Teaching Champions
The Teaching Champions Podcast is dedicated to inspiring and bringing joy to educators who are serving others each and every day.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 242
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Creativity, Technology, and Gratitude with Nikki Jones
In this episode I'm joined by Nikki Jones. She has been an educator for 16 years teaching 1st and 3rd grade and is currently and instructional technology coach.
Nikki is passionate about using techno…
Help Students Remember What Success Feels Like
This episode is inspired by a chapter in Dear Teachers, written by Dr. Brad Johnson and Hal Bowman, that was title "Why Would a Kid Want to be Successful if He Doesn't Remember What Success Feels Lik…
Master the Basics, Be Curious, and the Message You Share
This episode is a solo episode where we look to tap into the knowledge of others outside the teaching profession. Today's episode is about three lessons learned from Kobe Bryant. When you think of on…
Building Stronger Relationships with Gratitude Visits
Relationships are at the core of teaching. One of the best ways to strengthen a relationship is by letting others know that you appreciate them. This mini episode is all about a strategy from Dr. Mar…
Appreciation, Belonging, Positivity, and Lessons Learned
Taking time to look back and reflect on what we've learned is important. Too often we take information in, but we fail to put it into practice. This episode takes a look back at some recent guests on…
Bad Days, Good Energy, and Be That One
Have you ever had a morning where you wake up and you just feel down. Where you can't shake that feeling no matter what you do. This episode is all about a simple strategy that you can use to help li…
Seeing Strengths, 8 Pillars of Belonging, and Making Americans with Jessica Lander
In this conversation Jessica Lander discusses educating immigrant and refugee students. We talk about her book Making Americans that is a wonderful book about the exploration of immigrant education …
Notice It, Name It, and Nurture It
One strategy that we can use to fuel gratitude and appreciation within the classroom can be to notice the great things that are happening, to name the great things that are happening, and that helps …
Taking Healthy Risks, Mental Currency, and Leading With Positivity with Phil Januszewski
In this conversation I'm joined by Phil Januszewski. He is a science teacher and a nationally renowned motivational speaker. In this conversation we discuss the power of taking healthy risks, how to …
One Tip for Staying Positive in the New Year
Winter break is over and educators are back to the grind. As the new year settles in this can be a very difficult time of the year for some. This episode discusses one simple way that can help you st…
Seeing the Every Day Gifts, Atomic Interactions, and Relationships with Livia Chan
This week I have a very special guest. I’m joined by Livia Chan. She is a Head Teacher, writer, presenter, and a member of the Teach Better Team. She is deeply passionate about community, leading wi…
Make a Difference with the Little Things
This episode is a reminder about the difference that can be made by doing the little things. It was inspired by a blog post from Mel Hawkins and is about a gentleman that worked in a school and trans…
Literacy of Love with Cari Matejka
Today’s conversation was an extra special one because it was with someone that I have known for a very long time. Someone who we started our teacher careers very close to one another in the same scho…
Creating a Sense of Belonging
One of the most important things that we can do for our students is to create a sense of belonging. They need to feel seen, heard, and valued within their classroom community. Our students deserve to…
Being A Great Listener, Durable Skills, and Investing in Students with Dan Garrity
In this episode Professor Dan Garrity shares wisdom on being a great listener, developing durable skills, investing in students, open ended challenges, finding people who excel in their field, and so…
A Gift You Need To Give Your Students Today
Winter break is quickly approaching and while there is much excitement over the break there is one gift that you need to give your students before having that time off. This gift will fill them with …
Enhance Learning, Hype Teams, and Community
This episode is a reflection of learning that I experienced this week. We speak to our students about being a life long learner so it is up to us to model what that means. In this episode I share som…
A Simple Way to Make A Difference Today
Making a difference can be easy. Sometimes we think it has to be a grand gesture or a heroic act. Making a difference can be as easy as making those around you feel seen. This episode talks about the…
Growth Spurts, Success Cycle, and Inspiring Young Writers With Shannon Anderson
In this episode award winning author, national speaker, and former educator of 25 years shares wisdom on creating a growth mindset with our students, different strategies that we can use to help our…
An Important Skill To Teach Our Students
There are an endless amount of things that we should be teaching our students. However, one of the most important skills that we should be teaching them that often gets neglected is how to be more co…