Podcasts by The Beautiful Struggle | Get Unstuck in Life
Life hits hard. We hit back.
Life is raw, unfiltered. This is my attempt to peel back layers, revealing truths in life's complexities. Let's navigate challenges, find clarity, and embrace the journey, together.
Embrace the Beautiful Struggle and let's get unstuck in life!
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I Gotta Say What's Up! (Giving Thanks 2023) from 2023-11-24T00:31
Gratitude: a simple design for our complex lives. Less take, more give. Less me, more we. This Thanksgiving, let's redesign our perspective. Be grateful, be great,...
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They Don't Care from 2023-11-11T00:52
This episode, I'll share how social capital is NOT transferrable and how it can make you stuck in old ways.
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Should You Reinvent Yourself in Midlife? from 2023-10-01T21:50
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Tough Lessons I Learned After 1 Year of Job Hunting from 2023-07-26T18:57
Today, I share some insights on how tough the past year of job hunting, the lessons I learned, what I did and what you can do to help you on your own job hunting journey.
How I'm Anxiously Trying to Move Forward from 2022-09-12T20:00:20
156: Origin Pt. 3 - We Had to Drop Certain Things to get Where We Need to Go from 2021-11-04T11:00
Part 3 of our origin story: We screwed up more as we tried to get ahead.
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155: Origin Pt. 2 - We Can't Stay Here Forever from 2021-11-02T11:00
We struggled when life hits us hard. But it has also found a way to nudge us forward into a new path that we weren't truly ready.
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154: Origin Pt. 1 - We Had it Going On but This Happened from 2021-10-29T18:12:33
We had everything going for us, but life has a messed up tendency to punch us in the face knocking us out. This is part 1 of our origin story.
Note: This was originally part of a differe...
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Big Announcement! from 2021-09-27T11:00
After constant changes, iterating and wasting even more time, we're finally putting our foot down and made a decision. Listen to this episode for the big change we're doing for us, this show an...
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153: A New Anxious School Year from 2021-08-30T16:33:25
The new 2021-22 school year is off to an anxious start for as the new Covid Delta variant is spreading and smoke is suffocating Northern California.
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152: Teacher Interviews - The S.T.A.R. Method from 2021-06-03T21:04:34
Many of us lose focus when we interview for a new teaching job. Even after anticipating a challenging question, we start to go on tangents that doesn't really answer the question. This can be f...
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151: How We Luckily Thrived in an Anxious and Difficult 2020 from 2021-01-01T23:35:57
We look back at 2020, one of the worst years ever. Many were greatly affected and impacted by the COVID pandemic.
In this episode, we share some of our losses and our small wins that you...
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150: When Do You Know It’s Time For A Career Change with Marissa Feliciano from 2020-10-29T07:00
Are you looking for something new in your professional career but you're feeling stuck? Do you want to start doing something more meaningful at this stage in your career? Yeah, we did too and we...
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149: This is the Special Moment When Kids Learn How to Read from 2020-09-06T00:00
This episode features my friend and former colleague, Caroline Zoba. She is a well experienced teacher and reading specialist who has worked in some of the top schools in the c...
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148: Job Searching takes a lot of This and a little of That from 2020-08-01T20:46:11
Are you sending out tons of resumés and getting rejected? Yeah, us too. It gets depressing knowing that you can do the job, but are getting rejected.
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147: Announcing Sharon's New Course from 2020-07-21T11:30
Announcement: There is a new course for your family available now!
On this episode, we discuss the hard work and the reasons why Sharon created this new course: Beginner...
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146: What the State Says How We'll do School this Fall from 2020-07-19T21:54:57
In the last episode, we talked about the decision we were going with this fall's new school year.
As we turned in our choice, our state set guidelines on how schools will resume l...
145: We Just Decided What to Do with Our Kids' Back To School Schedule from 2020-07-15T17:43:11
We have to decide by 3PM today, on what we want for our kids' back to school schedule. The pandemic continues to screw with our "normal" family life.
