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Real stories. Fresh perspectives. Ideas for educators.
🎙️ Hosted by @kimbearden
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“I’m just a teacher.” It breaks my heart every time I hear those words. Every person who works in a school is a leader. But how do we sustain that leadership when the work becomes challenging? How do we keep our sense of purpose alive year after year? In this episode of The RCA Mix, Kim Bearden sits down with former Elementary Principal of the Year Dr. Aleli Vazquez to explore the six vital pillars of a thriving educator culture. They tackle the difficult topics: the true cost of avoiding accountability, the importance of stepping outside comfortable routines, and why courageous conversations can strengthen trust rather than undermine it. But they also celebrate the joy of teaching, the importance of staff morale, the power of recognizing colleagues, and the students entrusted to educators’ care each day. You don’t need a title to be a leader. You simply need to be willing to invest in the people around you. 🎙️ Watch The RCA MiX on YouTube. 🎧 Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. If you want to protect your passion for teaching and help your school culture thrive, this conversation is for you. What is one courageous conversation you have had that completely changed your perspective as an educator? ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
The Art of Active Listening | Kirk Brown and Kim Bearden 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch all episodes of The RCA Mix. 🎙️ ——— When opportunity knocks, will your students be ready? They have talent. They have ideas. But can they introduce themselves with confidence, navigate conflict, ask for help, and contribute effectively to a team? These are the skills that open doors, and they can be taught. In this episode of The RCA Mix, Kim Bearden sits down with Kirk Brown, RCA’s chief development and communications officer, to discuss workforce readiness and how educators can prepare students for opportunities beyond the classroom. Soft skills, durable skills, workforce competencies—different names for the same essential abilities. Kim and Kirk may joke about what to call them, but they are serious about the opportunities these skills can create. From the lessons behind the Amazing Shake to practical strategies for schools and families, they explore how to help students build confidence, communicate effectively, navigate relationships, and develop the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace and beyond. What is one skill you wish someone had taught you before you entered the workforce? ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
How to Gamify Workforce Readiness | Kirk Brown and Kim Bearden 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch all episodes of The RCA Mix. 🎙️ ——— When opportunity knocks, will your students be ready? They have talent. They have ideas. But can they introduce themselves with confidence, navigate conflict, ask for help, and contribute effectively to a team? These are the skills that open doors, and they can be taught. In this episode of The RCA Mix, Kim Bearden sits down with Kirk Brown, RCA’s chief development and communications officer, to discuss workforce readiness and how educators can prepare students for opportunities beyond the classroom. Soft skills, durable skills, workforce competencies—different names for the same essential abilities. Kim and Kirk may joke about what to call them, but they are serious about the opportunities these skills can create. From the lessons behind the Amazing Shake to practical strategies for schools and families, they explore how to help students build confidence, communicate effectively, navigate relationships, and develop the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace and beyond. What is one skill you wish someone had taught you before you entered the workforce? ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
Authenticity Is a Valuable Skill | Kirk Brown and Kim Bearden 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch all episodes of The RCA Mix. 🎙️ ——— When opportunity knocks, will your students be ready? They have talent. They have ideas. But can they introduce themselves with confidence, navigate conflict, ask for help, and contribute effectively to a team? These are the skills that open doors, and they can be taught. In this episode of The RCA Mix, Kim Bearden sits down with Kirk Brown, RCA’s chief development and communications officer, to discuss workforce readiness and how educators can prepare students for opportunities beyond the classroom. Soft skills, durable skills, workforce competencies—different names for the same essential abilities. Kim and Kirk may joke about what to call them, but they are serious about the opportunities these skills can create. From the lessons behind the Amazing Shake to practical strategies for schools and families, they explore how to help students build confidence, communicate effectively, navigate relationships, and develop the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace and beyond. What is one skill you wish someone had taught you before you entered the workforce? ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
When opportunity knocks, will your students be ready? They have talent. They have ideas. But can they introduce themselves with confidence, navigate conflict, ask for help, and contribute effectively to a team? These are the skills that open doors, and they can be taught. In this episode of The RCA Mix, Kim Bearden sits down with Kirk Brown, RCA’s chief development and communications officer, to discuss workforce readiness and how educators can prepare students for opportunities beyond the classroom. Soft skills, durable skills, workforce competencies—different names for the same essential abilities. Kim and Kirk may joke about what to call them, but they are serious about the opportunities these skills can create. From the lessons behind the Amazing Shake to practical strategies for schools and families, they explore how to help students build confidence, communicate effectively, navigate relationships, and develop the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace and beyond. 🎙️ Watch The RCA Mix on YouTube. 🎧 Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. What is one skill you wish someone had taught you before you entered the workforce? ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
Cultivating a Love for Reading | Korey Collins and Kim Bearden 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch all episodes of The RCA Mix. 🎙️ ——— Teaching kids how to read is only part of the job. How do we inspire them to actually WANT to read? In this episode of The RCA Mix, Kim Bearden sits down with reading expert and father of six Korey Collins to discuss his personal reading journey, the science of reading, and what happens after students develop essential literacy skills. Decoding matters. Fluency matters. Comprehension matters. But if students rarely pick up a book once they learn how to read, there is still work to be done. Korey shares practical strategies for helping students strengthen their reading skills, read more frequently, discover books they enjoy, and develop a genuine love of reading. We must teach students how to read. Then, we must help them discover why they would want to. If you want your students to become lifelong readers, not just kids who know how to read, this conversation is for you. ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
