Teachers Aid

Is it possible to meet the social-emotional needs of students while teaching online? Yes and no. Tune in for a candid look at what we can do, what we can't do, and what we should do to help students through this emotional period.

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Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC is the school counselor at Sheridan School in Washington, D.C. and a therapist at The Chrysalis Group. Phyllis frequently writes columns on counseling, parenting and education for The Washington Post, and she’s the author of "Middle School Matters" (Hachette, 2019). Phyllis blogs at phyllisfagell.com. Joe Mazza, Ed.D. is Principal at Seven Brides Middle School in the Chappaqua Central School District (NY). He is a strong advocate for middle-level ed, family and community partnerships and connected learning while embracing the idea of today’s educators serving as the lead learners in their schools. Joe's innovative work has been featured in 17 books dating back to 2005.

Keeping up to speed on education technology is challenging during normal times. What will teachers and students need to get and need to know to come up to speed on online learning fast.

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Debby Atwater is the Director of Digital Learning and Libraries for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. During the past 22 years, she has been a District Administrator, an elementary and middle school teacher, and Instructional Technology Facilitator in Illinois and North Carolina. In her current role, Debby works to support and sustain learning opportunities and access to both technology and libraries for all school community stakeholders. Kyle Hamstra teaches fifth-grade math and science at Davis Drive Elementary for fourteen years. crafting learning experiences as a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) specialist. He is a 2016 ASCD Emerging Leader, a member of the Wake Science Core Leadership Team, and a member of the North Carolina Digital Leaders Coaching Network.

As more schools respond to Covid-19, by making a rapid transition to online learning, what is happening to special needs students and their parents? Can these students receive the attention they require remotely? What are the specific challenges teachers face? What does every teacher moving to distance learning need to know?

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Dr. Chris Swanson is the director of the IDEALS Institute in the School of Education, and creator of the International Teaching and Global Learning master’s cohort program. He leads a team of experts focused on improving the quality of care and education globally, with emphasis on improving cross-sector collaboration around health, social services, care and teaching for young children and vulnerable adults. Joyce Pemberton is a special education teacher with the New York City Department of Education. Joyce has over 20 years of experience working with students who have special needs. Terasai Harris is a special needs counselor in with the New York City Department of Education and the parent of a child with special needs.

Join us for a discussion on why we expect so much of ourselves, why it's time to stop and how we can change our inner dialogue.

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Phil Echols is the Senior Administrator of Professional Learning for the Wake County Public School System, supporting Professional Learning Teams and Coaching. Born into a family of servant-leaders, he believes relationships are paramount and leading by example is imperative.

This month was dedicated to black history, but despite the activities, showcases, and programming, it’s still hard for many of us to talk authentically about race in school. Will we ever overcome our discomfort with race? If so, how?

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Devon Beck is a hip hop artist, motivational speaker and a Family & Student Liaison at Sandy Hill Elementary. He has dedicated his life to helping others find purpose and follow their dream

Is this episode, we take a moment to reflect on 2019, consider our teaching challenges, and look at how we can course correct in the year ahead.

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Dave Schmittou is a father of four and currently the Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction for a school district in Michigan. He is a former teacher, assistant principal, principal, and college professor. In 2014 he was the Michigan Administrator of the Year and in 2018 was the Michigan College Educator of the Year. He is the author of the books It's Like Riding a BIke: How to make learning last a lifetime and Bold Humility. He is also the host of the Lasting Learning podcast. He can also be reached through his website https://schmittou.net

Some of the images we hold about what good teachers do and how they behave, discounts the qualities and needs of introverts. Join us as we look at self-care strategies for teachers who are introverted.

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After teaching middle school for eleven years, John Spencer is now a professor of instructional technology at George Fox University. He is passionate about creativity, design thinking, and digital literacy. He blogs at spencerideas.org.

We all know that teacher discouragement and burnout has become the new normal.  What we all need are more creative strategies to find joy in teaching no matter the demands, the conditions or the student behaviors you encounter today. Our guest offers a set of classroom-tested tips and tactics for staying energized and positive.

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Michelle Gano is a wife, mother, teacher, motivational speaker, and the author of the inspirational book for teachers, Look Beyond the Clouds. She is on a mission to bring positive change to schools everywhere by helping teachers transform their daily habits to overcome burnout and find joy in teaching again.

In this episode, we look at how distractions dilute your effectiveness, undermine your actions, and the steps you can take to become "indistractible."

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James Clear is an author, entrepreneur, and photographer. He Nir Eyal lectured at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. His first book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, is an international bestseller and taught Silicon Valley how to design behavior. His next book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, reveals the Achilles' heel of distraction and provides a guidebook for getting the best of technology without letting it get the best of us. Nir blogs at: NirAndFar.com

James takes us on another adventure in developing the habits and creating the environments that will give us the time and energy to be more effective.

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James Clear is an author, entrepreneur, and photographer. He is the New York Times Bestseller of Atomic Habits and creator of the Habits Academy.