The Reflective Teacher Podcast

Our Guest, Erin Weisman, was a warm and knowledgeable expert on speaking with children on the topic of death. She invites teachers to talk with children about death using straightforward, basic language. Erin pointed out that children are naturally curious about death and they do not attach emotions that adults may have to the idea of death. If you’re an EC educator, death will come up in some capacity; Erin’s episode is a must-listen that builds confidence when speaking to children on the

Eileen Flicker was the perfect match for our episode on managing challenging behavior in the classroom. She has been an advocate for children and families for over 30 years and is the co-author of “Guiding Children's Behavior: Developmental Discipline in the Classroom”. Eileen’s approach to handling challenging behavior is four-fold, with a big focus on observations and individual interventions. She recommends being proactive rather than reactive and stresses the importance of limits, patience, and

Todays topic is all about parent communication! We have a special episode this month featuring a new format in which the second half of the show will have a couple different educators giving short tips for parent involvement and communication. It’s so interesting to hear how different programs welcome families into their settings so we wanted to highlight those for you to take inspiration from!The first half of the episode will feature our guest, Diana Ganger, who will talk more broadly about

Todays episode is all about mindfulness. We talk with Erin Thorkilsen, who works as an elementary classroom teacher as well as an adult and children's yoga and mindfulness instructor. She is a frequent speaker for topics such as mindfulness for parents and teachers, effective language with children, and mindfulness practices for young learners. In our interview with her we talk about the importance of having a mindfulness practice for yourself before you introduce it to your students, and some

Listen as we talk with guest Sharon Goldman, about documenting children’s work. She shares some awesome practical tips for getting started on documenting and how to use and revisit documentation with your students. She also talks about how you can work with your teaching team to get the most out of your documentation process during the day.

Our guest, Tom Hobson (Teacher Tom), is a well known preschool teacher, blogger, speaker, writer and author of the book, Teacher Tom’s First Book.Listen as we chat about a wide range of topics centered around the way we speak to and interact with young children.

On this episode, we chat with Jenna Bilmes, Author of the book, "Beyond Behavior Management: The Six Life Skills Children Need." Jenna shares wonderful stories and tips to help teachers prepare for the relationship building and expectation setting that is crucial for welcoming new students to your early childhood setting.