Podcast appearances and mentions of kim bearden

To kick off spooky season, we're chatting with Kim Bearden, the Executive Director of Elmwood Cemetery. This Level III Arboretum, official historic site, and final resting place for more than 80,000 souls is unique and an integral part of Memphis' story. "To best understand our city, you first have to understand Yellow Fever. The best way to understand that is a tour of Elmwood." Learn Kim's favorite residents, the best time of year to see the grounds, and hear one of her "thin place" encounters. Go ahead and take a listen; it won't kill ya (see what we did there?). This episode is brought to you in partnership with iBank.

Kim Bearden is the cofounder and a language arts teacher at the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator-training facility in Atlanta. Each year, over 15,000 educators from around the world visit Kim's classroom and attend her workshops to learn better ways to engage students, build relationships, foster creativity, enhance communication, and create a climate and culture for success. In 2016, Kim was honored at the White House for being inducted into to the National Teachers Hall of Fame. She was selected from over 70,000 nominations to be honored as the Disney American Teacher Awards Outstanding Humanities Teacher, and the Milken Family Foundation selected her to receive the Award for Excellence in Education. She is the winner of the InfluencHer Award, the University of Georgia Outstanding Educator Award, and the Turknett Character Award for Servant Leadership. Mercedes-Benz recognized her in their Greatness Lives Here campaign, and Women Works Media Group has named her one of Georgia's Most Powerful and Influential Women. Over the past thirty-four years, she has been a teacher, instructional lead teacher, curriculum director, school-board member, staff-development trainer, and middle-school principal. Kim is a bestselling author of three books: Fight Song: Six Steps to Passion, Power, Peace, and Purpose; Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage, and Get Things Done; and Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me. Additionally, Kim shares her passion and love for her craft with audiences around the world as a keynote speaker and professional development trainer. Kim resides in Atlanta with her husband Scotty. Her three sons attend college, and her married daughter Madison lives close by. How we handle this time. Relationships, books, Shared beliefs with Ron Clark Open doors to RCA. RCA is a gift to teachers everywhere. Student engagement Low expectations are the manifestation of what you believe. Susan Barnes is not a table jumper! When you exude passion, people are drawn to it. We like to sprinkle magic. Meeting the needs of many kids. RCA-isms - give them attention to who is speaking - hand can't be raised when someone is talking. Every child is seen Respect looks very different to different people. Summer orientation, meeting everyone in the building. How to be a transformative principal? You must exude what you hope to create. Sponsors Transformative Principal Mastermind Lead a school everyone can be proud of. Being a principal is tough work. You're pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do. I help you stop putting out fires and start leading. Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com John Catt Today's Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms. John Catt's mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today's and tomorrow's schools. Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/. Learn more about some of the newest titles: - The Coach's Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov The Feedback Pendulum: A manifesto for enhancing feedback in education by Michael Chiles Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (And How We Can Get Them Right) by Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott Let's Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education by Emma Turner A Parent's Guide to Powerful Teaching by Patrice Bain John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt's research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors

In episode 79, I am joined by Kim Bearden, the cofounder and a language arts teacher at the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator-training facility in Atlanta. Each year, over 15,000 educators from around the world visit Kim's classroom and attend her workshops to learn better ways to engage students, build relationships, foster creativity, enhance communication, and create a climate and culture for success. You can connect with Kim at her website: https://kimbearden.com/ and learn more about the Ron Clark Academy and the Amazing Shake. --- 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/pixelclassroom/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pixelclassroom/support

In this bonus episodes we shared the audio from the recent 12 Hour Live Event the entire Teach Better Team had earlier in April. In this specific episode, Rae Hughart and Kim Bearden discuss all things education and also focus in on Kim's book Fight Song, which details the six steps to take to achieve passion, power, peace and purpose. We really hope you enjoy this bonus episode and as always, you can head on over to www.teachbetterteam.com or follow us on social media for more! Twitter: @teachbetterteam Instagram: @teachbetterteam Facebook: @teachbetterteam YouTube: @teachbetterteam --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teach-better-talk/message

