Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley
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Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley
What’s better than a good story? A story with a message! Join Brent and various guests as they share stories from their experiences in education, along with the lessons they've learned that have helped them grow as educators. So pour yourself a cup of coffee, sit back, and enjoy some entertaining an...
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E120: John Fox & Getting Started with AI
Veteran educator John Fox shares some great resources and tips on how teachers and administrators can wade into the waters of AI to leverage its time-...
E119: The Power of Moments
In this episode, Brent shares three short stories illustrating the power contained in even the briefest of our interactions with others, and how those...
E118: Kevin Honeycutt & The Value of the Arts in Education
Kevin grew up in poverty, attending school in more than 20 states before becoming the first high school and college graduate in his family. For 13 yea...
E117: Contagious Joy
Ever encountered someone who just exudes joy, who brightens your day when you’re in his or her presence? What if we were able to be that kind of perso...
E116: Find Your Pollo
In this episode, Brent shares a personal story to remind us that not only is it important to take care of ourselves so we can better serve others, but...
E115: The Best Parts of Being a Teacher
This episode will put a smile on your face as six amazing educators share heartwarming stories that remind us not to focus on the challenges of the jo...
E114: The Value in Looking Back
At some point in your life, you may have received the following advice – “Never look back!” While we definitely don’t want to live in the past, in thi...
E113: Tisha Richmond & Finding Joy in What We Do
Tisha is an innovative district Student Engagement & Professional Development Specialist, international speaker, Canva Learning Consultant, and Canva...
E112: Not Taking Ourselves Too Seriously
Being a classroom or school leader is a serious job. A very serious job. Please don’t let the title of this episode lead you to believe otherwise. But...
E111: Allyson Apsey & Leading the Whole Teacher (and Student)
Allyson has been an educator for 24 years, an award-winning school leader for 19 of those years. She is passionate about students and staff and leads...
E110: Ashley Yazarlou & How Technology Can Increase Engagement and Transform Our Classrooms
Ashley has been in the field of education for 17 years. She began her career teaching middle school in Florida and then Long Beach, California, and sh...
E109: Kevin Roughton & Teaching With Magic…Disney Magic That Is!
Kevin has been an award-winning teacher in Southern California for over 20 years, currently teaching classes in history and economics at the high scho...
E108: What Leaders Can Learn From Poo-Pourri
Yes, you read the title correctly. This episode references the popular toilet spray that helps eliminate odors in the bathroom. “And, just how does th...
E107: Lisa Moe & Memorable Learning Through Gamification
Lisa is a 5th grade teacher in Southern California who is passionate about providing her students with engaging, outside-of-the-box learning experienc...
E106: Bill Selak & Finding Your Creative Sweet Spot
Bill is the Director of Technology at Hillbrook School in Northern California. Passionate about helping educators harness the ever-changing face of te...
E105: Erika Garcia & Admin Doesn't Have to Be the "Dark Side"
Erika is a veteran educator, serving in the field for 24 years. She spent 16 years as an elementary and middle school teacher, became a math specialis...
E104: The Comparison Trap
In this episode, Brent uses a personal story and a scene from the classic movie City Slickers to transparently share the importance of avoiding the tr...
E103: Carly Spina & The Importance of Our Language Choices
Carly has 15 years of experience in Multilingual Education, including her service as an EL teacher, a third-grade bilingual classroom teacher, and a d...
E102: Todd Nesloney & Tackling Imposter Syndrome
Todd is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). He was previously a...
E101: Don Coley & Eight Things I Wish I Knew When I Started – Pt.2
In the previous episode, Brent’s recently retired father began sharing leadership lessons he’s learned throughout his career. In this episode, he’s ba...
E100: Don Coley & Eight Things I Wish I Knew When I Started – Pt.1
To celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast, Brent chats with a distinguished guest – his father (be sure to check out father and son in Episode 6 a...
E99: Mike Earnshaw, Solomon Petchers & Brent Coley – So You’re Thinking About Writing a Book…Three Authors’ Journeys
Mike is an elementary school principal in Illinois and the author of The EduCulture Cookbook: Recipes & Dishes to Positively Transform School & Classr...
E98: Vernon Wright & Remembering We're in the People Business
Vernon is an entrepreneur, speaker, life coach, consultant, and leader. He has over 17 years of experience in education working in large, urban school...
E97: Rosalba Rodriguez & Supporting and Encouraging Those We Serve
Rosalba has been an educator in Southern California for nearly 20 years. She started her career as an instructional assistant, taught for 14 years, an...
E96: Back to Better
In this episode, Brent shares some of his reflections on the 2020-2021 school year, focusing not only on the challenges, but on the skills, knowledge,...
E95: John Eick & Changing the Conditions of the Test
Back as a guest on the podcast for the fourth time, John is a passionate educator doing amazing things as the Executive Director of Westlake Charter S...
E94: Toby and Leah Price & How We Say What We Say Matters
Toby is a former elementary school teacher and currently an assistant principal at Gary Road Elementary School in Mississippi. He is a passionate educ...
E93: Choosing to Be Thankful
In this episode, Brent flies solo to talk about how a simple song lyric can remind us that we have a choice -- to water the tree of thankfulness rathe...
E92: Evan Whitehead & Advocating for Your Own Mental and Physical Health
Evan has been an educator for 23 years, had multiple roles in the field, and has been a school district administrator for the past 11. In this episode...
E91: Mike Earnshaw & Teaching and Leading Outside the Box
Mike is in his seventh year as an elementary principal in Lansing, Illinois. Before moving into administration, he taught middle school English Langua...
E90: Mary Vongsavanh & The Stories We Don’t See
Mary is an assistant principal in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. Before moving into administration, she taught middle school math and wa...
E89: Joe Marquez & #FitEDU -- The Journey to Healthier Living
Joe is the Director of Academic Innovation at CUE. He is also a Google Innovative Educator/Trainer, a Microsoft Innovative Educator, and the co-host o...
E88: Sean McCarthy & The Importance of Mindfulness and Self Care
Sean is a National Board Certified Teacher and currently the Staff Development and Induction Coordinator for the Murrieta Valley Unified School Distri...
E87: Dr. Sam Fecich & Advice for New and Aspiring Teachers (and Veteran Teachers Too!)
Dr. Sam, a professor at Grove City College in Pennsylvania working with preservice teachers in the areas of educational technology and special educati...
E86: Brian Briggs & The Silver Linings of 2020
Brian is the Director of Technology of the Washington Unified School District in Northern California, the Board President of CUE, and co-host of the a...
E85: Scott Nunes & Tips for Starting a Podcast
Scott is a former language arts teacher turned educational technology coach in Northern California, passionately helping educators infuse technology i...
E84: Jessica Gomez & Practical Ways to Build Classroom and Campus Culture - Pt. 2
Jessica, an elementary principal in Southern California, is back to continue the conversation she and Brent began in Episode 83 on building classroom...
E83: Jessica Gomez & Practical Ways to Build Classroom and Campus Culture
Jessica has been an elementary principal in the Colton Joint Unified School District for over 10 years. She is passionate about celebrating students,...
E82: Teaching and Leading During a Global Pandemic
In this episode, Brent is interviewed by his pastor, John Hansen, for his church's weekly podcast. Brent discusses the joys and challenges of teaching...
E81: What's Your Green Sauce?
In an episode borne from his recent blog post, Brent talks about how we should make our classrooms more like...wait for it...El Pollo Loco. That's rig...