The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast
The Thoughtful Teacher podcast shares the stories of educators who have implemented innovative or creative solutions within their space. These stories and commentaries empower educators by sharing a world of ideas that can enhance pedagogical choices and decrease the isolation many teachers experience. We introduce listeners to school-based educators, thinkers, and researchers who have powerful ideas and innovations that makes teaching and learning more meaningful for your students. We also occasionally offer commentary on practice and policy to help navigate the complexity of our profession.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 77
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Implementing Trauma Informed Education Programming with Ellen Montgomery
School Safety and De-escalation with Amy Murphy and Brian Van Brunt part 2
School Safety and De-escalation with Amy Murphy and Brian Van Brunt
Teacher Advocacy with Sanford Johnson
The Universal Values that Support Resilience Development with Larry Brendtro
Creating Cultures where Students Thrive with Larry Brendtro
Education and Recycling in Haiti with Blada Desauguste
A non-profit Haitian and US based partnership for recycling plastic also has a growing educational mission within Haitian schools. In this episode, guest Blada Desauguste and host Scott Lee discuss t…
Discussing Equity Issues with Students with Dr. Malcolm Gillard
Malcolm Gillard and Scott Lee discuss equity issues, restorative practices and creating a positive classroom environment for all students.
Laws Limiting Discussion of Race and Gender Issues with Dr. Mark Finchum
Executive Director of the Tennessee Council for the Social Studies and I discuss recent laws that limit discussion of equity, race, and gender issues by teachers. Tennessee was one of the first of se…
Mindfulness for Students who have Experienced Trauma with Jennifer Knowles
In this episode, Jennifer Knowles returns and we dive deeper into mindfulness in schools as we discuss trauma informed mindfulness. Enjoy learning more about how mindfulness is a part of transforming…
Parenting Advice for Tweens with Joshua Sneideman
Our friend Joshua Sneideman returns to discuss his new book Parenting Tweens: Successfully Navigating the Middle School Years. We learn about a useful resource for teachers and parents about this imp…
No, We Are Not Teaching Communism with guest Adam Jordan
We continue our conversation from last season with Adam Jordan discussing the negative public narratives that professional educators are facing.
Social Justice and what's coming with the All Y'all Social Justice Collective with Adam Jordan
Guest Adam Jordan and I discuss some of the exciting events planned for this summer and fall sponsored by the All Y'all Social Justice Collective. After that he and I discuss some of the problems of …
Tim Shriver calls for an Education Moon Shot
Commentary by host Scott Lee discussing Tim Shriver's recent call for "An Education Moon Shot".
How to be a Therapeutic Helper with Dr. Paul Baker
As part of the continuing series on restorative practice, we continue our discussion with Dr. Paul Baker focusing on how all school staff members can learn to be a therapeutic helper for students who…
Teaching Students who have Experienced Trauma with Dr. Paul Baker
Guest Dr. Paul Baker discusses what is going on with students who have experienced trauma and why the approaches that some educators often fail. We also talk about what does work and a mindset that w…
How to Confront White Nationalism in Schools with Jessica Acee
For a variety of reasons, students bring white nationalist and extremist ideas into schools. For most educators this is a challenge because this is rarely a topic for professional learning and this i…
Restorative Interventions with Mark Freado
We continue our discussion with Mark Freado in our restorative practices series. In this episode we follow up our discussion about restorative culture by talking about interventions. We specifically …
Developing a Restorative Culture with Mark Freado
Mark Freado discusses how to develop a restorative culture within a school or youth serving organization and why focusing solely on punishment and rewards does not foster positive change within child…
How We Implement Restorative Practice with Laura Fittz and Ellen Montgomery
Teachers Laura Fittz and Ellen Montgomery discuss their experiences as the implemented restorative practices and continue to strengthen their teaching by being intentionally restorative in their rela…