
S3 E12: Living as Poets All Year Long with Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.
12/04/23
•58m
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The magnificent Amy Ludwig VanDerwater’s humor and authenticity enchant as she shares intimate stories from her life as a poet and teacher. Amy generously offers a myriad of her favorite poets and resources. Listeners have the gift of hearing Amy read poetry aloud and leave the conversation with a clear vision of why we all need poetry throughout the year.
Thank you to Amy and the American Psychological Association/Magination Press, who are so generous in offering a 25% off & free shipping PROMO CODE (FLYER 25) for The Sound of Kindness (listen HERE)
Episode Mentions:
- Wondrous Words (Read Like a Writer) by Katie Wood Ray
- Lee Bennett Hopkins
- Naomi Shihab Nye
- Commentary: Country Cats
- The Journey is Everything by Katherine Bomer
- Something Told the Wild Geese by Rachel Field
Amy’s Books (w/ MANY teacher resources)
Poetry Websites & Books:
- Awakening the Heart by Georgia Heard
- Poems Please by Bill Moore & David Booth
- Immersed in Verse by Allan Wolf
- Naming the World by Nancie Atwell
- Starting with Little Things by Ingrid Wendt
Connect w/ Amy:
- at her website & The Poem Farm & Amy LV's School Visits
- on Twitter
- on Instagram
- on Pinterest
- on YouTube
- on SoundCloud
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
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Certified school counselor and coach Zack Kasabo offers students, caregivers, and fellow educators strategies to manage difficult behaviors without enabling them. Zack designs behavior management plans from the ground up with all involved. Although Zack’s strategies may seem unconventional at times, he stays current on the latest behavior trends that parents and teens face to design behavior support plans tailored to individual needs.
Episode Mentions:
- The School Counselor and Multitiered System Supports
- Title I
- Conscious Discipline Brain State Model
- Schoolutions S2E2: Stopping Bullying and School Violence Before They Start with Professor Ron Avi Astor
- What is the Difference Between CBT and Solution-Focused Therapy?
- Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
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#schoolutionsinspires #schoolutionspodcast #coachkasabo #schoolcounselor #coach #teenmentalhealth #traumainformed #behaviormanagement #parentingtips #challengingbehavior #kidswithanxiety #communitycoaching #teachers #teachersfollowsteachers
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S3 E13: The Worth of Gaming & Screen Time with The Gamer Educator, Ash Brandin
December 11, 2023
•48m
The Gamer Educator (Ash Brandin) offers caregivers and educators tips for managing screens that benefit everyone involved. Ash speaks to the importance of understanding how various studies frame anti-screen rhetoric. Listeners will leave the conversation inspired to engage with the children in their lives about screen time and tackle the societal challenges that anti-screen rhetoric distracts our attention from. Ash asks us to reconsider seeing screen time as a waste of time and instead consider the life skills developed through leisure activities.
Episode Mentions:
- Commentary on Radio in the 1920s
- Ohio State University Study: Screen time not harmful for academic skills of preschoolers
Connect & Learn with Ash:
#solutionsfromschoolutions #schoolutionsinspires #schoolutionspodcast #thegamereducator #gaming #gamer #videogames #game #gamers #gamingcommunity #screentime #parenting #digitalwellbeing #onlinesafety #digitalparenting #parentingtips #technology #internetsafety #digitalsafety #digitaldetox #socialmedia #kids #parents #screentimelimits #parenthood #parentalcontrols #cybersafety #family #mentalhealth #children #cyberbullying #unplug #mindfulness #familytime
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