The Teacher's Pep Rally

In this episode, we delve into the art of leadership with special guests Dr. Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio, the brilliant minds behind Lead It Like Lasso . Their book introduces 11 essential rules for effective leadership, drawing inspiration from the beloved character Ted Lasso. We explore three of these rules, offering actionable insights for aspiring and seasoned leaders alike. Our hosts, E...

In this episode, educators Erin, Fred, and Pete delve into the challenges faced by both educators and students during the notorious month of March. As March rolls around, maintaining focus and motivation becomes increasingly difficult with the anticipation of Spring Break followed by the impending testing season and the long stretch before summer vacation. To shed light on strategies for navigatin...

From a Galaxy (or School) Far, Far, Away....our friend, Dan Zehr, from Coffee With Kenobi joined us to talk about pedagogy and Star Wars . Two of our favorite topics. Dan Zehr is an ELA teacher who also has designed a platform that built an amazing community and conversation about Star Wars . His ability to blend critical thinking and intellectual honesty with a sense of humor has served him well...

Our friend, Heidi von Marbod, from the Cheney School District came back to visit and share with us more tips and lifts for supporting student transitions into the community and vocational opportunities. Heidi is a leader in supporting special education students who typically have an IEP due to a developmental disability. Students ceremoniously walk across the graduation stage with their peers and...

We just wanted to have some fun with our good friend and fellow educator, Dave Tarnoff. Dave is a computer science professor who has created a library of educational videos to help students easily understand high level concepts inside or outside of a classroom.  Join us as we explore how to create a learning environment that supports the goals and objectives of a course, as well as the needs and p...

Come listen to our celebration and reflection on 100 episodes! Our friend and special guest, Ashley Gibbs Davis, took the reins and helped us to take a pause and think back to when we first hit record for the Teacher's Pep Rally . She was the perfect facilitator to give us an opportunity to think about the conversations that we have had since the beginning which was back in August 2020.  Here are...

If you are familiar or not so familiar with AI and ChatGPT, please join us for a genuine discussion on ways to use these resources for teaching and learning. We have special guests who have been discussing this topic on a global platform, Dr. Sean Nufer a Senior Director of Teaching & Learning at the Community Solution Education System and Dr. Veronica Estrada from the School of Human Development...

How can we use our connections to learn new skills or grow to a new position or role? Coach and Consultant, Angie Robinson, sits down with us to discuss the ways we can change the way we think about acquiring new leadership skills and build a blueprint for our future self.  Angie uses an inside out approach to help her clients discover their leadership strengths and scale new ways to change the ou...

We invited Dr. Jeannine Jannot, a parent, former school psychologist, and author, to come back and talk to us about ways we (EVERYONE) can support a balanced student. Dr. Jannot wrote the book  The Disintegrating Student : Struggling But Smart, Falling Apart, & How to Turn It Around  to discuss the very recognizable patterns seen in students who were falling apart in a very high-stakes, rigorous e...

We had the ultimate coach at our pep rally. Donnie Campbell became famous overnight when Jason Sudeikis said live on a late-night show that some of the wit and wisdom for the character Ted Lasso, in the Apple TV series, was losely based on his high school coach. He was talking about our very own Donnie Campbell.  Leaning on his experience of over 36 years in education and as a dedicated basketball...

Our friends from i-Tech came back to share with us the latest trends and challenges in educational technology. Join our conversation with Director of Educational Technology, Evelyn McCulloch and Educational Design & Strategy Lead, Mike Rinyu. We spend a good bit of time talking about AI and how it is not going anywhere, so we need to find the best way to utilize it. Some examples that Evelyn and M...

We took an unexpected pause into the new season. Listen to how we deal with the first month after back to school and why we always look forward to these conversations with you. Pete asked fellow educators to come up with some questsion for us to disucss using the prompt "Would You Rather".  Come play the game with us and answer the questions. Whether you watch us LIVE or watch a replay of the vide...

