Educators Ignited: Proving What's Possible in Education

Cultivating a liberatory classroom doesn’t just happen. It has to be intentional. And this intentionality starts with reflection. In this episode I ask 10 questions to help guide you in your journey to a liberatory classroom. We will discuss the definition of liberatory pedagogy and will guide you through a vision setting exercise that will further support in your cultivation of a classroom that t...

Have you left the classroom but missed it and contemplated going back?  Or, are you considering leaving, like I know so many educators have contemplated, especially lately?  Meet a teacher turned admin turned teacher, Anissa Miller, who found her way back to the classroom as a teacher and has found ways to sustain in the work after nearly 25 years as an educator. Learn her secrets to sus...

Following our vision and doing what we believe is right sometimes exactly what our students need and exactly what we need as educators.  In today's episode, third year teacher, Jessi Rodriguez, shares her journey as a new teacher in Minneapolis, MN where she moved a mere month after George Floyd was murdered and was teaching students within this very community.  Learn how she embrac...

Has teaching ever felt like life or death?  This was the reality for Jill, but it wasn't that she felt it, it had become her reality.  With this reality, she set down a path for change, knowing that this didn't have to be her truth or anyone else's.  Listen to what Jill learned when confronted with a disease that required her to make tough choice and as she shares what other teacher...

This was a question that was on my heart and mind three different times in my teaching career (my first, third, and seventh years). In this introductory episode, I share with listeners my journey in education and what has ultimately inspired me to create this podcast.  If you are asking yourself the question posed in the title, wondering how much longer you can sustain, and/ or are looki...

Have you ever wished for something as an educator?  Made a wish for your students? Yourself? Your school?  Well if you have any wishes, this is a perfect episode to listen to!  Guest Jedd Hafer, author, speaker and peacemaker guru shares his humor, zest and wisdom regarding how to educate our students who need the most love (and have a funny way of showing it), how to have hope in e...

Coming Spring 2022! In this podcast, host Kelley Pomis, 20 year veteran educator, will speak to guests who support the wellness and effectiveness of educators. Educators will leave with hope, inspiration, and ways to improve not only their schools and classrooms but also their lives.