From the Middle Podcast

Episode 29- After a little Covid hiatus, we are back. We had the lovely Allyson back on and chatted about what we’ve been doing since the last time we recorded, which was March. We talk about virtual teaching, a little on Covid in general, and the things that we are enjoying on tv and reading. Emily In Paris https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8962124/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Virgin River https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9077530/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Friday Night Lights https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758745/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Outer Banks https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10293938/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 American Royals by Katharine McGee https://www.amazon.com/American-Royals-Katharine-McGee/dp/1984830201/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=american+royal&qid=1603660253&sr=8-1

Episode 28 - Honored to record this episode at the Ron Clark Academy with co-founder Kim Bearden. Kim is a best selling author, award winning teacher, and overall superstar. We discussed how Ron Clark Academy was created, the importance of relationships (can’t talk about this enough), Soul care, tv’s Survivor, and a million other topics. We could have talked to her for hours. We hope you enjoy listening to our conversation just as much as we enjoyed having it. www.kimbearden.com www.ronclarkacademy.com Talk to Me: Finding the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage and Get Things Done by Kim Bearden https://www.amazon.com/dp/1946444855/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_vyfyEbBF8WZRT Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me by Kim Bearden https://www.amazon.com/dp/1451687710/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_hueyEb274YJSD The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child, by Ron Clark https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316424773/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_QzfyEbFBNXYJS

Episode 27 - We talked about how fabulous this woman was when we returned from AMLE, so we feel so lucky to have teacher, Dean of Students, and speaker Kim Campbell as a guest on the podcast. We talk about the importance of movement, engaging boys, building relationships, and a little on how to reach "mean girls." Kim Campbell's website: https://www.motivatingthemiddle.org/

Episode 26 - We could not be more excited than to welcome New York Times Best Selling Author Jessica Lahey on the podcast. Jessica has articles written in The Atlantic and the New York Times, and we have her on the podcast to discuss her New York Times best selling book The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. We had the joy of seeing her at AMLE in Nashville this past November and knew we had to ask her to come on the podcast. We hope you enjoy this great discussion on our love for middle schoolers, the importance of giving children of any age autonomy and intrinsic motivation to succeed. Jessica Lahey http://www.jessicalahey.com Buy The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Failure-Parents-Children-Succeed-ebook/dp/B00GLS00LY/?tag=jessicalcom-20 Gift of Failure Frequently Asked Questions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJvu5en3L6M&list=PLWc_BZJdVWKLk7yIgkofPUNfhUi4bVEKj&disable_polymer=true 
Jessica’s Bibliography https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51d5b70de4b07e30233ade36/t/5bc4ace8c83025dddf3f2adc/1539615976178/Bibliography.pdf Balanced and barefoot by Angela J. Hanscom https://www.amazon.com/Balanced-Barefoot-Unrestricted-Confident-Children/dp/1626253730 “Drive” Daniel H. Pink https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates/dp/1594484805 Middle School Matters by Phyllis L. Fagell https://www.amazon.com/Middle-School-Matters-Beyond-Parents/dp/0738235083 The Happiness Project with Gretchen Rubin https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin/id969519520 Happier in Hollywood with Liz Craft and Sarah Fain https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happier-in-hollywood/id1236845161

Episode 25 - Chelsea leads us on a little topic jumping. We discuss Christmas presents, books, movies, tv shows, AND even more importantly our thoughts on the latest season of The Crown and the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle drama. Trunk Club https://www.trunkclub.com Go See the Principal by Gerry Brooks https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738285064/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_o0LhEb96TP52 Gerry Brooks’s Lunch Room Etiquette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W6bCJR-jbI The Book of Waking Up by Seth Haines https://www.amazon.com/Book-Waking-Up-Experiencing-Reorders/dp/0310353963/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+book+of+waking+up&qid=1579048312&sr=8-1 The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Failure-Parents-Children-Succeed/dp/0062299255/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+gift+of+failure&qid=1579048348&sr=8-1 How to Lead in a World of Distraction by Clay Scroggins https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310598699/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_k3LhEb65Y4Q7M Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates (it is currently on Netflix) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10837476/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Little Women https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3281548/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Ozark https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5071412/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Broadchurch https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2249364/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Episode 24 : It’s Christmas! We’re here to wrap up the year with our annual Christmas Episode. We have our friend Ally as our special guest this time around. We talk about Christmas traditions changing with marriage and kids, Ally’s first Christmas gift of the year, the amazingness that is The Great British Baking Show and some stand out presents we received as children. Chinese food on Christmas https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/why-american-jews-eat-chinese-food-on-christmas/384011/ The Clapper https://www.amazon.com/Clapper-Activated-Detection-Appliances-Technology/dp/B0000CGKLR/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=clapper&qid=1576711370&sr=8-4 New Kids on the Block Christmas Album https://open.spotify.com/album/0Ttc1BQu1k3SfU02vn2cM5?si=cwr2p_tQSraTOTt_r7cXZQ The Great British Baking Show https://www.pbs.org/food/shows/great-british-baking-show/ Hallmark Christmas Movies https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas/new-movies-countdown-to-christmas-2019 Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Exzel Music Publishing (freemusicpublicdomain.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 23 - featuring Katie Powell- We were very fortunate to meet Katie in person at this year’s AMLE conference in Nashville, as well as attend many of her featured sessions. We asked her if she’d come on the podcast, and she’s here to discuss her amazing book and her ideas of helping educators to create engaging and meaningful experiences for students. Boredom Busters by Katie Powell https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1949595684?pf_rd_p=ab873d20-a0ca-439b-ac45-cd78f07a84d8&pf_rd_r=3X9PH5Y6JPR4179WYQMS Katie’s website https://www.teachbeyondthedesk.com

