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Educator self-care is more important than ever and in this conversation Stacey, AJ, and Chris discuss what self-care means to each of them and share their experiences with self-care.

• What is self-care?
• How do you do self-care?
• What do you wish you were doing?

While some teachers have worked with students in their classrooms all year others haven’t at all and we’re talking about it.

Chris - Art of Manliness - The Secrets of Public Speaking from History’s Greatest Orators (4/7/21)

Students: The Missing Link In Teacher PD

James F. Nagle and Penny A. Bishop

Educational Leadership | February 2021 | Volume 78 | Number 5

• Have you ever experienced PD where students were involved?
• What is the value of the student perspective on teaching and learning?
• Student Consultancies - Most effective when...
• Set the tone
• Clarify the purpose
• Try different models
• Be conscious of power dynamics
• Act on their new learning

We just celebrated 6 years of PodcastPD! Thank you for joining us on this journey to change the professional development game through podcasts and podcasting.

Dani Kennis is a Special Education Social Studies teacher in Clarkstown, NY. Dani is passionate about professional development, building relationships & Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

Topics Discussed:

• How do you define SEL?
• How has SEL helped foster relationships with students?
• How does SEL impact classroom management?
• How could someone start integrating SEL into their classroom?
• What will SEL look like when the world is 'normal' and post-COVID?

Stacey shared: The Daily from the New York Times. This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro. Twenty minutes a day, five days a week, ready by 6 a.m. She specifically recommended Odessa Part 1 and Odessa Part 2

Erich Stephen and Ryan D. Bartel, co-hosts of The Peg Doesn't Fit, join us for our second #PodStudy discussion. AJ recommended listening to episodes 15 and 17 of their podcast where they each talk about their dream school.

The Peg Doesn’t Fit - The world of education continues to try to operate in the confines of an antiquated system. Despite its flaws, solutions continue to be offered that adds to an increasingly convoluted system that continues to resist change. Join us as we talk about our frustrations and attempt to provide solutions.

Erich: 

• Standards
• Curriculum
• Remote Learning, after the Pandemic
• Community Day - Realworld Activities
• Feeder Programs for MS/HS
• Grading and Skills over Content

Ryan:

• Interoperable
• Interdisciplinary
• International
• Start with the end in mind - what does the ideal graduate look like? What do they need when they leave school?
• Learning maps and Badges through Portfolios
• Student internships
• Budget with community support and contribution
• Planning, PLC time, Workload

Resources:

• Mastery Transcript Consortium

Chris shared: The Dumb Dad Podcast - It's pronounced Dad, the "dumb" is silent. Comedians Kevin Laferriere and Evan Kyle Berger are just a couple of dads trying to have a little fun along the way. We believe the only way to erase the stigma that Dumb Dads get painted with is to parent harder, not dumber.

Pam Hubler is an Instructional Coach at Daniel Island School in Berkeley County South Carolina and a Google Certified Trainer. Pam has experience teaching K-8 special and general education as well as instructional & technology coaching.

Connect with Pam:

• @specialtechie
• @pam_educoach
• https://www.spedtechgeek.com

Pam wrote a blog post titled, The Lies We Tell Ourselves as Educators, and in this post, Pam reflects on a book she listened to called, Girl, Wash Your Face, by Rachel Hollis.

We spoke to Pam about some of the lies we tell ourselves as educators and how to change our mindset.

Resources Mentioned:

• Amy Cuddy TED Talk
• Pam's Recommended blog post - Planning For A Year Like No Other!
• Color Code Test

On episode 95 of the podcast, we will be conducting PodStudy #2! AJ has recommended the podcast, "The Peg Doesn't Fit." The hosts, Erich Stephen and Ryan Bartel will join us to talk about the idea of the 'Dream School."

Listen to episodes 15 and 17 of their podcast before listening to ours.

As connected educators, we understand the importance of finding others that share our passions, but how do we connect and make meaning from and get value from being connected?

• Our story and how we connected.
• How has being connected benefited each of us?
• What our goal is as connected educators?

What’s out there?

• Twitter
• Facebook
• IG
• Voxer
• Podcasts/YouTube
• Clubhouse

Thank you to David Frangiosa for joining us for a portion of the episode!

David is a former guest of the podcast and you check out our conversation with David on episode 72: Grades: Exploring Equity & Expanding Reach

Erin and Dave Tashian are the Mindful Educators and Stacey chose the first episode of their podcast, of the same name, as the first episode for our brand #PodStudy episodes.

Dave and Erin Tashian are veteran educators from New Jersey.

Erin, an 8th grade English teacher is also the founder of The Mindful Educators, a professional development program that fosters a mindful social-emotional experience for students. Erin has been named teacher of the year in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and has presented at many educational conferences.

Dave, a school counselor, is revered for his focus on creating a positive school culture through fostering connection and community. Dave recognizes the importance of creating a positive school culture and its impact on teacher effectiveness as well as student learning. Dave has been honored two times as his school district’s teacher of the year.

What inspired you to start your podcast and what keeps you inspired as you approach the start of year 3?

Your first show was in July 2019 and your three ways to incorporate mindfulness as educators were:

• Pay attention and create an awareness of how you want to feel in the classroom
• Watch and be aware of your connections Beyond academics
• Practice self-care

Has this advice changed since then? If so, how? How can we update it for the 2020/21 school year? 

Here on PPD we like to assign homework, it’s how we keep the learning going. Which of your episodes would you recommend as optional homework/continued learning?

• 29: Dr. Marc Brackett: Understanding Our Emotions
• 44: Conversations that count with Elena Aguilar

What is your preferred form of PD to get or give?

Stacey, AJ, and Chris ring in the new year with talk of goals and #oneword.

There is homework for the next episode. We’re going to try a podcast study – like a book study – where we focus on one podcast by listening to an episode and then coming together to talk about it on our next episode. First up is an episode of The Mindful Educator.

We will send you the episode and we will be discussing it on our next episode that will be recorded LIVE on Sunday, January 24, 2021.

You can join us by visiting podcastpd.com/live @ 8:30 PM EST.

Callers to this episode included:

• Al Spiegel – Al joined us after months away on a special assignment.
• Mike Brilla – Mike is launching his own podcast! My Best Lesson: Social Studies