Come listen to our celebration and reflection on 100 episodes! Our friend and special guest, Ashley Gibbs Davis, took the reins and helped us to take a pause and think back to when we first hit record for the Teacher's Pep Rally . She was the perfect facilitator to give us an opportunity to think about the conversations that we have had since the beginning which was back in August 2020. Here are just a few topics we have covered so far... Special Education 1st Generation College Students School ...
Jan 14, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 7Ep. 100
If you are familiar or not so familiar with AI and ChatGPT, please join us for a genuine discussion on ways to use these resources for teaching and learning. We have special guests who have been discussing this topic on a global platform, Dr. Sean Nufer a Senior Director of Teaching & Learning at the Community Solution Education System and Dr. Veronica Estrada from the School of Human Development at Pacific Oaks College & an Adjunct Professor teaching Psychology at Pasadena City College....
Dec 17, 2023•1 hr•Season 7Ep. 99
How can we use our connections to learn new skills or grow to a new position or role? Coach and Consultant, Angie Robinson, sits down with us to discuss the ways we can change the way we think about acquiring new leadership skills and build a blueprint for our future self. Angie uses an inside out approach to help her clients discover their leadership strengths and scale new ways to change the outcomes we are seeking in our professional lives. We discuss the importance of recognizing our values ...
Dec 10, 2023•58 min•Season 7Ep. 98
We invited Dr. Jeannine Jannot, a parent, former school psychologist, and author, to come back and talk to us about ways we (EVERYONE) can support a balanced student. Dr. Jannot wrote the book The Disintegrating Student : Struggling But Smart, Falling Apart, & How to Turn It Around to discuss the very recognizable patterns seen in students who were falling apart in a very high-stakes, rigorous educational environment. Now, she is focusing on supporting parents and guardians by rethinking str...
Nov 12, 2023•44 min•Season 7Ep. 97
We had the ultimate coach at our pep rally. Donnie Campbell became famous overnight when Jason Sudeikis said live on a late-night show that some of the wit and wisdom for the character Ted Lasso, in the Apple TV series, was losely based on his high school coach. He was talking about our very own Donnie Campbell. Leaning on his experience of over 36 years in education and as a dedicated basketball coach, Donnie shares with us the importance of teaching our students and players how to build charac...
Nov 05, 2023•59 min•Season 7Ep. 96
Our friends from i-Tech came back to share with us the latest trends and challenges in educational technology. Join our conversation with Director of Educational Technology, Evelyn McCulloch and Educational Design & Strategy Lead, Mike Rinyu. We spend a good bit of time talking about AI and how it is not going anywhere, so we need to find the best way to utilize it. Some examples that Evelyn and Mike shared with us were using tools like Eduaide for creating 504s, designing lesson plans and r...
Oct 22, 2023•56 min•Season 7Ep. 95
We took an unexpected pause into the new season. Listen to how we deal with the first month after back to school and why we always look forward to these conversations with you. Pete asked fellow educators to come up with some questsion for us to disucss using the prompt "Would You Rather". Come play the game with us and answer the questions. Whether you watch us LIVE or watch a replay of the video, you, OUR COMMUNITY , will now have the capability to see our guests as they share their stories. C...
Oct 15, 2023•49 min•Season 7Ep. 94
Come join the conversation about the first few weeks of school. We talk about the back to school jitters and the excitement of a new year. Play at home with us in the Price is Right: Back to School Supplies . Fred, Pete, and friends took guesses on the right price for the following school supplies: Composition Notebook Pack of Mechanical Pencils Texas Instrument Calculator Magnetic Locker Mirror 6 Pack of Kazoos Whether you watch us LIVE or watch a replay of the video, you, OUR COMMUNITY , will ...
Sep 17, 2023•49 min•Season 7Ep. 93
More Teachers. More Pep. More Rally. This podcast is by educators and for educators. We're back! And, the exciting news is that we have decided to try some new ways to continue the relevant conversations and to expand our community using LIVE video. Fred, Erin, and Pete are meeting every first 3 Wednesdays of the month to continue collaborating and providing support to educators, families, and professionals. Whether you watch us LIVE or watch a replay of the video, you, OUR COMMUNITY , will now ...
Sep 10, 2023•37 min•Season 7Ep. 92
We can't believe that another school year is coming to an end. Erin, Fred, Leticia, and Pete get together to be silly and sentimental as a break is in sight. Come join us as we share what we have planned for the summer and ways we hope that we all take good care of ourselves during this time. Please leave a review and visit us at www.teacherpeprally.com Join the Facebook community to collaborate and celebrate with us and fellow educators. If you are enjoying the podcast, we would greatly appreci...
