Latest Teachingtales Podcast Episodes
E118: Kevin Honeycutt & The Value of the Arts in Education
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - May 12, 2024 18:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsKevin grew up in poverty, attending school in more than 20 states before becoming the first high school and college graduate in his family. For 13 years, he taught K-12 art, summer art camps, and wrote and directed high school plays. He is currently a technology integrationist and staff develope...
E117: Contagious Joy
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - February 23, 2024 03:01 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsEver encountered someone who just exudes joy, who brightens your day when you’re in his or her presence? What if we were able to be that kind of person for those around us? In this episode, Brent shares a recent experience and how it can remind us that every one of us, regardless of position, ha...
E116: Find Your Pollo
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - September 25, 2023 00:39 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Brent shares a personal story to remind us that not only is it important to take care of ourselves so we can better serve others, but that self care can look different for each of us. As silly as it sounds, it might even take the form of a fast food restaurant.
E115: The Best Parts of Being a Teacher
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - September 15, 2023 01:45 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThis episode will put a smile on your face as six amazing educators share heartwarming stories that remind us not to focus on the challenges of the job, but rather on the best parts of being a teacher.
E114: The Value in Looking Back
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - May 04, 2023 02:38 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAt some point in your life, you may have received the following advice – “Never look back!” While we definitely don’t want to live in the past, in this episode, Brent uses a personal story to make the case that looking back isn’t just okay, it’s necessary to remember and appreciate how far we’ve...
E113: Tisha Richmond & Finding Joy in What We Do
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - April 05, 2023 02:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsTisha is an innovative district Student Engagement & Professional Development Specialist, international speaker, Canva Learning Consultant, and Canva Education Creator from Southern Oregon. Previously, she served as a district Tech Integration Specialist and taught Family & Consumer Science for ...
E112: Not Taking Ourselves Too Seriously
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - March 25, 2023 23:16 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsBeing a classroom or school leader is a serious job. A very serious job. Please don’t let the title of this episode lead you to believe otherwise. But in this broadcast, Brent reminds listeners that we should never let the mundane-yet-important tasks keep us from having fun and spending time wit...
E111: Allyson Apsey & Leading the Whole Teacher (and Student)
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - March 15, 2023 03:26 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAllyson has been an educator for 24 years, an award-winning school leader for 19 of those years. She is passionate about students and staff and leads others through their strengths. Allyson is also the author of multiple books, most recently publishing Leading the Whole Teacher with Dave Burgess...
E110: Ashley Yazarlou & How Technology Can Increase Engagement and Transform Our Classrooms
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - February 19, 2023 19:51 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsAshley has been in the field of education for 17 years. She began her career teaching middle school in Florida and then Long Beach, California, and she is currently an Instructional Technology Specialist in Southern California. She is also the host of the Blending In Podcast where she helps othe...
E109: Kevin Roughton & Teaching With Magic…Disney Magic That Is!
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - February 12, 2023 20:56 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsKevin has been an award-winning teacher in Southern California for over 20 years, currently teaching classes in history and economics at the high school level. Having a strong desire to share with other educators, Kevin shares a multitude of lessons and digital resources on his website at mrroug...
E108: What Leaders Can Learn From Poo-Pourri
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - February 05, 2023 06:36 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsYes, you read the title correctly. This episode references the popular toilet spray that helps eliminate odors in the bathroom. “And, just how does this relate to education?” you ask. Well, in this episode, Brent shares a powerful reminder that while parts of the job may stink, our job as leader...
E107: Lisa Moe & Memorable Learning Through Gamification
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - January 31, 2023 03:12 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsLisa is a 5th grade teacher in Southern California who is passionate about providing her students with engaging, outside-of-the-box learning experiences. She loves sharing resources at conferences, on social media, and through her website, and in this episode, Lisa shares how she draws on her ow...
E106: Bill Selak & Finding Your Creative Sweet Spot
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - January 24, 2023 04:20 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsBill is the Director of Technology at Hillbrook School in Northern California. Passionate about helping educators harness the ever-changing face of technology to better individualize teaching and learning, he shares resources at billselak.com and through his Bill Selak Talks podcast. In this epi...
E105: Erika Garcia & Admin Doesn't Have to Be the "Dark Side"
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - January 15, 2023 23:38 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsErika is a veteran educator, serving in the field for 24 years. She spent 16 years as an elementary and middle school teacher, became a math specialist and instructional coordinator, and is now a second-year elementary principal in St. Louis, Missouri. Erika has a passion for supporting teachers...
E104: The Comparison Trap
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - September 26, 2022 03:14 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Brent uses a personal story and a scene from the classic movie City Slickers to transparently share the importance of avoiding the trap of comparing ourselves to others.
