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We wanted to share a presentation Kyle gave during the Educators 2 Educators Summer Conference (https://www.educators2educators.com) that is a message that Wilkie originally shared on the podcast about the importance of keeping it 100 with your students. The expanded version of this talk goes into why as teachers the most important person to be transparent with is yourself! This talk is about how your teaching practice can grow if you are willing to truly reflect on it. If you'd like to learn more about the professional developments we offer through our non-profit Lighthouse Educator Development please visit patreon.com/valueaddsvalue! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

As Gary Gray says on his podcast, "it got personal" and very deep on the second half of this episode with Gary! In the second half of this episode we talk about two things: 1) Is it selling out to work in an affluent school 2) What is the place of the N word in schools and society It usually gets heavy when we talk with Gary because the passion we share as educators always shines through. We think these are important conversations to have and we're proud to have them with people like Gary Gray Jr. and honored to share them with you! Go subscribe to Gary's Youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY2yhkrA78P6tfXV0Zfy8g If you're interested in doing PD on your own terms this school year please check out what we have to offer at patreon.com/valueaddsvalue! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

As the school year approaches we couldn't be more excited for the second year of the Music and Arts Collective! On this episode of the podcasts you will hear the vision behind the program and how it is making a difference for kids. The MAC is an after school program that provides students the space to explore their passions and follow their creativity in the arts. Whether they are aspiring hip hop artists or photographers they are given the space and equipment to explore and create their own content that can be shared with the world. We are looking for a few schools from around the country to partner with so our students can collaborate with kids from across the country! If you are interested please send Wilkie an email to discuss the details of the program or message us on Instagram! Wilkie@theledproject.com Instagram: @music_and_arts_collective --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Hey y'all! Just wanted to give you an update on where I'm at in the job hunt and an interesting conversation I had with Wilkie about going solo on the podcast. To sum it up things are really good in my life, but that doesn't mean I'm seeing with rose colored glasses. Thanks for listening! If you want to be a part of our PD community and learn on your own terms go check us out at patreon.com/valueaddsvalue! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Over the course of this 2.5 year journey of creating a podcast we've been blessed with so many new relationships, but the one we have with Gary Gray Jr. is at the top of the list of most valued! Not only is he an incredible teacher who is providing amazing content to teachers across the world, but he is genuinely one of the most caring people we've ever met. He has continually been willing to be a sounding board for us and has provide perspective and wisdom at every turn. We hope you enjoy the first part of our conversation with Gary on the burdens of being a content creator as an educator, his move to Manila, and how we can grow in our practice of being culturally responsive as educators. We're sure you already follow Gary, but please go subscribe to his Youtube channel!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUY2yhkrA78P6tfXV0Zfy8g If you are interested in getting PD hours on your own terms and improving your relationships at school then please visit patreon.com/valueaddsvalue to how you can become a part o

Hey Y'all! We wanted to share this episode we recorded last summer with Naomi with because it seems so much more relevant now than it did when we recorded it. We are seeing examples everyday in our country of what our students of color face and we all must do our part to make changes and serve every student. 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 tha

We were so blessed to have been abroad the first Teach Your Heart Out Cruise to the Bahamas and what an adventure it was. We love how the folks at TYHO are continue to provide teachers with top notch professional development from the most engaging presenters out there, but have created the space for teachers from every walk of life to find community. It was incredible to be able to eat dinner on a cruise ship while looking out at the ocean with friends that share your same passion for making a difference in the lives of our kids. It was more incredible to see over 400 teachers get on buses to deliver school supplies to students in Nassau that while provided every student with what they need for the coming year! While talk about all those things plus the incredible sessions during the show. We want to give a huge shout out to everyone at TYHO, but especially to the people who have become our family! You know who you are! If you want to attend a Teach Your Heart Out Conference you'll have several opportunit

We wanted to share this conversation with our friend Esther Brunat earlier this year because of how relevant it is to us as teachers! We invited her to be on the podcast after her session on the Teachers Reboot Conference put on by Educators 2 Educators titled Petty On Purpose. We have so much fun with Esther and want to ensure that you understand that being petty for her is just code for using humor to build relationships. We hope you enjoy this episode and the "exclusive news" is about to happen! Be sure to find Esther on Instagram @estherbrunat! If you want access to our exclusive offer with Nearpod for a free 3 month Gold Membership and a $25 content credit go to nearpod.com/valueaddsvalue! If you want to support our work or join our PD community please go to patreon.com/valueaddvalue to learn more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

I have to apologize for not following through on the promise to record one solo episode a week. Travel and schedules and family caused me to lose my focus, but a lot of amazing things have happened over the last month and I want to share them with you! Kyle If you want to support our podcast you can do so at patreon.com/valueaddsvalue! To go our exclusive offer of a 3 month gold membership from Nearpod just visit nearpod.com/valueaddvalue! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Some of you may not know this, but we created our non-profit Lighthouse Educator Development long before we created our podcast. We started it with the dream that every student in America would have the teacher they deserve in every classroom from K-12 and the mission to achieve it by adding value to the teaching craft. Over the four years we've been working together on LED we have tried to get our work into the hands of teachers and schools, but it is a difficult hill to climb. WE have started the podcast to share our conversation two years ago and now we have found a platform to build our community. The professional development work that we do is now available to teachers at patreon.com/valueaddsvalue! We are licensed through the state of Texas to provide professional development and our Patreon page will give teachers options of how many hours they would like to spend working with us. More importantly it allows teachers to "do PD on their own terms." Patreon also allows us to be monetarily supported for

