Extended Shownotes:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/60 Our younger children may be digital natives, but they still need explicit instruction in using technology.  Designers, let's welcome our special guest, Debbie Tannenbaum. Debbie, a passionate advocate for digital literacy in young learners who shares her insights on teaching children to navigate digital tools, fostering critical thinking, and sparking creativity. Learn how she ditches traditional, algorithmic instructions,...

Extended Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/59 You might not realize it, but the child sitting next to yours in their third-grade classroom could be a budding multilingual superstar. Join me, Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore, as I sit down with the seasoned educator and English language learner teacher, Andrea Bitner, to discover the fascinating intricacies of supporting multilingual students in education. Andrea, with her 23 years of experience, shares riveting stories about...

Extended Show Notes https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/58 Today we are talking with Tara Martin, author of the books BE REAL and Cannonball In, a children's book.  I left this conversation with Tara inspired and energized to write the book that I always said I would write.  Perhaps you have a goal that you have been putting off.  Tara shares how we can free our minds to take the risks necessary to reach our goals.  We talked about how building leadership capacity and helping others...

Extended Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/57 Today we are talking to Livia Chan about relationships, the relationships we have with ourselves, and how to enrich our lives through our connections with each other. Livia Chan is a Head Teacher, writer, and presenter deeply passionate about community, leading with heart and positivity, and seeing relationships as gifts. You can connect with her on Twitter @LiviachanL Teach Better Network Podcast Support the showGrab Your...

Extended show notes:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/56 Today we are talking to Alexis Shepard, also known as the AfroEducator.  Alexis shares with us her story of leaving the classroom, and her vision for how educators can change the stories that they are telling themselves to create a more fulfilling teaching experience. Even if you are not an educator, you can learn a lot about reenvisioning your life from this conversation with Alexis. In this episode, you will learn how to...

Extended show notes:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/55 Hey Designers, In this episode, we get to talk to Rob Dunlop, the author of Strive for Happiness in Education. Rob and I talk about how to rekindle the love for teaching and education, and how to move past the fear of losing the joy of coming to school each day.  Rob shares his personal journey of peaks and valleys and how he turned a valley into the peak that became his book Strive for Happiness in Education. You will...

Extended show notes:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/54 Hey Designers, In this episode, you will notice that I had a cold, so I don’t quite sound like myself. But, I was so excited to talk to  Suzanne Dailey about her new book Teach Happier This School Year. Suzanne and I met at the TeachBetter Conference in October 2022 and bonded over morning coffee and a shared belief that small, consistent shifts you make in your life create big changes. Listen for the "even though" strategy...

Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/53 Hey designers, Today I’m going to give you some action steps that are going to help you start feeling confident in an area of your life.   Check out the extended shownotes at  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/53 For an introduction to the LEADER mindset for designing a life, you love to wake up to.  Check out Project You: Design Thinking for a Better Life on the new platform for professional learning for educators by...

Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/52 Hey designers, Today I’m going to give you some action steps that are going to help you skip having a midlife crisis and start to change your life now. For an introduction to the LEADER mindset for designing a life, you love to wake up to.  Check out Project You: Design Thinking for a Better Life on the new platform for professional learning for educators by educators. If you are ready to take action and design and execute a larger...

Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/51 Hey designers, Today I’m going to give you some action steps that are going to help you create a feeling of balance in your life. For an introduction to the LEADER mindset for designing a life, you love to wake up to.  Check out Project You: Design Thinking for a Better Life on the new platform for professional learning for educators by educators. If you are ready to take action and design and execute a larger vision for your life,...

Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/50 Hey designers, Today I’m going to give you some action steps that are going to help you stop procrastinating and take action. For an introduction to the LEADER mindset for designing a life, you love to wake up to.  Check out Project You: Design Thinking for a Better Life on the new platform for professional learning for educators by educators. If you are ready to take action and design and execute a larger vision for your life,...

Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/49 Hey designers, Today I’m going to give you some action steps that are going to help you alleviate stress and cure overwhelm. For an introduction to the LEADER mindset for designing a life you love to wake up to.  Check out Project You Design Thinking for a Better Life on the new platform for professional learning for educators by educators. If you want to dive deeper and design and execute a larger vision for your life, focusing on...

Grab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! How's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/48 You have done it!  You have completed 30 days in your Project You 30-day Action Planner.  You have created a micro-design to overhaul one area of your life. This first experience is invaluable.  You have collected so much data in the course of your experiment, and this episode is...

Grab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! How's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/47 Hey Designers, You are on the last leg of Project You. Raise your hand if you didn’t really do anything for your project this week. Raise your hand if you need a boost to complete this first 30 day round I’ve got the solution for you… You started off you project excited to begin. ...

Grab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! How's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/46 How is your Project You going? What are you doing to celebrate?  This week, I have two tasks for you to complete that are going to help enhance our designer and LEADER community.   One: Leave a message on https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast about your project.  Tell us what...

Grab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! How's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/45 Congratulations!  You’ve just completed your first week of experimentation in Project You.  We have entered the experimentation phase, and are putting our design into action. In this episode, we are adding two more strategies to our toolbox that are going to help us get the most out of...

How's it going?  Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/44 Today is the day!  We are creating our designs.  We get to access many possibilities and choose the design that we are going to experiment with for the next 30 days. If you are just joining us, we are in the middle of Project You.  To get started, grab your free Project You 30 Day Action Planner, and start with episode 41.  Listen...

Grab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! How's it going? Share your experience with Project You https://www.speakpipe.com/DesignLessonsPodcast Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/43 Hey Designers: This past week you were in the listening phase.  You paid attention or were mindful of what was working for you and what wasn’t working for you.  You asked what if questions about your life.   Now you have all of this data to take with you into the Empathy phase. During...

Grab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/42 Hey Designers: Did you choose you?  Did you make a commitment to make your life just a little bit better?  Are you ready to use your Project You 30 Day Action Planner to dream, organize and execute your design?  If you haven’t already downloaded the planner, go do it.  I’ll wait. Choosing you can sometimes be the first hurdle.  People often justify choosing themselves by saying that...

Grab Your Free Project You 30 Day Action Planner! Show notes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/41 Hey Designers Right now you may be in that part of the year where everything feels just a little hard, so I thought we would use our design superpowers this season to make one area of our lives just a little bit better.   Each week in season 3, we will take a step forward in creating a better you.  I don’t know about you, but this school year has been a little taxing.  It’s taken me...

Grab your Project You 30 Day Action Planner! Welcome to season 3 of Design Lessons!  Season 3 is special because it is focused on you.  It will give you the opportunity to focus on one specific area of your life that you would like to make just a little bit better. In this season of Design Lessons we are engaged in Project You.  So first download the Project You 30 Day Action Planner at micheleschmidtmoore.com or at the link in the shownotes.  If you are joining us in a later episode, you...

Shownotes:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/36-40 Apply to be a guest on Design Lessons:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/bemyguest Hey Designers, This summer we are revisiting the most popular episodes of Design Lessons. Summer is a great time to reflect, rest and create. These episodes will help you to do all three. 36: Design Lessons Revisited: The One Rule That Will Transform Your Class & Other Design Strategies with Michelle Haseltine 37. Design Lessons Revisited:...

Shownotes:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/36-40 Apply to be a guest on Design Lessons:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/bemyguest Hey Designers, This summer we are revisiting the most popular episodes of Design Lessons. Summer is a great time to reflect, rest and create. These episodes will help you to do all three. 36: Design Lessons Revisited: The One Rule That Will Transform Your Class & Other Design Strategies with Michelle Haseltine 37. Design Lessons Revisited:...

Shownotes:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/36-40 Apply to be a guest on Design Lessons:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/bemyguest Hey Designers, This summer we are revisiting the most popular episodes of Design Lessons. Summer is a great time to reflect, rest and create. These episodes will help you to do all three. 36: Design Lessons Revisited: The One Rule That Will Transform Your Class & Other Design Strategies with Michelle Haseltine 37. Design Lessons Revisited:...