Come join the conversation about the first few weeks of school. We talk about the back to school jitters and the excitement of a new year. Play at home with us in the Price is Right: Back to School Supplies . Fred, Pete, and friends took guesses on the right price for the following school supplies: Composition Notebook Pack of Mechanical Pencils Texas Instrument Calculator Magnetic Locker Mirror 6...

More Teachers. More Pep. More Rally. This podcast is by educators and for educators. We're back! And, the exciting news is that we have decided to try some new ways to continue the relevant conversations and to expand our community using LIVE video. Fred, Erin, and Pete are meeting every first 3 Wednesdays of the month to continue collaborating and providing support to educators, families, and pro...

We can't believe that another school year is coming to an end. Erin, Fred, Leticia, and Pete get together to be silly and sentimental as a break is in sight. Come join us as we share what we have planned for the summer and ways we hope that we all take good care of ourselves during this time.  Please leave a review and visit us at  www.teacherpeprally.com   Join the  Facebook  community to collabo...

This episode is about a year in review. The TPR crew went around the table sharing some of the highlights from this school year and the podcast conversations that have been sticking in our mind. Here are just a few topics we discussed during Season 5 & 6: Literacy Music Education School Bus Drivers Nutrition Cultivating Innovation Transitioning Programs in Spec Ed EduProtocols LGBT+ Student Suppor...

Heidi von Marbod has been in education for over 22 years! She has a wide experience in the profession having spent time in elementary school and coaching high school cheer and dance team. In fact, she started Oregon's first Special Need competitive Cheerleading squad.  That cheer squad inspired her to go back into special education . Hence, she is currently and has been teaching high school specia...

Brantley Turner is originally from Brooklyn, New York. Her interest in Asia began as an undergraduate at Brown University studying East Asian Studies and Art Semiotics. She founded China Prep in the experiential education sector and is a Ph. D. candidate at the International School of Management with coursework in Shanghai, New York, and Paris. She served as the Dwight School Director of Programs...

David Ludwig is an American composer, teacher, and Dean of Music at The Juilliard School . His work has been commissioned and performed by artists and ensembles including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. He is a committed advocate for diversity and inclusion in new music and programm...

Our guest, Ann Morgan , has an English Literature degree from Cambridge University and a master's in creative writing at University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich. She also has a postgraduate diploma from the London School of Journalism.  She looks at the world between 2 covers, book covers. She is known as a reading explorer who in 2012 read books from over 196 independent countries around the w...

Jon Crippo has had over 20 years of experience in education serving the K-8 level, Project-Based Learning, Google-based high schools, and 2 county offices, including as an Assistant Superintendent and IT Director. He is proud of his work with CUE (a nonprofit community of connected educators focused on improving education for all learners in California and Nevada); he served there as the Chief Lea...

Jeff Dixon is the author of the fictional-Disney series Key to the Kingdom and has also written two books loaded with life lessons learned from Walt Disney and the worlds he created which are called – The Disney Driven Life: Inspiring Lessons from Disney History & The Disney Code: A Code to Release the Best Version of You . The secrets he shares allows you the freedom to become the "best version o...

Dr. Kevin Leichtman is the co-founder of TLC Education , the director of Academic Mindset , and an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University . He is the author of The Perfect Ten: Ten Students, Ten Mindsets, One New Definition of Perfection and co-author of the Teacher's Guide to the Mental Edge . He has eight years of experience teaching English Language Arts, Reading, and ESOL for grades...

Cathy Chu is the Director of Youth Organizing at the Genders and Sexualities Network formerly known as the Gay Straight Alliance . They have a youth leadership development model that supports youth in starting, strengthening, and sustaining GSA clubs to create school communities where all students can be safe from discrimination, harassment, and violence based on their sexual orientation or gender...

Krisitin Rosenberg is a School Library Wizard. She lives in Wisconsin and has been an educator for 14 years. She is a lover of books, and a proud supporter of diversity and inclusion . Join our conversation about showing up for students and guiding them to reading something new.  We are  GIVING AWAY  a  FREE  1-YEAR PREMIUM  SUBSCRIPTION FOR  NOVEL EFFECT . In order to enter the drawing this week...