Teach and Do with Chontali Kirk

In this episode, I explain the reason for Teach and Do's long and unexpected pause, and I discuss the future of the Teach and Do podcast. Find out more on Twitter @chontalikirk, Instagram @chontalikirk, and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chontalikirkbooks/. --- This podcast was created to highlight teachers who don’t just teach but also live their best lives while teaching. Someone once said, those who can’t do teach, but, that is a total myth. We are living in exciting times where educators are proving that it’s possible to teach AND do amazing things. On the show, host Chontali Kirk will spotlight talented educators who do their jobs well, and also live their lives well. They are not just teachers, but they themselves are doers who are actively pursuing their dreams and passions while teaching kids to do the same. Together, let’s learn to live our best lives while teaching. Let’s be determined to teach AND do! Enjoy this episode! ---- If you are an educator who is teaching well and doing well, please DM me on Instagram @TeachAndDo or Twitter at @TeachAndDo. You can also contact me on Facebook at @iTeachAndDo. I’d love to hear your story! ---- Don’t forget to rate the show and leave me a nice comment, because doing so makes it easier for people find the TeachAndDo podcast. I hope you have a wonderful week and an exhilarating new year! Most importantly, don’t forget to teach AND do. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teachanddo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teachanddo/support

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Didi Watts, my very first principal and the one woman who taught me much of what I know about balancing teaching and doing! This recording occurred before the Coronavirus pandemic, but many topics are relevant to what we are facing today, including Dr. Didi’s chat about administrators viewing teachers as leaders (at 21:08) and her tips on how to address the vicarious trauma many educators are experiencing (27:35). Currently, Dr. Didi is the Director of Education at a special education school in Los Angeles and is also a pastor’s wife at a church that focuses heavily on education. Find out more about Dr. Didi Watts on Twitter @didiwatts, Facebook @didi.watts.9, or on the web at https://www.wattsofpowerfoundation.org/. --- This podcast was created to highlight teachers who don’t just teach but also live their best lives while teaching. Someone once said, those who can’t do teach, but, that is a total myth. We are living in exciting times where educators are proving that it’s possible to teach AND do amazing things. On the show, host Chontali Kirk will spotlight talented educators who do their jobs well, and also live their lives well. They are not just teachers, but they themselves are doers who are actively pursuing their dreams and passions while teaching kids to do the same. Together, let’s learn to live our best lives while teaching. Let’s be determined to teach AND do! Enjoy this episode! ---- If you are an educator who is teaching well and doing well, please DM me on Instagram @TeachAndDo or Twitter at @TeachAndDo. You can also contact me on Facebook at @iTeachAndDo. I’d love to hear your story! ---- Don’t forget to rate the show and leave me a nice comment, because doing so makes it easier for people find the TeachAndDo podcast. I hope you have a wonderful week and an exhilarating new year! Most importantly, don’t forget to teach AND do. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teachanddo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teachanddo/support

In this episode, award-winning teacher, mentor, and author Darrian Tanner talks about her book, Teacher Authority in the Classroom, having a classroom culture of discussion and talking, and her passion to help other educators establish authority in their classrooms.  --- Darrian is a high school English teacher and teacher mentor in Kissimmee, Florida. Find out more about Darrian on Instagram at @teachmstanner, on the web at www.AMentor4Teachers.com, and via email at amentor4teachers@gmail.com.  --- This podcast was created to highlight teachers who don’t just teach but also live their best lives while teaching. Someone once said, those who can’t do teach, but, that is a total myth. We are living in exciting times where educators are proving that it’s possible to teach AND do amazing things. On the show, host Chontali Kirk will spotlight talented educators who do their jobs well, and also live their lives well. They are not just teachers, but they themselves are doers who are actively pursuing their dreams and passions while teaching kids to do the same. Together, let’s learn to live our best lives while teaching. Let’s be determined to teach AND do! Enjoy this episode! ---- If you are an educator who is teaching well and doing well, please DM me on Instagram @TeachAndDo or Twitter at @TeachAndDo. You can also contact me on Facebook at @iTeachAndDo. I’d love to hear your story! ---- Don’t forget to rate the show and leave me a nice comment, because doing so makes it easier for people find the TeachAndDo podcast. I hope you have a wonderful week and an exhilarating new year! Most importantly, don’t forget to teach AND do. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teachanddo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teachanddo/support

In this episode, Maria Robinson talks about balancing her teaching and her passions outside of work. Maria is a Special Education Teacher at a middle school in Los Angeles County. She also runs a nonprofit mentoring group called Victorious Pathways, is the author of The Root of Rejection, and is a newly wed and a mother of a recent college graduate. Find out more about Maria on Instagram at @victoriouspathways, on Facebook.com/vpathways, and on the web at https://www.victoriouspathways.org. --- This podcast was created to highlight teachers who don’t just teach but also live their best lives while teaching. Someone once said, those who can’t do teach, but, that is a total myth. We are living in exciting times where educators are proving that it’s possible to teach AND do amazing things. On the show, host Chontali Kirk will spotlight talented educators who do their jobs well, and also live their lives well. They are not just teachers, but they themselves are doers who are actively pursuing their dreams and passions while teaching kids to do the same. Together, let’s learn to live our best lives while teaching. Let’s be determined to teach AND do! Enjoy this episode! ---- If you are an educator who is teaching well and doing well, please DM me on Instagram @TeachAndDo or Twitter at @TeachAndDo. You can also contact me on Facebook at @iTeachAndDo. I’d love to hear your story! ---- Don’t forget to rate the show and leave me a nice comment, because doing so makes it easier for people find the TeachAndDo podcast. I hope you have a wonderful week and an exhilarating new year! Most importantly, don’t forget to teach AND do. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teachanddo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teachanddo/support

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to the intro episode of the brand new Teach and Do podcast with host Chontali Kirk! Listen to hear me (Chontali) tell my story of how I overcame teacher burnout and learned that making time for hobbies/interests outside of the classroom was a matter of life and DEATH. ---- This podcast was created to highlight teachers who don’t just teach but also live their best lives while teaching. Someone once said, those who can’t do teach, but, that is a total myth. We are living in exciting times where educators are proving that it’s possible to teach AND do amazing things. On the show, we will spotlight talented educators who do their jobs well, and also live their lives well. They are not just teachers, but they themselves are doers who are actively pursuing their dreams and passions while teaching kids to do the same. Together, let’s learn to live our best lives while teaching. Let’s be determined to teach AND do! Enjoy this first episode! ---- If you are an educator who is teaching well and doing well, please DM me on Instagram @TeachAndDo or Twitter at @TeachAndDo. You can also contact me on Facebook at @iTeachAndDo. I’d love to hear your story! ---- Don’t forget to rate the show and leave me a nice comment, because doing so makes it easier for people find the @TeachAndDo podcast. I hope you have a wonderful week and an exhilarating new year! Most importantly, don’t forget to teach AND do. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teachanddo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teachanddo/support