Cultivating Classroom Management - You Can Manage Your Classroom

Cultivating Classroom Management - You Can Manage Your Classroom

In this podcast I introduce myself as a teacher on the front lines and share my classroom management strategies and approaches. I start with the basics, but all teachers can benefit from this podcast. You can empower yourself to manage a classroom. By taking back the power and inviting students to share the power you can manage the classroom. In this episode, we will discuss how teachers have the power. In later episodes we will discuss sharing the power. Cover art photo provided by Ben Neale on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@ben_neale

Episodes

Becoming a Trauma-informed educator

November 17, 2020 • 23 mins
In this episode I speak about becoming a trauma-informed educator. More than ever, teachers, principals, district leaders, coaches and staff members must become attuned to the understanding of trauma and how it relates to behavior, actions and attitudes of students and of other adults in any given learning community.
I discuss some of the findings of my work and what I have been teaching in my courses over the past few years. This l...
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The Trauma-Informed Classroom - Episode One

November 17, 2020 • 25 mins
This podcast focuses on the trauma-informed classroom.
Right now we are in a collective trauma caused by all the worldly strife that we are facing. As educators, it is essential to think about this trauma and how to share our ideas with our co-teachers, colleagues, teacher assistants, Paraprofessionals and counselors. Teachers can start to understand trauma and become more aware of it.  
Levine, P. (1997) Waking the Tiger: Healing Tr...
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How to Survive and Thrive During Uncertain Times

September 28, 2020 • 10 mins
If you are experiencing mental stress during these times of uncertainty you are not alone.
Being new to remote teaching, online teaching or hybrid teaching would be hard enough without some of the "other challenges" such as students who are disengaged, changing formats set forth by administration, new demands or challenges with technology.
In this podcast, I recommend some simple ideas for putting students first, seeing the b...
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Burnout - Short Term Burnout

August 18, 2020 • 18 mins
In this episode, I speak about how to recognize Burnout. This type of Burnout is a slow sizzle that catches you unaware. Too much screen time, constant planning or not being able to reach students who are disengaged feels very different I the virtual world than when teaching in person. Here’s how to spot if you are becoming burnt out (virtually).
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School Discipline and Classroom Management - Unifying Practices

August 12, 2020 • 22 mins
In this episode, there are many ideas for approaching school discipline as a support mechanism to improve overall climate and tone. This podcast speaks about the overlap in systematic approaches to school-wide disciplinary and classroom management as one system. This podcast also recommends reasons for using a team approach and at the same time recommends ideas for teachers when MTSS, PBIS or RJ/RP is not in place.
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Promising Practices - Restorative Justice, Restorative Practices and MTSS

July 24, 2020 • 13 mins
This episode focuses on essentials of building positive culture in a school learning community and in the classroom using proactive and preventative measures. Restorative Practices which continue to evolve from the field of Restorative Justice are built on community building and promoting pro-social behaviors through inclusive practices that invite communication and agency amongst members of the community. When Restorative Practice...
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Really? Restorative Justice Now? Why?

July 15, 2020 • 18 mins
In this episode, I speak on how Restorative Justice can play a role in the return back to schools. I start with  a little narrative about myself, speak a great deal about current issues and finish with the implications for Restorative Justice. I am very vocal in this podcast and do not mince words. Maybe my New York hard edge needed to come out after staying in quarantine or being hit with some heavy emotions. I think this morning&...
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Thoughts about. Classroom Management - As Schools Begin to Open

July 6, 2020 • 6 mins
In this short podcast, I share some random thoughts about classroom management as we contemplate opening of schools in person, in hybrid fashion or some other unusual configuration. Schooling will never be the same, but isn't some of that a good thing?
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Want to learn more about your own teaching? Do a demo video in the privacy of your own home.

June 30, 2020 • 5 mins
If you want to improve your teaching skills, your behavioral management skills or just sharpen up your interview skills, do a demo video in the privacy of your own home. Creating a video just for ourselves, helps us to be better at teaching a skill or thinking about how to manage a behavior. It also helps us to identify habit that we do not know that we have such as facial expressions that emit the wrong message, off-putting body l...
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Tips, tricks and Strategies for Classroom Management - Updated

June 16, 2020 • 24 mins
In this podcast, I go through some of the tips, tricks and strategies. These are strategies for face-to-face classroom management that I have enjoyed using in the classroom and sharing about in my time!
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PBIS in a Nutshell

June 16, 2020 • 27 mins
PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports) is a school-wide tiered prevention/intervention system of behavioral support that is most prevalent or common in the United States. This podcast gives an overview of PBIS.  
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A Time for Healing in schools

June 10, 2020 • 6 mins
There is so much to discuss and it seems to be difficult to put into a format that is adequate. Still, it humbling to do so. I write and speak in the format that allows me to speak and I thank the podcasting industry for allowing me to do so. This freedom is so essential. Now, here is the message I want to share:
It is time to consider how schools must change and face glaring issues that befall us. 
Although schools have been trying ...
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Behavior Change - helpful terms and strategies

June 4, 2020 • 12 mins
In this podcast, I go over specific terms to know when formulating behavioral plans. I review those terms and provide examples. I also would include references (see below). I highly recommend working with an IEP or the school behavior team when considering behavior planning for students with more intensive needs.

References
Iris Peabody Vanderbuilt website (n.d.) https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/fba/cresource/q2/p05/
Simonse...
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Behavior Change!

June 2, 2020 • 30 mins
In this episode, I review some basic principles of behavior change. 
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Tools of Engagement online - The Flipped Classroom Model

April 28, 2020 • 12 mins
In this podcast, I speak about how the Flipped Classroom works to engage students and cut down on disengagement, acting out or boredom. I speak about the advantages and disadvantages of the Flipped Classroom model and why this model has potential.
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How are you doing with Online Learning? Checking in

April 27, 2020 • 9 mins
If you are anything like me, it isn't the teaching itself that is a challenge right now - it is all the interruptions. Maybe, it is your roommate, your family or your barking dog? Teaching online is vastly different from teaching in person. One thing is for sure, we need our learners to be engaged. In this podcast, I speak about the challenges and some ideas that I see as helpful for staying the course!
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Check-in - How are you doing with online learning?

April 27, 2020 • 2 mins
This is a very quick check-in about how I am doing with online learning. How are you doing? What have you learned in this process? Are you juggling your personal life with online learning? How are your learners doing with online learning?  Can you imagine what else is happening in their home? This situation is tough for everyone. When this is all over, there is much to think about. One thing I wonder about is online learning and pa...
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Reducing Digital Clutter when Designing your Online Learning Program

March 30, 2020 • 16 mins
Although fully online learning is a savings grace for our learners, one of the downsides for teachers experiencing the transition is having to design online learning in a fast and furious manner. Although it is wonderful to have a plethora of online tools and resources, sometimes it feels like too much.  I speak about how to think about keeping a program simple and streamlined at the onset. It is important to think about learning o...
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