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144: Why We Created a Unique Coding Course for Students from 2020-07-09T21:32:19
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143: Teachers Looking for Jobs from 2020-07-07T18:27:44
Are you looking for a new teacher job or want to change careers?
As schools/districts are sharing their plans for the new coming school year, teachers are heavily considering the potentia...
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142: Earning Extra Income During the Pandemic from 2020-06-25T12:30
How are we supplementing our income while on summer break especially during the COVID-19 pandemic?
We break down some viable options you can do now.
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141: How We Refocused Our Personal Finances During the Pandemic from 2020-06-24T00:01
The past couple years have been a big struggle for us financially. There were many times that we felt so overwhelmed and frustrated that it put a lot of pressure in our family.
Luckily,...
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140: A Movement, Not a Moment from 2020-06-13T18:36:22
The past two weeks have been full of anger, anxiousness, confusion and more importantly hope. We react to the murder of #GeorgeFloyd, the #BlackLivesMatter movement, #covid19 #racism #hope
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139: Students React to COVID19 and How Computer Science can Help from 2020-05-10T18:30:18
This special episode, I assigned my high school students to react to COVID19 and how computer science can help find a cure or vaccine for the Coronavirus.
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138: Anonymous Student Advice for Us Teachers from 2020-05-03T19:39:33
Find out the results from the anonymous survey I sent out to my students soliciting their experiences and advice on Fred teaching and other teachers as well.
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137: WWL in Week 5 of Distance Learning&Teaching from 2020-04-25T20:13:22
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136: If Emergency Distance Learning Becomes the Norm, Would You Still Teach? from 2020-04-19T18:57:56
136: If Emergency Distance Learning Becomes the Norm, Would You Still Teach? We'll explore this very real possibility of the future of teaching and learning.
Plus, Sharon gives us an imp...
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135: Someone Needs You from 2020-04-07T20:37:49
As we've entered the fourth week of the COVID-19 shelter in place, its time to go beyond our little bubbles.
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134: Our Kids Don't Believe We're Teachers from 2020-04-03T06:49:15
Week 3 of Sheltering in Place and our kids don't think we can teach them, even though we've taught grades K-12! We're getting a touch of cabin fever with some anxiety mixed in.
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133: Teacher Tips to Teach Online (COVID-19) from 2020-03-26T20:31:02
UPDATE during the COVID-19 Pandemic! Don't mind the apples as we just had lunch.
Here are some tips and ideas that you can use when you teach online from home.
As promised, you...
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132: How To Become A VIPKID Teacher from 2019-08-19T00:45:15
On this episode, we find out about how you can make extra money teaching online! Sharon shares her experience with VIPKID, challenges of getting her mindset aligned and tips on...
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131: Why We Created The Happier Teacher Journal from 2019-08-01T17:31:08
Mental health is a huge challenge among teachers.
We talk about our journey on how and why The Happier Teacher Journal came about. Listen in to the whole show to find out what happened ...
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130: The Innovation Playground from 2019-01-19T17:15:05
What is the Innovation Playground, and more importantly, why did we create this for families?
Sharon and I dive in on why why created our Innovation Playground enrichment program in our n...
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129: How to Validate Your Passive Income Business Idea from 2019-01-01T18:29:48
We share the 3 simple and free ways you can find and validate your passive income business idea.
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128: 3 Legit Ways Teachers Can Make Extra Money from 2018-12-24T02:06:21
On this episode, we go through the 3 legit ways teachers can make extra money. We break down the Freelance Model, Audience Model, and the Expert Model.
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127: Building a More Meaningful Teacher Lifestyle from 2018-12-15T22:56:32
Have you ever looked at your direct deposit paycheck and wish that it was a little bit more? Yeah. Us too.
Successful entrepreneurs today seem to get all the recognition and benefits. Th...
