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Listen in as Julie and Ginger talk to Ginger Lewman about Bullying. Ginger Lewman is a national consultant & keynote speaker with ESSDACK, a non-profit education service center based in Hutchinson Kansas. She holds a Master of Science in Psychology and Special Education and Gifted Education, With 30 years in education, she inspires and helps all levels of educators figure out the hard hurdles for innovative teaching and learning.  Why do people bully? There are many reasons but Ginger boils it down to the messages we hear as kids and feeling a lack of safety, dignity and/or belonging. Ginger encourages us to get upstream and gives great strategies and tools and states that these and other tools are best utilized in an environment steeped daily in the foundation of the science of trauma and resilience-building and utilizing restorative practices whenever conflict arises anywhere. “Once we become unafraid of our own stories, we all become safer.” ~ Steve Halley Resources: www.stopbullying.gov https://www.essdack.org/ Peaceful Schools and Families: https://www.essdack.org/psf Favorite takeaways: It is difficult work for someone who is hurt, for someone who has hurt other people to move toward conflict. They've got to listen to them and they can only do that if I feel safe. When we're talking about bringing people into circle toward conflict this is an opportunity for each person to examine what their role has been. It's not just “you did it”, it's “we are experiencing this and this is not good for any of us in our community, this isn't about you just cleaning up what you did wrong”. It's all of us.

PLAY FOR ALL! HI Friends! Did you know that JED is coming to Kansas? He will be with us at ESSDACK on December 7 and 8! We are excited about digging with him around Purposeful Play!

Ginger and Rebecca get the chance to sit with Dr. Chad Higgins, the brand new CEO of ESSDACK. We explore the topic of leadership, humility, and personal growth in order to grow those around us into the future.  Chad demonstrates his deep thoughtfulness and introspection as a leader, even as he shares previous stances he's taken.  We at ESSDACK believe that leadership is an action, not a title. And if you're a budding leader, this episode is just for you!  If you like this episode and the whole resilience-building conversation, be sure to join us at Bridging to Resilience 2023. And you can always learn more about the work that Rebecca, Ginger, and the whole ESSDACK Resilience Team does.

If you work with human beings of any age and have not yet heard about Katie Perez, you are in for a treat! Katie has, in her masterwork, Building NeuroResilience, spent years learning and researching the complications of modern brain science and has artfully translated all that into a very accessible and useful tool for anyone who works with K12 students. She also taps into so many other aspects of education and support in her work and life. Have a listen as Rebecca and Ginger chat a little bit about what's going on in her heart and brain right now. If you like this episode and the whole resilience-building conversation, be sure to join us at Bridging to Resilience 2023. And you can always learn more about the work that Rebecca, Ginger, and the whole ESSDACK Resilience Team at the ESSDACK webpage.

In this episode, Julie and Ginger welcome Rebecca Lewis-Pankratz into the studio to talk about the concept of the River of Cruelty. Rebecca fought her way out of poverty and now works with communities and school across the US to solve poverty and heal trauma. She is a Co-Founder of the ESSDACK Resilience Team. What exactly is the River of Cruelty? It is a model showing how cruelty is passed from person to person and from generation to generation. How do people get out of the River? Listen in to understand how the Resilience Team helps with that mission. The team's motto is, “In order to create more positive outcomes for children, we must focus on transforming the adults who are important in those children's lives.” Rebecca coined the popular Resilience phrase “I see you, I hear you, I am with you.” This is the foundation for building resilience in ALL kids, parents and school staff. To learn more about the Family Peace Initiative, go to https://www.familypeaceinitiative.com/ and to learn more about ESSDACK, go to https://www.essdack.org/. To register for ATN's Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference, go to https://www.attachmenttraumanetwork.org/conference/.

The Amazing Meagan Baldwin joins the Resilience Team to share how she is #DoingTheWork! She shares all kinds of tips and ideas in this episode but especially focuses on her work with Bal-A-Vis-X.