When I started Teach Me, Teacher in 2016, I did so with the goal to talk to great educators in my building. Season 1 of the podcast was entirely made up of the teachers I knew, and a cheap USB mic I plugged into my Mac. Today, we have featured some of the top minds in education, such as Donalyn Miller, Kelly Gallagher, Hamish Brewer, Todd Whitaker, and Kim Bearden (among others.) To add to this list in a major way, and to celebrate 200 episodes, I had the privilege of sitting down with Eric Weinstein—one of the major voices in the intellectual spaces of the internet. Eric Weinstein is an American commentator, the managing director of Thiel Capital, and host of The Portal podcast. His story, and his son's story, about being constantly overlooked, punished, and mentally abused by a system that is supposed to educate everyone, is powerful. It is a story we can all learn from, use to inform our own practices, and advocate for a better tomorrow in our schools. Drawing on the parallel between iatrogenic harm (the harm caused inadvertently by the process of treatment), and what happens when educators make wrong decisions that hurt students, Eric makes his case for looking at educational malpractice through a lens of edugenics (harm caused inadvertently in the process of teaching.) At the heart of this talk, is an honest look at what the brightest kids suffer through in school, and how many schools do not serve the neurodiverse in meaningful ways. This 2 hour discussion goes into both our histories, how they look similar and different, and how the many problems in education today may be the driving force for meaningful change from those who care the most... TEACHERS.     This episode is sponsored by Heinemann—the leading publisher of professional books and resources for educators—and their professional book, Risk. Fail. Rise. A Teacher’s Guide to Learning From Mistakes by Colleen Cruz. You’ve likely heard the adage, ‘Everyone makes mistakes.’ But knowing why we make mistakes can help us learn from them and improve situations once we’ve made them. In Risk. Fail. Rise. teachers will learn how to address their own teaching mistakes, model with their own mistake-making, and improve their responses to others’ mistakes. Colleen Cruz shares what research says on mistakes as part of learning and what that means for teaching. If we can create school cultures where we talk honestly about mistakes, then we can grow and create opportunities for children to grow in all the ways they deserve. And we deserve those opportunities too. Risk. Fail. Rise. is available as a book and ebook. Look for the audiobook in early 2021. To learn more visit Heinemann.com.   

The amazing Kim Bearden is the cofounder and Executive Director of The Ron Clark Academy, an inductee in the National Teacher's Hall of Fame, a Disney Teacher of the Year, an inspirational keynote speaker, and the author of 3 incredible books. We talk about Kim's new book, Fight Song, and her path from despair to triumph...and her uncanny ability to seek and find joy along the way.  Connect with Kim!Twitter InstagramFacebookFind Kim's books here:Fight SongTalk to MeCrash CourseKim's new course is Creating a Climate and Culture for SuccessBook Kim to Speak HERE. Share your thoughts using #DaveBurgessShow hashtag!Connect with Dave!!DaveBurgess.comTwitterInstagram

Co-founder and Executive Director of the Ron Clark Academy, Kim Bearden, chats with us about getting forced out of our comfort zones, the importance of connections, and the power of patience. Kim shares the value of watching someone else teach, gives us a look into her upcoming book, and chooses her side: #TeamJeff or #TeamRae. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/kimbearden. Episode Highlights 1:55 - Chatting about our FREE Webinar Series for Teachers: Better at a Distance. 4:25 - Previewing the episode with Kim Bearden 9:00 - Kim introduces herself. 10:15 - Chatting about how the Ron Clark Academy has shifted things due to COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic. 14:30 - Kim shares the backstory of the Ron Clark Academy. 19:13 - Kim's failure: Not connecting with entire companies.organizations. 22:42 - What's keeping Kim excited about education right now: People starting to understand the value of watching someone else teach. 25:30 - Kim's advice for teachers: Above all else, work on those relationships. 33:21 - 6 questions answered in 15 seconds or less. 38:47 - How to connect with Kim. Guest's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Zoom Book: "White Fragility" by Robin DiAngelo Who to Follow on Social Media: @dr_vcjones - See her at #TeachBetter2020 @heykoreycollins @ronclark__ YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: www.storylineonline.net Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Working out. (Kim provides a hack that is awesome.) Best piece of advice you've ever received: "Don't take yourself so seriously." - Ron Clark. Links to Connect With Our Guest Website: KimBearden.com Twitter: @KimBearden Facebook Page: KimBeardenEducator Instagram: @KimBearden Books: "Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage, and Get Things Done" "Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teach-better-talk/message

