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Evaluating and establishing roles and making your environment the best it can be.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1417</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>evaluate,goals,leader,music,teacher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c2f708039ff032457990d597e7d9aef.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>#19 Empowering Students</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-empowering-students--20731953</link><description><![CDATA[My thoughts on empowering students in our classrooms.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20731953</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 03:24:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/20731953/19_empowering_students.mp3" length="25765532" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Brian Saylor</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>My thoughts on 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thoughts on what I learned from my mom (a special education teacher) on working with students with special needs.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1395</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>education,leader,music,special,teacher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c2f708039ff032457990d597e7d9aef.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>#13 Calm in the Midst of Chaos</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-calm-in-the-midst-of-chaos--19859392</link><description><![CDATA[My thoughts on remaining calm in the midst of (organized) chaos.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19859392</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:35:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/19859392/13_calm_in_the_midst_of_chaos.mp3" length="28325532" 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I believe that good teachers use their instincts to enhance their classroom for their learners!]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1475</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>decisions,gut,instincts,intuition,leader,teacher</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6c2f708039ff032457990d597e7d9aef.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>#10 Changing Culture</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-changing-culture--19601514</link><description><![CDATA[In this episode I share my thoughts on changing the culture of your existing music classroom. 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