Reach. Teach. Talk. With Nat Damon Podcast
1) ChatGPT in the classroom: Savior of Education or the Worst Thing Ever?
Three years after the great pivot into remote teaching due to the Pandemic, teachers are now facing a technology revolution in the classroom once more. ChatGPT is changing the way students write, rese...Show More
2) The Cherishing Classroom with Father Gregory Boyle
We are thrilled to celebrate our 40th episode by hosting Father Gregory Boyle, Jesuit priest and founder of Homeboy Industries, based in Los Angeles and influential around the world. In this teaching ...Show More
3) Disconnecting to Connect with John Kalapos
France did this back in 2019…why can’t we? Buxton School, a co-ed boarding school in Williamstown, MA, introduced the 2022-23 academic year with a new smartphone policy: No smartphones allowed. Afte...Show More
4) The Art of Possibility with Benjamin Zander
Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and co-author of the book, “The Art of Possibility”, and an infamous TED Talk speaks about the essentialness of positivity in the classroom (and ...Show More
5) Cultivating Positive Masculinity with Craig Wilkinson
Join Nat and South African author, speaker and social entrepreneur Craig Wilkinson as they discuss the crucial role men play in the lives of their youth and society. For anyone working with or raisin...Show More
6) Boys as Relational Beings with Judy Y. Chu
What happens to boys as they become young men in today’s culture? How has the pandemic impacted the way boys perceive the world, and their place in it? How can we best guide our boys to become the y...Show More
7) Relational Positivity with Mike Erwin
Nat's conversation is with Mr. Mike Erwin, co-founder of The Positivity Project, a nationwide program designed to empower our youngest generation through hope and possibility. Drawing from his experie...Show More
8) Finding our Selves through Sisu with Katja Pantzar
How does our relationship to the environment help or hinder our ability to flourish in school and in life? Finland-based author, journalist, and Helsinki’s greatest ambassador, Katja Pantzar, joins u...Show More
9) Relational Trust with Parker Palmer
Season Two launches with this central question: What is relational trust? Why is it so important now, as we return to a Now Normal in K-12 schools? Join education thought-leader, author, and mentor...Show More
10) Culturally Responsive Teaching Informs Relational Teaching with Zaretta Hammond
This one-hour episode dives deep into the elements of Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) by understanding what CRT is…and is not. Esteemed writer and teacher-researcher Zaretta Hammond (Culturally ...Show More
Culturally Responsive Teaching Informs Relational Teaching with Zaretta Hammond
56:21 | Nov 5th, 2020