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Learn about a well-established program that has senior students serving as mentors to incoming freshman. Terrence Johnson, the designer and implementor of the program at Cumberland Regional High School in NJ, provides details around the program’s elements. Alumni mentors return as part of new mentor training and share their experience of the program’s lasting impact on them post high school. As you listen, consider insights for initiating or strengthening your programs.Read about the program here.Connect with Terrence Johnson: johnson@crhsd.org
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“What to do when the magic is missing?” is the question that Foley Burckardt, a learning coordinator at the University of Chicago, explores in this podcast. How can coaches assist teachers who find themselves burned out, frustrated, fatigued, or rudderless do a reset?Read Foley's article, "Teaching and Learning: What to Do When the Magic Is Missing" here.
Email Foley: foleyburckardt@gmail.com
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The author of, "I Used to Think I Was a Fair Grader. Now I look Back and Cringe," Sarah Morris, shares the unconscious grading decisions she made as a teacher. As she learned about the impact of inequitable practices, she found changes she could implement that did not need any change in system policy. As an education policy researcher, she provides the needs for change and the possible alternatives.Email Sarah: srm041@uark.edu
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Dr. Andrew Crouse, the superintendent of the American Cooperative School in La Paz Bolivia, shares insights around school leaders being coached, coaching administrator and teacher leaders, and building coachability. Consider the characteristics of coachability and how you promote them.
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Students can gain many benefits from cross-grade mentoring and peer-pal opportunities in academic, social emotional, and life skills success. Research shows such programs can generate a school environment that is more inclusive and supportive. Hear the results reported by educators at both the elementary and secondary levels.Watch the video, "How to Elevate Your Buddy Program" here.Read the article, "This High School Matches Freshmen With Senior Mentors. They All Get Course Credit" here.
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lliot Aronson, an American psychologist known for his pioneering work in the fields of social psychology and cognitive dissonance, explored the ways that people's attitudes and beliefs can be influenced by peer pressure, group dynamics, and cognitive inconsistencies. His work led to the design of the jigsaw strategy used in classrooms. Consider how elements of his work apply to instructional coaching.Interview with Aronson on Stanford Psychology Podcast here.
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