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 light in others
• Viewing mindfulness as an important part of our physiology
• Recording mindfulness sessions during COVID at the request of parents and students

Episode Resources:

• Connect with Steven Lin on Twitter and  Youtube: Mindful Mornings at Fort Zellner

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
• Understanding culturally responsive-sustaining education

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• NYU Metrocenter for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools
  • website and Twitter
  • CRSE scorecard (for curriculum assessment)
  • CRSE facilitator's guide
• RE·Center Race & Equity in Education
• Paul Forbes-  website and Twitter
• EduColor
• Paul Gorski and Equity Literacy Institute and LiberateandChill
• Dena Simmons and LiberatED_SEL

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 with mental health needs
• Helping educators respond to mental health
• Connecting mental health and neurodiversity
• Differentiating between anxiety and stress
• Advocating for families and specifically for students impacted by mental health needs

Episode Resources:

• Connect with Kristin: Website, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube: Mental Health - MacGruder High School
• Child Mind Institute
• Johns Hopkins School of Education - Mind, Brain, and Teaching 
• Youth Mental Health Canada Resources (Workbooks & Guides)  

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 Resources:

• Connect with Matthew Woods: Website, Twitter, Leading Out of the Woods podcast
• I Wanna Be... book collection

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 conviction, from the heart
• Soliciting feedback and listening creates avenues for increased voice and engagement

Episode Resources:

• Connect with Martín Blank: website and Instagram
• The Physiology of Social-emotional Learning
• Self-care is not the solution for burnout

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 Design for Learning to make learning accessible for students
• Flipping the "gradual release of responsibility" model to increase student ownership and agency
• Exploring "just in time scaffolds" versus "just in case scaffolds" - Juli Dixon

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Connect with Naomi Church: website, twitter, instagram
• Cognitively Guided Instruction (book)
• Universal Design for Learning Framework

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 Education and retired administrator with expertise in educator mentoring and curriculum
• Ayesis Clay, the CEO and founder of Sculpted Clay Productions, an organization that empowers educators 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• What's your SEL superpower?
• How do you work with educators and students to put a focus on SEL as part of who they are and what they do so that it moves beyond a part of a day?
• What strategies, resources, or approaches can you offer to educators to help support the youth and families they are serving?

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 in identity matters.
• Unicorn teachers celebrate and are completely invested in each student's diversity and uniqueness, pushing them to believe in their own individual magic.
• Compassion fatigue, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout carry similarities but show up differently for educators.
• Everyone can find freedom by tapping into their “magic”--authentic connections or authentic networks, gratitude, intentional self-care, and creativity.

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Connect with Ayesis Clay on Instagram and Twitter
• Fresh Ink Theatre
• Sculpted Clay Productions–Write 2 Create
• Using Creativity to Cope with Burnout–Facebook Live with Ayesis Clay

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 and systems for SEL
• Integrating students' strengths and challenges into the learning plan to facilitate learning
• Leveraging assessment to drive feedback and using feedback to drive learning

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Connect with David Adams on Twitter (dadams_sel)
• Urban Assembly: Innovation in Public Education
• SEL Overview Objectives (UA)
• Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
• Adams, D. A., Hamre, B. K., & Farmer, L. (2021). Instructional Interactions and Literacy: Supporting Classroom Instruction Through Teacher Social-Emotional Skill Development. In Handbook of Research on Supporting Social and Emotional Development Through Literacy Education (pp. 261-282). IGI Global.
• Adams, D. (2021). The Future of Education Lies in the Integration of Social-Emotional 
  and Cognitive Learning. ED Magazine. Global Citizenship Foundation, 1(1), 1.        
• Caruso, D., Rees, L., Adams, D. (2020). The Educator's Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence. New Haven, CT: EI Skills Group. 
• Eakins, S.L., Adams, D.A., Falaise, J.B. (2020). Building Resilient Voices: A Conceptual Framework for Culturally Responsive SEL. Challenges to Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs in Organizations, IGI Global.  Building Resilient Voices
• Adams, D. (2013). The application of social emotional learning principles to a special education environment. Korean Journal of Educational Policy, 2013(2013), 103-118.  
• Adams, D. (2008). Pursuing SEL Research in Graduate Study: Over-Classification of African American Males with Behavior and Emotional Disorders (BED).  Advances in SEL Research, AERA, 1(2), 8.
  
  

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Defining Pie Crust Character and Leadership
• SEEing to Lead - Support, Engage, and Empower
• Being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character through your daily decisions.
• Reimagining faculty meetings
• Creating a culture of community through stories and sharing experiences
• Uncovering the hidden culture of a school

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Connect with Dr. Chris Jones - Blog, LinkedIn, Twitter