There is a widespread acknowledgement that experts are made and not born and those who investigate how experts become experts that have studied the fields like surgery, computer programming, chess, ballet, music, or even firefighting agree that excellent training, deliberate practice, and exposure to masterful mentors are some key ingredients that seem to matter. So those who teach could benefit from the evidence that in order to put forth the best teaching teachers need to witness and interact with the best practitioners. That way, we might be able to rethink the concepts of the best students or the best classrooms by focusing on creating the best teacher experts.On this episode, co-founder, executive director, and language arts teacher, Kim Bearden from the Ron Clark Academy, will share ideas on inspired teaching and awesome student engagement. She will discuss teaching methods that bring the students' desire to learn into focus and inspire them to work hard on their challenges.About Kim BeardenKim Bearden is the cofounder, executive director, and language arts teacher at the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator-training facility in Atlanta. Over 62,000 educators from around the world have visited Kim's classroom and have attended her workshops to learn better ways to promote success in their own schools.In 2016, Kim was honored at the White House by President Obama for being inducted into to the National Teachers Hall of Fame. She was selected from 70,000 nominations as the Disney American Teacher Awards Outstanding Humanities Teacher, and the Milken Family Foundation selected her for the Award for Excellence in Education. She is the winner of the InfluencHer Award, the UGA Outstanding Educator Award, and the Turknett Character Award for Servant Leadership. Mercedes-Benz recognized her in their Greatness Lives Here campaign, and Women Works Media Group has named her one of Georgia's Most Powerful and Influential Women. Over the past thirty-three years, she has been a teacher, instructional lead teacher, curriculum director, school-board member, staff-development trainer, and middle-school principal. Kim is a bestselling author of two books. Her newest book is Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage, and Get Things Done.Websites:KimBearden.comhttps://premierespeakers.com/kim_beardenRonClarkAcademy.comSupport the show (https://mailchi.mp/7c848462e96f/full-prefrontal-sign-up)

There is a widespread acknowledgement that experts are made and not born and those who investigate how experts become experts that have studied the fields like surgery, computer programming, chess, ballet, music, or even firefighting agree that excellent training, deliberate practice, and exposure to masterful mentors are some key ingredients that seem to matter. So … Read More Read More

To the public eye, she is an award-winning educator known worldwide, the Co-founder and Executive Director of the Ron Clark Academy, an author of several books, and an outstanding keynote speaker, but do you know her REAL journey?  In This Episode, We Discuss: Give yourself grace Be Balanced in the moment It's not self-care but "soul care." "There is a point to my life, and I'm not it." + Many more valuable "Learning Through Life" moments Follow Kim Bearden: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimbearden (@kimbearden) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimbearden/ (kimbearden) About Kim Bearden: Kim Bearden is the cofounder, executive director, and language arts teacher at the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator training facility in Atlanta. More than 50,000 educators from around the world have visited Kim's classroom and have attended her workshops to learn better ways to engage students, promote academic rigor, and create a climate and culture that promote success.  In 2016, Kim was honored at the White House for being inducted into to the National Teachers Hall of Fame. She is the recipient of the Disney American Teacher Award for Humanities and the Milken Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Education. She was chosen to receive the InfluencHer Award, the University of Georgia Outstanding Educator Award, and the Turknett Character Award for Servant Leadership. Women Works Media Group named her one of Georgia's Most Powerful and Influential Women.  Over the past thirty-one years, she has been a teacher, instructional lead teacher, curriculum director, school board member, staff development trainer, and middle school principal. Kim resides in a suburb of Atlanta with her husband Scotty and her three sons, Sisipho, Sabelo, and Phakamani. Her married daughter Madison lives close by. Follow the Host, Tara M. Martin Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaraMartinEDU (@TaraMartinEDU) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarammartin.real/ (tarammartin.real) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taram.martin.1 (Tara M Martin) Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarammartinreal/ (Tara Martin) Subscribe: https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-real-journey-show/ (The REAL Journey Show) I'd love to have you share your thoughts of the show using the hashtags #RealJourneyShow and #RealEdu on social media. Also, if you enjoyed the show, please consider leaving a review and rating to help us connect, inspire, and empower even more listeners through the REAL Journey Show.

Episode 28 - Honored to record this episode at the Ron Clark Academy with co-founder Kim Bearden. Kim is a best selling author, award winning teacher, and overall superstar. We discussed how Ron Clark Academy was created, the importance of relationships (can't talk about this enough), Soul care, tv's Survivor, and a million other topics. We could have talked to her for hours. We hope you enjoy listening to our conversation just as much as we enjoyed having it. www.kimbearden.com www.ronclarkacademy.com Talk to Me: Finding the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage and Get Things Done by Kim Bearden https://www.amazon.com/dp/1946444855/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_vyfyEbBF8WZRT Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me by Kim Bearden https://www.amazon.com/dp/1451687710/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_hueyEb274YJSD The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child, by Ron Clark https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316424773/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_QzfyEbFBNXYJS --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/from-the-middle-podcast/support

In this episode of Global Impact, we host Kim Bearden, the Co-founder, Executive Director, and language arts teacher at the highly-acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and Educator Training Facility in Atlanta. We are going to be talking about the impact she has been able to make in the lives of the people… Continue reading Episode 1 | Kim Bearden – Changing lives one student at a time.