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126: How I Became a Teacher from 2018-12-11T18:01:24
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125: What Kinds of Teaching Careers Are There? from 2018-09-30T23:57:25
Which kind of teacher do you want to be? There are many kinds of K12 teaching jobs out there and on this episode, we go over some of the less popular kinds of teacher positions out there that yo...
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124: I Got Nervous at Back To School Night! from 2018-09-17T04:14:07
Stuck in traffic, Sharon and Fred share what happened at each of their new school's back to school night! Even after many years of teaching, BTSN can still be nerve-racking.
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123: Tackling Two Main Problems in Teaching Today from 2018-09-06T02:23:30
In this episode, we share our changes to our original changes to include a bigger positive impact on the Teaching Profession.
Building a Youtube channel is part of our new strategy in r...
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121: The Best Summer Books for Teachers from 2018-05-29T00:21:15
Summer is here and we want to share with you our favorite books that will help bring a new and inspiring perspective in your teaching practice and beyond. I've taken so much from eac...
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120: The Grand Challenge with Jennifer Gaspar-Santos from 2017-09-13T23:09:52
Director of Edtech & Innovation of St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco
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119: Teach Like A Girl from 2017-08-25T18:01:49
Today, I chat with @TeachLikeAGirl. I don't follow a lot of teachers on Instagram, but I made sure that I followed @TeachLikeAGirl as she has a positive message about empowering women and girl...
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118: Let the Kids Design the Classroom from 2017-08-09T21:50:54
New school, new grade and a new way to teach!
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117: Behind the Scenes as We Move into Sharon's New Classroom from 2017-08-09T21:20:27
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116: Let Them Lead The Way from 2017-07-31T05:10:08
Today, we go over Sharon's new 6th grade position and figure out how to innovate the curriculum. Luckily, we have the new awesome books, Empower (AJ Juliani & John...
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115: What It Takes To Find A New Teaching Job from 2017-07-11T05:11:02
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SSH Podcast Workshop 5-26-2017 from 2017-05-26T18:17:57
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114: What I Wish I Had Known Before I Started My Teacher Author Journey from 2017-05-14T07:15:33
For this summer, we wanted to take our TpT journey to the next level. Since we started on that platform a couple years ago, we've never really been able to get really started. What I Wish I Ha...
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113: How To Rock Your Next Presentation and How to Teach It with Jessica Chang Irish from 2017-04-20T17:48:53
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112: Problem-Based vs. Project-Based Learning from 2017-04-14T21:59:28
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111: Be Flexible, Patient&Willing To Learn with TpT Author Donald Kinney from 2017-04-07T07:30
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110- Teacher Job Interviews and What To Do from 2017-04-06T17:03:31
Sharon and I talk about our recent Teacher Job Interview experiences and share some tips and tips that you can use for your teaching job search.
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109: How to Create A Good Teacher Resumé&Cover Letter from 2017-03-31T07:00
Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com
Music By The Passion HiFi www.thepassionhifi.com
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108: We're Moving! from 2017-03-28T23:10:29
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107: SXSW for Teachers?? from 2017-03-19T18:03:48
Imagine a festival that has great food, music, movies and designed for teachers. What am I talking about?
Last week, during March 5-9th, 2017, Fred attended Listen
106: It Doesn't Take An Einstein To Make A Difference with TpT Author Lessia Bonn from 2017-03-12T22:25:14
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105: Who's your favorite student at Hogwarts? from 2017-03-01T18:31:33
This is a fun episode where we figure out who would be our favorite student to teach at Hogwarts and why. You may not expect who we pick!
