Beste Big Picture Learning podcaster (2024)

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Ep. 116 - Defending SEL and Teachers' Professional Development, with Elizabeth Peterson 52:31

4M ago52:31

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Welcome again to the Big Picture Social Emotional Learning podcast, even though this upcoming conversation, in defense of SEL, is one I would never have predicted needing to be shared… but, and you don’t need me to tell you: these are wild times, in which just about any topic, especially around education, can ignite extreme and heated reactions. So…

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Ep. 115 - Developing Clear-Headed, Unbiased Thinkers 10:05

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We see so much division, and it's terrifying some of us. People trying to change others opinions is not doing much more than splitting us further apart, because (research has proven, beyond a doubt) people will ground into their own opinions, their own biases, their own perspectives when they experience differences of opinions and ideas.What to do?…

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Ep. 114 - Artfully Integrating SEL Into All Subjects, with Elizabeth Peterson 46:05

12M ago46:05

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In this episode of the Big Picture Social Emotional Learning Podcast, I share conversation with Elizabeth Peterson, a 3rd grade teacher in the state of New Hampshire. Our conversation started with Elizabeth’s deeply considered definition of a term with which we’re all familiar: whole child. I wanted to learn her personal perspective, because I feel…

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Ep. 113 - Serving Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing with Necessary SEL Supports 1:31:13

1y ago1:31:13

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You know how sometimes you learn about something you didn’t have even a clue about the fact that you were completely unaware of what you didn’t know? That’s what happened to me in the following conversation with Sherri Fickensher who is an Education Support Specialist, serving deaf and hard of hearing students at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Spee…

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Ep. 112 - Autism in Context for True SEL, with Peter Vermeulen, Ph.D. 1:02:13

1+ y ago1:02:13

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Peter Vermeulen, Ph.D., doesn't feel there's much value in ‘defining’ people on the #autism #spectrum by describing their difficulties around social interaction, communication, patterns of behavior, etc., etc. - because he sees all those elements as #consequences of having brains that work in #autistic ways. Conversely, he's written that autism can…

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Ep. 111 - Science & Sense: Kids Need More Decision Making Opportunities 1:23:53

1+ y ago1:23:53

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Instagram link to the Big Picture Social Emotional Learning Podcast Here’s a link to a Bill’s book: The Self-Driven Child, showing the Table of Contents to give you a quick overview of the book’s value. Here’s a link to a quick YouTube video that explains the difference between Fixed Mindset and Growth Mindset… and here’s another way to understand …

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Ep. 110 - Speech, Language & SEL, with Rona Weintraub 1:32:30

1+ y ago1:32:30

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Communication is a major component of children’s social and emotional learning and development… but some children experience persistent challenges with one or more elements that are necessary for successful verbal communication… and then they can spiral into frustration, or negative self-image, or retreat into various forms of social isolation... s…

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Ep. 109 - Differences are Natural 18:14

1+ y ago18:14

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Too few parents and teachers are having actual back-and-forth conversations with young kids… conversation that last for awhile, that have a progression, that build on exchanged ideas… What a wasted opportunity if ever there was one… in terms of bonding, building trust, and because the brain development that can happen when back-and-forth conversati…

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Ep. 108 - Personalities, Patterns and Perspectives, with Monica Wesolowska 58:01

1+ y ago58:01

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https://monicawesolowska.com/leo-lea Author, Editor, Speaker, Teacher Leo + Lea, illustrated by Kenard Pak (Scholastic, August 2022)Elbert in the Air, illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey (Dial, February 2023) Holding Silvan: A Brief Life (Hawthorne, named a "Best Book" of 2013) So… just a quick reminder to check out Monica’s website for more info and a …

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Ep. 107 - SEL, CRT and Critical Thinking 17:25

1+ y ago17:25

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Connect with me on Instagram - on the Big Picture Social Emotional Learning Podcast page: https://www.instagram.com/nini.white/ SEL is about the human and humane sides of all our actions and interactions… and since “different” people ARE treated differently in the world, on the street, in the classroom, on playgrounds… differences must be acknowled…

