EducateU Podcast

Listen in as Leigh Bagwell and Tamara Fyke discuss why our kids are getting more anxious and ways we can help them cope.

Listen in as Dr. Brenda Diaz and Tamara Fyke discuss the social-emotional needs of students.

Listen in as Dr. Ron L. Woodard and Tamara Fyke discuss how love and high expectations can positively impact schools.

Listen in as Tamara discusses Creating Worlds with Words: How What We Say Impacts Our Students.

Listen in as Tamara discusses the Power of Play and the benefits it brings during childhood development. Engaging in play is not only detrimental to our children's mental and physical health but to adults as well. 

Today we are discussing the integration of SEL inside and outside of the classroom. Listen in as we dive into the importance of creating safe spaces for children who are facing post-COVID trauma.

Take a listen to this leader-focused webinar on how to assess SEL programs. Caroline Chase, SEL Assistant Director of Austin Independent School District, will share how AISD sets district-wide SEL goals; gathers data from students, parents, and staff; and tracks progress toward their goals.  

Join us for a conversation with Robin L. Williams, MS, BCBA and Tamara Fyke about innovative digital options for SEL. We will discuss the following questions:

*How can gaming be used to teach SEL to individuals with disabilities?

*How can behavior management and SEL work together for accountability and data tracking?

*What does implementation look like on a daily basis?

Join us for a discussion with our guest, Cheryl Mayes, SEL & Workforce Development.  

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Join us for a discussion with our guest, Alicia Haywood, on media literacy and SEL.  

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Join us for a discussion with Tamara Fyke on promoting positive childhood experiences. Some main points that she will be covering include:

-The impact of covid on children’s mental health

-The 7 positive childhood experiences 

-How to counteract trauma in children’s lives 

-Culturally relevant approaches to help children heal and succeed

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Join us for a discussion with our guest, Shree Walker, on finding your voice.

Dr. Shree Walker is the current Director of Special Education and Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) in Los Angeles County. She formerly served as the Director of Section 504 and Special Populations for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools in Nashville, Tennessee. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Belmont University and serves on the leadership committee for the Sexual Assault Center, Nashville Tennessee.

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Join us for a discussion with our guest, Dianne Maroney, on helping students tell their stories.

Dianne Maroney is a mental health clinical nurse specialist who developed The Imagine Project to help kids overcome trauma through self-expression. Check out The Imagine Project: https://theimagineproject.org/ 

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Join us for a discussion with our guest, Vincent Kelly, on promoting diversity and inclusion.

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Join us for a discussion with our guest, Margaret Boersma, on learning how to empower yourself to make a difference in children's lives by building resilience, practicing gratitude, and understanding others' perspectives. Some main points that she will be covering are:

1. Your perspective is your truth – how to calm someone down by understanding their perspective
2. Building Resolve/Resilience – a strategy that allows us to be empowered, strong and creative
3. Nurturing yourself and others – a practice of gratitude and acknowledgment

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Join Tamara Fyke and guest speaker Shani Dowell, who is the founder and CEO of Possip, as they discuss how families need to be just as involved as the students when implementing social-emotional health into schools. Some main points of their conversation will be:

1. You can't separate the social and emotional health of kids from the social and emotional health of their families.
2. We need to give kids the tools to navigate their own social and emotional health - and talk to their families as well.
3. We also need to work to help schools hear the needs from parents and keep a pulse on where families and caregivers are.

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Join Tamara Fyke and guest speaker Casey Agena, who is an advisor for LBW, as they discuss what ESSER is and how schools can use it. Some main points of conversation will be:

1. What is ESSER and how can schools use it?
2. Why should our financial officer care about SEL?
3. What should we know moving forward about stimulus money?

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Join us for a conversation with our guest, Michael Fauteux, as we discuss:

1. Identity safety is a critical program component for students to have safe, equitable access to social-emotional learning
2. Gratitude practice can facilitate a strengthens-based, student-centered way to recognize and reinforce social-emotional skills and wellbeing
3. More equitable SEL means attending to adult wellbeing and social-emotional learning capacity

Michael Fauteux. Ed.M., is the Executive Director and cofounder of the nonprofit GiveThx, a program that strengthens wellbeing and social-emotional skills using the science of gratitude. Mike is a 20-year educator committed to increasing equity in education. Prior to GiveThx he served as the Director of Innovation at Leadership Public Schools in Oakland, California, managing personalized learning, practice prototyping, and professional development. His past experience includes co-creating multiple edtech tools and working as an academic dean and master mathematics teacher.

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Join us for a conversation with our guest, Leigh Bagwell, as she discusses the topic of anxiety and students' experiences dealing with it. She released a book revolving around this topic in the fall. Some of the main points of discussion are:

1. Reasons students are experiencing greater levels of anxiety
2. Warning signs to look for
3. How educators/parents can support these students

After teaching school counseling graduate students at Middle Tennessee State University, Leigh was inspired to pursue counselor education. She is currently working on her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Tennessee. Her experience includes more than 20 years working as a school counselor and school counselor supervisor in both suburban and urban school districts.

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Join Tamara Fyke and our guest, Dr. Kym Dukes, as Dr. Dukes walks you through a typical virtual classroom and shares her observations. She will also share various teachers and parents insights on what they have experienced along this uncertain pathway throughout the pandemic. Some of the points they will be covering throughout discussion are:

1. (Foundation) Pros and Con's of Virtual Learning.
2. (First Year Teachers) Student Engagement.
3. Fostering "EMPATHY" (5 skills to master)
4. Educational Talent Search Program/TRIO

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