The Teacher Hotline

Ep 73. How Can We Build Connections With Students from Challenging Communities? Ft. Lucy Black

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1734888/open_sms] Happy New Year everyone! We are actually going to kick off 2025 with one last episode before bringing the season to a close! I'm actually getting married in March, so I plan on focusing on planning this wedding and getting to the March Break with work! So this will be the last episode for a while.  On todays final episode, we talk about how we can build strong connections with students in for challenging communities. So today we have Lucy Black a former high school business and English teacher and retired high school principal of 8 years. She is also a published author called Class Lessons: Stories of Vulnerable Youth, which you can get Chapters, Indigo, Amazon, and Independent book stores and Demeter Press. We talk about: 1. What are the significant challenges teachers face in these schools? 2. What are some practical strategies teachers can use to build connections with students? 3. How can teachers avoid burnout in these school environments? Thanks for all the listeners tuning in! Feel free to follow me @theteacherhotline. I have stand up comedy shows in Kitchener and Barrie at the end of the month! Go support live comedy! Support the show [https://paypal.me/ronaldhae?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US] Instagram: @theteacherhotline [https://www.instagram.com/theteacherhotline/?hl=en] Facebook: @theteacherhotline [https://www.facebook.com/theteacherhotline/] X: @ronaldhae [https://twitter.com/ronaldhae]

Ep 72. What Are Other Career Options for Teachers? Ft. Larry Tomiyama

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1734888/open_sms] Hey folks! I'm on a plane to England/Germany with my students right now but that doesn't mean we can't pump out another episode before 2024 ends! I've had a bunch of people recently talk about switching careers and looking for new jobs. Today we bring in education consultant Larry Tomiyama. Larry spent 32 year in the Calgary Catholic School District as a Principal and Supervisor and former social science and physed teacher. He is a part time Sessional Professor at St. Marys University in Calgary working in the Department of Education. Larry has his Masters degree in Educational Leadership from Gonzaga University, and his B.Ed from the University of Calgary Today we talk about: 1. What is education consulting? How do you make money out of this? 2. What are other career paths Larry has has seen former students pursue?  3. What skills do teachers posses that make us valuable? 4. What are some pieces of advice for teachers considering switching careers? Check it out and tell a friend who might be thinking of leaving the profession! Support the show [https://paypal.me/ronaldhae?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US] Instagram: @theteacherhotline [https://www.instagram.com/theteacherhotline/?hl=en] Facebook: @theteacherhotline [https://www.facebook.com/theteacherhotline/] X: @ronaldhae [https://twitter.com/ronaldhae]

Ep 71. How Can We Support our Multilingual Learners in the Classroom? Ft. Katherine Hamilton

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1734888/open_sms] Have you ever wondered how we can better support our multilingual learners in the classroom? What if we could create a more inclusive environment where every student, regardless of their language background, could thrive? How would that impact their engagement and academic success? Today I bring in: Education Specialist and Advocate from Ensemble, Katherine Hamilton. Katherine has extensive experience in supporting multilingual students and has been a pivotal figure in developing strategies to enhance their learning experiences. With a wealth of knowledge in educational practices and cultural responsiveness, Katherine shares invaluable insights and practical tips for educators. We talk about: * Effective strategies for supporting multilingual learners * The importance of leveraging students' native languages * How to foster a culturally responsive classroom * Practical tips for creating an inclusive learning environment * And so much more! Tune in to discover how we can better support our multilingual students and transform our classrooms into more inclusive spaces. Support the show [https://paypal.me/ronaldhae?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US] Instagram: @theteacherhotline [https://www.instagram.com/theteacherhotline/?hl=en] Facebook: @theteacherhotline [https://www.facebook.com/theteacherhotline/] X: @ronaldhae [https://twitter.com/ronaldhae]

Ep 70. Why Do Teachers Leave the Classroom? Ft. Tyler Boyle

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1734888/open_sms] Today we got a hot episode that was recorded back in June! It's about teacher burnout and why teachers are leaving the profession! Kind of a bummer way to start the school year, but I thought it was a good conversation to have so we don't burn out. Maybe we can prep ourselves and have a better understanding heading into the school why teachers have left the classroom in prior years. Today we bring in Tyler Boyle, an Acclaimed TedX Speaker, Educational Consultant, and Award Winning Teacher. Tyler was in the classroom for 20 years that was marked by prestigious accolades including the Prime Ministers Award of Teaching Excellence. His expertise as a Meditation Mentor is distinguished by his groundbreaking program, Dreamwalkers Meditations, which has been instrumental in alleviating classroom chaos, enhancing emotional intelligence, and elevating student engagement in classrooms.  Amongst many of his current roles, he is also known to be a keynote speaker and has presented at many conferences Learning and Teaching for Tomorrow, Provoking Curriculum Encounters, and the Ontario Healthy Schools Conference. We talk about: 1. Why did an award winning teacher leave the classroom? 2. Is money, working conditions the main reasons why teachers leave? 3. How much money do teachers need to make to be satisfied? 4. Tyler's 8 "C's on why teachers leave Check him out and check out this episode! Website: https://www.dreamwalkersmeditations.com/ [https://www.dreamwalkersmeditations.com/] CBC News Article: Teacher shortages are leaving educators with no 'good options' — and they say students are paying the price [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/education-educator-shortages-1.7156002] SPONSOR: VISUALPING Website: https://visualping.io/ Visualping is the free web detection monitoring tool that watches and alerts you to changes on the sites that matter most to you.  Forget clicking the refresh button over and over—Visualping instantly informs you about item restocks, price drops or promotions, and new opportunities at your dream workplace. Over 2.3M users stay in the know with Visualping. Create a free account today at visualping.io. Support the show [https://paypal.me/ronaldhae?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US] Instagram: @theteacherhotline [https://www.instagram.com/theteacherhotline/?hl=en] Facebook: @theteacherhotline [https://www.facebook.com/theteacherhotline/] X: @ronaldhae [https://twitter.com/ronaldhae]

Ep 69. What is on the Mandatory Financial Literacy Test? Ft. Gary Rabbior

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1734888/open_sms] Welcome back to another school year teachers! To kick off the school year, I wanted to talk about the upcoming mandatory Financial Literacy test that high schoolers need to past to get their diploma! Hey, I'm all for it! But what in the world is on it? We all have so many questions, so today we bring in Gary Rabbior, President of the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education. Gary has lead the foundation since 1981. He has developed school curriculum for a number of provinces and written a wide variety of resources including “Money and Youth” which has over 740,000 copies in circulation and “Money and Monetary Policy in Canada” with the Bank of Canada. He has created a number of major financial literacy projects and programs including the “Building Futures” and “Talk With Our Kids About Money Day” programs. Today we ask the questions: 1. When is this test happening? 2. What is the passing rate on this test? 3. What is going to be on this test? 4. Who is responsible for prepping the students on this test? 5. What information are we trying to get from this test? I hope everyone had a great summer and good luck to the start of the school year! Resource: Canadian Foundation for Economic Education [https://cfee.org/other-resources/] Support the show [https://paypal.me/ronaldhae?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US] Instagram: @theteacherhotline [https://www.instagram.com/theteacherhotline/?hl=en] Facebook: @theteacherhotline [https://www.facebook.com/theteacherhotline/] X: @ronaldhae [https://twitter.com/ronaldhae]