The Stuff I Learned About Learning: A TCEA Podcast

The Stuff I Learned About Learning: A TCEA Podcast


You Don’t Have to Be the Expert

September 02, 2025

Guest: Brandy Hawthorne, 3rd Grade Math/Science Teacher, Hudson ISD


How do you embrace learning alongside your students? In this episode, Brandy Hawthorne shares her journey as a classroom teacher who discovered that being an expert isn’t the goal - but maintaining her curiosity. She talks about modeling lifelong learning, empowering students, and finding joy in the “aha” moments that happen every day.


Find Brandy on Instagram

TCEA Convention 2025