Learning and Living with Liz

On this podcast, I talk to Becky Krumm, MSW, about stress and why we should care about it, and what to do when you get stuck in that stress cycle as an educator. It's ok to have stress and to be stressed, but the stress needs to be addressed. 

Becky Krumm, MSW, M.Ed., has nearly two decades of social work experience, holding various positions in child welfare and mental health treatment.  Through her own experience with burnout and secondary traumatic stress, she developed a passion for talking to other helping professionals about the impact of stress and the importance of self-care.  Becky has provided training in stress, trauma, and self-care to over 5,000 professionals, as well as a workshop presenter at the Child Abuse Prevention Conference.

Free self-inventory to examine your professional quality of life: https://www.proqol.org

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s information and resources for coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress:https://www.nctsn.org/trauma-informed-care/secondary-traumatic-stress

Greg McKeown’s Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown/dp/0804137382

Mindful.org's Guide to starting a mindfulness practice: https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindfulness-getting-started/

National Institute of Mental Health guide: 5 Things You Should Know About Stress: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/stress/19-mh-8109-5-things-stress_142898.pdf

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Oftentimes, students think they don't have political power, or that politics is too national. I am happy to have one of my former students, Trevor as my guest as we discuss how to be politically active, harness your political power, and what you can do to affect change!


Trevor Malzewski is a former student of Mrs. Evans and a current Freshman at ASU studying Economics. During the 2020 election cycle, he interned in his state district for the Jennifer Pawlik and AJ Kurdoglu campaigns. Now, he's furthering his political activism as a Precinct Committeeman and board member for the LD17 Dem.

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Time always feels like it's too short, especially in the spring. Here are my top three things to focus on when it all gets too overwhelming. Although this is specifically for AP Government teachers, all teachers can find gems to help them in this podcast!


Three Things to Focus on When You're Short On Time

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It's Galentine's week!

Join me today as I talk to Brigette Burge, an English teacher and one of the reasons I could make it through my hardest days.  We discuss how we cultivated a relationship, cultivated a positive circle of colleagues, and made it in a world that sometimes wants to hold us down. Grab your favorite drink and join the conversation! 

Brigette Burge is a 25-year veteran teacher with experience in both English and physical education. She is a National Board Certified Teacher, a department head, and an all-around amazing person. 

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A person doesn't make history themselves, and as we construct the master narrative of one of the most influential periods in American history, we must ask, what is it that we know and what is missing? Dr. Butler helps break down the Letter from a Birmingham Jail and discusses the Civil Rights Movement's lesser-known parts.

Dr. J. Michael Butler is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of History at Flagler College in St. Augustine. Through groups like the Florida Humanities Council, Dr. Butler has worked with teachers to introduce the history of American race relations to students honestly and effectively.

References:

A Case for Reading the Whole Document- Teaching AP Government Post

"I Have a Dream" (https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety)
The "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (http://okra.stanford.edu/transcription/document_images/undecided/630416-019.pdf), "Beyond Vietnam" (https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/beyond-vietnam)
"A Call for Unity" (https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/sites/mlk/files/lesson-activities/clergybirmingham1963.pdf). 

Post-Civil Rights Era Music: https://www.c-span.org/video/?478352-2/post-civil-rights-era-music

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History is my SPORT! Join me today as I speak with teacher and fellow podcaster CherylAnne Amendola! We talk about our love for primary sources and how to utilize them in upper elementary, middle school, and high school!


Teaching History Her Way blog
Teaching History Her Way podcast
Breaking Down Foundational Documents to Make them More Manageable
Declaration of Independence Lesson
Primary Sources from Teaching AP Government Blog

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Buckle up! Joe and I were very excited to talk about Courageous Conversations about Contentious Topics, especially as we move through a year of contentious topics. Joe talks about how to set up the norms and environment to have these conversations in your classroom. Joe is a great person to follow on Twitter and has a lot of great information in his blog.


Resources discussed:
Joe's Blog Post: Courageous Conversations about Contentious Topics
Joe on Twitter
Lunchroom Fight: SHEG
Teaching Controversial Topics
Website- http://thepoliticalclassroom.com/
First Book  – https://www.routledge.com/Controversy-in-the-Classroom-The-Democratic-Power-of-Discussion/Hess/p/book/9780415962292
Most recent book - http://thepoliticalclassroom.com/about.php
Sorting notecards-https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eOfyV2em7CAirXKKWh4rRGUpyBIyy_Fw?usp=sharing

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Join me today as I speak to Chris Evans, Madison Fellow (AZ,18) about the importance and impact of professional development on both teachers and the classroom community. We reminisce on our favorite professional development experiences and Chris explains how his experiences took him from having a job to having a career. Chris also happens to be my husband and we've been so lucky to go to a lot of professional development experiences together, as well as sharing what we've learned at the ones we've done separately.

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My experience with Street Law Summer Institute
O'Connor Institute
Bill of Rights Institute
Teaching American History
Street Law
Gilder Lehrman
Madison Fellowship
National Portrait Gallery

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Bouns episode: With the Capitol attacks, many teachers are scrambling to lesson plan or even know what to say to their students. This is a quick conversation about monitoring and adjusting for what's best for our students.  We start by listening and questioning.

Check out the #sschat on Twitter for more lessons. Teachers are sharing and learning!

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Today, I discuss how I organized my week to get the most out of online, hybrid, and in-person environments. This organization can be used in any classroom, but I go into how we use it in social sciences. We begin with questions to ask yourself as you plan your lessons and then how that translates into a week of activities. 

Posts from the pod:

Teaching in an Online Environment: A Sample Schedule

Socratic Discussion in a Virtual World

Example of a week using Citizens United

Teaching how to write better argumentative essays in AP Government (hint: it's with DBQs)

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