by Amanda | Jul 19, 2024 | New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Social Justice, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, hosts Amanda and Trina dive deep into the complex and often controversial topic of teacher pay. Joined by special guest Jess, they explore the historical roots of teacher pay,...
by Amanda | Jul 14, 2024 | Elementary Teachers, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Secondary Teachers, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this thought-provoking episode, co-hosts Trina, Amanda, and Jess delve into the challenges and frustrations faced by educators in today’s educational landscape. Focusing on the controversial adoption of canned curriculums in...
by Amanda | May 19, 2024 | New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, Amanda and co-hosts Trina English and Jessica Martin react to the recent Saturday Night Live sketch “Y’all Won.” As the school year comes to a close, they dive...
by Amanda | May 19, 2024 | Meditation, Mindfulness, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast
Share Tweet Pin It Close your eyes, dear mother, and allow the world to soften around you. Breathe in deeply, inviting calm into your space, and exhale slowly, releasing the weight of your many roles. With each breath, feel lighter, as if a gentle...
by Amanda | Apr 26, 2024 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this podcast episode, the hosts Amanda and Trina, both teachers, are joined by guest Jessica Martin, a teacher, author, and entrepreneur. They discuss climate and culture in schools and its impact on the teacher shortage crisis....
by Amanda | Apr 6, 2024 | New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this podcast episode, Trina and Amanda discuss major challenges in the American public education system, including the teacher shortage crisis, the state of reading instruction, and the impact of curriculum mandates on teacher...
by Amanda | Mar 29, 2024 | ADHD, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Professional Development Books, Secondary Teachers
Share Tweet Pin It Show Notes In this episode of “Empower Students Now,” host Amanda interviews Vanessa Jones, an English teacher, writer, and voice actor who has recently authored a guidebook on adult ADHD. Vanessa discusses her personal...
by Amanda | Mar 10, 2024 | Equity, Neurodiversity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Reading, Reading Workshop, Secondary Teachers, Social Justice, Student Motivation, Support for Struggling Readers
Share Tweet Pin It In this episode of Empower Students Now, host Amanda interviews her sister Shelly Gonsalves, who opens up about her lifelong struggle with reading and learning difficulties. Shelly recounts her early educational challenges, the lack...
by Amanda | Feb 14, 2024 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Reading, Social Justice, Support for Struggling Readers, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this episode, hosts, Amanda and Trina, discuss the significant challenges of reading instruction in education. They delve into their personal experiences as teachers and parents, grappling with the complexities of teaching reading...
by Amanda | Oct 22, 2023 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Race, Social Justice, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this episode, hosts Amanda and Trina, along with guest Manuwella Allen (Mani), discuss gender equity in education, with a focus on the intersection of race and gender. They address issues of sexual harassment and abuse in schools,...
by Amanda | Oct 8, 2023 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Other, Social Justice, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this podcast episode, Trina shares her expertise around gender equity in K-12 schools. She discusses the lack of support and unjust treatment of female students in schools, emphasizing the need for comprehensive discussions on...
by Amanda | Sep 23, 2023 | Equity, Neurodiversity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Race, Social Justice, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this episode, hosts Trina and Amanda discuss the topic of educational equity and the confusion surrounding its definition. They criticize the narrowing down of the term equity to only focus on racial equity, excluding other...
by Amanda | Sep 1, 2023 | ELD, Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Secondary Teachers, Social Justice, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this episode, Amanda and Trina interview two teachers who pushed back against using canned curriculum and discuss the sensitive nature of the stories shared by teachers and the importance of protecting their identities. They share...
by Amanda | Aug 19, 2023 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Social Justice, Student Motivation, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this podcast episode, Amanda and Trina discuss the use of canned curriculum in schools and its impact on teachers and the education system. They recognize canned curriculum is useful in certain contexts, such as for long term...
by Amanda | Aug 5, 2023 | New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It This is a discussion about the insane amount of time, money, and work it takes to becoming a teacher only to face even more red tape, expectations, costs, and time sucks from the teacher induction process. This podcast series is from...