Best Scott Crouch Podcasts (2025)

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S4E8 Scott Williams - 3x NBA Champion 34:38

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A 3x NBA Champion shares how iconic Coach Dean Smith and the North Carolina community supported him through the darkest chapter of his life - the trauma of his father taking the life of his mother before taking his own. Scott and Travis connect on their (very different) shared trauma and being able to empower others by sharing their learned life le…

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S4E7 Nate Boyer - Green Beret NFL player and Actor 52:48

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Nate joins the American Hero Show to share stories from his time as an US Army Green Beret, a football player at Texas - and trying to make it in the NFL and now in the newest chapter of his career; actor, film producer and TV show host. Boyer may be best known for his relationship with Colin Kaepernick and how he advised the former NFL star of a b…

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S4E6 Dr JD Crouch II - USO President and CEO 31:02

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Dr. Crouch was named the Chief Executive Officer and President of the United Service Organizations (USO) in 2014. The USO provides programs for service members and their families in more than 250 locations. Dr. Crouch shares how the staff and thousands of volunteers are motivated to serve and able to coordinate and execute these programs for servic…

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S4E5 Nancy Carbone - Friends of Firefighters Founder 26:38

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The Founder of Friends of Firefighters joins the American Hero Show. Friends of Firefighters started shortly after the events of 9/11 to provide free, confidential mental health and wellness services for New York’s Bravest and the organization just marked 20 years. Support the show Click here for a special offer for current and future retirees from…

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S4E4 Leonard Achan - President & CEO of LiveOnNY 34:35

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Now President and CEO of LiveOnNY, Leonard began his career as a Medical ICU Nurse at Mount Sinai, before moving into administrative, operational and academic roles. LiveOnNY is a nonprofit organization committed to helping New York live on through organ and tissue donation. Support the show Click here for a special offer for current and future ret…

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S4E3 John Flynn - VP of Admin for MGM Resorts 32:15

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Air Force Colonel (Ret.) John Flynn shares unforgettable memories from his time transporting war-weary troops home as the pilot of a C-17, especially the medevac missions. He talks about how the leadership and teamwork skills he learned in the service paved the way for his success on Capitol Hill and as a Vice President of Administration at MGM Res…

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Global Education with Brantley Turner 32:54

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Last week’s conversation on Anchored in Education talked about taking on leadership responsibilities in different parts of our world in a moment of crisis. Today, I want to explore what leadership in education looks like in different parts of our world, leaving out the crisis part. The Dwight School is a private independent for-profit college prepa…

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S4E2 Bob Taylor - Author From Service to Success 25:12

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Bob shares how he accepted help and learned from the torment of awful nightmares years after his service in the Air Force as a B-52 navigator and was able to find peace again through years of treatment. Bob talks about resilience and says his book “From Service to Success” is about overcoming adversity and realizing that our best days are not behin…

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S4E1 Intro - TMF Exec Dir Heather Hemphill 14:37

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Travis and Tim talk about how things are going in their lives and the latest with the Foundation in Maine as the fourth season of the AHS begins . They also excitedly preview the incredible lineup of guests this season! Travis Mills Foundation Executive Director Heather Hemphill joins the episode to provide an update on the latest great news on how…

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Stranded in the Sky with Philip Jett 36:08

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I have long said that some of the best leadership lessons I have learned have come from outside of education. I frequently mention the leadership of retired Navy Submarine Captain L. David Marquet. His intent-based leadership that he highlighted in his best-selling book Turn the Ship Around is something that I frequently mention when asked about my…

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Made for Learning with Debra Crouch 44:02

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I am fortunate to be in a position in which I receive many books sent to me a month. One such book I received earlier in the year was Made for Learning: How the Conditions of Learning Guide Teaching Decisions. The authors are Debra Crouch and Brian Cambourne. The way this dynamic author duo came to be is a great story by itself, one that we will ac…

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Food Fight with Linda B. Davis 26:54

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There are only a few foods I do not like. I don’t do olives of any sort. I don’t do pickled beets. And I despise Doritos of any flavor. That last one I am super serious about. I don’t even allow Doritos to be eaten in my car. So I am not a picky eater. I know a few picky eaters. Jennifer is one. My former secretary is another. But really, I would u…

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Might As Well Be Dead with Mark Goldblatt 32:11

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Recently, I have had several guests on Anchored in Education who have written fictional literature. Even though most of the works of fiction have been geared towards children and young adults, I have not hesitated to feature these guests. I have several reasons for this, with one of those reasons being that sometimes we need to escape from our adul…

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The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself with David Mura 52:39

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Just a few days from today will mark the seventh anniversary of the fatal shooting of Philando Castile in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan area. A couple of months ago marked the three year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, also in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan area. Located just miles from both of these tragic incidents was o…

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Welcome to Monsterville with Laura Shovan 33:25

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I came across a new book, recommended to me by my friends at Books Forward. It’s called Welcome to Monsterville, and it’s illustrations of various monsters with an accompanying poem. If I stopped here, you might be left wondering how I am tying this in to anchored in education. Great question. Now let me tell you the back story. This book came abou…

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Video Storytelling with John Azoni 30:49

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I sometimes wonder if the 1991 hit song by Genesis “I Can’t Dance” was written for me. I mean, I was only eight, so maybe it would be cruel that they would direct such harsh words to a young and impressionable child. Okay, maybe it was written with me in mind. But it is nearly accurate in all ways. I can neither dance nor sing. And a recent stroll …

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Leaving Poverty: On Purpose and For Good with Charley Cass 34:27

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If you are a regular listener of Anchored in Education, then you’ve heard my guest today on four previous episodes. And each time Charley Cass joins us he enlightens us with thought-provoking conversations. The other thing you would notice about my previous episodes with Charley is that they cover a wide variety of topics. We’ve tackled such topics…

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The Imaginary Elsewhere with Kristie Farr 59:41

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One day Jennifer emailed me. She then said told me, hey, I just emailed you. Yes, she emailed me while in the same room. But what she emailed was a link to the book Drama Mama: Lessons Learned in the Imaginary Elsewhere by award-winning theater teacher Kristie Farr. The first lines of the description asked: Are you losing your passion for teaching?…

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Clearing the Path for Developing Learners with Peg Grafwallner 34:26

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I truly cherish and value every guest. So when I have the opportunity to have a guest return, I am beyond thrilled. You might remember Peg from our earlier conversation when we talked about productive struggle and the power of saying not yet. Peg joins Anchored in Education again today to talk about how we can clear the path for developing learners…

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My Future Story with Lois Melbourne 34:37

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One day an email landed in my inbox recommending today’s guest. The email featured the book Moral Code, written by today’s guest Lois Melbourne and her husband Ross. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect as it is a sci-fi thriller that features the powerful implications of AI. Which, AI seems to dominating our headlines in such a way that soon…

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Shakti Girls with Shetal Shah 33:52

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I think of a lot of books I enjoyed reading as a child. The Boxcar Children. Fudge. The Goosebump Series. I could get lost in these books because I felt so connected to the characters. Dare I say, I identified with them? Yes, I could definitely say that because I often did. Which is why I never considered that many grow up not getting to say the sa…

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The Takeout with Tracy Badua 20:59

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Last week, Tracy Badua joined us to talk about her book This is Not A Personal Statement. That conversation highlighted the pressures that students often feel in life, especially academic, and the extremes they will sometimes go to. It was a relevant conversation for us to remember not just in support of students, but for us as adults as well. When…

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This Is Not A Personal Statement with Tracy Badua 19:42

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Have you ever had a setback in life? I’m sure we all have. How did you handle it? Grin and bear it; trying hard next time? Or forging your way through using lies and deception so no one would know of your shortcomings? As crazy as it may seem, many resort the latter when faced with such a dilemma. Our guest today is Tracy Badua, author of This is N…

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Brave(ish) with Margaret Ghielmetti 37:57

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Have you ever wondered how to start a podcast where you know you’re going to say something that some will find offensive? No? Just me. Alright. Let me start by saying I’m a fan of baseball. While I don’t follow the major leagues closely any more, I can often be found at minor league games throughout the United States each summer. But what I really …

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Love Is Greater Than Hate with Chris Singleton 17:10

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My guest today spoke to the Illinois Association for School Administrators conference in the Fall of 2022. I wasn’t in attendance, but I knew his keynote was powerful when my Twitter feed began going crazy with overwhelmingly positive feedback. It just so happened that I had an interview scheduled the next day with frequent Anchored in Education gu…

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How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes with Melinda Wenner Moyer 47:36

