Evolving with Gratitude

As learners, we all have our own "S.P.I.N." – Strengths, Preferences, Interests, and Needs! In this empowering episode, Andrew Easton walks us through practical and actionable ways to fill our learners' "experience backpack". He also talks about how he shifts reactive reflections into proactive practices.  Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Proud Dad, Nebraska's ESUCC Digital Learning Coordinator, Personalized Learning Speaker and Consultant, #DBCIncBooks Author of #EmpoweredToChoose, and host of #TheGoodLifeEDU podcast! Website: andrewdeaston.com Book: Empowered to Choose: Teaching Students to Personalize Learning Twitter: @EastonA1 Instagram: @andrew.d.easton1 About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

This week's guest, Dr. Matt Rhoads, joins us to explain how he puts his thoughts into actions to amplify others. We also discuss how gratitude impacts relationships in all the spaces and places.  Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Matthew Rhoads, Ed.D. is an expert and innovator in educational technology and instructional strategy integration within online, blended, and traditional in-person classroom settings. As a practicing technology and instructional leader, trainer, integrationist, and coach in Adult Education, K-12, and Higher Education, he develops EdTech tool instructional integrations with research-based instructional strategies to drive instruction. For more information on Dr. Rhoads and his work, visit his website at www.matthewrhoads.com. Website: matthewrhoads.com Twitter: @MattRhoads1990 Instagram: @DrRhoadsEdu About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

What do forgiveness and gratitude have in common? Educator and children's book author, Melody McAllister, joins us to teach us this and much more! And, if hearing two people make each other giggle brings a smile to your face, get ready for some sore cheeks! Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Believer! Wife, Mother, Educator! Author! Blogger! Garland NAACP Educator of the Year 2017 Community Facilitator for SpacesEDU, Alice Keeler, LLC, ThriveInEdu and EduMatch Publishing. Host of Weekly BookChat Live-Stream, Growth Over Grades Podcast & Co-host Thrive O'Clock Live-Stream Website: mjmcalliwrites.com & linktr.ee/mjmcalliwrites Book: I'm Sorry Story Mel loves doing virtual author visits!  Twitter: @mjmcalliwrites About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

What do dinner parties have to do with staff meetings? Listen and learn! With a megadose of vulnerability and authenticity, Meghan explains how she, as a visible leader, stays closer to the heartbeat of education.    Transcript available here. About Our Guest: A lover of learning who believes in the goodness of people, Meghan works to cultivate necessary space that honors the humanity of all people. She promotes storytelling, the exchange of ideas, and risk-taking.. Meghan is also intensely curious about how to enhance the customer experience in schools. Meghan began her career in the English Language Arts classroom. So, inevitably, her mantra is Words Matter. In her seventeen plus years in the field of education, she has worked in all levels of K-12 education as a teacher, school administrator, district administrator, and educational consultant. Website: meghanlawson.com Twitter: @Meghan_Lawson Instagram: @meghanlawsonblog About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Prepare to be motivated and empowered, my friends! In this episode, Dr. Hemphill reveals the heroes we've been waiting for and the power of the one-minute meeting. Mary has an inspiring way of making the invisible, visible and celebrating all the beauty in education, including the noise and the failures.  Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Dr. Mary Hemphill is a leadership expert and coach, K–12 educator and administrator, author, and motivational speaker. With professional experience as a teacher, administrator, state director, and university professor, Mary understands the importance of fusing education, empowerment, and leadership together as she works with learning and working communities and speaks to audiences across the country.  #limitlessleader #limitlesslifestyle Website: bealimitlessleader.com Twitter: @thelimitlesslady Instagram: @thelimitlesslady About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Jen shares how she implements St. Mother Teresa's wise words, "do little things with great love". She also offers a hot tip on the power of the post-it note (In case you wondered... This podcast is NOT sponsored by 3M!) Shoutouts to Mandy Froehlich, Tisha Richmond, Sarah Thomas, and more! Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Jennifer Casa-Todd is wife, mom, a Teacher-Librarian, a former Literacy Consultant, a Google Certified Trainer and Innovator, author, and international keynote speaker. Jennifer is passionate about showing parents, teachers and students how they can use technology and social media to make the world a better place. Website: Twitter: @JCasaTodd Instagram: @jcasatodd About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Dr. Neil Gupta is all about creating learning communities where everyone feels safe, welcomed, and invited. And, in this episode, you will be havin' all the feels hearing Neil share the critical role that gratitude plays in learning communities as well as his personal life. The "I Point to You" practice that Neil shares in this episode is a practice that was brought into his district by Assistant Superintendant Angie Adrean who was inspired after reading "WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game" by Abby Wambach. "If you watch footage of any of those goals, you’ll see that the moment after I score, I begin to point. I point to the teammate who assisted. I point to the defender who protected us. I point to the midfielder who ran tirelessly. I point to the coach who dreamed up this play. I point to the bench player who willed this moment into existence. I’ve never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else. Every goal I’ve ever scored belonged to my entire team. When you score, you better start pointing." Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Dr. Neil Gupta serves as the Director of Secondary Education for Worthington Schools in Columbus, Ohio.  With over 16 years of experience as a district administrator in rural and suburban settings, he has a passion for leadership, building culture, and coaching leaders. Neil presents at the state and national level, and consults building and district leaders in building collaborative teams for student learning.  Dr. Gupta also serves as an Associate with Creative Leadership Solutions. Website: FartherTogether.org Twitter: @drneilgupta Instagram: @neilgupta25 About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

In this very brief bonus episode, celebrate World Gratitude Day with 2 inspiring quotes and a call to action that can nurture relationships! 2 Quotes: “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” –Albert Schweitzer “It is always better to share gratitude for others too early rather than too late.” –George Couros 1 Call to Action: Think of someone who has lit the flame within you and express your gratitude. It can be as simple as a heartfelt text. You never know the impact it could have. About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

You don't want to miss this episode! Dennis wears many hats and at the center of it all is gratitude. Listen as he shares how gratitude helped him through the most difficult season of his life and how we can breathe oxygen into our relationships. Plus a shoutout to his lovely wife, Sini! Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Dennis Mathew is an elementary school speech pathologist going into my 15th year working in the public schools. Since 2019, he has also been a children’s author and songwriter. Dennis has three books: Bello the Cello, My Wild First Day, and How Grizzly Found Gratitude, and one music album published. He passionately integrates SEL, the 7 mindsets, the growth mindset, trauma informed care, language enrichment, and social skills topics, into his books and music. To date, Dennis has sold more than 15K copies of my books (90% of which have been distributed to public schools nationwide), presented to 120+ schools and reached 70K+ students with his books and music. Website: BooksByDennis.com Twitter: @storiesbydennis Instagram: @booksbydennis About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount

Zoom in Rae Hughart and her adorable dogs! (Sorry we don't have video for you to see, but trust me- so precious!)  In this episode, Rae shares her thoughts on different practices for different phases of life and much more! Big shoutouts to Jeff Gargas and Chad Ostrowski! Mentioned in the show: Happyfeed App and TeachBetterConference.com (DM Rae for a discount code) Transcript available here. About Our Guest: Rae Hughart is the CXO of the Teach Better Team, Former Executive Director of the Association of Middle-Grade Schools, TEDx Speaker, Educator, and author of “Teachers Deserve It” and “Teach Better” books.   After being inducted into The Illinois State University Hall of Fame in 2017, Rae was awarded the 2018 First Place Henry Ford Teacher Innovator Award for her innovative educational impact through the Teach Further Model. In 2021, Rae Hughart presented on the TEDx stage  to consider progressive, data supported practices to further 21st century learners. &  Website: Twitter: @RaeHughart & @teachbetterteam Instagram: @RaeHughart & @teachbetterteam About Lainie: Lainie Rowell is an educator, international consultant, podcaster, and TEDx speaker. She is the lead author of Evolving Learner and a contributing author of Because of a Teacher. Her latest book, Evolving with Gratitude, was just released. An experienced teacher and district leader, her expertise includes learner-driven design, community building, online/blended learning, and professional learning. Learn more at linktr.ee/lainierowell. Twitter - @LainieRowell  Instagram - @LainieRowell Evolving with Gratitude, the book, is now available! Purchase here!  You can also get bulk orders for your staff (10 copies or more) at a discounted price! Just fill out the form linked below and someone will get back to you ASAP! bit.ly/ewgbulkdiscount