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The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Tammy Musiowsky
94 episodes
5 days ago
Season 5's highlights trace a clear path: protect focus, trust people, and let values drive the work. We pull the best “pare-down pointers” from guests who shared practical ways to simplify coaching, leadership, and classroom practice. • courage as a contagious practice for starting small • guard the golden hour and block time for deep work • align coaching to teachers’ own goals • use voice-to-text for fast brain dumps • shift to trust-based observations and cut busywork • scaffold student ...
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Season 5's highlights trace a clear path: protect focus, trust people, and let values drive the work. We pull the best “pare-down pointers” from guests who shared practical ways to simplify coaching, leadership, and classroom practice. • courage as a contagious practice for starting small • guard the golden hour and block time for deep work • align coaching to teachers’ own goals • use voice-to-text for fast brain dumps • shift to trust-based observations and cut busywork • scaffold student ...
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Education
Self-Improvement,
Health & Fitness,
Mental Health
Episodes (20/94)
The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 090: Season 5 Highlights! Courage, Focus, And What Matters Most
Season 5's highlights trace a clear path: protect focus, trust people, and let values drive the work. We pull the best “pare-down pointers” from guests who shared practical ways to simplify coaching, leadership, and classroom practice. • courage as a contagious practice for starting small • guard the golden hour and block time for deep work • align coaching to teachers’ own goals • use voice-to-text for fast brain dumps • shift to trust-based observations and cut busywork • scaffold student ...
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3 weeks ago
18 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 089: Values At Work with Dr. Amanda March
Ever feel like the noise never stops? We invited Dr. Amanda March, former school psychologist, professional learning expert, and founder of Rise and Align Consulting, to help us turn down the volume and bring clarity back to teaching and leading. Through vivid stories and practical tools, Amanda shows how naming and living core values reduces burnout, speeds up decision-making, and builds a school culture that actually supports the work. We unpack the science behind values alignment: what co...
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1 month ago
26 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 088: From Average To Exceptional with Todd Whitaker
What if the fastest path to a better school isn’t a new program, but a sharper focus on the people already doing the right work? We sit down with leadership expert and bestselling author Todd Whitaker to map a clear, practical route from average to exceptional. Todd shares why every school already holds the blueprint for success: great teachers are proving what’s possible with the same students and constraints, and how leaders can replicate those wins across the building. We dig into the dai...
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1 month ago
42 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 087: Rural Schools, Clear Priorities with Dr. Melissa Sadorf
Rural education isn’t about scarcity. It’s about clarity. We sit down with Dr. Melissa Sadorf, Executive Director of the National Rural Education Association, professor, longtime superintendent, and host of the Rural Scoop—to unpack how minimalist leadership helps protect the core mission of teaching and learning in communities that already operate lean. Instead of doing more with less, she argues for stripping away noise, centering relationships, and using place-based learning to make school...
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1 month ago
26 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 086: Coaching Without The Chaos with Lindsay Deacon
Coaching doesn’t fail because we lack strategies; it fails when our calendars, agendas, and relationships pull us in ten directions at once. We sit down with instructional coaching coordinator Lindsay Deacon to get practical about navigating principal friction, protecting energy, and keeping the work simple enough to sustain. From her early leap into coaching and time with Jim Knight and John Hattie to designing programs at scale, Lindsay brings field-tested moves that work in real schools wi...
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1 month ago
24 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 085: Behind Our New Book with Christine and Tammy
What if your greatest leadership move is not to add, but to edit? We share the thinking behind our new book, Your School Leadership Edit, and walk through a practical framework that helps you simplify systems, protect your time, and raise instructional impact without burning out your team. We break down the Five Rs—reimagining, removing, repurposing, reinvesting, and refining—and show how they apply to the big structures that shape daily school life: communication, expectations, teacher supp...
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1 month ago
31 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 084: Trust Builds Better Teaching with Craig Randall
In this episode, we explore how trust-based observations replace ratings with strength-focused coaching that actually improves teaching. Craig Randall shares practical steps leaders can use to build trust, save time, and spark real growth in classrooms. • origin of trust-based observations and mentor influence • why rating pedagogy harms culture and lowers efficacy • minimalist nine-element form for precise, strengths-based feedback • micro-actions that lower threat and build trust • time ma...
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2 months ago
25 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 083: Mentoring That Matters with Dr. Amanda Brueggeman
Dr. Amanda Brueggeman shares insights from her research and experience with student-centered mentoring, a collaborative approach that keeps students at the heart of new teachers' learning. She explains how this philosophy contrasts with traditional mentoring methods and offers strategies for providing effective support that helps retain teachers in the profession. • The number one reason teachers leave the profession is lack of support • Traditional mentoring uses teacher-centered approaches...
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2 months ago
26 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 082: Courage Is a Muscle with Ming Shelby
Courage isn't just a virtue, it's a skill that can transform our educational environments when practiced intentionally. In this compelling conversation with returning guest, Ming Shelby, we explore how educators can cultivate courage in challenging situations and discover unexpected joy through letting go. Ming shares a powerful personal story about facing an unexpected confrontation with a colleague. Rather than responding defensively or avoiding the conflict, she demonstrated the "power of...
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2 months ago
29 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 081: AI as Your Assistant with Dr. Monica Burns
Dr. Monica Burns joins us to explore how educators can thoughtfully integrate AI tools to simplify their workload and enhance teaching practices. We discuss the evolution of AI in education since our first conversation and examine practical applications that prioritize teacher expertise while leveraging technological assistance. • AI serves as a thought partner and assistant rather than a replacement for teacher expertise • Effective AI use requires teachers to maintain their role as content...
