December 4, 2025 • 22 mins
We hit “Go Live” to close our longest season yet and lean into a simple truth: growth beats perfect. Holiday crunch time made the choice easy—pivot, try the new thing, and share what’s working for educators and parents who want less noise and more clarity. We review the milestone that mattered most this year—CPD credits for listeners—so your professional learning can count toward recertification while you collect practical strategies you’ll actually use.
Across the season, AI literacy became a defining throughline. We highlight four standout conversations featuring innovators who make AI useful, ethical, and human-centered. From Endless Studios and its free pathway for students to build real portfolios, to teacher- and parent-friendly guidance on boundaries, citations, and transparency, we map a path from curiosity to confident use. You’ll hear about Notebook LM for source-grounded studying that turns dense readings into clear summaries and audio explainers, Canva AI for building interactive learning games in minutes, and InstaLesson for drafting adaptable, standards-aligned lessons that save precious time.
We also talk candidly about moving to video, why showing the unpolished version matters, and how small rituals—at school and at home—keep everyone steady when routines fall apart. Parents get practical advice on setting expectations and modeling ethical AI use, while teachers get permission to start small, iterate, and invite students to use tools responsibly rather than banning them. Innovation, we argue, is about people first and tools second; relationships and good judgment turn new tech into better learning.
Season four launches January 15 with more conversations, more practical resources, and more human stories from the brighter side of education. If this resonated, subscribe, share it with a colleague or parent, and leave a quick review—what tool or mindset will you try next?
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Dr. Lisa Hassler (00:48):
Welcome to the brighter side of education,
research, innovation, andresources.
I'm your host, Dr.
Lisa Hassler, and this is myhusband, Dr.
Gregg Hassler.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (00:58):
Welcome.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (00:59):
And this is our first ever live episode.
So it's a big deal.
I don't I hope it's actuallyworking.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:05):
Super uncomfortable.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:06):
It really is.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:07):
And we're just getting started.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:08):
Definitely.
Yeah.
So this is outside both of ourcomfort zones, which is kind of
what we're talking about today,right?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:14):
What a better way to try something new.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:16):
I know in the holidays when everything is
already a little upside down andof course pressured.
So one of the reasons why wechose to do it is time crunch.
So it kind of made sense.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:27):
But hi everybody.
Yes, we are live.
And we're doing this inDecember.
And yes, we're alreadywondering what we were thinking.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:34):
And so why not go full blast?
So we've got some little decorto go with us.
Oh, and I've got something.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:39):
So we're doing it in style?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:41):
I yeah, and I thought you needed more turkey
in your life.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:43):
No.
Did you see this?
We've had way too much turkey.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:46):
It's been all week.
We've made like turkey.
Come on.
I'm gonna be the reindeer then.
How will we do that?
All right, here we go.
So we're doing this in style,not so much the turkey that made
Gregg a little bit morecomfortable than we needed to.
Yes.
Okay.
And we have some throwbacks.
So we've got the ceramic tree.
70s child recognizes that fromtheir childhood.
(02:09):
And you've got your sounds ofmusic.
You see it?
Doo doo doo doo doo doo.
There we go.
Childhood classic from Craig.
Nice little countdown, bothinstruments.
I think we're missing one.
Oh very sad.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (02:22):
Yes, little advent calendar
countdown.
Yeah.
That uh used for a long time.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (02:26):
All the little traditions of our childhood
that we bring with us duringthis holiday season, right?
Add to it, remember, kind ofadds a little bit to the magic.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (02:34):
It does.
Before we go any further, let'swarm up with a Christmas
question.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (02:39):
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr (02:39):
Christmas question.
What is one childhood gift thatyou still think about every
year?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (02:45):
Okay.
I I used to have little babydolls, and there was like a
bottle, and it was magicalbecause when you fed the baby,
it disappeared.
Like the milk disappeared.
I don't know how that happened.
I still don't know how thatworks, by the way.
But that was very amazing tome.
So it reminds me of how simplethings can be really, really
(03:06):
fascinating to kids.
And so sometimes we overthinkpresents, and sometimes it's
just the simplest thing thatthey remember and love the most.
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (03:14):
I always liked our group gifts, like
ping pong tables and and likethings like that.
Yeah.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (03:20):
Yeah.
Right.
The big ones.
You you remember the the thing,Mike?
Yeah, things that brought ustogether.
Yeah.
Well, that's nice.
Okay, so what's one of theworst Christmas decorations that
we've ever brought into thishouse?
If you had to pick one, whatwould you say?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (03:33):
I think one of the best things we've
ever gotten are blow ups.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (03:36):
No, that's the worst one.
It's the worst.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (03:37):
Why is it the worst?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (03:38):
It's the worst because it's like the during
the day, all you see is puddlesof cloth pooling the dew on the
lawn.
Then it's kind of like no, butthey're so easy.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (03:52):
You gotta pick decorations that are
easy.
Easy decorations are the key.
They blow it.
It takes 15 minutes to set up.
It's great all month.
Best thing ever.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (04:04):
No, no, I don't think so.
Okay.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (04:06):
So to be serious, why are we here today?
Is to review the year.
What was the best thing aboutthe brighter side of education?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (04:14):
Right.
So a lot has happened in thislast season.
It's definitely the longestseason we've had.
Usually they begin and end inSeptember.
And this year we pulled it sothat it would end at the end of
the calendar year.
And I thought that was a goodchoice.
It made sense.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (04:28):
It did.
