Educator Happy Hour

About Educator Happy Hour

Educator Happy Hour features candid interviews with educators and school leaders to inspire you to level up in and out of the classroom. In each episode, fellow educators Chase Mielke and Ming Shelby get real about the pain points affecting educators — then dig deep to uncover tools, tactics, and mindsets so we can be our best to give our best to those who need us.

Publisher

Chase Mielke, TYS Speakers, Ming Shelby

Category

education · health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jan 2023

Latest episode

31 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Mar 2025

   6 insights on why JOY is a necessity for learning

   This episode we talk about the research on joy: How does it improve learning? How does it influence psychological safety? Most of all, what are simple strategies any educator can use to add more joy (without compromising instruction). We'll also explore what "AF" means in the Shelby household, Chase's go-to karaoke song, and what's happening to recess time in America.

2. 

   3 Mar 2025

   How to find your people (in your building and beyond)

   In this episode we dive into the importance of finding your people in education (and life). How do we build authentic community with our colleagues? How do we do find people if we don't seem to HAVE positive folks in our school? Chase also shares his horrendous first-day experience, Ming gets jacked up on endorphins, and we demonstrate the art of a good segue.

3. 

   3 Jan 2025

   Teacher-tested tips for goal setting

   It's global goal-setting season. But we all know how it goes: Great intentions to change followed by goals fizzling out within a few weeks. But to help us all make our goals stick, we're sharing some of our favorite strategies to accomplish more -- with students and in our personal lives. We also talk about Kentucky Derby shenanigans, Ming's Tinder experience, and why I need help from Mississippians.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

24,536

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

51

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