Best selling author and co-founder of the Ron Clark Academy, Kim Bearden shares how she handles personal struggles while teaching in the classroom, her journey of adopting her three sons from Soweto South Africa and the importance of surrounding yourself with people who fill your soul. This episode kicks off our back to school series with our education agent Ryan Giffen. So here’s to the kids getting back to the books and the amazing teachers who teach them. We hope you enjoy our interview with Kim Bearden. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Kim Bearden, author and co-founder of the Ron Clark Academy, is discussing her book "Talk to Me:  6 Principles of Effective Communication."  Learn more about Kim Bearden and visit her website:https://kimbearden.comPurchase Talk to Me on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Talk-Me-Inspire-Encourage-Things/dp/1946444855Follow Kim Bearden on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kimbearden/Follow Kim Bearden on Twitter:https://twitter.com/kimbearden?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorLearn more about the Ron Clark Academy and the educator training experience:http://www.ronclarkacademy.com

Kim Bearden, author and co-founder of the Ron Clark Academy, is discussing her book "Talk to Me:  6 Principles of Effective Communication."  Learn more about Kim Bearden and visit her website:https://kimbearden.comPurchase Talk to Me on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Talk-Me-Inspire-Encourage-Things/dp/1946444855Follow Kim Bearden on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kimbearden/Follow Kim Bearden on Twitter:https://twitter.com/kimbearden?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorLearn more about the Ron Clark Academy and the educator training experience:http://www.ronclarkacademy.com

Best selling author and co founder of the Ron Clark Academy, Kim Bearden shares how she handles personal struggles while teaching in the classroom, her journey of adopting her three sons from Soweto South Africa and the importance of surrounding yourself with people who fill your soul. This episode kicks off our back to school series with our education agent Ryan Giffen. So here’s to the kids getting back to the books and the amazing teachers who teach them. We hope you enjoy our interview with Kim Bearden. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this sit down with newly named North Iredell Middle School Assistant Principal, Heather Dollevoet we discuss her digital learning and how she used Kim Bearden’s book Talk to Me to inform her staff on principles of communication. Additionally, digital competencies were enhanced through online learning in the Hive Summit and the Ditch Summit.Links:Be Real by Tara MartinTalk to Me by Kim BeardenHive Summit https://www.hivesummit.org/new-pageDitch That Textbook http://ditchthattextbook.com/North Iredell Middle School https://northmiddle.issnc.org/

Hello everyone! Today I have a special announcement: Teach Me, Teacher: Life Lessons That Taught Me How to be a Better Teacher is now available for purchase! To celebrate, I took some time to talk about the book, and read a few pages from the opening chapter. I hope that you'll take the time to listen and read the book. I wrote it for you. Buy on Amazon Buy on B&N ABOUT THE BOOK: Jacob Chastain grew up in an environment filled with drugs and violence. Inside the home that should have felt safe, fear and anxiety were the desperate norm. Stability and security eluded him as he was shuffled between family and friends that would take him in. But at school, things were different. There, day after day, year after year, Chastain’s teachers saved him. Teach Me, Teacher is the true story of a childhood marked by heartache—a story that may be similar to that of the children sitting in your classroom. It’s the story that shaped Jacob Chastain into the educator he is today. Lessons learned from his experiences as a child and as a growing educator offer reflections on the trials and triumphs facing teachers and students everywhere. From these lessons, we learn that one’s darkest moments can ultimately lead to a meaningful and fulfilling life when someone cares enough to step in and make a difference.  Written in celebration of teachers and the power of education, Teach Me, Teacher affirms that you have the power to save a life.  ———————————————— PRAISE FOR TEACH ME, TEACHER “Jacob Chastain pours his heart out on the pages of Teach Me, Teacher by sharing his personal journey through childhood trauma. His message that “action is the antidote to suffering” is a powerful reminder to us all to do more, be more, understand more, and care more for our students.” —Kim Bearden, co-founder and executive director, The Ron Clark Academy, author of Talk to Me “Teach Me, Teacher is one of the most courageous, heartbreaking, hopeful books I’ve ever read.” —Regie Routman, author of Literacy Essentials “Jacob Chastain’s raw honesty is something that we need more of in the education world.” —Halee Sikorski, A Latte Learning “Teach Me, Teacher is both an uplifting memoir and a message to all of us in education of the power we have to build relationships and make a difference for all of our students.” —Dr. Sue Szachowicz, senior fellow, Successful Practices Network “Jacob Chastain takes us on a transformational journey where past and present converge into possibility. His story of resilience and hope is a celebration of the impact each of us can have when professional purpose leads the way.” —Dr. Mary Howard, author of Good to Great Teaching “Everyone has their past, and Jacob’s had challenges. At times raw and emotional, this book allows you to experience Jacob’s journey towards understanding, acceptance, and redemption. Jacob shares example after example of how negatives in life can open doors, and his experiences can help the reader to better define a sense of purpose.” —Evan Robb, author of The Ten-Minute Principal and coauthor of TeamMakers “My heart bled for children of shattered and dysfunctional families when I read Jacob Chastain’s Teach Me, Teacher. Jacob has an insight many of us don’t inherently have as teachers. His powerful story is a reminder that as teachers, we can and do make major impacts in the lives of our students. I applaud Jacob’s willingness to be open and share his story. His book is filled with life lessons for us all, both in and out of the classroom.” —Haley Curfman, elementary educator, The Weary Teacher “Jacob Chastain has done something that is extremely difficult—he has shared parts of his abusive childhood as well as his teaching experiences to show how he transformed negatives into positives to create a meaningful life, start his own family, and becoming a reflective teacher who responds to his students’ needs. By sharing his painful memories,

