Leaving the Classroom Episode 6: Toxic Positivity | The Narcissist Tendencies in Education Part 2
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Toxic Positivity | The Narcissistic Tendencies in Education Part 2
The catchphrases teachers often hear from administration and the district are actually just toxic positivity. These phrases and slogans fed to teachers demand that you ignore, suppress, or deny negative or critical emotions. This excessive upbeatness isn’t used to lift the spirits of the teachers, but as a tool of guilt and control.
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The opinions expressed within this podcast are solely mine, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of Idol courses, or its affiliates. This episode contains content that may be alarming to some listeners. Please check the show notes for more detailed descriptions and take care of yourself.
Welcome to leaving the classroom. This is a podcast for teachers who are ready to transition...
Become an IDOL 77: Artificial Intelligence for Instructional Design with Ethan Webb and Mindsmith
Guest: Ethan Webb, Co-Founder/CEO Mindsmith
In this episode, I will be chatting with Ethan Webb, the cofounder and CEO of Mindsmith, a learning platform that uses generative AI to make it easy to create and share course material and training. Ethan is a current student studying economics and business strategy. He has many family members who are educators and has developed a passion for pedagogy and learning theory. Don't miss this trending episode on Artificial Intelligence and how it can benefit Instructional Designers.
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Robin Sargent I have here with me today Ethan Webb and he is the co founder and CEO of Mindsmith, which is an AI powered micro learning platform and authoring tool. But Ethan, would you please do a...
Leaving the Classroom Episode 5: Do it for the kids. The Narcissist Tendencies of Education Part 1
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Do it for the kids. The Narcissistic Tendencies in Education Part 1
Education is a narcissist. And teachers are the victims.
I started learning about narcissism about a year ago. Before then I thought narcissism was simply being full of yourself and arrogant.
But it turns out it runs much deeper and carries many more abusive tendencies than I ever imagined. And, these tendencies can be found right in our own public education system. And like the typical abusive narcissistic relationship, teachers often cannot see the abuse or the way out of it because they are so immersed in it.
So I am here today to expose these narcissistic traits of the education system and show teachers the abusive cycle they are stuck in.
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Leaving the Classroom Episode 4: Top Transferable Teacher Skills
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Top Transferable Teacher Skills
Today I’m reviewing the skills that are directly transferable from teaching to instructional design. And there are a lot of them!
I am sure you have heard the saying, Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.
This comes from a stage play in 1905 by George Bernard Shaw called Man and Superman. It is a terrible mindset that teaching is a place for those who can’t make it in “the real world”.
I heard this so often in the later years of high school and all throughout college as I prepared to become a teacher. It made me question my choice many times. And it is perpetuated over and over as teachers are continued to be portrayed as lesser than most other professional positions.
But the truth is, teachers are super prepared for so many other roles, especially instructional design.
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Become an IDOL 76: Strategic Assessment Learning with Tamara Schroer
Guest: Tamara Schroer, Vice President of Education & Development | Working Solutions
In this episode, I will be chatting with Tamara Schroer, the Vice President of Education and Development at Working Solutions and she is not you typical corporate executive. She is a born educator and putting her formal training and innate talents to work, helping Working Solutions to develop one of the world's most powerful and effective approaches to virtual corporate education. You will love the energy in this episode!
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Tamara Schroer, Vice President of Education and Development at Working Solutions, isn't your typical corporate executive. She's something better: a born educator. Armed with a degree in education and a passion for making a difference, she began her career helping the nonprofit Boys...
Leaving the Classroom Episode 3: 5 Things You Need to Know About Corporate
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5 Thing You Need to Know About Corporate
Today I am talking about one of the biggest fears I had when I began to consider leaving the classroom. Starting over.
According to a National Education Association survey in 2021, 37% of educators are considering leaving the classroom earlier than they had planned. That went up six months later to 55%. Teachers are leaving the profession and starting over. And if you are considering leaving the classroom and entering the corporate world, there are some things you need to know.
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Hello, welcome to leaving the classroom. I'm Kristi Oliva. Today I'm talking about one of the biggest fears I had when I began to consider leaving the classroom starting over. Now, according to a National Education Association survey in August of 2021 37% of educators are...
Leaving the Classroom Episode 2: The Myths of Summers Off
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The Myths of Summers Off Episode 2
Most teachers feel summers off is one of the best perks of teaching and can’t imagine giving it up. It is also quite nice to have the same schedule as your kids to be able to take family vacations together. This was one of my biggest worries too when I thought about leaving the classroom. In this episode, I talk about why I don’t miss summers off, or any other teacher ‘perk.’
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Hello, everyone. Welcome to leaving the classroom. I'm Kristi Oliva. Today I'm answering one of the top questions I get about leaving the classroom. Don't you miss having summers off?
Now, I don't know about you. But when I was teaching, I would literally have a countdown on my whiteboard stating how many days were left until the next holiday or even the next three day weekend. In fact, most...
Become an IDOL 75: Accessibility in eLearning with Samuel Apata
Guest: Samuel Apata, Senior eLearning Developer | Starbucks
In this episode, I will be chatting with Samuel Apata, currently a Senior eLearning Developer for Starbucks. He has over 8 years of experience developing and retaining talent for organizations like T-Mobile, American Airlines and GM Financial. Listen in to here us chat about accessibility! You'll want to know the accessibility minimums to incorporate into course building, the guidelines you'll want to pay attention to on federal and state levels and finding the balance to not stifle your creativity!
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Samuel Apata is a dedicated instructional designer with over 8 years of experience developing and retaining talent for organizations like T-Mobile, American Airlines, GM Financial, and currently Starbucks. He holds a graduate degree in...
Leaving the Classroom Episode 1: Top 5 Reasons for Leaving the Classroom
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Top 5 Reasons for Leaving the Classroom Episode 1
In this episode, meet me, Kristi Oliva, former teacher turned instructional designer. Learn how I left the classroom and pursued a corporate career. I have now worked for three Fortune 10 companies including CVS, Google, and now Amazon. I left the classroom for so many reasons, and in this episode I take you through the top 5 reasons I knew I didn’t want to be a teacher anymore.
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Welcome to leaving the classroom. This is a podcast for teachers who are ready to transition out of the classroom and into a new career. Each week, I'll share stories about what I've learned moving from education to the corporate world. I'll answer the most common questions and share my best tips to help you get started. If you are considering leaving the classroom, this show is for you.
Welcome everyone to the very first episode of the leaving the...
Become an IDOL 74: Abundance in Instruction Design with Kim Tuohy
Guest: Kim Tuohy, Instructional Designer | Belvista Studios
In this episode, I will be chatting with Kim Tuohy, an Instructional Design and founding Director of Belvista Studios. You don't want to miss this episode of abundance in the way Kim lives her life. Through traveling Australia in a van with solar powered panels to running her own business, she gives great tips on the balance of it all. She seeks to live a life of joy everyday!
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Kim decided that the corporate world was not for her as she wanted to live a life of freedom. She started Belvista Studios and within the first year was able to hire on! She loves what she does as an Instructional Designer and believes in human centered design. She has been traveling through Australia and living a life of abundance. Keep reading to get Kim's unfiltered...
