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Everyday SEL

Everyday SEL

By Chris

By educators, for educators. Everyday SEL is an exploration of how educators wrestle with the research, best practices, and everyday struggles to meet the ever-changing needs of our students and families, and how our relationships are central to student learning.
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Responding to Systemic Injustice, Part I

Everyday SELMay 10, 2021

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Responding to Systemic Injustice, Part I

Responding to Systemic Injustice, Part I

In this episode we discuss the anti-Asian hate crimes occurring in our nation, similarities to other systemic injustice and oppression, and the morale imperative of educators to respond.
May 10, 202126:17
Our Leadership Challenge - Technical vs. Adaptive leadership in re-opening schools

Our Leadership Challenge - Technical vs. Adaptive leadership in re-opening schools

In this episode, we discuss the leadership challenge of transitioning back to in-person learning. Specifically, as schools begin to welcome students back in-person, the way adults frame our tasks will be critical to how we attend to the challenges accumulated over the past year.
Apr 05, 202134:11
Breaking the Wheel - How can we work to dismantle systems of oppression within education.

Breaking the Wheel - How can we work to dismantle systems of oppression within education.

In this episode we discuss the recent racially motivated mass shooting, the impact systemic racism has on students and schools, and some ideas to initiate change.
Mar 19, 202128:13
A New Normal - Preparing to welcome students back amid the stress and trauma of 2021.

A New Normal - Preparing to welcome students back amid the stress and trauma of 2021.

In this episode we discuss the level of stress adults as well as young people are likely carrying with them as we return to in-person learning, and how leaders in the system can best prepare for the "new normal" of school.
Mar 09, 202129:55
Relationships Before Rigor: education is fundamentally human-centered

Relationships Before Rigor: education is fundamentally human-centered

In the push to re-open schools and address the "lost learning" of the Pandemic Year, are we risking alienating students by glossing over their emotional experiences of this traumatic year?
Feb 22, 202125:48
Missing Our Bonus Pay

Missing Our Bonus Pay

In our first episode of Season 2 we discuss the continuing challenges of virtual learning and virtual work, strategies for coping, and how we are missing the rewards of in person work.
Feb 05, 202127:22
Episode 8 - Failing at Self-Care, and how to improve.

Episode 8 - Failing at Self-Care, and how to improve.

In Episode 8 we talk about the importance of self-care to manage stress, and our own struggles with prioritizing ourselves.
Aug 28, 202028:23
Equity and SEL

Equity and SEL

In Episode 7 we discuss the responsibility of educators, specifically white educators, in addressing bias and equity as a part of integrating SEL into our work.
Jun 15, 202041:40
Episode 6 - Leadership and SEL

Episode 6 - Leadership and SEL

In Episode 6 we are joined by two CASEL consultants, Sue Keister and Hector Montenegro, to discuss the importance of SEL in Leadership.
May 07, 202038:08
Episode 5 - The DNA of Teaching and Learning

Episode 5 - The DNA of Teaching and Learning

In Episode 5 Sue Keister of CASEL joins us to discuss why SEL is fundamental to teaching and learning and her experience of integrating SEL into districts.
Apr 30, 202043:32
Episode 4 - The Understanding Human Echo: Empathy and its Importance to Educators

Episode 4 - The Understanding Human Echo: Empathy and its Importance to Educators

In Episode 4 we pick up on suggestions from youth leaders to explore the necessity of Leading With Empathy, and we discuss how educators can build their capacity for human connectedness.
Apr 24, 202032:05
Episode 3 - The Leaders of Today

Episode 3 - The Leaders of Today

In Episode 3, we feature the voices of two remarkable student leaders poised to graduate from high school and college. They offer incredible insight into the student experience, loss, and some topics for educators to consider while developing distance learning opportunities.
Apr 15, 202032:36
Episode 2- First Times, Routines, and the Science of Stress.

Episode 2- First Times, Routines, and the Science of Stress.

In Episode 2 we discuss how to integrate SEL into online learning, why it's important, and the importance of grace.
Apr 10, 202045:50
Episode 1 - Global Pandemic, School Closures, and Managing Anxiety

Episode 1 - Global Pandemic, School Closures, and Managing Anxiety

In our first episode we talk about who we are, why we have created this podcast, and offer some tips for managing anxiety during COVID 19 and school closures.
Apr 01, 202034:26