Dr. Kim Bearden is explains how to create a positive and successful school climate. Kim Bearden is the cofounder, executive director, and language arts teacher at the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator-training facility in Atlanta. More than 50,000 educators from around the world have visited Kim’s classroom and have attended her workshops to learn better ways to engage students, promote academic rigor, and create a climate and culture that promote success. Over the past thirty-one years, she has been a teacher, instructional lead teacher, curriculum director, school-board member, staff-development trainer, and middle-school principal. Kim’s first book, Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me, made several bestseller lists. Her second book, Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage, and Get Things Done was released in July of 2018.

Happy Day, Friend! I am so excited for you to listen to my warm chat and interview with Kim Bearden of the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy. We chat about her new book, Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage, and Get Things Done. Kim and I dive into her 6 principals of effective communication where she begins by sharing her story about opening up publicly for the first time about struggle, pain, and adversity. Kim reminds us that in the depths of darkness, we find enlightenment and forgiveness. She also wisely says that we have the choice to transform our feelings of any loss of power in a new way - by using our pain to transform feelings of loss into empowered action. Kim says, "A heart without hurt is hollow."I know you will find value from this interview whether you are an educator, parent, leader, or anyone wanting to make improvements in their communication and use their struggles and adversities to redefine any loss of power into an empowered way of being, which helps us have happier and healthier relationships, and a joy-filled, sparkly bright life. You can follow Kim Bearden on IG and Twitter at @kimbearden and you can also follow The Ron Clark Academy @ronclarkacademy. XO ~ Athea PS. Get your de-stress for success tools on in my free mindful living masterclass, Nine To Shine. Registration ends on May 3, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. CST. Class Starts Monday May 6th and ends on May 14th. It's all on-line and free! You can learn more and register by clicking the link after this arrow => www.solsenseyoga.com/ninetoshine

Hello everyone! Podcast release day is always a good day, but podcast release day with a visionary and leader from The Ron Clark Academy is even better! Kirk Brown, head fundraiser at The Ron Clark Academy and Cofounder of Emerging 100 Atlanta, is here to discuss the power of leadership and the accountability that goes a long with it. I love this talk, because we talk about leadership in every context. Not just admin leadership, but teacher leadership. And not just teacher leadership, but student leadership. We hit at all, and more, and it's an episode definitely worth your time. Enjoy! Don’t forget to subscribe and review the show on iTunes!  For more on RCA: Check out my episode with RCA co-founder, Kim Bearden.

Kim Bearden, Co-Founder of the Ron Clark Academy, sits down to talk about student relationships, positive school culture, and more! Follow @kimbearden for more from this amazing educator!

