How We Teach This: Season Eight

Season 8 of How We Teach This has a wide range of guests and topics - Listen to inspiring ideas from members of the 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year Team, school safety advice for classroom teachers with Dr. Jim Persinger, and much more.

Season 8, Episode 1 - August 29, 2023

Tangible Things Teachers Can Do Tomorrow to Improve Students' Mental Health After a Crisis

Dr. Jim Persinger, Professor Emeritus, and Assistant Director of the East Central Kansas Cooperative in Education, explains how simple nudges from classroom teachers can make a big impact in helping a child, dealing with a crisis, heal. Listen to hear four things teachers can do tomorrow in their classroom: validate their feelings, give facts and squash rumors, return to normalcy, and conduct a class meeting.

Dr. Jim Persinger

Professor Emeritus, Emporia State University

Resources:

nasp 2017 psychoed handbook revised april 2017.pdf
Ensuring Children's Sense of Safety.pdf

Want to be a guest on our show? Contact us at  email: HWTT@emporia.edu