Value Adds Value!

On this episode we talk with Nasser Muhammad of Lifting as We Climb an educational consulting firm with the mission to provide educational services to schools, students and parents in a three pronged community approach which creates a hub of responsibility for all involved. Thank you so much to Liz Kleinrock for the introduction! On this episode we talked about how teachers how teachers can discover their implicit biases, his view on personalized learning and how he strives to better serve our black boys who are in special education. We were so thrilled to meet Nasser and we look forward to working with him in the future! Please be sure to check out the work Lifting As We Climb is doing! https://www.liftandclimb.org/ Instagram: @lifting.climbing Twitter: lift_climb --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

On this week dose of my thoughts I talk a little bit about how the job search is going and what a great position I find myself. I have never felt better about being an educator on this episode I explain why. It would mean a lot to us if you would support us by checking out our Patreon page! Patreon.com/valueaddsvalue --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

We are so fortunate to be apart of the Teach Your Heart Out family and we are most grateful for the relationships we've built through the conferences. Enter Jed Dearybury!! This man is an educational powerhouse and after his keynote CREATIVITY, COURAGE, CHANGE AND THE REAL REASON I HATE SQUIRRELS we knew we had to get him on the podcast. During our conversation we discussed what he has learned in visiting and working with hundreds of schools, his experience as an LGBTQ educator and how we can support that community, and how you can make President Obama laugh! WE hope you enjoy this conversation and to learn more about Jed check out his website or find him on social media as Mr. Dearybury! https://www.mrdearybury.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

I'm back with my weekly update after a crazy week! In fact that is what I talked about! The Minnesota Teaching Job Fair, Interviews, Snow Storms and family time! Check it out! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

The universe moves in crazy ways and at Teach Your Heart Out it introduced us to Mr. B! Blake is a rapper, performing artist, and an educational innovator. He lives in Nashville where he performs with his band Tribal Hoose and when he is not doing that he substitute teaches. What makes him special is how he is bringing hip hop and literacy together in classrooms that he has no ownership over. Plus in the episode you'll get the how in the course of about 10 minute Wil and Mr. B laid down our new podcast intro! Enjoy this episode of the podcast and go follow all of Mr. B's accounts! Instagram: @freestiles.fun @mrbinspire @tribalhoose @therapapp --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

On this episode of Value Adds Value Kyle is joined by Newark teacher Donovan Smalls! Donovan (IG: @educational_fellow)was the a student way back when of our friend and former podcast guest CJ Reynolds. It was incredible to hear the story of the lasting impact CJ had on Donovan and how it led him to teach at the same school where CJ taught him. Along with his background discussed teaching in the school and community where you grew up with Donovan and his experience with joining a staff that knew you as a student. We wrap it up by talking about his after school drama program and how his persistence in that paid off. We hope you enjoy this podcast and thanks for checking out Value Adds Value! A special shout out to our friend Mr. B (IG: @freestiles.fun) for laying down a freestyle with Wil that has become our new intro! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

This is why we love the folks at Teach Your Heart Out! On this episode we reflect on our TYHO Atlanta experience and discuss why we love being a part of this teacher community! If you are interested in attending please reach out and we will help you find a way! Check them out at https://teachyourheartoutcon.com! Upcoming Events: June 2019- The Bahamas October 2019- San Antonio March 2020- San Diego July 2020- Toronto --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

On this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast we talk with our friend Lindsey Petlak about NearPod and the incredible platform they have created for teachers and students! We met Lindsey last summer at TYHO Las Vegas and were lucky to see her this past weekend in Atlanta. NearPod is an amazing platform for teachers to build lessons with their own content and sample from the vast content library that Nearpod has on almost every subject. Make sure you check them out at nearpod.com and on Instagram and Twitter. We were also given permission to share the 3 month gold membership to NearPod from TYHO, so if you'd like to get a 3 month trial of NearPod's Gold Membership go to go.nearpod.com/TYHO! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

I know that in a job interview it is going to come up that I chose to be a landscaper rather than moving away for a teaching job or subbing. I know there is a politically correct answer to give to a principal, but in this episode I talk about what the real answer is, how much I have grown as an educator in the past year, and why the next ten years of my career will outshine the first ten years. If you have a minute please subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review! You can also find us on Instagram and Twitter @valueaddsvalue! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

On this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast we talk with one of the hosts of the Tough Talk With Teachers Podcast Whitney Choate. We had the chance to discuss with Whitney the impact their podcast is having on her and the educators they reach and how she overcame Central Auditory Processing Disorder to be a successful student and now a successful educators. Whitney is also doing incredible things with her students in terms of technology integration and discusses how she uses tech to empower her students, not as a nanny. This is an episode you won't want to miss! Thanks for listening and for your support of Value Adds Value! If you'd like to help us out you can subscribe and leave a review! Check out Whitney on Twitter and Instagram and click the link below to subscribe to their podcast: TW: @Choatesnotes IG: @toughteachertlk https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tough-talk-with-teachers/id1454440867?mt=2 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Y'all I've got to admit. I didn't think that getting my Minnesota teaching license renewed would be this difficult or that searching for jobs would be this stressful. I was set up with someone who was supposed to help me, but turned out to be quiet rude. Now I'm back where I started at the beginning of the year and as jobs are posted the stress of the process is hitting me. I need y'all to help me stay positive! Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

