• Saving Our Teachers: Emotional Wellness for Educators with Erin Tashian and Michelle Papa

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    🔥 What can teachers do to protect their fire for teaching?

    🔥 What can we do to attract and keep great people in our profession?

    🔥 What happens in a school community when the principal is not okay?

    Join me in conversation with MICHELLE PAPA and ERIN TASHIAN as we dig into these critical questions.

    About These Guests

    Michelle Papa is the principal of a nationally recognized Middle School to Watch in Northern New Jersey. She is passionate about supporting a healthy and inspiring school climate and culture, understanding this starts with the principal. Michelle is dedicated to continuing her personal and professional growth around the social and emotional learning competencies and is hoping to inspire other educational leaders to do the same. She’s had the privilege to partner with Erin Tashian to promote this mission within her school and district and has seen tremendous impact on her students, staff, and community as a result.

    Erin Tashian is a distinguished educator, coach, and professional developer, renowned for her efforts in supporting the educator wellness through emotional resilience and self-awareness practices. Erin believes that it is our responsibility as educators to develop a deep understanding of our emotional world so we can create safe, connected school communities that support students and staff academically and emotionally.

    Connect with Michelle

    • on LinkedIn and 
    • on X @MPapaEdu.

    You can connect with Erin

    Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

    In This Conversation

    • 0:32 – Who is Michelle Papa?
    • 1:09 – Who is Erin Tashian?
    • 2:30 – Why Erin Tashian left 31 years of teaching elementary to support teachers
    • 5:08 – Is it okay when the principal is not okay?
    • 8:42 – Challenges that teachers face today
    • 11:37 – Michelle on her takeaways from Erin’s work
    • 14:08 – Erin Tashian’s Educator Wellness Institute
    • 19:09 – Sustainability strategies for new teachers
    • 24:03 – Are we pressuring teachers right out of the profession?
    • 32:16 – The mission of The Mindful Educators Podcast
    • 34:37 – A personal habit or daily productivity hack
    • 36:02 – A favorite edtech tool or app
    • 37:49 – Book recommendations
    • 39:55 – Inspiring educators worth following
    • 41:45 – Where to connect with Erin Tashian and Michelle Papa online

    Connect with Teachers on Fire and Host Tim Cavey

    Song Track Credit

    • Tropic Fuse by French Fuse
    • GO! by Neffex

    *All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.

  • How to Install the FREE Brisk Teaching Chrome Extension

    OH. MY. GOODNESS.

    I mean, I kind of knew this was possible.

    But now I KNOW. And it’s FREE.

    Access smart, grade-relevant feedback on student writing instantly with the Brisk Teaching Chrome extension (link to webstore).

    I honestly believe that tools like this one have the potential to help save teachers from burning out and leaving our profession.

    Watch my tutorial to get started!

    *not sponsored

  • How to Get Fit, Eat Right, and Protect Your Teacher Fire with Eric Nelson

    🔥 How can today’s teachers eat well and care for their bodies?

    🔥 How can we fit movement and fitness into our hours at school?

    🔥 What are some simple strategies we can follow to improve our nutrition?

    Join me for this conversation with Florida PE teacher Eric Nelson as he responds.

    About This Guest

    Eric is a K-5 physical education teacher and the Director of Member Success at TeacherFit. TeacherFit provides proactive wellness solutions that focus on physical and mental health for teachers and students.

    Connect with Eric

    Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

    In This Conversation

    • 0:31 – Who is Eric Nelson?
    • 1:30 – How Eric learned to say no to requests for his time
    • 3:00 – Challenges teachers face in 2024
    • 4:47 – Ways to fit in quick workouts during the school day
    • 7:31 – Advice for the teacher who feels like exercise is torture
    • 9:58 – How to cook nutritious meals with little time
    • 13:11 – Dig it or ditch it? Eric’s take on popular fitness practices
    • 16:31 – The TeacherFit newsletter
    • 18:39 – Eric’s mental health hacks: detaching from email
    • 20:38 – An edtech tool pick: Canva
    • 22:10 – A book recommendation: Are My Kids on Track?
    • 23:01 – Someone to follow online: Dr. Don Parker
    • 23:58 – Where to connect with Eric’s work online

    Connect with Teachers on Fire and Host Tim Cavey

    Song Track Credit

    • Tropic Fuse by French Fuse
    • GO! by Neffex

    *All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.

  • How to Turn On Notifications for Any Edits Made to a Particular Google Doc

    At my elementary school, we tend to use rolling agendas for monthly staff meetings and committee meetings. Sometimes, it occurred to me, I would appreciate a heads up whenever someone else goes into the Doc to make additions or changes to it.

    There IS a way to do just that. Let me show you how here in this 46-second tutorial!

  • Lead Your School from Where You Are with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo

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    🔥 Can you describe the vision of your school?

    🔥 How can teacher-leaders raise up the people around them?

    🔥 How can schools and districts better communicate with their communities?

    Join me for this conversation with national superintendent of the year, Dr. Joe Sanfelippo, as he shares his insights on these and other critical questions.

    About This Guest

    Dr. Joe Sanfelippo is a celebrated educational leader and author. During his tenure as superintendent, his Wisconsin school district was twice recognized for innovation by the International Center for Leadership in Education. Joe was named one of the 100 Most Influential Educators by District Administration Magazine, and in 2019, Education Dive (now K-12 Dive) awarded him National Superintendent of the Year. 

    Connect with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo

    • on LinkedIn,
    • on X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @joe_sanfelippo, and
    • at his website, www.jsanfelippo.com.

    Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

    Clickable Timestamps from This Conversation

    • 0:27 – Who is Dr. Joe Sanfelippo?
    • 2:35 – Story time: When the work eclipsed his family relationships
    • 5:07 – How to acknowledge the great work of teachers in your building
    • 8:52 – Narrowing the focus of a community on a collective goal
    • 13:09 – How can teachers lift up the teachers around them?
    • 18:44 – “I don’t have time to prioritize my school’s brand.”
    • 22:03 – How can we protect teacher fire in 2024?
    • 25:23 – How can schools communicate better with their communities?
    • 29:25 – A daily habit: starting and ending the day with encouraging text messages
    • 30:08 – A favorite edtech tool: CapCut
    • 30:38 – A book recommendation: Power of Moments by Dan Heath
    • 31:15 – Educators to follow online: Jimmy Casas, Tom Murray
    • 31:39 – Where to connect with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo online

    Connect with Teachers on Fire and Host Tim Cavey

    Song Track Credit

    • Tropic Fuse by French Fuse
    • GO! by Neffex

    *All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.