Why it's important to follow the path meant for you instead of the path others expect you to follow
I just took a new position as Assistant Principal at Central High School in Providence, RI. You might be wondering, "But Michaela, I thought you were teaching? Wait, weren't you a principal at one poi...
6 Sep 202224min
How to create your ideal classroom culture with our teacher panel
When it comes to professional development, most (if not all) learning is best done educator to educator. Our 5 panelists are teachers from around the country (and Canada!), and they each share their a...
9 Aug 20222h 14min
Season 4 Ep 4: How Feeling Connected to Your Students Makes Teaching Joyful with Vanessa Drew
If connecting with students comes easily to you, you probably understand how those connections can be what gets you through stressful days and how fun teaching can be. If connecting and building relat...
5 Jul 202242min
Helping Teachers Become Burned-IN instead of Burnt-OUT with teacher burnout coach Amber Harper
Amber is a full-time Kindergarten teacher and Teacher Burnout Coach. After struggling with burnout for most of her teaching career, in 2016 Amber created Burned-In Teacher. Using her podcast, book, an...
28 Jun 202245min
Shutting our doors and doing what's best for students with Chad Pettit
Spend some time with Chat Pettit, and you'll understand why he's one of America's favorite TikTok Teachers. I met Chad on TikTok (you know, my new favorite place to hang out), and I was immediately dr...
14 Jun 202259min
Create the Year YOU Want to Teach Next Year: DissectEd Summer Series
Wow! What a crazy couple of years for educators! Phew...almost everyone is out and can relax, reflect and get ready to have a fantastic next school year!Our summer series is focused on how to create t...
8 Jun 202221min
Uvalde, TX: One Week Later
This week's episode features commentary by yours truly. The approach to this episode is intentional. It's not a fiery, explosive commentary on all the things that went wrong. Rather, I use the experie...
31 Mai 202227min
Body positivity, getting healthy and supporting our students and ourselves on the heels of the pandemic with former teacher turned wellness coach Stephanie Lueras
I talk with Stephanie Lueras about the challenges we watched our students grapple with this past school year, especially around knowing what is expected in school and some of the underlying causes of ...
24 Mai 202246min
