Inside The Mind of Teens and Tweens Podcast
1) What Works: Understanding the Rise in Difficult Teen Behaviors at School
Teachers are seeing continued growth in challenging teen behaviors in classrooms nationwide. What do we need to understand, support, and better manage this trend and its impact on our students? Foll...Show More
2) Are We Approaching The Decline of Bias in Education or Watching It Grow Exponentially? The Promise and Problem With AI
Most educators following the growing interest in ChatGPT see the positive possibilities and peculiar problems with using AI tools for teaching and learning. This thoughtful discussion explores how ar...Show More
3) 7 Creative Ways to Engage Teen Students With ChatGPT: The More We Used It, the More New Possibilities We Discovered
We are discovering many engaging ways to use ChatGPT to engage teenage students in the classroom. My guests agree that once you begin to experiment with the platform, the more your mind begins to fin...Show More
4) Helping Our Students Deal With Big Emotions and Overwhelming Situations: What Works, What Doesn’t
As we head back to school this year, right up there with getting through the learning objectives, is helping students navigate the big emotional ups and downs they’ll experience throughout the school ...Show More
5) Using Teaching Skills and Resources We Already Have to Help Students Manage Pandemic Trauma
Most of us have accepted that managing student trauma is part of every teacher’s job in the wake of the pandemic. In this episode, we look at strategies and tools we’ve been using for years that can ...Show More
6) Adultification: What Happens When Our Schools Place Grownup Expectations on Teenage Black Girls?
From discipline and punishment to academic expectations, stereotypical perceptions cause many of us to treat black teenage girls differently. The phenomenon is called adultification and our guest expl...Show More
7) Our Students Are Struggling With Pandemic Isolation, What Can We Do?
There was a spike in mental health issues among teens before the pandemic, but there were many eyes on our students who could reach out and help. Pandemic isolation has introduced a new level and typ...Show More
8) The COVID-19 Gap Year: The New Rules of Transitioning From High School to College
The COVID-19 pandemic is driving change across the global education community, including the transition to college. Join us as we look at the new role and significance of “the gap year” and how to hel...Show More
The COVID-19 Gap Year: The New Rules of Transitioning From High School to College
11:29 | Apr 22nd, 2021
9) Helping Teens and Tweens Navigate These Uncertain and Unsettling Times
It’s been a challenging year for all of us, and if adults are struggling to navigate these unsettling times, how are teens and tweens coping? In this session, we talk about how to assess how students...Show More
10) Understanding and Helping Teens Through the Personal Loss Many Are Feeling
The pandemic-driven closing of schools is forever altering the lives of teens and tweens in ways big and small. Canceled activities and traditions from proms to graduations have amplified significance...Show More
Understanding and Helping Teens Through the Personal Loss Many Are Feeling
12:34 | Mar 31st, 2021