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Welcome to What the World Needs Now sponsored by Harmony Academy from National University!

In this episode Tom Whisinnand and Josh Monroe talk with Kara Burnett, an amazing educator from Connecticut, about how she stays inspired and is purposeful about being sure each student feels seen, heard and valued.

Kara is also a member of the Harmony Educator Advisory Group and presents at conferences about the importance of Social and Emotional Education, which allows students to reach their full potential.

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In this episode, Tom and Josh interview a Multi Award Winning English Language(EL) teacher from Massachusetts and Author of "Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education".

Jessica Landers is on a mission to reimagine what English Language education means in today's world. The conversation covers stories of immigrant students from long ago up to today.

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In this episode of "What the World Needs Now" sponsored by Harmony Academy from National University. Tom Whisinnand and Josh Monroe talk with Lee Perez, Autumn Rivera and Ramon Benavides Jr, an inspirational group of Latinx educators who share their personal connections to immigrant students and talk about a chapter they co authored in "Hispanic Perspectives on student support and community empowerment by Dr. Angelo Villarreal.

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In this episode, Tom and Josh talk with Megg Thompson, a behavioral consultant, family coach and presenter about the importance of restructuring classroom management away from fear-based systems, such as clip charts, tokens, and stickers.

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In this episode of "What the World Needs Now", Tom and Josh talk with Melissa Mule, a special education language arts teacher and member of the Harmony Academy Educator Advisory Group. Melissa shares the importance of connecting with students around things that are important to them. We also discus how she seeks to surround herself with positive people.

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Tom and Josh continue to interview some of the MOST Inspirational Teachers in the World about "What the World Needs Now"! In this episode, they talk with Brooke Rogers (a.k.a- That New Teacher on Instagram and YouTube) about how she has maintained her positivity for education while being a NEW Teacher AND teaching through a pandemic!

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Welcome to What the World Needs Now sponsored by National University’s Harmony Academy. In this episode Tom Whisinnand and Josh Monroe talk with multi award winning teacher and author, Doctor Melissa Collins, about the power of inspirational learning activities, the importance of finding mentors in your teacher leadership journey and her amazing collaboration with Michael Dunlea that transformed both of their learning communities.

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In this previously published episode, Josh and Tom interview Jim Hansen, a recently retired teacher from Nashua, New Hampshire. Jim shares the incredible ways he has knocked down the walls of his classroom, and has created learning experiences for his students that include lessons on the Boston Marathon and collaborating with students in Nairobi, Kenya. Below are some links to hear some of the poems that were created by students in Kenya, as well as a Facebook link for Jim's travels.

Sydney's poem: https://youtu.be/Rdla2LUzJ8Q
Sadie's poem: https://youtu.be/q-mIIlNJlUs
Isaac's poem: https://youtu.be/kZAtQPNYAv8

Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/groups/393721374094474

Huge thanks to Harmony Academy, from National University, for empowering Tom and Josh to continue sharing the inspirational stories from educators all around the world.

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