The Minimalist Educator Podcast
A podcast about paring down to focus on the purpose and priorities in our roles.
The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep 114 — What If The School Day Is Quietly Keeping You Well? with Christine & Tammy
Teaching can drain you and it can also quietly support your well-being. To close out Season 6, we focus on the parts of school life that are genuinely good for us, the benefits we forget when we’re tired, stressed, or deep in the messy middle o...
Ep 113 — How We Change the Conditions Matters Part 2 with Dr. Dan Keller
A classroom can feel like a pressure cooker or it can feel like a place where learning grows. We sit down again with Dr. Dan Keller to translate research on effective learning environments into ...
Ep 112 — Conditions, Not Programs Make a Better Learning Environment Part with Dr. Dan Keller
Adding one more program can feel like the responsible move, until you look up and realize the “support” is undermining the very learning environment you’re trying to improve. We sit down with Dr. Dan Keller, an educator and researcher with thre...
Ep 111 — Making Room for Picture Books with Sarah Cordova
Your literacy block is full, your to-do list is longer, and somehow the day still ends with the feeling that the most important work got squeezed out. We’re joined by nationally recognized literacy specialist and author,
Ep 110 — Leaving Spaces Intentionally Blank with Christine and Tammy
Your days are packed, your walls are packed, and even your questions can come packed with follow-ups. That “always full” feeling is common in schools, but it can quietly drain focus, creativity, and teacher wellness. We dig into a minimalist co...