Join us as we discuss Chapters 2 and 3 of Brene' Brown's new book Atlas of the Heart with Megan Yoder. Megan is the Director of the Reno County Learning Center and a member of the Essdack Resilience Team. We are so excited to have her join the Essdack team this year.

Carmen Zeisler is the Director of the ESSDACK Learning Centers, an Educational Consultant/Coach, and a co-founding member of the ESSDACK Resilience Team. In Learning Centers, she has been instrumental in leading a Redesign process through Project-Based Learning. In schools, Carmen loves collaborating with teachers on Trauma-Informed practices and she leads The Restorative Justice in Schools effort on the ESSDACK Resilience Team. Her other passion as a Consultant and Coach is supporting teachers to build a strong reading culture in their classroom. One of her favorite ways to do this is to use picture books with science and social studies to make these content areas come alive for students! Carmen is also well versed in integrating technology tools and platforms into the elementary classroom and she has supported and coached countless teachers as they implement new tech. Some of her favorites are Seesaw, Flipgrid, and Classkick. Carmen has traveled the world as a teacher. She spent ten years in Mexico at the American Institute of Monterrey teaching 9th and 10th grade English literature and helped build the gifted and talented program that was used as a model for all of the state of Nuevo Leon. Carmen fell in love with the Mexican culture through language, food, dance, music, and people. She started getting antsy and wanted a new adventure so she headed off to Brasilia, Brazil where she spent three years at the American School of Brazil teaching kindergarten. During this time, she had students from 16 different countries in one classroom! Her time in Brazil left her with a passion for writing and languages. She landed back home in McPherson, KS where she taught for 10 years prior to coming on board at ESSDACK. Carmen has been to 33 countries and loves infusing her travels into her teaching. Carmen's is a natural at building relationships with students and teachers so that she can then ask powerful questions that help ignite passions! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/untitledpc/message

AN AC&E EQUITY PRESENTATION ...POVERTY AND ITS EFFECT ON EDUCATION....AN AESA PRESENTATION : Always welcome here, our good friend Dr. Joan Wade , Executive Director of AESA, the national organization of Educational Service Agencies and Kansas ESA director of ESSDACK, Dr Mike Cook.

AN AC&E EQUITY PRESENTATION ...POVERTY AND ITS EFFECT ON EDUCATION....AN AESA PRESENTATION : Always welcome here, our good friend Dr. Joan Wade , Executive Director of AESA, the national organization of Educational Service Agencies and Kansas ESA director of ESSDACK, Dr Mike Cook.

Kali Witek creator of Mindful Movement is our guest for episode 25. Young children need exercise for physical health, but exercise can also promote social-emotional well-being. Mindful Movement exercises help children control their bodies, relax their minds and develop self-calming skill through deep breathing. In addition, these activities promote the development of executive function by targeting working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility. Want to connect with Kali or have questions about Mindful Movement? knalstrom@gmail.com What can ESSDACK do for you? https://www.essdack.org/ https://twitter.com/ESSDACK Connect with our hosts! They'ed love to hear from you. https://twitter.com/CalamityJaimeH https://twitter.com/ObiWanGlenobi

