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TeacherGoal #26: How to Support Educators that are Battling Breast Cancer with Lisa Dunnigan

TeacherGoal #26: How to Support Educators that are Battling Breast Cancer with Lisa Dunnigan

FromTeacherGoals Podcast


TeacherGoal #26: How to Support Educators that are Battling Breast Cancer with Lisa Dunnigan

FromTeacherGoals Podcast

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Have you ever wondered how to support educators who are fighting or have bravely fought breast cancer? In this episode, Lisa Dunnigan shares her story of working through her daughter's diagnosis of breast cancer and how this experience helped her to create the foundation in hopes that other educators can find support and healing during their battles. She digs into why she decided to create The Pink Santa Hat Movement and encourages you to support those women in education fighting breast cancer. Let's dive in!Lisa Alexander Dunnigan is a breast cancer awareness advocate in part because the disease has taken a heartbreaking toll on her family. Her daughter Elise had an untimely death in July 2018 after her battle with stage IV breast cancer. Hence, Elise's twin sister Tosha and Lisa started the 'Pink Santa Hat Movement' in her honor. [00:01 - 09:50] Opening Segment • Lisa shares her background and workHer journey in education includes teaching, administration, and conference attendance• How to lift educators' spirits through hope, support, and fellowship[09:51 - 17:52] How to Support Educators that are Battling Breast Cancer • Why Lisa decided to start Teach Your Heart OutProviding research-based practical strategies to educators  that can be implemented right away in their classrooms• Check out The Bahamas Cruise• Lisa shares her daughter's experience with breast cancer[17:53 - 25:42] Teacher Community Supports Each Other Through Breast Cancer• Lisa introduces Pink Santa Hat FoundationCare packages to breast cancer patients and educatorsEncouraging educators to raise awareness for breast cancer through fundraising activities• How the Nominations for the Pink Santa Hat gala works[25:43 - 31:45] Closing Segment• How to support your coworkers battling cancerLet’s Connect! Want to connect with Lisa? Follow her on Instagram & Facebook. Head to Pink Santa Hat Movement, and support educators who are fighting breast cancer! You can connect with our host Erica Terry on Instagram. Be sure to check out her website https://www.ericanterry.com/.You can connect with the TeacherGoals community on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter. If you'd like to engage in Q&A with our guests during the live interview or interact with a rockstar community of educators, then you definitely want to join the TeacherGoals Facebook group.
Released:
Nov 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (48)

The TeacherGoals Podcast is designed to equip educators with best practices & actionable strategies to achieve success and foster a more connected & empowered school community. Here we learn by engaging in honest discussions with innovative teachers, administrators and educational leaders. Our goal is to provide you with weekly inspiration that highlights what's funny, frustrating, & fantastic about teaching so that you can be your best for students!