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A few months back I was given a list of potential guests that consisted of about a half dozen names. It was up to me to research each name and determine how they fit in the Anchored in Education platform. One of the names was Melinda Wenner Moyer. I put the name into a search and discovered that she was a journalist with a particular interest in pa…

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Wisdom and Productivity with Efraín Martínez 50:39

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Back in the fall of 2022 I received a message from Efraín Martínez asking if I would like to be a guest on his podcast, Wisdom and Productivity. I agreed under the condition that he would one day join me on Anchored in Education. And while today is that day, I wanted to give you a little background on why I was so excited to host Efraín. He has an …

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A 100th Episode Celebration Hosted by Chris Briggs-Hale 53:24

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I am fortunate to be able to devote time to producing a quality podcast that is informative, engaging, and entertaining. To celebrate the 100th episodes, I've asked former guest, and friend, Chris Briggs-Hale to take over as the host. Listen as we explore what makes Anchored in Education what it is. We dive deep into the why behind this podcast. Af…

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Dealing with Challenging Behaviors with Scott Ervin 38:14

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Nothing can make or break a good lesson than student behavior. I can think of many times early on in my career where I gave too much attention to one area while neglecting the area of student engagement. This, at times, led to unfavorable consequences for my lessons as I had to navigate between disruptions and other disturbances to the classroom en…

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Take Note: Using Note Taking as a Teaching Tool with Hank Barbour 36:30

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I can remember back to eighth grade. It was the spring semester. Only two quarters to go before I could say to heck with junior high; I’m a high schooler now. But before all that could happen, I had a new class on my schedule. Not just me, every eighth grader had it. If my memory serves me correctly, my section of the class was right before lunch o…

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Permission Not to Love the Job with Elizabeth Dampf 35:02

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Raise your hand if you’ve heard the narrative before on how we are all so fortunate to be called to a profession to make such a tremendous impact on the lives of children. My hand is up. Heck, I’ve probably even mistakenly said similar things myself as an administrator. Here is the deal though, teaching is a profession. Can we be called to it? Yes.…

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Prioritizing Connections with Michelle Hope 40:52

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Making connections and fostering positive relationships has always been a cornerstone in education. Sometimes though we become near complacent in this area as we take advantage of routines and practices that have always just been there and worked. The pandemic brought the importance of prioritizing connections to the front and center. Even after we…

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Overcoming Tragedy with Amy Effler 29:56

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We’ve all received bad news at some point in our lives. Or, what about this, have you ever been impacted by a physical ailment? Did you think it was the end of the world? I know it sounds dramatic but I can remember times when things happened to me that had me asking questions like why me. Now, for a second, I want you to imagine that you’re an acc…

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Badass Stories with Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt 31:09

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The title speaks for itself. Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt is back again to talk about her latest book set to release on 2/14/23. Listen to this can't miss episode of Anchored in Education as Jodie reminds us of what we should be doing when faced with adversity. After you listen to today's episode, go to www.escottengland.com and click on the Podcast tab a…

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The Importance of Inclusion with Dr. Erin Barton 40:52

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To be honest, this is a long overdue episode of Anchored in Education. Inclusion is something that is extremely important to me. My start in education came as a 1:1 special education aide which also included working three summers at a summer Autism camp. As a principal, I transitioned an entire pre-k program in a full inclusion model. Not only did …

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S3E10 Bob Woodruff 39:01

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A Peabody Award winning Investigative Reporter for his overseas reporting from Pakistan and Afghanistan in the wake of 9/11, Bob was seriously injured by a roadside bomb that struck his vehicle in Iraq on January 29, 2006. A mere 13 months after the harrowing event; Bob returned to the airwaves and chronicled his recovery and the injuries he suffer…

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S3E9 Brigadier General Loree Sutton 34:59

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In this episode; Brigadier General Sutton says she likes the term “recalibration” Travis uses to talk about veterans and asks about its origins. Dr. Sutton also shares inspirational stories of resilience from recovering service members over her 35+ year career in service and helping others in the US Army and New York City. Support the show Click he…

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S3E8 Beau Higgins - Marine leading Amazon Vet hiring 32:24

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Beau shares stories of his 25 years in Marine Intelligence and how he has helped Amazon exceed their initial pledge to hire 25,000 veterans by 2021 that they have now pledged to hire 100,000 by 2024. He shares tales of his time overseas (Somalia, Bosnia, 3 tours to Iraq, and 3 tours to Afghanistan) as well as words of wisdom that have inspired him …

