Episode 048: The Power of Joyful Teaching 

I know, I know - clips episodes seem overdone, but bear with us… in this show, we went through our interviews to this point and used Dr. Martin Seligman’s PERMA model for happiness to think through how we can be more joyful in our classrooms (and beyond). Links to all other shows can be found below!

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Links & Show Notes  

• CAMLE - Colorado Association of Middle Level Educators
• “I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.” - Haim Ginott
• Brain Rules episode with Dr. John Medina
• Dr. Martin Seligman
• PERMA Model
• P = Positive Emotion
  • Teaching from a Full Tank with Chase Mielke
  • Webinar with Dr. Seligman
• E = Engagement 
  • Real Engagement with Allison Zmuda
  • Leadership Reimagined with Robyn Jackson
  • The Champion’s Mind with Jim Afremow
• R = Relationships
  • To classroom, colleagues, craft, content
  • Jennie Magiera, Ed Tech Team
  • We Got This with Cornelius Minor
  • Dwayne Reed
  • Critical Creativity with Dan Ryder
  • Positive School Culture with Jenn Gonzalez
• M = Meaning 
  • Start with Why with Steven Shedletsky
• A = Accomplishments
  • Know thy Impact with John Hattie
  • Digital Minimalism with Cal Newport