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Working with students and adults with ADHD has many challenges but we can communicate more effectively and cultivate harmony with the right strategies. ADHD expert Dr. Mark Bertin explains how practicing mindfulness can stop spirals of stress to make better choices. Listen in and be introduced to new awareness and skills you can use to manage ADHD more effectively.

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"What you must think about first before you to speak your mind," Lessons from an adult training experience in California.

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Dr. Mark Bertin is a developmental pediatrician and author of Mindful Parenting for ADHD and The Family ADHD Solution, which integrate mindfulness into the rest of evidence-based ADHD care. He is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College, on the faculty of the Windward Teacher Training Institute, and on the editorial advisory board of Common Sense Media.

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Dr. Bertin's Blog is available through Huffington Post, Mindful.org and Psychology Today. More links and resources at www.developmentaldoctor.com.

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Education can get stuck in an implementation culture that disempowers educators and inhibits innovation. However, you don't have to be at the whim of the next education trend. Listen to guest David Geurin discusses using possibility thinking and exercising your innovation muscles so you have a voice and can lead from wherever you are.

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"How to set a mindset for coping with and embracing change." Special comments

About today's guest

Bio: Dr. David Geurin is principal and lead learner at Bolivar High School, a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School. He is committed to developing future-driven, student-centered schools. He shares his ideas on learner empowerment, leadership, and innovation via social media, blogging, speaking, and consulting.

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Twitter: @DavidGeurin

Web: www.davidgeurin.com

Email: [email protected]

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Educators have been disempowered and de-professionalized over time with the increase on standardized teaching and testing. But there are steps any school could take to increase the voice and morale of educators. Guest Deyonne Jackson explains what a Teacher Powered School can do for you and how to create one.

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"How to tell where I am in the ladder of youth engagement?" Special comments from a Positive Youth Development Workshop

About today's guest

Deyonne Jackson is in her 15th year of teaching and has taught at traditional elementary and a teacher-powered school. She has been a teacher and administrative team member at Woods Learning Center (a teacher powered school) for 12 years. Deyonne is also an ambassador for the Teacher-Powered Schools Initiative.

Guest Links:

http://www.teacherpowered.org/about/ambassadors

email: [email protected]

Twittter: @DeyonneJ

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Stop second guessing yourself and learn to ask the right questions of yourself and others. Every situation is an opportunity to develop a leadership mindset by focusing on growth and reflection over blame and guilt. Guest Sean Thom explains how to stop mentally beating up on our students, or ourselves, and shift to reflection and growth to develop relational leadership skills.

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"I live near the school where a girl was killed in a school bathroom. I want to prevent tragedies like this too. What is your reaction when you see these events?" Sylvia, Delaware

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Sean Thom has been a middle school science teacher and a building principal. He currently runs a special education school for students with behavioral and emotional issues. Sean developed a student-centered teacher feedback system which centers on real-time student input. He is passionate about social-emotional learning, leading through building strong relationships, and transforming the educational process with others.

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www.seanathom.com

https://twitter.com/SeanAThom

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Do you have a book inside you that's dying to get out? With all the new tools and distribution avenues available it's easier than ever to write, edit, and sell your new book. The book-publishing world is being disrupted and democratized. You don't have to be accepted by a traditional publisher, guest Dave Burgess shares the numerous options to express yourself and get your book out into the world.

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"How can I start to write my book or blog and overcome things like doubt, procrastination, or writer's block?"

About today's guest

Dave Burgess is the New York Times Best Selling author of Teach Like a Pirate, co-author of P is for Pirate, and highly sought after professional development speaker, well known for his outrageously energetic style. He is also the president of Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc, a disruptive publishing company providing innovative and creative books to help transform the educational world.

Guest Links:

http://daveburgessconsulting.com/books-2/

Dave's email list and get access to 25 digital Teach Like a Pirate quote posters:

http://daveburgessconsulting.daveburgess.com

Twitter Link to Dave Burgess

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Professional development can be a blessing or a bane. Most educators are professional learners but feel constrained by traditional PD. Coaching has demonstrated the greatest impact on our growth. Guest Svetlana Sutic explains how to find your tribe, develop yourself, and leverage the resources that are around you right now.

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"We are doing a lot of events for bullying prevention in our school. What do you see is missing in bullying prevention efforts that might help us?" - Edgar, Ohio.

About today's guest

Svetlana Sutik holds two masters degrees and is an Assistant Principal in Illinois. She's an experienced coach who has successfully lead teacher teams in numerous areas. Svetlana has presented at several conferences and University classes for faculty and staff sharing her K-8 knowledge. Her passion and focus is in professional learning and building teacher capacity.

Recommended Resource(s):

Twitter: Ken Williams @unfoldthesoul

Twitter: @Edcampldr - @JeffZoul - @Mikelubelfeld - @toddwhitaker

Guest Links:

@SuticThinkTank

[email protected]

https://carpediemblog.org/

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Adults struggle with how to help young people separated from a parent or loved one due to a death or a divorce. Discussions of spirituality or a higher power have to be handled delicately in education but they are important. Guest Karen Herrick shares her powerful story of an exchange with her own grandson who was worried about her dying and how you might navigate that discussion with your students or even your own child.

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"Please talk about how teachers can dig into the universal theme of respect and apply that to classroom management. Thank you!"-- James in Virginia

About today's guests

Rev. Karen E. Herrick, PhD, LCSW, LMSW, CADC, ACMHP has shared her clinical expertise for 30 years in her private practice by lecturing throughout the United States on dysfunctional and addictive homes, disassociation, grief, and loss. She is actively involved in Spiritual Psychology, specifically in naming spiritual experiences and working with chronic grief.