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S3E7 Linda Bammann - JPMorgan Chase Director 37:13

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Travis credits Linda with single-handedly saving the country during the 2008 financial crisis. While that may be a slight exaggeration, she shouldered a great deal of responsibility at the time and helped the country avoid further disaster. From working as a firefighter, to the Peace Corps and most notably in the world of finance and risk managemen…

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S3E6 Steve Weintraub - VetTix Tickets for Troops 29:48

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VetTix has distributed over 15.2 million tickets to Military, Veterans and their families since 2008 (over 3.8 million in 2022 alone!) Steve is their Chief Strategy Officer and shares stories from Veterans who have attended events thanks to the generosity of people inspired by the charity's mission: "Give Something to Those Who Gave." VetTix has di…

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Going All Out with Myles Finn 26:53

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What do you do when you majored in drama and you have a Spring musical to reveal to your class? Well, you definitely don't just announce the musical, you find a way to go all out, leaving students full of suspense and completely engaged. That is exactly what my guest today did for his class. And then, the unexpected happened. Myles Finn shared his …

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Teacher Resilience with Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt 35:17

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This profession has always required a certain amount of resilience. For decades, dare I say centuries, educators have been challenged on best practices, content, and more. Educators have had to face criticism despite doing the best they can. And then two things happened: First was social media. All of a sudden anyone with a keyboard could hide behi…

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S3E5 Rusty Wallace - HOF NASCAR legend 38:26

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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and Hall of Famer shares stories of his beginnings in the sport as well as rivalries on and off the track. He also talks about who his heroes were and how he is honest and up front when younger drivers ask him to share his wisdom about tracks, cars and the importance of a strong team. Support the show Click her…

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S3E4 Stacey Goodman - Ground Zero police rescue 33:47

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A police officer with federal disaster training and disaster response had just clocked out of her shift on Long Island when she was immediately activated for duty at Ground Zero - where she spent the next 23 days working at the center of the rescue and recovery efforts in the dust of the twin towers. Stacey has published a book chronicling her time…

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S3E3 Commander Frank Weisser - Top Gun & Blue Angel Pilot 35:30

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How did Tom Cruise fare in the jets Commander Frank Weisser piloted during the filming of Top Gun: Maverick? "Walleye" shares memories of his time in the Navy and with the iconic Blue Angels, but he also tells tales of piloting the actual planes Tom Cruise’s character was supposedly flying in “Top Gun: Maverick.” In addition to how Tom did when the…

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S3E2 Cristyne Nicholas - NYC PR Guru 32:34

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Now the CEO of Nicholas & Lence Communications; Cristyne Nicholas spearheaded efforts to rebuild New York City’s tourism industry in the wake of the horrifying events of September 11th. She is generally the driving force behind countless others sharing their message but is generous with her time in telling her inspiring story. (Bonus: Tim also take…

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S3E1 Judy Nuber - Nurse who saved Travis' life 30:40

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Travis wouldn’t be here today without the heroic actions of Combat Trauma Nurse Judy Nuber, she was one of many saving lives at the hospital in Kandahar when Travis was brought in following his injuries. The story of how she reunited with Travis years after Afghanistan is truly an amazing and inspiring one of destiny, calling and purpose. Support t…

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Normalizing Failure with Zak Cohen 52:15

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I have always been a fan of turning the word fail into acronym, First Attempt In Learning. I think many would agree with me that we can learn valuable lessons from failure. Yet, failuring is not often accepted in our professional practice. We often operate under the assumption that we must not, cannot, fail. By having this mindset, we put an inordi…

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Midcourse Corrections with Meredith Wendel 23:12

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Have you ever been teaching a lesson or a unit and about halfway through you realize that your best laid plans derailed somewhere along the way? Don't worry, we've all been there. At least I know I have been there as a teacher, as a principal, as a superintendent, and as a college professor. Thankfully, we never set our plans in concrete, opting in…

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Productive Struggle with Peg Grafwallner 38:10

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There is a saying that says all good things are worth working for. That is what is supposed to keep us going when we encounter roadblocks and challenges along our way. But what if I told you that struggling is a good thing? As long as the struggle is productive. Productive struggle is something that we should all encounter, but moreover, productive…