E103: Carly Spina & The Importance of Our Language Choices
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - August 30, 2022 04:56 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsCarly has 15 years of experience in Multilingual Education, including her service as an EL teacher, a third-grade bilingual classroom teacher, and a district-wide Multilingual Instructional Coach. She is currently a multilingual education specialist at the Illinois Resource Center and the author...
E102: Todd Nesloney & Tackling Imposter Syndrome
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - March 04, 2022 15:19 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsTodd is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). He was previously a Principal/Lead Learner at a PreK-5 school in Texas. He is also an award-winning author for his books Kids Deserve It!, Stories From Webb, Sparks i...
E101: Don Coley & Eight Things I Wish I Knew When I Started – Pt.2
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - February 13, 2022 20:40 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn the previous episode, Brent’s recently retired father began sharing leadership lessons he’s learned throughout his career. In this episode, he’s back to share four more valuable pieces of advice, things he wishes he knew when he started his career, knowledge that can help listeners better ser...
E100: Don Coley & Eight Things I Wish I Knew When I Started – Pt.1
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - February 02, 2022 15:14 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsTo celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast, Brent chats with a distinguished guest – his father (be sure to check out father and son in Episode 6 as well). Don has recently retired from a long and successful career in a variety of leadership positions. In this episode, the first of a two-part...
E99: Mike Earnshaw, Solomon Petchers & Brent Coley – So You’re Thinking About Writing a Book…Three Authors’ Journeys
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - January 27, 2022 15:28 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsMike is an elementary school principal in Illinois and the author of The EduCulture Cookbook: Recipes & Dishes to Positively Transform School & Classroom Culture. Solomon is a middle school teacher and author of three novels for young readers: A Ghost in the Attic, Feasters: An Apocalyptic Tale...
E98: Vernon Wright & Remembering We're in the People Business
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - January 20, 2022 15:56 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsVernon is an entrepreneur, speaker, life coach, consultant, and leader. He has over 17 years of experience in education working in large, urban school districts and has previously served in the roles of teacher, teacher leader, campus leadership team member, and district-level support. Get ready...
E97: Rosalba Rodriguez & Supporting and Encouraging Those We Serve
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - January 03, 2022 00:54 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsRosalba has been an educator in Southern California for nearly 20 years. She started her career as an instructional assistant, taught for 14 years, and then moved into administration where she is currently in her first year as the principal of Castle View Elementary in Riverside, California. Ros...
E96: Back to Better
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - June 18, 2021 22:05 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Brent shares some of his reflections on the 2020-2021 school year, focusing not only on the challenges, but on the skills, knowledge, and experiences we gained because of them. As we prepare to welcome students back in August, Brent reminds us that we are better than we were 15 ...
E95: John Eick & Changing the Conditions of the Test
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - May 29, 2021 15:44 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsBack as a guest on the podcast for the fourth time, John is a passionate educator doing amazing things as the Executive Director of Westlake Charter School in Sacramento, California. He is also the host of the incredible Learn With John Eick Podcast, one you definitely want to check out. In this...
E94: Toby and Leah Price & How We Say What We Say Matters
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - May 23, 2021 21:46 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsToby is a former elementary school teacher and currently an assistant principal at Gary Road Elementary School in Mississippi. He is a passionate educator who actively shares encouragement, resources, and expertise through Twitter and his blog. His wife, Leah, has been an educator and is current...
E93: Choosing to Be Thankful
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - April 11, 2021 18:14 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this episode, Brent flies solo to talk about how a simple song lyric can remind us that we have a choice -- to water the tree of thankfulness rather than the weed of negativity.
E92: Evan Whitehead & Advocating for Your Own Mental and Physical Health
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - March 06, 2021 19:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsEvan has been an educator for 23 years, had multiple roles in the field, and has been a school district administrator for the past 11. In this episode, Evan talks about balance, boundaries, and breaks as he transparently shares his powerful story of the importance of advocating for our own menta...
E91: Mike Earnshaw & Teaching and Leading Outside the Box
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - February 13, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsMike is in his seventh year as an elementary principal in Lansing, Illinois. Before moving into administration, he taught middle school English Language Arts for 15 years. Mike is the author of the book The EduCulture Cookbook (to be released spring/summer 2021), co-host of the Punk Rock Classro...
E90: Mary Vongsavanh & The Stories We Don’t See
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - February 06, 2021 14:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsMary is an assistant principal in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District. Before moving into administration, she taught middle school math and was an Instructional Math Coach. In this episode, Mary shares the powerful story of how she immigrated to the United States at a young age and the c...
E89: Joe Marquez & #FitEDU -- The Journey to Healthier Living
Teaching Tales w/ Brent Coley - January 30, 2021 16:04 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsJoe is the Director of Academic Innovation at CUE. He is also a Google Innovative Educator/Trainer, a Microsoft Innovative Educator, and the co-host of the Sons of Technology Podcast. In this episode, Joe and I share the stories of our journeys to a more fit and healthy lifestyle, along with enc...
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