Why Edify Podcast
What Happens When Teachers Stay Grounded
Discover how grounded teachers create emotionally safe classrooms. Learn practical ways to lead with calm, model resilience, and shift the energy in your classroom for lasting impact.
Jeremy Jorgensen
Weekly Report
Calm, Resilience, and Hope in the Classroom
Before the costumes and candy chaos, take a moment to reset. In this Halloween edition of the Friday Five, explore calm, resilience, and hope — five small treats for a teacher’s mind.
Education
Hopeful Skepticism in the Classroom: Rebuilding Trust and Connection
Discover how embracing hopeful skepticism can help teachers combat cynicism, foster trust, and strengthen student-teacher relationships.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
It Doesn't Get You Anywhere
A short, powerful reflection for teachers on releasing worry, finding stillness, and focusing on what truly matters this week.
Strong Teacher Classroom Management
The Calm Effect: How Teacher Energy Shapes the Classroom
A calm teacher can reset a classroom faster than any reward system. Discover how your tone and energy influence student focus and learning.
Why Edify Podcast
Resilient, Not Broken: A Reflection for Educators Feeling the Weight
Feeling overwhelmed in the classroom? Discover how teachers build true resilience through reflection and recovery. This episode of the Why Edify Podcast explores healing, growth, and strength in the broken places.
Weekly Report
Gratitude as a Superpower
Close out the Mindset Shifts for Teachers series with gratitude—the mindset that turns what you have into enough. Discover how daily appreciation builds strength, resilience, and joy in teaching and life.
Education
How Social Media Use Affects Students’ Reading and Memory
New JAMA research links early social-media use to lower reading and memory scores. See what it means for teachers and how to build healthier tech habits.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
You Make a Difference (Even When You Don’t See It)
Teachers shape lives in ways they may never see. This week’s STRONG Teacher Newsletter celebrates your unseen influence.
Teaching
Find Your Thing: The Power of Small Purpose
You can’t do everything—but you can do your thing. Discover how small acts of purpose and focus can create big ripple effects in life and teaching.
Mindset Shift
From Scarcity to Abundance
Discover how to shift from scarcity to abundance thinking in teaching. Learn practical gratitude practices, reflection prompts, and strategies to find hope and creativity with what you already have. Perfect for educators seeking balance and perspective.
STRONG Teacher Newsletter
Weathering the Hard Weeks in Teaching
Storms don’t just test us—they transform us. Discover how to find calm, growth, and resilience through the hardest weeks of teaching.