Rootwords By Revolve Learning

We still need kids to want to be teachers when they grow up. That doesn't happen without engaging inspiration. Are your students stuck in a rut? Do they seem to lack the motivation to learn new things? If so, it might be time to encourage them to explore more adventurous learning opportunities. What if we created immersive experiences for students where they not only saw themselves but they saw possibilities. In this episode, we not only talk about exciting adventures but also how to infuse that learning into the classroom in ways that keep kids coming back for more. That's the goal... to have learning be so engaging kids just can get enough. What would that take from us as educators and parents? Episode Resource | Questions to Connections Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections www.revolvelearning.com Instagram: @revolvelearning --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Do you remember the last time you were truly free? Not held back by anyone or anything, just living in the moment and enjoying life for what it is? For most people, this doesn't happen very often. We are constantly told what to do, how to do it, and when. This type of lifestyle can be stifling for some people, but there is a way to break free from these chains. Being a free spirit means living life authentically and with purpose. It means being true to yourself no matter what anyone else thinks. And as educators, we have the unique opportunity to show our students what this looks like. In this episode, we talk about how we can do this by being passionate about our work, living our best lives, and treating others with respect. When we model this behavior for our students, they will be more likely to do the same! Episode Resource | Questions to Connections Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections www.revolvelearning.com Instagram: @revolvelearning --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Having power is one thing; using it well and for the good of others is an entirely different thing. Knowing when to wield some power could be the most powerful thing that someone can do. To responsibly be powerful, you have to consider the outcomes... Who is at the other end of the power that you wield? This means you give over that power frequently to give the practice and pathways for students to figure that out...even in the youngest of grades. If students leave your classrooms only knowing your thoughts, that doesn't prepare them for when they have to use their own. When it comes to your students in that year, you have them, how effective you are as a leader, the opportunities you create and curate for your students directly impact their ability, the trust between you, and their evolution of skills and mindsets. In this episode, we are talking about what it means to be a powerful educator that is truly aligned with the empowering of others as the end goal. Episode Resource | Questions to Connections Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections www.revolvelearning.com Instagram: @revolvelearning --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

When we empower all the parts of us, even those that are self-proclaimed imperfect, that effort has the power to affect how we see the world, the environments, and the relationships all around us. There is a deep level of reflection that has to take place and continue to take place to be accepting of yourself, your process, and your journey. Authenticity and imperfection go hand and hand. You will notice that our episodes this season intentionally build on each other. My hope is that every educator has the opportunity to feel safe enough to be an imperfect, growing, teacher that STILL strives for greatness and excellence. In this episode, I talk all about a sudden realization I had about the expectation of perfection placed on students when I woke up on the wrong side of the bed... Let me explain! Episode Resource | Questions to Connections Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections www.revolvelearning.com Instagram: @revolvelearning --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