I mean, you had a lot of greatguests this year and a lot to
offer.
There's a lot going on ineducation, as everybody knows.
So there was too muchinformation just to cut it
short.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (04:39):
Yeah, it really needed a natural break.
And I think December is a goodnatural break because people are
spending the time on holidaysand the family.
And so it gives us all anatural break.
And so today is the end ofseason three.
And then we will have a monthto regroup and rest and spend
time with our families.
And we'll be back January 15thfor season four.
(05:01):
Some of the really greatthings, though, that happened in
season three, I would say isnot only was it longer, we had
some great, great topics, butalso the continuing professional
development credits.
That was amazing.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (05:14):
Yeah.
So yeah, that was a big dealthis year.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (05:18):
Getting accredited, having the podcast
um valuable, you know, to somany educators.
Not that it wasn't already, butum, I guess just so that you
can you can get something moreout of it by being able to add
to your um recertification.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (05:34):
So please, all teachers, we did
that for you.
Yeah.
You guys give a lot ofyourselves and your time.
We want to make sure that youspread the word, use this tool
and tell other teachers to usethis podcast to get your free
education.
Yeah.
I mean, get your CPD creditsand use this tool to learn more
(05:55):
because the AI, the guests thatare on here are world-renowned
educators and people that aregiving free tools to you.
And Lisa's doing a great job ofgetting some of the really some
of the most famous people inthe world.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (06:07):
I mean, you think about Amanda Dalio.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (06:10):
I mean, some of these names you guys
should be really takingadvantage of and spreading to
other people.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (06:15):
So yeah, I've been very fortunate to to have
some great guests that have madesome very innovative big moves
in education and they've putsome resist resources out there
that are pretty valuable.
A lot of them are free.
And uh what I love about itthen is not only you're gonna
learn it, but then you can umyou can use it, and then you can
use it not only for yourself oryour students, but then for the
(06:36):
certification.
And so it wouldn't be possiblewithout sponsors like you.
So I appreciate it.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (06:41):
But it's about helping you guys so pass
the word along, use CPD.
It's very, very important.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (06:47):
Yeah, so that was a big thing.
Also, we went to video formatthis year.
This is a big thing.
Yes, YouTube for the first timeand video, the great unveiling.
I came out of my closet.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (06:57):
And I think that's the other thing.
I think you guys want to seemore of Lisa live, and that's
one of the other things aboutthis podcast is it's yeah, we're
very uncomfortable doing thistoday.
But it's better to do it liveonce in a while to see the real
person behind all of what thecontent is and not just the
edited version of what you guyssee.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (07:16):
Yeah, nice and polished.
I like it polished.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (07:18):
It's better this way.
I I keep telling her peoplewant to see more of the no, no.
They do they do this to seeyou.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (07:24):
So hold on, but I was gonna say the that
sheet, so we gotta.
It was yes, and then live.
This right here.
Yes, ripping the band-aid off alive version.
So we went to many conferencesthis past year, education
conferences, but at the verybeginning of the year, a pod
fest.
So it's a podcast uhconference, and that is where we
finally decided, all right,video is where we need to start
(07:46):
going into it.
And they said, no, you need togo live.
And I thought, I am I cannot dolive.
And so it's taken me almost afull year to say, all right,
we're gonna, we're gonna dolive.
So we're gonna do it to endwith it.
How great is that?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (07:58):
And let's be honest, about four
minutes before we went live, Ialmost didn't do this.
unknown (08:03):
I know.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (08:03):
I literally was like, I'm gonna talk about
holiday crunch time.
This is it.
This is like fitting it in, anduh and I think it's it's gonna
be great though.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (08:12):
It is okay.
You'll be big.
unknown (08:14):
I do.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (08:15):
All right, so last minute events.
There's a lot going on rightnow.
So I think this is when youknow that to start getting into
that uncomfortable zone andbeing willing to try new things
like we are right now, and andthat says a lot with the big
current conversation in AI.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (08:30):
Yes, AI.
AI is a big thing from thepodcast this year.
Let's do a little bit aboutwhat that was about.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (08:36):
Right.
And I think that people,everyone is we're all learning
it, you know, we're all comingfrom uh a point of no experience
to dabbling to, you know, um,the more the more you do it, the
better you are at it.
But there's always new stuffcoming out.
So I think it's it's importantto stay up to date.
Some of the the best thingsthat I've walked away with
throughout um the conversationsand through the conferences.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (08:59):
And you had four big podcasts this year
on AI.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (09:01):
Dedicated just to AI, yes.
Um, one with Matt Dalio, Dalio,and he he has a platform,
Endless Studios, that is aboutallowing children for free to
learn AI skills through gaming,to create.
They end up having portfolios,AI portfolios that they can use
to actually get jobs with.
(09:22):
Um, these are AI literacyskills that he believes are
really, really important, offersit for free, and you're using
professional software.
So Endless Studios, reallyimportant.
That's a big one.
Another one with Mike Todasco.
He gave us some great tips andtools for parents and teachers.
And one of my favorite wasNotebook LM.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (09:39):
It's my favorite.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (09:40):
If you're not using it, you definitely need to
play with it.
It's through Google.
It is a closed source where youadd the sources and then you
could do some wonderful thingswith it, whether it's for
testing, and it's good for allages.
So it really is.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (09:53):
So if you were trying to learn about a
research paper and you see, Iget all excited about it.
