The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast
R. Scott Lee, Ph.D.
The Thoughtful Teacher podcast shares the stories of educators who have implemented innovative or creative solutions within their space. These stories and commentaries empower educators by sharing a world of ideas that can enhance pedagogical choices and decrease the isolation many teachers experience. We introduce listeners to school-based educators, thinkers, and researchers who have powerful ideas and innovations that makes teaching and learning more meaningful for your students. We also occasionally offer commentary on practice and policy to help navigate the complexity of our profession.
Episodes
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Sep 29, 2021 • 31min
Parenting Advice for Tweens with Joshua Sneideman
Send us Fan MailOur friend Joshua Sneideman returns to discuss his new book Parenting Tweens: Successfully Navigating the Middle School Years. We learn about a useful resource for teachers and parents about this important (and sometimes difficult) developmental time.
Sep 14, 2021 • 16min
No, We Are Not Teaching Communism with guest Adam Jordan
Send us Fan MailWe continue our conversation from last season with Adam Jordan discussing the negative public narratives that professional educators are facing.
Jun 29, 2021 • 24min
Social Justice and what's coming with the All Y'all Social Justice Collective with Adam Jordan
Send us Fan MailGuest Adam Jordan and I discuss some of the exciting events planned for this summer and fall sponsored by the All Y'all Social Justice Collective. After that he and I discuss some of the problems of equity facing the teaching profession. This part one of two episodes of conversations where we discuss equity issues. This episode will conclude our spring 2021 series, we will return with the fall series in September and Adam and I will continue our conversation.
Jun 16, 2021 • 6min
Tim Shriver calls for an Education Moon Shot
Send us Fan MailCommentary by host Scott Lee discussing Tim Shriver's recent call for "An Education Moon Shot".
May 19, 2021 • 26min
How to be a Therapeutic Helper with Dr. Paul Baker
Send us Fan MailAs part of the continuing series on restorative practice, we continue our discussion with Dr. Paul Baker focusing on how all school staff members can learn to be a therapeutic helper for students who have experienced trauma. Specifically, Dr. Baker outlines the ways in which Neurotransactional Repair happens for students who have become disconnected.
May 5, 2021 • 22min
Teaching Students who have Experienced Trauma with Dr. Paul Baker
Send us Fan MailGuest Dr. Paul Baker discusses what is going on with students who have experienced trauma and why the approaches that some educators often fail. We also talk about what does work and a mindset that will help teachers work with students who exhibit difficult behaviors.
Apr 21, 2021 • 33min
How to Confront White Nationalism in Schools with Jessica Acee
Send us Fan MailFor a variety of reasons, students bring white nationalist and extremist ideas into schools. For most educators this is a challenge because this is rarely a topic for professional learning and this is an unusually difficult topic to address. The Western States Center recently published the 2nd edition of their Confronting White Nationalism in Schools Toolkit and in this episode we will meet one of the co-authors Jessica Acee. In our discussion we learn about white nationalism in general and how to use the toolkit in school contexts.
Apr 6, 2021 • 14min
Restorative Interventions with Mark Freado
Send us Fan MailWe continue our discussion with Mark Freado in our restorative practices series. In this episode we follow up our discussion about restorative culture by talking about interventions. We specifically discuss Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) and Planning Restorative Outcomes both of which educators and youth care workers can use to enhance their professional practice.
Mar 23, 2021 • 22min
Developing a Restorative Culture with Mark Freado
Send us Fan MailMark Freado discusses how to develop a restorative culture within a school or youth serving organization and why focusing solely on punishment and rewards does not foster positive change within children and adolescents.
Mar 9, 2021 • 29min
How We Implement Restorative Practice with Laura Fittz and Ellen Montgomery
Send us Fan MailTeachers Laura Fittz and Ellen Montgomery discuss their experiences as the implemented restorative practices and continue to strengthen their teaching by being intentionally restorative in their relationships with students. Each are high school content area teachers who understand the real nature of the student-teacher relationship and how the promote student motivation and student agency.
