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Do school leaders need coaching? (with Dan Kelley)
A lot of professional development is still delivered in the lecture or workshop format, even though theres evidence that this model doesnt have a significant impact on student outcomes.So what do people working in K-12 education need to support student
Making literacy accessible and equitable (with Cassandra Williams)
Supporting language and decoding are important pieces of helping kids grow up to be successful readers. But making it happen is way more complex than that. What happens when a child in 5th grade is r
Making literacy accessible and equitable (with Cassandra Williams)
Supporting language and decoding are important pieces of helping kids grow up to be successful readers. But making it happen is way more complex than that.What happens when a child in 5th grade is reading at a first grade reading level?What if there are
How to "lead up" to your school administrator (with Jethro Jones)
What do you do if your school administrator doesnt fully understand your role and your expertise? What if you have the information and knowledge they need todrive important decisions for your school
How to "lead up" to your school administrator (with Jethro Jones)
What do you do if your school administrator doesnt fully understand your role and your expertise?What if you have the information and knowledge they need to drive important decisions for your school? How can you get them to listen to your input?If your
Supporting self-regulation in K-12 kids (with Lisa Navarra)
Behavior problems are an external sign of whats going on internally. In order to support kids who are being referred for behavioral concerns, we need to address these internal skills proactively.
Empathy, masking, and situational awareness
Do autistic people experience empathy? Does masking cause trauma? How do we help neurodivergent kids form relationships in a way thats accepting of their differences? These are questions that I get
Can my principal evaluate me if they've never done my job? (with Eric Makelky)
If youre a therapist or educator working in the schools, theres a high probability that the administrator who does your employee evaluation isnt a subject-matter expert in your discipline. If they
How to do multilingual evaluations as a monolingual therapist (with Meg Morgan)
Doing a quality evaluation when youre assessing things like language can be a challenge because there isnt one magic bullet test that gives us what we need. What is even more challenging is when
How to make social skills intervention evidence-based and neurodiversity-affirming
Whats evidence-based and neurodiversity-affirming shouldnt be in opposition. Effective interventions that build resilience and help kids build healthy relationships should be affirming by definiti