17 MAR 2020 · Jordan Gross is the author of "The Journey to Cloud Nine." He is currently working with people to help them discover what brings them passion, joy and fulfillment and he is here with us today to talk more about his story, his process and basically, to help more people live the lives they dream about. In this episode, we discuss: -What cloud nine actually means and how it came to be -How he found what his passion is and how he is still figuring it out -How he left the corporate world to start something on his own and be happier -The commonalities of cloud nine moments for pretty much everyone he has spoken to -Ways to meditate to help you figure things out Make sure to connect with Jordan on LinkedIn @JordanGross

17 MAR 2020 · Scott Lewis is an Instructional Technology Coach, a runner, a COSN Certified Educational Tech. Leader, a Google certified Educator, and a Hapara Champion Trainer. I got to know him a bit last year when he started organizing a cross-cultural and disciplinary collaboration for Mr. Bracken's French as a Second Language class and my project-based learning ESL class along with the art teacher at their school. Basically, our students exchanged on their project-based learning experiences via video conferencing. In this episode, we talk about: -His innovative teaching lab -How he taps into students' curiosity and interests to start PBL -Overcoming fear of failure -How the key to getting students interested lies in building relationships -Some resources he uses -A few people who always manage to keep him inspired Make sure to connect with Scott on Twitter! @ScottLewisITC

22 OCT 2019 · Marius Bourgeoys est un ancien enseignant de français au secondaire, mais aussi ancien conseiller pédagogique, directeur d'école, coordonnateur et responsable de l'intégration des TICs. Depuis 18 ans, il oeuvre dans le milieu éducatif pour nous aider à faire le virage vers le numérique. Il est présentement consultant, conférencier, et à la tête de EscouadeÉdu, une équipe de leaders pédagogiques passionnés, au service du système éducatif dans le but de l'aider à innover. Dans cette entrevue, nous parlons du type d'élève que Marius était et de comment cela transparait sur ce qu'il fait dans la vie aujourd'hui. Nous discutons de comment notre objectif devrait être de guider nos élèves à devenir des entrepreneurs de leur vie, à prendre leurs propres décisions et à développer leur connaissance de soi. Il nous donne également des pistes à suivre pour prendre ce virage, dont: - « The future of Learning » : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoSJ3_dZcm8 - Se réseauter sur Twitter - « Changer d'état d'esprit » de Carol Dweck (livre) Vous pouvez en apprendre davantage ici: - Twitter: @bourmu - Suivez #leadped sur Twitter - Blogue: mariusbourgeoys.ca - Infolettre: escouadeedu.ca Bonne écoute!

8 OCT 2019 · Maxime Pelchat est un ancien enseignant d'univers social devenu barista pédagogique et stratège numérique. Il a co-créé le Ed café, travaille avec la communauté du Cadre21 et il est sur le conseil d'administration de l'AQUOPS également. Il s'occupe de la gestion du Edcamp Qc., et du Créacamp. C'est un vrai passionné d'éducation ! Dans cette entrevue, Maxime nous parle des plus grands enjeux en éducation, de ce qu'il rêve de voir arriver et de ce que nous pouvons faire collectivement pour travailler ensemble davantage. Vous pouvez le joindre et en apprendre plus en vous rendant ici: - cadre21.org (info@cadre21.org) - Twitter: @mxpelchat - Facebook: Edcafé Québec

8 OCT 2019 · Maxime Pelchat est un ancien enseignant d'univers social devenu barista pédagogique et stratège numérique. Il a co-créé le Ed café, travaille avec la communauté du Cadre21 et il est sur le conseil d'administration de l'AQUOPS également. Il s'occupe de la gestion du Edcamp Qc., et du Créacamp. C'est un vrai passionné d'éducation ! Dans cette entrevue, Maxime nous parle des plus grands enjeux en éducation, de ce qu'il rêve de voir arriver et de ce que nous pouvons faire collectivement pour travailler ensemble davantage. Vous pouvez le joindre et en apprendre plus en vous rendant ici: - cadre21.org (info@cadre21.org) - Twitter: @mxpelchat - Facebook: Edcafé Québec

30 SEP 2019 · Mark Levine is an educator, a writer, a thinker, a coach, a consultant, a presenter, a former child psychologist and I would add, an advocate for all things wellness in the classroom. He has built quite a reputation at his school for being able to get to any child, no matter the background and I admire that. This conversation was never meant to be a podcast interview. It was a conversation that I ended up wanting to share because I found it so valuable in getting a different perspective of how you can connect with your students no matter what. Please let me know if you would like more of these episodes on Twitter @DesrosiersEryka. You can reach Mark here: Twitter: @LevineWrites Facebook: Mark Levine LinkedIn: Mark Levine