May 21, 2023•47 min•Season 6Ep. 91
This episode is about a year in review. The TPR crew went around the table sharing some of the highlights from this school year and the podcast conversations that have been sticking in our mind. Here are just a few topics we discussed during Season 5 & 6: Literacy Music Education School Bus Drivers Nutrition Cultivating Innovation Transitioning Programs in Spec Ed EduProtocols LGBT+ Student Support History Lessons Transforming Our Worth Behavior Management What a year it has been! Let's talk...
May 07, 2023•53 min•Season 6Ep. 90
Heidi von Marbod has been in education for over 22 years! She has a wide experience in the profession having spent time in elementary school and coaching high school cheer and dance team. In fact, she started Oregon's first Special Need competitive Cheerleading squad. That cheer squad inspired her to go back into special education . Hence, she is currently and has been teaching high school special education and community transition for the last thirteen years in Washington. We discuss how we can...
Apr 23, 2023•47 min•Season 6Ep. 89
Brantley Turner is originally from Brooklyn, New York. Her interest in Asia began as an undergraduate at Brown University studying East Asian Studies and Art Semiotics. She founded China Prep in the experiential education sector and is a Ph.D. candidate at the International School of Management with coursework in Shanghai, New York, and Paris. She served as the Dwight School Director of Programs for China starting in 2009 and in 2012 was the co-founder and American Principal of Shanghai Qibao Dw...
Apr 16, 2023•59 min•Season 6Ep. 88
David Ludwig is an American composer, teacher, and Dean of Music at The Juilliard School . His work has been commissioned and performed by artists and ensembles including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. He is a committed advocate for diversity and inclusion in new music and programming, and serves on the national program committee of New Music USA and is a member of the distinguis...
Apr 05, 2023•54 min•Season 6Ep. 87
Our guest, Ann Morgan , has an English Literature degree from Cambridge University and a master's in creative writing at University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich. She also has a postgraduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. She looks at the world between 2 covers, book covers. She is known as a reading explorer who in 2012 read books from over 196 independent countries around the world. She famously shared her story on the TED Talk platform about how novels are one of the best way...
Mar 19, 2023•51 min•Season 6Ep. 86
Jon Crippo has had over 20 years of experience in education serving the K-8 level, Project-Based Learning, Google-based high schools, and 2 county offices, including as an Assistant Superintendent and IT Director. He is proud of his work with CUE (a nonprofit community of connected educators focused on improving education for all learners in California and Nevada); he served there as the Chief Learning Officer and Executive Director. He has co-written with Marlena Hebern a series of Eduprotocol ...
Mar 13, 2023•51 min•Season 6Ep. 85
Jeff Dixon is the author of the fictional-Disney series Key to the Kingdom and has also written two books loaded with life lessons learned from Walt Disney and the worlds he created which are called – The Disney Driven Life: Inspiring Lessons from Disney History & The Disney Code: A Code to Release the Best Version of You . The secrets he shares allows you the freedom to become the “best version of you.” Start looking at your story, your opportunity for inspiration, and the glorious grind as...
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 84
Dr. Kevin Leichtman is the co-founder of TLC Education , the director of Academic Mindset , and an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University . He is the author of The Perfect Ten: Ten Students, Ten Mindsets, One New Definition of Perfection and co-author of the Teacher's Guide to the Mental Edge . He has eight years of experience teaching English Language Arts, Reading, and ESOL for grades 7th to 12th. Kevin has written several educational articles in EduTopia about teacher burnout . We h...
Feb 12, 2023•59 min•Season 6Ep. 83
Cathy Chu is the Director of Youth Organizing at the Genders and Sexualities Network formerly known as the Gay Straight Alliance . They have a youth leadership development model that supports youth in starting, strengthening, and sustaining GSA clubs to create school communities where all students can be safe from discrimination, harassment, and violence based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Let’s talk about life and learning! Please leave a review and visit us at www.teacherpepr...
