This week I’ve had an opportunity to be actively involved with the NAEYC Public Policy Forum this week advocating for early childcare and educators. If you want to know more about the NAEYC Public Policy Forum, please refer to the NAEYC website: https://www.naeyc.org/events/policy-forum
Here are some of my favorite podcasts that keep me uplifted, inspired, and productive.
Child Care Bar and Grill, Jeff Johnson and Lisa Murphy
Jeff Johnson and Lisa Murphy, Early Childhood Advocates and Play Based Learning Advocates take on various educational topics and discuss these topics using their background in education and research. They ask thought provoking questions and are not afraid to say, “Why?” when it comes to specific practices in the classroom. A couple of my favorite episodes include: 04/01/2019- Balanced and Barefoot with Angela Hanscom, and 06/15/2018- The Power of the Pause.
Radio Headspace, Andy Puddicombe
This is a podcast I listen to every morning on the way driving to school, or on the way back to my home. This podcast encourages meditation, practicing mindfulness and taking away the stress and anxiety. Who doesn’t need this in 2020/2021?! The podcasts are anywhere between 5-15 minutes, which provides small bite sized mindfulness training that you can take with you throughout your day. I had an opportunity to practice this mindfulness in the classroom the other day and some children even joined in. A few of my favorite episodes are 10/7/2020- Fight Club Rules Apply, and 06/04/2020- Being vs. Becoming.
The Teacher Career Coach Podcast, Daphne Williams
Daphne Williams is a former educator, turned education consultant, to instructional designer, to a business helping teachers transition out of the classroom or encouraging a teachers side business. Taken from Daphne’s website, “MY MISSION IS TO CREATE THE COMMUNITY FOR OTHER TEACHERS I WISH EXISTED WHEN I WAS FIRST GETTING STARTED WITH MY ADVENTURE OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM.” One of the things that I really enjoy when listening to this podcast is it seems as though Daphne is literally sitting across from my table drinking a green tea or a coffee along side me while talking about life. Some of my favorite episodes: 02/25/2020- The Pros and Cons of Leaving Teaching During the Pandemic, and 12/17/20202- Five Reasons You Should Start Your Side Hustle.
The Living Easy Podcast, Lindsey Maestas
Lindsey Maestas starts off every podcast by saying, “We were never promised that life would be easy, but when you do life together it becomes easier and much more fun”. Lindsey enjoys sharing her experiences of life concerning motherhood, being a spouse, traveling, starting and building a business, and living life with joy. She also isn’t afraid of discussing the “deeper” aspects of life and topics that most people would sweep under the rug. The podcasts help me feel more positive throughout the day and have helped me see a different perspective of being human. A couple of my favorite podcasts include, 11/04/2019- 6 Ways Your Phone is Changing You, and 12/28/2020- 11 Lessons I Learned in my 20’s That Changed My Life.
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