In this special summer interview series on the Empowering Educators podcast, Gretchen interviews Heidi Davis. Heidi brings value and wisdom to the show as she shares about her experience in a variety of different educational roles. Heidi shares her secrets of how she ignites her passion in education so that you can be an empowered and great educator in the upcoming school year. Quotables *All quotables are from the interviewee  Be able to go with the flow and be flexible. You never know what the day is going to bring. Knowing what’s going on in your students’ lives makes a huge impact on the difference your education is going to make.  Don’t take yourself too seriously, it’ll be okay. About Heidi Heidi Davis has been teaching for 10 years and has taught 6th grade, been a reading interventionist, an instructional coach, and is currently teaching third grade. She is married to her high school sweetheart and she has two kids. Heidi lives in a small town in West Virginia and she loves to spend time outdoors and being with family. Heidi's favorite past time is reading. She is passionate about helping teachers find their way through the difficult times with the help of God and to find their way back to loving teaching again. Connect with Heidi: IG @heidi_m_davis Join the Always A Lesson Newsletter Join here and grab a freebie! Connect with Gretchen Email: [email protected] Blog: Always A Lesson Facebook: Always A Lesson Twitter: @gschultek Instagram: Always.A.Lesson Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College Leave a Rating and Review: This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long-lasting effect on our future. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2 Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.” Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best) Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast Click ‘Send’