The Break Room

Hosts Katie Kinder and Derrick Sier are back with season two of The Breakroom. This season will focus on Hallway Leadership . Derrick and Katie will focus on servant leadership inside the hallways of schools. How do you serve as a principal, superintendent, assistant principal, counselor, instructional coach, and teacher leader? Follow along as we delve into hard topics while we laugh and learn to...

This year, Derrick and Katie threw Moon Middle School an end-of-the-year social. During the social, Possibilities opened their doors and turned the studio into the Break Room. Check out what some of these teachers and administrators had to say about education, community, connecting and ending the school year on a positive note!

This year, Derrick and Katie threw Moon Middle School an end-of-the-year social. During the social, Possibilities opened their doors and turned the studio into the Break Room. Check out what some of these teachers and administrators had to say about education, community, connecting and ending the school year on a positive note!

This year, Derrick and Katie threw Moon Middle School an end-of-the-year social. During the social, Possibilities opened their doors and turned the studio into the Break Room. Check out what some of these teachers and administrators had to say about education, community, connecting and ending the school year on a positive note!

This year, Derrick and Katie threw Moon Middle School an end-of-the-year social. During the social, Possibilities opened their doors and turned the studio into the Break Room. Check out what some of these teachers and administrators had to say about education, community, connecting and ending the school year on a positive note!

This year, Derrick and Katie threw Moon Middle School an end-of-the-year social. During the social, Possibilities opened their doors and turned the studio into the Break Room. Check out what some of these teachers and administrators had to say about education, community, connecting and ending the school year on a positive note!

This year, Derrick and Katie threw Moon Middle School an end-of-the-year social. During the social, Possibilities opened their doors and turned the studio into the Break Room. Check out what some of these teachers and administrators had to say about education, community, connecting and ending the school year on a positive note!

This year, Derrick and Katie threw Moon Middle School an end-of-the-year social. During the social, Possibilities opened their doors and turned the studio into the Break Room. Check out what some of these teachers and administrators had to say about education, community, connecting and ending the school year on a positive note!

Join Katie and Derrick as they journey through what to do as an educator when the unimaginable happens in the school, the community, and in the world.

Join Derrick and Katie as they rail against testing and talk about if they find value in it for students and teachers.

Join Derrick and Katie as they talk about why it is important to keep up with kid-speak.

Join Katie and Derrick as they discuss 'THAT GUY.' As an educator, you are on the team, so be on the team!

Derrick and Katie talk about how teachers can't compare themselves to the teacher next door. You are you, and you can be you in the classroom. Lean into your strengths.

Listen in as Derrick and Katie talk about managing a classroom! it is overused as a term, but in reality, if you can't manage them, you can't teach them. You can't let a 12 year old hurt your feelings. Let's jump in!

Laugh along with Derrick and Katie as they talk about experience lessons. What experiences are you creating for your students that will last a lifetime?

Join Katie and Derrick as they get into dealing with parents that happen to be difficult. Are parents doing their best? Let's get into it!

Join Derrick and Katie as they talk about what it means to truly embody Hallway Leadership. Good principals, bad principals, and everything in between.

How do we engage our post pandemic learners? What can we "gamify" to up the engagement in our classroom? Listen in as Katie and Derrick answer both of those questions by exploring how gamifying the learning experience impacts today's fast and tech-savvy learner.

Join Katie and Derrick as they discuss how to recruit and retain new teachers in such a challenging educational environment.

"The Break Room" is a space where teachers unplug, genuinely share and connect, receive real-life tips and tricks, and are encouraged to continue making their classrooms creative, fun, and safe spaces for humans to grow and develop. Katie and Derrick have a collective 20+ years in classroom experience and 20+ years of facilitating workshops around classroom community development. They recently joi...