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Our younger children may be digital natives, but they still need explicit instruction in using technology. Designers, let's welcome our special guest, Debbie Tannenbaum. Debbie, a passionate advocate for digital literacy in young learners who shares her insights on teaching children to navigate digital tools, fostering critical thinking, and sparking creativity. Learn how she ditches traditional, algorithmic instructions, and uses a unique approach combining picture cues and rubrics, empowering students to understand the functionality of different digital tools and pick the one that best fits their purpose.

Debbie also challenges the common assumption that children are natural digital natives and underlines the significance of actively teaching them digital skills. She shares intriguing anecdotes from her classroom experiences, discussing her effective approach to teaching collaboration and communication skills. Get drawn in as she talks about the "three seeds of creation" - choice, collaboration, and clickability, and how these serve as guiding principles in her teaching. Whether you're an educator or a parent, get ready for a trove of strategies to prepare your children for a future that hinges on digital skills. Get ready to revolutionize your approach to digital literacy!

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You might not realize it, but the child sitting next to yours in their third-grade classroom could be a budding multilingual superstar. Join me, Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore, as I sit down with the seasoned educator and English language learner teacher, Andrea Bitner, to discover the fascinating intricacies of supporting multilingual students in education.

Andrea, with her 23 years of experience, shares riveting stories about her students - many of whom only realize their bilingual abilities around third or fourth grade - and their journey of becoming leaders in their own families by helping their parents navigate the community.

We then navigate toward the poignant tale of the Lopez family, a courageous family of seven children who Andrea had the honor of teaching. Their story inspired Andrea to put pen to paper, resulting in her book 'Take Me Home'. We discuss her and her colleagues' efforts to support the children academically and the beautiful tradition of celebrating graduating seniors with a "T-shirt Day" every year.

Amidst these celebrations, we also touch upon the heartbreaking story of Nancy, one of the Lopez children, whose loss had a profound impact on the family.

Tune in to hear how Andrea shares her passion for multilingual education and how it inspired her to create her passion project encapsulated in Take Me Home.

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Today we are talking with Tara Martin, author of the books BE REAL and Cannonball In, a children's book. I left this conversation with Tara inspired and energized to write the book that I always said I would write. Perhaps you have a goal that you have been putting off. Tara shares how we can free our minds to take the risks necessary to reach our goals.

We talked about how building leadership capacity and helping others to share their passions and ship their work is a way of leaving a legacy. Think about how many people you help learn something new each day.

Today you will leave this conversation inspired and with concrete strategies for leading yourself and others toward reaching your goals.

What will your legacy be?

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Extended Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/57

Today we are talking to Livia Chan about relationships, the relationships we have with ourselves, and how to enrich our lives through our connections with each other. Livia Chan is a Head Teacher, writer, and presenter deeply passionate about community, leading with heart and positivity, and seeing relationships as gifts. You can connect with her on Twitter @LiviachanL

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Extended show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/56

Today we are talking to Alexis Shepard, also known as the AfroEducator. Alexis shares with us her story of leaving the classroom, and her vision for how educators can change the stories that they are telling themselves to create a more fulfilling teaching experience.

Even if you are not an educator, you can learn a lot about reenvisioning your life from this conversation with Alexis.

In this episode, you will learn how to flip the narrative you’ve been telling yourself so that your story, your job, and your life feels fulfilling and uplifting.

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Extended show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/55

Hey Designers,

In this episode, we get to talk to Rob Dunlop, the author of Strive for Happiness in Education.

Rob and I talk about how to rekindle the love for teaching and education, and how to move past the fear of losing the joy of coming to school each day. Rob shares his personal journey of peaks and valleys and how he turned a valley into the peak that became his book Strive for Happiness in Education.

You will enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Rob is filled with passion and kindness and is a beautiful example of how your passion project can bring you motivation and happiness.

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Extended show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/54

Hey Designers,

In this episode, you will notice that I had a cold, so I don’t quite sound like myself.

But, I was so excited to talk to Suzanne Dailey about her new book Teach Happier This School Year.

Suzanne and I met at the TeachBetter Conference in October 2022 and bonded over morning coffee and a shared belief that small, consistent shifts you make in your life create big changes.

Listen for the "even though" strategy that Suzanne shares to help us change our mindsets toward a possible crappy day.

She also talks a bit about her inspiration and process for writing her first book. I know many of you have been thinking about writing your own book about what you are passionate about, so you will find this inspirational.

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Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/53

Hey designers,

Today I’m going to give you some action steps that are going to help you start feeling confident in an area of your life. Check out the extended shownotes at https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/53

For an introduction to the LEADER mindset for designing a life, you love to wake up to. Check out Project You: Design Thinking for a Better Life on the new platform for professional learning for educators by educators.

If you are ready to take action and design and execute a larger vision for your life, focusing on your health, relationships, passion projects, creativity, and career, join the waitlist for the Life Design Masterclass.

This live 6-week life design masterclass takes you step-by-step in creating a pathway to a life you love.

As part of the live cohort, you will.

• Uncover your core values, putting aside others’ expectations.
• Create your future story, including your ideal work and passion projects, health and wellness goals, and relationships.
• Develop the identity you need to create the future you envision.
• Design a detailed pathway with milestones and celebrations to move toward the life you envision for your future.
• Engage in weekly interactive cohort coaching sessions for collaboration and community.
• Engage in individual personalized coaching sessions as you take steps toward the life you love.

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