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This week we have quotes from motivational speaker and author, Les Brown, dropping some knowledge on challenges. "A person with the right attitude says to himself or herself, I may be here in this situation, but it doesn’t mean I have to stay here. When faced with a challenge, do you ask: why me? Or do you accept the opportunity for you to grow?" Les Brown https://youtu.be/CdGNh5dKoEM  

Quoteo #4 - Warren Buffet on public speaking  

Quoteo's come to you every Friday. Super short quotes in audio and video located at https://youtu.be/uj6qGQsxH3s  

“Do I want to be right? Or do I want to be happy?”  This is a quote from one of my favorite authors; Richard Carlson, from the book Shortcut through Therapy: Ten Principles of Growth-Oriented, Contented Living Letting Go This very idea of 'being right' pops up many time throughout my life. Most people believe they possess an astute sense of self-awareness. Eventually, we uncover our need to be understood, but do we really? Is being understood necessary to be happy?  Letting go of being wrong or tricking the brain by pretending may feel like a huge weight being released from the body. If we have to be right or understood all the time — that alone puts pressure on us to keep defending our stance. The invisible stress bubble enlarges to a point of being uncomfortable. None of us like to be corrected. We want everyone to understand where we are coming from and see our perspective. Unfortunately, we will fail if that is the goal we are trying to achieve. Stop correcting and let go. You have to decide what is mor

Katie Grams is a NEW TEACHER in her first year! She teaches at Olympic High School in North Carolina. She teaches AP Environmental Science and Biology. She is honest and real in this episode from a real new teacher!  In the episode:  Katie's favorite failure How preparation is KEY Tips & Tools for new teachers The resource she endorses and loves   Quote of the Week:  "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin  FOLLOW Katie Grams TWITTER:@squirrel_scouts   FOLLOW TEACHER TUNNEL INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2fqoe8k TWITTER:http://bit.ly/2xoORl1 FACEBOOK:http://bit.ly/2wQqSab WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2lIbKaI   FOLLOW JON BELT INSTAGRAM:http://bit.ly/2wQqSab TWITTER:http://bit.ly/ICFCzV FACEBOOK:http://bit.ly/2fkdlBp WEBSITE:http://bit.ly/2lIbKaI   Thank you for checking out this episode of the Teacher Tunnel Podcast. Please share these free episodes with friends and colleagues to connect a wider audience. Click HERE to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click HERE t

In the episode:  1. Background 2. Personality Type 3. Tips and Tools for New Teachers & Students Teachers Quote of the Week:  “Next to love, balance is the most important thing.” John Wooden FOLLOW Adrian Nester  TWITTER: @adriantnester WEBSITE: https://adriantnester.com/ EDUTOPIA: https://edut.to/2NqVx6y FOLLOW TEACHER TUNNEL  INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2fqoe8k TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2xoORl1 FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2wQqSab WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2lIbKaI FOLLOW JON BELT INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2wQqSab TWITTER: http://bit.ly/ICFCzV FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2fkdlBp WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2lIbKaI Thank you for checking out this episode of the Teacher Tunnel Podcast. Please share these free episodes with friends and colleagues to connect a wider audience. Also, if you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick 5-Star review of the show on Apple Podcasts by clicking on the link below. Reviewing the podcast gives us the opportunity to widen our community, in turn, give more value to many. ​

In the episode:  1. Susan Barber's background and her first years as an educator 2. Favorite Failure 3. Advice to New Teachers and Student Teachers 4. What's she loves about education 5. What she wishes would change about education You can find Susan Barber on Twitter & Instagram @susangbarber. All of her amazing work can be found at susangbarber.com; APlithelp; and Edutopia FOLLOW TEACHER TUNNEL  INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2fqoe8k TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2xoORl1 FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2wQqSab WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2lIbKaI FOLLOW JON BELT INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2wQqSab​ TWITTER: http://bit.ly/ICFCzV FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2fkdlBp WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2lIbKaI Click Here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click Here to subscribe via Stitcher Click Here for the TuneIn Radio Click Here to subscribe to RSS FEED via Libsyn

