For anyone who has heard me present or speak as a guest on another podcast, you have heard that I’m extremely passionate about trauma informed and restorative practices. My wife and I have been foster parents for over 6 years and we had the amazing opportunity to learn from Karen Pervis and her Trust Based…

When you hear the term Librarian, do you think of a person who strictly works with books or of someone who is leading the charge for innovation? This week’s guest, Alicia Ray, shares how she broke the mold of the traditional Library space, amplified her voice, and made an impact well beyond her campus. In…

Have you ever identified and solved a problem, only to find your solution grow into something you did not expect? This week’s guest, Sarah Thomas, explains how she found a growing need to connect other educators on social media and how her solution grew to build a service and publishing company called EduMatch. Hopefully, Sarah’s…

Does our educational system represent the world we live in? This week’s guest, Tiffany Ott, explains how she has transformed her classroom to prepare her students using mastery Learning, self paced curriculum, and standards based grading. I’m excited to have the last member of the teach better team on as we dive into some fun…

How often do you go to a professional development session or conference and, although you may be inspired, you don’t act on the message? This week’s guest, Tara Martin, and I provide ways to increase the professional development experience, find avenues of Inspiration and she shares her crazy story of how social media changed her…