What the World Needs Now

This episode takes Tom and Josh to Minnesota (virtually), to talk with Fletcher Nelson (a.k.a.- thirdgradeswag on YouTube) about how educators need to share what they know and the importance of finding a genuine mentor early in your teaching career!

"What the World Needs Now" is an educational journey for Josh Monroe and Tom Whisinnand, both teachers from Nebraska. In this series of YouTube/Podcast interviews, they search for "What the World Needs Now" according to inspirational educators from across the globe!Please leave a review as it helps us to get inspirational educator's stories out! 

Tom and Josh continue to interview some of the MOST Inspirational Teachers in the World about "What the World Needs Now"! In this episode, they talk with Brooke Rogers (a.k.a- That New Teacher on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube) about how she has maintained her positivity for education while being a NEW Teacher AND teaching through a pandemic! If you like what you learn, please like, share, and leave a review. It helps us to get stories out to the world about  "What the World Needs Now"!!

In this episode, we talk with Megg Thompson, a behavioral consultant and family coach,  about the importance of restructuring classroom management away from fear-based systems, such as clip charts, tokens, and stickers. 

In this episode, we talk with Trevor Todd, a 3rd grade teacher from Wilmington, North Carolina about his AMAZING collection of Bow Ties. We take to talk about why teaching with your hair on fire, but also having a fire extinguisher is What the World Needs Now!!

In this episode, Tom and Josh talk with Sarah Campbell, an amazing high school english teacher from Ketchikan, Alaska, about how she has students find commonalities in hopes of creating a more peaceful world.

In this episode, Tom and Josh talk with Rebekah Poe (aka on Insta and TikTok- @lessons_and_lattes), a special education teacher from Alabama. Ms. Poe shares the impact social media has had on being a student and how she validates student emotions so that she can teach coping skills.If you like "What the World Needs Now," please share it with your friends. Your support helps us get inspirational educators' stories out!

In this episode of "What the World Needs Now," Tom and Josh talk with Rachel Hayes about how she is intentional about finding the joy in her classroom. Rachel's energy is infectious!

Tom and Josh continue to ask about: "What the World Needs Now". In this episode, we talk with LeeAnn Pule Viernes, a Social Emotional and Behavior Team Lead for the Windward District on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, about how it truly takes a village and meaningful relationships to make students successful.

Tom and Josh continue to explore what inspirational teaching looks like by interviewing some of the most amazing educators from around the world. In this episode, Tom and Josh talk with Ms. Maggie Murphy, a New Teacher Support Coach at Appalachian State about how she is creating lighthouses all around her by empowering people to problem solve with a global perspective. Please share "What the World Needs Now" with those around you who need to be inspired!!

Josh and Tom continue their quest to uncover some of the most inspirational teachers across the world. In this episode, they travel to Benedict Arnold's  house to talk with Rebecca Rogers, or as you may know her Rrogersworld from Youtube and Tiktok, about how she used emotions to make history connect with her students.

In this Episode,  we take a Pre-K pause to speak with @mrwilliamsprek- a.k.a Tell Williams, shares how he invests in relationships with his Pre-K students and how he uses literature to be support their Social Emotional Growth!

In this episode, Tom and Josh talk with Bri Richardson.(A.K.A. @honestteachervibes),  a content creator for Bored Teachers about how she uses her classroom experiences to create engaging content and be an advocate for teachers. Be sure to follow her on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.

In this episode of "What the World Needs Now", Josh and Tom talk with Dr. Joe Mtika, founder of Norfolk Schools in Malawi,  about how he persevered through MANY difficult trials and tribulations while trying to create his vision of an American Education in Africa.Dr. Joe shares how he established, and then leveraged community relationships to establish a college prep school for students in Malawi, Africa.This episode of "What the World Needs Now" will leave you inspired and thinking about how you can change the world.

In this episode Tom and Josh reflect on the last year of "What the World Needs Now" and the learnings they have came away with. The many guests we have interviewed have all been AMAZING and have inspired people across the globe!Tom and Josh also "Challenge" educators to share #WhatsGoodInEducation on social media instead of using social media to focus on the many challenges that educators face.If you find "What the World Needs Now" to be inspirational, please like it and share it with others!! Your engagement helps us continue to bring inspiring educators to our subscribers every week!

Are you looking to find what inspirational teaching is all about? "What the World Needs Now" is a great channel to follow to find inspirational teachers from around the United States and the World. In this episode, Tom and Josh talk to National University Teacher Award Winner Heather McCarthy about how she inspires her students and gets them to be change agents in their community and around the globe. Heather also shares how she stays inspired by making deliberate choices about who she spends her valuable time with. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share "What the World Needs Now" with anybody who needs to be inspired!!

