17 episodes

Welcome to the Let’s Talk, Teacher to Teacher podcast. My name is Dr. Gina Pepin - and I am so happy to meet you. I am a mom, teacher, professor, supervisor for teacher candidates, a reading specialist and a whole lot more! I am the 2023-2024 Region 1 Michigan Teacher of the Year - and also served in this role as part of the very first group of Regional Teachers of the Year in 2018-2019. But what I want you to know the most about me is… I have a great passion for early literacy and teacher preparation… and my husband refers to me as an educational nerd… and the thing I am most proud of is of course our children… but my once in a lifetime chance to become a co-author, along with the extremely talented children’s author - Eric Litwin - Together… we wrote: The Power of Joyful Reading: Help Your Young Readers Soar to Success. You can learn more about me - my experiences, how to hire me to speak at your workshops, schools, teacher programs etc… at www.ginapepin.com
Each week I offer you practical make and takes - easy tips along with real life shared stories - so that you can easily create joyful shared reading experiences and other amazing strategies and approaches in your classroom, daycare centers, and homes right away. 
I am here to help you make powerful changes -  Let’s do this together. 

Let's Talk, Teacher to Teacher With Dr. Gina Pepin Gina Pepin, Ed.D.

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Welcome to the Let’s Talk, Teacher to Teacher podcast. My name is Dr. Gina Pepin - and I am so happy to meet you. I am a mom, teacher, professor, supervisor for teacher candidates, a reading specialist and a whole lot more! I am the 2023-2024 Region 1 Michigan Teacher of the Year - and also served in this role as part of the very first group of Regional Teachers of the Year in 2018-2019. But what I want you to know the most about me is… I have a great passion for early literacy and teacher preparation… and my husband refers to me as an educational nerd… and the thing I am most proud of is of course our children… but my once in a lifetime chance to become a co-author, along with the extremely talented children’s author - Eric Litwin - Together… we wrote: The Power of Joyful Reading: Help Your Young Readers Soar to Success. You can learn more about me - my experiences, how to hire me to speak at your workshops, schools, teacher programs etc… at www.ginapepin.com
Each week I offer you practical make and takes - easy tips along with real life shared stories - so that you can easily create joyful shared reading experiences and other amazing strategies and approaches in your classroom, daycare centers, and homes right away. 
I am here to help you make powerful changes -  Let’s do this together. 

    *New Series: The Truth Be Told "Please, Don’t Underline Your Words in Earwax"

    *New Series: The Truth Be Told "Please, Don’t Underline Your Words in Earwax"

    "Please, Don’t Underline Your Words in Earwax"This new podcast series stems from my original idea to share practical make and takes - easy tips along with real life shared stories - so that you can easily create joyful experiences in your classroom, daycare centers, and homes right away. In this series I am excited to talk with you about what is really happening in education right now. I am also going to share with you some of the really funny things students have told me over the course of m...

    • 9 min
    *New Series: The Truth Be Told "Still In a Meeting"

    *New Series: The Truth Be Told "Still In a Meeting"

    This new podcast series stems from my original idea to share practical make and takes - easy tips along with real life shared stories - so that you can easily create joyful experiences in your classroom, daycare centers, and homes right away. In this series I am excited to talk with you about what is really happening in education right now. I am also going to share with you some of the really funny things students have told me over the course of my career… and sometimes… these interactions ch...

    • 5 min
    Start Your Mornings With Family Literacy Time

    Start Your Mornings With Family Literacy Time

    Find out some very easy ways families can incorporate reading into a morning routine! You can learn more about me - my experiences, availability for speaking etc. at www.ginapepin.comI am excited to share with you practical make and takes - easy tips along with real life shared stories - so that you can easily create joyful shared reading experiences and other amazing strategies and approaches in your classroom, daycare centers, and homes right away. Get your free PDF @: https://ww...

    • 8 min
    10 Easy Ways to Build Stamina, Joyfully, in Any Learning Space

    10 Easy Ways to Build Stamina, Joyfully, in Any Learning Space

    10 Easy Ways to Build Stamina, Joyfully, in Any Learning Space Let’s Talk, Teacher to Teacher about stamina. Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic we see how much our children are struggling. This struggle is all over the news. Our students are highly distracted, very emotional, and most of all - they lack significant stamina to learn effectively. Stamina includes motivation, endurance, and other critical skills for self control that are needed to complete a task without frustra...

    • 25 min
    5 Teacher Tips for a Successful School Year!

    5 Teacher Tips for a Successful School Year!

    Education provides an incredible opportunity to share your passion for teaching and a love of learning. You get to connect authentically with some of the most amazing people on this earth. As we begin this school year I would love to share with you a few of my favorite teaching tips - even though these are designed more so for new teachers… I am hopeful they will provide you resources for deep thought and inspiration. Here's to an amazing new year! Check out more at www.ginapepin.c...

    • 6 min
    10 Easy Ways to Use Songs in Any Learning Environment

    10 Easy Ways to Use Songs in Any Learning Environment

    In this podcast you will learn easy tips along with real life shared stories, and make and takes - so that you can easily create joyful shared reading experiences in your classroom, daycare centers, and homes right away. Learn 10 easy ways to a use songs in any learning space! You can learn more at www.ginapepin.com. I am here to help you make powerful changes - Let’s do this together. Get a FREE PDF at: https://www.ginapepin.com/blank-1Support the Show.

    • 23 min

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