It was nice to have a fellow Texas State Bobcat on the podcast... Ms. Dailene Hendon!! (@cohortofcare on Instagram)We had the chance to talk about her experience student teaching abroad, the approach she takes in pursuing her PhD. in education, how she plans on using her doctorate when she gets it. Dailene also talked about the mindset needed and priorities that she has set in order to pursue her advanced degree while maintaining a self care routine. Here's a hint... you have to cut a lot of things out of your life! To hear this and so much more check out this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast! If you want to reach out to use you can find us on Instagram and Twitter @valueaddsvalue or send us an email at podcast@theledproject.com! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Hey Y'all!! Here is my weekly podcast. I wanted to riff off a conversation I had with Vanessa Cronin on The Empowered Teaching Podcast about why it is important for teachers to truly shine. Having been in the classroom for the better part of a decade my biggest regret is how often I played small and sold myself short. I realize now that the best way for my students to shine is to see me shine everyday no matter what the circumstances. My goal is to shine to the best of what I have each day. If you want to hear the episode stay tuned to The Empowered Teaching Podcast in April!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

On this episode podcast Kyle is joined by Bethany Younkers. We got connect to Bethany through one of our previous guests CJ Reynolds. "Students will always give you a window in... and will test you to see you care and if you'll stick around." This is the key to connection and relationships in the classroom according to Bethany. We had an incredible talk about how at times we've both missed the 'windows' our students have given us because we didn't recognize their stories. Bethany teaches at an all boys school in Philly and we discussed how she sets expectations and boundaries with her boys as well as how she gains cultural awareness of the reality her students live in. Bethany (IG: @polkadotsofgratitude and polkadotsofgratitude.com) is a believer in the power of gratitude as much as we are and even against the will of teenage boys makes them "present to their blessings." Sprinkle in a bit of international travel and some talk on eating vegan and you have the recipe for a tremendous podcast! If you'd like t

I've stayed true to releasing my thoughts in podcast form for three straight weeks! In this episode I talked about why I'm looking forward to getting back in the classroom this fall, how I have grown in the past year, and why I will go all out when I get my next job! Much Love! Kyle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

On this episode of the podcast we have a conversation about what a more humanized classroom would look like with Paul France. Paul's first piece of advise, "You have to have a belief in other people's truth." Paul is an openly gay teacher and advocate for marginalized groups whose work we came across when he wrote an article about how white male teachers can be better allies (paulemerich.com/2018/08/06/how-ca…-people-of-color/). This sparked a conversation about how people who have privilege can be better allies to people who do not and he started out by explaining how we must accept that other people have a different truth than our own, but we must understand that both truths are valid. To us this means we must as people refrain from trying to validate our own truths by undermining or discrediting the truths of others. Paul gives his 5 As for being a better ally to marginalized groups: Awareness, Acceptance, Amplification, Advocacy, Accountability And when asked what advocacy looks like he stated the imp

Hey Y'all! This is Kyle here... I've committed to getting my thoughts out there on a weekly basis and here is this week's episode. I have really struggle throughout myself without overestimating my abilities in the face of challenges and it has gotten me into trouble. On the flip side I also struggle to value myself and the great things that I have done as an educator and person. These are just my thoughts on how this has impacted me over the years and how I am working to better in both aspects. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

What does it take to create cultural relevancy for students? If you were Naomi O'Brien growing up it was simply to have a teacher ask you about who you are and what you like. On this episode Naomi (Instagram: @readlikearockstar) talks about how her educational experience impact how she strives to connect with her early elementary students today. When asked what the one thing every student should be taught she responded with the ability to know what they need and how to ask for it. And she strives to do that with her kids and works with them on the language needed to ask for things. We also had the chance to chat how to put language to social justice issues for both students and teachers. Naomi says that we often don't talk about difficult issues because we don't have the language or don't know how to ask the right questions, so with her students she often focuses on what justice would 'look like' in certain fictional and literal situations. We wrapped up the conversation with practical ways to build better

These are just some of my thoughts on why I haven't put my own voice out there more on our podcast and why we choose to do very little editing and post production of our show! Thanks for listening! Kyle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

What exactly does it mean to teach on tables?! Lucky for you Katie (@teachingontables) joined us on the podcast to describe her unique brand of art, theater, and taking that has become her calling card! During this conversation Katie tells the story of how a theater major at Notre Dame turned into her engaging style of teaching with help from the folks over at The Ron Clark Academy. Katie shares our belief that as teachers we are the #1 determinants of our students success and future opportunities and although her presentation may be over the top her practice is rooted in a simple principle--listen. Katie has developed her own voice as a teacher and gives you the advice that she used to do so during this episode. Although her dancing and singing may seem like a novelty they are far from it. The central tenant of her teaching lies in the idea that students expect the unexpected in her class. Not only does this allow for her to take risks in her teaching, but it provides the space kids need to develop their