Ronnette Branham & Educators With Oil Podcast

Ronnette Branham & Educators With Oil Podcast

by Ronnette Branham
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Season 5
Straighten Your Crown and Walk Back In
Before you walk back into that school, straighten your crown. Maybe someone told you that you lack classroom management skills, cannot execute a lesson, are too emotional, too quiet, too inexperienced, or simply not good enough. They may have stopped talking, but their words are still holding conversations inside your head. In this episode of Educators With Oil, Ronnette Branham challenges educators to silence those internal voices, separate constructive feedback from condemnation, and return to their assignment with renewed confidence. You may need a new strategy, stronger routines, or additional support—but you do not need to surrender your identity. One difficult class, unsuccessful lesson, critical observation, or painful school year does not define who you are or cancel what God called you to do. You will learn how to: Recognize the voices that are influencing your confidence Receive feedback without allowing it to become your identity Replace destructive thoughts with truth and life-giving language Strengthen your practice without belittling yourself Walk back into school with clarity, wisdom, confidence, and faith It is time to tell those “little friends” in your head that they can no longer live there. Speak life over yourself, prepare with wisdom, and walk into your school knowing who you are—and who sent you. Crown straight. Head lifted. Oil flowing. Walk back in. Grounding Scriptures 2 Timothy 1:7 Proverbs 18:21 Judges 6:12 Isaiah 54:17 Subscribe to Educators With Oil Podcast, share this episode with an educator, and comment below: What voice are you refusing to carry into the new school year? Educators With Oil Podcast Where purpose meets the classroom and the oil flows.
S5 · E7
Jul 28, 2026
1:05:18
Classroom Management Starts Before Day One
welcome Daryl Williams Jr. back to The Educators With Oil Podcast for: Classroom Management Starts Before Day One Practical Strategies for Building a Strong Classroom Culture We’ll talk about vision, expectations, routines, student voice, positive framing, and how educators can build a classroom culture that supports learning before the pressure begins. This is the EWO lane: Practical wisdom. Biblical principles. Educator experience. Actionable strategies. Because a strong classroom culture does not happen by accident. It is built with clarity, consistency, preparation, and purpose. Watch live on YouTube. Link in bio. The Educators With Oil Podcast Where purpose meets the classroom and the oil flows. #EducatorsWithOil #ClassroomManagement #ClassroomCulture #BackToSchool #TeacherStrategies #TeacherSupport #ChristianEducators #TeacherLife #EffectiveTeaching #TeacherLeadership #EducationPodcast #PurposeMeetsTheClassroom #TheOilFlows #TeacherTips #NewSchoolYear
S5 · E6
Jul 28, 2026
1:03:47
The Summer Every Educator Needs: 7 Things to Do Before You Walk Back Into Your Classroom
Before educators walk back into classrooms, they need more than school supplies, lesson plans, and bulletin board ideas. They need rest. They need reflection. They need renewal. They need oil. In this episode of The Educators With Oil Podcast, Ronnette T. Branham, M.Ed. shares “The Summer Every Educator Needs” and walks educators through seven practical things to do before returning to the classroom. This episode is rooted in the Identity Before Instruction™ framework and reminds educators that who they are matters before what they teach. You cannot pour into a new school year from an empty vessel. In this episode, educators will be encouraged to rest well, reflect without dwelling, reconnect with identity, invest in professional growth, restore important relationships, create a vision for the year, and return with spiritual, emotional, and professional oil. This is for the educator who wants to return to school clear, steady, prepared, and full.
S5 · E5
Jul 15, 2026
50:16
Inspired! Influential Lesson From Teachers Who Shape Lives w/ Willie Spears
What makes a teacher unforgettable? In this episode of The Educators With Oil Podcast, Ronnette T. Branham, M.Ed. welcomes back Willie Spears, author of INSPIRED: Influential Lessons From Teachers Who Shaped Me. Together, they discuss the lasting impact teachers have beyond the lesson plan, the educators who helped shape Willie’s life, and the powerful lessons that continue to influence his work today. This conversation reminds educators that teaching is more than delivering instruction. It is influence, stewardship, encouragement, correction, wisdom, and legacy. Through the lens of the Identity Before Instruction™ framework, this episode encourages teachers to reflect on who they are, what they carry, and how their words, presence, and example can shape students for years to come. If you are an educator who needs encouragement, practical wisdom, and a reminder that your work matters, this episode is for you. The Educators With Oil Podcast Where purpose meets the classroom and the oil flows.
S5 · E4
Jul 8, 2026
1:03:21
Sustainable Calling: Serving Without Burning Out or Losing Yourself
Education is a calling, but the calling was never meant to cost you yourself. In this episode of The Educators With Oil Podcast, Ronnette Branham welcomes Anita Gethers for a powerful conversation on Sustainable Calling: Serving Without Burning Out or Losing Yourself. We’ll talk about dedication vs. depletion, boundaries, identity, rest, emotional wellness, and how educators can continue serving with wisdom without losing their peace, voice, health, or purpose. You can serve the calling without abandoning yourself.
