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Learning to let go and live in the moment one Kona the dog walk at a time! Releasing control. Staying present. Asking the question, "Who's walk is this?" Centering myself repeatedly with the mantra "this is Kona's Agenda." Thanks for listening!

Words are powerful. They can build you up...or they can tear you down. Listen in as I tell some stories about the power of words...including one that had me SHOOK in a bad way. Plus, one about running in orange shoes!

The authors of Courageous Leadership: It's Not What you Think, Kim Morrison and Barbara Zwadyk join me to discuss their new book and how lead courageously and with great moral clarity in today's world. Find out the lie being sold about leading with courage and where the real truth rests.  Learn more about Kim and Barbara and their impactful work at the K & E Innovation website! Follow Kim:  Instagram: @kim.morrison.796 LinkedIn: Kim Morrison, PhD Follow Barbara: Instagram: @bzwadyk LinkedIn: Barbara Zwadyk K & E Innovative Leadership on LinkedIn

#PheMOMenal Teacher   author, Annick Rauch, joins me to discuss her incredible journey from breast cancer diagnosis, to chemotherapy and radiation, and ultimately to running a marathon. Listen in to this emotional and yet inspirational episode and let us know what you think using the #DaveBurgessShow hashtag on social media.  Follow Annick on Instagram at @annickrauch Read her blog on her site: AnnickRauch.ca

Dan Lewer, author of Lectureless: Teaching History to Engage & Empower, joins me chat about bringing history to life in the classroom and how to get students DOING history...not just memorizing it. He shares tons of great ideas, gives a sneak peek into the new book, and much more! Dan teaches on the Big Island of Hawaii and is the creator of the History 4 Humans platform.  Dan has an incredible TikTok platform at @history_4_humans and on Instagram at @history_4_humans. His website of resources and materials is HERE.

In 2005 he uploaded what became one of YouTube's first viral videos, dropping Mentos into a Diet Coke bottle... and the rest is history! Steve Spangler's videos now have over 4.5 BILLION views and he has keynoted conferences all over the world with his amazing combination of science, magic, and true mastery of audience engagement. His latest book is The Engagement Effect: Cultivating Experiences that Ignite Connection, Build Trust, and Inspire Action. Listen is as we discuss magic, science, engagement, the Get Your Teach On conference experience, and so much more!  Connect with Steve: Website: SteveSpangler.com Instagram: @stevespangler TikTok: @stevespangler LinkedIn: Steve Spangler

Human sustainability expert, Mandy Froehlich, joins me to discuss how schools and organizations can create better work environments for their employees. Mandy is the author of 6 books including The Fire Within which was an early to the game look at the mental health crisis in education and the trauma that many teachers come to school with every day. She has not only been a leading advocate for teacher wellbeing, but also a classroom teacher, director of innovation, an educational technologist, a consultant, a keynote speaker... she has done it all! Her unique point of view is shaped by all of the ways she has seen and experienced the profession and her wisdom is highly sought after by schools, districts, and even corporate organizations. Connect with Mandy (and learn more about human sustainability) via her site: MandyFroehlich.com. Follow Mandy on: Instagram: @froehlichmandy X: @froehlichm LinkedIn: Mandy Froehlich

Great conversation with with neuro-educator, Noel Foy (NeuroNoel), about the importance of executive function and how teachers and parents can help create the conditions for kids to be successful. Noel is the author of three books: 15 Minute Focus: Exectuive Function: Strategies to Build Underdeveloped Skills, Maximize Learning, and Unlock Potential ABC Worry Free Are you a Bird Like Me? Enjoy and let us know what you think using the #DaveBurgessShow hashtag on social media!  Connect with Noel: Instagram: @neuronoel Website: neuronoel.com Connect with Dave: Instagram: @dbc_inc X: @burgessdave Website: daveburgess.com