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104: I'm In Receive Mode: Our Thoughts on Education Secretary DeVos from 2017-02-22T20:26:49
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103 How Subbing Helped Me Become A Better Teacher from 2017-02-19T00:48:14
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102: Let's Go On A Teacher Lifestyle Journey! from 2017-01-29T01:43:59
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101: Succeeding With Self-Motivation&Grit with Rhoda Toynbee from 2017-01-23T03:46:51
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100: Our 100th Episode!!! from 2017-01-19T06:26:08
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099: Math Specialist Update- Cities&Scratch from 2017-01-17T21:54:51
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098: People Like To See You're Human with Charlee Iddon from 2017-01-13T02:22:59
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097: What We're Excited About! from 2017-01-10T20:16:43
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096: Stop Making Excuses with James Lyas from 2017-01-09T05:40:14
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095: I've Never Stood Still with Claudio Enriquez from 2017-01-03T05:01:14
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094: Reflections&What's Coming in 2017! from 2016-12-25T20:55:08
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Merry Christmas&Happy New Year! from 2016-12-25T06:18:41
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093: Sharon's Big Ideas Fest Experience from 2016-12-15T22:48:19
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092: Maybe I'm Not So Bad After All with Jon Harper from 2016-12-11T07:04:08
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091: First Year Teacher Needs Help! from 2016-12-02T19:49:39
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090: What's The Most Difficult Great Lesson to Teach? from 2016-12-02T18:26:40
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089: How Scratch Can Create Community&Collaboration from 2016-12-01T23:09:33
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The 2016 U.S. Election! Bonus Episode from 2016-11-08T04:56:09
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088: How Do I Use Pinterest&Why Do I Like It? from 2016-11-07T23:29:02
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087: Which Presentation Apps Should You Use? from 2016-11-07T00:05:08
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086: Our Best Tips for a Successful&Efficient Parent Teacher Conference (rebroadcast) from 2016-11-03T02:25:28
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085: How Can Teachers Make Extra Money? from 2016-10-31T19:00:14
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084: Designing an Effective PD for Faculty with Alexa Johnson, Dean of K-4 Lower School from 2016-10-27T22:30:29
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083: Does Classroom Lighting Improve Learning? from 2016-10-27T19:58:10
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082: How Have We Dealt with the Stresses of Teaching and Raising a Family at the Same Time? from 2016-10-18T18:45:03
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081: You Just Gotta Focus On The Big Picture with Minika Lowe from 2016-10-16T03:17:34
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080: Live A Life of More Oh Wells Than What Ifs with Fred Jaravata from 2016-10-03T21:56:48
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079: I'm Going To Do Whatever It Takes To Be A Teacher with Sharon Jaravata from 2016-10-03T20:43:55
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078: Why Didn't I Go Into Teaching Sooner? with Kari Lantin from 2016-09-29T21:59:33
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077: Did She Just Wear That? from 2016-09-29T17:33:36
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076: How a Teachers Mastermind can be the PD you're looking for! from 2016-09-27T20:18:11
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075: Flocabulary from 2016-09-26T18:41:37
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074: Should We Get Rid Of Homework? from 2016-09-14T04:13:53
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073: What's The Best Blogging Platform For Teachers? from 2016-09-12T21:39:11
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072: Expect to be a Worse Teacher Just for a Little Bit with Patrick Rogers from 2016-09-11T16:45:38
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071: A Change Is Gonna Come from 2016-09-09T01:10:16
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070: We Are Live on Facebook Live! from 2016-09-08T02:56:39
We talk about how we tried FB live to connect with you on another level! It was our first time live and are excited you can see us in person! We are going to see what happens with it- perhaps w...
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069: How to Use Technology in the Classroom in a Meaningful Way from 2016-09-06T00:53:15
Okay, you have the iPads or shiny new Chromebooks in your classroom. What do you want to do with them? How are you letting your students use them in their learning? Apps? Websites? Which one...
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068: Should Teachers Give Away Their Lesson Plans for Free? from 2016-08-31T04:16:18
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067: Why You Should Create a Classroom Podcast Now from 2016-08-28T16:43:43
Vote for your session idea to be included at SXSW Edu 2017!
