Evolving with Gratitude

Don't listen to this episode before bed because Josh Tovar will have you fired up and you'll never fall asleep! Instead, queue this episode up for a trip to the gym, some serious housecleaning, or wherever you need a boost in energy! With his signature passion and joy, Josh explains how he honors his past and empowers our future.  Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Josh Tovar is Principal at Memorial Pathway Academy in Garland ISD Texas. He is also the proud son of Jesus & Virginia Tovar who immigrated from Cd. Juarez, Mexico in the late 1970's. He is his parents' American Dream. Josh shares, "I am a former high school at risk student who faced and created adversity for myself yet my life changed when I decided to join the USMC."  He has been an educator for 30+ years at all levels from elementary to teaching at the university level.  He is also honored to share space with Dean Packard and Chris Starczewski on Unlock the Middle.  Twitter: @MPA_GOJAGUARS Instagram: @mpajaguars About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

It is a difficult needle to thread finding the perfect balance of neuroscience and instructional practices, but Allison Posey does this masterfully! With a deep understanding of the science of the brain as well as full appreciation for the art of learning, Allison helps us value our variability and the beautiful possibilities in our learning communities.  Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Allison Posey is a learning and brain expert, story teller, inclusive teaching expert, scientist and artist. She also loves nature and sunsets and being mom to two grown kiddos. Website: allisonposey.com Twitter: @AllisonAposey Books: Engage the Brain: How to Design for Learning That Taps into the Power of Emotion and Unlearning: Changing Your Beliefs and Your Classroom with UDL Video: "The Science of Love" - Modern Love - Voices on the Green The Article We Co-Wrote: The Scientific Case for Cultivating Grateful Learning Communities About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Are you ready for Mo gratitude??? We Zoom in Mike Mohammad to explain the many ways he sees and hears from all of his learners so they feel known and valued. He builds relationships and activates learning in his science classroom! Shoutouts to two women supporting him through a difficult time in his life and to a special education teacher who helped Mike make physics accessible to ALL learners! Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Mike been a secondary science teacher for 22 years, 15 of those at Brookfield Central High School. At Central, he has taught General Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. In his classroom, he works to increase access, engagement, and expression for all learners by removing the barriers of legacy instructional practices. He is a Google Certified Teacher and Apple Educator and has been recognized by the Institute for Personalized Learning with their Trailblazer Award. He live in Brown Deer, WI with my wife. When not deep into his work, He is an avid movie buff and loves to cook. Blog: mophysicsmoproblems.blogspot.com Twitter: @Mo_physics About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

It's time for an episode of Saved by the Beldin! Friends, Allie Beldin is a delightful educator and lifelong learner who is shining a spotlight on the greatness in kids, peers, and the world. Listen as Allie shares her ideas on gratitude in education as well as the thinking of her doctoral cohort members. A personal shoutout to her supportive husband, Daniel, a shoutout to the transformation leadership of Vicki Tarleton and lots of appreciation for the Augusta University doctoral program including Dr. Holt, Joann Denemark, Steve Jones, and Kimberly Gregory.  Transcript available here. About Our Guest: An instructional specialist for the Columbia County district passionate about teaching others how to implement instructional technology in the classroom to support teachers and students. Author of the educational technology blog, Saved By The Beldin, Allie Beldin is also currently a student in Augusta University’s Doctoral Program for Educational Innovation. Website: savedbythebeldinhome.wordpress.com Twitter: @alliebeldin Instagram: @savedbythebeldin About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Brian Martin's appreciation of life is infectious! In this uplifting episode, Brian helps us unpack how gratitude can bring us into the present to notice all the good. Brian also shares his perspective on one of my favorite Brother David Steindl-Rast quotes, "if you learn to respond as if it were the first day of your life, and the very last day, then you will have spent this day very well."  Plus tons of shoutouts: Tim Ferriss, Sarah Silverman, Josh Tovar, Mrs. Vecchio, Amy (his amazing wife), and more!  Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Brian Martin has been teaching second grade for 20 years. He's a veteran and host of the Teaching Champions Podcast.  Twitter: @bmartinreal Instagram: @teachingchampionspodcast About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