We believe that helping struggling at-risk students be successful is one of the most powerful things we can do as part of the Kansans Can Vision. James is principal of Derby Hills Elementary in Derby, Kansas, a Trauma Sensitive School that lowered its discipline referrals from 500 a year to under 200. He also speaks across the country on Trauma Sensitive Schools, highlighting the success he and his staff have experienced in Derby. PostShow/PreShow Learn a little something about our hosts and their weekends Staci's big news - 1:48 Jaime's exciting weekend - 4:41 Glen zigzags the state - 8:29 James Moffett Interview - 11:40 What are Wednesday morning mixed groups - 12:47 Kansas vs Nation poverty and trauma work - 16:07 Trauma-informed for all kids - 19:24 Manage self-care - 22:00 Do teachers have to unlearn - 24:22 When is the right time to problem solve - 26:07 Getting not only teachers involved - 28:50 Going the second-mile - 30:28 What went into rewriting the schools' mission statement - 34:54 AhHa moment at the conference - 35:35 How does progress happen - 37:02 Managing time at school and conferences - 38:00 James' final thoughts - 40:35 How can you connect with James? https://twitter.com/DHEPrincipal https://www.facebook.com/james.moffett.50 Want to connect with the hosts? Jaime Howard https://twitter.com/CalamityJaimeH Staci Eddy https://twitter.com/StaciEddy0402 Glen Duran https://twitter.com/ObiWanGlenobi Find ESSDACK, we'd love to hear from you! https://www.essdack.org/ https://twitter.com/ESSDACK

ESSDACK consultants Tammy Fellers, Katie Perez, and Ginger Lewman are Glenn's guests and talk about the nitty-gritty of redesign.

On this episode of EDventure Cast, recently at ESSDACK's 2018 Podstock conference hosts Jaime and Glen got to looking around and realized they had visited with a lot of attendees either on a Destination EDventure of EDventure Cast so what a better time to catch up. Find guests of episode 17 of EDventure Cast: Jill Weber Destination EDventure | The Pilot Episode | feat. Jill Weber https://youtu.be/sEspFymmsnk https://twitter.com/JillWebs http://aviewoftheweb.blogspot.com/ Brent Kerr https://twitter.com/brent_kerr1 http://brentkerrbuilds.com/ Derek Schutte https://twitter.com/coachschutte T.J. Warsnak https://twitter.com/thewarsnak The Best Podstock Session Intro EVER! https://www.facebook.com/ESSDACK/videos/10156289201376675/ Destination EDventure: 011 | Wings, Learning, Fun | The Middle East Wing Challenge https://essdk.me/DE11MiddleEastWingChallenge Connect with the hosts of EDventure Cast: Jaime Howard https://essdk.me/jaimehoward https://twitter.com/Cala

Hosts Jaime and Glen would like to introduce the newest member of the ESSDACK team, Carmen Zeisler. Carmen brings a unique perspective to ESSDACK with her over twenty years of experience in education both in the US and abroad. We get to chat with her where that one or two places might have been where she taught outside the US and what she is looking forward to at ESSDACK. Teaching Related Experience: Teacher Advisor Council at KSDE, Spirit of Discovery & Imagination National Board, Presidential Award for Excellence Nominee, Leader of Character Counts & written over $8,000 in educational grants Grade/Subject she has taught: 4th/5th-grade Teacher at Roosevelt, 3rd-grade Teacher at Eisenhower, Kindergarten Teacher at American School of Brasilia, Brazil – 9th-grade Teacher at American Institute of Monterrey-Mexico Personal Interests: Traveling the World, Reading books, Helping plan IF Gathering in McPherson County, and having a good cup of coffee. How can you connect

Phonics, Letters, Reading, and much more are our topics as hosts Jaime and Glen welcome ESSDACK Curriculum Consultant Robi Alstrom to Ep. 11 of EDventure Cast. Robi Alstrom is an educational consultant and literacy specialist with ESSDACK who has experience at many levels of education. In addition to teaching both general education and special education at the secondary level, she has also taught English and psychology for community colleges. She has had the unique experience of serving as a reading interventionist for students in sixth through twelfth grades. Although she is well-versed in many aspects of literacy and instruction, her true passion is helping students who struggle in literacy become proficient readers. Robi’s educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science Education and master’s degrees in English and Special Education in addition to certification in social studies and ESOL. Robi also has 15 hours of college credit in multi-sensory phoni