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Ep. 106 - Life-Changing Info About Food’s Influence on Behavior and Learning Difficulties, with Dawn Navaratnasingam, Board Certified Holistic Health Coach 42:25

1+ y ago42:25

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Please join our Big Picture Social Emotional Learning Facebook group.Working and living with young children is never without challenges… most of us were mostly aware of that fact when we jumped into teaching and/or when we became parents.The thing is: there are challenges and then there are CHALLENGES. Some challenges that the young ones in our liv…

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Ep. 105 - Homeschooling and SEL - with Emma Westphal, Dawn Navaratnasingam, and Liz Sheffield 1:26:16

1+ y ago1:26:16

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Homeschooling has really come up in the world thanks, in no small part, to the pandemic we all just lived through. In this episode we get to learn from 3 parents who share heartfelt insights that have led to, literally, expanding and deepening their definitions of parenthood, family life, and even how they perceive the role of education for kids, a…

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Ep. 104 - The Great Outdoors and SEL, with Maggie O'Reilly, MOT, OTR/L 1:02:52

1+ y ago1:02:52

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“If children are to keep alive their inborn sense of wonder, they need the companionship of at least one adult who can share in their sense of wonder, by rediscovering with them the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in." ~ Rachel Carson Maggie O’Reilly is an Occupational Therapist (OT) who uses a strengths-based approach, along with…

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Ep. 103 - Destination Imagination, with Adam Law 1:16:20

1+ y ago1:16:20

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We hear a lot in educational circles about preparing today’s youth for the future, most often in terms of increasing academic scores and achievements, but Destination Imagination casts an even wider net, by inspiring and equipping Kindergartners - 12th graders to imagine, innovate and collaboratively problem solve, with peers, while focusing on STE…

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Ep. 102 - ADHD's Many Manifestations, with Holly Seerley (LMFT) 1:28:13

1+ y ago1:28:13

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First thing: Please accept Holly's invitation to ask questions (and share stories, too). You can post your questions by connecting with us on the Big Picture Social Emotional Learning Podcast FACEBOOK PAGE. Here's the marvelous (short YouTube) link of Sir Ken Robinson describing a young girl who barely escaped a terrible life by being misdiagnosed.…

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Ep. 101 - Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students, with Afrika Afeni Mills 56:34

2y ago56:34

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Afrika Afeni Mills is an Education Consultant and the author of Open Windows, Open Minds: Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students. Afrika is all about helping teachers, coaches and administrators develop and sustain student-centered learning experiences that are diverse, that are inclusive, and that are equitable. Afrika is brilliant at providing…

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Ep. 100 - PBL & SEL, with Mike Kaechele 37:08

2y ago37:08

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One of my mentors emphasizes beginning with the end in mind… and very clearly that is one point of focus for Mike Kaechele, who is convinced that we don’t need to prepare students for “someday,” but that they should take on meaningful work right now… no matter their age.Mike is a teacher with over 20 years experience, and he’s an author. Mike is al…

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Ep. 99 - 2 Definitions of EDUCATE 7:50

2y ago7:50

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Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is as wide-reaching as any subject matter that we can be incorporating into our students' education and development. The way to experience most success at our efforts to nurture kids' SEL is to give careful attention to maintaining a healthy balance between the 2 root definitions of "EDUCATION." Teachers need courage…

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Ep. 98 - Respect: Short Term & Long Term Benefits 16:27

2y ago16:27

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Everyone, even (and maybe especially) little ones, feel when they're respected (and when they're not). This episode is a quick look at the deeper elements of, as well as the long term impacts of early exposure to, respect. If you would like to receive the PDF of a cool poster inspired by today's topic, please send a quick note to me and ask for it:…

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Ep. 97 - The Importance of Being Seen for SEL Progress, with Angela Dalton 1:00:11