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www.karenherrick.com

www.spiritualexperiences.info

http://grandmawhatisasoul.com

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EduCulture Immersion – if you are an educator interested in traveling for Free to Europe or Costa Rica this summer, ECI also has a teacher program in which you will accompany some of your students on a summer trip that you design in your country of choice. ECI will recruit students, meet with parents, and take care of all program logistics! For more information contact Sarah at [email protected] or visit www.educulture.com

International School Climate Institute – Provides practical training, workshops, coaching, and speaking to create positive school climates. Contact us about school climate improvement, planning and climate survey support, bullying prevention and upstander intervention training, restorative justice practices, school safety, youth development, and more.

There are districts around the US that are reshaping learning and what it means to be prepared for the world upon graduation. Marion City Schools, with support from our guests Lori Vandeborne and Stephen Fujii, are reshaping education by creating "Next Generation Learning Environments" preparing students not just for graduation but empowering them to be equipped and contributing citizens.

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"Can you improve teacher turnover AND math scores at the same time? Yes and we talk about how!" Get new research on the power of school climates

About today's guests

Lori P. Vandeborne (@MrsVandeborne), a Professional Development Specialist with META Solutions, is a passionate educational leader who enjoys innovation and thrives on inspiring a growth mindset. She has a wide range of curriculum and instruction experience from her recent elementary principalship to co-teaching with a variety of teachers from pre-K-12th grade.

Stephen P. Fujii (@_Stephen Fujii), Director of College and Career Success with Marion City Schools, has a distinguished background in educational leadership and organizational change. Steve is energized about returning education to the forefront of democracy through a focus on engagement and partnerships with families and businesses.

Guest Links:

Twitter: @MrsVandeborne or @StephenFujii

http://pdereflections.blogspot.com

http://www.marioncityschools.org/Domain/1

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EduCulture Immersion – if you are an educator interested in traveling for Free to Europe or Costa Rica this summer, ECI also has a teacher program in which you will accompany some of your students on a summer trip that you design in your country of choice. ECI will recruit students, meet with parents, and take care of all program logistics! For more information contact Sarah at [email protected] or visit www.educulture.com

International School Climate Institute – Provides practical training, workshops, coaching, and speaking to create positive school climates. Contact us about school climate improvement, planning and climate survey support, bullying prevention and upstander intervention training, restorative justice practices, school safety, youth development, and more.

We continue to celebrate our Edspiration anniversary this month. In gratitude to you and our guests, we share essential excerpts from some of this year’s popular interviews on the subject of technology and social media in education. Hear insights and tips in show highlights from Sean Gaillard, Brett Salakas, Lee Kolbert, Alec Couros & Katrina Keene. You’re going to love the valuable contributions shared by these guests and thank you for an amazing year.

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These are highlights from previous Ed Tech episodes but you can hear the interviews in their entirety and find all these guests’ recommended resources in their show notes. This show featured clips from the shows below.

Show clips taken from the following Edspiration episodes:

“Boost morale through social media and recharge yourself” -- Sean Gaillard

“Be your own agent of change” -- Brett Salakas

“Dive in! You can bridge the school and home tech divide” -- Lee Kolbert

“Digital Citizenship in a World that doesn’t forget” -- Alec Couros

“How to go from technophobe to tech savvy” -- Katrina Keene

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EduCulture Immersion – if you are an educator interested in traveling for Free to Europe or Costa Rica this summer, ECI also has a teacher program in which you will accompany some of your students on a summer trip that you design in your country of choice. ECI will recruit students, meet with parents, and take care of all program logistics! For more information contact Sarah at [email protected] or visit www.educulture.com

International School Climate Institute – Provides practical training, workshops, coaching, and speaking to create positive school climates. Contact us about school climate improvement, planning and climate survey support, bullying prevention and upstander intervention training, restorative justice practices, school safety, youth development, and more.

Too many students are disengaged in the classroom and not enough schools are engaged with their communities. But Marion City Schools are overcoming these challenges as innovators in creating personalized learning environments. Guest Gary Barber shares how schools can bring educators, businesses, and families together to help students feel more connected to learning and to their communities on their journey to graduation.

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“I have a been in a number of Staff workshops on staff development days this past winter and found they weren’t really relevant to my work. How do I survive these?” – Denise, Vancouver, Canada

About today’s guest

Gary Barber started his education career over 25 years ago as a high school teacher, then a principal before being named Superintendent for Marion City Schools and the recipient of several honors. Gary is committed to ensuring that when students graduate from Marion City Schools, they will have earned what is called a Diploma “Plus Acceptance” to college or technical training, a branch of the armed forces or hired to begin a career in a high demand job.

Guest Links:

Web: http://www.marioncityschools.org

Twitter: @Gcougars65

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EduCulture Immersion – if you are an educator interested in traveling for Free to Europe or Costa Rica this summer, ECI also has a teacher program in which you will accompany some of your students on a summer trip that you design in your country of choice. ECI will recruit students, meet with parents, and take care of all program logistics! For more information contact Sarah at [email protected] or visit www.educulture.com

International School Climate Institute – Provides practical training, workshops, coaching, and speaking to create positive school climates. Contact us about school climate improvement, planning and climate survey support, bullying prevention and upstander intervention training, restorative justice practices, school safety, youth development, and more.