Posts by Kayla Durkin
First Year Teacher Podcast Series with Bailey Knowles

Gain first-year teacher tips through this teacher podcast which is all about highlighting first-year teachers during their first year in the classroom! In this podcast, Bailey shares her experiences with being a fourth-grade teacher and rockin' it! If you would like to hear how Bailey became a teacher without a teaching degree or student teaching experience, this podcast is for you! Bailey is an amazing teacher with a heart of gold. Her students are so lucky to have her!

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Teaching Pre-School While Finishing School with Irina Shvets

Gain first-year teacher tips through this teacher podcast which is all about highlighting first-year teachers during their first year in the classroom! In this podcast, Irina shares her experiences with being a pre-school teacher while finishing her Elementary Education degree.

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Middle School Math with Acadia Gurney

Gain first-year teacher tips through this teacher podcast which is all about highlighting first-year teachers during their first year in the classroom! In this podcast, Acadia shares about her experiences with distance learning, hybrid learning, and being face to face. Acadia is a middle school math teacher rocking her first year of teaching. Be sure to listen to this teacher podcast to gain helpful first-year teacher tips!

North Dakota Teaching's host, Kayla Durkin, is using this podcast series to interview first-year teachers in hopes of inspiring other first-year teachers. Kayla Durkin, the founder of the Blossoming Teacher Course, is passionate about helping new teachers navigate their first year of teaching.

Acadia is currently a member of the Blossoming Teacher Course - If you're interested in becoming a Blossoming Teacher, you can join here!

https://north-dakota-teaching.mykajabi.com/blossoming-teacher-course

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Managing Kindergarteners While Distance Learning with Meagan Wilkinson

Meagan, a Blossoming Teacher Course member, is a first-year teacher teaching kindergarten. In this episode, Meagan will talk you through a typical day with her kindergarteners, how she is managing distance learning, and some amazing tips and ideas for first-year teachers!

Want to know how you can become a member of the Blossoming Teacher Course? Follow this link! https://north-dakota-teaching.mykajabi.com/blossoming-teacher-course

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Episode 6 - Anti-Racism with Kim Ballou

Join our host, Kayla Durkin, as she interviews Kim Ballou. Kim is a beautiful woman of color and she is here to help teachers and parents navigate difficult conversations about race and racism after the tragic death of George Floyd. Kim currently resides in Texas and is the face behind the Teachers Pay Teachers store, Dramatic Instructing.

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Episode 4 - Vision Boards: Manifest Your Life Goals, Dreams, and Aspirations

Join our host, Kayla Durkin, as outlines what a vision board is and how she uses her vision board to manifest her weekly, monthly, and yearly goals while also pursuing the vision she has for her life!

This short episode includes tips on how you can get started using vision boards today and how to continue to work toward your current goals while also giving yourself the flexibility to modify your goals and vision as needed!

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Episode 3 - One Word That Will Change Your Life

As written on Jon Gordon’s website:

In 1999, the authors (Jon Gordon, Jimmy Page, and Dan Britton) discovered a better way to become their best and live a life of impact. Instead of creating endless goals and resolutions, they found one word that would be their driving force for the year. No goals. No wish lists. Just one word. Best of all… anyone, anytime can discover their word for the year.

Join our host, Kayla Durkin, as she outlines her "One Word" for each of the last four school years, her word for the 2019-2020 school year, and how she plans to live out her word and what she wants to accomplish with it and how you can too!

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