The Educator’s Career Coach Podcast

#120 I Am Not Just A Math Teacher

As educators some of us just wish we could just teach the content to students without all the other things. But this is not the reality. We are there to go beyond. In this episode, I share my journey to be more than just a Math teacher.

#119 Overcoming Student Fear of Loss

Hesitate learners can be difficult to navigate. The first step is finding out why he/she doesn’t want to learn. On reason might be fear of loss. In this episode, I explore how fear of loss can impact the learning and what you can do about it.

#118 My Bias as a Teacher and What I Learned

We all have unconscious bias, which is hard to recognize. It comes from all our experiences, which carry into our life and teaching. How can we recognize it, so we can support more students. Let’s explore in this episode.

#117 Why Change Doesn’t Happen

We all know change is hard and most of the time it doesn’t happen, even when we know it’s better. In this episode , I want to explore why it’s so hard to change and what we can do about it.

#116 Face the Challenge of Relationship Building

Relationships building is foundation of teaching, but we must face when we don’t know how to build one with students. In this episode, I explore why we avoid it and what to do about it.

#115 A Lesson in Motivating Students

We all struggle with motivating students especially during the new learning environment that we are in. But there is a way. In this episode, I share some insights and ideas from Principal Kafele world renowned speaker on Motivating Young Black Men. Check it out as I share some of his knowledge.

#114. Don't Just Talk! Take Action

As educators and parents sometime we see a child not succeeding and we feel helpless. But we are not helpless, there are things we need to do. In this episode, I share my challenge with my grandson’s school experiences and what I did to try to overcome the challenge.

#113 Why I Love Education!

Love is a powerful word, yet I don’t know if we hear it much when we think about education. It’s hard to love something when there is a lot of pain, sacrifice and not a lot of praise. So, in this episode, I want take you on the journey of why I believe education is so wonderful and what love really means.

#112 The Teaching Gap: Building Relationship

We have a flaw in our educational programs all over the country. The missing piece is preparing teachers on how to build relationships. We get told to build relationships constantly, but what prepares us for those moments. Let’s explore what you can do to start the learning journey.

#111 We Must Build Relationships, but How?

As educators we get told to build relationships, but we never get taught how. It’s easy to do with someone with the same values, but what can we do when our values are different. In this episode, I share why and how to build those relationships you always wanted.