173. Confronting Teacher Burnout with Erin Sponaugle
2026/2/18 | 32 mins.
Dr Erin Sponaugle has been teaching for 23 years. She’s a national board certified teacher and a former West Virginia Teacher of the Year. She’s also the author of two children's books and recently published Teachaholic, a book about overcoming teacher burnout based on her own experience. Erin is also the host of the Next Chapter for Teachers podcast. In this episode, we talk to Erin about her educator journey, writing books, most importantly, how teachers can avoid burnout. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode173.
172. Working in EdTech Marketing with Kendell Hunter of Otus
2026/2/11 | 25 mins.
Kendell Hunter is a former special education teacher and reading specialist with a master’s degree in education and more than a decade of experience across K–12 schools and edtech. She is the Director of Marketing at Otus, where she has spent nearly seven years helping districts turn assessment and student data into meaningful, actionable insights. Kendell and I discuss how and she moved from teaching to ed tech, and how that’s lead to her having an impact nationally. She also gets into her transition into marketing and what it takes to find a new job in ed tech today. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode172.
171. Supporting Students with Dyslexia with Dr. Coral Hoh of Dysolve AI
2026/2/04 | 28 mins.
Dr. Coral P.S. Hoh is a clinical linguist and the founder of Dysolve AI, a technology platform designed to support students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences. With a PhD in linguistics, her work focuses on applying research and artificial intelligence to improve how dyslexia is identified and supported at scale. In this episode, Coral and I discuss how she began studying dyslexia and how that lead to her creating Dysolve. She goes deep into how successful AI has been in helping language-processing issues and why she thinks AI should be integrated into education. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode171.
170. The Regulated Classroom with Emily Read Daniels
169. Aligning Neuroscience with Learning with Lisa Riegel
2026/1/21 | 28 mins.
Lisa Riegel is the creator of the NeuroWell Framework and the 8C Commitment Framework, which are brain-based approaches to engagement and change. She holds a PhD from Ohio State in policy and leadership and is a former educator and school reform specialist turned leadership strategist. She is known for turning neuroscience into practical tools that help people gain happiness, health, and more success. In this episode, Lisa and I talk about her journey from tech sales to education and the PhD work that drove her evolution. She also told me about how she integrates brain science into educational practices and the importance of of emotional and intellectual safety in schools. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode169.
There’s a lot that needs to change in education. But there are inspiring movements going on too! At Educator Forever, we believe teachers need to be at the forefront of education reform and be empowered to create career pathways that work for them.
Do you ever think about leaving the classroom but have absolutely no idea what else you could do? You may not realize it yet, but you have acquired highly valuable skills throughout your teaching journey, and there is unlimited potential for you to use them. Tune in each week to hear about career opportunities that will help you achieve the income, impact, and freedom you’ve always dreamed of. The best part? You can do all of this without having to leave the world of education entirely.
In addition to showing you the many ways you can expand your impact beyond the classroom, we’ll introduce you to inspiring leaders in education. Want to learn about new research? Looking to get familiar with innovative approaches to teaching and learning? We’ve got you covered.
Your host, Lily Jones, is a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher who transitioned out of the classroom to work in curriculum design, writing content for ed tech companies and even launching her own educational product-based business. After quadrupling her teaching income, she realized she could help other teachers do the same. Now Lily runs Educator Forever, where she empowers teachers to expand their impact beyond the classroom, and Educator Forever Agency, where she works with a team of educators to create inspiring curricula.
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