In this episode I talk about how to deal with students who have experienced trauma in your classroom and at your institution, drawing heavily on the following resources: Trauma-Informed Practice in K-12 Schools: An Evidence-Based Practice Guide for School Administrators Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door Here’s the episode:
BP 4 & 5: Major Projects, Learner Surveys, & The Pros of Standardized Testing
In these two podcasts, I first talk about what exactly I expect in a major project (Applicable to a number of classes I teach), and then in Podcast 5, I talk about the Pros of Standardized Testing (With discussion of these two articles: 1 2 Enjoy!
BP 3: The Problem with Punishment
Punish behaviors you don’t want, Reinforce those you do. For any set of behaviors, you could choose either path – so why would you want to choose Reinforcement over Punishment? Because Punishment has problems, and I’ll discuss those in this podcast!
Battling Pickle Podcast 2: Routine vs. Intentionality
In this episode I talk a little bit about how routine can be useful, but also can lose its value when the intentionality is gone.
Battling Pickle Podcast #1: The Disconnect Between the Classroom and the Real World
Welcome to the first episode of the Battling Pickle Podcast. No explicit notes for this episode, however the book that I’m referring to is the textbook for my EPY 601 course: Educational Psychology: Theory & Practice by Bob Slavin.