9 episodes
Cougar Byte Almaden Country Day School
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4.7 • 3 Ratings
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Almaden Country Day School's podcast for creating meaningful discussions around joyful learning, community, and parent education.
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Positive Discipline...What Does That Even Mean?
Positive Discipline is a social-emotional learning philosophy centered on creating meaningful connections, a sense of belonging, while also cultivating respect and responsibility. Featuring Positive Discipline experts, Cathy Kawakami, and Jane Murphy, this episode will elucidate what Positive Discipline is (and what it is not), why ACDS adopted it as their SEL curriculum, and how parents also play an integral role in supporting Positive Discipline outside of school. Thanks for listening ...
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Raising Kids: An Interview with Authors Sheri Glucoft Wong, LCSW and Olaf Jorgenson, EdD
Kicking off Season 2, we are proud to have co-authors, renowned Bay Area family therapist and parenting expert Sheri Glucoft Wong, LCSW and Head of school Dr. Olaf Jorgenson on the Cougar Byte. This episode features their new parenting book, "Raising Kids: An Essential Guide to Everyday Parenting" which launches in late October 2022. Sheri and Ole discuss how their book, Raising Kids, will help parents navigate both common and nuanced situations with their children, why they focused on "every...
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A Journey Toward Cultural Humility - Part III
In the final installment of this 3-part series, we continue our conversation with Dr. James Knight and his work with cultural humility. Are there times and places where cultural humility as a practice does not work? Where does cultural humility work begin? How can one tell if cultural humility work is...well...working? In this episode, Dr. Knight shares his experiences with organizations including schools and shares practical advice about mindset, attitude, and what to expect when embarking o...
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A Journey Toward Cultural Humility - Part II
In part two of this 3-part series, we continue our conversation with Dr. James Knight and his work with cultural humility. He reminds us that while fundamentally our questions remain constant, answers to questions change day-to-day; on our respective journeys toward cultural humility, it's critical that we not only continue to ask questions but also listen as replies evolve. Learn more about Dr. James Knight, his book "Heart," and more at LeadwithHumility.orgThanks for listening to our ...
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A Journey Toward Cultural Humility - Part I
Part I of our 3-part Spring Series features Dr. James Knight and his Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work centered around cultural humility. Learn how Dr. Knight started his journey from a young boy growing up in Chicago to finding his "calling." Parts II and III will continue the discussion including how he approached writing his latest book, "Heart," and how he sees DEI work become increasingly important in our world.Thanks for listening to our podcast. For more news from Almade...
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Magical Math
Is there a subject that is more polarizing than math? Whether you are a fan or you'd rather run for the hills, this episode of the Cougar Byte will give you hope that math can be magical -- if it's taught in an engaging, hands-on, collaborative way. Our guests include ACDS middle school math teachers, Ms. Ka Ng, Mrs. Catie Weston, and Head of Middle School, Mr. Jeremy Adams. Thanks for listening to our podcast. For more news from Almaden Country Day School, please visit our website.
Customer Reviews
Community in learning
I enjoyed the mix of educator, administrator, and parent input in this episode. Mrs. Brown’s comment that she doesn’t get her bucket filled by positive input from administration alone, but through a combination of reciprocal positive daily interactions with all corners of the school, resonated with me. It reinforced for me the importance of community in learning.
I have memories of groups and cliques, of in-groups and out-groups, from my elementary and middle school years in the 70s and 80s. When I asked my 9 year old (ACDS student) who her friends were at school, she seemed not to understand. I clarified with, “Well, who do you play with at recess?” She shrugged and said, “Everyone, mom. We’re all friends.”
I relish the fact she didn’t understand my question, that her entire school is her community. A large part of community is that sense of belonging. I appreciate how hard everyone works to build that.
Looking forward to Episode 2!