Reignite the Flames with Mandy Froehlich The Authority Podcast 67
11/06/23 • 47 min
Mandy Froehlich is an experienced Director of Innovation and Technology, technology integrator, and teacher. She’s the author of a number of books, including Reignite the Flames, published by EduMatch.
Mandy and Ross talk about:
● Finding our passion and purpose for learning among the embers
● What makes educators predisposed to burnout?
● Giving ourselves forgiveness for the burnout
● What trauma (secondary traumatic stress) and demoralization look like in schools
● How administrators can contribute to engagement and re-engagement
● Proactive culture-building
● Overlooked types of self-care
Find Reignite the Flames and Mandy’s other books at https://www.mandyfroehlich.com and https://www.edumatch.org
Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts.
Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.
About today’s guest
Mandy Froehlich passionately encourages educators to create innovative change in their classrooms. An experienced Director of Innovation and Technology, technology integrator, and teacher, she has experience at many levels of the organizational structure. Her interest lies in reinvigorating and re-engaging teachers back into their profession, as well as what’s needed to support teachers in their pursuit of innovative and divergent thinking and teaching. She consults internationally with school districts and post-secondary institutions in the effective use of technology to support great teaching, mental health support for educators, and how to create organizational change. Her first book, The Fire Within: Lessons from defeat that have ignited a passion for learning, and discusses mental health awareness for teachers. Her second book, Divergent EDU, is based on an organizational structure she developed to support teachers in innovative and divergent thinking. Her third book, based on educator engagement and mental health, is titled Reignite the Flames which has a recently released companion guide/workbook titled The Educator’s Matchbook.
Learn more about her work: www.mandyfroehlich.com, https://twitter.com/froehlichm
About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn
Mandy Froehlich is an experienced Director of Innovation and Technology, technology integrator, and teacher. She’s the author of a number of books, including Reignite the Flames, published by EduMatch.
Mandy and Ross talk about:
● Finding our passion and purpose for learning among the embers
● What makes educators predisposed to burnout?
● Giving ourselves forgiveness for the burnout
● What trauma (secondary traumatic stress) and demoralization look like in schools
● How administrators can contribute to engagement and re-engagement
● Proactive culture-building
● Overlooked types of self-care
Find Reignite the Flames and Mandy’s other books at https://www.mandyfroehlich.com and https://www.edumatch.org
Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts.
Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.
About today’s guest
Mandy Froehlich passionately encourages educators to create innovative change in their classrooms. An experienced Director of Innovation and Technology, technology integrator, and teacher, she has experience at many levels of the organizational structure. Her interest lies in reinvigorating and re-engaging teachers back into their profession, as well as what’s needed to support teachers in their pursuit of innovative and divergent thinking and teaching. She consults internationally with school districts and post-secondary institutions in the effective use of technology to support great teaching, mental health support for educators, and how to create organizational change. Her first book, The Fire Within: Lessons from defeat that have ignited a passion for learning, and discusses mental health awareness for teachers. Her second book, Divergent EDU, is based on an organizational structure she developed to support teachers in innovative and divergent thinking. Her third book, based on educator engagement and mental health, is titled Reignite the Flames which has a recently released companion guide/workbook titled The Educator’s Matchbook.
Learn more about her work: www.mandyfroehlich.com, https://twitter.com/froehlichm
About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn
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My Name is an Address with Ekuwah Mends Moses
Ekuwah Mends Moses is an award-winning educator, international keynote speaker, and author/illustrator of two nonfiction picture books.
She joined the show to discuss My Name is an Address, her debut children’s book. It was an Amazon #1 new release and is featured in the School Library Journal.
Ekuwah and Ross talk about:
- “My Name is an Address” — what it means
- The meaning of Identity and Legacy
- “I didn't see myself in the classroom or the stories I read as a child.”
- What difference does it make for reading and literacy when content is representative?
- Bringing discussions about heritage and culture to the classroom
My Name is an Address is published by EduMatch. My Name is an Address is published by EduMatch. Find it on Amazon, edumatch.org and www.ekuwah.com.
Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts.
Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.
About today’s guest
Ekuwah Mends Moses is an award-winning educator, published author/illustrator of two nonfiction picture books, and an international keynote speaker. My Name is an Address is her debut children’s book, and it was an Amazon #1 new release and is featured in the School Library Journal.
Currently, Ekuwah is a specialist who teaches K-5 Engineering to approximately 750 students. Ekuwah is the 2023 Educator of the Year at D.L. "Dusty" Dickens Elementary School and received the 2023 City of North Las Vegas Mayor’s Innovative Teaching Award. During her 22 years of teaching in the Clark County School District, she previously worked as a Performance Zone Instructional Coach, K-5 Literacy Specialist, Learning Strategist, and an elementary classroom teacher. Ekuwah just celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary, and she values quality time with her husband and two teenagers.
Learn more at www.ekuwah.com or on social media:
- Twitter : @ekuwah
- Instagram: @ekuwah_m
- Facebook: Ekuwah Mends Moses, Author
About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a coaching and consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn
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Best of The Authority: Culture Rules with Mark Miller
Welcome to Best of The Authority! Thanks to wonderful listeners like you, this Be Podcast Network original series is growing and growing and still going strong. In case you haven’t been with us since the beginning, the “Best Of” is designed to catch you up on some of the best and most popular episodes you may have missed. We’ll republish a previous episode of the show on Thursdays this fall for those who haven’t heard it before — or those who want to revisit.
In this episode, Ross speaks with international best-selling author and business leader Mark Miller. At the time of the interview, Mark was Vice President of High Performance Leadership for Chick-Fil-A. He first started at the company as an hourly team member in 1977 and has served in numerous roles along the way. He recently retired from the company and co-founded Lead Every Day.
Culture Rules: The Leader's Guide to Creating the Ultimate Competitive Advantage is Mark’s 11th book. The book became a Wall Street Journal best seller. Mark currently has over one million books in print in more than twenty-five languages.
Ross and Mark discussed:
- 71% of U.S. leaders believe culture is their #1 most powerful tool to drive performance, but enhancing culture ranks low on their priority list — why the gap?
- First move: decide and declare what you're trying to create. Culture needs to be explicit.
- Leaders animate culture — this is the big idea of the book
- The 3 Culture Rules: Aspire, Amplify, Adapt
- What does culture mean to your customers?
- Adapt, not react — how to adapt and what the current in-person vs. remote debate tells us.
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wanted to shift the company from being “know-it-alls” to “learn-it-alls” — what did Mark learn while working on the book?
- The “magic circle” of game design and how it explains culture.
- What Mark learned about innovation and purpose.
- Measuring culture
Culture Rules is available here: https://www.leadeveryday.com
Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.
About our guest
Mark Miller is a business leader, best-selling author, and communicator. Mark started his Chick-fil-A career working as an hourly team member in 1977 and rose through the ranks to become Vice President of High Performance Leadership.
He began writing almost twenty years ago, and with over one million books in print in more than twenty-five languages, Mark’s global impact continues to grow. In addition to his writing, Mark enjoys encouraging and equipping leaders. Over the years, he’s traveled to dozens of countries teaching for numerous international organizations.
Married to Donna, his high school sweetheart of forty years, they have two sons, Justin and David, a daughter-in-law Lindsay, and three amazing grandchildren Addie, Logan, and Finn. Connect with Mark:
● https://www.linkedin.com/in/highperformanceleaders/
● https://twitter.com/MarkMillerLeads
About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a consulting and coaching firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn.
Are you a professional looking for insights to reach the next level, find a fulfilling new career, or achieve peak performance? You may be a candidate for performance coaching. Schedule an introductory chat here.
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