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Click here to share encouragement, questions and feedback Click below to receive a special listener gift from Dr. Honnick https://theheartbeateducator.com/gifts Website link: https://theheartbeateducator.com/about In this episode, Dr. Honnick returns to discuss her first, not her last, book, The Heartbeat Educator: Safe, Regulated, and Connected- A Movement for Educators Who Lead With Heart. Why The Heartbeat Educator? Education feels heavy right now.. Students are carrying mor...

Click here to share encouragement, questions and feedback Click here to share encouragement, questions and feedback Retirement Terms Explained: Quick Guide for Educators Many educators hear retirement terms like 403(b) or Roth IRA but aren’t always sure how they work or how they fit together. Here’s a quick, plain-English overview. A 403(b) is a retirement savings plan for public school employees and some nonprofits. Contributions usually come out of your paycheck before taxes, which lowers y...

Click here to share encouragement, questions and feedback It’s a wrap on Season 1! To celebrate our season finale, we’re throwing it back to our most downloaded, most shared episode of the entire year: Assuming Brilliance: How One Student's Path Was Redirected by the Choices Educators Made Before we re-air this fan-favorite conversation, Jack and Ed sit down with the incredible Mrs. Pozo to reflect on why this powerful message resonated so deeply across our community and how "assuming brillia...

Click here to share encouragement, questions and feedback Let's dive into the history of American Public Education after coming out of America's 250th-year celebration. Global listeners, stay tuned as I maintain worldly relevance as I zoom out and touch on global events throughout the episode. Imagine taking a system designed in the year 1900, built on rigid factory bells, age-graded sorting, and compliance, and expecting it to prepare children for a world run by artificial intelligence and g...

Click here to share encouragement, questions and feedback In this episode, Jackie and Ed sit down with Dr. Samantha Mullins. Founder of MTSS By Design, to tackle a common misconception that MTSS is just another initiative. Dr. Mullins explains why MTSS is not something extra; rather, it is the foundational system that holds your entire school's instructional frameworks together, supporting coherence and ongoing school improvement. What you will Learn Smarter Design, Not Harder Ef...