How do you choose to respond? Imagine getting up way before the crack of dawn, chilled to the bone and being surrounded by foul smelling fish…doesn’t quite sound like a recipe for inspiration. But through the story of a business leader in need of help and a fishmonger who provides Read more…
It can never hurt to ask. When the first birthday of the Amidon Planet Podcast was approaching I knew that I wanted to ask Gloria Ladson-Billings (President of the National Academy of Education and Professor Emeritus from the University of Wisconsin-Madison) to be a guest. She has influenced my teaching, Read more…
You want to go to Kenya? Yes, yes I do. To be honest, I was a little overwhelmed at the thought of going to Kenya to visit the schools and the communities that partner with The 410 Bridge. What did I know about Kenya and it’s education system…not a lot…but Read more…
What’s love got to do, got to do with it?-Tina Turner Often when I ask aspiring teachers why they want to step into the profession they eventually talk about their love of children and how they want to teach in order to help children become the best version of themselves…or Read more…
Happy New Year! To start off 2020 I wanted to share my word of the year, which is CREATE, but also I wanted to share some of the motivation for naming CREATE as my word of the year. The Broken Record Podcast with Rick Rubin and Malcom Gladwell, was shared Read more…
A brief message during the holiday season to consider how we can use our gifts to love others based on the verse 1 Peter 4:10. Enjoy! Shop the Amidon Planet Store to support the podcast and get yourself a t-shirt or hoodie! Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast Read more…
What pitfalls need to be avoided in leading people to be doers? A few years ago I listened to an episode of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, where he talked about the Developer’s Dark Side, or more specifically, pitfalls that leaders fall into when attempting to lead their teams. While Read more…
What do you do with the mad you feel? The above quote is a line from one of the many songs that Mr. Roger’s wrote for his television program, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. At the same time the words are very simple but offer a way to understand that a person Read more…
How do you define yourself? What tribes are you in? The featured book for this episode of the Amidon Planet Podcast is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, which is the first time a novel has been featured in the podcast. The inspiration for this Read more…
What are the milemarkers on you path to developing as a professional? This episode of the podcast is a bit different. In early October, I had the opportunity to present and attend the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Conference in Nashville, TN. Also at the conference were Read more…