In this episode of Teacher Prep with Dr. D, Denis Mathew joins the show to share how he brings social-emotional learning into his practice.  Dennis has been an elementary school speech pathologist for more than a decade in urban public schools. Since 2019, he has been a children's author and songwriter. He has three books and one music album published. His content integrates  SEL, the 7 mindsets, growth mindset, trauma-informed care, language enrichment, and social skills topics. Dennis's work has reached a global audience with 15,000 copies of his books (90% of which has been distributed to public schools nationwide), presented to around 120 schools, and reached 70K+ students with books and music.

BooksByDennis.Bandcamp.com

Here's my new website: BooksByDennis.com

Social Media:

Twitter @storiesbydennis

Instagram @booksbydennis

What is the history of Billingual Education in our country and how does policy and practice influence second language acquisition.  In this episode Dr. Clara Amador-Lankster shares insight into the evolution of billingual education and how the changing landscape of schools and policy around language acquisition is bringing back programs and the need for teachers to be billingual.

Dr. Clara Amador-Lankster is a Fullbright scholar and Professor of Teacher Education at National University.  

Jasmine A. Stirling is the debut author of A Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice, a picture book biography of Jane Austen about persistence and creative mastery. Jasmine lives on a cheerful street in San Francisco with her husband, two daughters, and their dog. From a young age, she loved to write poems and stories and worked her way through nearly every children’s book (and quite a few for grownups, too) in her local library. When she’s not writing, Jasmine can be found hiking in the fog, singing songs from old musicals, and fiddling with her camera.

In this episode, explore the notion of going gradeless in your teaching practice to foster creativity, harness soft skills and support students in fostering a love of learning, rather than a fear of assessment.  Batsheva Frankel, MAT, the producer, and host of the podcast, Overthrowing Education, is a veteran educator of over 25 years and the founder of New Lens Ed. where she gives online and in-person workshops, courses, and coaching for universities, conferences, schools, and educators across the US and around the world. Behrman House published her book, The Jewish Educator’s Companion.

Here are some links:

Twitter: @overthrowinged  or @batshevafrankel

Lenses of Questioning course:  https://newlens.thinkific.com/

My website: www.newlensed.com

The podcast: www.overthrowingeducation.com

Interview with Jesika Silva-Zabajnik (LMFT) and Cindy Klinecki (LCSW) about the impact of Covid 19 on children and teachers' mental health.  Hear best practices for supporting your students while working remotely and self-care during this time of trauma. 

Resources: 

Suicide Prevention Life Line:

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/how-we-can-all-prevent-suicide/

Professional Quality of Life Measure: 

https://www.proqol.org/?fbclid=IwAR2Lsmv9DVAyQW2fK0C4sN5pXJ9JK06gpkVTl0MOORn-yXkyXck6zf3CgLA#2900

New York Times Article: Surge in Suicides

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/student-suicides-nevada-coronavirus.html

Chelsea Robberson launched Lealyn Growth to support schools and organizations transform education and reach their goals.  Chelsea has been in education since 2005 and has worked both nationally and internationally as a school leader, director, and classroom teacher.  Her mission is to move education forward and disrupt the status-quo.

www.linkedin.com/chelsearobberson

In this episode with Dr. Dickenson, she shares strategies to reflect on this year and set new goals for 2021. 

In this episode of Teacher Prep with Dr. D, author Chris Luzniak shares his work of classroom debates as part of his mathematics routine.  Find out why Math Debates can bring the Standards of Mathematical Practice to a whole new level and how you can use this approach in both an online and traditional classroom.  Check out this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/IBMnUlOxCbY

Chris Luzniak is currently a math teacher and department chair at The Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles. His 15+ years of teaching mathematics began in New York City public schools, where he also founded and coached the Speech and Debate team. Through this combination of teaching and coaching, Chris has worked to develop debate routines that bring student voice and discussion into the math classroom. He coaches teachers in both math and science to develop real-world debate activities for students. Some of his work can be seen at luzniak.com, and his book Up for Debate! is currently published by Stenhouse Publishers.

Professional Links:

Website: luzniak.com

Blog: clopendebate.wordpress.com

Stenhouse Book: stenhouse.com/debate

Workshop: grassrootsworkshops.com/workshops/up-for-debate

Twitter: @cluzniak  

In this episode of Teacher Prep hear from two teachers whose passion for teaching and learning has turned into a lucrative side hustle that is supporting other teachers from around the world.

Greg Williams from Amped Up Learning is a Social Studies Instructional Coach in Texas.  He created Freck playing cards to master Social Studies curriculum and founded Amped up Learning which is a virtual teacher marketplace https://ampeduplearning.com/

Deborah Baldwin has a successful Teacher Pay Teacher store that has a global audience.  She is a retired Drama Teacher who is taking the world of social media by storm.  She writes books, plays and short stories and sells it all for profit! https://dramamommaspeaks.com/ 

How can we be intentional when planning instruction so that students are both engaged, motivated and supported in our classroom? In this episode Drs. McConnell and Conrad, authors of Lesson Planning with Purpose share 5 models for designing instruction through the lens of perceptive teaching: the belief that teachers must know themselves and their students while cultivating culturally sensitive, safe, and inviting spaces for learning for all students. 

Lesson Planning with Purpose website: www.lessonplanningwithpurpose.com; 

Facebook: @planningwithpurpose 

Twitter: @plan_w_purpose

CRISPA Website: www.crispateaching.org

Tales from the Classroom: www.talesfromtheclassroom.com; 

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