Hello everyone! I can’t possibly be more excited to bring you part 2 of this episode with Ron Clark Academy cofounder, Kim Bearden! In part 1, we really hit on the staff portion of effective communication. In this half of our conversation, we hit on the classroom, and how to support effective communication between the teacher and students. Both of us share stories from our past and current lives and how that influences how we approach communicating with students, and then Kim brings her practical and heartfelt advice on how to elevate our ability to communicate to the next level. If you’ve listened to the podcast for any amount of time, you know how passionate I am about the work everyone at RCA does, and it was an absolute pleasure to be able to record this episode for you all. I can’t recommend Kim’s book enough, or the Ron Clark Academy enough, so I’m just going to let the episode do it for me. BUT BEFORE YOU GO, make sure to sign up to our mailing list (right side) so you can be entered in to win a FREE COPY of Kim’s Talk to Me. If you don’t want to wait to win a copy, check out the book here. Enjoy! Don’t forget to subscribe and review the show on iTunes! 

Hello everyone! I can't possibly be more excited to bring you this episode with Ron Clark Academy cofounder, Kim Bearden! If you've listened to the podcast for any amount of time, you know how passionate I am about the work everyone at RCA does, and it was an absolute pleasure to be able to record this episode for you all. In this two part series, we discuss the principles of effective communication, as discussed in Kim's latest book, Talk to Me. We hit on why communication breaks down, where to begin when it's hard to start talking, and how the power of listening can revolutionize the relationships around you. I can't recommend Kim's book enough, or the Ron Clark Academy enough, so I'm just going to let the episode do it for me. BUT BEFORE YOU GO, make sure to sign up to our mailing list (right side) so you can be entered in to win a FREE COPY of Kim's Talk to Me. If you don't want to wait to win a copy, check out the book here. Enjoy! Don’t forget to subscribe and review the show on iTunes! 

I, along with Joelle Garcia (@fundamentally5th) and Lisa Speckman (@lisaspeckman18), share our RCA experiences and takeaways.  Learn More about the Ron Clark Academy:http://www.ronclarkacademy.com/Follow the Ron Clark Academy on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ronclarkacademy/?hl=enFollow the Ron Clark Academy on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/RonClarkAcademy/Subscribe to the Ron Clark Academy Channel on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFEx_RwX7lLrwUib0VtfINQFollow Joelle Garcia on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/fundamentally5th/Follow Lisa Speckman on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/lisaspeckman18/

In this episode, award-winning educator and author Kim Bearden talks about her new book, Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage and Get Things Done, and reflects on the success of the Ron Clark Academy, a highly-acclaimed middle school and teacher training facility in Atlanta, GA that has hosted more than 50,000 educators from around the world. This revolutionary school model uses "hands on" instructional methods that include music, dance and laughter to create a joyful school culture embedded with a rigorous curriculum and high expectations for each student. Twitter: @kimbearden; @ronclarkacademy. Website: www.kimbearden.com www.ronclarkacademy.com. Become A Supporter You can now help keep the conversation going by supporting the Reimagine Schools Podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Thanks for your support! anchor.fm/greg-goins/support About Dr. Greg Goins As the Founder/Host of the Reimagine Schools Podcast, Dr. Greg Goins has emerged as one of the nation's leading voices on visionary leadership and the path to transforming our schools. He currently serves as the Director of the Educational Leadership Program at Georgetown College (KY) and previously spent 15 years as a school district superintendent in Illinois. Dr. Goins is a passionate keynote speaker and is available to speak at your next education conference or school PD day. To book Dr. Goins, please send inquiries to drgreggoins@gmail.com. Twitter: @DrGregGoins. Website: www.reimagineschools.net. Become a supporter of this podcast: anchor.fm/greg-goins/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greg-goins/support

Hello everyone! Today we are taking part in part 2 of our Ron Clark Academy Reflection with @abubblyclassroom, otherwise known as Brianna Johnson. Brianna has become one of my friends over on Instagram, and I got a chance to sit down with her for an hour to discuss her trip to The Ron Clark Academy! We recorded this episode all the way back during the summer, and I’m amazed at how much of our conversation connects to our teaching lives in October. A testament to the power of RCA, for sure. Throughout this episode, Brianna takes us through her experience (I share a little of mine from my trip all the way back in season 1), and we connect what she saw to the world inside of her school and classroom. I believe reflection is the KEY to taking our practices and skills to the next level, and I love episodes where we get to do just that… REFLECT! If you’ve ever been curious as to what the RCA experience is all about, this is a great place to start. Enjoy! PS: We mention books by both Ron Clark and Kim Bearden in this episode. Because I love them so much, I’m linking them below for you. They are AMAZING resources. Just click on the pictures!