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066: 17 21st Century Skills Every Teacher Must Know from 2016-08-19T06:08:10
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065: Ways to Have a Stress Free Classroom from 2016-08-19T05:50:19
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064: Why Teachers Should Give a Conference or Workshop Presentation from 2016-08-02T18:19:03
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063 Sharon's first time at Stanford's d.School from 2016-08-02T17:49:15
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062 How Was Team Teaching, as Husband and Wife, Like? from 2016-08-01T21:39:28
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061: How to Stay Sharp with Your Pencil Managment from 2016-08-01T07:31:38
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060: Early Child Educators Eszter Ward&Natalie Borton from 2016-07-22T04:22:22
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Student Podcast Sample from 2016-07-19T19:15:31
This is a student group sample of podcasting in the classroom.
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059: Do You Eat the School Lunch? from 2016-07-19T02:21:44
Well, do you eat the school lunch or not?
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058: 6 Simple Ways to Spark Innovation With Your Students from 2016-07-18T07:02:16
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057: What Will Disappear From Schools in 10 years? from 2016-07-14T23:18:14
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056: How would you spend $1 Billion for schools? from 2016-07-11T00:57:47
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055: Lead With Your Best Self with Greg John from 2016-07-08T06:57:41
In this gem-filled episode, I interviewed my principal at Commodore Sloat Elementary School, Greg John. Greg started as an English teacher, then eventually made his way to being a principal aft...
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054: Should Private Schools Be Illegal? from 2016-07-06T07:57:58
This is a very interesting question that I found online, where former Washington, D.C. Chancellor Michelle Rhee shared her story when she asked Billionaire Warren ...
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053 What's Your Favorite Teacher Movie and Why? from 2016-07-02T06:46:06
What's your favorite teacher movie? Which one inspired you and why? Today, we go over the ones we love and how they helped up in our own teaching careers
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052: Should You Give Up Your Teacher Desk? from 2016-07-02T06:37:56
Well, should you? Why would you even consider giving up your teacher desk? We talk about the pros and cons of a traditional desk and the new in thing happening. What do you think?
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051 How do you motivate a failing student? from 2016-06-29T08:04:24
Sharon found the question of the day (QOTD), how do you motivate a failing student?
We tackle this and try to simplify it into three major categories: Student Engagement, Parental help, C...
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050: What do You do on the First Day, to Set the Tone for the Year? from 2016-06-28T02:33:51
The question of the day (QTD) is: What do You do on the First Day, to Set the Tone for the Year? Well, there are several, wait, actually many ways on how to handle this. The fi...
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049: Dreams--with an S with Kira Shaw from 2016-06-26T05:39:52
I interview Kira Shaw. Kira has taught Kindergarten, 4th Grade and lead our school Drama and Musical plays this year. Kira shares how acting is a key skill for any teacher to have.
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048: End of the School Year 2015/16 Reflections from 2016-06-19T06:39
Sharon and I, were able to get away from our boys with the help of our sister. (Thanks Carmela!). We then headed out to a restaurant as we were hungry and to reflect on the ups and downs of thi...
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047: Change is coming, what are you going to do? with Geoff De Santis from 2016-05-19T17:17:09
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046: Teachers, You Gotta Bring Yourself To It! with Chris Corrigan from 2016-05-13T07:00
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045: Pay Attention to the Opportunity You Have with Your Students with Patricia Monticello Kievlan from 2016-05-06T07:00
Today, I chat with my former colleague Patricia Monticello Kievlan. She is a writer and educator based in Pitt...
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044: ATLIS 2016 Take Aways from 2016-05-04T05:45:20
Sharon and I go over the biggest take aways I learned from presenting at the ATLIS 2016 conference in Atlanta a couple weeks ago. I share some things that happened, how I felt, and how its impo...
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043: ATLIS 2016 with Leigh, Nicholas and Fred from 2016-04-20T07:33:47
Coming live from Atlanta, GA at the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools Conference! On this special episode, I i...
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042: After All These Years, I've Just Begun with Amabelle Sze from 2016-04-16T17:58:09
We chat with Amabelle Sze, who I worked together with as teaching associates. Since then, she has extensive experience teaching in the lower grades and has attend...
