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16 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsClassroom management & student engagement for educators who want to change the world, and have fun while doing it.
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016: How to Get 1.5 Years Worth of Growth in Math and Reading – Part II
April 03, 2019 02:21 - 22 minutes - 9.34 MBSummary In this episode we continue the discussion with Turnaround school specialist, Principal Shawn Hurt. If you have not already, be sure to check out Episode 15, which is the beginning of this conversation, so you can be fully caught up and ready to join in for Part II! Today's Guest Coming from the Detroit, MI area Principal Shawn Hurt, also known in these education streets at the Turnaround Specialist, tells us how his school averages year over year academic growth of 1.5 years, for the...
015: How To Get 1.5 Years of Growth in Math and Reading in Urban and Inner City Schools
March 21, 2019 16:23 - 26 minutes - 11.1 MBSummary As educators, we are tasked with getting our students from where they are to where they need to be, closing what is known as the Zone of Proximal Development. Often, there are a lot of challenges with this, especially in urban and inner city schools. Today's Guest Coming from the Detroit, MI area Principal Shawn Hurt, also known in these education streets at the Turnaround Specialist, tells us how his school averages year over year academic growth of 1.5 years, for the l...
U&E 014: A Glimmer of Hope: How to Create the Change Needed in Our Schools & Communities
September 28, 2018 02:26 - 37 minutes - 15.8 MBSummary Change in education has been an ongoing struggle and often those that want change feel alone in the fight. Today we’re talking about specific action steps that can be taken to garner change in underserved neighborhoods, schools, and communities. Today's Guest Straight out of Chicago, Ms. Tanesha Peeples is an education advocate and public servant for people in underserved communities. She is the Deputy Direction of the non-profit organization Education Post. Ms. Peeples ...
U&E 013: How To Successfully Navigate Parent Relationships As An Educator
August 30, 2018 01:47 - 45 minutes - 19 MBSummary: Today’s episode is all about parents! We spent time demystifying the idea that students’ parents don’t want to be engaged in what’s going on in the classroom. We broke down some of the obstacles that can limit parent involvement as well as some specific action steps teachers can take to get parents involved. Today's Guest: Ms. Whitney Henderson is the Navigator in Chief for Ed Navigator. A nonprofit organization that helps busy families and students achieve their educational dreams. ...
U&E 012: How To Reignite Your Teaching for the New School Year – The Rock Conference
June 30, 2018 22:34 - 56 minutes - 23.2 MBSummary: Originally started as Facebook Group, Black Educators Rock, Inc. literally went from zero to one hundred….one hundred thousand that is! With the motto to encourage, empower and inspire, this educator professional network is like no other. As one of, if not the largest group of Black Educators on social media, Black Educators Rock, Inc. is paving the way to make a difference in classrooms across the country. One of the most common questions asked is “Why become a member when you can ...
U&E011: How to do Teacher Appreciation the Right Way!
May 07, 2018 16:25 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBSummary: This is the time to celebrate the most important profession on the face of this earth - teachers! It is teacher appreciation week, and in this episode we discuss 3 ways to do teacher appreciation the right way! Whether you teach elementary school, middle school or high school. Whether you are a current teacher, paraprofessional, instructional coach, or even an aspiring educator, what you do is important and this episode is all about celebrating YOU! #TeacherAppreciationWeek You'll L...
U&E 010: How to Handle the Emotional Roller Coaster That is Teaching
April 09, 2018 16:14 - 41 minutes - 17.2 MBSummary: Sometimes, when we have things on our mind that impact our emotions it makes it very difficult to concentrate, let alone get things done. And just like us, kids have emotions too. Many times, student emotions can impact what can be accomplished in the classroom. Today, we’re discussing how to recognize and redirect students to help them deal with their emotions to promote achievement in the classroom. Today's Guest: Dr. Rikesha Fry Brown is a certified psychologist who at the time of...
U&E 009: Who’s Got The Juice? The Student Success Factor
February 20, 2018 20:55 - 47 minutes - 19.8 MBSummary: In this episode of The Urban & Educating Podcast, our guest Mr. Mike Brown takes us on a his educational journey, discussing in detail his methods and strategies to transform a severely underperforming school to a school that was rated to exceed expectations and standards in only a year’s time. Through intentional efforts to foster a school-wide sense of community, both inside and outside the walls of his building, Mr. Brown tells how this helped to shape his extraordinary success...
