Great teachers don’t just come from the classroom - they can be found almost anywhere in your life! Hosted by authors and educators Hope and Wade King, Get Your Teach On is a weekly podcast meant to help you light your classroom on fire! Featuring tips and tricks to create an engaging, empowering classroom, real honest conversations with educators, and questions from listeners like you - this podcast has everything you need to take your teaching to the next level! New episodes drop every Mon ...
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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.…
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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.Get Your Teach On
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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.…
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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.…
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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 Orland…
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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…
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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 S…
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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 d…
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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 Nat…
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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 …
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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, prior…
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It’s never easy to fall the wagon but exhaustion is overwhelming and burnout is real. Usually falling off the wagon is accompanied with extreme feelings of guilt and/or never measuring up to the expectations that we set for ourselves. But the best part about wagons? They always come back around. So how can we actively use our time away or actively …
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Can you guys believe it's already December?? We sure can't! Today we want to give you a little update about where we've been, what we're doing, and where we're going in the next year! From the entire Get Your Teach On team to you, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! -- Did you know you can book a mini Get Your Teach On conference for YOUR school? Wh…
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Today we're talking all about practice. Why do we do it, how does it help us, and how can we be inspired to practice new things every day? -- Did you know you can book a mini Get Your Teach On conference for YOUR school? When you book a Mini GYTO, we'll customize an experience for you to help meet the needs of your school or district. It includes m…
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Hey guys! Last episode we talked about 5 ways that you can create a life that you don't want to regularly escape from and for this episode we want to zero in on 5 ways that you can rock your day! Not just your lesson...we want to talk about the structure, the relationships, the engagement and how to keep your cup full throughout the WHOLE day. Chec…
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Wade is back! And today we wanted to talk about 5 ways that you can win your day for yourself. We have just wrapped up a virtual conference about rocking your own life, and we wanted to talk about how you can create a life that you don't have to regularly escape from. So let's talk self care! Life shouldn't feel like a desperate race for something …
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This is a first for us! It's a Hope solo episode! We are moving into fall and its such a beautiful season to reflect on change, and coming to terms with things that either have or need to die in our lives. I want to share the 3 main things that I what to commit to removing from my life in order to feel more fulfilled and have more peace in the face…
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Welcome back to part 4 of our conversation with Daniel Patterson! Today we're talking all about toxic positivity. What's the difference between optimism and toxic positivity. How can we recognize the signs that we aren't validating feelings, but brushing off the depression and anxiety that our kids might be feeling? How is toxic positivity with chi…
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Welcome back to part 3 of an AMAZING interview with our friend Daniel Patterson. Today we're talking about grace. What does giving yourself and others grace really look like? How do earn the trust of our students so that we might be able to properly show them grace? Should grace be tailored to each individual, or should it look the same across the …
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We are back with Daniel Patterson to hear more about teacher wellness and mental health in education. On this episode we wanted to focus on boundaries: how to set them and the intention behind them. "No" is a complete sentence! By setting boundaries we express our needs and stop getting ourselves into binds. Start your week off right and Get Your T…
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We're back! And we have a new look and a new name - welcome to Get Your Teach On! This is still the same podcast, don't worry guys, we will still be giving you teaching strategies and ideas and all the real talk and stories about what it means to be an educator in this season. For our first episode back we wanted bring one of our very good friends …
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Please enjoy this episode from the archives! Happy July 4th! In this day and age, it is SO easy to get lost in comparing our lives to friends, coworkers, or influencers that we see on social media. Today we want to talk to you about the comparison trap because we know how difficult it can be to overcome. If you've been struggling lately to keep you…
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On this episode we have Kori Markussen back with us! We wanted to be able to bring her back on to talk about how her journey continued after we talked about teaching through something as difficult as the pandemic experience that we all shared, in different ways. Start your Monday off right with this episode of The New Edu. -- Need a game plan for y…
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We are so excited to have the amazing Dr. Jody Carrington with us on the podcast again! We talk teacher exhaustion, and how that effects the classroom and the reliance of healthy child psychology on healthy adult psychology. Teachers cannot show up well for their students if they aren't taking care of themselves. We have to focus on filling up the …
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Happy Memorial Day, New EDU-ers! We are so excited to have one of our very good friends on the podcast this episode, Brandon Fleming. He has a brand new book coming out, TODAY! Miseducated, A Memoir is the story of Brandon's transformation from a "drug dealing dropout to an award winning Harvard educator" all before the age of 27. We have a great c…
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Ya'll asked and we delivered! Today on the podcast we sit down with our good friends Jared and Amy! We have a super joyful conversation about planning the ultimate Disney vacation - where to stay, must-dos, and all the things you need to make the most out of your Disney trip. Everyone does Disney different, so how can you keep everyone happy? Kick …
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We are doing something really fun for the next couple of episodes - we are interviewing our spouses, aka each other! We decided, why not dive in and ask all the questions and help you guys find out a bit more about each of us? This time it's Hope's turn to interview Wade, and we talk about Hope's thoughts on all things cooking, alternative careers …
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We are doing something really fun for the next couple of episodes! We are interviewing our spouses, aka each other! Why not dive in and ask all the questions and help you guys find out a bit more about each of us?! On this episode Wade interviews Hope and we talk about our relationship, the experiences that have equipped Hope in being an educator, …