2y ago1:00:11

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Angela Dalton lives in Oakland, California, has a background in producing online kids’ games, and is a published children’s book authorAngela’s books center Black children as main characters in ways she wishes she had seen when she was growing up… which is another reason I loved sharing conversation with this woman: she had a frustrating, unsatisfy…

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Ep. 96 - Social Justice Conversations in Preschool, with Nadia Jaboneta and Brian Silveira 46:19

2y ago46:19

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Brian Silveira and Nadia Jaboneta are Pedagogical Leaders at Pacific Primary Preschool in San Francisco, California. They each bring about 25 years experience as Early Childhood Educators, and clearly that combination of 50 years teaching experience has only deepened their commitment to providing relevant and alive education for their young student…

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Ep. 95 - Songs for Engaging & Encouraging Kids' SEL, with Dave Fromer's music 15:37

2y ago15:37

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In this episode of the Big Picture Social Emotional Learning Podcast you’ll be introduced to Dave Fromer, and his multi-awarding winning album that teachers and parents love, thankfully… because young kids love listening to Dave’s song’s over and over and over again. Do you use songs to help improve and manage transitions during the day? Songs that…

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Ep. 94 - More About the Directions of Season 2 13:20

2y ago13:20

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How we see the kids in our care, (whether they’re in our classroom, our Afterschool facility or our home), how we see them… determines how much they can grow and develop as a result of our influence. Kahlil Gibran quote: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not …

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Ep. 93 - New Season: Looking Forward to a Bigger Big Picture for the BPSEL Podcast 3:09

2y ago3:09

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This is a quick update on why episodes have been so sporadic for the last couple of years and, more importantly, why this is a whole new season for solutions-oriented episodes around all things social emotional learning (SEL). This season we'll be incorporating, amongst many other relevant SEL topics, the important work of equity and inclusion that…

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Ep. 92 - SEL's Benefits for Educators, with Kelley Munger, Ph.D. 56:08

2y ago56:08

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Educators need SEL development, too. Maybe even more than students, because when educators have age-appropriate SEL development and skills, they are empowered to bring more of their best selves into every day's interactions with students and peers... and isn't that a BIG part of what it's really all about?!!!!! Listen to this important conversation…

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Ep. 91 - SEL for Academic, Career and Life Success, with David Adams 56:44

2+ y ago56:44

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In today’s episode, I share conversation with David Adams, CEO of Urban Assembly, and definitely a BIG PICTURE kind of educator. In this conversation, David explains the how’s and why’s of Urban Assembly’s approach to building schools’ cultures, which are 100% centered on developing students’ social emotional competencies for success in school, and…

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Ep. 90 - The Moving Target of "Normal," with Prof. Sugata Mitra 1:03:38

2+ y ago1:03:38

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We hear a lot about ‘returning to normal’ these days, especially in response to Covid. To me, the term ‘normal' has become a marginally meaningless cliché, so I was intensely intrigued when I came across a blog post by Sugata Mitra in which he comments on a legitimate concept of ‘normal’ for these times… especially in direct relationship to the edu…

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Ep. 89 - Lessons from Covid for SEL Success, with Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard 1:11:10

2+ y ago1:11:10

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There is so much we white educators need to understand that we do not currently understand or even see. But we can can see and understand more, so that we succeed more meaningfully with our students of color. Of course that involves becoming aware of our blindspots. Rachelle and I also talked about many teachers’ sense that we need full time contro…

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Ep. 88 - CRYING - Interesting explanations from science 7:55

3y ago7:55

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scientists have been studying crying, and they’ve divided the tears that come from crying into three distinct categories: reflex tears, continuous tears, and emotional tears. The first of those two categories - reflex tears - perform the important function of removing irritants, such as smoke and dust from our eyes. The 2nd of those 2 categories, c…

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Ep. 87 - Neuro-Nurturing with Deborah McNelis 55:02

