Episodes

How can educators create meaningful conversations in the classroom and tackle challenging topics like race? We had the pleasure of speaking with two phenomenal teachers and authors, Matthew K and Jennifer Or, who share their ...

Episode Highlights: Working with ambiguity through the golden rule of improv that honors everyone’s contributions via collective storytelling and the iterative development of ideas Setting the environment and building the cap...

Episode Highlights: Working smarter to accelerate our workflow and regain time capital Intentionally leveraging technology as part of the thinking and learning processes Maintaining social emotional learning skills while inte...

Episode Highlights: Cultivating positive identity within ourselves and students Separating the mistake from our identity Reframing negative self-talk into opportunities and new actions Introducing wellness into the climate an...

Episode Highlights: Shifting our mindsets to focus on student advocacy Exploring the three types of equity advocates and Acknowledging the privilege of a social network for support, guidance, and resources Strengthening class...

Episode Highlights: Be the Flame process - Sparking, Kindling, Igniting, Stoking, Catching, Fueling, Spreading… Ablaze! to foster relationships and community Striving for greatness and demonstrating leadership Building trust ...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Leveraging a Self-Determination Learning Lab class for engaging students authentically and fostering all five of the SEL competencies Creating space that meets students where they are Amplifying student ag...

Episode Highlights: Implementing practical, actionable strategies when facing massive burnout Finding five minutes to give yourself permission for self-care intentionally Embracing the 5 S’s - stillness, silence, space, subtr...

Episode Highlights: Evolving to meet the SEL needs of students after COVID Building a connected community vertically through grades 4, 5, and 6 Empowering staff and students to lead, redesign, and refine the system Embracing ...

Episode Highlights: Promoting a mentality of continual growth and betterment Setting a doable progression of steps toward achieving big goals Fostering an environment where taking risks and asking for help is encouraged and h...

Episode Highlights: Fostering SEL skill development through four art forms: drama, music, dance, and visual arts Developing confidence in art forms to connect with students and integrate SEL skills into the learning Adapting ...

Episode Highlights: Thinking strategically and stretching ourselves to reimagine education in the name of serving students Changing the narrative through curriculum, course placement, discipline, and hiring practices Checkin...

Episode Highlights Learning about education through many different lenses and contexts Finding a mentor and building upon your educational passion Implementing an action research process to collect data and fail forward Foste...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Story-weaving is finding inspiration in individual stories to embrace how our connection. Hold each other by leaning in and actively listening to one another. Each of us carries the gift of empathy, hope, ...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Aligning administrator, staff, and student perceptions of experiencing the learning environment Unpacking perception data to enhance dialogue about and support for student success Investing in building com...

Episode Highlights: Creating the reflection we want to be proud of, that we can be at one with, that promotes connection with others Honoring time and space for students to be fully present and aware Seeing and promoting the ...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Connecting SEL to diversity, equity, and inclusive practices Promoting self-care among the caregivers Calling someone in as a gift of feedback for growth Addressing the four “Is” of Oppression Understandin...

Episode Highlights: Creating a program for students who are not necessarily cognitively impacted or need special education services but thrive in smaller educational settings Cultivating a self-efficacy mindset among students...

Episode Highlights: Engaging in courageous conversations Ensuring representation of students in literature Leveraging language to close access gaps Utilizing the Five Part Belief Check to self-reflect and build relationships ...

Episode Highlights: Connecting physiology to engage in productive thinking patterns Consciously using breathing to self-regulate; the power of responding versus reacting Aligning identity with the situation Teaching SEL with ...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Using mathematical discourse and productive struggle to enhance social emotional learning skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, growth mindset, and emotional regulation Leveraging Universal De...

In this episode, Craig and Krista speak with Dr. Anthony Martin , the Director of School Resources and Support for a K-12 district in central California Dr. Lori Stollar , the Director of Partner Success at Resonance Educatio...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Telling your story can empower others to find their voice. Our young people need brave spaces where the adults will listen empathetically and actively to what they believe they need to thrive, especially i...

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Recognizing SEL in everyday instructional practices Naming SEL, claiming it, integrating it, and directing it towards the outcome desired Being a learning organization that refines and creates structures a...