And so, say you're in collegeor say you're in high school and
you just aren't getting thissubject of this research paper,
you could take the researchpaper and you're you're just
overreading it, and you just, Ican't get this, and you let the
AI read it, and you love, say,maybe listening to the podcast.
(10:15):
It will put it into a podcastform and say, put it into two
voices, and those two voiceswill say a male and female
voice, and they'll start talkingto each other and completely
explain what you don'tunderstand in a five-minute
succinct podcast.
Yes.
And explain the entire researchpaper or paper to you in five
(10:36):
minutes, and it'll be totallyclear.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (10:38):
It summarizes it, hits the key points,
explains it in a way that youunderstand better.
You're just like listening toit when you're walking or you
know, driving the car.
They also do videos.
On any subject.
So wild.
So that one's a great resource.
Students can use it, teacherscan use it to create videos,
even.
I just made one with uminformation that I used for a
presentation two weeks ago at aconference.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (10:59):
Great AI tools.
I used it great with Mike.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (11:01):
There's that one.
If you're going to ooh, CanvaAI, I found out from this one
from Amanda Bicker's staff.
Definitely follow her.
She is good to date material,very up-to-date um research.
She talks about policies,handbooks for parents and
schools and teachers, doesprofessional development for
teachers, goes around the world.
She presented at our conferencetwo weeks ago.
(11:22):
So I got to meet her in person,which was awesome.
But I did interview her, andshe has a company AI for
education.
So follow her on LinkedIn.
She does weekly updates.
And this week or this past weekwas a really kind of eerie one
about poise.
Christmas is a good one.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (11:36):
One that spoke to the kids for an hour,
unprompted.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (11:39):
Yikes.
Okay.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (11:40):
So And then the other person you met or
saw in Orlando was Jessica.
Yes.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (11:45):
We were on a board together in Denver, and
she has a book, and she did anepisode with me on Chat GPT for
teachers.
And so if you just that one isgreat because she she calls it
like it's her buddy.
Her and her and chat GPT arelike this.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (12:00):
So if you have any questions,
teachers, parents about AI andwhat you should be learning,
this podcast should have all theup-to-date information you
need.
Those four episodes have a lotof good stuff.
All these podcasts are only 20,25 minutes long.
They're great.
Go back.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (12:15):
So yeah.
So I would say those episodes Iwould listen to.
And then there is some sometools.
We have the notebook LN, greatone.
Endless studios for the videogaming on the professional uh
software.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (12:29):
And your favorite.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (12:30):
I love Instalesson.
This is in a beta form.
And it is throughInsta-Lesson.com.
This one is a great time saver,teacher.
So you just type in yourstandard, what you want, how
much time, and you canmanipulate it, but it crafts um
a very positive lesson plan inminutes.
(12:51):
And it's it's pretty, prettyamazing.
Definitely try that.
One good time saver forDecember, especially.
Uh follow Amanda Baker's Jeff.
I would say if you're going todo anything with A, follow her.
She is the one to follow.
And then she actually hadmentioned this to me.
Oh, well, not to me personally,but to the conference, and I
thought it was amazing.
So Canva, Canva AI.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (13:12):
Yes.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (13:12):
Okay, so you can make games, teachers, even
pair.
Um anybody can make a game, butgo into Canva.ai and you can
create a game.
You just tell it what you wantit to do, and it makes this
game.
And I did it at the conference.
It was so fun.
I made one about like teachershaving to pick up things left
over the classroom.
It was like picking up thingsin the class, and then you'd
(13:33):
have like obstacles, like bumpinto a desk.
Anyways, it was pretty fun.
But you can have it doanything.
So skill related, it can bepretty instrumental and then fun
for for kids to be able to docollaboratively as well.
So I would say that was a goodone.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (13:45):
And even the Canva rep was amazed,
wasn't he?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (13:48):
Yes.
Yes, he was.
So that was fun.
And then it it's like it liveson your own website.
So it's pretty that was apretty um outstanding one.
So that one was eye-opening.
All right, so that one I woulddefinitely walk away with.
So those are some good toolsand little gems in your pocket.
And uh, and now we're steppingoutside our comfort zone during
the holidays, right?
Again.
Again outside of the comfortzone again.
(14:08):
No, right?
We did that.
Yes.
And so we're gonna do theChristmas.
Okay.
What's a smell that brings youback to Christmas childhood?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (14:17):
Oh goodness.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (14:18):
Is there any smells?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (14:19):
I love gingerbread smells.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (14:22):
Okay, gingerbread smells, yes.
I think for me it's pine.
I just like I just like thesmell of pine.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (14:28):
That is true.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (14:29):
You know?
Yes.
I always, yeah.
That one's a you know thesticky Christmas trees.
Yes.
You can yeah.
So I think that was a goodthing.
The sap on your hands.
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (14:37):
So you put the Christmas tree up if you
don't have it all over yourhands.
Yeah.
It's not real.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (14:41):
I know, that's right.
We didn't do one this year.
Is it Christmas tree?
We have a tree.
Okay.
Uh, all right.
So now let's talk more aboutcom stepping out of our comfort
zone, especially during theholidays.
And that's when routines getdisrupted and life feels very
full.
And so here are my top tips forchoosing growth during uh times
of of really big turmoil,chaos, time.
unknown (15:06):
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (15:07):
Like how do we Yeah.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (15:09):
So I would say you have to lining up the
priorities, pick what mattersmost, lean into it, and then
pivot to make changes.
