When thinking of the trauma that our students, teachers and schools encounter, the news in the recent months has a perfect storm of contributing factors: the continued killings of people of color in the United States and Canada, made even more traumatic by COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the economic upheaval wrought by it.
Aug 2020
Ep. 1: What is a trauma-informed approach?
In our first episode, we speak with Dr. Kathleen Minke, executive director of the association of school psychologists, and Dr. Eric Rossen, author of "Supporting and Educating Traumatized Students: A Guide for School-Based Professionals" to help us define what is trauma-informed ... Show More
33m 46s
Aug 2020
Ep. 2: Racism - the pandemic that never went away
Our second episode is a conversation with Jamilah Pitts, an educator, consultant, and contributing author to Teaching Tolerance. Our conversation addresses how "teaching as activism, teaching as care" can help us all better support students of color and ensure our classrooms and ... Show More
28m 23s
Jul 2024
Leaning into A.I. with Jeff Utecht
Don't be afraid of the big, bad A.I.! In this episode, we sit down with educator, author, consultant and A.I. expert Jeff Utecht to dissect how AI tools like ChatGPT-4 have the potential to revolutionize the classroom. Utecht helps us navigate the delicate balance of excitement a ... Show More
33m 24s
Aug 2023
Erica O. Turner, "Suddenly Diverse: How School Districts Manage Race and Inequality" (U Chicago Press, 2020)
For the past five years, American public schools have enrolled more students identified as Black, Latinx, American Indian, and Asian than white. At the same time, more than half of US school children now qualify for federally subsidized meals, a marker of poverty. The makeup of s ... Show More
42m 40s
Jan 2024
Exploring Revere Montessori School in Dubai with Mafalda Coelho
In this enlightening episode of "The Secret of Childhood" podcast, we delve into the profound concept of education as a help to life, exploring the visionary ideas of Maria Montessori. The episode passionately underscores Montessori's belief in an education for life, contrasting ... Show More
30m 24s
Aug 2025
[Episode 118] How Strong School Culture Reduces Chronic Absenteeism (w/ Khari Shabazz)
In this episode of Teaching Channel Talks, Dr. Wendy Amato speaks with Khari Shabazz, Managing Director of Schools and School Partnerships at K12 Coalition, about how shifting from compliance to connection can combat chronic absenteeism. Drawing from his experience as a school le ... Show More
30m 46s
Oct 2024
Éducation bienveillante : Faut-il tout laisser passer à nos enfants ?
Dans cet épisode intitulé "Éducation bienveillante : Faut-il tout laisser passer à nos enfants ?", nous abordons un sujet au cœur des préoccupations des parents et des enseignants : l'éducation bienveillante. Cette approche, de plus en plus populaire, repose sur des principes com ... Show More
24m 11s
Apr 2023
Antero Garcia, "All through the Town: The School Bus as Educational Technology" (U Minnesota Press, 2023)
Everyone knows the yellow school bus. It’s been invisible and also omnipresent for a century. Dr. Antero Garcia shows how the U.S. school bus, its form unaltered for decades, is the most substantial piece of educational technology to ever shape how schools operate. As it noisily ... Show More
47m 8s