I, along with Kimberly Harper (@laughingandlearning) and Cassie Sullivan (@edventureofalifetime), are sharing our Ron Clark Academy educator training experiences.  Learn More about the Ron Clark Academy:http://www.ronclarkacademy.com/Follow the Ron Clark Academy on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ronclarkacademy/?hl=enFollow the Ron Clark Academy on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/RonClarkAcademy/Subscribe to the Ron Clark Academy Channel on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFEx_RwX7lLrwUib0VtfINQFollow Kimberly Harper on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/laughingandlearning/Follow Cassie Sullivan on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/edventureofalifetime/

Hello everyone! Today we are taking part in a Ron Clark Academy Reflection with @abubblyclassroom, otherwise known as Brianna Johnson. Brianna has become one of my friends over on Instagram, and I got a chance to sit down with her for an hour to discuss her trip to The Ron Clark Academy! We recorded this episode all the way back during the summer, and I'm amazed at how much of our conversation connects to our teaching lives in October. A testament to the power of RCA, for sure. Throughout this episode, Brianna takes us through her experience (I share a little of mine from my trip all the way back in season 1), and we connect what she saw to the world inside of her school and classroom. I believe reflection is the KEY to taking our practices and skills to the next level, and I love episodes where we get to do just that... REFLECT! If you've ever been curious as to what the RCA experience is all about, this is a great place to start. Enjoy! PS: We mention books by both Ron Clark and Kim Bearden in this episode. Because I love them so much, I'm linking them below for you. They are AMAZING resources. Just click on the pictures!

Hello everyone! Last week, I talked about how I had trouble naming our two-part episode with Todd Nesloney, but this week is different...because we dive DEEP into his new book STORIES FROM WEBB, and the amazing story behind this fantastic tribute to educators. But again, we didn’t just discuss his book on this episode, either. Truly, we discussed how community, and supporting communities, can be more powerful than any one book, idea, or person. We discussed how amazing educators are. We gushed over the Ron Clark Academy (both in part one and two). We give shout outs to all the teachers not on a podcast, or who don’t have books coming out, because of how great and amazing they are. We signal boost great educators doing their thing on the internet, like Adam Dovico, Hope and Wade King, Mary Howard, Kim Bearden, and Colby Sharp (part one and two for all). We unpack what it means to lead a school. We affirm what it means to be an educator. I couldn’t be more excited for you all to hear this two-part episode, and nab Todd’s newest book, Stories from Webb: The Ideas, Passions, and Convictions of a Principal and His School Family , as well as his other superb work, Kids Deserve It!: Pushing Boundaries and Challenging Conventional Thinking . Todd Nesloney is the Principal/Lead Learner at a PreK-5 school in Texas. He is an award winning author for his work in co-authoring “Kids Deserve It!” and “Flipping 2.0: Practical Strategies for  Flipping Your Class” and his brand new release “Stories from Webb”. He has also published a children’s book, “Spruce & Lucy”. Todd has been recognized by the National School Board Association as one of the “20 to Watch” in Education, by the Center for Digital Education as one of their “Top 40 Innovators in Education”, by the BAMMYs as the “National Elementary Principal of the Year” and the “National Elementary Teacher of the Year”, by the Texas Computer Education Association as their “Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year”, and by the White House as a Connected Educator “Champion of Change”. Enjoy! See you next week. Don’t forget to subscribe and review the show on iTunes!  

Hello everyone! I had trouble naming this two-part episode with Todd Nesloney. On one hand, I wanted to simply call it, Stories From Webb, since that's the name of Todd's fantastic new book. But as I edited the show this week, I realized this discussion was bigger than that. We didn't just discuss his book. Truly, we discussed how community, and supporting communities, can be more powerful than any one book, idea, or person. We discussed how amazing educators are. We gushed over the Ron Clark Academy (both in part one and two). We give shout outs to all the teachers not on a podcast, or who don't have books coming out, because of how great and amazing they are. We signal boost great educators doing their thing on the internet, like Adam Dovico, Hope and Wade King, Mary Howard, Kim Bearden, and Colby Sharp (part one and two for all). We unpack what it means to lead a school. We affirm what it means to be an educator. I couldn't be more excited for you all to hear this two-part episode, and nab Todd's newest book, Stories from Webb: The Ideas, Passions, and Convictions of a Principal and His School Family, as well as his other superb work, Kids Deserve It!: Pushing Boundaries and Challenging Conventional Thinking. Todd Nesloney is the Principal/Lead Learner at a PreK-5 school in Texas. He is an award winning author for his work in co-authoring “Kids Deserve It!” and “Flipping 2.0: Practical Strategies for  Flipping Your Class” and his brand new release “Stories from Webb”. He has also published a children’s book, “Spruce & Lucy”. Todd has been recognized by the National School Board Association as one of the “20 to Watch” in Education, by the Center for Digital Education as one of their “Top 40 Innovators in Education”, by the BAMMYs as the “National Elementary Principal of the Year” and the “National Elementary Teacher of the Year”, by the Texas Computer Education Association as their “Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year”, and by the White House as a Connected Educator “Champion of Change”. Enjoy! See you next week. Don't forget to subscribe and review the show on iTunes!  

