Mentoring Moments: Empowering Leaders to Mentor our Future
The Mentoring Moments podcast with Dr. Rob Wottawa unpacks the mentoring stories, strategies, and ideas within the educational setting. Guests include, teachers, principals, directors, authors, podcasters, superintendents and many more. Visit www.RobWottawa.com
Podcasting since 2025 • 13 episodes
Mentoring Moments: Empowering Leaders to Mentor our Future
Latest Episodes
Mentoring Moments with David Wicks
How does a physics teacher become the operational leader of a $100-million educational system? David Wicks, COO of Eastern Suffolk BOCES, shares his unique journey from the classroom to the executive suite, where he now translates strateg...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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34:18
Mentoring Moments with Dan Brazil
What does leadership look like when it's built from the art room? In this special episode, Rob sits down with Dan Brazil—his former colleague, a 19-year art teacher, and the 2023 Pillar of Community award winner. Dan shares how he’s led from wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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40:36
Mentoring Moments with Todd Bloomer
How do you walk away from your dream job at the peak of your success? Todd Bloomer, former "neighborhood principal" and author of The Blueprint, did just that. He reveals why he left a school he loved to coach other principals, sharing...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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30:53
Mentoring Moments with Debra Winter
How do you lead through a crisis you were never trained for? Retired Superintendent Debra Winter—facilitator of Long Island's only special education administrator collegial circle for 21 years—reveals how to turn bureaucratic chaos into ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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29:47
Mentoring Moments with Dr. Jason Stanton
How do you build a school culture where both students and teachers thrive? Dr. Jason Stanton, Director of Careers and Student Services, shares how his research on transformational leadership fuels real-world change. We dive into creating ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:39