3y ago55:02

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Deborah McNelis is one of my favorite kinds of educators and people, because Deborah is in it for the love of it. She has her Masters degree in Education, she’s an author, speaker and, most helpful for you, dear listener… Deborah has created the Neuro-Nurturing Interaction Packets for the specific purposes of supporting children in feeling seen, ac…

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Ep. 86 - Critical Thinking Skills & SEL 19:04

3y ago19:04

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If you’d like to receive an electronic copy of the resource I’ve been sharing with you on this episode, just drop a line to me. My email address is ask@kidsownwisdom.com. That’s where you can share your thoughts, make requests for future topics on this podcast… anything. I love to connect with listeners. Thanks for being here… and I hope to hear fr…

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Ep. 85 - Fatherhood Wisely Considered, with Jordan Shapiro, PhD 53:29

3y ago53:29

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Today’s guest is Jordan Shapiro, PhD, who is kind of a ‘big deal,’ since he’s globally respected as an American thought leader. (I’ve included a link to his website in this show’s notes so you can learn about his wide-ranging accomplishments.) Jordan’s internationally respected perspective combines research in psychology, philosophy, and economics …

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Ep. 84 - Insights for Teaching (and Living) Anti-Racist Values, with Larissa Wright-Elson 57:12

3y ago57:12

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Here are the basic points from Larissa's article: Our words and actions must match. Reading options for students must be broadened to provide wider perspectives from other races and cultures. Conversations are necessary... even, and especially, the ones around 'difficult' topics. Listening is a big and necessary element for meaningful conversations…

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Ep. 83 - Disfiguring Accidents Require Conscious SEL Skills from Everyone, with Margaret Kugler, MS 28:54

3+ y ago28:54

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When traumatic accidents occur, resulting in serious injuries and permanent disfiguration, knowledgable guidance is essential for healing and for everyone's ability to adapt, constructively, to build the best possible life, moving forward. Margaret Kugler, MS, is the Transition Coordinator for children who come from all over the country to Shriners…

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Ep. 82 - A Very Big Picture Perspective on SEL 42:21

3+ y ago42:21

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Details are good, essential really, but when we get lost in them, tied down to them and we lose the big picture... everyone loses. Everyone. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nini-white/message

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Ep. 81 - CONSENT - a very important SEL topic, with Sarah Casper 45:16

3+ y ago45:16

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We all know that communication… clear, honest and mutually respectful communication is a foundational element of solid social emotional skills. Today’s guest has developed an approach that focuses in on a very specific channel of communication: CONSENT. Sarah Casper, will give us an overview of her understanding about the day-by-day, hour-by-hour, …

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Ep. 80 - Stretching Possibilities & SEL, with Monick Halm 43:42

3+ y ago43:42

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There was so much I appreciated about this conversation. In particular, the fact that my guest, Monick Halm, independently grew her on social emotional skills by noticing what worked for her peers and then she experimented with bringing those observations into her own interactions. I also love what Monick shared with us about the power and importan…

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Ep. 79 - Self-trust and SEL 9:10

4y ago9:10

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Please accept this offer of help. Send a quick email to me with answers to the 3 questions, below: ask@kidsownwisdom.com Social emotional challenge your kids/students are encountering. Kids' age. If you want to, include a brief description of how you've tried to help them resolve that specific challenge. ............................................…

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Ep. 78 - Real Talk with Kids, with Cassie Tondreau 40:47

4y ago40:47

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Cassie Tondreau is a loved and well-respected educator, and based on her many years of experience, she knows, without a doubt, that children can be trusted to ask for deeper explanations and understanding … when they need them. In this conversation about challenging, even disturbing topics, including Covid-19, Cassie encourages us to be sensitive t…

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Ep. 77: Students Care About SEL, with Dominique Brooks 29:06

4y ago29:06

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We have so much to learn from our students, and we have so much to gain by opening up to their insights and their view on the world in this time of massive changes across the globe. SEL does not have to be delivered through some organized curriculum. In fact, all that's really needed is real connections. Connections in class don't have to be perfec…