In this episode, I speak with the Teresa Danks aka "The Panhandling Teacher. Teresa has been featured on Good Morning America, Inside Edition, and even the Harry Connick Jr. Show. Like many teachers in this nation, Teresa was fed up with the lack of respect towards teachers in this state and instead of waiting for someone else to step up she started voicing here concerns — first with panhandling for classroom supplies and then creating a petition after another teacher pay increase in Oklahoma failed on the Senate floor. We discuss Teresa's journey up until this point, the fear that teachers need to relinquish, and some action steps and advice to those teachers listening. Show Notes Introduction of Teresa Panhandling for the Classroom Raising $40,000 for teachers After the failure of Step-Up Petition for Walkout  Non-Profit Begging for Education Action Steps Today Call up another teacher, parent, or Oklahoma citizen Make some signs Go on a busy corner and hold up the signs Quotes from the episode “A teac

Teacher Tunnel Podcast #37 In this episode, we speak with two West Virginia teachers that made a big impact in their county and state. Catherine Pizzino and Greg Phillips speak about the beginning and end of the West Virginia teacher strike plus give advice to those Oklahoma teachers currently in limbo.  Show Notes The beginning of the walkout Informational Pickets The Washington Post contacts Cathy Get ALL State employees on your side Greg and the stress of the walkout Why we need Unions Get a Megaphone Get Creative with signs and chants "Our worst enemy was ourselves." Greg Phillips What can teachers do now?  "When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers." Ralph Waldo Emerson   Patreon http://patreon.com/jonbeltnet   Find Cathy on Twitter @mamapizzino Find Cathy's Washington Post Article here Find Greg on Facebook    Fi

Teacher Tunnel Podcast Teacher Tunnel Podcast has taken a bit of a break since our last episode, and was planning on pushing out the new season of the podcast later in the month, but due to the current situation in Oklahoma I thought it would be a great time to talk with the leaders of a few movements happening in this great state. In the episode, we discuss the Oklahoma Walkout and the impact it will have on our state, we discuss student walkouts and what to do if your son, daughter or student is fired up to invoke change and take a stand, and where this state is headed if something doesn’t get fixed.  Oklahoma Teacher United Larry Cagle Topics discussed on the show Background as an Educator and the Oklahoma Teachers United Differences between Florida and Oklahoma schools Edison Preparatory High School Teacher turnover rate in Oklahoma The coffee shop meeting that sparked a movement Sick-Out to Protest Student Protesting Starting of the Oklahoma Teacher Walkout - The Time is Now The plan put forth to Oklaho

Joe Ferraro is getting 1% One Percent Better every day and he's hoping to help you get better with him. Joe's podcast, 1% One Percent Better is helping one individual at a time develop an arsenal of information to get better with every listen.  Joe is in his 18th year and he teaches English and Public Speaking to seniors as well as the Head Varsity Baseball Coach.  In this episode we discuss Joe being hired at Manhattanville College as the youngest head coach in NCAA history at age 21 The Alumni Classroom he started last year  Favorite books and Podcasts, and his 1% Percent Better Podcast Show Notes Bullet Point Background (Joe's Background) It's all about the names College Baseball Head Coach at Twenty-One September 4, 1999 - The Moment Alumni Classroom "The difference between the expert and the beginner is the expert has failed more times than the beginner has even tried."  Cathy Salit's "The Performance Breakthrough" Love of Coffee - Tip of the Ande's by Simpson & Vail  1% Percent Better Podcast 

Monday Meditations #11 - Definition of Virtue  

In this episode, we discuss social and emotional learning, her recent Ethiopia trip, and meeting The Batman - Christian Bale but first, we start with the history of her name that leads into her super teacher origin story.  Super Teacher Origin Story History of Chaffee and Sydney -Chelsea morning song She almost was named Lindsay I am a POET!  Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School ​The 3 Things she's learned from Middle School  1. Don't take it personally 2. Know your Slang 3. "Whatever kids want to read is good!" Sydney Chafee   Teacher Of the Year Process Social and Emotion Learning http://www.casel.org/ Ethiopia  ​Some of the things we take for granted like:  -moving desks  -Desks are bolted to the floor -100 students in the class If you could give a Ted Talk... Books discussed:  It Won't Be Easy by Tom Rademacher For White Folks That Teach In The Hood by Christopher Emdin TedX - Taking and Preparing Secret to a healthy marriage & how she met her husband via internet

