Edspiration

Technological devices are being embedded as education tools in schools everywhere. It’s possible to overcome the fear of these devices and apps and incorporate them as instruments to serve educators,…

The color in your classroom, the décor on your walls, posters and other parts of the physical classroom environment affect student happiness and learning. Eoin Lenihan explains simple, practical, & p…

It’s common sense that educators need to build relationships and connectedness so students can learn and feel safe. But how exactly do we do it? Moving towards being an egoless educator is a step in …

The root of leadership is relationship. Students can become leaders too if given more opportunity to lead, fail, learn, and ultimately succeed. Veteran educator Sung Lee shares his philosophy and app…

With 51% of students living in poverty every classroom is impacted. To be an effective educator we have to understand a child’s circumstances so we can address their emotional needs and help them foc…

Students no longer respond to the punishment or rewards adults often offer. Guest Rick Lewis provides essential communication strategies you can use in the first 5 days of school and beyond to improv…

Understand how to bring new energy and creativity to wherever you work with young people. Using thoughtful ideas from guest Laurie Marshall you can tap the creativity of students to address real-worl…

Bullying used to end when the school bell rang. In the digital age, cyber aggression can occur 24 hours a day. With new social media apps and technology every day, how do we help students navigate sa…

Many talk about the importance of freeing teachers and students to be innovative, but how do we do it? Stop struggling with students’ personal technology and motivation. Learn to create time to fuel …

Young people believe that adults are more interested in having students who achieve than having students who care for others. We have to change that belief. Leading with compassion will lead students…

Some are under the mistaken understanding that educators do nothing related to their profession in the summer or out of school months. However, educators are always looking for new ways to reinvigora…

What if every school looked forward to Monday? Guest Sean Gaillard explains how to easily find new inspiration and ideas from experts around the world using Twitter and other resources. Sustaining po…

Since rules without relationship build resentment, we cannot punish young people into behaving and learning. Guest Steve Korr shares powerful restorative practices to reduce negative behaviors while …

If you could create your own school, what would it be like? Listen in to learn the essential questions most leaders in school climate change don’t know, but must ask. Jonathon Cohen explains how to c…

With an increasingly diverse student population, how do we help all students feel a sense of security and belonging? So every student succeeds, adults must increase their awareness and understand how…

Observing bullying behavior is infectious but so is observing kindness. Guest Carrie Wrubel discusses fun, easy ways to incorporate kindness in schools and elsewhere creating places where kindness be…

There are right and wrong ways to use humor with young people and even with our colleagues. If we learn to use humor correctly we can improve learning, experience more joy at work, and even avoid nag…

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Everyone experiences stress but how we think about and resp…

Dr. Randy Sprick shares how anyone can effectively improve off task student behaviors. Fifty percent of high school students are emotionally disengaged from school. So what can we do, in specific, ag…

In Part 1 of this special two part episode, Dr. Randy Sprick demonstrates how to prevent and stop problem behaviors using an effective classroom management strategy; STOIC - Structure, Teaching expec…