Every day, educators across the country give students their very best. Often, many teachers feel overwhelmed, stressed out, underpaid, and unheard. This week’s guests, Adam Welcome and Rae Hughart, share how teachers and educators deserve more respect, time, connection and autonomy. This is a time to celebrate teachers and all the wonderful things they do for our students. Tweet ThisIn this Episode, we discuss:How Important Teachers are The Future of EducationModeling as a LeaderAnd Teachers Deserve ItAbout Adam Welcome:Adam has been an elementary school teacher, Elementary Principal, Director of Innovation for a district with 35,000 students and enjoys pushing the envelope to always do what's best for kids!Adam was Principal of the Year for his region, a 20 To Watch for the National School Board Association, guest blogger for EdWeek, NAESP magazine, and many other publications. Adam also consults and works with many education companies as a way to improve their product for others!Adam is passionate about technology integration with all educators and a huge advocate of social media and connecting with other educators from across the country. Adam makes it clear that kids come first and has preached the message of Team Kid for many years.He is also the co-founder of Kids Deserve It with Todd Nesloney and the author of Run Like a Pirate.Adam has an amazing wife (Stacy) and two young children (Greta and Tilden) that keep life at home exciting and active. Adam also loves to run and has completed 23 marathons. Follow Adam Welcome: Website: www.mradamwelcome.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/mradamwelcomeInstagram: @mradamwelcome About Rae Hughart:Rae Hughart is a Middle Level Math Educator in Illinois, the Director of Training & Development for the Teach Better Team, and author of Teachers Deserve It & Teach Better books. After being inducted into The Illinois State University Hall of Fame in 2017, Rae was awarded the 2018 First Place Henry Ford Teacher Innovator Award for her innovative educational impact through the Teach Further Model. Additionally, Rae serves on several Educational Boards including the role of Vice President with the Association of Illinois Middle Schools (AIMS). Rae conducts training on a variety of topics including the Teach Better Mindset, Dynamic Lesson Planning, Community Relationship Building, Student Engagement, Targeted Feedback Strategies, Mastering Personalized Learning. and Educator Empowerment.Follow Rae Hughart: Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaeHughartInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/raehughart/?hl=en Follow The Teach Better Team:Twitter: https://twitter.com/teachbetterteamWebsite: