Teach SEL Podcast Jenna Niemeyer

Follow along as Jenna discusses her top 5 takeaways and pieces of advice to her former self from her first year of teaching (in a pandemic, mind you). This advice applies to teachers, administrators, and leaders in other capacities as they navigate new beginnings in a new position.

Tune in as Jenna has a conversation with Kennedy Brough, a pre-service English and Special Education teacher at Trine University. Kennedy shares tons of valuable information about the website she has built (www.SELthroughELA.weebly.com), which integrates SEL into English-Language Arts instruction for all grades K-12. Kennedy also discusses what one book she'd take with her to a desert island, and her thoughts on which  superhero would most benefit from SEL. 

This episode features a conversation with Donna Romack, an expert on SEL and education, who serves as the Director of Pediatric Cancer Educational Outreach and Patient, Family, and Community Engagement at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Listen as we discuss using SEL in conjunction with international education, practicing SEL and empathy to help children who are overcoming cancer treatment and  trauma, and what schools would look like if Donna could re-design them to reach and teach the whole child. 

Dr. Tony Kline is a former elementary teacher-turned-Dean for the Franks School of Education at Trine University. Join us as Dr. Kline discusses Social-Emotional Learning through a lens of leadership, while also sharing his personal experiences with SEL and who he believes to be the most self-aware member of his favorite show, The  Office.