Episodes

  • Communication in the Classroom with Donna Van Natten

    Communication in the Classroom with Donna Van Natten
    May 21 2024
    Donna Van Natten-the Body Language Dr.- shares her expertise on non-verbal communication and behavioral intentions. A former teacher herself, the conversation focuses on communication skills with students in the classroom.
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    32 mins
  • We Get a Chance to Work with the Best Students

    We Get a Chance to Work with the Best Students
    May 7 2024
    Lynne Roland, Brain Hopkins, and Raymond Appleberry are educators in the Grand Prairie Independent School District in Texas and Rising Phoenix Consulting. In this episode they share their stories of creating a culture where students develop resilience because of their work implementing restorative practices and cultivate positive relationships based on The Circle of Courage Model.
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    51 mins
  • The Next Generation of Sloyd with Luke Johanson

    The Next Generation of Sloyd with Luke Johanson
    Apr 16 2024
    Sloyd is a 19th century teaching methodology that fell out of favor in the early 20th century in America. Luke Johanson shares how The Sloyd Experience is bringing this highly useful teaching approach back to relevance for students in the 21st century.
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    43 mins
  • Science in the Schoolyard with Janneke Petersen

    Science in the Schoolyard with Janneke Petersen
    Apr 2 2024
    Listen to this conversation with science curriculum developer Janneke Petersen shares how she empowers students with Symbiotic Schoolyard. This curriculum helps teachers plant and grow native plants in their schoolyard. This place-based learning initiative is aligned to Next-Gen Science Standards and helps students understand how ecology is local and meaningful in students' everyday lives.
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    28 mins
  • Inclusive Support for Transgender and Non-binary Students with Vanessa Ford and Rebecca Kling

    Inclusive Support for Transgender and Non-binary Students with Vanessa Ford and Rebecca Kling
    Mar 19 2024
    Transgender and non-binary students often do not find inclusive experiences in schools and many teachers do not know where to turn in finding resources and supports. Scott Lee shares a conversation with Vanessa Ford and Rebecca Kling who discuss their book The Advocate Educator’s Handbook: Creating Schools Where Transgender and Non-Binary Students Thrive who discuss issues surrounding supporting students who are struggling with gender inclusion.
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    52 mins
  • You Can Teach Writing in the Age of Generative AI with Jen Roberts

    You Can Teach Writing in the Age of Generative AI with Jen Roberts
    Mar 5 2024
    Have you ever worried that your students are using an artificial intelligence (AI) program to cheat? To do homework? To do something else dishonest? Join me for this conversation with Jen Roberts as we talk about not only how to prevent academic dishonesty using AI, but actually how to use it in the classroom to actually enhance student writing!
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    48 mins
  • For Real Engagement...Take Them Outside with Becca Katz

    For Real Engagement...Take Them Outside with Becca Katz
    Dec 5 2023
    Outdoor learning expert Becca Katz shares the powerful, research based reasons why students perform better when outdoor learning is part of everyday education activity. She also shares about how her non-profit organization provides professional learning opportunities for teachers to make outdoor learning part of their regular teaching.
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    39 mins
  • What a Foster Child Really Needs

    What a Foster Child Really Needs
    Nov 20 2023
    Thoughtful Teacher Podcast host Scott Lee shares a story about a former student who was in foster care and eventually adopted by his foster parents and how it all happened without using a computer dating service.
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    14 mins