The Hero's Journey
Teachers are heroes! We hear that a lot these days. But it is important for all of us to realize that heroes aren't heroes until they...
THE ELEPHANT
IN THE CLASSROOM
PODCAST
Teachers are at their most powerful when they are fueled by their unique purpose. Nick Esposito is an award-winning teacher whose mission is to help teachers bring that purpose into their classroom. The Elephant in the Classroom uses compelling stories to illuminate the mindsets and strategies needed to develop happy and healthy teachers. Purpose and fulfillment are often overlooked parts of a teacher's pedagogy. On this show...we'll talk about it.
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Carve Out Your Role
Our pursuit of purpose must be proactive. It doesn't just happen. We need to put ourselves in the best positions for good things to...
Empower Others
What happens when we feel like we capture our purpose? I mean what happens when we finally do it? Our mindset must shift from the pursuit...
Cultivate Consistency
We all have good days, we all have bad days, it is what we do with the other days that counts. The truth is that we are who we are...
Having The Difficult Conversations
We all experience challenging times. We are lucky that when we are able to have them together. It is during these times that teachers...
Know When Enough Is Enough
Every teacher has a purpose. But every day that purpose is threatened by stress and anxiety. Our career is a balancing act between...
Taking Feedback Well
We all hate receiving feedback. We feel like any sort of criticism (even if it is constructive) is an attack on who we are as people. This...
Thrive Through Chaos
We are all perfect teachers when things are well...perfect. But what happens when we are not? Our happiness, health and purpose are all...
Lead With Attitude
Our attitude is one of the best things we can use to improve our days in the classroom. Every group needs optimists. They are able to see...
Foster Responsibility
Every teacher dreams of working in a classroom of purpose. We dream of a classroom in which every one of our students come to learn, have...
Address Your Mental Health
If you cut your finger what do you do? You probably put a band-aid on it. It is odd that we don't think to do the same when it comes to...
Tinker Like An Entrepreneur
You may not consider yourself an entrepreneur. You may not think that you are worthy of such an exciting title. Often when we think about...
Connect Through Storytelling
There are many things about class that can be scary. Storytelling...should not be one of them. Teachers wear many different hats in the...
Give A Perfect Effort
Teachers often fall victim to the fallacy that the best teacher is the most stressed out teacher. However there is a different between...
Be More Than One Thing
Very often the world tries to force us into a bucket. They make us feel like we have to choose between this and that. Are you a cool...
Improve Your Timing
Do you ever feel like your timing is always off? You feel as if you only you had showed up a second earlier you could have avoided...
Create As A Class
Adversity is around every corner in the classroom. One of the ways to build moment as a class is to CREATE as a class. When we create as...
Rally Around A Just Cause
Both teachers and students seek to be inspired. They want their work to mean something...to advance something. Our time in the classroom...
Build a Culture of Purpose
Having a great class doesn't happen by accident and it isn't luck. There are 3 human needs that everyone must feel in order for them to...
Design Your Identity
In the classroom, our identity is what guides us and is what makes our difference. For Pixar, the making of Toy Story helped them...