Life inside and outside of the classroom is challenging. Even the best teachers will go through periods or overwhelm and breakdown. Join us as we talk about how to uplift teachers, so teachers can uplift kids. Follow: @coolcatteacher @kimbearden @classtagme #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Kim Bearden is the cofounder and executive director of the Ron Clark Academy, an innovative middle school and educator training facility. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Disney Outstanding MS Humanities Teacher, and she is the author of Crash Course: the Life Lessons My Students Taught Me.

Episode 38 of #KidsDeserveIt with Ron Clark Academy co-founder, @KimBearden

Kim Bearden was selected from over 70,000 nominations to be honored as the Disney American Teacher Awards Outstanding Middle School Humanities Teacher. The Milken Family Foundation selected her as one of 155 teachers from across the nation to receive the Award for Excellence in Education, and she was chosen from among 7000 teachers as Teacher of the Year in Cobb County, Georgia. Ms. Bearden is a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2008, and she received the Phoenix Award from Mayor Shirley Franklin for her dedication to education. Women Works Media Group named her one of Georgia's Most Powerful and Influential Women. Over the past twenty-eight years, she has been a teacher, instructional lead teacher, curriculum director, school board member, staff development trainer, and middle school principal. Her bestselling first book, Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Student Taught Me, was published in July of 2014. Frederick Nolan is the only full-time Watch D.O.G.S. coordinator employed by a local school district. Frederick is leading a tremendous group of men providing positive male role models in the Jackson, MS Public School system. Frederick is joined by two local dads running one of the great programs in Jackson. 

While the world is changing around us, while creative destruction consumes so many areas, sometimes it seems like education stagnates.  After all, many, if not most, of our schools still operate in a manner designed in an agrarian world; pre Internet, pre technology and long before we knew and understood how the brain was wired, how children or anyone else really learns.The good news is we are beginning to see progress.  All across the country bold, persistent experiments are taking place that are creating schools that set the stage for the future of education.One such school is the Ron Clark Academy in Southeast Atlanta. It has been called one of the best schools in America.It’s co-founder Kim Bearden has taught over 2000 student and has been involved in virtually all aspects of education.  Now she distills much of what she’s learned in her new book, Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me.My conversation with Kim Bearden:

Kathryn interviews award-winning educator Kim Bearden, author of “Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me”. Bearden co-founded the Ron Clark Academy (RCA), an internationally-acclaimed middle school and educator training facility in Southeast Atlanta, which Oprah has called The Best School in America. In Crash Course Bearden shares the tools she uses to connect with students in a way that motivates and inspires as she reflects on key moments in her personal and professional life. Kathryn also interviews retired Colonel Dr. Les Stein, author of “Education Disrupted: Strategies for Saving Our Failing Schools”. Failing schools have become the latest academic cottage industry, and they serve as lightning rods for the controversy that continues to surround the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Dr. Stein's new book is a hands-on practical guide for instructional and institutional leaders on how to make a real difference in the success of our nation's schools.

Kathryn interviews award-winning educator Kim Bearden, author of “Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me”. Bearden co-founded the Ron Clark Academy (RCA), an internationally-acclaimed middle school and educator training facility in Southeast Atlanta, which Oprah has called The Best School in America. In Crash Course Bearden shares the tools she uses to connect with students in a way that motivates and inspires as she reflects on key moments in her personal and professional life. Kathryn also interviews retired Colonel Dr. Les Stein, author of “Education Disrupted: Strategies for Saving Our Failing Schools”. Failing schools have become the latest academic cottage industry, and they serve as lightning rods for the controversy that continues to surround the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Dr. Stein's new book is a hands-on practical guide for instructional and institutional leaders on how to make a real difference in the success of our nation's schools.

Kim Bearden is a teacher at and co-founder of the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also just about to release her brand new book “Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me” on July 5th!