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The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast

R. Scott Lee, Ph.D.

The Thoughtful Teacher podcast shares the stories of educators who have implemented innovative or creative solutions within their space. These stories and commentaries empower educators by sharing a world of ideas that can enhance pedagogical choices and decrease the isolation many teachers experience. We introduce listeners to school-based educators, thinkers, and researchers who have powerful ideas and innovations that makes teaching and learning more meaningful for your students. We also

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28:13

Science in the Schoolyard with Janneke Petersen

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2024/04/02

Listen to this conversation with science curriculum developer Janneke Petersen shares how she empowers students with Symbiotic Schoolyard. This curriculum helps teachers plant and grow native plants in their schoolyard. This place-based learning initiative is aligned to Next-Gen Science Standards and helps students understand how ecology is local and meaningful in students' everyday lives.

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52:08

Inclusive Support for Transgender and Non-binary...

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2024/03/19

Transgender and non-binary students often do not find inclusive experiences in schools and many teachers do not know where to turn in finding resources and supports. Scott Lee shares a conversation with Vanessa Ford and Rebecca Kling who discuss their book The Advocate Educator’s Handbook: Creating Schools Where Transgender and Non-Binary Students Thrive who discuss issues surrounding supporting students who are struggling with gender inclusion.

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47:57

You Can Teach Writing in the Age of Generative AI...

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2024/03/05

Have you ever worried that your students are using an artificial intelligence (AI) program to cheat? To do homework? To do something else dishonest? Join me for this conversation with Jen Roberts as we talk about not only how to prevent academic dishonesty using AI, but actually how to use it in the classroom to actually enhance student writing!

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38:47

For Real Engagement...Take Them Outside with Becca Katz

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/12/05

Outdoor learning expert Becca Katz shares the powerful, research based reasons why students perform better when outdoor learning is part of everyday education activity. She also shares about how her non-profit organization provides professional learning opportunities for teachers to make outdoor learning part of their regular teaching.

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13:39

What a Foster Child Really Needs

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/11/20

Thoughtful Teacher Podcast host Scott Lee shares a story about a former student who was in foster care and eventually adopted by his foster parents and how it all happened without using a computer dating service.

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40:52

Just Don't Break Your Hammer with Caroline Mickey

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/10/24

Librarian Caroline Mickey says "reading builds empathy" in this conversation about school library censorship. Caroline shares her experiences having a lesson cancelled as the result of an organized campaign falsely claiming that her lesson had inappropriate content about the role of motherhood.

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51:32

Reclaiming Intervention for Trauma with Sue Jones

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/10/10

Sue Jones a Trauma Informed Practices Coach in New York shares how using the restorative intervention Life Space Crisis Intervention supports students who have experienced trauma and present with elevated ACE scores.

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34:42

Implementing Equity-Focused Practices in Schools with...

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/09/26

Equity-focused school leadership is an ongoing, whole-team process for school improvement. In this continuing conversation Mark A Gooden and Scott Lee discuss the ongoing routines and habits of equity focused leadership teams as well as various challenges educators face regarding equity practice.

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41:54

Helping School Leaders Understand Implicit Bias with...

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/09/12

For schools to truly provide an equitable learning environment, educators and school leaders must understand implicit bias and how implicit bias affects all our interactions with students (and other professional educators). In the first of two episodes Mark Anthony Gooden shares his work and insights into these important and timely issues in a conversation with host Scott Lee.

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Why We Need Civics

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/06/13

Host Scott Lee offers this commentary on the implications of the lack of prioritizing civics education in the US.

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27:23

Embedding Mental Health Interventions in Career and...

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/05/23

In this conversation, occupational therapist Michele Morgan shares how she and her colleagues implemented several mental health interventions within her school district's career and technical education (CTE) program. Using evidence-based approaches they developed a relationship-focused, student-centered curriculum model that promotes safety and wellness. This far-ranging conversations share specifics about the program and the positive outcomes for students.

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43:38

The Therapeutic Inclusion Program with Michael Murray...

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/05/09

Many times students with serious mental health needs are sent to separate schools or residential placements. In this episode we discuss an alternative-The Therapeutic Inclusion Program with Michael A Murray and Laura Balogh. After developing and implementing The Therapeutic Inclusion Program in their public school they co-authored the recently published book The Therapeutic Inclusion Program: Establishment and Maintenance in Public Schools (published by Routledge) which offers a step by step guide

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34:18

Centering with Students in Teacher-Powered Schools...

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/04/25

In this conversation Sarah Giddings and Wendy Salcedo-Fierro share their experiences working with students in Teacher-Powered Schools. Teacher Powered Schools are organized intentionally to have a shared, collaborative leadership structure. Both Wendy and Sarah share how their schools are different, how it changes their professional practices and how the student experience is different from more rigidly focused schools.

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34:13

What Happens in Schools That Matter with Steve Van...

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/04/11

The conversation continues as Steve Van Bockern and host Scott Lee discuss some examples of what happens, or should be happening in schools. Steve Van Bockern is author of Schools That Matter: Teaching the Mind and Reaching the Heart and is co-author with Larry Brendtro and Martin Brokenleg of Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Futures of Promise. Listen in this conversation that provides a positive challenge to the status quo in many schools!

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32:58

Creating Well Being in a School with Steve Van Bockern

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/03/28

Schools can create a culture where students are challenged academically while also supporting the well-being of all students. In this conversation host Scott Lee and Steve Van Bockern discuss how the needs of students can be met without sacrificing academics. Steve Van Bockern is author of Schools That Matter: Teaching the Mind and Reaching the Heart and is co-author with Larry Brendtro and Martin Brokenleg of Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Futures of Promise. Listen in this conversation that provides a

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27:31

Why Global Citizenship is Essential with Brantley Turner

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2023/03/14

In this conversation Scott Lee and Brantley Turner discuss Brantley's experiences as an administrator in shared Sino-US school and how her work shapes her beliefs in the importance of challenging assumptions and helping students become global citizens.

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10:27

Thanks to Listeners and a Call to Action

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2022/12/22

Host Scott Lee thanks listeners from around the world for supporting The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast and issues a call to action about the lack of quality mental health services for children and adolescents in the United States.

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27:50

Effective Data Use in the Classroom with Matthew...

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2022/12/07

Teachers are drowning in data and much of this data has little value to inform and improve instruction. Scott and Matthew Courtney discuss how to solve this problem- and do so simply and without wasting valuable time. Matthew Courtney is author of the book Exploratory Data Analysis in the Classroom and he shares how to effectively choose useful data (that teachers are probably already collecting anyway) and manipulate that data to help make real, meaningful instructional decisions. And this can be

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13:13

Why 3rd Grade Retention?

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2022/11/16

Thoughtful Teacher Podcast host Scott Lee explores the problem with the growing trend of retaining 3rd grade students for a full year using state testing scores. This commentary considers some of the problems with using state tests in this way, policy considerations and a few ideas for what could be done differently.

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37:55

Focus on the Joy of Learning with Jill Speering

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast ·

2022/11/03

Scott Lee has a wide ranging conversation with author and former teacher and literacy coach Jill Speering. Jill shares insights from her memoir Rubies in the Rubble: An Educator's Transformation from Pain to Prominence, from Abuse to Absolution. The discussion includes Jill's work as an elementary teacher, district-wide literacy training specialist and school board member. This insightful discussion touches on literacy, teaching for joy (instead of a test) and school board politics.

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