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Well, we are back at it with Sarah Ockwell- Smith's Gentle Discipline! This week we discuss why children lie, whine, and sulk and how to help end lying, whining, and sulking. Hope this helps :)

In this episode we go further into The Global Achievement Gap. We may go on a few tangents but this one is GOOD! Take a listen and let us know how you feel about our current state of education.

In this episode we briefly discuss the nineteen things that effective teachers strive to do within their classroom. This episode serves as a nice reminder that although we may not be perfect, we can do small things to make a change every day.

In this episode Skylar dives deep into the Global Achievement Gap and the seven survival skills we should be teaching the younger generations. We discuss why NCLB isn't working. Next time we will talk about what IS working in schools!

The Global Achievement Gap -https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/08/08/global-achievement-gap

In this weeks episode we are ALL about EMPATHY!! We may be exhausted but we power through ways in which you can develop empathy in the classroom.

Article - https://www.graduateprogram.org/2021/01/how-to-teach-empathy-in-the-classroom/

In this episode we dive deeper into The Impulsive, Disorganized Child by Mary Anne Richey and James W Forgan. We take a closer look at working memory and how to help students grow this skill. 53

In this episode, we discuss our school's recent professional development on Restorative Justice, our beginning of year to do list, and our conference with Francis Su, the author of Mathematics for Human Flourishing. Take a listen!

Looking to prepare yourself for the upcoming school year? In this episode, we give tips and advice on how to better prepare yourself for the year! Take a listen!

In this episode we discuss the Finnish education system through the lense of Pasi Sahlberg and Timothy Walker. We bring up how Finn's have established trust in education and action steps toward how we educators can begin to establish trust in the US education system. Take a listen!

In Teacher's We Trust: https://www.wob.com/en-us/books/pasi-sahlberg/in-teachers-we-trust/9780393714005?gclid=CjwKCAjw5s6WBhA4EiwACGncZR5sjM2WRkU7jQk0zl6oYAfJsURlsVYL5vOjhCENQyjbrhC7sLkJhoCAhAQAvDBwE#CIN001047601