Episode 22 - Part 2 of AMLE talks. This time we’re back in Atlanta. We talk to more colleagues, and we’ve put some things into practice. We talk about what we've tried and what else we learned the rest of the conference. AMLE http://www.amle.org Katie Powell https://www.teachbeyondthedesk.com Katie Anderson https://www.consciousteaching.com/ Kim Campbell https://www.motivatingthemiddle.org Marcia Tate http://developingmindsinc.com

Episode 21 - We recorded from AMLE in Nashville. We decompress after our first day of the conference discussing our favorite sessions and our takeaways with items that we are hoping to start implementing in our classrooms. AMLE http://www.amle.org Katie Powell https://www.teachbeyondthedesk.com Katie Anderson https://www.consciousteaching.com/

Episode 20 After an unintentional hiatus, we are back with episode 20! We chat about college football, shows we’ve been watching and Melissa’s feelings about Twitter chats. We also discuss our upcoming trip to the AMLE conference. As always, thanks for listening! Modern Love https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8543390/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 Dickinson https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8518136/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2 The Morning Show https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7203552/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 AMLE http://www.amle.org

Episode 19 - We talk about Trunk Club some more, The People Vs. OJ Simpson, Toy Story 4, and some back to school dreams.

Episode 18 - We discuss summer, travel, a little tv, swimsuits, and conferences. Tim Elmore https://www.amazon.com/Tim-Elmore/e/B003Z4FUJ4 Outlander https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3006802/ Southeast Swimwear https://www.southeastswimwear.com AMLE Code https://www.amle.org $50 off A19E5

Episode 17 - We apologize for the long delay, Melissa talks about her focus group experience and a trip to Chicago. We talk about a school trip to D.C. Sam’s review of the weighted blanket, and Annie F. Downs's Summer of Enneagram. Holderness Family “Maycember” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ceQJLRp6w Meet the Radkes https://www.usanetwork.com/theradkes/videos https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Cake-Brave-Melissa-Radke/dp/1538712164 Weighted Blanket https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HRJQGXH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Annie F. Downs’s Summer of the Enneagram https://www.anniefdowns.com/2019/05/28/enneasummer-2019-suzanne-stabile/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-sounds-fun-with-annie-f-downs/id944925529 If you want to check out our amazing D.C. tour guide Nick: https://instagram.com/nick_kleiner?igshid=6pgdp98hr6uw

Episode 16 - #MarchMadness y’all. We have Chelsea’s amazing hubby, BJ guest starring to talk basketball with us. He teaches us all things of what to look forward to this year. There’s also another amazing tooth story that Chelsea shares. Zion Williamson shoe incident https://youtu.be/2z7SZwU33ng Work Productivity during March madness https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/ncaa-march-madness-to-cost-employers-13-3b-in-lost-productivity-firm-says The Last Arrow: Save Nothing For the Next Life by Erwin Raphael McManus https://www.amazon.com/Last-Arrow-Save-Nothing-Next/dp/1601429533/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MV31B1HCUVU&keywords=the+last+arrow&qid=1553304643&s=books&sprefix=the+last+arrow%2Caps%2C153&sr=1-1

Episode 15 - We catch up! Bahamas, Lysa TerKeurst, AMLE, and just what’s happening in our lives. As always please rate and review. It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way by Lysa TerKeurst https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BB5R38P/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 I Declare War by Levi Lusko https://www.amazon.com/Declare-War-Winning-Battle-Yourself/dp/0785220860/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1550702801&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=i+declare+war+levi+lusko&psc=1 Weighted Blanket https://www.amazon.com/YnM-Weighted-Blanket-Material-Insomnia/dp/B073429DV2/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=bedbath&ie=UTF8&qid=1537402764&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=weighted+blanket&psc=1&smid=A18IAX87FBBJR5 Socials: Website www.fromthemiddlepodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fromthemiddlepodcast/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/from_middle Contact us at fromthemiddlepodcast@gmail.com