FL – Teachers on Fire

April 22, 2026

Bringing the Florida Everglades to Your Literacy Classroom: Jennifer Diaz

About This Guest: Jennifer Diaz Jennifer is the Vice President of Education at The Everglades Foundation, where she has dedicated the past 12 years to building and leading Florida’s only comprehensive, statewide Everglades environmental education program. Since joining the Foundation in 2014, she has guided the growth of the Everglades Literacy Program into a national… Continue reading

FL, Literacy

January 27, 2020

Episode 118 – Kristin Merrill

KRISTIN MERRILL is a fourth grade teacher who specializes in language arts and strives to make lessons interactive and engaging through the use of edtech. Continue reading

4th Grade, Author, Creativity, Elementary, FL, USA

4th Grade, Author, Creativity, Elementary, FL

January 13, 2019

Episode 65 – Kate Lindquist

KATE LINDQUIST is the founder of PeaceLoveArt, which is all about “Enriching heARTS thru self expression and soul connection.” Continue reading

Art, Consultant, Creativity, Elementary, FL, Primary, USA

Art, Artist, Creativity, FL

June 28, 2018

Episode 28 – Jordan Potrzeba

Jordan Potrzeba is a 4th grade teacher at Walter Caldwell Elementary School in Auburndale, FL. Imagine being told by your principal in your first year of teaching that you were different and didn’t belong. After experiencing just that, Jordan moved from Nebraska to Florida, where he found a school that welcomes his energy, ideas, and… Continue reading

Dance, Elementary, FL, iPad, Primary, USA

Auburndale, FlipGrid, Florida, Jordan Potrzeba, Nearpod, Walter Caldwell Elementary School