As learners, we all have our own "S.P.I.N." – Strengths, Preferences, Interests, and Needs! In this empowering episode, Andrew Easton walks us through practical and actionable ways to fill our learners' "experience backpack". He also talks about how he shifts reactive reflections into proactive practices.  Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Proud Dad, Nebraska's ESUCC Digital Learning Coordinator, Personalized Learning Speaker and Consultant, #DBCIncBooks Author of #EmpoweredToChoose, and host of #TheGoodLifeEDU podcast! Website: andrewdeaston.com Book: Empowered to Choose: Teaching Students to Personalize Learning Twitter: @EastonA1 Instagram: @andrew.d.easton1 About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

This week's guest, Dr. Matt Rhoads, joins us to explain how he puts his thoughts into actions to amplify others. We also discuss how gratitude impacts relationships in all the spaces and places.  Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Matthew Rhoads, Ed.D. is an expert and innovator in educational technology and instructional strategy integration within online, blended, and traditional in-person classroom settings. As a practicing technology and instructional leader, trainer, integrationist, and coach in Adult Education, K-12, and Higher Education, he develops EdTech tool instructional integrations with research-based instructional strategies to drive instruction. For more information on Dr. Rhoads and his work, visit his website at www.matthewrhoads.com. Website: matthewrhoads.com Twitter: @MattRhoads1990 Instagram: @DrRhoadsEdu About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

What do forgiveness and gratitude have in common? Educator and children's book author, Melody McAllister, joins us to teach us this and much more! And, if hearing two people make each other giggle brings a smile to your face, get ready for some sore cheeks! Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Believer! Wife, Mother, Educator! Author! Blogger! Garland NAACP Educator of the Year 2017 Community Facilitator for SpacesEDU, Alice Keeler, LLC, ThriveInEdu and EduMatch Publishing. Host of Weekly BookChat Live-Stream, Growth Over Grades Podcast & Co-host Thrive O'Clock Live-Stream Website: mjmcalliwrites.com & linktr.ee/mjmcalliwrites Book: I'm Sorry Story Mel loves doing virtual author visits!  Twitter: @mjmcalliwrites About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

What do dinner parties have to do with staff meetings? Listen and learn! With a megadose of vulnerability and authenticity, Meghan explains how she, as a visible leader, stays closer to the heartbeat of education.    Transcript available here. About Our Guest: A lover of learning who believes in the goodness of people, Meghan works to cultivate necessary space that honors the humanity of all people. She promotes storytelling, the exchange of ideas, and risk-taking.. Meghan is also intensely curious about how to enhance the customer experience in schools. Meghan began her career in the English Language Arts classroom. So, inevitably, her mantra is Words Matter. In her seventeen plus years in the field of education, she has worked in all levels of K-12 education as a teacher, school administrator, district administrator, and educational consultant. Website: meghanlawson.com Twitter: @Meghan_Lawson Instagram: @meghanlawsonblog About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Prepare to be motivated and empowered, my friends! In this episode, Dr. Hemphill reveals the heroes we've been waiting for and the power of the one-minute meeting. Mary has an inspiring way of making the invisible, visible and celebrating all the beauty in education, including the noise and the failures.  Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Dr. Mary Hemphill is a leadership expert and coach, K–12 educator and administrator, author, and motivational speaker. With professional experience as a teacher, administrator, state director, and university professor, Mary understands the importance of fusing education, empowerment, and leadership together as she works with learning and working communities and speaks to audiences across the country.  #limitlessleader #limitlesslifestyle Website: bealimitlessleader.com Twitter: @thelimitlesslady Instagram: @thelimitlesslady About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount