Little Talks That Make a Big Difference: The TEI Podcast Series
Little Talks focuses on meeting the social and emotional needs of your students, moving them toward, healthy social decision making and pro-social skills development. Sign up for our monthly newsletter for latest Little Talks releases.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2023
I Lost a Friend | Chapter 1: A Change on the Horizon
This is a story about two life-long friends who had a falling out after they moved up to middle school.
This story is part of "In the Middle", a listening and reflective writing Social and Emotional…
#8 Simplicity: Simple does not mean trivial
In this wrap-up episode for Volume 1. of The Little Talks Series, we reflect on how “little things are big things”. As significant adults in the lives of our students, each of us can profoundly influ…
#7 Intention: Focusing on what you want
Intention as a process is a focusing device or self-promise meter for what we want to achieve or how we want to carry ourselves as professionals. In this episode of The Little Talks Series, we reflec…
#6 The artistry of empathy: creating the conditions for connection
Empathy as a professional practice is critical when it comes to connecting a child to his or her learning environment. In this episode of the Little Talks series we reflect on how to make empathic co…
#5 Naming the world: making the invisible, visible
Naming the world as a concept is an outgrowth of the work by Brazilian Educator Paolo Freire who said “that which is unnamed is invisible, and a teacher’s job is to name the world.” In this episode o…
#4 Emotional Imprinting: A roadmap to understanding ourselves and others
In the first 15 years of our life, we have experiences which create our value system. These values drive our behaviors and are often unconscious. In this episode of the Little Talks series, we examin…
#3 Social and emotional learning: a different standard
Social and emotional learning is defined as the process through which children acquire and effectively apply the knowledge and skills to manage their emotions while building healthy relationships wit…
#2 Resilience: Relationships are key
A resilient child has hope and optimism for the future with the skills and perspective to manage difficult life situations. In this episode of the Little Talks series, we focus upon the significance…
#1 Emotional Safety: A Blueprint for success
Often the idea of safety within a school conjures up images of single points of entry, name tags, sign-in desks and zero tolerance for fighting or other aggressive acts. These images focus solely upo…