I chat with Kassandra Ingalls who has taught as a kindergarten teacher for 3 years and is currently a K-2 team lead. She quickly pivoted into the position of a teacher leader within weeks and developed a system for a thriving team during the COVID-19 school closure. In this episode, I talk about what a teacher leader is, its challenges, and its … Read More
Advice for New and Aspiring Teacher Leaders from a Principal – with Dr. Angela Draper
In this amazing episode, we chat with Dr. Angela Draper from The Virtual Principal, an elementary school principal who has been practicing for over 6 years and is in her 16th year in education. She is a military spouse and a mom to a very energetic 5-year old girl. In this episode: I talk about how an aspiring teacher leader … Read More
Three Things that Teacher Leadership is Definitely Not
While teacher leadership is hard to define, here are three things that it is definitely not. In this episode: I talk about how teacher leadership is not about roles and job descriptions It is also not about power and authority, but about collaboration Finally, teacher leadership is just not being utilized effectively in schools Links Mentioned: Check out the … Read More
Distance Learning Tech and PD Tips with Alexandra from Tech About Math
In this amazing episode, I chat with Alexandra from Tech About Math, who is an upper elementary school teacher in New York City and also a tech guru who helps others get organized digitally and engage students with digital tools. She will be telling us about top tools and apps to try out as a teacher, ways to teach professional development … Read More
Leading During a Pandemic
Our teachers need us more now than ever. In this episode: I talk about what teachers need from us during these challenging times Why it is so important to take care of ourselves and find strong people around to keep us going Let me know you’re listening! Snap a quick pic and tag me @teacherleadercoach on Instagram. If you love this episode … Read More