There is a lot is leading up to someone being comfortable enough to be their authentic self and feeling safe enough in the spaces you curate for them to continue doing so day in and day out. We want kids to feel like despite challenges or anything that may come their way while they're in those spaces, you know for sure that you are showing up as you are, and so are they. It is the season to have all of who one is on display. It is a time to be all the beautiful things that one is at once. It is a time to be loud and thoughtful, and angry and loving and ratchet and academic, with fire in the belly and a desire to push the world to reimagine how they see us and others like us. -Dr. Chris Emdin, Ratchetdemic If that does not light you up or the concept of just being your authentic self, no matter what, I don't know what will truly; I was lit on fire by that quote. It just made me think that so much has changed and that today's sense of identity is not yesterday's sense of identity. Things have changed. Things are shifting. Kids are more encouraged to be empowered, which is different from what many of us experienced growing up. In this episode, we dive into the nitty-gritty of the nuances of being one's authentic self in the classroom and beyond. Episode Resource | Questions to Connections Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections www.revolvelearning.com Instagram: @revolvelearning --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/revolvelearning/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Hi Community! We are back with 10 new episodes dropping weekly. We are combining the separate episodes we did on the concepts in the last session for educators and everyone with kids in their lives. So, there will be one episode for each concept. Cool? Cool! Hey, if it is good for teachers then it's also great for parents and families of kids as well. We are all a team! There will still be a Question to Connection Guide for every episode to help you walk the walk and talk the talk. Can't wait to share with you this season! Psst! There is a special guest joining me at the end of every episode for season two. I hope you love it as much as I do! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Gearing up for season 2 of Rootwords we spent time thinking back with THE REWIND | IG Live Series with chill, casual, collaborative conversations with some dope folks about the concepts covered in season 1. We were on one for sure! Watch as Lauren "BK" Watler (BK Tutoring Sessions @bktutoringsessions ) and I talk about so many different gems about our experiences in education as well our hopes and dreams for educators in the world today. This was one of the most synergetic conversations I've had about teaching and learning in a very long time. you're a real one! Thank you for gracing us with your presence! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Gearing up for season 2 of Rootwords we spent time thinking back with THE REWIND | IG Live Series with chill, casual, collaborative conversations with some dope folks about the concepts covered in season 1. Thank you, Deidra Fogarty (Black Girls Teach @blackgirlsteach - @teachmedee) for being a reminder that we all have an opportunity to act courageously in the spaces that we occupy and those actions translate to how we empower students. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Gearing up for season 2 of Rootwords we spent time thinking back with THE REWIND | IG Live Series with chill, casual, collaborative conversations with some dope folks about the concepts covered in season 1. Thank you, Jocelyn Hubbard (Custom Teaching Solutions @iteachcustom) for being a reminder that we all have limitless potential and that we need to truly think about where cultural responsiveness "lives, sits, and lands" within our educator practices. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Gearing up for season 2 of Rootwords we spent time thinking back with THE REWIND | IG Live Series with chill, casual, collaborative conversations with some dope folks about the concepts covered in season 1. This whole conversation was just so impactful and special. During a really difficult moment, you can tell the healing that Yaribel brings to Joscelyn but also the education space. Thank you Yaribel Mercedes @yari.mercedes, for being a beautiful reminder that our narratives hold so much power FROM our ancestors and FOR our futures. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Gearing up for season 2 of Rootwords we spent time thinking back with THE REWIND | IG Live Series with chill, casual, collaborative conversations with some dope folks about the concepts covered in season 1. A movement all her own but shared with so many. Thank you Krystal Hardy-Allen @k.allen.consulting, for kicking off our Rootwords | The Rewind series being so open about your journey through educator and vision as an entrepreneur. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Students can't be confident in their abilities if they don't understand the power of their own brains and bodies. Let's start there. One of our core essential understandings is that the brain is malleable. Knowing that the brain is continually making new connections, creating new neurons, pruning away the unused, a TON in the early childhood and adolescence years, it makes me challenge the idea of learning styles. (Covers eyes and peeks through fingers...lol) This may be an unpopular opinion, but I have my reasons, hear me out. Episode Resource | Questions to Connections Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections www.revolvelearning.com Instagram: @revolvelearning --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

I know you may be thinking the last episode was about courage, isn't that the same thing as confidence? NOPE! While courage is more about the outward outcome and action, confidence is more about the inner work to need to get to that point. "It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures." -Oprah Winfrey I was listening to a panel on a virtual conference, and the panelist mentioned a definition of confidence that had a significant difference from what I thought confidence to mean. When I think about confidence, I automatically couple it with a fearless attitude. I think of a lion or lioness hunting with full confidence that they will catch their prey type of energy. The panelist mentioned a definition that had a subtle beauty that I believe highlights a gentleness that is often missing when we raise our kids. Listen in and head over to the blog post to learn more about the definition of confident that gets the short end of the stick. Check out all the resources at www.revolvelearning.com! Check out the blog post for this episode here! Questions to Connection Worksheet | Confident Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Would that child in your classroom that says they want to be a teacher when they get older still want to be a teacher after they have had you as their teacher? I once said on a panel discussion that "teaching can be just as lucrative and progressive as any other career… doctor, lawyer, businessman or woman on Wall Street." The ballroom of educators gasped then took the ride with me. We see our work at Revolve Learning as a way to lift teachers in historically marginalized communities out of the poor profession mindset and into seeing the profession of teaching as a fruitful, meaningful, and impactful career where we move the needle of social justice, empowerment, and advocacy. We still need the kids to say, "I want to be a teacher when I grow up." There is no better place for children to learn than from teachers who love what they do and see their impact on their children's lives. Episode Resource | Questions to Connections Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections www.revolvelearning.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

There is so much going on in our world. It seems as if a light bulb has turned on for many people, a reckoning of sorts. The core of this podcast is for the empowerment of people to lean in with the opportunity they have to be an agent and a catalyst for changing the lives of people for generations to come. This support has to be in every way, not just when it is convenient for us. That is going to require a large helping of courage. Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin The catalyst for that movement of shrinking or expanding is the people around you and the relationships that you have with them over time. The act and ability to choose to push through fear to participate in an experience fully is a skill that we must learn how to get back. That's courage! Courage is defined as the ability to do something that frightens one. Check out all the resources at www.revolvelearning.com! Check out the blog post for this episode here! Questions to Connection Worksheet | Courageous Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Have you ever heard someone say, "That's not my job?" Maybe you have said it at one point in your career. I know I have been there. This episode takes a close look at THREE (plus a bonus…wink) things that are your job if you take on the great RESPONSIBILITY to educate children at any grade level. We are sensitive to the times we are in right now but want to be responsive and attuned to the needs of our students, which are guaranteed to return to school with a wide variety of new and potentially adverse experiences from home. With the reality of education changing before our eyes after a global pandemic, now more than ever, we need to reset our mindset to be clear about the power that is within our control. You STILL have the power to make a meaningful impact on your students by building relationships, empowering change, and impacting the environments in your classroom (virtual or in-person) and throughout the school. If you are still committed to being a teacher, listen in, take notes, reflect on your mindset, and remember your purpose for being an educator. Come back stronger than ever with the tools that make sense for the times. Episode Resource | Questions to Connections Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections www.revolvelearning.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

