Three types of circles: Community Circles, Academic Circles, and Restorative Circles Conflict is a natural part of life, as adults and as kids, we just avoid it. We’re not going to talk about it or you’re suspended. Talking about repairing harm Belonging to Safety and Dignity. The people in the circle are there to support them. Consistently doing community circle work. Doing circle work just for discipline makes it really hard. Example about girl drama and 4th-grade drama. Circles part of everyd...
Oct 02, 2023•33 min•Ep. 34
Best practice - People who are experiencing the issue are part of the conversation. We think the root cause of a problem is People should be invited to the table not just as contributors but also as solution providers. What barriers are people bumping up against? FQHC - Federally Qualified Health Clinic. Teacher retention, how about we asked Bridging to Resilience is one of the most meaningful activities we can be involved in. Trauma doesn’t live in a certain neighborhood. Poverty is something t...
Sep 26, 2023•33 min•Ep. 33
JC Pohl is the co-founder and CEO of TeenTruth.net Resilience is about taking the hits and moving forward. Hear about bad things with kids. Bouncing back. It was really in the hard times in our life that we grew. 5 keys to mental health. Why is it harder for teenagers? This is developmentally appropriate. To them it really does feel like it is the end of the world. Charismatic Adults - A developmental structure to support them. They need a touchpoint when they need it. All adults around out chil...
Sep 18, 2023•27 min•Ep. 32
JT McCormick is the Co-Founder of Book in a Box. Email him JT’s interview on the 1 Thing podcast Scaled software company, now a president and CEO of a publishing company, BookinaBox.com No motivational story of someone who stood by him. Pushed through a bad educational system that did not meet his needs. What I quickly learned…There is no geometry on a deposit slip. Mindset, choices, and hard work = success for me. Get up at 4 am. If there’s anything I don’t like in life, it’s up to me to change...
Sep 10, 2023•44 min•Ep. 31
Tessa works with teenagers and has decided to take on parenting from a new perspective. While patiently waiting for her book’s completion "For the Sake of Our Youth: A Therapist's Perspective on Raising Kids in Today's Culture" (due to hit the shelves in Spring 2020) Tessa coaches and presents to parents her research on today’s teen depression, anxiety and suicide rate focusing on parent/child connection. You can connect with her at her website Tessastuckey.com or follow her on Instagram @themom...
Sep 03, 2023•34 min•Ep. 30
Amy McDonald helps kids have a strong web of support Working with kids vs doing work for kids. Developmental ecology of a youth Strengths-based Lots of training for teachers and youth. Prince Wales Island in Alaska Eat sleep and work in gyms. 70 kids and 20 adults. 3 day lock in events Brightways Learning runs Phlight Club . Descriptions of the ROYGBIV story from the link above. Red – The Rule of Five: The foundation for a personal village for each youth by five caring adults (or more,) having h...
Aug 24, 2023•39 min•Ep. 29
During the interview with Teri Barila, the Children’s Resilience Initiative Director, several key points were discussed. Teri emphasized the importance of safety, connection, and learning in supporting trauma-impacted youth. She highlighted that regulation is crucial before any learning can take place, as the body’s response to stress shuts down other functions. Teri stressed the need for adults to understand the impact of toxic stress on brain development and to approach behavior from a differe...
Aug 16, 2023•52 min•Ep. 28
In this episode of the Resilient Schools podcast, host Jethro Jones interviews Dr. Barbara Sorrels , the Executive Director of The Institute for Childhood Education. Dr. Sorrels shares her insights on managing behavior and healing children from the inside out. Dr. Sorrels’ journey began when she started rocking abandoned babies in high school. Her first year of teaching was in the inner city, where she discovered the importance of spirituality and faith in children. She emphasizes that the faith...
Aug 09, 2023•29 min•Ep. 27
Matthew is a principal in Nashville, He was recently selected by FranklinCovey Education as a Leader in Me Community Champion in recognition of his outstanding work Trauma Informed Educators Network Facebook group “I’m an activator,” he says. “In education, everyone is waiting for someone else to do something different, but if something is inequitable, I’m not going to wait―I’m going to disrupt.” Impact of social justice and trauma informed practices Trauma as a whole, but not as an event. Inter...
Aug 02, 2023•35 min•Ep. 26
Tamara Fyke is the founder of Love in a Big World , which provides SEL support for families all over the world. SEL is related to their emotional, mental, and physical health. Kids may have experienced more trauma at home during closures than they ever have. Maslow before Bloom's. The need that kids have is to connect. The pace of learning is different at home. We have to acknowledge what is most important. The system we’ve been using isn’t actually working. The learning council it’s time to let...
