ClassCast Podcast Ep.070 features intervention specialist, special education teacher, and author Melinda Arnost discussing inclusion, social-emotional learning, differentiation, and how good relationships combine with common sense to create functional classrooms and effective teachers.  Melinda recently published her first book, Empowering Inclusion: The Tool Teachers Need to Help All Students Succeed. In this talk with host Ryan Tibbens, Melinda shares tips for team-teaching, demands consistent scheduling, explains how relationships enable effective differentiation, talks about her great new book, and more. If you have any interest in special education, social-emotional learning, inclusion, differentiation, team-teaching, or making sure that all students are learning, you'll find TONS of useful ideas and perspectives here.  

If you're interested in hearing more from Melinda Arnost, follow her on Facebook and Instagram! If you're interested in hearing more about social-emotional learning on the ClassCast Podcast, check outEp.035! 

Table of Contents (*highlights)

1. 0:00-0:39 -- #Edupodlooza Promo
2. 0:39-2:38 -- Intro to Melinda & the Role of "Inclusion Specialist")
3. 2:38-5:57 -- The Purpose of School According to Melinda *
4. 5:57-12:17 --Empowering Inclusion: The Tools Teacher Need to Help... **
5. 12:17-19:11 -- Situational SEL & Inclusion Implementation *
6. 19:11-21:20 -- How Much SEL Is Enough?
7. 21:20-26:06 -- Formal vs Informal: Differentiation, SEL, & What Great Teachers Do **
8. 26:06-38:10 -- Differentiation and Inclusion: What Teachers Can Do *
9. 38:10-45:24 -- Melinda's Education & The Teachers We Need
10. 45:24-51:35 -- Melinda's Ideal School & Flexible Spaces
11. 51:35-57:44 -- Final Thoughts, Relationships, & SEL's Popularity
12. 57:44-1:05:00 -- Melinda's Book/Movie Recs & Wrap-Up

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ClassCast Podcast Ep.069 features host Ryan Tibbens reflecting on the 2020-2021 school year, pandemic-related changes in schools, 4-day work weeks, and a HUGE career shift -- to 100% virtual instruction. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone differently, but one thing is certain -- it is has affected everyone.  Tibbens has experienced loss in his family, a massive shift at work, and a sea-change in education beliefs. This quick solo talk starts with a brief promo of #Edupodlooza (check it out June 27) and quickly gets into teachers' experiences in 2020-2021. A deep reflection on a pandemic mantra -- "If not now, why ever? If now, why not always?" -- follows and is accompanied by a quick justification of a 4-day school week.  This episode ends with perhaps the most important part (bury the lead much?) -- Ryan Tibbens' shift to 100% synchronous virtual instruction in the 2021-2022 school year, the 16th year of his career.  If you're interested in innovation, education trends, school choice, or a "return to normal" in schools, then spend a few minutes on this episode and the very real experiences it presents.  

Table of Contents (*highlights)

1. 0:00-0:52 -- #Edupodlooza Promo
2. 0:52-10:49 -- 2020-2021 Recap
3. 10:49-15:21 -- If not now, why ever? If now, why not always?*
4. 15:21-19:04 -- 4 Day Weeks or Bust
5. 19:04-32:49 -- Big Changes: Tibbens Goes Virtual***

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The ClassCast Podcast streams on all major platforms, including iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Audible, Stitcher, and more.  You can also find us on YouTube and at www.ClassCastPodcast.com.  Be sure to like, subscribe, follow, share, and comment wherever you listen.  Leave a comment below to let us know what you think of the discussion and if you have any questions!

Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! If every listener made a one-time donation of $2-3, the podcast would be funded for the year!