23 SEP 2019 · In his early 20s, David Meltzer quickly rose to the top of his game in the business world, becoming a millionaire. David lectured around the globe and saw rapid success in every business project he touched. But something was missing, and in his 30s as a multimillionaire, he went on a rapid downward spiral that ended in bankruptcy. It was only then that David realized, in order to revive and thrive, he needed to codify what had made him successful in the first place. He has since emerged to realize even more rewarding heights of success in business and life. David Meltzer has created a platform that uses four overarching principles—gratitude, empathy, accountability, and effective communication—and these principles have allowed him to communicate and mentor everyone from college students to c-suite executives. These four principles in everyday practice allow David to live by his mission to “make a lot of money, help a lot of people, and have a lot of fun.” In this interview, we talk about the quantum shift David went through to go from a mindset of scarcity to one of abundance. We discuss the law of Goya, the law of attraction and the law of surrender, how to get rid an ego-based consciousness and how to ask how you can be of service and help others. He shares how to provide value, who were some of his mentors including Gary Vaynerchuck, Lee Steinberg, Warren Moon and important lessons his mother, father and grandfather taught him. Check out what he is doing as chief chancellor at the Junior Achievement University along with a series of other successful individuals including Jack Canfield, David Corbin, Bob Proctor, Sharon Lechter, Greg Reid, David Corbin and Brian Tracy. All of this and more within 20 minutes! You can check out more of what David is doing on his website: https://www.davemeltzer.com/ He is also on YouTube, LinkedIn and more. Check out: @DavidMeltzer. Enjoy!

16 SEP 2019 · A lifelong educator, Keith Westman has spent his entire professional career working in K-12 education and education-related fields. After serving as a middle school principal, a technology coordinator, and a third-grade teacher, Keith became the fourth employee of Aspex Solutions (acquired by Frontline Education in 2014) and led the sales and marketing efforts which led to Aspex serving over 3,000 school district clients throughout the US, Canada, and Asia. Keith now serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Chicago-based Otus. In addition to his day job, Keith serves as an adjunct professor in the Graduate College of Education at DePaul University in Chicago. Keith has a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Loyola University Chicago, a master’s degree in education from DePaul University and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from National-Louis University. In this interview, we discuss how being a "bad" student and repeatedly being told "no" prepared him for the entrepreneurial world. We discuss how the skills you learn as a teacher can be transferred anywhere, how technology should be used to make us more efficient and how to manage expectations to avoid deception. You can find out more and reach Keith here: Twitter: @KeithWestman LinkedIn: Keith Westman otus.com

7 SEP 2019 · Wayne Jennings is a school leader, founder and change agent in education. He is also the author of "School Transformation," a 600+ page book going through every kind of research possible on the subject. He has spent over 60 years in education pushing all kinds of research based change in several different schools, one of which was named after him. He has implemented mentorship programs, created options for students for whom traditional schooling isn't working and created a hands-on experiential learning program. He has brought his students to learn in the community, taken out report card grades and traditional school subjects. He even brought competency-based graduation to several of his schools. You can find out more information on waynejennings.net and follow him on LinkedIn at Wayne Jennings.

2 SEP 2019 · JT McCormick is the President and CEO of Scribe Media, a publishing company that helps you write, publish and market your book. The company has worked with more than 1,000 authors and Entrepreneur Magazine recently ranked Scribe’s as having the Top Company Culture in America. Previously, JT was the President of Headspring Software, which he helped grow to a multimillion-dollar, 100-plus person company that was repeatedly ranked as one of the best places to work in all of Texas. JT is also the author of I Got There: How I Overcame Racism, Poverty, and Abuse to Achieve the American Dream. His book tells the story of how he worked his way out of poverty, starting with his career cleaning toilets and eventually becoming the President of multiple companies. In addition to his role at Scribe Media, JT has mentored at-risk youth in the juvenile justice system, as well as youth in low economic communities. JT’s work has been featured on CNBC, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Inc, and many others. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Megan, and their four children, Ava, age 5, Jaxon, age 4, Elle age 2, and Jace, 5 months. This interview focuses on his life's experience and how he went from extreme poverty (in U.S. standards), as the son of an orphan, prostitute mother and a 1970's pimp father, to being the head of a company without any formal post-secondary education. You can learn more about JT McCormick here: LinkedIn: JT McCormick