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2 months ago
33 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 080: The Path to Deeper Learning with John Spencer
There's a powerful moment in our conversation with John Spencer when he captures what so many educators are feeling: "It's like you're designing for depth while the system keeps dragging everything to the surface." This sentiment strikes at the heart of teaching today – fighting against a culture of distraction to create meaningful learning experiences. Spencer, whose journey from middle school teacher to professor and influential education content creator began with his own transformative p...
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3 months ago
26 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 079: How Film Industry Productivity Secrets Apply to Education with Steven Puri
Hollywood meets education in this eye-opening conversation with Steven Puri, founder and CEO of the Sukha Company. Drawing from his fascinating career journey—from digital visual effects on Academy Award-winning films to executive roles at major studios like DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox, Puri shares productivity strategies that work across industries. What makes this episode particularly valuable is how Puri translates high-stakes film production techniques into practical tools for educat...
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3 months ago
34 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 078: The Hidden Crisis in Education with Dr. Helen Kelly
Dr. Helen Kelly shares her journey from workplace safety lawyer to international school principal, and how her personal experience with burnout led to her current work researching educator wellbeing. She offers evidence-based insights about preventing burnout and creating school cultures that support teacher and leader wellbeing. • Understanding burnout as a continuum that everyone moves along, with engagement at one end and burnout at the other • Emotional workload and lack of community con...
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3 months ago
30 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 077: "Ish"...The Power of Good Enough with Tammy and Christine
What if "good enough" really was good enough? Perfectionism has become an invisible burden in education, driving burnout and diminishing joy for both teachers and students. In this enlightening conversation, we explore the revolutionary concept of embracing an "ish" mindset—an approach that celebrates progress over perfection and creates space for genuine growth. Drawing inspiration from Peter H. Reynolds' picture book "Ish" and Jo Bowler's "Math-ish," we unpack how this transformative think...
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3 months ago
27 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 076: Cutting Through Initiative Clutter with Tammy & Christine
Feeling overwhelmed by the constant barrage of new programs and initiatives hitting your school? You're not alone. In this thought-provoking conversation, Christine and Tammy tackle the challenge of "initiative clutter" that plagues schools everywhere. The hard truth is that we've created an unsustainable cycle in education. Research clearly shows meaningful change requires 3-5 years for proper implementation, yet schools typically cycle through initiatives every two years. This creates not ...
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4 months ago
29 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
BONUS Season 5 Preview: Conversations That Transform Teaching
Christine and Tammy celebrate the launch of Season 5 of The Minimalist Educator podcast by previewing their engaging lineup of education experts and thought leaders who share insights on streamlining work and preserving wellbeing! • Ming Shelby returns to discuss the transformative power of positivity in difficult conversations • Dr. Monica Burns returns to explores ethical AI use as an assistant rather than replacement for teachers • Craig Randal introduces his trust-based observation frame...
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4 months ago
15 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 075: Season 4 Highlights!
We've compiled the best "pare down pointers" from our incredible Season 4 guests into one special highlights episode, offering powerful insights and reminders about minimizing complexity in education. • Craig Rudolph emphasizes being available, responding promptly to inquiries, and genuinely listening to what people need • Jill Cross shares how color-coding systems help both students and teachers with organization • Dr. Michele Ogden reminds us "just because you can doesn't mean you should" ...
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7 months ago
15 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 074: Letters to Our September Selves with Christine and Tammy
Have you ever wished you could send a message back in time to your beginning-of-year self? That's exactly what we explore in this reflective episode as another school year draws to a close. The transition between academic years often happens at breakneck speed, with little time to acknowledge how much we've grown and changed. Tammy and I share the letters we would write to our September selves, capturing the wisdom gained through challenges, surprises, and victories along the way. Through h...
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7 months ago
32 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 073: Revisiting Our Book, The Minimalist Teacher with Tammy and Christine
Tammy and Christine revisit their 2021 book "The Minimalist Teacher," reflecting on which concepts remain relevant in today's educational landscape and the ongoing conversations they're having with educators about minimalist approaches. • The Triple P funnel (Purpose, Priorities, Paring Down) helps teachers declutter instructional practices and assessment strategies • Teachers often feel overwhelmed by excessive resources and materials that weren't designed with their specific students in mi...
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7 months ago
33 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Episode 072: Finding Joy Again - A School Leader's Journey Back to the Classroom with Dr. Michele Ogden
Dr. Michele Ogden shares her journey from elementary principal back to the classroom, highlighting the importance of aligning career choices with personal strengths and sources of joy. Her story challenges traditional career progression narratives, demonstrating how finding the right fit can enhance wellbeing and professional satisfaction. • Former elementary principal who returned to teaching second and third grade • Experienced burnout during COVID with high blood pressure, insomnia and an...
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8 months ago
24 minutes

The Minimalist Educator Podcast
Season 5's highlights trace a clear path: protect focus, trust people, and let values drive the work. We pull the best “pare-down pointers” from guests who shared practical ways to simplify coaching, leadership, and classroom practice. • courage as a contagious practice for starting small • guard the golden hour and block time for deep work • align coaching to teachers’ own goals • use voice-to-text for fast brain dumps • shift to trust-based observations and cut busywork • scaffold student ...