123: Personal and Authentic. - Thomas C Murray chats with us about being personal and authentic, and designing learning experiences that impact a lifetime.

Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, Tom Murray, chats with us about being personal and authentic, and designing learning experiences that impact a lifetime.

Tom shares how we can create an environment where people actually want to be, the importance of taking care yourself, and why you are a leader no matter what your title is.

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Episode Highlights 1:38 - Talking about our November #TeachBetter Challenge. 6:26 - Previewing the episode with Tom Murray Check out Tom on Episode 4 of Teach Better Talk! 10:57 - Tom introduces himself. 13:15 - What to expect from Tom's new book, "Personal  & Authentic." 16:43 - How do we create a culture of learning? 20:34 - Talking about leveraging tools and spaces to amplify learning. How do we rethink the tools and spaces we have? 30:51 - Rae turns Tom against Jeff. 31:14 - Tom's advice for teachers who want to create a legacy that impacts a lifetime. 35:00 - Listen to learn how you can win a copy of Tom's new book! 36:13 - 6 questions answered in 15 seconds or less. 39:10 - Looking back at Tom's answers on Episode 4. 40:47 - How to connect with Tom. Thomas's Recommendations EdTech Tool: Voxer Book: Anything by Dave Ramsey Who to Follow on Instagram: @RosaIsiah, @k_shelton YouTube/Podcast/Website/Blog: Inky Johnson Daily/Weekly/Monthly Routine: Taking time to pause and reflect. Best piece of advice you've ever received: “This job is about loving and caring about kids. Everything else is secondary.” Links to Connect With Thomas Website: www.thomascmurray.com Twitter: @thomascmurray Facebook Page: ThomasCMurrayEDU Instagram: @thomascmurrayedu YouTube: thomascmurray Books: www.thomascmurray.com/books PERSONAL & AUTHENTIC: DESIGNING LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT IMPACT A LIFETIME LEARNING TRANSFORMED: 8 KEYS TO DESIGNING TOMORROW'S SCHOOLS, TODAY 10 PERSPECTIVES ON INNOVATION IN EDUCATION EDUCATION WRITE NOW --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teach-better-talk/message