Listen "298: The Journey of Education with Sam Shields"
Episode Synopsis
In this Summer Series episode, you'll hear from Sam Shields. Sam shares the highs and lows of her education journey. She'll encourage you and empower you to just keep going, even when it's hard.
Quotables
*All quotables are from the interviewee
We are all learning no matter where we are at in our journey.
That first year of a coach is going to be worth it.
A lot of times teachers don’t see or feel how appreciated they are.
About Sam
Samantha Shields is a Product Owner at Torsh. Prior to Torsh, Sam served as an Early Learning Specialist supporting early childhood educators, a district instructional coach, a classroom teacher, and is a published author. She is passionate about the outcomes that true, authentic coaching can deliver for student and teacher success. Sam became a part of the Torsh team after Torsh acquired Your Coaches Corner, a company she founded and ran for the past several years.
Books by Sam:
Daisy's Unperfect School Year
Every Educator Speaks their own Languages: The Unique Love and Appreciation Languages of Educators
Connect with Sam:
IG @samshieldscoach
Twitter @samshieldscoach
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Twitter: @gschultek
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Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College
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Quotables
*All quotables are from the interviewee
We are all learning no matter where we are at in our journey.
That first year of a coach is going to be worth it.
A lot of times teachers don’t see or feel how appreciated they are.
About Sam
Samantha Shields is a Product Owner at Torsh. Prior to Torsh, Sam served as an Early Learning Specialist supporting early childhood educators, a district instructional coach, a classroom teacher, and is a published author. She is passionate about the outcomes that true, authentic coaching can deliver for student and teacher success. Sam became a part of the Torsh team after Torsh acquired Your Coaches Corner, a company she founded and ran for the past several years.
Books by Sam:
Daisy's Unperfect School Year
Every Educator Speaks their own Languages: The Unique Love and Appreciation Languages of Educators
Connect with Sam:
IG @samshieldscoach
Twitter @samshieldscoach
Join the Always A Lesson Newsletter
Join here and grab a freebie!
Connect with Gretchen
Email: [email protected]
Blog: Always A Lesson
Facebook: Always A Lesson
Twitter: @gschultek
Instagram: Always.A.Lesson
Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College
Leave a Rating and Review:
This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long-lasting effect on our future.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2
Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher.
Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’
Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.”
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Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5...
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