Jul 26, 2023•27 min•Ep. 25
Karen Gross is an author and educator, as well as an advisor and consultant to nonprofit schools, organizations, and governments; instructor of continuing education at Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work; visiting professor at Bennington College; former president of Southern Vermont College; former senior policy advisor to the United States Department of Education; and author of the sidequel, Breakaway Learners: Strategies for Post-Secondary Success with At-Risk Students and the trauma-sensit...
Jul 20, 2023•26 min•Ep. 24
Evin is the CEO and Founder of Belouga, a social learning platform making education impactful, accessible and equitable for the youth of the world through interactive digital content, aimed at providing a global perspective while aligning to everyday school subject areas and student interests. He has 17+ years of overseeing businesses focused on education, social impact and innovation within the Gen-Y and Gen-Z demographic. Evin has created and implemented educational programs and cross-cultural...
Jul 20, 2023•37 min•Ep. 23
Evin is the CEO and Founder of Belouga, a social learning platform making education impactful, accessible and equitable for the youth of the world through interactive digital content, aimed at providing a global perspective while aligning to everyday school subject areas and student interests. He has 17+ years of overseeing businesses focused on education, social impact and innovation within the Gen-Y and Gen-Z demographic. Evin has created and implemented educational programs and cross-cultural...
Jul 06, 2023•38 min•Ep. 22
Today we talk with Katie Perez and how to help people be regulated through connection, stress vs. toxic stress vs. trauma. - We don’t have the language to talk to kids about what is going in their brains when they are dysregulated. - It’s normal to act this way when you are stressed, and this is how you build resilience - Name to tame - name an emotion to tame an emotion. - Kids don’t always have the words to express what they’re experiencing. - Mad, sad, glad, or afraid as the keywords. - Coreg...
Jul 06, 2023•43 min•Ep. 22
In this podcast episode, Emily Torres , an educator with Spokane Public Schools for 21 years, discusses her experience piloting a program for trauma-impacted teens. The program uses a counselor-in-the-classroom approach with a curriculum designed around self-awareness. Torres worked alongside psychologists to develop and implement the curriculum, which includes daily practices and a weekly therapist visit. The program also incorporates the Circle of Security approach to help students deal with c...
Jun 29, 2023•36 min•Ep. 21
Dr. Gastrid Harrigan has been an educator for over 19 years as a mathematics teacher, Assistant Principal, and currently as Secondary Principal. In addition, Dr. Harrigan is a Professor of Education at Broward College and Colorado State University Global. He specializes in supporting teachers and school leaders to build trusting relationships with students and improving the culture and climate of schools to optimize staff and students experience. He has extensive experience leading and instructi...
Jun 22, 2023•27 min•Ep. 20
Rachel Archambault, MA CCC-SLP is an SLP Program Specialist for Broward County Public Schools. After a traumatic event happened at her workplace on 2/14/18, she looked for ways to help work with students (and herself) after trauma. She found trauma-informed care and has been presenting nationally to SLPs and other providers on how TIC can be used in their setting. She runs the PTSDSLP.com web site and Instagram account, @ PTSD.SLP which discusses TIC from a speech lens. Pillars of trauma-informe...
Jun 15, 2023•34 min•Ep. 19
Rebecca Lewis-Pankratz works with both communities and schools across the US to truly solve poverty and heal trauma. She does this by helping brilliant and caring leaders create sustainable ecosystems of resilience through building better relationships. Rebecca fought her way out of poverty and the trailer park in 2011 with three young sons. A local poverty resolution project found Rebecca and activated her journey. She later went to work for that non-profit and then went on to build multiple pr...
Jun 01, 2023•46 min•Ep. 18
Maria Barrera is the founder of Clayful , a company on a mission to help address the mental health crisis. Through life chaging and life saving coaching, kids build the skills and resilience to tackle anything that comes their way. Throughout her career in education, technology, and human resources, she has always been focused on solving big problems in complex systems. Now, she is tackling the biggest problem of all - the mental health crisis. Maria’s dedication to helping others is rooted in h...
May 25, 2023•30 min•Ep. 17
Christel Reaves is a wife, mother of two children, and the founder and CEO of Connected Class where she has built an online community with numerous resources for educators and students. In addition, Christel developed a platform to help educators communicate with families and provided them with over 150 Learning Link animated videos in literacy and math skills to support differentiated instruction and family engagement through exciting games, strategies, and activities. Over the past 25 years, M...