On today’s episode, we have a friend of mine all the way from the UK, Tallal Gondal. Tallal is a Math Lecturer at Brooksby Melton College in the United Kingdom. He was born in Saudi Arabia, lived in Pakistan and now calls the United Kingdom home. He started a YouTube channel less than a year ago called Hustle Is 4 Life Motivation where he brings on "amazing guests from all over the world who are doing awesome things to add value to others." Like me, he is learning from their habits, strategies, and routines. We discuss the growth mindset, his networking strategies that have guided him to speak with some great people on his channel, negative self-talk and of course book recommendations. In the episode we discuss:  Hustle is 4 Life Motivation Networking Genius "It's not about passive learning it's about active problem-solving." Tallal Gondal  Networking {3 Things} Be more interested in what's happening in their lives than interesting Bring value into their lives Leverage your social media account    Hab

"It's in keeping with Nature to show our friends affection and to celebrate their advancement as if it were our very own. For if we don't do this, virtue, which is strengthened only by exercising our perceptions, will no longer endure in us."  Seneca, Moral Letters, 109.15   Have you ever caught yourself feeling jealousy or selfishness when looking upon others successes?    “If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the world belongs to you.”  Lao Tzu   FOLLOW TEACHER TUNNEL  INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2fqoe8k TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2xoORl1 FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2wQqSab WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2lIbKaI FOLLOW JON BELT INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2wQqSab​ TWITTER: http://bit.ly/ICFCzV FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2fkdlBp WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2lIbKaI

In this episode, we have the innovation specialist and author of "Pure Genius" - Don Wettrick. Don is leading the way in changing how we think of education. Getting out of the dark ages and into the future with his innovation class and popular podcast - StartEdUp. He has interviewed industry titans like Gary Vaynerchuk, James Altucher, Seth Godin, Daniel Pink, plus a video call from Tim Ferriss with his students. His voice is needed in the 'fix it' mentality when it comes to education. He wants to change the conversation from how can we make it better to how can we change it completely because change is happening all around us daily. My first introduction to Don was an interview he did with Tom Bilyeu on Inside Quest and it completely altered my views on the classroom dynamic.  Watch the interview and you will see what I mean.  Inside the episode:  Teaching career Cultivating the growth mindset Startedup Vlog Why he didn't want to get into teaching and why he got into teaching First job out of college How t

In this edition of "Monday Meditations," I talk about reading, and why we should stick with one author and dig into their content and life.    FOLLOW TEACHER TUNNEL ON TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2xoORl1 INSTAGRAM:http://bit.ly/2fqoe8k FACEBOOK PAGE:http://bit.ly/2hozXVF FOLLOW JON BELT TWITTER:http://bit.ly/2weZ8fH FACEBOOK:http://bit.ly/2fkdlBp INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2wQqSab    

I love all the guests I've had on the podcast so far, but this guest was special because I don't think I would have started this podcasting adventure if it wasn't for the inspiration Brian gave without even knowing me. His podcast "Talks With Teachers" is one of the most popular educational podcasts out there. He brings inspiring stories from some of the best teachers around. When I was still in my infant stage of teaching I started listening to this podcast and realized that it was okay to fail, some of the best teachers in the nation had bad days and lessons go terribly wrong. In 2013 was when I started listening. I would listen in the car on my way to work, morning runs in the icy cold weather to warm me up - corny I know. But true. It gave me ideas on how to be better, and it also helped me to stop being so hard on myself.  Along with his podcast and blog, Brian is a contributing writer for Edutopia, creator of aplithelp.com and #aplitchat on twitter. He is in his 13 or 14th  year as an English teacher  -

This edition of Monday Meditations takes us to the topic of organization. I list 3 organizing tips I will be working on this week to get my life and work organized. If you need an accountability partner contact me at http://www.teachertunnel.com

Welcome to another edition of Monday Meditations. This week we will focus on a weekly challenge, and this challenge stems from a quote by Knute Rockne “Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.” – Knute Rockne Weekly Challenge 1. List three things that you perceive as your weaknesses 2. List how those perceived weaknesses could become strengths I know that my weaknesses hold me back from so many things in my life, but listing them and seeing them on paper plus visualizing how they can become our strengths can be a tremendous breakthrough and habit to build. You have roughly 10,000 minutes to accomplish the challenge this week. That puts things in perspective, doesn’t it? To end is a quote from the greatest basketball player of ALL TIME: Michael Jordan “My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.” ⏤Michael Jordan