U&E 008: Connecting With Students; The Learning Environment & Building Relationships & Trap Music
October 02, 2017 17:36 - 44 minutes - 18.7 MBSummary: If you’ve ever tried to teach a student, with whom you do not have an established relationship, you already know it’s next to impossible. However, we know that student relationships are a critical factor in not just classroom management, but overall student achievement. The challenge here is that this is not always as easy as it may seem, even with our best efforts. Today's Guest: Ms. Kate Jones is a master educator out of Atlanta, GA. Her intent going into college was to be an ora...
U&E 007: The Classroom Management 411; How to Create That Next-Level Learning Environment
September 06, 2017 16:04 - 39 minutes - 16.3 MBSummary: Something as simple as walking through your classroom to establish presence - you may have seen teachers who are masters at this seemingly simple action. Their simple presence is enough to create an environment that breeds learning and engagement. How is this done? And what do you do when you’ve learned the techniques from the textbooks to have effective classroom management, but you’re still not getting the results you had hoped for? How do you break through that barrier when you...
U&E 006: How to Teach & Flourish as an Educator in Dubai
August 23, 2017 13:35 - 48 minutes - 20.2 MBSummary: You probably know, or have heard of educators taking their talents overseas to teach, but how can one do this? What are the differences? Do I have to learn another language? The cultural differences are indeed an adjustment, but today’s guest really shows us how she quickly adjusted and was able to thrive in Dubai as an educator. She talks about several classroom management and student engagement ideas that will help to position you for maximum success! Today's Guest: Hailing from ...
U&E 005: Inside & Outside the Classroom, All I Do Is Win; How Educators Can Be Great At Fantasy Football
August 07, 2017 09:00 - 42 minutes - 17.7 MBSummary: Life outside of the classroom is just as important as life inside of the classroom. For that reason, this episode is about fantasy football! Many educators enjoy this activity, and use this as a tool to build camaraderie with fellow educators. It’s such an interesting game, and there are so many ways you can play and really enjoy this challenge! Today's Guest: Justin Tinsley is a culture and sports writer for ESPN’s The Undefeated. He firmly believes “Cash Money Records takin’ ova ...
004 How to Get a 100% Pass-Rate In Math This School Year; Starting From the Bottom w/Ms. Shanika Freeman
July 31, 2017 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBSummary: You might be saying to yourself “No way! Absolutely not!” But I’m here to tell you that it is possible! Not 50%, not 60%, not even 75%, but a 100% standardized test pass-rate in math, and 71% pass-rate in reading, up from 40%. What’s more amazing is that this was all done in one school year! How you say? Well I’m glad you asked! Today's Guest: Ms. Shanika Freeman is a stellar educator out of Georgia who walks us through exactly what she did to get the highest pass-rate in consecuti...
003 Major Key Alert for Student Relationship-Building: The Power of 3-to-8 w/Ms. Lauren Watler
July 24, 2017 04:05 - 37 minutes - 15.6 MBSummary: If you’ve ever stepped foot inside the classroom, you are very aware that building relationships with students is important. However, a successful relationship with your students can be very difficult to achieve. So much hinders on the relationships we have with our students; from their academic performance, to behavior inside and outside of the classroom. It is no secret, that those educators with the best relationships with their students find their situations so much better beca...
002 From Zero to One Hundred Real Quick; Fast-Tracking Your Growth as an Educator w/Mr. Jason McNeil
July 13, 2017 00:30 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBSummary: Mastering the art of classroom management and student engagement to become an effective teacher entails a lot of trial and error. But what if a lot of that can be avoided? What if you can get the information ahead of time and avoid the mistakes others have made to keep from repeating history? What exactly can you do right now to take your teaching to the next level? These are questions that need answers, and fortunately there is good news... The answer is yes, yes you can! I woul...
001 Getting Your Most Challenging Students Excited to Read; Cultural Relevancy & Equitable Curriculum in the Classroom w/Ms. Erica Buddington
July 09, 2017 18:31 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBSummary: You know how you get into your classroom at the beginning of the year, and all of your students are right at the level they need to be? Everyone’s on grade-level, student engagement is a breeze, and of course everyone loves to read, right?! Right… That’s in a perfect world, and we are far from a perfect world. In actually, when we get into the classroom we find that our students and their specific abilities vary greatly, to say the least! We go to college, study hard for 4 years...