“FACILITATING POSITIVE CHANGE”
Technological devices are being embedded as education tools in schools everywhere. It’s possible to overcome the fear of these devices and apps and incorporate them as instruments to serve educators, parents, and student learning. Lee Kolbert offers practical advice for using technology in healthy ways to engage everyone, deepen learning, and bridge the home and school technical divide.
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The color in your classroom, the decor on your walls, posters and other parts of the physical classroom environment affect student happiness and learning. Eoin Lenihan explains simple, practical, & powerful things you can do to your classroom tomorrow to improve student experiences & interactions while creating a dynamic thinking rich environment.
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It’s common sense that educators need to build relationships and connectedness so students can learn and feel safe. But how exactly do we do it? Moving towards being an egoless educator is a step in the right direction. Guest Jim Sturtevant shares how to do that and more practical ideas to move relationship building from being common sense to being common practice.
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The root of leadership is relationship. Students can become leaders too if given more opportunity to lead, fail, learn, and ultimately succeed. Veteran educator Sung Lee shares his philosophy and approach to building a strong student “middle class” to create a classroom culture of leaders.
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With 51% of students living in poverty every classroom is impacted. To be an effective educator we have to understand a child’s circumstances so we can address their emotional needs and help them focus on achievement. Improve your ability to overcome the challenges that come with child poverty & create a supportive classroom community with tips from experienced guest Sonya Romero.
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Students no longer respond to the punishment or rewards adults often offer. Guest Rick Lewis provides essential communication strategies you can use in the first 5 days of school and beyond to improve behaviors and create a positive learning climate. We need more than the authority that comes with our positions and titles, we need relational power to become a knowledgeable student ally.
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Understand how to bring new energy and creativity to wherever you work with young people. Using thoughtful ideas from guest Laurie Marshall you can tap the creativity of students to address real-world problems and bring more color and passion to any learning environment.
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Bullying often used to end when the school bell rang. In the digital age, cyber aggression can occur 24 hours a day. With new social media apps and technology every day, how do we help students navigate safely? Guest Carol Todd’s daughter, Amanda, took her life because of cyberbullying & mistreatment but we can prevent new tragedies with the right solutions.
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Many talk about the importance of freeing teachers and students to be innovative, but how do we do it? Stop struggling with students’ personal technology and motivation. Learn to create time to fuel creativity and boost passion for teaching and learning in this interview with innovation expert Don Wettrick.
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Young people believe that adults are more interested in having students who achieve than having students who care for others. We have to change that belief. Leading with compassion will lead students and others to do the same. Young people often complain, “I’m bored,” but how do you get them to think how they can serve and help others? Guest Sheila Sjolseth explains how life changing service can take just seconds.
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