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Hosted by Edward DeShazer · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 73 episodes
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You know that look teachers give each other in the hallway? The one that says everything without saying a word? That's what this show is. Homeroom Attendance is the podcast for educators who are done with the watered-down professional development and ready for real talk about what it actually takes to show up, lead well, and build a culture that doesn't burn people out. Every episode, host Edward DeShazer brings lived experience, practical tools, and honest conversation straight to the teacher lounge. Whether you're a classroom teacher, a school leader, a counselor, or an administrator, there is something here for you. No Pinterest PD. No corporate buzzwords. Just the kind of conversation educators actually need. Each episode delivers a clear takeaway, a mindset reframe, and one action step you can use today or tomorrow. Because the best professional development doesn't make you feel talked at. It m
Edward DeShazer hosts Homeroom Attendance, a education show with 73 episodes published.
Every behavior a student shows you serves one of four functions: escape, attention, tangible, or sensory. That's it. And when you can identify which one is driving what you're seeing, you stop asking what's wrong with th
Picture the student who disrupts your classroom. The one who talks back, refuses to sit still, and has a reputation that travels the hallways before they ever walk through your door. What was the first word that came to
School culture doesn't wait for September. The decisions you're making right now, the conversations you're having, the things you're letting slide — that's your culture being built. August doesn't fix it. July builds it.
There's a gap in education between what people know and what they're willing to say out loud. That gap is where a lot of the dysfunction lives. In this episode, Edward names four things that people inside school building
Two or three weeks into summer, when the June exhaustion finally starts to lift, something else shows up. The quiet. And in the quiet, a voice that starts second-guessing everything — the students you didn't reach, the l
You made it to summer. But surviving the school year and being ready for the next one are two different things. In this episode, Edward gets honest about what burnout actually looks like in education — not the dramatic v
We draw a sharp line between reacting and leading when disruption hits schools, and we name the hidden habits that turn stressful moments into lasting dysfunction. We choose clarity over fake certainty, and we ground lea
We launch Homeroom Attendance by asking a simple question with sharp edges: are we truly present in our schools or just physically in the room. We challenge the addiction to new initiatives and make the case that trust a
The Teachers Ed Podcast ends today and it’s personal. I’m not dropping an announcement and walking away; I’m sitting with you for an honest thank you, a clear apology for the times I went quiet, and the real reason I can
We challenge the idea that growth means titles and argue for growth as trust, feedback, and purpose. We show why recognition must highlight effort and progress, not just results, to build durable school culture that lift
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We reframe tired as a sign of giving and walk through three practical moves to protect energy, mindset, and morale. We also challenge school leaders to streamline instead of piling on “one last thing” so staff can breath
January can feel like a 94‑day month, especially in schools. We open the door to a real midyear reset by naming the weight of this season and shifting from hype to honesty. Instead of treating wellness like a program, we
We share five hard lessons on self-care that keep educators from burning out and help us show up with energy for students and family. The conversation is honest, practical, and direct, with clear steps to set boundaries,
We redefine collaboration as a choice built on trust, healthy conflict, and accountability, not simple proximity. We map five levels of team trust and share concrete steps to repair culture so schools can pull together w
Ever feel like your team works in the same building but on different islands? We unpack how schools move from silos to strong, connected teams that share the load and multiply results. If you care about culture, teacher
We break down why leadership communication fails when it assumes everyone listens the same way and show how adapting to four distinct styles turns messages into momentum. The goal is simple: connect clearly, build trust,
We lay the foundation for the Building Bridges Blueprint by showing why most problems are communication problems, not performance problems. We share concrete steps to lead with clarity, consistency, and care so trust gro
Culture isn’t a mystery; it’s a mirror that shows what leaders allow and what leaders do. We unpack a practical path to stop guessing about your school’s culture and start measuring it with the same rigor you bring to te
The first cold snap hits, the room isn’t spotless anymore, and that August buzz has faded. That’s when the real work shows up—and so does the truth about culture. We talk candidly about beating the fall slump and why Oct
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Homeroom Attendance is hosted by Edward DeShazer. The show is categorised under education (society) and has published 73 episodes.
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