And and even if those changesare new or uncomfortable, like
today, time was uh definitely ofthe essence right now.
And so we decided to pivot, trysomething new.
Yeah, go live.
Why not?
Why not?
We got nothing else going on.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (15:27):
It's easy, it's no big deal.
You should all try it.
Yes, very comforting and calm.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (15:32):
Giving yourself permission to to not be
perfect at it, that's hard alittle bit for me.
It's a little bit.
And so this uh this is killingit.
But but I appreciate that.
Yeah, you are and then whereyou know where things become
really complex, I think um justknowing that uh yeah, you don't
(15:55):
have to chase perfect, giveyourself permission to pivot and
also to, you know, not beperfect.
It's okay.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (16:04):
It is, it is and from a parent
perspective, keep the home, youknow, keep the home routine
steady.
If there are schedule changes,tell the kids what's going on.
You know, this time of year forthem is crazy as it is.
So talk openly about schedulechanges, make time during the
week where everyone has time tojust relax and not be so busy.
Try to choose simple over showyand maybe try a new family
(16:29):
tradition, maybe even somethingsmall.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (16:31):
Yeah.
Do you know what?
Um, you didn't I didn't what?
You didn't do this, you didn'ttalk about your AI from a parent
perspective.
What would you like?
I mean, we talked about likeyou know, the what we did this
past year, and I think from aparent's perspective, you know,
how is it that all these thingsthat we've talked about, and now
(16:53):
we have kids that are grown, sothey're in college, they're
young adults, and when you haveyou hear this advice or the AI
stuff, you know, how do you feelabout that when it comes to
advising or you know, parentingchildren that are older?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (17:09):
I think parents have to be involved.
AI is everywhere.
Um, you know, some some it'snot going away.
It's gonna be something thatteachers are gonna have to use
and parents are gonna have touse.
Some people are using itwisely, some don't.
So what we need when it comesto kids.
Yeah, for kids, you have toteach them to use it wisely.
(17:30):
How parents what parents haveto do is give guidance and give
boundaries and help the teacherswith the support and the amount
of time that they're allowed touse it and not.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (17:41):
Yeah.
And the ethics, a lot of kidsare getting excited about oh,
ChatGPT can just write my paperfor me.
And that that's been debated onwhether or not, you know, how
schools are using AI to detectand plagiarism and stuff like
that.
But I think, you know, we canjust be there for the kids, you
know, even if they're older,just to kind of help you still
have to guide them.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (17:58):
And teach them to use it in the
right way.
Yeah.
I mean, it's it's gonna happen,so use it the right way.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:03):
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (18:03):
And so it's like a calculator, you
know?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:06):
I I think so.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (18:07):
Or like a five year old.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:07):
I've heard I've heard that you prefer to
use the right way in a lot.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (18:10):
And it's helpful.
I use it all the time, but justyeah, go from there.
Okay.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:15):
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (18:15):
That's this.
So do you want to wait?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:18):
No, no.
That that thinks and I thinkthat uh that was it.
So what are we taking into2026?
So as we're wrapping up, whatare we taking forward, right?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (18:27):
Yeah.
What are the things that youwant to take into the 2026 year?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:30):
I think that innovation is more to do with
people than it is necessarilywith tools because the people
introduce us to the tools.
They're creating the resourceswith the tools.
And so I think that, you know,being aware of the people that
are that are doing theinnovating is really important
to help us keep abreast of thedifferent technology and and the
skills that we need to befollowing.
(18:51):
Yeah, so that's a big one.
What about for teachers?
I think that it's okay to stepout of the comfort zone and
start trying some of thesethings and to be not not perfect
at it and to understand itslimitations, but to also be
looking at assignments andlesson plans and things with the
children that can help themlearn the skills that they need
(19:12):
to be successful and and notmaybe maybe we have to start
changing some of the things andon how we're teaching so that
it's having them use it insteadof you know closing that door
and say you can't use it.
I think that that's limiting tokids, and then it makes them
just kind of like, don't touchthe red button.
Yeah, I would always want to.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (19:29):
I mean, teachers are going through you
guys are going through obviouslyendless changes, and it's going
to be okay.
You guys are amazing.
Just keep looking forward,right?
Pivot, shift just like we aretoday.
Yes.
It will be okay, just one stepat a time.
Stay calm.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (19:46):
And I think overall, like the future is
exciting.
It's new, it's different, butgrowth happens when you step
outside that comfort zone andyou try something new.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (19:55):
Yeah.
Be positive.
And uh, and for me, I think thekids will thrive when life is
simple and predictable.
Keep it that way.
Parents, you need informationand not surprises.
So stay informed, be on top ofit, and work to keep getting the
information that's out there.
Podcasts such as this.
(20:15):
And then the world is changingfast, and learning alongside
your kids is not just okay, it'sessential.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (20:22):
So it really is.
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (20:24):
Keep working.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (20:25):
Learn, learn with them.
It's okay to to not be theexpert in this.
No one is right now.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (20:29):
Yeah, how many times do they bring
homework home and you're like, Ihave no idea.
So learn with them, learn howto use the chat GPTs, the
Gemini's.
The stuff that's out there.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (20:39):
Monica.
That's a new one.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (20:40):
They're all new.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (20:42):
Yeah.
That one's a good try checkMonica out.
Okay.
All right.
Well, thank you for joining usfor a our first ever live
podcast.
And thank you for making seasonthree our longest.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (20:52):
Season three was amazing.
And so go back and check it allout.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (20:55):
Yes.
And uh and thank you forwalking alongside us as we try
new things, even theuncomfortable things.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (21:02):
Yep.
As season four begins, it willbegin January 15th.
Don't miss another episode.
Share it.
Tell everyone about it.
We can't wait to share moreconversations, more learning,
and more practical resources.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (21:15):
Yes.
So happy holidays from theHasslers.
From the Hasslers.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (21:18):
Best cups ever.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (21:19):
I know.
They're little moorses.
They're gonna kiss me.
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So let's keep working togetherto find solutions that focus on
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Welcome to the brighter side of education,
research, innovation, andresources.
I'm your host, Dr.
Lisa Hassler, and this is myhusband, Dr.
Gregg Hassler.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (00:58):
Welcome.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (00:59):
And this is our first ever live episode.
So it's a big deal.
I don't I hope it's actuallyworking.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:05):
Super uncomfortable.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:06):
It really is.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:07):
And we're just getting started.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:08):
Definitely.
Yeah.
So this is outside both of ourcomfort zones, which is kind of
what we're talking about today,right?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:14):
What a better way to try something new.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:16):
I know in the holidays when everything is
already a little upside down andof course pressured.
So one of the reasons why wechose to do it is time crunch.
So it kind of made sense.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:27):
But hi everybody.
Yes, we are live.
And we're doing this inDecember.
And yes, we're alreadywondering what we were thinking.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:34):
And so why not go full blast?
So we've got some little decorto go with us.
Oh, and I've got something.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:39):
So we're doing it in style?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:41):
I yeah, and I thought you needed more turkey
in your life.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (01:43):
No.
Did you see this?
We've had way too much turkey.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (01:46):
It's been all week.
We've made like turkey.
Come on.
I'm gonna be the reindeer then.
How will we do that?
All right, here we go.
So we're doing this in style,not so much the turkey that made
Gregg a little bit morecomfortable than we needed to.
Yes.
Okay.
And we have some throwbacks.
So we've got the ceramic tree.
70s child recognizes that fromtheir childhood.
(02:09):
And you've got your sounds ofmusic.
You see it?
Doo doo doo doo doo doo.
There we go.
Childhood classic from Craig.
Nice little countdown, bothinstruments.
I think we're missing one.
Oh very sad.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (02:22):
Yes, little advent calendar
countdown.
Yeah.
That uh used for a long time.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (02:26):
All the little traditions of our childhood
that we bring with us duringthis holiday season, right?
Add to it, remember, kind ofadds a little bit to the magic.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (02:34):
It does.
Before we go any further, let'swarm up with a Christmas
question.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (02:39):
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr (02:39):
Christmas question.
What is one childhood gift thatyou still think about every
year?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (02:45):
Okay.
I I used to have little babydolls, and there was like a
bottle, and it was magicalbecause when you fed the baby,
it disappeared.
Like the milk disappeared.
I don't know how that happened.
I still don't know how thatworks, by the way.
But that was very amazing tome.
So it reminds me of how simplethings can be really, really
(03:06):
fascinating to kids.
And so sometimes we overthinkpresents, and sometimes it's
just the simplest thing thatthey remember and love the most.
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (03:14):
I always liked our group gifts, like
ping pong tables and and likethings like that.
Yeah.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (03:20):
Yeah.
Right.
The big ones.
You you remember the the thing,Mike?
Yeah, things that brought ustogether.
Yeah.
Well, that's nice.
Okay, so what's one of theworst Christmas decorations that
we've ever brought into thishouse?
If you had to pick one, whatwould you say?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (03:33):
I think one of the best things we've
ever gotten are blow ups.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (03:36):
No, that's the worst one.
It's the worst.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (03:37):
Why is it the worst?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (03:38):
It's the worst because it's like the during
the day, all you see is puddlesof cloth pooling the dew on the
lawn.
Then it's kind of like no, butthey're so easy.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (03:52):
You gotta pick decorations that are
easy.
Easy decorations are the key.
They blow it.
It takes 15 minutes to set up.
It's great all month.
Best thing ever.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (04:04):
No, no, I don't think so.
Okay.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (04:06):
So to be serious, why are we here today?
Is to review the year.
What was the best thing aboutthe brighter side of education?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (04:14):
Right.
So a lot has happened in thislast season.
It's definitely the longestseason we've had.
Usually they begin and end inSeptember.
And this year we pulled it sothat it would end at the end of
the calendar year.
And I thought that was a goodchoice.
It made sense.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (04:28):
It did.
I mean, you had a lot of greatguests this year and a lot to
offer.
There's a lot going on ineducation, as everybody knows.
So there was too muchinformation just to cut it
short.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (04:39):
Yeah, it really needed a natural break.
And I think December is a goodnatural break because people are
spending the time on holidaysand the family.
And so it gives us all anatural break.
And so today is the end ofseason three.
And then we will have a monthto regroup and rest and spend
time with our families.
And we'll be back January 15thfor season four.
(05:01):
Some of the really greatthings, though, that happened in
season three, I would say isnot only was it longer, we had
some great, great topics, butalso the continuing professional
development credits.
That was amazing.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (05:14):
Yeah.
So yeah, that was a big dealthis year.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (05:18):
Getting accredited, having the podcast
um valuable, you know, to somany educators.
Not that it wasn't already, butum, I guess just so that you
can you can get something moreout of it by being able to add
to your um recertification.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (05:34):
So please, all teachers, we did
that for you.
Yeah.
You guys give a lot ofyourselves and your time.
We want to make sure that youspread the word, use this tool
and tell other teachers to usethis podcast to get your free
education.
Yeah.
I mean, get your CPD creditsand use this tool to learn more
(05:55):
because the AI, the guests thatare on here are world-renowned
educators and people that aregiving free tools to you.
And Lisa's doing a great job ofgetting some of the really some
of the most famous people inthe world.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (06:07):
I mean, you think about Amanda Dalio.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (06:10):
I mean, some of these names you guys
should be really takingadvantage of and spreading to
other people.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (06:15):
So yeah, I've been very fortunate to to have
some great guests that have madesome very innovative big moves
in education and they've putsome resist resources out there
that are pretty valuable.
A lot of them are free.
And uh what I love about itthen is not only you're gonna
learn it, but then you can umyou can use it, and then you can
use it not only for yourself oryour students, but then for the
(06:36):
certification.
And so it wouldn't be possiblewithout sponsors like you.
So I appreciate it.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (06:41):
But it's about helping you guys so pass
the word along, use CPD.
It's very, very important.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (06:47):
Yeah, so that was a big thing.
Also, we went to video formatthis year.
This is a big thing.
Yes, YouTube for the first timeand video, the great unveiling.
I came out of my closet.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (06:57):
And I think that's the other thing.
I think you guys want to seemore of Lisa live, and that's
one of the other things aboutthis podcast is it's yeah, we're
very uncomfortable doing thistoday.
But it's better to do it liveonce in a while to see the real
person behind all of what thecontent is and not just the
edited version of what you guyssee.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (07:16):
Yeah, nice and polished.
I like it polished.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (07:18):
It's better this way.
I I keep telling her peoplewant to see more of the no, no.
They do they do this to seeyou.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (07:24):
So hold on, but I was gonna say the that
sheet, so we gotta.
It was yes, and then live.
This right here.
Yes, ripping the band-aid off alive version.
So we went to many conferencesthis past year, education
conferences, but at the verybeginning of the year, a pod
fest.
So it's a podcast uhconference, and that is where we
finally decided, all right,video is where we need to start
(07:46):
going into it.
And they said, no, you need togo live.
And I thought, I am I cannot dolive.
And so it's taken me almost afull year to say, all right,
we're gonna, we're gonna dolive.
So we're gonna do it to endwith it.
How great is that?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (07:58):
And let's be honest, about four
minutes before we went live, Ialmost didn't do this.
unknown (08:03):
I know.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (08:03):
I literally was like, I'm gonna talk about
holiday crunch time.
This is it.
This is like fitting it in, anduh and I think it's it's gonna
be great though.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (08:12):
It is okay.
You'll be big.
unknown (08:14):
I do.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (08:15):
All right, so last minute events.
There's a lot going on rightnow.
So I think this is when youknow that to start getting into
that uncomfortable zone andbeing willing to try new things
like we are right now, and andthat says a lot with the big
current conversation in AI.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (08:30):
Yes, AI.
AI is a big thing from thepodcast this year.
Let's do a little bit aboutwhat that was about.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (08:36):
Right.
And I think that people,everyone is we're all learning
it, you know, we're all comingfrom uh a point of no experience
to dabbling to, you know, um,the more the more you do it, the
better you are at it.
But there's always new stuffcoming out.
So I think it's it's importantto stay up to date.
Some of the the best thingsthat I've walked away with
throughout um the conversationsand through the conferences.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (08:59):
And you had four big podcasts this year
on AI.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (09:01):
Dedicated just to AI, yes.
Um, one with Matt Dalio, Dalio,and he he has a platform,
Endless Studios, that is aboutallowing children for free to
learn AI skills through gaming,to create.
They end up having portfolios,AI portfolios that they can use
to actually get jobs with.
(09:22):
Um, these are AI literacyskills that he believes are
really, really important, offersit for free, and you're using
professional software.
So Endless Studios, reallyimportant.
That's a big one.
Another one with Mike Todasco.
He gave us some great tips andtools for parents and teachers.
And one of my favorite wasNotebook LM.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (09:39):
It's my favorite.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (09:40):
If you're not using it, you definitely need to
play with it.
It's through Google.
It is a closed source where youadd the sources and then you
could do some wonderful thingswith it, whether it's for
testing, and it's good for allages.
So it really is.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (09:53):
So if you were trying to learn about a
research paper and you see, Iget all excited about it.
And so, say you're in collegeor say you're in high school and
you just aren't getting thissubject of this research paper,
you could take the researchpaper and you're you're just
overreading it, and you just, Ican't get this, and you let the
AI read it, and you love, say,maybe listening to the podcast.
(10:15):
It will put it into a podcastform and say, put it into two
voices, and those two voiceswill say a male and female
voice, and they'll start talkingto each other and completely
explain what you don'tunderstand in a five-minute
succinct podcast.
Yes.
And explain the entire researchpaper or paper to you in five
(10:36):
minutes, and it'll be totallyclear.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (10:38):
It summarizes it, hits the key points,
explains it in a way that youunderstand better.
You're just like listening toit when you're walking or you
know, driving the car.
They also do videos.
On any subject.
So wild.
So that one's a great resource.
Students can use it, teacherscan use it to create videos,
even.
I just made one with uminformation that I used for a
presentation two weeks ago at aconference.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (10:59):
Great AI tools.
I used it great with Mike.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (11:01):
There's that one.
If you're going to ooh, CanvaAI, I found out from this one
from Amanda Bicker's staff.
Definitely follow her.
She is good to date material,very up-to-date um research.
She talks about policies,handbooks for parents and
schools and teachers, doesprofessional development for
teachers, goes around the world.
She presented at our conferencetwo weeks ago.
(11:22):
So I got to meet her in person,which was awesome.
But I did interview her, andshe has a company AI for
education.
So follow her on LinkedIn.
She does weekly updates.
And this week or this past weekwas a really kind of eerie one
about poise.
Christmas is a good one.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (11:36):
One that spoke to the kids for an hour,
unprompted.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (11:39):
Yikes.
Okay.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (11:40):
So And then the other person you met or
saw in Orlando was Jessica.
Yes.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (11:45):
We were on a board together in Denver, and
she has a book, and she did anepisode with me on Chat GPT for
teachers.
And so if you just that one isgreat because she she calls it
like it's her buddy.
Her and her and chat GPT arelike this.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (12:00):
So if you have any questions,
teachers, parents about AI andwhat you should be learning,
this podcast should have all theup-to-date information you
need.
Those four episodes have a lotof good stuff.
All these podcasts are only 20,25 minutes long.
They're great.
Go back.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (12:15):
So yeah.
So I would say those episodes Iwould listen to.
And then there is some sometools.
We have the notebook LN, greatone.
Endless studios for the videogaming on the professional uh
software.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (12:29):
And your favorite.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (12:30):
I love Instalesson.
This is in a beta form.
And it is throughInsta-Lesson.com.
This one is a great time saver,teacher.
So you just type in yourstandard, what you want, how
much time, and you canmanipulate it, but it crafts um
a very positive lesson plan inminutes.
(12:51):
And it's it's pretty, prettyamazing.
Definitely try that.
One good time saver forDecember, especially.
Uh follow Amanda Baker's Jeff.
I would say if you're going todo anything with A, follow her.
She is the one to follow.
And then she actually hadmentioned this to me.
Oh, well, not to me personally,but to the conference, and I
thought it was amazing.
So Canva, Canva AI.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (13:12):
Yes.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (13:12):
Okay, so you can make games, teachers, even
pair.
Um anybody can make a game, butgo into Canva.ai and you can
create a game.
You just tell it what you wantit to do, and it makes this
game.
And I did it at the conference.
It was so fun.
I made one about like teachershaving to pick up things left
over the classroom.
It was like picking up thingsin the class, and then you'd
(13:33):
have like obstacles, like bumpinto a desk.
Anyways, it was pretty fun.
But you can have it doanything.
So skill related, it can bepretty instrumental and then fun
for for kids to be able to docollaboratively as well.
So I would say that was a goodone.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (13:45):
And even the Canva rep was amazed,
wasn't he?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (13:48):
Yes.
Yes, he was.
So that was fun.
And then it it's like it liveson your own website.
So it's pretty that was apretty um outstanding one.
So that one was eye-opening.
All right, so that one I woulddefinitely walk away with.
So those are some good toolsand little gems in your pocket.
And uh, and now we're steppingoutside our comfort zone during
the holidays, right?
Again.
Again outside of the comfortzone again.
(14:08):
No, right?
We did that.
Yes.
And so we're gonna do theChristmas.
Okay.
What's a smell that brings youback to Christmas childhood?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (14:17):
Oh goodness.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (14:18):
Is there any smells?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (14:19):
I love gingerbread smells.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (14:22):
Okay, gingerbread smells, yes.
I think for me it's pine.
I just like I just like thesmell of pine.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (14:28):
That is true.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (14:29):
You know?
Yes.
I always, yeah.
That one's a you know thesticky Christmas trees.
Yes.
You can yeah.
So I think that was a goodthing.
The sap on your hands.
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (14:37):
So you put the Christmas tree up if you
don't have it all over yourhands.
Yeah.
It's not real.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (14:41):
I know, that's right.
We didn't do one this year.
Is it Christmas tree?
We have a tree.
Okay.
Uh, all right.
So now let's talk more aboutcom stepping out of our comfort
zone, especially during theholidays.
And that's when routines getdisrupted and life feels very
full.
And so here are my top tips forchoosing growth during uh times
of of really big turmoil,chaos, time.
unknown (15:06):
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (15:07):
Like how do we Yeah.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (15:09):
So I would say you have to lining up the
priorities, pick what mattersmost, lean into it, and then
pivot to make changes.
And and even if those changesare new or uncomfortable, like
today, time was uh definitely ofthe essence right now.
And so we decided to pivot, trysomething new.
Yeah, go live.
Why not?
Why not?
We got nothing else going on.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (15:27):
It's easy, it's no big deal.
You should all try it.
Yes, very comforting and calm.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (15:32):
Giving yourself permission to to not be
perfect at it, that's hard alittle bit for me.
It's a little bit.
And so this uh this is killingit.
But but I appreciate that.
Yeah, you are and then whereyou know where things become
really complex, I think um justknowing that uh yeah, you don't
(15:55):
have to chase perfect, giveyourself permission to pivot and
also to, you know, not beperfect.
It's okay.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (16:04):
It is, it is and from a parent
perspective, keep the home, youknow, keep the home routine
steady.
If there are schedule changes,tell the kids what's going on.
You know, this time of year forthem is crazy as it is.
So talk openly about schedulechanges, make time during the
week where everyone has time tojust relax and not be so busy.
Try to choose simple over showyand maybe try a new family
(16:29):
tradition, maybe even somethingsmall.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (16:31):
Yeah.
Do you know what?
Um, you didn't I didn't what?
You didn't do this, you didn'ttalk about your AI from a parent
perspective.
What would you like?
I mean, we talked about likeyou know, the what we did this
past year, and I think from aparent's perspective, you know,
how is it that all these thingsthat we've talked about, and now
(16:53):
we have kids that are grown, sothey're in college, they're
young adults, and when you haveyou hear this advice or the AI
stuff, you know, how do you feelabout that when it comes to
advising or you know, parentingchildren that are older?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (17:09):
I think parents have to be involved.
AI is everywhere.
Um, you know, some some it'snot going away.
It's gonna be something thatteachers are gonna have to use
and parents are gonna have touse.
Some people are using itwisely, some don't.
So what we need when it comesto kids.
Yeah, for kids, you have toteach them to use it wisely.
(17:30):
How parents what parents haveto do is give guidance and give
boundaries and help the teacherswith the support and the amount
of time that they're allowed touse it and not.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (17:41):
Yeah.
And the ethics, a lot of kidsare getting excited about oh,
ChatGPT can just write my paperfor me.
And that that's been debated onwhether or not, you know, how
schools are using AI to detectand plagiarism and stuff like
that.
But I think, you know, we canjust be there for the kids, you
know, even if they're older,just to kind of help you still
have to guide them.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (17:58):
And teach them to use it in the
right way.
Yeah.
I mean, it's it's gonna happen,so use it the right way.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:03):
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (18:03):
And so it's like a calculator, you
know?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:06):
I I think so.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (18:07):
Or like a five year old.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:07):
I've heard I've heard that you prefer to
use the right way in a lot.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (18:10):
And it's helpful.
I use it all the time, but justyeah, go from there.
Okay.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:15):
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (18:15):
That's this.
So do you want to wait?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:18):
No, no.
That that thinks and I thinkthat uh that was it.
So what are we taking into2026?
So as we're wrapping up, whatare we taking forward, right?
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (18:27):
Yeah.
What are the things that youwant to take into the 2026 year?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (18:30):
I think that innovation is more to do with
people than it is necessarilywith tools because the people
introduce us to the tools.
They're creating the resourceswith the tools.
And so I think that, you know,being aware of the people that
are that are doing theinnovating is really important
to help us keep abreast of thedifferent technology and and the
skills that we need to befollowing.
(18:51):
Yeah, so that's a big one.
What about for teachers?
I think that it's okay to stepout of the comfort zone and
start trying some of thesethings and to be not not perfect
at it and to understand itslimitations, but to also be
looking at assignments andlesson plans and things with the
children that can help themlearn the skills that they need
(19:12):
to be successful and and notmaybe maybe we have to start
changing some of the things andon how we're teaching so that
it's having them use it insteadof you know closing that door
and say you can't use it.
I think that that's limiting tokids, and then it makes them
just kind of like, don't touchthe red button.
Yeah, I would always want to.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (19:29):
I mean, teachers are going through you
guys are going through obviouslyendless changes, and it's going
to be okay.
You guys are amazing.
Just keep looking forward,right?
Pivot, shift just like we aretoday.
Yes.
It will be okay, just one stepat a time.
Stay calm.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (19:46):
And I think overall, like the future is
exciting.
It's new, it's different, butgrowth happens when you step
outside that comfort zone andyou try something new.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (19:55):
Yeah.
Be positive.
And uh, and for me, I think thekids will thrive when life is
simple and predictable.
Keep it that way.
Parents, you need informationand not surprises.
So stay informed, be on top ofit, and work to keep getting the
information that's out there.
Podcasts such as this.
(20:15):
And then the world is changingfast, and learning alongside
your kids is not just okay, it'sessential.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (20:22):
So it really is.
Yeah.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (20:24):
Keep working.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (20:25):
Learn, learn with them.
It's okay to to not be theexpert in this.
No one is right now.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (20:29):
Yeah, how many times do they bring
homework home and you're like, Ihave no idea.
So learn with them, learn howto use the chat GPTs, the
Gemini's.
The stuff that's out there.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (20:39):
Monica.
That's a new one.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (20:40):
They're all new.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (20:42):
Yeah.
That one's a good try checkMonica out.
Okay.
All right.
Well, thank you for joining usfor a our first ever live
podcast.
And thank you for making seasonthree our longest.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (20:52):
Season three was amazing.
And so go back and check it allout.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (20:55):
Yes.
And uh and thank you forwalking alongside us as we try
new things, even theuncomfortable things.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (21:02):
Yep.
As season four begins, it willbegin January 15th.
Don't miss another episode.
Share it.
Tell everyone about it.
We can't wait to share moreconversations, more learning,
and more practical resources.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (21:15):
Yes.
So happy holidays from theHasslers.
From the Hasslers.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (21:18):
Best cups ever.
Dr. Lisa Hassler (21:19):
I know.
They're little moorses.
They're gonna kiss me.
Dr. Gregg Hassler, Jr. (21:21):
Can't drink online.
Hello.
Don't you watch a bearcommercials?
Dr. Lisa Hassler (21:25):
If you have a story about what's working in
your schools that you'd like toshare, you can email me at Lisa
at Dr.
Lisaarhassler.com or visit mywebsite at
www.drlisaarhassler.com and sendme a message.
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