S4E12 Dr. Dave Schmittou: Always Evolving, Always Learning (ft. Tracey Taylor)

Dr. Dave Schmittou is one incredible individual. He's worked in just about every area of education, but, as you'll hear, the movement of career was never as important as his continuous evolution as a human and an educator. Even his definition of success, for someone with all the accolades and experience, will surprise you. Listen here!

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Dave has earned a reputation for being a disruptor of the status quo, an innovator, and a change agent. Having served as a classroom teacher, school-based administrator, central office director, and professor of Educational Leadership, he often uses real-life stories and examples of his own life and career to describe why and how we need to confront “the way we have always done it.” He serves as a leadership coach, a time management consultant, and can also be found helping schools as they navigate assessment data and the madness that is student grading.

He is the author of five books, has earned his doctorate and attended law school. He is the 2014 Michigan Administrator of the Year and the 2018 College Educator of the Year, but his greatest accomplishment is playing the role of dad to four incredible kids while living life as a Beach Billy on the Gulf Coast of Florida.

Connect with Dave

X: @daveschmittou

Instagram: @daveschmittou

TikTok: @daveschmittou

Facebook: Dave Schmittou

Website: schmittou.net

Cell phone: [phone]

Books: It's Like Riding a Bike, Bold Humility, Making Assessment Work, and Poking the Bear (co-authored with Katelynn Giordano) ORDER HERE

Podcast: Lasting Learning

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Elijah Carbajal is a teacher who followed in the footsteps of teachers in his family. He has served as an educator in the state of New Mexico since 2014. He is passionate about growing students and teachers and has fulfilled this purpose through different roles. Elijah has experience as an elementary classroom teacher and a Title I reading interventionist, and he is currently an MLSS/MTSS Resource Teacher in his local school district. Along with being the host of The Shut Up and Teach Podcast, he is the author of the book A Place They Love. Elijah loves to spend time with his wife, Tracey, and his cat, Nala.

Connect with Elijah

Website: shutupandteachedu.com

X: @carbaeli

Instagram: @carbaeli

TikTok: @carbaeli

Facebook: Shut Up and Teach EDU

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Here’s how you can get Elijah's book, A Place They Love: Creating a Healthy School Culture and Positively Impacting Students:

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