What happens when an educator cares deeply about a child but doesn't know what to do next?

Michelle sits down with Debi Buchanan and Lori Wendt of Scottish Rite for Children's Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders to explore what changes when educators move from uncertainty to effective action.

Drawing on decades in schools — along with deeply personal experiences as parents and grandparents — Debi and Lori talk about dyslexia intervention, teacher confidence, student self-advocacy, community partnerships and the relief that comes when educators have tools and partners they can trust.

The conversation ultimately reaches beyond dyslexia into a larger idea about educator well-being: efficacy doesn't mean knowing or doing everything yourself. Sometimes agency looks like knowing what part you bring, knowing who else belongs on the team and knowing where to turn next.

Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine)

Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. (https://oxygenforeducators.com/)

*********************************************************************************************

Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846

Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c

Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs

*********************************************************************************************

Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box.

Website: https://tackybox.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/

What happens when the work itself becomes a source of well-being?

Alex Campbell, the teacher at the center of the Prime Video docuseries Murder 101, has spent years creating classrooms where students don't just learn about real-world problems — they help solve them.

In this conversation, Alex joins Michelle to talk about the philosophy behind that work: trusting young people with meaningful challenges, giving them opportunities to discover what they're capable of, and refusing to settle for learning that feels disconnected from the world outside the classroom.

But the conversation also turns toward Alex himself. His approach to teaching doesn't make the work easier — in many ways, it makes it more ambitious. Yet it also seems to keep him curious, energized, growing, and deeply connected to his sense of purpose.

Michelle and Chris reflect on what Alex's story might teach us about educator well-being, including the role of agency, meaningful work, productive discomfort, relationships, and the experience of doing something that genuinely matters.

Maybe educator well-being isn't only about how we recover from work.
Maybe it's also about creating more opportunities to come alive within it.

Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine)

Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. (https://oxygenforeducators.com/)

*********************************************************************************************

Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846

Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c

Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs

*********************************************************************************************

Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box.

Website: https://tackybox.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/

At 13, Casey Cuny learned firsthand how profoundly a teacher can shape a life. Decades later, the 2024 California Teacher of the Year has built his own teaching around a simple idea: rigor happens through relationships.

In this conversation, Casey talks with Michelle about knowing students deeply, explicitly telling them we believe in them, creating classrooms where young people feel safe enough to take risks, and using mythology to help students see their own lives with greater meaning and possibility.

They also explore what it means to find well-being within the work itself—and how AI might give educators more time and energy for what only humans can do: connect, create, notice, imagine, and care.

Opt in HERE for a complimentary subscription to the magazine. (https://oxygenforeducators.com/#read-the-magazine)

Visit the Oxygen for Educators website to learn more. (https://oxygenforeducators.com/)

*********************************************************************************************

Follow on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/oxygen-for-educators/id1775510846

Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2i21QueuqVqmEPmI7gzFfQ?si=1bef3354bff2402c

Follow on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Oxygen-for-Educators/B0DKL68DLX?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp

Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdbuPy-L7p4RZKZ_VWKCXwK_j8vbjZF2&si=7SHeSWZRllrseygs

*********************************************************************************************

Thank you to our sponsor, Tacky Box.

Website: https://tackybox.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tacky_box/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheTackyBox/