Number 10 in our countdown of the ten most-downloaded episodes of the first 1,000. Michelle Blanchet on a method for naming exactly what is wrong when you are an upset teacher — so you can do something about it.
This is #10 in the Top 10 of the First 1,000 — a countdown of the ten most-downloaded episodes in the history of the 10 Minute Teacher, running weekdays through September 18. Ranked on total downloads including re-airs, this conversation with Michelle Blanchet has been heard 23,379 times.
It originally aired on September 27, 2021 as episode 764. I am re-airing it unchanged because the problem it solves did not go away.
Michelle Blanchet, co-author of The Startup Teacher Playbook, teaches a method for figuring out the specific thing that is wrong — not the vague heavy feeling, but the actual named problem — so that you can make an improvement and feel forward progress. Social emotional learning is not just for students. This one is about you.
I think this episode did well because it hits a topic that happens to all teachers — we get upset! Not only do we get upset but when we do it negatively impacts our ability to be able to connect with students and just do our job. Michelle’s advice resonated with so many teachers! I hope you enjoy this show! ~ Vicki
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Resources from This Episode
- The Startup Teacher Playbook by Michelle Blanchet and Darcy Bakkegard — the book behind this conversation, published by Times 10.
- The Educators’ Lab — the organization Michelle founded to support teacher-driven solutions to problems in education.
About Michelle Blanchet
Michelle is an educator striving to improve how we treat, train, and value our teachers. After ten years of experience working with young people, she founded the Educators’ Lab, which supports teacher-driven solutions to educational challenges. Michelle earned a master’s in international relations from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid. She has taught social studies in Switzerland and the U.S. and has presented at numerous events, including SXSWedu and TEDxLausanne. Michelle is a part of the Global Shaper Community of the World Economic Forum. She has worked with organizations like PBS Education, the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, Ashoka, and the Center for Curriculum Redesign. The Startup Teacher Playbook through Times 10 Publications is her first book. She occasionally blogs for Edutopia.
Connect with Michelle: The Educators’ Lab | LinkedIn
The Top 10 of the First 1,000
As the 10 Minute Teacher approaches its 1,000th episode, I went back through the download numbers for every show and pulled the ten that teachers listened to most. One airs each weekday through September 18, counting down to number one.
#10 — you are here. Tomorrow: number nine.
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If this one gave you something to try this week, share it with the teacher across the hall.
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