Let Them See You

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. 🎶 Meanwhile... inflation's inflating, Houston's raining, championships are being won, and educators? We're buried in checklists, celebrating growth, interpreting data...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. STAAR may be over, but the school year is not. In this episode, we talk about how to come down the mountain without losing the rhythm of rigor, structure, and fun while still keep...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. STAAR isn’t the end of the game. It’s a Boss Level! In this episode, we reframe testing season through the lens of Super Mario Bros., where students aren’t learning something new....

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we explore how great coaches like Van Chancellor, Rudy Tomjanovich, Phil Jackson, and Pat Riley pushed already successful teams to keep winning. Using championshi...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we talk about what STAAR prep should really look like in the weeks leading up to the test. Yes, the pressure is real, but real preparation is not about panic, tea...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we tackle a question many educators (including me!) have asked ourselves, sometimes more than once in a single school year: Is it time to go? We unpack the differ...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we discuss a powerful Black History fact. We then dive into the importance of building trust with students and adults. I receive no compensation for sharing the f...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, I’m celebrating my birthday and reflecting on the small wins that bring us joy, both at work and at home. We’ll talk about why those everyday victories matter mor...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, Phonisha Hawkins drops more nuggets of wisdom about how we use data. We discuss how everyone in the building lends a hand to support in student growth and achieve...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we discuss how cold it is outside, literally and figuratively. We use Brene Brown's book, Strong Ground, to help us lead with mental toughness and emotional t...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this extended episode, we discuss the power of feedback in all facets of life. Relationships and mutual goals are the foundation of powerful feedback that grow us all. Disclaim...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we tap into the wisdom of some of the most successful coaches to ever do it—Dawn Staley, Becky Hammon, Phil Jackson, and more. What makes their leadership so impa...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. Happy 2026! In this episode, we celebrate that 2025 is done! What a year! We discuss the importance of ease, worth, and longevity in our leadership. I receive no compensation for...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we celebrate that 2025 is almost done. What a year! We discuss how we will play to win instead of playing not to lose by using tips from Brene Brown's book, S...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we discuss the the power of faith and courage. We dive into how Avengers Endgame, Stranger Things, and the books Strong Ground and Lead Like a Pirate tie into the...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we discuss the balance this season requires. We're ready for a party and focused on rigor; excited and empathetic; joyful and committed to the work of growth....

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we discuss the importance of gratitude as a daily practice. There is always room for negativity and complaining. Ironically, we have to MAKE ROOM to practice grat...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we discuss The Five Voices assessment and how it can be used to better understand who you are as a leader. I took it and received my results, and I'm not surp...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we discuss some of my education horror stories! We learn how those unpredictable moments can shift our focus. Disclaimer:Let Them See You and content posted by Sa...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we discuss the importance of knowing your why. We use Simon Sinek's article, 15 Amazing Side Effects of Knowing Your Why , to guide us through the discussion....

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we show some love to 4th through 5th grade teachers by discussing the role they play in shaping the leaders of the future. Disclaimer:Let Them See You and content...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we show some love to 1st through 3rd grade teachers by discussing the magic that starts and flourishes in these grade levels! Disclaimer:Let Them See You and cont...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we show some love to pre-k and kinder teachers by discussing why nobody else can do what they do! I receive no compensation for sharing the following information:...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we discuss the importance of checking in with ourselves mentally and emotionally. We talk about how we can only control our responses to what is going on in the w...

Welcome to Let Them See You, the podcast that honors educators—the everyday heroes shaping futures with courage and heart. I’m your host, Sarah Hightower. This is your space to recharge, find joy, and embrace your power. In this episode, we discuss the BOY assessment season. We also have our next guest, Ms. Phonisha Hawkins. Phonisha Hawkins is a lifelong math educator who’s spent 16 years navigat...