S5 · E3
Jun 30, 2026
56:54
Instructional Clarity: What Every Teacher Should Know. Say. Do. With Yasha Chapman
In this episode of The Educators With Oil Podcast, Ronnette Branham welcomes back Yasha Chapman, M.Ed., for a powerful conversation on instructional clarity and what teachers need to know, say, and do to strengthen student learning. Building from a previous conversation on closing achievement gaps for Black and Brown students, this episode moves deeper into the daily practice of teaching. What does clarity look like before the lesson begins? How should teachers communicate expectations? What should students hear, see, and understand during instruction? How can educators maintain rigor while still supporting students well? Through the lens of Ronnette’s flagship framework, Identity Before Instruction™, this conversation reminds educators that before there is instruction, there is the educator. The way we prepare, communicate, reflect, and respond directly impacts what students experience in the classroom. This episode is for teachers, instructional coaches, school leaders, and educators who want to teach with greater clarity, purpose, and impact. In this episode, we discuss: What instructional clarity really means What teachers need to know before they teach What teachers need to say during instruction What teachers need to do consistently in the classroom How clarity supports rigor and student success How coaching can help strengthen teacher practice Why teacher reflection matters before, during, and after instruction If you are an educator who wants to become clearer, stronger, and more intentional in your teaching practice, this conversation is for you.
S5 · E2
Jun 23, 2026
55:19
You Can't Pour From and Empty Nervous System. Pause. Breathe. Check In. with Dr. Akeia Keith
This week on Educators With Oil Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Akeia Keith for a powerful conversation connected to the Identity Before Instruction™ framework. Our topic is: “You Can’t Pour From an Empty Nervous System: Why Educators Must Pause, Breathe, and Check-In Before They Can Lead Others.” Before educators can pour into students, classrooms, families, and school communities, they must first be connected to themselves. In this conversation, we will discuss how identity, emotional wellness, self-awareness, capacity, and nervous system regulation directly impact instruction, classroom culture, educator longevity, and the way we show up as leaders. Dr. Akeia will also share practical tools from her Pause, Breathe, Check-In framework that educators can apply both inside and outside the classroom. This episode is for the educator who has been carrying a lot, leading while stretched, teaching while tired, and trying to remain present while managing the demands of the school year. Before instruction, there is the educator. Before we lead others, we must check in with ourselves. Join us for this needed conversation.
S5 · E1
Jun 23, 2026
59:33
Season 4
What Did This Year Build In You? A Reflection for Tired But Growing Educators
Before you rush into summer break, pause and reflect: What did this school year build in you? In this episode of Educators With Oil Podcast, Ronnette Branham invites educators to look beyond exhaustion, frustration, testing, paperwork, classroom challenges, and end-of-year fatigue. This year may have stretched you, but it also may have built endurance, wisdom, discernment, teacher voice, compassion, boundaries, and instructional strength. This reflective episode is for educators who are tired but still growing, worn but still called, and ready to recognize what God has been developing in them through the school year. Before you close the classroom door, ask: Lord, what did this year build in me?
S4 · E49
Jun 9, 2026
49:02
Identity Before Instruction. Before the Instruction... There is the Educator.
Welcome to a special anniversary reset episode of Educators With Oil Podcast. Before the lesson plan. Before the strategy. Before the classroom management system. Before the data. Before the standards. Before the instruction... There is the educator. In this defining episode, Ronnette T. Branham, M.Ed. introduces the framework that will guide the next season of Educators With Oil: Identity Before Instruction™ Together we will explore: ✔ The educator before the instruction ✔ Identity before performance ✔ Alignment before execution ✔ What is flowing from us into students ✔ Accountability before God ✔ Sustainable teaching and stewardship ✔ The difference between performance and alignment Many educators have mastered how to teach. This episode challenges us to examine who we are becoming while we teach. Because students experience more than our instruction. They experience our presence. They experience our responses. They experience what is flowing from us. Before the instruction… there is the educator.
S4 · E48
Jun 2, 2026
29:21
Your Voice Belongs in the Assignment
In this episode of Educators With Oil, Ronnette Branham speaks to educators who have been shrinking, silencing themselves, or disconnecting from their voice just to survive the pressure around them. This is not a call to become loud or combative. It is a call to become clear. Your voice is not separate from your assignment. Your insight, wisdom, conviction, and communication are part of your stewardship. This episode helps educators reflect on the difference between keeping peace and losing alignment, and it reminds them that clarity can flow from identity, wisdom, and calling.
S4 · E47
May 26, 2026
34:17
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