Topic: Growth and Progress Guest: 2022 Indiana Teacher of the Year Sharita Ware Host: Tommy Renfro - www.tommyrenfro.com Research: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2022/02/01/why-teachers-are-leaving-and-where-theyre-going/?sh=7bf6a9015c0d Music: maxkomusic.com - Urban Hip-Hop Slow-boat Adobe Stock Audio

Topic: Equity in Education Guests: Dr. Ruby Payne - https://www.ahaprocess.com  Host: Tommy Renfro - www.tommyrenfro.com  Research: https://www.thebalance.com/equity-in-education-4164737 Music: maxkomusic.com - Urban Hip-Hop Slow-boat Adobe Stock Audio

Topic: Middle School Guests: Jon Hemmelgarn (Principal, Versailles Middle School, Versailles, OH) and Steven Hensley (Middle School Science Teacher, Greensburg Community Schools, Greensburg, IN) Host: Tommy Renfro - www.tommyrenfro.com / https://www.facebook.com/schizophrenicteacher Research: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/developmental-milestones-for-typical-middle-schoolers Music: maxkomusic.com - Urban Hip-Hop Slow-boat Adobe Stock Audio Episode analytics

Topic: Elementary Emotions Guests: Katelyn Groff (Centerville, IN), Shelby Knepshield (National Trail, New Paris, OH), Mallory Marshall (Union City, IN), Aubrey South (Hamilton, OH)) Host: Tommy Renfro - www.tommyrenfro.com / https://www.facebook.com/schizophrenicteacher Research: https://www.weareteachers.com/emotional-regulation/ Music: maxkomusic.com - Urban Hip-Hop Slow-boat Adobe Stock Audio

Topic: Early Child Education Guests: Dr. Denice Honaker - Director of Early Childhood Education, Indiana University East Host: Tommy Renfro - www.tommyrenfro.com /  Research: https://buffettinstitute.nebraska.edu/news-and-events/early-years-matter/early-childhood-education-matters-the-science-says-it-does#:~:text=The%20kids%20who%20received%20quality,continued%20right%20on%20into%20adulthood Music: maxkomusic.com - Urban Hip-Hop Slow-boat Adobe Stock Audio Episode analytics

Topic: Teachers Leaving the Profession Guest: Leena Marie Saleh - www.leenamariesaleh.com // Canva.com Host: Tommy Renfro - www.tommyrenfro.com Research: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2022/02/01/why-teachers-are-leaving-and-where-theyre-going/?sh=7bf6a9015c0d Music: maxkomusic.com - Urban Hip-Hop Slow-boat Adobe Stock Audio

Topic: Educational Technology  Guest: Indiana University Professor and Adobe Consultant Dr. Justin Hodgson.  Host: Tommy Renfro - www.tommyrenfro.com  Research: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2022/03/11/education-technology-post-covid-19-a-missed-opportunity/ Music: maxkomusic.com - Urban Hip-Hop Slow-boat Adobe Stock Audio

Topic:  Community, Family and School Partnerships Guests:  Katie Lash - https://www.ecesc.k12.in.us // John Lash - https://www.rc.k12.in.us Host:  Tommy Renfro // www.tommyrenfro.com Research: https://www.waterford.org/education/how-parent-involvment-leads-to-student-success/  Music: maxkomusic.com - Urban Hip-Hop Slow-boat Adobe Stock Audio

Topic: Teacher Mental Health Guest: Dr. Jerry Wilde, Indiana University East - https://www.iue.edu/people/bio/ajax.php?bio=jwilde Host: Tommy Renfro - www.tommyrenfro.com  Research: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/dont-forget-the-adults-how-schools-and-districts-can-support-educator-mental-health/2022/03  Music:  maxkomusic.com - Urban Hip-Hop Slow-boat Adobe Stock Audio

Schizophrenia is defined as a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate feelings, withdrawal from reality and a sense of mental fragmentation. Even though this is a debilitating disorder for many, the definition alone is a representation of the highs and lows teachers face each day. Welcome to The Schizophrenic Teacher Podcast with teacher, professor, and instructional designer Tommy Renfro.