--- title: The Bridge | Cate Tolnai (5) description: The Bridge - connecting educators (5) --- # Cate Tolnai [![](https://blog.alludolearning.com/hubfs/4-Sep-09-2025-09-27-16-9963-PM.png) ](https://blog.alludolearning.com/the-bridge/from-bluetooth-speakers-to-building-movements-ed-campos-on-creating-joy-in-education) 30 min read #### [🎙️Ep.3: From Bluetooth Speakers to Midnight Pedagogy with Ed Campos](https://blog.alludolearning.com/the-bridge/from-bluetooth-speakers-to-building-movements-ed-campos-on-creating-joy-in-education) [Cate Tolnai](https://blog.alludolearning.com/the-bridge/author/cate-tolnai): Aug 31, 2025 5:00:00 AM [Podcasts](https://blog.alludolearning.com/the-bridge/tag/podcasts) [Read More](https://blog.alludolearning.com/the-bridge/from-bluetooth-speakers-to-building-movements-ed-campos-on-creating-joy-in-education) [![](https://blog.alludolearning.com/hubfs/Featured%20Images%20for%20The%20Bridge%20blog%20posts-8-V1%2c%20I8-%20%20%F0%9F%A7%98%E2%80%8D%E2%99%80%EF%B8%8F%20How%20I%20Reset%20My%20Energy%20in%20Under%2010%20M.png) ](https://blog.alludolearning.com/the-bridge/how-i-reset-my-energy-in-under-10-minutes) 2 min read #### [How I Reset My Energy in Under 10 Minutes](https://blog.alludolearning.com/the-bridge/how-i-reset-my-energy-in-under-10-minutes) [Cate Tolnai](https://blog.alludolearning.com/the-bridge/author/cate-tolnai): Aug 31, 2025 4:00:00 AM THE BRIDGE - AUGUST 31, 2025 There are days when I feel like I’m spinning a dozen plates at once. Between work, family, and the constant stream of... 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Fresh out of my credential program, I stepped into a 9th and... 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