1 hr 4 min
Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL ― Jeffrey Benson The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders
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- Self-Improvement
Jeffrey Benson, author of the ASCD best-seller Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL, is the guest for this episode.
Jeffrey and Ross discuss:
Jeffrey’s extensive work with students who suffered the trauma of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)“Are you willing to bet that your lesson plan will work – and work for every student?”How “home-field advantage” can inform perspectives on the classroomJeffrey’s personal definition of SELThe process of co-creating social-emotional learning goals with students“Differentiated autonomy” in the classroomHow an emphasis on SEL leads to improved formative assessmentThe critical importance of an intentional closure routine for lessonsReconnecting teachers with their “best moments of teaching [that] have always been informed by the social and emotional learning of [their] students”And more!This is a wide-ranging conversation you won’t want to miss.
Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL is published by ASCD. Buy it HERE.
Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.
About the guest
Jeffrey Benson has more than 40 years of experience as a teacher, mentor, and school administrator, with a focus on supporting schools that can work for all students. His books include Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL, Hanging In: Strategies for Working with the Students Who Challenge Us Most, and 10 Steps for Managing Change in Schools: How do we take initiatives from goals to actions? His website is JeffreyBenson.org. Connect on Twitter @jeffreybenson61
About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies LLC. He is a leadership development and performance coach for professionals in a range of industries and consults with organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry to help communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano and LinkedIn
We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and MyFlexLearning.
IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you simplify and streamline technology, reliably meet Tier 1 standards, improve assessment performance, and more. Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
MyFlexLearning is the scheduling platform that helps middle and high schools meet the individual needs of all students. Create and manage time for flex blocks, WIN time, activity periods, RTI, counselor and teacher appointments and much more. And with a built-in accountability tool and reporting features, solve your challenges around getting kids where they need to be and understanding how flex time is spent. Make your flex time work for you. Visit myflexlearning.com/BE to learn more and receive $500 off the first year.
Jeffrey Benson, author of the ASCD best-seller Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL, is the guest for this episode.
Jeffrey and Ross discuss:
Jeffrey’s extensive work with students who suffered the trauma of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)“Are you willing to bet that your lesson plan will work – and work for every student?”How “home-field advantage” can inform perspectives on the classroomJeffrey’s personal definition of SELThe process of co-creating social-emotional learning goals with students“Differentiated autonomy” in the classroomHow an emphasis on SEL leads to improved formative assessmentThe critical importance of an intentional closure routine for lessonsReconnecting teachers with their “best moments of teaching [that] have always been informed by the social and emotional learning of [their] students”And more!This is a wide-ranging conversation you won’t want to miss.
Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL is published by ASCD. Buy it HERE.
Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.
About the guest
Jeffrey Benson has more than 40 years of experience as a teacher, mentor, and school administrator, with a focus on supporting schools that can work for all students. His books include Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL, Hanging In: Strategies for Working with the Students Who Challenge Us Most, and 10 Steps for Managing Change in Schools: How do we take initiatives from goals to actions? His website is JeffreyBenson.org. Connect on Twitter @jeffreybenson61
About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies LLC. He is a leadership development and performance coach for professionals in a range of industries and consults with organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry to help communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano and LinkedIn
We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL and MyFlexLearning.
IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you simplify and streamline technology, reliably meet Tier 1 standards, improve assessment performance, and more. Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
MyFlexLearning is the scheduling platform that helps middle and high schools meet the individual needs of all students. Create and manage time for flex blocks, WIN time, activity periods, RTI, counselor and teacher appointments and much more. And with a built-in accountability tool and reporting features, solve your challenges around getting kids where they need to be and understanding how flex time is spent. Make your flex time work for you. Visit myflexlearning.com/BE to learn more and receive $500 off the first year.
1 hr 4 min