193- Replacing Fear-Based Thinking with Dr. Graeme Mitchell

The Teacher Career Coach Podcast

Daphne Gomez

Business, Education, Careers, Self-improvement

4.4 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today we speak with Dr. Graeme Mitchell to learn about a program he runs at his school called the Institute for Global Solutions (IGS). It’s a public school initiative designed to empower students to tackle global challenges through innovative & actionable solutions. He also had the privilege of giving a TEDx Talk about their approach. We discuss the “hope gap” in education and how educators can inspire optimism and real-world problem-solving in students. Hope you enjoy! Find Graeme on Linkedin. Free Quiz: What career outside of the classroom is right for you? Explore the course that has helped thousands of teachers successfully transition out of the classroom and into new careers: The Teacher Career Coach Course Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Teacher Career Coach podcast with your new host, Elizabeth Sudo.
0:05.6	She started her teaching career in 2014. She found she needed a career change after all the changes that pandemic brought to the teaching world.
0:15.0	So she transitioned outside of the classroom into an administrative assistant role and now works as an operations manager
0:22.3	for a tech startup. Get ready for discussions on all things related to teacher transitions,
0:27.8	interview prep, addressing burnout in the classroom, and so much more. Here's your host,
0:33.7	Elizabeth Sudo. Welcome back to the Teacher Career Coach podcast.
0:40.0	You can find us on all your social channels at Teacher Career Coach or on our website,
0:46.2	teachercareercoach.com.
0:49.9	Welcome back, everyone.
0:52.1	Today, Dr. Graham Mitchell joins us to discuss a curriculum and program that he and his students have adopted.
0:59.0	This program helps students not only understand the complexities of our world, but also helps empower them to envision and create meaningful progress.
1:09.0	We discuss his time in education,
1:12.7	how he's adapted his teaching to the needs of the students
1:16.1	and the real world, and his recent TED Talk.
1:19.9	If you are still in the classroom or working in education,
1:22.9	this episode is for you.
1:25.2	Hope you enjoy. Well, welcome everyone. Today we're very excited to have Dr. Graham
1:31.5	Mitchell with us. Welcome, Graham. Hi, Elizabeth. It's great to be here. Thanks so much for your time
1:38.2	today. And we love to dive into these episodes by learning about your experience with education. What got you into
1:45.6	teaching? Tell us a little bit about that. Sure. Yeah. So like many of your listeners, I am an
1:53.1	educator. I've had a great fortune of teaching now for nearly two decades. I teach at a wonderful
1:59.6	public school on Vancouver Island in British Columbia,
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