Latest Alexnoel Podcast Episodes
111 – The Court of Public Opinion
#EduCrush - March 04, 2024 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsContinue the conversation with Natalie on Twitter or Instagram Continue the conversation with Alex on Twitter or Instagram Join our Facebook group for community, connection and allies. Download Nat's six research-based ways to INSPIRE change in assessment a...
110 – Hacking Parent Communication (w Crystal Frommert)
#EduCrush - February 26, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings✊ Check out the website for the Empowerment Ecosystem Summit for the schedule, locations, and details on how to register! Parent communication isn’t the sexiest part of our jobs, but that doesn’t make it any less critical. Natalie is joined by Crystal Frommert, author of “When Calling Parents ...
109 – Pillars of the community w/ Rodney Noel
#EduCrush - February 05, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsOn this episode Alex interviews an expert in the community work that goes on in major cities. He has 20 years of experience working with children and youth, non-profits, schools, and families. He also happens to be my older brother, Rodney Noel. Continue the conversation with Natalie o...
108 – Assessment Identity (w Karley Alleyn)
#EduCrush - January 29, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings✨Join us at the 2024 Empowerment Ecosystem Summit! Assessment and identity might not seem like a logical pairing on the surface, but they are a powerhouse combo for learning and professional growth. Everyone has an assessment story that we carry into the school space and those experi...
107 – Learning for Need, Honour, and Awe
#EduCrush - January 22, 2024 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHappy new year! What are the things in this world that make your jaw drop? Things that are so awesome that you can’t help but get excited about it, about learning about it and experiencing it? On this episode of #Educrush, Alex explores knowledge for need, for honour and for awe as we take some ...
106 - Let go of limiting BS and transform your life
#EduCrush - January 15, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings✨Join us at the 2024 Empowerment Ecosystem Summit! Sometimes, our focus on external change is just a reflection of the deeper changes we know we're avoiding in ourselves. Go read that again. Join Natalie for a solo episode to seize the new year and finally let go of the toxic habits, patt...
105 – Reflections on Community
#EduCrush - December 18, 2023 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week on #Educrush, Alex is looking back on some of the interviews that match with what has turned out to be the focal point of the year…Community. Continue the conversation with Natalie on Twitter or Instagram Continue the conversation with Alex on Twitter or Instagram ...
104 – Assessment, Change and Mindset through Story (w Tom Schimmer)
#EduCrush - December 11, 2023 14:23 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this crossover episode, Natalie joins fellow podcast host and co-author, Tom Schimmer, to discuss how story is critical to rehumanize assessment, embrace the messiness of change, and to cultivate the mindset necessary for inner peace. 💬 Continue the conversation with Natalie on Twitter or I...
103 – Sharing Cultures without Fear
#EduCrush - December 04, 2023 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs the winter Holiday’s loom, now is the time of the year that I and others start to think about family. The countdown is on and we’re ready for a break. What does it look like to use this time, leading to the holidays, as an opportunity for personal growth and community building? Join Alex for ...
102 - The Goal of Inclusion, is to Not Need Inclusion (w Dr. Shelley Moore)
#EduCrush - November 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs soon as we say the word inclusion, there’s an exclusion. Designing an education system that is grounded in the mindset that all students belong and are capable of high levels of learning is the real goal. Dr. Shelley Moore joins Natalie to talk about what inclusion means to her and how we can...
101– Beginning Equity Conversations w/ Dr. Shirley Steinberg
#EduCrush - November 19, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDiversity, equity and inclusion will always be a complicated subject. It’s worthwhile to learn and to grow from it, because that allows us as teachers to create environments where all students can learn. Not just about the subject matter that we’re trying to teach but learn about what it means t...
100 – From Science Teacher to STEM School Founder (w Stephanie Lammlein)
#EduCrush - November 13, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsFasten your seatbelts as Natalie takes you on a journey through the inception, challenges, and triumphs of Bio-Med Science Academy with its founder, Stephanie Lammlein. They explore how she turned a bold vision into reality, how the students are thriving in this educational ecosystem and the imp...
99 – The Person, The Team and the Task
#EduCrush - November 06, 2023 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLeadership is often cited as one of the most important and contentious parts of school’s life. Many dream of being a leader that is effective and inspiring and many more have opinions on what exactly a leader needs in order to be effective and inspiring. What if we focused on the leadership that...
98 – Five Culture Fixes for Schools
#EduCrush - October 30, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this solo episode, Natalie honors the Halloween season by describing five ghastly ghouls haunting our schools: phantom policies, zombie meetings, dementor processes, and the control and avoidance poltergeists. Learn what they are and how to defeat them! 💬 Continue the conversation with Nata...
97 – Athletics for Education w/ Nick Waterbury
#EduCrush - October 23, 2023 06:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSchool or Athletics? That’s the question we often ask students athletes if grades begin to slip. What if we are misunderstanding the role that sports have in the education space? How can teams help students better grasp the concepts in the academic classroom. This week Alex sits down with Teache...
