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In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2017 Mississippi Teacher of the Year Jodi McKenzie tells us how a trip to the Mississippi Delta changed her perspective on adversity, and inspired her to be a voice for change with policymakers.

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2017 Mississippi Teacher of the Year Jodi McKenzie tells us how a trip to the Mississippi Delta changed her perspective on adversity, and inspired her to be a voice for change with policymakers.

2017 Mississippi Teacher of the Year: Jodi McKenzie

Today's episode is a little different than the previous long-form episodes. We go back to our previous guest - Jodi McKenzie - and she shares a lesson she started in the fall with her students and she breaks that lesson down from the beginning middle and the overall end result. This lesson is from an English II teacher, but you could adapt this lesson to any subject. I hope you enjoy this brief lesson overview from Jodi, and if you have any feedback, please email me.   FAVORITE LESSON SHARED BIG QUESTION What is important in life?  Find the show notes of the lesson at the teacher tunnel website  Review the podcast on iTunes ​ Sponsor April Mass Photography ⇐ Get candid &amp; fun photography at 10% off if you mention this podcast  Music Song: I dunno (ft. J Lang, Morusque)  Artist: Grapes  Album: ccMixter   Thank you for checking out this episode of the Teacher Tunnel Podcast. Please share these free episodes with friends and colleagues to connect a wider audience. Also, if you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick 5-Star review of the show on iTunes by clicking on the link below. Reviewing the podcast gives us the opportunity to widen our community and in turn, give more value to many.  ​ Click Here to subscribe via iTunes Click Here to subscribe via Stitcher

Today's episode is a little different than the previous long-form episodes. We go back to our previous guest - <a href="http://weebly-blog-post-link/618620324785391804/565608000425363095/episode-13-jodie-mckenzie.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jodi McKenzie</a> - and she shares a lesson she started in the fall with her students and she breaks that lesson down from the beginning middle and the overall end result. This lesson is from an English II teacher, but you could adapt this lesson to any subject. I hope you enjoy this brief lesson overview from <a href="https://twitter.com/jodi_mckenzie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jodi</a>, and if you have any feedback, please <a href="mailto:teachertunnel@gmail.com">email</a> me.  FAVORITE LESSON SHARED BIG QUESTION What is important in life?  Find the show notes of the lesson at the <a href="http://www.teachertunnel.com/the-podcast/14-lesson-learned-from-letters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">teacher tunnel website</a> <a href="http://www.teachertunnel.com/blog/how-to-write-a-podcast-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Review</a> the podcast on iTunes ​ Sponsor <a href="http://www.aprilmassphotography.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">April Mass Photography</a> ⇐ Get candid &amp; fun photography at 10% off if you mention this podcast Music Song: I dunno (ft. J Lang, Morusque)  Artist: Grapes  Album: ccMixter   Thank you for checking out this episode of the Teacher Tunnel Podcast. Please share these free episodes with friends and colleagues to connect a wider audience. Also, if you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick 5-Star review of the show on iTunes by clicking on the link below. Reviewing the podcast gives us the opportunity to widen our community and in turn, give more value to many.  ​ Click <a href="Erica%20Hilliker%20is%20an%20MSU%20Spartan%20and%20teacher%20leader%20that%20has%20created%20a%20one-stop%20shop%20for%20all%20things%20EL%20(English%20Learners)%20and%20SIOP%20(Sheltered%20Instruction%20Observation%20Protocol).%20The%20website%20is%20simple%20to%20navigate%20and%20beautifully%20designed%20to%20make%20searching%20resources%20stress-free.%20Join%20us%20for%20another%20great%20episode%20with%20another%20great%20leader%20in%20education.%20%E2%25" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here</a> to subscribe via iTunes Click <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-teacher-tunnel-podcast?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here</a> to subscribe via Stitcher

