Rebel Educator®

Gerard Vargas is the co-founder of the Legacy Mastery Academy, an organization that improves student and educator resilience, wellbeing, performance, and school culture through mindset training in predominantly high need areas.  With 23 years of experience in education, he has taught high school Biology, coached Math and Science teachers, and has helped lead professional development in reading, brain-based teaching, social and emotional learning, and Next Generation Science Standards preparation for several districts California. 

He is an adjunct clinical faculty member at Loyola Marymount University, recipient of the prestigious Sigma Xi 2009 teacher of the year award, and has authored several SEL books, curriculum and resources.  

He's still in the classroom, teaching mindset mastery skills to students with chronic behavioral and academic challenges in high need areas.

Join us for this powerful conversation about the crucial role the mindset plays in teacher effectiveness and how we can use it to empower teachers and students alike.

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In each episode of the Rebel Educator podcast, I deconstruct world-class educators, students, and thought leaders in education to extract the tactics, tools, and routines that you can use as teachers and parents. Join me as we discuss how to shift the classroom, the learning environment, the mindset, and the pedagogy, to resist tradition, reignite wonder, and re-imagine the future of education.

This podcast is dedicated to all of the educators who work thankless hours to make our next generation the best it can be.  It was designed to begin conversations on how we can redesign education for the future of work and the success of our students.  It is meant for teachers, students, administrators, homeschoolers and anyone who interacts with and teaches youth. 

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