"My life is immeasurably enriched by taking personal responsibility to do what I can, with what I have, where I am." Rob Waldrop What does it mean to be truly responsible? After watching The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez, a docuseries on Netflix that took a close look at the unthinkable treatment and killing of an 8-year-old boy in California, I was inspired to discuss the topic of this episode, responsibility. So many people had the responsibility to serve this child and failed to protect him. A few days later, I woke up to the news that hit a personal note that I couldn't deny as the basis for this podcast episode. Listen in to hear the story that rattled me to push record, scrapping the ideas I had for this episode to just share directly from the heart… Check out all the resources at www.revolvelearning.com! Check out the blog post for this episode here! Questions to Connection Worksheet | Responsible Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

In this Educator Edition episode, we are talking about being a GENEROUS educator with our colleagues and students, as well as giving student's the opportunity to showcase their generosity for each other. If you have ever said or heard someone tell their students, "I didn't have to buy this for you with my money," then this episode is going to open some eyes. Let's explore this concept together! Episode Resource | Questions to Connections Worksheets Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

This is an opportunity to connect our actions to feelings. It's really not about what we do, it's about how it makes us feel. We want our young people to be selfless, and that takes a bit of work. Who am I kidding? It takes ALOT of work. This week we are digging into the concept of being generous and planting the seed so that kids feel the love of giving, have a deep memory and experience so that they want to keep doing it... being a generous person. Check out all the resources at www.revolvelearning.com! Check out the blog post for this episode here! Questions to Connection Worksheet | Generous Our Signature Resource | Path to Meaningful Connections --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Hi there, educators! It's hard out here, and you may not often think about why you joined this profession. Just the practice of just reminding yourself of why you became an educator or school leader in the first place can change your life and daily experience in teaching… I want to dive into thinking about what our student's perceptions are about us as the teachers in their lives. What would they remember about you? Check out the Educator Edition - Legacy | Questions to Connections worksheet to guide the conversation with your students! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

At Revolve Learning, when we think of the concept of legacy, we think about putting a stamp on the future and making a contribution to generations to come. People want to leave a legacy because they want to feel that their life mattered. Let's reflect on what the concept of LEGACY means to you, then prepare to have this conversation with the young people we love. "Legacy is not what is left tomorrow when you are gone. It's what you give, create, impact, and contribute today while you are here...that then happens to live on."- Rasheed Ogunlaru As promised, we are here to help you walk through this conversation, and our Questions to Connections worksheet for this legacy episode is ready for you on our website revolvelearning.com For my teachers and school leaders, check out our bonus Educator Edition episode, talking about how this concept of legacy can be discussed with your students. You have your very own version of the Questions to Connection worksheet with a sweet little teaching tip included… Check it out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message

Hey there! Can I have a word with you for a moment? If you think back to the most influential times in your life, you likely remember the people first, then you remember how they inspired you and formed you into this person you are today. We are all educators in our own right, and this venue is for anyone with a child in their life… This is the heart of my business, Revolve Learning… I am thrilled to start down this path with you. Since becoming a mom, and after teaching in the classroom, coaching, and consulting…I launched my business Revolve Learning for the teachers that almost quit like I once came very close to doing, actually several times… really because of one thing that I was never taught that I really needed to know— There is nothing more powerful than relationships. Believe it or not, even science backs that up! Each episode this season, we are going to briefly unpack one word, tell some stories, share some insight, and just reflect on how we can use and teach that word for it to be a vehicle of inspiration in the lives of those that look up to us (our students, our sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, neighbors...you name it). I challenge you to be creative with your words! Listen in each week… and take the time to pause for a minute and teach a child the deeper meaning behind their actions with words they may not have considered or ever heard applied to them… we are building that positive vocabulary for them to describe themselves beyond the surface when they get older. WE AREN'T leaving it up to anyone else to label or define the kids we love. One person can change the entire life and mindset of a child regardless of their environment. I would love it if you help with the harvest by sharing our episodes with colleagues, peers, friends, family… Let's talk about it… plant this seed… and watch it grow… WWW.REVOLVELEARNING.COM | Join Our Mailing List and get the PATH TO MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS resource and all other freebies! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/revolvelearning/message