The Teacher's Journey

On this Journey, Teacher Librarian Katie McNamara shares her story filled with twists, turns, a few shocks, and lots of sincerity. She teaches all of us about the importance of being a learner, finding good people, and being in the right situation.

Jaime shares her personal journey. In this she talks about her family, her challenges, and shares great advice for anyone in the profession. Check out Jaime's great resources at www.arvrinedu.com and her new book Learning Transported!

Dene shares his story, his struggles and his success and goes into what inspired him to create his new book, The Y in You. Also, we get a special performance by Dene, The Teacher Who Sings!

Joy Kirr, author of Shift This, talks about her start in education working with hearing impaired students. She tells several personal stories that help connect where she began to the incredible educator she is today. Listen as Joy shares her lessons, wisdom, and entertaining stories that make up her Teacher's Journey.

Mari shares her inspiring journey from this one time at band camp to bringing a new teacher into the profession. Each step is open, honest, and filled with great insight into what becoming an amazing teacher takes. You can reach Mari at @msventurino on Twitter, read her blog at blog.mariventurino.com and find her book, Fueled by Coffee and Love on Amazon.

Follow Doug's journey as he shares where he built his love of teaching. From the pool to the stage, Doug has found inspiration in a variety of places. Listen as Doug shares his philosophy on giving back to the profession, great advice on teaching, and captivates with entertaining storytelling. This podcast runs longer than any of the others, but you won't even notice! Follow Doug on Twitter at @theweirdteacher read his blog http://hestheweirdteacher.blogspot.com/ and find his books (He's the Weird Teacher, The Teaching Text (Your're Welcome), A Classroom of One, and The Unforgiving Road) on his site or on Amazon!

Adam shares he journey from growing up in the locker room at Fresno State University and being inspired by former New York Giant, Steve Baker to becoming an inspiring innovative force in education. Listen as he shares the power of empowerment and support. Adam is the co-creator of the twitter chat #cvtechtalk and the creator of the Cardinal Innovation Center. Connect with Adam on Twitter at @techcoachjuarez

In this episode I talk with Jennifer Casa Todd, author of the book Social LEADia and teacher librarian in Ontario. Jennifer talks about the work she is passionate about, empowering kids to become leaders in social media as well as the struggles and successes of her journey to becoming an incredible educator.