Feb 05, 2023•49 min•Season 6Ep. 82
Krisitin Rosenberg is a School Library Wizard. She lives in Wisconsin and has been an educator for 14 years. She is a lover of books, and a proud supporter of diversity and inclusion . Join our conversation about showing up for students and guiding them to reading something new. We are GIVING AWAY a FREE 1-YEAR PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION FOR NOVEL EFFECT . In order to enter the drawing this week with the Teacher's Pep Rally Podcast , you must: 1. Follow the Teacher's Pep Rally Facebook Group - https:/...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 81
Our guest, Jared Bruening , is a junior high social studies teacher for over the past 12 years. He has experience in teaching in private and public schools in many subjects: World History, Geography, American History , Science, and Sociology. Jared's true passion though is American History, and he shares that passion through videos and resources for teachers, students, and parents called The Daily Bellringer . It is fitting that this is a historic moment for TPR , as we have hit 80 EPISODES than...
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 80
Jasmine Hall is an author, speaker, and Human Design Practitioner . She recently made a leap from high school economics teacher to fulltime entrepreneur . As The Worth Coach, she aims to help transform our worth by helping us to learn, heal, evolve, and expand. She has a book titled Things My Parents Didn’t Tell Me About Money & Life: Because They Didn’t Know and a 90-Day action planner titled, What’s On Your Plate?. Join us as we have a candid conversation about our relationship with financ...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 79
We are sitting around the TPR fireplace, opening gifts, and sharing some laughs. So grab your egg nog or hot chocolate and exhale. Welcome to The Teacher’s Pep Rally , Holiday Episode. Please leave a review and visit us at www.teacherpeprally.com Join the Facebook community to collaborate and celebrate with us and fellow educators If you are enjoying the podcast, we would greatly appreciate it if you rate the show and then leave a review on Apple Podcasts . Reviews helps other educators to find ...
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 78
Angela Tezeno is formally trained as an educator and has worked as a teacher for 18 years. With a Master in Education and a Master in Management & Leadership , Angela has furthered her life’s work of inspiring and educating by launching an empowerment education brand for women. We have a candid converstaion about value and worth . Angela reminds us that educators have so many skills and experiences worthy of pursuing opportunities in other areas even if it means leaving the classroom. Get re...
Dec 18, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 77
Our guest, Jen Shirley , is a parent and educator coach. She helps parents understand challenging & explosive behavior and also supports educators who are interested in building efficient operating systems to not only manage their own workloads but to find success in supporting all students . She has over 25 years of experience in education. As a veteran principal in public schools, challenging & complex behavior have become her specialty. The more severe the problem ... the more curious...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 76
We can't believe this is our 75th episode . Thank you to all of you for being a part of the conversation and support. Our guest, Curtis Jenkins, is certainly an expert on kindness. He was an elementary school bus driver for a local Texas school district who went viral after a piece on the CBS Sunday Morning Show about his gift for supporting his students and building a sense of community . He is now a program specialist at the same district in student welfare and has received the Turn the World ...
Dec 04, 2022•41 min•Season 5Ep. 75
It's that time of year! As we get closer to Thanksgiving here in the United States, the TPR crew likes to take a moment to give thanks and practice gratitude. Gratitude positively impacts: personality, health, emotions, social well-being, and career. Complete the stem sentences with us as we share our gratitude. And while we are at it, we want to say how thankful we are for you! Let's talk about life and learning! Please leave a review and visit us at www.teacherpeprally.com Join the Facebook co...
Nov 13, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 74
Our guest, Isabella Webb, is an Academic Advisor at The University of Washington in Tacoma. Her love for exploring adds to her belief that the whole student is important and everyone should feel they’ve been able to tell their story and bring their authenticity and their culture to their school. Join our conversation as we discuss ways that education can be transformational and healing . Let's talk about life and learning! Please leave a review and visit us at www.teacherpeprally.com Join the Fa...
Nov 06, 2022•53 min•Season 5Ep. 73
It is October again and that means we get that reminder about Cyber Security Awareness . Our guests today work for i-Tech where people come first. Evelyn McCulloch and Michael Rinyu work for a company that provides IT support for schools in addition to providing experts in EdTEch offerings which are driven by teaching and learning outcomes . Grab your laptop and mouse...Let's talk about life and learning! Please leave a review and visit us at www.teacherpeprally.com Join the Facebook community t...
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 72
Our guest today, Ashley Gibbs Davis, helps individuals and organizations find their greatest expression. She is a seasoned business consultant and coach. She is certified by Brené Brown and is among the elite group of globally Certified Dare to Lead ™ Facilitators offering Dare to Lead™ training content in the US and abroad. We talk about teachers as leaders, and the ways we can encourage compassion through the use of boundaries . Grab your favorite Brene Brown book and journal! Let's talk about...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 71