Wonderful conversation with Dr. Yvette Ledford about how teachers can take back control of their lives! Yvette's book, Teacher By Day: A No-Guilt Guide to Boundaries, Balance, & Bliss, is not only packed with practical strategies to beat overwhelm, but is also just a super enjoyable read that brought a smile to my face many times. The voice is strong with this one!!! Enjoy the discussion...then go pick up the book!  Connect with Yvette: Instagram: @dr.yvetteledford Facebook: Vette Dixon Ledford Tiktok: @drteacherbyday

Playing with Purpose authors, Michael Matera and John Meehan join me to discuss the power of play in the classroom. John and Michael are experts at increasing student engagement and joy through play-based learning and gamification. Check out the incredible community they have bulit at emc2learning.com. This site houses over 1,300 incredible activities for teachers to drop right into their existing curriculum to bring it alive! Besides Playing With Purpose, they also coauthored Fully Engaged. Michael started with DBC Inc. with his gamification manifesto, Explore Like a Pirate and John's first DBC book was EDrenaline Rush.

Applying minimalism to our lives as educators and to educational systems is a powerful concept. I chatted with the co-author of The Minimalist Teacher and Your School Leadership Edit, Tammy Musiowsky, about her work and the positive impact it can have for educators and students.  Let us know what you think using The #DaveBurgessShow hashtag.  Connect with Tammy: Email: [email protected] Instagram: @planzeducation LinkedIn: Tammy Musiowski

Tara Martin joins me to discuss some interesting ways to think about goal-setting for the coming year. Dave shares that he got Jesse Itzler's BIG A$$ Calendar and and a bit about the system that comes with it. Tara shares her vision board activity she did with some of her friends and few unique takes on the goal system. this was just a quick impromptu chat...we hope you enjoy it! LEt us know using the #DaveBurgessShow hashtag on the socials!  Find Tara here: Instagram: @taramartin.real X: @TaraMartinEDU Website: TaraMMartin.com

I chat with George Couros about his new book, Forward, Together: Moving Schools from Conflict to Community in Contentious Times. This is a timely and powerful new project that can really help educational leaders create a unifying vision with their staff and a type of culture where everybody owns the work and the "we" is more important than the "me" when it comes to innovative change.  Connect with George: Email [email protected] Website: GeorgeCouros.com X: @gcouros Instagram: @gcouros TikTok: @georgecouros

Amazing conversation with educator and 4 time DBC Inc. book author, Todd Nesloney! We chat about many topics including his iconic book that he coauthored with Adam Welcome, Kids Deserve It. Todd explains how he was inspired to create Stories From Webb, which is a book written by a whole school! Included in this episode is how to Unleash Culture, which is a topic that Todd has built a robust online course about...and there are even free previews. Most fun for me was some throwback stories to how we met and discussion of a podcast and live stream I did with him back in 2013...check out the youTube, I even had some hair!! In that show, I did an interactive magic trick live on air. Here is the link: EduAllStars Podcast 2013 . Todd also has two other books with DBC, Inc: When Kids Lead and Sparks in the Dark. Learn all about Todd, find his social media, read his blog, and discover his online course at ToddNesloney.com. Share your thoughts on social media using the #DaveBurgessShow hashtag! Tag me at @burgessdave on X, @dbc_inc on Instagram, and pirate.teacher on TikTok!

CTE classes are SO important and it is often difficult for career and technical educators to find amazing and innovative resources. Look no further!! I am joined by Tisha Richmond who has just released her latest book, The Magical CTE Classroom, with us at DBC Inc.!!  Hear all about how Tisha's return to classroom teaching led to a spark in creativity, the importance of creating spaces for neurodivergent learners to be successful, why CTE classes are so unique, lesson ideas, and more!!  (Tisha's "Squiggle your Way to Creativity" guest blog as mentioned in episode) Follow Tisha: X: @tishrich Instagram: @tishrichmond Tiktok: tisharichmond Website: tisharichmond.com