292: Interview with Courtney Tate

Meet Courtney Tate in this special interview episode on the Empowering Educators Podcast. Courtney shares her journey from teacher to teacher leader and everything that helped her along the way. She shares special nuggets of wisdom that will have you leaving empowered so that you can go out and be great!

Quotables

*All quotables are from the interviewee 

  • Step back and think about why you are doing this work. 

  • Be patient but give yourself grace and give your students grace.

  • You have to be doing well mentally and emotionally to be showing up well for your students and your colleagues. Take care of yourself and take time for yourself. 

About Courtney

Courtney Tate is from Gastonia. Over the past nine years, Courtney has worked with teachers, facilitators, and school leaders to lead professional development and coaching to address the assessed needs of the school. Her mission is to build the capacity of teachers and leaders to have a positive impact on student achievement one goal at a time.

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I am a teacher trainer and coach. Working elbow to elbow with teachers and teacher leaders to ensure instructional proficiency and student achievement soar lights me up. We have a real need in our nation for strong educators to remain in the field. My blog, book, podcast, courses and instructional materials are geared towards empowering teachers (and those that lead them) to receive the support needed to grow and thrive today, tomorrow and always.