Thanks for checking out this episode of the Value Adds Value Podcast! We loved being in the same room when record podcasts and in this episode we talk about how our relationships with students impact the leaders they will become. If you listen to this podcast you know that we believe there is nothing more important for a teacher to succeed than their ability to build, maintain and leverage their relationships. Building relationships is the easy part, maintain them is more difficult, but being able to leverage them is the most difficult challenge for teachers. When you have built and maintained relationships with kids you still are using some degree of authority to get them to do things, but when you have built relationships that are deep enough to leverage you then are able to move kids through influence rather than authority. If you want to hear more about what we mean take a listen to this episode, and if you love it please hit the subscribe button!! Also if you are interested our exclusive offer with N

Sorry for the delay in this week's podcast, but we promise you it is worth it! We were so excited to get to record this episode together in person on Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Sea aboard the Teach Your Heart Out Cruise! We even had special impromptu guest appearances from Casey Bethel and Vanessa Cronin. We chatted with them about how we can change our attitudes from "I have to do these PDs" to "I get to do these PDs!" We discuss what it means to develop yourself as a teacher on your own terms and how to always stay focused on the mission. The right attitude about PD can change the trajectory of your craft! We hope you enjoy this and thank you to Casey and Vanessa for stopping by. If you want to learn more about Teach Your Heart Out which has upcoming events in San Antonio, San Diego and Toronto you can find them at teachyourheartoutcon.com! We also have a special offer from Nearpod for being a listener of the podcast! Go to nearpod.com/valueaddsvalue to get a FREE three month Gold Membership and

Hey everybody! After a couple week delay the podcast is back. We had to take some time to refocus our energies and set our goals for the second half of 2019. In this episode we talk about the end of the school year and how we are approaching our development for the summer. More importantly we discuss how to deal with situations in which people say, "You sure toot your own horn" or something to that affect. We talked about it because it happened to Wilkie this past week. We started Lighthouse Educator Development with the belief that there has never been a more important time for teachers to stand tall and shine bright. With that comes push back from those who don't share that belief, so we want you to be prepared for it! We hope you enjoy this episode! EXCITING NEWS! We've partnered with Nearpod to give you a 3 month Gold Membership and a $25 content credit for free! Just go to nearpod.com/valueaddsvalue to sign up! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Here is my weekly update and thoughts. I passed over again for a job and here is what it has felt like and how I plan to keep going! Thanks for tuning into Value Adds Value! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Thanks for checking out part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Shaun Woodly on preparing our pre-service teachers, building a brand through a podcast and book, and what we can all do to serve our urban student populations better! You can find Dr. Woodly online @teachhustleinspire and at teachhustleinspire.com or go buy his book MC Means Move the Class on Amazon!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

On this episode I discuss a second interview with two Montessori schools that are adding the humanities to their middle school programs and why I worry that sometimes I wear rose colored glasses. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Welcome to part 1 of our podcast with Dr. Shaun Woodly-- A college professor who is preparing future teachers and training educators on how to better connect with their urban students. Dr. Woodly is also the host of the Teach Hustle Inspire Podcast and the author of MC Means Move the Class! In part one we get to know Dr. Woodly and hear his educational journey! Tune in to part two next week to hear how his work is impacting teachers from across the country! You can find Dr. Woodly on Instagram @teachhustleinspire and his website https://teachhustleinspire.com! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

I got a rejection email on earlier this week from a school that I thought I had done amazing in the interview with. What struck me as odd was that this rejection email was the same as the ones I got through the mail a decade ago when I first started looking for jobs. I posted it on Instagram with a few thoughts on how it doesn't define me as a teacher and person, so on this episode I talk about the response I got from the teaching community! Especially a lengthy conversation I had with Heather Planchon (@theprimaryparty)... Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

We have been very fortunate to meet and build relationships with some of the most incredible teachers over the last few years and this episode's guest is no except! You may know him from his numerous viral videos or his catch phrase SURIOUSLY, but we are lucky to know Gerry Brooks as a principal that wants the best for his students and their teachers. During our conversation Gerry talks about how he uses humor to help share the important messages that teachers need to hear, what his day to day is like versus what people see on social media, and some of the key nuggets we've learned from him this year. We hope you enjoy it and if you do make sure to go buy his new book GO SEE THE PRINCIPAL! You can find Gerry everyone on social media as GerryBrooksPrin and on his website gerrybrooksrpin.com! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support

Here's your weekly update of what is going on in my head! Thank you for all the support and helping us reach more than 50,000 downloads! In this episode I talk about the interviews I've had for next year and some of the concerns I have when trying to pick the right opportunity. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valueaddsvalue/support