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Episode 59 · · 15:49
In this episode, Jethro Jones sits down with Jessica Taylor, the Trauma Informed Specialist at an alternative school in Nashville, Tennessee. They discuss Jessica's role, her daily c...
Episode 58 · · 09:47
In this episode, Jethro Jones talks with Dr. Chad Higgins, Executive Director of ESSDACK, during the Bridging to Resilience Conference. They discuss the various initiatives of ESSDAC...
Episode 55 · · 15:16
In this episode, Jethro interviews Sydney Perkins, a kindergarten teacher. She shares her insights and experiences from attending the Bridging to Resilience Conference. She discusses...
Episode 54 · · 53:09
In this episode, guest host Ross Romano talks with Jen Perry, Senior Manager of Learning Design and Whole Learner at Edmentum. Jen helps us identify the types and indicators of traum...
Episode 53 · · 20:12
In this episode of Resilient Schools, Jethro Jones speaks with Tammy Fellers at the Bridging to Resilience Conference. Tammy, a long-time team member of ESSDACK and a part of the Ins...
Episode 52 · · 14:53
In this episode of the Resilient Schools podcast, host Jethro Jones talks with Sarah Reade, a second-grade teacher attending the SDAC Bridging to Resilience Conference. They discuss ...
Episode 51 · · 12:42
In this episode of the Resilient Schools podcast, recorded live at the ESSDACK Bridging to Resilience Conference, we interview Hillary Barragan, a para educator at a trauma-informed ...
Episode 50 · · 15:55
In this episode of the Resilient Schools Podcast, recorded live at the Bridging to Resilience conference in Wichita, Kansas, the Jethro interviews Jason Shelangouski, an experienced ...
Episode 49 · · 59:08
This episode of the Resilient Schools podcast features a panel discussion from the Bridging to Resilience conference, focusing on the importance of trauma-informed leadership in educ...
Episode 48 · · 15:37
In this episode of the Resilient Schools podcast, recorded live at the Bridging to Resilience Conference 2023, keynote speaker Stacy Nation discusses the importance of cultivating ge...
Episode 47 · · 20:41
In this episode of the Resilient Schools Podcast, recorded live at the Bridging to Resilience Conference, we hear from Jackie Gilby, who shares her powerful story of overcoming adver...
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Episode 43 · · 17:00
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Episode 36 · · 34:44
Problems of Practice Structure where people are able to get multiple feedback sessions. The smartest person in the room is the room. Thinking about the individual student we serve an...
Episode 35 · · 30:20
Self-care is a lie!85% of every group said they didn’t make a doctor’s appointment that they knew they should make. We are hard-wired to put others firstRegularity and intentionality...
Episode 33 · · 33:25
Best practice - People who are experiencing the issue are part of the conversation.We think the root cause of a problem is People should be invited to the table not just as contribut...
Episode 32 · · 27:10
JC Pohl is the co-founder and CEO of TeenTruth.netResilience is about taking the hits and moving forward.Hear about bad things with kids.Bouncing back.It was really in the hard times...