Episode 278: Joyful Trouble

Episode 278: Joyful Trouble

From Modern Classrooms Project Podcast by The Modern Classrooms Project

May 10, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

TR discusses joyful disruption and empowering change makers in elementary classrooms with Dr. De'Shawn Washington.

TR is joined by Dr. De'Shawn Washington to talk about joyful disruption, relevant teaching practices, and empowering change makers in elementary classrooms Show Notes Cultivating Changemakers De'Shawn's TEDx talk, "The Power of Joyful Trouble" Dr. Bettina Love The Warm Demander De'Shawn's children's books: CiCi's Money Seeds: Growing Big Dreams One Little Seed at a Time CiCi Waters Her Jar: Cultivating Big Dreams, One Coin at a Time CiCi's Classroom Budget: When Learning is Joyful, Changemakers Grow Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week Join the Modern Classrooms Project on June 23rd for the Leadership Collaborative Summit 2026 — a free, virtual event for K-12 school and district leaders. This year's theme is "Personalized by Design," and it's built around a core belief: every student learns differently, and the best learning communities are built to act on that. You'll hear from principals, district leaders, and coaches from across the country who are making instruction more human through mastery-based, student-centered approaches — and getting real results. Every session is led by practitioners and designed to give you strategies you can act on this fall. Register here…

People in this episode

Host: TR

Guest: Dr. De'Shawn Washington

Topics covered

  • joyful disruption
  • relevant teaching practices
  • empowering change makers
  • elementary classrooms
  • student-centered approaches

Keywords

  • joyful disruption
  • teaching practices
  • changemakers
  • elementary education
  • Modern Classrooms Project

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Modern Classrooms Project

Products: CiCi's Money Seeds: Growing Big Dreams One Little Seed at a Time, CiCi Waters Her Jar: Cultivating Big Dreams, One Coin at a Time, CiCi's Classroom Budget: When Learning is Joyful, Changemakers Grow

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