The Dave Burgess Show

Wonderful conversation with Dr. Yvette Ledford about how teachers can take back control of their lives! Yvette's book, Teacher By Day: A No-Guilt Guide to Boundaries, Balance, & Bliss, is not only packed with practical strategies to beat overwhelm, but is also just a super enjoyable read that brought a smile to my face many times. The voice is strong with this one!!! Enjoy the discussion...then go pick up the book! Connect with Yvette:Instagram: @dr.yvetteledfordFacebook: Vette Dixon LedfordTiktok: @drteacherbyday

Playing with Purpose authors, Michael Matera and John Meehan join me to discuss the power of play in the classroom. John and Michael are experts at increasing student engagement and joy through play-based learning and gamification. Check out the incredible community they have bulit at emc2learning.com. This site houses over 1,300 incredible activities for teachers to drop right into their existing curriculum to bring it alive! Besides Playing With Purpose, they also coauthored Fully Engaged. Michael started with DBC Inc. with his gamification manifesto, Explore Like a Pirate and John's first DBC book was EDrenaline Rush. 

Applying minimalism to our lives as educators and to educational systems is a powerful concept. I chatted with the co-author of The Minimalist Teacher and Your School Leadership Edit, Tammy Musiowsky, about her work and the positive impact it can have for educators and students. Let us know what you think using The #DaveBurgessShow hashtag. Connect with Tammy:Email: Tammy@planzeducation.comInstagram: @planzeducationLinkedIn: Tammy Musiowski

Tara Martin joins me to discuss some interesting ways to think about goal-setting for the coming year. Dave shares that he got Jesse Itzler's BIG A$$ Calendar and and a bit about the system that comes with it. Tara shares her vision board activity she did with some of her friends and few unique takes on the goal system. this was just a quick impromptu chat...we hope you enjoy it! LEt us know using the #DaveBurgessShow hashtag on the socials! Find Tara here:Instagram: @taramartin.realX: @TaraMartinEDUWebsite: TaraMMartin.com

I chat with George Couros about his new book, Forward, Together: Moving Schools from Conflict to Community in Contentious Times. This is a timely and powerful new project that can really help educational leaders create a unifying vision with their staff and a type of culture where everybody owns the work and the "we" is more important than the "me" when it comes to innovative change. Connect with George:Email GeorgeCouros@gmail.comWebsite: GeorgeCouros.comX: @gcourosInstagram: @gcourosTikTok: @georgecouros

Amazing conversation with educator and 4 time DBC Inc. book author, Todd Nesloney! We chat about many topics including his iconic book that he coauthored with Adam Welcome, Kids Deserve It. Todd explains how he was inspired to create Stories From Webb, which is a book written by a whole school! Included in this episode is how to Unleash Culture, which is a topic that Todd has built a robust online course about...and there are even free previews. Most fun for me was some throwback stories to how we met and discussion of a podcast and live stream I did with him back in 2013...check out the youTube, I even had some hair!! In that show, I did an interactive magic trick live on air. Here is the link: EduAllStars Podcast 2013 .Todd also has two other books with DBC, Inc: When Kids Lead and Sparks in the Dark.Learn all about Todd, find his social media, read his blog, and discover his online course at ToddNesloney.com.Share your thoughts on social media using the #DaveBurgessShow hashtag!Tag me at @burgessdave on X, @dbc_inc on Instagram, and pirate.teacher on TikTok! 

CTE classes are SO important and it is often difficult for career and technical educators to find amazing and innovative resources. Look no further!! I am joined by Tisha Richmond who has just released her latest book, The Magical CTE Classroom, with us at DBC Inc.!! Hear all about how Tisha's return to classroom teaching led to a spark in creativity, the importance of creating spaces for neurodivergent learners to be successful, why CTE classes are so unique, lesson ideas, and more!! (Tisha's "Squiggle your Way to Creativity" guest blog as mentioned in episode)Follow Tisha:X: @tishrichInstagram: @tishrichmondTiktok: tisharichmondWebsite: tisharichmond.com

Struggling with productivity? Feeling overwhelmed? The author of Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders, Rich Czyz, joins me to provide solutions! Lots of great tips and discussion around best practices in productivity including his BOAT strategy for tackling your email inbox! Rich is the author of 4 books with Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.:The Four O'clock Faculty, The Secret Sauce, Rogue Leader, and now... Autopilot! Follow Rich:X: @RACzyzLinkedIn: Rich CzyzWebsite: fouroclockfaculty.com

Wonderful chance to chat with the authors of Teachables: Bite size Strategies that Make a Major Impact in the Classroom, Lisa Maxfield and Cheryl Abla. We discuss their journeys in education and lots of classroom strategies you can implement right away!! Comment using the #DaveBurgessShow and #Teachables hashtags on social media!! Follow them on:Instagram: @leemaxfield_29 @cheryabla X: @leemaxfield29 @cherylabla @teachables_bookLinkedIn: Lisa Maxfield Cheryl AblaFollow Dave:X: @burgessdaveInstagram: @dbc_inc TikTok: @pirate.teacher

Great conversation with Teach Your Class Off author, CJ Reynolds!! CJ is an amazing teacher currently living in New Mexico after a move from Philadelphia. He is a brilliant content creator and speaker extraordinaire. Let us know your takeaways using the #DaveBurgessShow hashtag and tag us! Find CJ:Instagram: @teachyourclassoffofficialTikTok: @teachyourclassoffYouTube: Teach Your Class Off @CJReynoldsWebsite: TeachYourClassOff.comFollow Dave on instagram at @dbc_inc and X at @burgessdave. He is @pirate.teacher on TikTok. He has two sites: daveburgess.com and daveburgessconsulting.com.