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041 What Impression Will You Make On Your Students? with Eliza Gee from 2016-04-08T07:00
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040: Hero's Journey and Spark Curiosity from 2016-04-01T03:14:22
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039: Be Genuine and Speak to Your Experiences with Merve Lapus from 2016-03-25T07:00
Today, our guest on our podcast is Merve Lapus, Western Regional Education Director of Common Sense Media (commonsensemedia.org). I got to know Merve a few years ago, as my school was implementi...
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038: Reach Beyond Your Grasp with Kristin Monfredini from 2016-03-18T18:53:52
Today, our special guest is Kristin Monfredini. Kristin is the K-8 Spiritual L.I.F.E. Director
Liturgy, Interiority, Faith, Engagement at Convent & Stuart Hall, Schools of the...
037: Get Out There and Move Around! with Caroline Zoba from 2016-03-10T23:09:24
My former colleague, Caroline Zoba, is our guest on this episode. She and I chat about her teaching journey from public school, private school, single sex classrooms to co-ed classroom. An avi...
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036: Remembering the 6th Grade You with Alicia Tapia of Bibliobicicleta from 2016-03-04T08:01
We’re excited to feature Alicia Tapia in this week’s episode! Teacher, Librarian and Pop-Up Library/Cyclist (so cool!) extraordinaire of Listen
035: 8 Characteristics (and a few more) of a Great Teacher from 2016-02-26T13:00
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034: My First Big Ideas Fest from 2016-02-21T17:13:10
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033: Having A Crazy Co-Worker from 2016-02-19T00:00
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032: Constructive Failure with Kellie Mullin from 2016-02-05T13:00
[UPDATE: Kellie Mullin is now a Head of School in the Bay Area]
Kellie Mullin is our guest today and she teaches 7th and 8th grade science. She does an amazing class pro...
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031: Breakup With Your Work and Thow it Away with Rachel McIntire from 2016-01-29T13:00
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030: Teachers, Just Don't Do It with Corinne Corrigan from 2016-01-20T00:41:50
Corinne Corrigan is a fourth grade teacher who has a unique experience where she started in the classroom and moved to the computer lab, started her family, came back and established our maker s...
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SHB 5 SSH Only from 2016-01-11T21:12:12
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028: Embrace the Cactus with Charlene Lobo Soriano, Ed.D., NCC from 2016-01-08T19:48:01
I interview a dear friend, who happens to be an ex-roomate who also happens to be an Associate Dean and Director of Academic Development and Technological ...
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027: Stefanie Ng-Lee, Former 5th Grade Teacher from 2016-01-04T10:00
We had the wonderful opportunity to interview Stef: our dear friend, former teacher, godparents to our boys, stay at home mom, awesome chef and knitter! Talk about talented! Fred met her in co...
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026.5 Happy New Year 2016! from 2016-01-02T08:01:46
We reflect on our first year of podcasting. We go over the technical challenges and expectations of trying to produce a valuable resource for our fellow teachers. ...
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026: Teaching Is Moral and Relational with Krista Inchausti from 2015-12-27T18:51:54
On this episode, we chat with my colleague, Krista Inchausti. Like me, she is a K-8 Educational Innovation Coordinat...
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025: Is Cursive Writing Still Relevant in the Common Core State Standards? from 2015-12-21T05:37:16
In this episode we talk about the issue of cursive in the classroom. Should we still teach it in our classrooms? Do teachers even have time to teach students whe...
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024: Computer Lab to Flexible Maker Space from 2015-11-22T20:00
Fred participated in a world-wide webinar with the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools.
With fiv...
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023: How Do I Teach With One iPad In My Classroom? from 2015-08-07T19:47:36
Sharon and Fred discuss how limited technology resources in the classroom can be extremely frustrating.
We share a fe...
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022: Better Together Teachers Summit from 2015-08-05T19:14:53
In this episode, we give an overview of the survey results they have gotten the past couple weeks. We've identified (and confirmed our suspicions) the problems tea...