S:1 Habits #14 - Lesson Learned from Letters w/ Jodi McKenzie

In this episode, we meet Jodi McKenzie. Jodi is an English II Teacher at Gautier High School in the Pascagoula School District and the 2017 Mississippi Teacher of the Year. She serves as the Department Chair and represents Student Council at her school. Jodi received her Bachelor’s from the University of Southern Mississippi and her Master’s from William Carey College both in Elementary Education and Teaching. She loves cultivating relationships with her students and gives some insights on how she does this, as well as some great student stories she's had along the way.  Show Notes  Jodi’s hidden talent The compounding moments that led Jodi to into teaching Teachers that made an impact Learning from Hurricane Katrina as a 2nd-Year Teaching Favorite Exercise   Les Mills Class - Body Pump   Her Senior Project that helped with her teaching How to begin the process of cultivating relationships Quote “We are a family, this is your safe place” Jodi McKenzie What makes a good Department Chair? Quote “Not a leader that is going to tell you what to do, and how to do it all the time, but a leader that is going to get in there and do it with you.” Jodi McKenzie Getting feedback Simplifying Writing Favorite Technology   Chromebooks No Red Ink Google Classroom Slate and Active Board + Clickers   Profession other than teaching Moving teachers to be considered professionals Teacher of the Year Schedule Morning Routines   Agenda Thought of the Day “Something to Think About”   Writing and Speaking Processes Student Stories Contacting an author What would you take if your house went up in flames? Favorite Podcasts  Contact Jodi  Twitter: @jodi_mckenzie Facebook: @mstoy2017   Books and Links mentioned in the show   Horn Island Dream by Wes Dannreuther Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu Knight by Elie Wiesel Artist: Walter Anderon  The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Nicholas Sparks Books Eye of the Tiger by Survivor    Podcasts mentioned in the show  Truth for Teachers by Angela Watson Every Classroom Matters by Vicki Davis  Teaching Learning and Reading K–12 Talks With Teachers by Brian Sztabnik  Sponsor April Mass Photography ⇐ Get candid &amp; fun photography at 10% off if you mention this podcast   Review the podcast on iTunes ​ Music Song: I dunno (ft. J Lang, Morusque)  Artist: Grapes  Album: ccMixter   Thank you for checking out this episode of the Teacher Tunnel Podcast. Please share these free episodes with friends and colleagues to connect a wider audience. Also, if you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick 5-Star review of the show on iTunes by clicking on the link below. Reviewing the podcast gives us the opportunity to widen our community and in turn, give more value to many.  ​ Click Here to subscribe via iTunes Click Here to subscribe via Stitcher

In this episode, we meet <a href="https://twitter.com/jodi_mckenzie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jodi McKenzie</a>. Jodi is an English II Teacher at Gautier High School in the Pascagoula School District and the 2017 Mississippi Teacher of the Year. She serves as the Department Chair and represents Student Council at her school. Jodi received her Bachelor’s from the University of Southern Mississippi and her Master’s from William Carey College both in Elementary Education and Teaching. She loves cultivating relationships with her students and gives some insights on how she does this, as well as some great student stories she's had along the way.  Show Notes <ul> <li>Jodi’s hidden talent</li> <li>The compounding moments that led Jodi to into teaching</li> <li>Teachers that made an impact</li> <li>Learning from Hurricane Katrina as a 2nd-Year Teaching</li> <li>Favorite Exercise</li> <li> <ul> <li>Les Mills Class - <a href="https://www.lesmills.com/us/workouts/fitness-classes/bodypump/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Body Pump</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Her Senior Project that helped with her teaching</li> <li>How to begin the process of cultivating relationships</li> <li>Quote “We are a family, this is your safe place” Jodi McKenzie</li> <li>What makes a good Department Chair?</li> <li>Quote “Not a leader that is going to tell you what to do, and how to do it all the time, but a leader that is going to get in there and do it with you.” Jodi McKenzie</li> <li>Getting feedback</li> <li>Simplifying Writing</li> <li>Favorite Technology</li> <li> <ul> <li>Chromebooks</li> <li><a href="https://www.noredink.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No Red Ink</a></li> <li>Google Classroom</li> <li>Slate and Active Board + Clickers</li> </ul> </li> <li>Profession other than teaching</li> <li>Moving teachers to be considered professionals</li> <li>Teacher of the Year Schedule</li> <li>Morning Routines</li> <li> <ul> <li>Agenda</li> <li>Thought of the Day “Something to Think About”</li> </ul> </li> <li>Writing and Speaking Processes</li> <li>Student Stories</li> <li>Contacting an author</li> <li>What would you take if your house went up in flames?</li> <li>Favorite Podcasts</li> </ul> Contact Jodi  Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jodi_mckenzie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jodi_mckenzie</a> Facebook: @<a href="https://www.facebook.com/JodiMcKenzieMSSTOY17/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mstoy</a>2017 Books and Links mentioned in the show  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Horn-Island-Dream-Coast-Novel/dp/0975948008" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Horn Island Dream</a> by Wes Dannreuther <a href="http://impacttheory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Impact Theory</a> by Tom Bilyeu <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Night-Elie-Wiesel/dp/0374500010" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knight</a> by Elie Wiesel Artist: <a href="https://walterandersonart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walter Anderon</a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/diary-of-a-young-girl-anne-frank/1100608834" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Diary of a Young Girl</a> by Anne Frank <a href="http://nicholassparks.com/stories/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicholas Sparks Books</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9NTecDfcc0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eye of the Tiger</a> by Survivor   Podcasts mentioned in the show <a href="https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Truth for Teachers</a> by Angela Watson <a href="http://www.coolcatteacher.com/teacher-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every Classroom Matters</a> by Vicki Davis <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/steven-miletto/teaching-learning-leading-k12/e/episode-102-3-reasons-why-professional-reading-is-a-must-44842003" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Teaching Learning and Reading K–12</a> <a href="http://talkswithteachers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Talks With Teachers</a> by Brian Sztabnik Sponsor <a href="http://www.aprilmassphotography.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">April Mass Photography</a> ⇐ Get candid &amp; fun photography at 10% off if you mention this podcast <a href="http://www.teachertunnel.com/blog/how-to-write-a-podcast-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Review</a> the podcast on iTunes ​ Music Song: I dunno (ft. 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