Jason has had the experience worth listening to, K-12, from teacher to administrator. He encourages teachers to start to look at the classroom as a learning atmosphere, not a teaching stage. Stop planning lessons and start designing lessons.

Long-time middle school science teacher turns towards STEM. Bryan has a passion for change, innovation, and learning. This inspiration has transitioned into all his activities with his students to create authentic learning. Bryan invests time in his students to inspire a learning culture so they can accomplish any goal.

Samantha’s experience before education has reminded her of the value of respecting every student and every parent as an individual. It allows her to create an unwavering positive rapport and respect in the classroom.

Ty White is the 2023 Arizona Teacher of the Year and was an amazing guest. He teaches Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 2 to high school students. The class is focused on experiences, phenomena, and observing the world around them. He backs those experiences up with the math second. His approach is increasing retention and enrollment in Chemistry 2.

Greg Goodhart is the learning coach. He is focused on empowering students and teachers to unlock the power of learning to impact their academic performance. He showcases how a performance-based subject showcases the ability of students to be at their best.

Mark has experience as a teacher, building administrator, and central office. This experience has given him the perspective always to do his best for students.

Dr. Danny Brassell is America’s leading reading ambassador and is passionate about getting every child to love reading. The more we get kids excited about reading, the more they will love reading, and the more they will learn reading.

Kelly Schrein is the 2022 Alaska Teacher of the Year. She has embraced her community in Anchorage, Alaska to create a more meaningful, authentic, and engaging curriculum. Studensts are constantly engaged in learning objectives that can have a direct impact on the local community. The authenticy of learning expands into her classroom conversations. The third grade students are well-versed and able to participate in mature discussions.

A last-minute guest cancellation led to Ken and Matt pivoting on the spot with a new idea.  It turned into a part 2 of 2 episodes with each host in the hot corner.  In this show, Matt reflects on his frustrations with assessments.

A last-minute guest cancellation led to Ken and Matt pivoting on the spot with a new idea.  It turned into a part 1 of 2 episodes with each host in the hot corner.  In this show, Ken reflects on his experiences as a teacher and a new perspective as a young parent.

Jackie Wynkoop is a fantastic educator. She is passionate and fired up whenever she can talk about teaching, learning, and instruction. She is solely focused on supporting teachers to feel confident, empowered, and impactful. She is incredibly passionate about professional learning, so much so that she started her own podcast the PL Playbook.

Don Berg brought a new perspective to the podcast and we are so grateful for his time and this episode. We broke the script with educator guests and talked with a psychologist. We dive deep into student motivation and how we can best foster that learning environment for students. The harsh reality is, we cannot motivate a person. We need to create opportunities for students to create their own motivation.