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021: Teachers Need to Turn Pro - Fred's EoYR from 2015-07-13T04:30
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020: 19 Tech Skills Every Teacher Must Develop Part 2 from 2015-07-11T06:50:31
On episode 20, we continue breaking down our popular "19 Tech Skills Every Teacher Must Develop." Make sure you listen to episode 19 first and to download the free...
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019: 19 Tech Skills Every Teacher Must Develop Part 1 from 2015-07-09T19:29:42
This episode, we breakdown our hugely popular FREE giveaway, 19 Tech Skills Every Teacher Must Develop This Summer.
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018: You Need to Go to the Restroom - Sharon's EoYR from 2015-07-01T01:35:30
We're back and we catch up with what went on during our haitus. Then, we share our goals and plans with you and we do an end of year review of this school year. ...
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017: Living In The Moment with Elena Neufeld from 2015-04-23T05:49:01
This is our first interview! In this episode, we ge together with our good friend and teacher, Elena. She shares some great insights that can help our listeners ...
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016: Donors Choose from 2015-04-16T07:00
As Sharon has been in the public school system, she found out about one of the best resources to get funding for classroom and teaching materials eve...
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015: Spring Break: Hawaii from 2015-04-11T19:38:38
Spring Break! It was such a long awaited and so very welcome time to take time off from teaching. This year, Sharon and Fred had their breaks coincide perfectly....
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014: Teaching On The Fly from 2015-03-26T05:56:53
In the 14th episode, we talk about "teaching on the fly." This is something they don't teach you in credential school. It isn't even on a job description! Listen
013: Classroom Furniture&Equipment from 2015-03-17T06:07:59
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012: Pt. 2 Our Favorite Productivity Tools from 2015-03-10T21:22:16
This is part 2 of 2 where Sharon and Fred share their favorite productivity tools. These tools in particular, are especially valuable for managing their own perso...
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011: Pt. 1 Our Favorite Productivity Tools from 2015-03-04T18:10
In episode 11, This is part 1 of 2 where Sharon and Fred share their favorite productivity tools. These tools in particular, are especially valuable for managing ...
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010: Are Teachers Learners? from 2015-02-22T03:49:44
Yup! We are back after a week haitus! Its so good to be back. In this episode, we ask the question: Are teachers learners? You would assume that ...
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009: Bits&Pieces, Boats, Tech Time-Out&Being Less Helpful from 2015-02-10T08:21:44
This is the Bits & Pieces episode, where we put a little bit of everything from the past week and roll it into one!
The new TV show, Fresh Off the Boat as it explores growing up as Asian...
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008: Our Best Tips for a Successful&Efficient Parent Teacher Conference from 2015-02-01T18:56:37
In this episode, Fred & Sharon share their favorite tips and some cool new ways to have a successful and efficient Parent-Teacher Conference. Listen
007: What Are You Struggling With? from 2015-01-26T00:45:21
In this episode, we share the struggles we're currently facing and how we're pushing through them. We discuss our attempts of using several strategies of taking th...
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006: Burnt Out on Teacher Burnout from 2015-01-20T08:00
Have you ever felt burnt out? Of course you have! We bet you've even read quite a few tips and strategies on how to prevent and deal with teacher bur...
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005: So You Want to Be a Teacher? from 2015-01-13T07:12:36
A good friend is considering a career change and wants to be a teacher. In this episode, we share our tips and experiences on what to do BEFORE credential school....
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004: The Hour of Code&Beyond! from 2014-12-22T08:36:42
Today, we talk about what the Hour of Code is all about, why to participate in it. We break down the 4C's of 21st Century learning and computational thinking. We ...
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003: How to Engage Students: Listening&Responding from 2014-12-20T08:05:07
In this episode, we share our favorite strategies on how to engage with our students and how to encourage responses from them.
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002: Attention Grabbers from 2014-12-20T08:00:36
Episode #2: Attention-Grabbers
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001: Introduction from 2014-12-20T07:54:13
This is our first episode of the Teaching Bites Podcast. We introduce ourselves and go over our combined 30+ years ...
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