96 – Learning, Assessment and Belonging in Physical Health Education (w Josh Ogilvie)
#EduCrush - October 16, 2023 15:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIs participation the only thing that can be assessed in Phys Ed class? How might health be integrated as a goal alongside physical activity? Nat joins Canadian PHE and assessment expert Josh Ogilvie to explore what’s possible for Phys Ed when we embrace conversation, personal inquiry and belongi...
95 – Perilous Burnout
#EduCrush - October 09, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat is burnout? Why does it have such a tight grasp on discussions of educator’s efficacy and longevity? This week on #Educrush Alex discusses learnings about the insidious natures of and potential strategies for dealing with Burnout. **For the curious, here are some links to the papers I re...
94 – Are you an EduPreneur? (w Dr. Will Deyamport III)
#EduCrush - October 02, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhere is the space for entrepreneurship in education? How might visionary educators expand their impact outside the four walls of their classroom and school? Dr. Will joins Natalie to discuss what an EduPreneur is and how we can disrupt our limiting beliefs around money and worthiness to become ...
93 – A Student's View on Community
#EduCrush - September 25, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week on #Educrush, we’re talking to a recent high school graduate and previous guest to the pod, Reese Gagne. She shares her insights about the value, complexity and elusive nature of community as she begins her post-secondary journey, and we begin our school year! Links: Conti...
92 – The Functionality, Narrative, and Aesthetic of Design (w Christine Boos)
#EduCrush - September 18, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat makes for good design? If teachers are to see themselves as learning designers, what qualities might guide their work? Join Natalie as she talks to a professional interior designer to discover parallels to teaching. Show Notes: If architects create the outside of a building, interior des...
91 – Apathy the Enemy
#EduCrush - September 11, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week on #Educrush Alex talks a little bit about his summer learning and discusses the true enemy of education, Apathy. Continue the conversation with Natalie on Twitter or Instagram Continue the conversation with Alex on Twitter or Instagram Continue the conversat...
90 – The time I began anew...and failed.
#EduCrush - September 04, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn the season 4 opener, Natalie comes to you solo to share a story of failure that reveals an important truth about change. 💬 Continue the conversation with Natalie on Twitter or Instagram ✊ Join our Facebook group for community, connection, and allies. ✨Download Nat's six researc...
89 – Season 3 Reflection!
#EduCrush - July 03, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsNat and Alex come together to answer the season 3 inquiry question, “How might we rehumanize education through story?” by reflecting on what they learned from conversations with guests. Show Notes: · Nat and Alex check-in. (0:30) · Stories are the bedrock of community and how...
88 – Decolonization Through Story (w Carolyn Roberts)
#EduCrush - June 26, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat is decolonization? How is story integral to it? How might we all become better at receiving and telling stories? Natalie joins Indigenous scholar, teacher and changemaker Carolyn Roberts to discuss circle work, deep listening, performative allyship and finding our voices. Carolyn’s Blog P...
87 – Learning for All w/ Ceri Riley
#EduCrush - June 19, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week on #Educrush, Writer, Producer and Science communicator Ceri Riley shares her experiences being an educator outside of the classroom, the challenges that she has faces and the importance of making sure that everyone has access to learning! Ceri on Twitter: @Ceriley Alex on Twitter:...
86 – What if students took a stand against racism? (w Harsh, Victoria, Chris & Katie)
#EduCrush - June 12, 2023 07:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWho is the greatest lever for change in our education system? Teachers? Parents? Students? In this episode, Natalie connects with three former students and their mentor teacher from Prince George, Canada, to explore how students can become visionary catalysts who spark learning in an entire comm...
85 – Word and Story w/ Wakefield Brewster
#EduCrush - June 05, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDescription: This week on #Educrush we hear from Calgary’s Current and the first ever Black Poet Laureate of the city, Wakefield Brewster as he shares with us the importance of story and poetry and education. Wakefield on Twitter @LyricalPitpull Wakefield on Instagram @Wakefield_Brewster ...
84 – Building Community by Telling the Story of Us (w Melody McAllister)
#EduCrush - May 29, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat is community? How do we build it, and break it? Who are we as a wider education community? Natalie connects with former teacher and current community engagement strategist, Melody McAllister, to unpack the complexities of both youth and adult communities in the age of social media. Join ...
83 - Pursuing Passions w/ Nick Hughes
#EduCrush - May 22, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDescription: This week Alex talks to Multimedia Specialist and Search and Rescue volunteer Nick Hughes. He share how his experiences with high school influenced his passions today. What does it look like for teachers to nurture the interests and passions of students and where might that start...
82 – #EESummit23 Debrief (w Katie White & Tom Schimmer)
#EduCrush - May 15, 2023 15:06 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsFresh off the first-ever Empowerment Ecosystem Summit in Vancouver, BC, Natalie sits down with co-hosts Katie White and Tom Schimmer to reflect on highlights, insights, and next steps for the innovative event. Show Notes: · What’s sticking with each of us immediately after the event. ...
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