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Ep. 76 - How to Live (Happily) with Tech & Kids, with Jordan Shapiro, Ph.D. 46:44

4y ago46:44

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This conversation is dedicated to all parents (and teachers, too) who are seriously concerned about the powerful draw that technology, anything tech, has on today’s kids. Jordan Shapiro is, among many other qualifications, a senior fellow with the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Street Workshop, where he does research on how technology impacts ch…

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Ep. 75 - Language Skills & SEL, with Sharnell Blevins 41:31

4y ago41:31

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Sharnell Blevins’ walks her talk when it comes to THE most sensible philosophy about children’s successful school experience: Teachers, kids AND parents must work together to ensure that all kids grow towards their own unique potential. To that end, Sharnell has worked with nonprofit educational organizations for over 25 years. She’s currently Pare…

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Ep. 74 - A Black Mother's Concerns & Responsibilities, with Sierra Dominguez 44:25

4y ago44:25

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The most challenging conversations are often the most necessary… for life to move forward …. for everyone’s benefit. Awakened awareness about the irrefutable fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER, and that Black lives in America continue to be crushingly disadvantaged in ways that are invisible to those of us who live in “White America” is the impetus for t…

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Ep. 73: An Honest Black & White Conversation in Honor of George Floyd, with Jordan Harrison 47:18

4y ago47:18

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White people and black people need to be liberated from the lies that have created such deplorable disadvantages for, and untruths about, black people in America. Those disadvantages and untruths are destroying the best of what all of us are capable of bringing to the life of this country, and without which there is no hope for recovery from the tr…

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Ep. 72: Nurturing Social Justice Awareness, with Nick Terrones 30:47

4y ago30:47

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“If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.” ~Mahatma Gandhi The time is NOW for us, as educators and parents of today’s children, to courageously and creatively step into our responsibility for the development of tomorrow’s citizens … citizens who, ideall…

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Ep. 71 - Growth Mindset for Better Lives, with Mary Cay Ricci 27:24

4y ago27:24

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Mary Cay Ricci is a life-long educator, having been an elementary and middle school teacher, instructional specialist and central office administrator. She was also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University Graduate School of Education for 8 years. Mary Cay has been applying Carol Dweck's growth mindset research to classrooms, schools and di…

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Ep. 70 - Developing Developmental Relationships, with Kent Pekel 52:01

4y ago52:01

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In this episode of the Big Picture Social Emotional Learning Podcast we’re going to learn about the life-altering impact we can enjoy by developing Developmental Relationships. This conversation was with Kent Pekel, the President and CEO of Search Institute, an internationally recognized, not-for-profit organization that, for over 70 years, has bee…

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Ep. 69 - Learning Lifeskills ~ Making Memories 12:28

4y ago12:28

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I’ve just come across an article that I’m pretty sure some of you, who are not feeling so “at home” in the role of homeschool teacher, might really appreciate. The article appeared in National Geographic, and its title is, “Forget homeschooling during the pandemic. Focus on LIFESKILLS instead.” The over-arching purpose of the article is to absolve …

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Ep. 68 - Real Conversations with Kids, with Nick Terrones 25:57

4y ago25:57

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Our young students and our young children look to us to interpret the world for them … especially during out-of-the-ordinary times like the ones in which we are all living with the Covid-19 pandemic. Young children will not ask for our thoughts or about our feelings, BUT they will be picking up on what we are communicating, even without words … whi…

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Ep. 67 - Rough-housing with Little Ones, with Nick Terrones 42:42

4y ago42:42

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There are thousands and thousands of incredible, kind, caring, loving, nurturing, inspired and inspiring early childhood educators … and you, dear listener, may very well be one of them. In this episode, I’ll be introducing you to one of the brightest stars on your noble team: Nick Terrones. Since 2006, Nick has been working with toddlers, and with…

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