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Please enjoy this episode from the New EDU Archives! If you follow Hope on Instagram, you might remember seeing her have a live conversation with Kori Markussen. Well, we got such great feedback from that event that we decided to turn it into a deeper conversation here on the podcast! Today we're getting real and talking about how hard it has been …
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Happy Teacher Appreciation week! We are so excited to talk about showing appreciation and gratitude to your colleagues, or your family, or your own educators. Celebrating and investing in each other - not just the people we see eye to eye with - is crucial to creating a great work environment and school culture. Appreciation needs to be authentic t…
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Today we checking in with priorities and ensuring we have the time and space for the important things. We're talking about how to let go and prioritize, to make teaching a sustainable profession. How can you show up as your best self, accept there is no such thing as balance and instead, it's all about identifying what you truly value and making mo…
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This week we are going to continue our conversation about Mindfulness Practices and how that affects social and emotional learning in the classroom. Have you ever considered the difference between sympathy and empathy and the role it plays in our understanding of one another and within your classroom? Sympathy is not just about feeling sorry for so…
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So many people see the word 'mindfulness' and disengage. Today we want to rediscover and reframe what mindfulness means, and how it can transform a classroom when it is used correctly and intentionally. Just because kids walk into a school building, it doesn't mean that their social and emotional needs are left at the door. In this episode we want …
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Here is one from the archives! We have a very special guest on the podcast: Dr. Jody Carrington, also one of our favorite people EVER! On this episode we're talking about emotions. Have you ever noticed how the moment you can identify what's making you feel a certain way, the path to solving the problem becomes much clearer? We sure did. Maybe you'…
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On this episode we're talking about leading by purpose, not problems! We love talking about the power behind your 'why' and the idea of teacher health. In the hard seasons of teaching, or life in general, we often become driven by our problems, so to help you combat that we outline four key principles to finding and holding your meaning and your pu…
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How do you form a connection, engage students and ensure growth if all you can see are rows of black boxes? Students not having their cameras on during virtual learning is becoming a huge issue in the classroom. We sit down with Sarah Plumitallo, educator and ESL teacher, and talk about the pressure that students learning in the pandemic are under …
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On today's episode we have the super inspiring Brad Cooper, the Lead Pastor at NewSpring Church in South Carolina. We talk through consistency in showing up and controlling the controllable in our classrooms. Are we consistent in leading with love? Brad reminds us that if you want to make a difference, you have to be different. For more from Brad C…
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We are gearing up for the Get Your Teach On Next Level Conference on March 13th–on this episode we focus on leveling up your instruction, through engagement, best practices and academic rigor. Not teaching fast but teaching in depth. -> www.getyourteachon.com/levelup -- Need a game plan for your new first year? Whether you're a parent, a teacher, o…
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Today we're talking all about leveling up your teaching while focusing on your passions with our good friend Juan Gonzalez Jr. His passion: reading! Juan is a huge advocate for not only teaching kids reading skills, but giving them opportunities to love reading as much as they love things like watching movies or playing video games. It may not be a…
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Welcome back, y'all! Have you been feeling like you're trying to do all the things, but you just don't have the time? You are NOT alone. Today we want to talk to you about making the most out of time and how to identify the things that are sucking away the precious moments that you could be using in better ways. -- Need a game plan for your new fir…
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Y'all, please welcome Amelia Capotosta and LaNesha Tabb to the New EDU! These lovely ladies are incredible educators and extremely crucial parts of the Get Your Teach On team. Today we're talking about standardized testing. You may be worried about how your children or students will perform, and you may be worried that their performance will reflec…
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Get ready for some SERIOUS encouragement today, y'all! Hayward and Starlette Jean are our personal friends and one of our favorite couples. Today we're talking all about growing young leaders. Whether you're a parent or an educator (or BOTH!), chances are you will have an opportunity in your life to be an encourager to the next generation of differ…
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Think about how you find joy in the classroom. For some of you, this is a piece of cake. For others, you might go days, weeks, or months without feeling joy when you step into your classroom. Today, we're breaking down our top tips for finding and maintaining a positive mindset all year long. From giving yourself a cheat day to finding a community …
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If you follow Hope on Instagram, you might remember seeing her have a live conversation with Kori Markussen. Well, we got such great feedback from that event that we decided to turn it into a deeper conversation here on the podcast! Today we're getting real and talking about how hard it has been to be an educator during this pandemic. If you've bee…
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Today we are joined by our good friend Bakari Sellers. He's a best-selling author, a father to twins, a proud husband, and so much more! We're talking about politics today because whether you want to believe it or not, education is political! What happens when we as teachers decide our single voice isn't enough to make a difference? What about teac…
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Are you struggling to create, maintain, or understand your goals? We've totally been there! While we don't think it's a bad idea to set big goals at the start of the year, we do think it's crucial to understand why you sometimes fail to reach those goals or feel defeated when you get so close but can't seem to push through the final steps. Today we…
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Happy New Year, y'all! We know it can be hard to find the motivation to get back into your typical schedule after a long break, but today we wanted to share with you our tips for getting in the right mindset. We know what you might be thinking. "Really guys? Mindset, again??" YES! Because we believe so strongly I the power of your mind. Let's have …
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We hope y'alll are having a great break so far! Today we wanted to countdown some of our best memories, lessons, and wisdom from 2020. Keep taking it easy, and we'll see you next week! -- Need a game plan for your new first year? Whether you're a parent, a teacher, or you're in the same boat as us (both!), we've got the ultimate virtual lesson for …
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If you're reading this, you finally made it to winter break! Take a deep breath and really appreciate how incredible it is that you made it to the end of 2020. Today we want to talk about something that is SO important and SO difficult for many teachers to do: take a break! We're sharing the tips we've learned to make the most of break time and use…
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In this day and age, it is SO easy to get lost in comparing our lives to friends, coworkers, or influencers that we see on social media. Today we want to talk to you about the comparison trap because we know how difficult it can be to overcome. If you've been struggling lately to keep your eye on YOUR purpose, to stay grateful for what you have, or…
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