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/35 Hey Designers, Have you thought about how you can weave social justice into your instructional designs?  On this episode we are talking to Dr. Leena Bakshi, the founder of STEM4Real. She gives us some concrete ways to integrate social justice into the fabric of our instructional design. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/designlessons)

Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/34 Hey Designers, Are you ready to design a happy,  healthy, and creative season, then you will love this episode with Dr. Stephanie Affinito, the author of Leading Literate Lives. Stephanie provides us with 3 tips that will help us to design a creative summer and beyond. She shares with us how reading and writing can have some of the same health benefits as meditation.  And with a little as 6 minutes a day, you can start to experience...

Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/33 Hey Designers, How do you design writing experiences to scaffold students thinking?  What standards are you developing as touchstones for your personal and professional legacy? We are joined by Angela Stockman whose latest book Creating Inclusive K-12 Writing Environments extends that work she has done for decades on using multimodal writing to help develop students thinking processes, creativity and storytelling. Angela and I also...

Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/32 Hey Designers, Welcome back!  In this episode, we are continuing our conversation with Joshua Stamper, an assistant principal in Texas and the host of the Aspire Leadership podcast. This is part two, so if you missed his first episode, go back and listen to that first. In this episode, Josh talks about one of his other passions, using trauma informed practices and restorative justice. He shares why it's important to his family and his...

Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/31 Hey Designers, Have I got a treat for you with this episode. Joshua Stamper, who an assistant principal in North Texas and also host of the Aspire Leadership Development podcast is joining us. Josh and I had such a great conversation full of stories and connections that I'm sharing it over the next two episodes. In this episode, we will talk to Josh about how his passion projects fuel his life as an educator, the work he does as the...

Shownotes:  https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/30 Hey Designers, I was sitting on my back porch listening to a podcast, not this one but the one from Heinemann. I get to talk to Stephanie Affinito in a few days, the author of Leading Literate Lives, and part of my preparation for conversations on the podcast is listening to what others have to say and she recently shared about her book on that podcast.  Her episode on Design Lessons is coming up later this month.   This week, I’m...

Register for Uncover the Leader in You Coaching Week at uncovertheleaderinyou.com Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/29 Hey Designers, Last year this time we were finishing up a year having moved to remote teaching and my advice to you then was to reflect  and reframe.  I asked you to reflect on your practice and double down on the good stuff for the reopening of school. In fact, that was the first episode of Design Lessons, so for those of you who have been listening...

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Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/27 Hey Designers, What would Design Lessons be without exploring the Design Thinking process.  The steps are are  grounded in business theory and the creation of products for customers.  But we are going to look at design thinking from a personal and educational perspective. The question that we are exploring today is  How does the design thinking process help me design my life with intention?   So there are 6 steps in Design Thinking. ...

Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/26 Hey Designers, How are you renewing the culture of your classroom?  Today we get to talk to Donnetta Norris, a second grade teacher in Texas who shares how she is navigating this year with her second graders.  After hearing Donnetta share her story and the strategies she uses, you will get some ideas for how to create a safe and successful culture with your students.  Donnetta and I talked about the importance of identity and safe...

Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/25 Hey Designers, We talked about what it means to be a thought leader in episode 24. But in thinking about how thought leaders must operate, it got me thinking about how do you best structure your day to bring you the most joy and the most productivity? In this episode, you will create an ideal week that will help you and your students prioritize creativity and joy in the work that you are doing. In short, you will focus on when...

Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/24 Hey Designers, In this episode we are exploring the characteristics of a thought leader’s mindset. We are answering the question of how do we grow into the thought leaders that we admire? Thought Leaders have the following characteristics. Which ones resonate with you? Which ones do you want to strengthen? Driven by Core Values & A Mission Passionate About Teaching Anchored in Inquiry Mindset Empathetic to students Visible...

Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/23 Register for the LeadHer Mentor Boutique. Hey Designers, Lead with Courage and Love. This is the mission of Dr. Angela Draper who started her podcast The Virtual Principal as a way to provide support and encouragement to other principals and aspiring leaders in the summer of 2020 when school leaders were just figuring out how to navigate teaching and leading during the pandemic. What started as a passion project became a way for...

This strategy will help you supercharge momentum on a habit you want to start. Start Your Passion Project Journey - Live in Your Purpose Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/22

What do Youtube, Among US, and a Middle Schooler Mindset have in common? They are all tools and ways that Mary Beth Penna, a 7th grade ELA teacher is using to engage her students and parent alike. Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/21

Start Your Passion Project Journey - Live in Your Purpose Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/20 Design your life and learning with intention. Find out your design superpower and receive strategies and ideas to make your teaching life easier. Show me my design superpower! If you love the show, you can help support this work by sharing it with others and buying a coffee. Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple Spotify Google Podcasts

Start Your Passion Project Journey - Live in Your Purpose Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/19 Design your life and learning with intention. Find out your design superpower and receive strategies and ideas to make your teaching life easier. Show me my design superpower! If you love the show, you can help support this work by sharing it with others and buying a coffee. Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple Spotify Google Podcasts

Start Your Passion Project Journey - Live in Your Purpose Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/18 Design your life and learning with intention. Find out your design superpower and receive strategies and ideas to make your teaching life easier. Show me my design superpower! If you love the show, you can help support this work by sharing it with others and buying a coffee. Subscribe to the Podcast: Apple Spotify Google Podcasts

Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/17 In this episode, we get to talk to Jen Laffin the creator of TeachWrite. You have probably heard us talk about her on the podcast before. I’ve had the pleasure of participating in her Time to Write workshop, and she has created a phenomenal community. As you may have noticed, season two is focused on how people have turned their passion projects into real world opportunities. So in this episode, notice how Jen has taken something...

Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/16 Hey Designers, Are you ready to put your one little word to work for you. Each year, many of us choose a word for the year, but does it really help us to get things done? In this episode, we are going to put our word for the year to work for us. It’s going to help us achieve our goals, big ones and little ones. When you apply this strategy, you will be laser focused on what you need to accomplish this week, and turbo charge your...

Shownotes: Find the strategy guide here. Hey Designers, Are you ready to feel joy? In this episode, we are going to focus on gratitude. We are looking back on the year, and expressing gratitude and thanks as a way of preparing ourselves for the new year. This strategy is going to give us each perspective leave us feeling joyful. I know that sounds a little bit whoo whoo. But I have been on a 30 day gratitude challenge, and I will tell you that it works. Expressing thanks reframes your...

Help Shape Design Lessons Take the survey Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/14 Hey Designers, Today we are talking to Erica Johnson, Erica teaches juniors and seniors at her local high school in Vilonia, Arkansas. Erica enjoys helping students recognize their own voice in her classroom. Erica reminds us of the importance of sharing ideas with each other. She also shares ways that she is creating community, engagement, and reflection with her students using blogs. ...

Help Shape Design Lessons Take the survey Shownotes: https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/podcast/13 Hey Designers, Today we are talking to Dr. Cherylann Schmidt, an 8th grade ELA teacher in New Jersey. She also teaches Research Methods and Capstone Writing in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Cherylann shares how she has been navigating teaching since the beginning of the COVID Crisis. Cherylann gives each of us something to think about in terms of...