Mike Ruyle and Dr. Jason Cummins on The School Wellness Wheel

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Rebecca Midles is joined by Mike Ruyle, a former educator, a recognized voice in trauma-informed care and the recent author of the book The School Wellness Wheel: A Framework Addressing Trauma, Culture and Mastery to Raise Student Achievement. 

We are also joined by co-author Dr. Jason Cummins, who is a Crow tribal member and principal from the Crow reservation in Montana. He was also recently the Montana Indian Educator of the Year and is the host of the podcast Trail-Cast.

Let’s listen in as they discuss trauma, the medicine wheel, personalized learning and much more. 

Links:

The School Wellness Wheel: A Framework Addressing Trauma, Culture and Mastery to Raise Student Achievement.

Mike Ruyle

Trail-Cast

Crow Agency School

Leading the Evolution

Dr. Sarah Laser

Dr. Benjamin Bloom 

Rachel Yehuda 

Zaretta Hammond

Pamela Cantor

Nadine Burk Harris