The Power of Fictional Text | Korey Collins and Kim Bearden 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch all episodes of The RCA Mix. 🎙️ ——— Teaching kids how to read is only part of the job. How do we inspire them to actually WANT to read? In this episode of The RCA Mix, Kim Bearden sits down with reading expert and father of six Korey Collins to discuss his personal reading journey, the science of reading, and what happens after students develop essential literacy skills. Decoding matters. Fluency matters. Comprehension matters. But if students rarely pick up a book once they learn how to read, there is still work to be done. Korey shares practical strategies for helping students strengthen their reading skills, read more frequently, discover books they enjoy, and develop a genuine love of reading. We must teach students how to read. Then, we must help them discover why they would want to. If you want your students to become lifelong readers, not just kids who know how to read, this conversation is for you. ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
The Science of Reading | Korey Collins and Kim Bearden 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch all episodes of The RCA Mix. 🎙️ ——— Teaching kids how to read is only part of the job. How do we inspire them to actually WANT to read? In this episode of The RCA Mix, Kim Bearden sits down with reading expert and father of six Korey Collins to discuss his personal reading journey, the science of reading, and what happens after students develop essential literacy skills. Decoding matters. Fluency matters. Comprehension matters. But if students rarely pick up a book once they learn how to read, there is still work to be done. Korey shares practical strategies for helping students strengthen their reading skills, read more frequently, discover books they enjoy, and develop a genuine love of reading. We must teach students how to read. Then, we must help them discover why they would want to. If you want your students to become lifelong readers, not just kids who know how to read, this conversation is for you. ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
Teaching kids how to read is only part of the job. How do we inspire them to actually WANT to read? In this episode of The RCA Mix, Kim Bearden sits down with reading expert and father of six Korey Collins to discuss his personal reading journey, the science of reading, and what happens after students develop essential literacy skills. Decoding matters. Fluency matters. Comprehension matters. But if students rarely pick up a book once they learn how to read, there is still work to be done. Korey shares practical strategies for helping students strengthen their reading skills, read more frequently, discover books they enjoy, and develop a genuine love of reading. We must teach students how to read. Then, we must help them discover why they would want to. 🎙️ Watch The RCA Mix on YouTube. 🎧 Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. If you want your students to become lifelong readers, not just kids who know how to read, this conversation is for you. —— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
Why Does School Culture Matter? | Dr. Junior Bernadin and Kim Bearden 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch all episodes of The RCA Mix. 🎙️ ——— Want stronger student engagement, better behavior, improved attendance, and a school culture where people actually feel like they belong? In this episode of The RCA Mix, I sit down with RCA house system expert Dr. Junior Bernadin to talk about how schools can intentionally create a culture of belonging through the RCA House System. We dig into what the research says about belonging and its connection to academic achievement, student engagement, attendance, behavior, and teacher morale. And yes, house systems can be fun. There may be tutus, cheers, competitions, and plenty of woohoos. But the real power of a house system goes far beyond those things. Junior shares what schools need to put in place so that the house system becomes more than an event or a theme. It becomes part of the culture. Because when students and staff feel known, connected, valued, and part of something bigger than themselves, school can feel very different. If you want to build a stronger culture of belonging at your school, this conversation is for you. ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
The House System Is About Relationships | Dr. Junior Bernadin and Kim Bearden 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch all episodes of The RCA Mix. 🎙️ ——— Want stronger student engagement, better behavior, improved attendance, and a school culture where people actually feel like they belong? In this episode of The RCA Mix, I sit down with RCA house system expert Dr. Junior Bernadin to talk about how schools can intentionally create a culture of belonging through the RCA House System. We dig into what the research says about belonging and its connection to academic achievement, student engagement, attendance, behavior, and teacher morale. And yes, house systems can be fun. There may be tutus, cheers, competitions, and plenty of woohoos. But the real power of a house system goes far beyond those things. Junior shares what schools need to put in place so that the house system becomes more than an event or a theme. It becomes part of the culture. Because when students and staff feel known, connected, valued, and part of something bigger than themselves, school can feel very different. If you want to build a stronger culture of belonging at your school, this conversation is for you. ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix
What Is the House System? | Dr. Junior Bernadin and Kim Bearden 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch all episodes of The RCA Mix. 🎙️ ——— Want stronger student engagement, better behavior, improved attendance, and a school culture where people actually feel like they belong? In this episode of The RCA Mix, I sit down with RCA house system expert Dr. Junior Bernadin to talk about how schools can intentionally create a culture of belonging through the RCA House System. We dig into what the research says about belonging and its connection to academic achievement, student engagement, attendance, behavior, and teacher morale. And yes, house systems can be fun. There may be tutus, cheers, competitions, and plenty of woohoos. But the real power of a house system goes far beyond those things. Junior shares what schools need to put in place so that the house system becomes more than an event or a theme. It becomes part of the culture. Because when students and staff feel known, connected, valued, and part of something bigger than themselves, school can feel very different. If you want to build a stronger culture of belonging at your school, this conversation is for you. ——— 🎥: @davidrspearman & Sisipho Mehlo by @thercamix

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