Tom and Josh continue their search to find out "What the World Needs Now". This week, they learn from Stephanie Hunt, a National University Teacher Award Winner from Utah. Stephanie shares her inspirational story of why she became a teacher and how her passion has changed the world for her students, and people half way around the world in Ghana! If you like the inspiration that "What the World Needs Now" provides, please help us by sharing our YouTube/Podcast experience with others!!

After taking a couple weeks off, Tom and Josh are back interviewing INSPIRATIONAL TEACHERS from around the world, about what keeps their spark lit. In this Episode, we talk with Dallas Fields, a National University Teacher Award Winner, from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dallas does an AMAZING job of inspiring all students she comes in contact with, no matter what classes she may be teaching!!If you like the message "What the World Needs Now" is sharing with the world, please tell others!! We appreciate a "Like" , "Share" or a new "Subscribe"!!Have a GREAT WEEK!!Josh and Tom

In this "longer" episode, Award Winning Teacher, Author and Podcast Host, Jacob Chastain talks with Tom and Josh about how he overcame the odds and now inspires the English Language Arts students he teaches. Even though this episode is a little longer, it is definitely worth the watch/listen.

In this episode, Tom and Josh talk with Ms. Chyna Lynner, a special ed teacher from North Dakota about how important it is to value relationships with students and how she supports students when they experience complex emotions.Ms. Chyna also shares a FREE mentorship program that she helped start for New Special Education Teachers. If you are interested in more information, or signing up to either be a mentor...or a mentee, you can find the links below:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...

In this episode, Tom and Josh talk with Jodi Miller a PhD student from John's Hopkins University and creator of Well Cheq, about how important student well being is in the learning process.  Well Cheq is a web based app that allows students to tell adults how they are feeling and also allows them to ask a caring adult to check in with them.If you would like to learn more about Well Cheq, here is a link to their website:  https://wellcheq.com/In our interview, Ms. Miller mentions a study of London Taxi Drivers. Here is a link to that video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU4W3...Here is a link to a video about neuroplasticity:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELpfY...

In this wee's episode, Josh and Tom interview Jim Hansen, a 5th grade teacher from Nashua, New Hampshire. Jim shares the incredible ways he has knocked down the walls of his classroom, and has created learning experiences for his students that include lessons on the Boston Marathon and collaborating with students in Nairobi, Kenya. Below are some links to hear some of the poems that were created by students in Kenya, as well as a Facebook link  for Jim's travels. Sydney's poem: https://youtu.be/Rdla2LUzJ8QSadie's poem: https://youtu.be/q-mIIlNJlUsIsaac's poem: https://youtu.be/kZAtQPNYAv8Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/39372...

Tom and Josh, two passionate educators, continue to ask inspirational educators from around the globe, "What the World Needs Now"! In this episode, Laura Thompson, an Educational Technologist from Delaware, shares how she fits the many pieces of the educational puzzle together. If you find "What the World Needs Now" is inspirational, please subscribe and share your favorite episode with a friend! This helps with the algorithms and get our message out.

We are back from summer break and ready for a new season of What the World Needs Now. In this episode, Josh and Tom learn from Kathryn Starke, a Reading Specialist,  about how she inspired her students to love reading and how she continues to inspire students from all over the country to #Tackle Reading! 

In this episode, Josh and Tom talk to Lauran Woolley, A.K.A.- Mrs. Woolley in 5th, an amazing educator from Ohio and TikTok "edulebrity" about equity in education, how she stays inspired to continue making engaging internet content and how she builds relationships with her students!

After taking a break for a couple of weeks, so Josh could catch his breath from adding another child to his family, What the World Needs Now interviews, Sarah Frayer, an Interventionist and Success Coach at Friendship Public Charter School in Washington DC about how her school has gone and how she brings her HIGH ENERGY every single day!!! If you need an injection of energy to make it to the end of the year, Sarah it it!!

In this episode, Josh and Tom ask their student teachers about what it was like student teaching during a pandemic, how they leveraged relationships to help in the process and what technology pieces helped engage students.

In this episode, Linda Amici, a 5th grade teacher from Ohio tells Josh and Tom about the difference Project Based Learning (PBL) makes in her classroom, and in the lives of her students!

On this episode Tom and Josh talk with an AWARD WINNING Music Teacher from Brooklyn, New York, Melissa Morris. Melissa tells Josh and Tom about what got her into education, and what trying to teach music during a pandemic was like!!

In this episode, Nikki Schafer a Technology Facilitator in Millard Public Schools tells Tom and Josh about how she helped support her school district through the challenges of "remote learning" during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Josh and Tom continue asking some of the world's BEST educators, "What does the World Need Now?". Arielle Fodor, a kindergarten teacher from Los Angeles answers this question along with discussing how she adores the "realness" of being on TikTok.

