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Moving From Pressure to Passion with Katy Nicholson

Since joining RIF in 2017, Katy has driven community engagement initiatives, significantly enhancing momentum for RIF’s mission. As the Vice President of Programs, she...

Slow Down to Go Fast

When is the last time you skimmed the pool, wasting time as you tried to catch the leaves faster?How do you keep the currents of life from pushing things out of your r...

Supporting Intuition with Relationships with Tanya Sheckley

Tanya Sheckley is the Founder and President of UP Academy – a progressive elementary lab school in San Mateo, California. UP Academy is reinventing education by custom...

S1:E3 - Pick Up the Needle

Stuck in a rut? Sometimes it take more than just yourself to get out of bad habits and non productive routines.This episode of Small Nuggets. Big Change provides some ...

Engaging Teachers and Community in Literacy with Trish Stoll

Trish Stoll currently teaches second grade at West Elementary in Gulfport. Before teaching second grade, she worked as a first grade teacher and a first grade reading ...

Don't Look Before You Leap

Leap BECAUSE you looked!How do you know when to "leap" or try something to improve yourself in a big way? Check out this latest episode of "Small Nuggets. Big Change" ...

Collaborating for Better Literacy with Karen Dudek-Brannan

Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan is the founder and owner/operator of Dr. Karen, LLC, a company focused on empowering therapists and educators to design interventions that supp...

I Suck. No I Don't.

This is a new collaboration with Craig Shapiro aimed at helping you improve in your everyday life! Be sure to check out his YouTube channel  @CuttingTheCrapWithShap  D...

A Culture of Reading with Nikeya Jarrett

Nikeya Jarrett has been an educator since 2001, teaching 1st grade in DC Public Schools. She earned the title “My Favorite Librarian” from her community once she becam...

The Deliberate and Courageous Principal with Rhonda Roos (part 2)

Dr. Rhonda J. Rose is an educational consultant coaching principals, district leaders, and administrative teams in the complex and ever-challenging work of leading sch...

Class of 2024 Graduation Speech

I wanted to send this message to the Class of 2024 as they embarked on their next journey in life. We are often faced with moments of moving to another stage in our li...

The Deliberate and Courageous Principal with Rhonda Roos (part 1)

Dr. Rhonda J. Rose is an educational consultant coaching principals, district leaders, and administrative teams in the complex and ever-challenging work of leading sch...

The Gratitude of the Struggle

Do we ever stop, reflect, and express our gratitude for having struggled? I know that's difficult, but very valuable for me.If you are wondering how or even why you sh...

What's Your Signal

We all send signals to the world about who we are. The funny thing is that most people already know, but they possibly know something different.Who do people know you ...

Building Bonds With Learners with Patricia Erbe

Patricia Erbe, M.Ed., is an author and former educator in Pennsylvania's West Chester Area School District, where she taught for decades at the elementary and secondar...

Prioritize

If everything is important, nothing is important!How is it that we have so many priorities that we can't focus on the most important one? We often talk about the impor...

AI and the Future of Education with Priten Shah

Priten Shah is an education entrepreneur and the author of AI & The Future of Education: Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Jossey-Bass, 2023). He is the ...

Half a Loaf

What does not having enough ingredients for French Toast and hitting our goals have in common?Reaching your goals isn't about showing up at 100% every day. It's about ...

Practicing Gratitude with Mike Mccarthy

Mike McCarthy has been teaching for 15 years. 11 of those in a primary catholic school and 4 in a private school in Shanghai, China. He holds a strong belief that bein...

Trash Flowers

Bloom where you are planted! That is advice often given but seldom understood.We often find ourselves in situations or circumstances that are less than ideal, but beyo...

Skills Win with William Coplin

Bill Coplin is an award-winning educator, author & social innovator with an impressive academic journey spanning six decades. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in ...

Accept Resistence

What do you do when people are resisting your work to achieve goals?It's a thing called turning critics into cheerleaders. Not everyone will cheer, but if you give the...

The Great Engagement with Tom Willis

Tom Willis believes we are all born with unlimited potential. As a former classroom teacher, he also believes in the power of lifelong learning.  These beliefs have sh...

A New Firepit

What does me getting a new firepit have to do with building community and teamwork?How would a hazardous material removal day help me get to know my neighbors better?H...

Healing in the Hallways

For as long as Danielle can remember, she has always wanted to be an educator. Danielle’s love for learning and sharing with others is a lifelong passion and crusade t...

One In One Out

We stand ready to get on the elevator to the upper floors. We are in a hurry because after all, we want to get to a higher level. Then the doors open and there isn't a...

Anxiety and Grief with Samantha Ruth

Samantha is a Psychologist, Speaker, Best Selling Author, and Host of The Be Ruthless Show, a podcast dedicated to Making Noise and Breaking Stigmas. She helps people ...

Prepare

Ben Franklin said it best. "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail."There are many times in life when we hit a roadblock or some difficulty arises that stops us short...

The 5th Learning Principle with Cheryl Johnson

Cheryl Johnson is a multifaceted educator, entrepreneur, and visionary leader who has dedicated her life to empowering individuals with knowledge, understanding, and p...

Knowing Yourself

The most difficult thing for us to do is be completely honest with ourselves about the extent of our abilities. For us to reach our highest level of success possible w...