Reading and Writing Haven blog, about her post, LATE WORK POLICY OPTIONS FOR SECONDARY CLASSROOMS . 1:43: Todd makes a case for flexible late policie...

Sep 13, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Innovative Back To School Night

Back To School Night important topics: Simplify the Business stuff Let parents experience what your class is like Reinforce the social and emotional safety Connect with parents about how you can help their kids learn Incorporating technology is great, but remember most of your parents are tech immigrants Enjoy an interview with Brett Vogelsinger, English teacher from the Central Bucks School District in Doylestown, PA. We discuss his "low-tech/hi-tech" back to school night based on his poster se...

Aug 20, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Back To School Night TRAILER

Previewing the first episode of the Teachers As Leaders Podcast. Host, Todd Bedard, will explore Back To School night ideas for teachers and will interview ISTE 2019 Presenter, Brett Vogelsinger of the Central Bucks West School District. Check out the podcast the week of August 19, 2019.

Aug 11, 2019•45 sec

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