Tom and Josh continue their journey of discovering inspirational teachers from around the world by interviewing Hari Krishna Patcharu, an AMAZING teacher from India. He tells us about how he has inspired and continued to educate his entire region of India through the Covid-19 pandemic!! Hari has connected his students with teachers from around the globe and is a 2021 Fulbright Teacher!!

Josh Monroe and Tom Whisinnand have interviewed some of the most inspirational educators in the U.S. In season #2 Josh and Tom interviewed award winning teachers, administrators, an EdTech "Rockstar" and a teacher who is featured in a film about the many societal needs public schools struggle to meet.

In this episode, Josh and Tom visit with Brandy Buscher of North Platte Public Schools along with Andrew Marinkovich and Sally Nellson Barrettof "I Love Public Schools," about their newest film: "The Mind Inside- Episode 3". Be sure to check it out here: https://iloveps.org/films/

In this episode, MULTI Award Winning Teacher Shaughn Thomas shares about how he inspires students, and adults alike, to better understand finances and how they can positively impact their lives!

This week Tom and Josh talk with Jenessa Bointy about purposefully connecting with students, teachers and parents. Jenessa shares how she utilizes Social Emotional Competencies to help build meaningful, purposeful relationships wherever she is.

Josh and Tom continue their adventure to find out "What the World Needs Now," by talking with Top 10 finalist in the Global Teacher Prize and North Dakota Teacher of the Year, Leah Juelke! Her ability to utilize community connections so that her refugee students are not just successful, but empowered is truly INSPIRATIONAL!!

On this episode, Josh and Tom talk with Beth Deacon, an award winning teacher from Iowa about how she inspires her students, no matter where they are. Beth also discusses her book, "7 Doors In", which you can preorder on Amazon!!

In this episode, Josh and Tom visit with Dr. Patrick Kiernan, Executive Directer and Superintendent of Brookfield  Schools. His belief in "Meaningful Coincidences" and the power of relationships has made a HUGE impact on the entire culture of Brookfield Schools.

On this episode of What the World Needs Now, Josh and Tom talk to the Superintendent of Millard Public Schools, Dr. Jim Sutfin! Dr. Sutfin shares his experience of leading Nebraska's third largest school district through a pandemic, and what "the other side" might look like! He also talks about finding balance during tough times.

This week, Tom and Josh talk with @iamthatenglishteacher on TikTok...a.k.a...Ms. Claudine James about how she inspires and engages with both students, and her entire community!! Ms. James also shares her secret about the connection of teaching reading and AVON :)

In this episode, Tom and Josh speak with Jaime Casap, the former Chief Educational Evangelist of Google about creating educational equality and what the Covid-19 Pandemic has meant for education in the future!

This week, Josh and Tom chat with Eric Depue,  a school Social Worker, about how he supports his entire school community and how he builds relationships with kids. We also discuss how he maintains the high level of inspiration while dealing with some tough societal situations.

Josh and Tom have interviewed 7 AMAZING educators from all over. This episode is about the learning that took place. See what Josh and Tom are taking away from Season #1, and leave them a comment about what your favorite learning from Season #1 was.

Josh and Tom interview Dr. Catherine Zeisner. An outstanding professor from Gonzaga University, in Spokane Washington, about her international experiences in education and "What the World Needs  Now".

Josh and Tom discuss the importance of Self Care and Mental Wellness with Nationally Recognized Educational Psychologist, Jen McNally. We discuss how important Mental Wellness is for educators and how they can capitalize on their time during the holidays.

Tom and Josh continue to ask some of the worlds most inspirational teachers "What the World Needs Now". Woodrow Price shares a number of ways that he puts relationships, those of students and the greater community, at the center of his educational approach.

Josh Monroe and Tom Whisinnand, two educators from Omaha, Nebraska continue their journey to find out "What the Needs Now" from inspiring educators! This episode features Multi Award Winning Teacher, Arlinda Davis! Arlinda shares how she builds relationships with her students and how she prepares them to "inherit society"!

Josh Monroe and Tom Whisinnand, two passionate educators, interview Award Winning Professional School Counselor, Whitney Green to discover what keeps her inspired and see "What the World Needs Now," from her perspective.

Josh Monroe and Tom Whisinnand continue their journey to uncover what inspirational teaching is. In this episode, they interview Lyn Porter, an award winning teacher from Vermont, about What the World Needs Now!

In this episode we sit down with Paul Solarz, an award winning author and educator. We hope you are able to leave feeling inspired and motivated for another day, week, month, and year of changing lives in the field of education!