When you feel scared, which do you choose: fight or flight? What if Justin told you that it’s actually not a choice you make, but one your body makes naturally? How could understanding a crazy term like POLYVAGAL help your students to feel more empowered? Are you an educator concerned about students who may have […]
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What do art therapy and physiology of trauma have in common? What if we name plants and talk about cracks in the sidewalk? How does that balance mental health? What do we do if we ask for help and the person we ask does nothing? What do art therapy and physiology of trauma have in
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What is the connection between speech therapy and autism? What level of the spectrum of autism is appropriate for speech therapy intervention? What are some simple tips and activities parents and teachers can include to connect to autistic children? Rose Griffin is dedicated to professional development so that your autistic learners can find their voice. She
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What does PARSNIPS have to do with a publisher’s ideology? When is a book not just a book, but rather refracted knowledge? What is hidden behind the printed words and colourful images? Rachel Long, expert in marketing, representing not just her beloved team at Macmillan Education but also the fierce devotion her fellow marketers in
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Which do your young students need more – learning to read or learning to read the emotions around them? How does a child without empathy affect the amount of bullying in a classroom? How can a new born, wrapped in an iconic green blanket, change the lives of thousands of children? Mary Gordon is an
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What if 80% of your students were emotionally traumatised? How do you plan classes if you don’t know which or how many of your students will show up every day? How do you use the artwork your students create to finance their own education? Ssekitto Kalule Emmanuel took these questions and created an initiative that
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Which do your young students need more – learning to read or learning to read the emotions around them? How does a child without empathy affect the amount of bullying in a classroom? How can a new born, wrapped in an iconic green blanket, change the lives of thousands of children? Mary Gordon is an
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Here is a powerful 1.09 second clip of Sam Taylor’s chat at Doorways to Learning with Donna. Full episode can be heard here. How can a little school in Iowa manifest Quaker values in its faculty and student body? How can beginning each day in silence and meditation change a students’ possibilities? You are about to fall into an adventure listening to
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Should teenagers explore entrepreneurship? Should they be able to use class time to find their unique passions and then monitise them? What social skills do teenagers need to create a business that includes community? Activities to use this podcast in your lessons below. Elizabeth Medhurst answers the questions above, and so much more. Her project/app
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