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
Episodes
11 episodes
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
Mentoring Moments with Rob Wottawa - Reflection Episode
In this special solo episode, host Dr. Rob Wottawa reflects on the powerful themes from his first four guests—Darrin Peppard, Lauren Kaufman, Ellen O'Neill, and Brandon Beck. He unpacks his "buffet" philosophy of lifelong learning, shares...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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26:31
Mentoring Moments with Ellen O'Neill
Dr. Rob Wottawa sits with newly retired elementary principal, literacy monster, and positive culture building friend Ellen O'Neill. We unpacked the transition to mentorship, the real world problems that a principal faces each day and how to add...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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29:49
Mentoring Moments with Dr. Brandon Beck
In this episode, Rob unpacks the idea of celebrating daily wins, looking in the mirror to question ourselves as leaders and teachers; and we all (including kids) need to move away from the fear of taking risks with Dr. Brandon Beck. Brandon is ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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35:35
Mentoring Moments with Lauren Kaufman
In this episode, Rob meets with Lauren Kaufman (https://laurenmkaufman.com/), leader and author of The Leader Inside. She shares how leaders can be the guiding light for many teachers and how Mentoring in the Middle can reignite veteran teacher...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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30:03
Mentoring Moments with Darrin Peppard
Dr. Rob Wottawa catches up with Dr. Darrin Peppard, author, publisher, motivational speaker, former superintedent, and a AWESOME dude who runs Road to Awesome! We unpack the work as district leaders and approach topics as a WONDER, and how to a...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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27:18