Teaching With Light
By Carol Radford
Teaching With LightMar 26, 2021
Episode 10.4: Inspiring Leaders -- Kathleen Dunne Gagne
Meet Kathleen Dunne Gagne and listen to how she continues to pay it forward.
Episode 10.3: Another Teacher's Story -- Megan Sobol-Flowers
Meet Megan Sobol-Flowers and listen to her story, Mentoring Matters!
Episode 10.2: Carol's Story -- Reflect. Recruit. Redirect. Repeat!
Listen to Carol’s story about her decision to formally retire but continue to contribute to the field of education, from Chapter 10 of her book Teaching With Light.
Episode 10.1: Chapter 10 Introduction -- Pay It Forward
Carol Radford introduces Chapter 10 of Teaching With Light (Pay It Forward) and encourages you to reflect on the wisdom of retired teachers, where you are the continuum of your teaching career, and how you can pay it forward.
Episode 9.4: Inspiring Leaders -- Lily Sanabria
Meet Lily Sanabria and listen to the ways she dreams out loud.
Episode 9.3: Another Teacher's Story -- Gerard Haskins
Meet Gerard Haskins and listen to his story, I Want to Give Back.
Episode 9.2: Carol's Story -- Supporting Teacher Development
Listen to Carol’s story about a time she brought a dream to life, from Chapter 9 of her book Teaching With Light.
Episode 9.1: Chapter 9 Introduction -- Dream Out Loud
Carol Radford introduces Chapter 9 of Teaching With Light (Dream Out Loud) and encourages you to reflect on your dreams and choose one to move forward.
Episode 8.4: Inspiring Leaders -- Tiffany Green
Meet Tiffany Green and listen to her experiences of being brave.
Episode 8.3: Another Teacher's Story -- Takeru “TK” Nagayoshi
Meet Takeru “TK” Nagayoshi and listen to his story, Teachers Voices Matter.
Episode 8.2: Carol's Story -- Do I Really Want to Lead?
Listen to Carol’s story about her first brave step into teacher leadership, from Chapter 8 of her book Teaching With Light.
Episode 8.1: Introduction to Chapter 8 -- Always Be Brave
Carol Radford introduces Chapter 8 of Teaching With Light (Always Be Brave) and encourages you to reflect on your teacher leadership opportunities and desires.
Episode 7.4: Inspiring Leaders -- Caitlin Krause
Meet Caitlin Krause and listen to her message of how to be the wave.
Episode 7.3: Another Teacher's Story -- Hydie Pettinger
Meet Hydie Pettinger and listen to her story, I will survive!
Episode 7.2: Carol's Story -- Changing My Perspective From Directing to Accepting
Listen to Carol’s story about learning and growing through a major professional transition, from Chapter 7 of her book Teaching With Light.
Episode 7.1: Chapter 7 Introduction -- Be the Wave
Carol Radford introduces Chapter 7 of Teaching With Light (Be the Wave) and encourages you to reflect on how you can intentionally apply the lessons you learn in life and in your career as you move forward.
Episode 6.4: Inspiring Leaders -- Jennifer Abrams
Meet Jennifer Abrams and listen to her message related to It Is What It Is.
Episode 6.3: Another Teacher's Story -- Marina Vacanti
Meet Marina Vacanti and listen to her story, I’ll Do What It Takes to Teach.
Episode 6.2: Carol's Story -- But It's Not Fair!
Listen to Carol’s story about how she struggled with some unfair responsibilities as a young teacher and learned to accept the things she could not change, from Chapter 6 of her book Teaching With Light.
Episode 6.1: Chapter 6 Introduction -- It Is What It Is
Carol Radford introduces Chapter 6 of Teaching With Light (It Is What It Is) and encourages you to reflect on what you do to maintain your balance in times that seem unfair to you.
Episode 5.4: Inspiring Leaders -- Kat Johnston
Meet Kat Johnston and listen to her vision for teacher collaboration and sharing.
Episode 5.3: Another Teacher's Story -- Jayla Watje
Meet Jayla Watje and listen to her story, Every Teacher is a Teacher of Reading.
Episode 5.2: Carol's Story -- Simply Sharing Is Not So Simple
Listen to Carol’s story about how she helped foster a culture of collaboration in her school as a teacher, from Chapter 5 of her book Teaching With Light.
Episode 5.1: Chapter 5 Introduction -- Be a Ripple
Carol Radford introduces Chapter 5 of Teaching With Light (Be a Ripple) and encourages you to reflect on why you love to teach and how you can share your successes with others.
Episode 4.4: Inspiring Leaders -- Tracey Smith
Meet Tracey Smith and listen to the ways she helps teachers face the sun.
Episode 4.3: Another Teacher's Story -- Jimmy Knuuttila
Meet Jimmy Knuuttila and listen to his story, I Choose to Teach Again.
Episode 4.2: Carols Story -- Teaching Through Divorce, Death, and Dissertation
Listen to Carol’s story about persevering and teaching through a season of loss and change, from Chapter 4 of her book Teaching With Light.
Episode 4.1: Chapter 4 Introduction -- Face the Sun, and the Shadows Will Fall Behind You
Carol Radford introduces Chapter 4 of Teaching With Light (Face the Sun, and the Shadows Will Fall Behind You) and encourages you to reflect on your inner resilience and acknowledge the times you have “faced the sun” when your life may have been at a low point.
Episode 3.4: Inspiring Leaders -- April Frazier
Meet April Frazier and listen as she shares how to be a lamp instead of a mirror.
Episode 3.3: Another Teacher's Story -- Angela Barnes
Meet Angela Barnes and listen to her story, I Didn’t Know What I Didn’t Know.
Episode 3.2: Carol's Story -- The Teachers' Room
Listen to Carol’s story about how she navigated conversations in the teachers' room to positively impact her school culture, from Chapter 3 of her book Teaching With Light.
Episode 3.1: Chapter 3 Introduction -- Be a Lamp, Not a Mirror
Carol Radford introduces Chapter 3 of Teaching With Light (Be a Lamp, Not a Mirror) and encourages you to reflect on how you can positively influence your work environment through your interactions with others.
Episode 2.4: Inspiring Leaders -- Ellyn Metcalf
Meet Ellyn Metcalf and listen to how she bloomed where she was planted.
Episode 2.3: Another Teacher's Story -- Tammi Penman
Meet Tammi Penman and listen to her story, I Don’t Want to Move!
Episode 2.2: Carol's Story -- The Year After the School Burned Down
Listen to Carol’s story about how she learned to grow in place after her school burned down, from Chapter 2 of her book Teaching With Light.
Episode 2.1: Chapter 2 Introduction -- Bloom Where You're Planted
Carol Radford introduces Chapter 2 of Teaching With Light (Bloom Where You're Planted) and encourages you to reflect on the seasons of your career when you've had to learn how to grow in place.
Episode 1.4: Inspiring Leaders -- Jaclyn Roster
Meet Jaclyn Roster and listen to how she followed her heart.
Episode 1.3: Another Teacher's Story -- Kathleen Pimental's Journey Into Teaching
Kathleen Pimental shares her journey into teaching.
Episode 1.2: Carol's Story -- When The Guidance Counselor Told Me No
Listen to Carol Radford’s story about how she chose to become a teacher, from Chapter 1 of her book Teaching With Light.
Episode 1.1: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Following Your Heart and Choosing to Teach
Carol Radford introduces Chapter 1 of Teaching With Light (Follow Your Heart) and encourages you to reflect on how you decided to become a teacher.