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, Other, 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...
by Amanda | Jul 29, 2023 | New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this podcast episode, Amanda and co-host Trina discuss the challenges and expenses involved in becoming a teacher. Trina highlights the financial, time, and emotional investment required to become a teacher in the United States,...
by Amanda | Jul 22, 2023 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Social Justice, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this podcast episode, the host introduces Kelvin Mak, a recently resigned high school English teacher, who shares his experiences and frustrations with the education system. Kelvin discusses his burnout and the lack of fair...
by Amanda | Jul 22, 2023 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Teacher Shortage Crisis
Share Tweet Pin It In this podcast episode, Amanda, the host of the Empower Students Now podcast, introduces Trina English as a special guest and co-host for a series of episodes on the teacher shortage crisis. They discuss the importance of addressing...
by Amanda | Jul 7, 2023 | ADHD, Neurodiversity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast
Share Tweet Pin It In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, host Amanda Werner shares her personal journey of discovering that she has ADHD and the importance of teachers understanding this condition. Amanda explains that many students in...
by Amanda | Jun 30, 2023 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Reading, Reading Units, Reading Workshop, Secondary Teachers, Social Justice
Share Tweet Pin It Do you want to teach your students how to read more effectively and prepare them for college and life? In this podcast episode, Amanda discusses the book “Reading Reconsidered” by Doug Lemov, which provides a wealth of...
by Amanda | Jun 23, 2023 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Reading Workshop, Social Justice, Writing Workshop
Are you an English teacher looking to create an anti-racist writing workshop that prioritizes student voices and celebrates diversity? Look no further than “The Antiracist Writing Workshop” by Felicia Rose Chavez. In this episode, Amanda provides a...
by Amanda | Jun 17, 2023 | Equity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Race, Social Justice
In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, host Amanda shares her summer plans and introduces a series of episodes where she provides overviews of eight books on educational equity and social justice that she read in 2021. She also offers a toolkit for...
by Amanda | May 25, 2023 | Equity, Neurodiversity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Secondary Teachers, Social Justice, Student Motivation, Support for Struggling Readers, Support for Struggling Writers
In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, Amanda introduces her new course, The Empowered English Classroom, which aims to increase student engagement through equitable teaching practices. Amanda discusses the Empowered English Classroom Framework, which...
by Amanda | May 4, 2023 | Neurodiversity, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Secondary Teachers, Student Motivation, Technology
In this podcast episode, Amanda discusses the negative impact of shaming kids and ourselves for screen use. She argues that screens can have benefits for neurodivergent individuals and others seeking community, and emphasizes the importance of cultivating a...
by Amanda | May 3, 2023 | End of the Year, Management, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast, Student Motivation
In this episode of the Empower Students Now podcast, Amanda discusses how to handle apathetic and defiant students in the classroom. She shares her personal experience as a parent of a neurodivergent child and suggests a collaborative approach that involves building...
by Amanda | Apr 27, 2023 | Meditation, New Style Blog Post, New Style Podcast
Transcript: Welcome back. I am thrilled to tell you that I am enrolled currently in a two year mindfulness and meditation teacher program. And the teachers are just very, very well known. If you, uh, follow go gurus in the meditation mindfulness realm, maybe...
