About this podcast
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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Episodes
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- 203. Building Future-Ready Kids in Elementary School with Jan Helson of Global Game Changers · 28 minJan Helson is a business leader and education innovator who spent more than two decades helping build Golden Foods and Golden Brands, her family's niche food manufacturing…
- 202. Building the Nation’s Largest Free Music Education Program with Sammy Gonzalez Zeira of Young Musicians Unite · 30 minSammy Gonzalez Zeira is the Founder and CEO of Young Musicians Unite, the nation’s largest provider of free music education. Since founding YMU in 2013, Sammy has grown the…
- 201. Creating Resources for Teachers with Paul McKee of FreeWorksheets.com · 29 minPaul McKee is a former K-12 teacher turned education entrepreneur who has spent more than 20 years building and growing online education businesses. He is the founder of…
- 200. What 200 Conversations Taught Me About Learning · 22 minHi everyone, welcome back to Educator Forever. Episode 200. Wow! 200 episodes. It’s been such a pleasure hosting this show over the past four years. Today I'm doing something…
- 199. What Actually Makes Teachers Successful Beyond the Classroom? · 11 minIf I asked you to name the skills that make teachers successful outside of the classroom, you might say something like communication, or curriculum design, or organization, and…
- 198. Building a Business Around How People Learn with Alex Mozes of Gravity Learning · 29 minAlex Mozes is the CEO of Gravity Learning, a workforce development company using cognitive science to help managers actually change how they lead. Before Gravity, Alex founded…
- 197. From Teacher to Web Designer with Jenelle Rawlins · 23 minJenelle Rawlins is the founder of Janelle Marie Web Design and Branding. She helps service businesses who have outgrown their current website and want to work with more premium…
- 196. Career Change Tips for Teachers · 12 minThere comes a moment for many teachers in their careers when the classroom no longer feels like the right fit. It can show up as burnout or exhaustion. Or it might be a curiosity…
- 195. Nervous System Literacy with Monica Rollins of Rooted: A Wellness Collective · 35 minMonica Rollins is the founder and CEO of Rooted, a wellness collective. She partners with preschool programs to give teachers what traditional SEL training misses: practical…
- 194. Scaling a Business and Building a Personal Brand with Luba Patlakh of Kidology · 25 minLuba Patlakh is a speech and language pathologist, myofunctional therapist, and founder of Kidology. She's also an entrepreneur, podcast host, and children's book author. Luba…
- 193. Empowering Kids Through Art with Chinon Maria of Art World Explorer Kids · 26 minChinon Maria is an artist, educator, and founder of Art World Explorer Kids. For the past 15 years, she has dedicated her work to empowering and teaching children across the…
- 192. Teaching Success Skills with Rob Heller of the Boost Program · 23 minRob Heller is a successful entrepreneur, youth development innovator, and founder of the Boost Program, a comprehensive personal development curriculum designed to equip teens…
- 191. What Educators Need to Know About Childhood Trauma with Julianna Burmesch · 30 minJulianna Burmesch is a former principal, speech pathologist, brain development trainer, and parent educator. She is also the author of Life with Less of Me, a memoir about the…
- 190. Building Collaborative Schools with Kurtis Hewson of Jigsaw Learning · 34 minKurtis Hewson is an author and the co-founder of Jigsaw Learning, a consultancy that teaches educators its Collaborative Response frameworks. With over a decade of experience as…
- 189. From Antiracism to Abolition with Abby Emerson · 32 minDr. Abby Emerson is a former fifth-grade teacher and now an assistant professor of childhood education at Hunter College at the City University of New York. She is the author of…
- 188. Implementing Science Research in K-12 Classrooms with Matt Wilkins of Galactic Polymath · 33 minMatt Wilkins is a former middle school teacher, scientist, and founder of Galactic Polymath Education Studio. He has spent the last 10 years trying to translate cutting-edge…
- 187. From Regulation to Liberation with Dr. Niki Elliott · 34 minDr. Niki Elliott is a clinical professor and director of the Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity at the University of San Diego. A leading voice in neurodiversity and…
- 186. Fostering Creativity with Josh Davidson of Night Zookeeper · 28 minJosh Davidson is the creator and co-founder of Night Zookeeper, an award-winning online learning program that helps children fall in love with reading, writing, and creativity…
- 185. The Three Things That Change How You Learn Anything · 14 minI have spent decades — decades — studying how people learn. I've read the research, I've built the frameworks, I'm literally getting a graduate degree in learning design from…
- 184. The 5 Stages of Starting an Education Business · 14 minIf you've been thinking about starting an education business, it can feel really overwhelming knowing how to start, and most people really only see businesses when they're…







