298: The Journey of Education with Sam Shields

Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast

In this Summer Series episode, you'll hear from Sam Shields. Sam shares the highs and lows of her education journey. She'll encourage you and empower you to just keep going, even when it's hard.

Quotables

*All quotables are from the interviewee

• We are all learning no matter where we are at in our journey.
• That first year of a coach is going to be worth it.
• A lot of times teachers don’t see or feel how appreciated they are.

About Sam

Samantha Shields is a Product Owner at Torsh. Prior to Torsh, Sam served as an Early Learning Specialist supporting early childhood educators, a district instructional coach, a classroom teacher, and is a published author. She is passionate about the outcomes that true, authentic coaching can deliver for student and teacher success. Sam became a part of the Torsh team after Torsh acquired Your Coaches Corner, a company she founded and ran for the past several years.

Books by Sam:

• Daisy's Unperfect School Year
• Every Educator Speaks their own Languages: The Unique Love and Appreciation Languages of Educators

Connect with Sam:

• IG @samshieldscoach
• Twitter @samshieldscoach

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