May 18, 2023•25 min•Ep. 16
In this episode, we’re bringing you a conversation from The Authority Podcast, part of the Be Podcast Network. Today’s guest, Principal Baruti Kafele is author of seven best-selling books, including the topic of today’s episode: The Equity & Social Justice Education 50 . He and Ross discuss: ● Equity vs. Equality — the strategy vs. the goal and why it matters ● Does my presence positively alter the trajectory of my students? ● The personal nature of this work and this book. How Principal Kaf...
Apr 06, 2023•58 min•Ep. 15
Setting our sights on cultivating joy as the key to solving work culture malaise is inadequate and even dangerous. A singular focus on joy tempts us to view our culture woes as a technical rather than an adaptive challenge because technical challenges are much easier to solve. We take plug-and-play “joy factor” activities off the shelf and avoid anything that doesn’t feel good. This creates dissonance for people when they are experiencing challenges. Even more dangerously, the focus on creating ...
Feb 10, 2023•26 min•Ep. 14
Staff mindset, what can I control vs. what can we not control Advocate for students and teachers If we’re not well, how can we promote wellness for our students? Every day is a fresh start. How to tell between what is a special need and what is trauma. Kids start to other themselves at a certain point when they see they aren’t getting what others are getting. Self-beliefs around learning Helping students say positive things about themselves. Asking students what their strengths are and what they...
Jan 24, 2023•21 min•Ep. 13
As students, we all know the importance of being successful in school. But what does it really take to achieve that success? While good grades and test scores are certainly important, there are other key skills that can make a big difference in a student’s ability to succeed. These skills, known as executive functioning skills, can be described as the things students need to be successful in school and in life. Executive functioning skills include things like goal setting, working memory, time a...
Jan 22, 2023•46 min•Ep. 12
Dr. Wendy Watson is the Principal of Garry Middle School in Spokane, WA. Garry is a Title I school, and they took a unique approach In recent years, Dr. Wendy Watson and her team at the school have made a concerted effort to improve support for students’ academic and behavioral needs. This has involved increasing the number of behavior interventionists from one to four, and adding additional support systems to help students de-escalate and regulate their emotions. One of the key challenges faced...
Jan 18, 2023•32 min•Ep. 11
As an engaging and interactive keynote speaker, consultant, educator, and mom, LaVonna bridges her passion for how the brain learns with identifying how every individual S.H.I.N.E.s with their mindset and social-emotional well-being. She leads a small business where her and her team boost schools in embodying a Human-Focused Culture. A culture where we put those doing the work at the heart of the impact desired. How? By supporting schools in harnessing the S.H.I.N.E. framework, increasing psycho...
Jan 02, 2023•36 min•Ep. 10
Cathleen Beachboard is an award-winning educator, best-selling author, and leading innovative expert on raising psychological hope in schools. Her Building H.O.P.E.© framework has improved resilience, well-being, and achievement in thousands of schools across the country. As a sought-after speaker on well-being and retention, she provides practical tools and strategies for parents, educators, and school leaders to increase hope so students and staff can thrive. Hope is a positive cognitive proce...
Dec 24, 2022•25 min•Ep. 9
Stephen Smith’s life was going great. He was an award-winning college quarterback with a vibrant social life and a bright future ahead of me. But then OCD came out of nowhere and derailed everything. He started having repeated intrusive thoughts that made him doubt the most fundamental characteristics about himself. Depression hit, and he felt like he was stuck. He went from playing quarterback in college to being housebound in six months due to misdiagnosed and untreated OCD. It took a lot of t...
Dec 23, 2022•35 min•Ep. 8
Dr. Erika Garcia-Niles is a principal in MIssouri. https://twitter.com/flyingmonkey13/status/1499808853063577600?s=21 we don’t remember our impact but they sure do. behind the scenes at new district better than I could have imagined. Focus on people - It’s all about the people. People by day, paperwork by night. It’s about surrounding yourself with the right people. Leave before you’re ready. Don’t find the next thing, find the right thing. Use coaching to help someone reflect on themselves. Ask...
Nov 30, 2022•27 min•Ep. 7
Elaine Harper is an experienced teacher, counselor and leader in the arenas of education and mental health. Dr. Harper is the former educational services director for Positive Education Program in Cleveland, OH. Her practice, Elaine Harper Consulting LLC, serves by teaching, facilitating, coaching and mentoring individuals, teams, schools and organizations who work with children and adolescents presenting emotional and behavioral challenges. Dr. Harper founded Trauma Sensitive Teaching Network w...
Nov 24, 2022•22 min•Ep. 6
