
Shaping Little Minds
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180 episodes
#180: Teaching with Energy and Ease
Going into back to school season can feel like a lot. It can feel stressful, overwhelming and sometimes difficult to navigate. Here's the thing... when you approach a new school year positively and with a growth mindset, you end up having a won...
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#179: Tech, Ethics, Privacy —In the Classroom
Technology in the classroom is still a controversial topic. There are many that say technology shouldn't be used in the classroom and others that highlight the importance of having technology in the classroom, especially as technology continues...
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32:52

#178: 3 Ways to Help You Navigate Back to School Season
This is the season that can bring a lot of stress, anxiety, and overwhelm. Teachers are starting to make their way back into the classroom and begin the process of setting up for a brand new school year. In today's episode, I'm giving you 3 too...
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#177: What Kind of Summer do YOU Want?
Summer is a time for relaxation and regrouping after the school year. As you enter into vacation, I want you to really ask yourself: what kind of summer do I want?Summer goes by so quickly and so many of us end up going back to school wo...
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#176: It Starts in Your Head: Mindset Work for Educators
I have a special guest on the podcast who also happens to be speaking at the summit. She is a fellow early childhood educator, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and mindset coach. She came into my world a few years ago and we both have supporte...
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#175: Boundaries are a Form of Self-Care with Kristi Boyette
If you've been here for a while, you'll know that I'm a HUGE fan of setting boundaries, no matter how others perceive them. Kristi is a teacher mentor who walks teachers through the process to set boundaries without any guilt. In this episode, ...
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#174: A 3-Step Process to Refill Your Cup at the End of the School Year
I recently hosted a free 3-day event for teachers called Transform Your Teaching: End the Year with a BANG! This event focused on ending the year without all the stress, overwhelm, and feelings of burnout but instead being able to maximize your...
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#173: Reset, Recharge, and Reclaim Your Joy in Teaching
This is the time of year that is stressful, overwhelming, and is really easy to let your boundaries slip. It’s the last few weeks and all you want to do is get to the finish line: summer vacation. But here’s what I don’t want for you…
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#172: Raise Your Voice: Why Educators can't Stay Silent with Carla Ward
The education system is far from perfect. We suck it up and make it the best experience for our students. But what happens when we start using our voices? Our voices become a ripple effect, no matter what age we teach. Change can start to...
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#171: The Teacher Toolkit: Wrapping Up & Resetting without Burnout
The end of the school year can feel overwhelming, stressful, and honestly never ending. This episode is your step by step guide to help you wrap up your year, without draining what’s left in your tank. I will take you through various different ...
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#170: Your Permission to Rest
In case no one's told you... I give you full permission to rest each day and whenever you feel you need it.In this episode, Adva dives into the culture we currently live in as US citizens and why creating space for rest is a bette...
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#169: Integrating AI in Your Teaching Practice
If you've ever wondered what it would be like to integrate AI into your day to day as a teacher, this is the episode for you.In today's podcast episode, I had the pleasure of having Chris Hull, a former educator turned founder of Otus, a...
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#168: Managing BIG and Difficult Emotions as Teachers
When our students have big emotions, we know the tools they need in order to help them regulate those emotion. When we have those big emotions, have we truly learned to regulate them? In today's episode, I dive into steps you can take to help y...
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#167: The Burnout Crisis: Implementable Tools for Teachers
There's a burnout crisis in the teaching world and my mission is to help as many teachers as I possibly can navigate the "how" of navigating and healing burnout. In today's episode, I dive into my journey through burnout and the 3 key actions I...
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#166: Maximize Your Time During School Hours
If you've ever heard yourself say... "I have to work after hours in order to be a good teacher." Or something along the lines of: "there's too much work to be able to leave work at work." This is the episode you're going to want to dive into to...
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#165: The Ultimate Teacher Toolkit: Must Have Essentials for Educators
This is the episode I wish I had access to when I was first starting out. These are must-have essentials for classroom teachers. In this episode, I give you physical must-haves, tech must-haves, and teaching must haves. Each of the resources I ...
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#164: From Burnout to Thriving: Why What You're Doing isn't Working
If you are currently dealing with burnout because of struggles in the classroom but have no clue how to make things better, this episode is for you. I wholeheartedly believe that the key to helping you when things aren't working the way you'd l...
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#163: Take Back Your Time: 3 Tools to Help You Leave Work at Work
If you're looking for ways to take back your time rather than constantly working, this is the place for you. Teaching can feel extraordinarily overwhelming and stressful given the workload. It can consume our lives if we let it. In today's epis...
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#162: 5 Shifts to Love Life Outside of Teaching
Let's just be honest... teaching can be consuming and it can consume much of your life if you let it. That's where I ended up and in the process forgot to truly live my life. If you are in that same place, in today's episode I'm sharing 5 shift...
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#161: The Connection between Behavior Mastery and Your Inner Child
Do you struggle with behavior in your classroom? Does the behavior start to make you think that you're not "good enough"? In this episode, Ron breaks down how you can handle behaviors in a way that helps you to understand yourself a...
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#160: Unlearning 'Not Enough' and Reclaiming Enoughness
Have you ever had the thought of "I'm not enough"? This is a thought that so many teachers struggle with, especially when they face challenges in the classroom. In this podcast episode, I spoke to mental health expert Sabrina Trobak...
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#159: Getting Ahead VS. Constantly Working
"Getting ahead does not mean that you’re constantly working. Getting ahead means that you’re working smarter, not harder."In this episode, we dive into the difference between getting ahead and working constantly as a teacher. It's import...
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#158: Break Up with “teacher norms”
"Does this sound familiar?Answering emails at 10pm because you feel like you have no choiceDragging yourself out of bed exhausted, because everyone says burnout is “just how it is”Skipping dinner with your family t...
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