On episode 10 we are talking with Katie Perez, Renee Smith, and Robi Alstrom about the upcoming second year of ESSDACK's Early Childhood PLC. In order to support the Kansas vision of increasing kindergarten readiness, ESSDACK is hosting a professional learning community for early childhood educators that will meet five times in 2018-2019. The Early Childhood PLC will be facilitated ESSDACK's own Katie Perez, Renee Smith, Robi Alstrom, and Jane Seward, each bringing a specific expertise to share that allows participants to drill down in a variety of areas. We will be integrating innovative practices for math, literacy, social studies, and science using a PBL approach to implement the Kansans Can vision. The needs of disadvantaged populations (Special Education, Low SES, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) will be addressed. In addition, facilitators will provide information on developing assessments, evaluating curriculum, recognizing child abuse and neglect, and

On April 25 & 26, 2018 ESSDACK help the first Bridging to Resilience conference in Overland Park, Kansas. Jaime and Glen welcome ESSDACK Curriculum Consultants Ginger Lewman and Kevin Honeycutt to the show to recap the amazing two-day event. How can you connect with our guests on the web? Ginger Lewman https://www.essdack.org/gingerlewman http://gingerlewman.com/ https://twitter.com/GingerLewman Kevin Honeycutt https://www.essdack.org/kevinhoneycutt http://kevinhoneycutt.org/ https://twitter.com/kevinhoneycutt Connect with the hosts of EDventure Cast: Jaime Howard https://essdk.me/jaimehoward https://twitter.com/CalamityJaimeH Glen Duran https://essdk.me/glenduran https://twitter.com/ObiWan_Glenobi

ESSDACK’s own Glenn Wiebe joins Jaime and Glen in the studio to answer the question Civic Engagement vs. Community Service, what is the difference? Who is Glenn Wiebe? Speciality areas: Apple Tools, Google G Suite, Instructional Technology & Integration, Keynote Speaker, Social Studies Best Practices Glenn’s educational career began at Derby Middle School, finding ways to help thirteen year olds enjoy American History. Wiebe earned his Master’s in American History while continuing to develop innovative practices and sharing them with his students. He spent five years working in higher education, designing effective instruction and integrating video games into social science classrooms. Glenn now travels across the country as an ESSDACK education consultant providing keynotes, presentations, and curriculum development. https://www.essdack.org/glennwiebe https://twitter.com/glennw98 http://glennwiebe.org Links mentioned in the podcast: Generation Citizen History Nerdfes

Quin and Matt hit the studio to recap day 1 of #UCET18. Listen as they share their favorite moments and insights around the theme “Get out.”

Quin and Matt sit down with Ginger Lewman and Rebecca Lewis of ESSDACK to discuss Project Based Learning, applying real world tools to the classroom, and how trauma can affect students in school. Join us for a lively conversation that tackles some difficult, important strategies in education.

Today, Ginger welcomes co-host and instructional technology integrator, Andrea Keller into the studio at ESSDACK in Hutchinson, Kansas! What a[...] The post Perspectives (‘stock Talk #27) appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

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PERSONALIZED LEARNING : EQUITY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY! EMPOWERING ALL STUDENTS TO LEARN From Hutchinson KS, Kevin Honeycutt of ESSDACK spends his day integrating technology for personalized learning. He'll be sharing adventures with us.    Presented by LEARNING BIRD www.learningbird.com  @learning

Today we talk with our guests about the maker movement, it's connection to project based learning and the promise it holds for the future. Follow: @donwettrick @GingerLewman @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Sylvia Martinez is co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom, a book that has been called the "bible of the maker movement for classrooms". She speaks and writes around the world to advocate for authentic learning using real world design principles, modern technology, and hands-on experiences. Ginger Lewman, @GingerLewman, works at ESSDACK, a nonprofit educational service center. She is a Keynoter & Consultant; GoogleCertifiedTeacher; SiloKiller; Co-Creator LifePractice PBL and a teacher of Project Based Learning.

Ginger Lewman was a public school teacher for 19 years and is now working with ESSDACK. She is a firm believer in project-based learning and we’re super excited to have her on the show.

In this segment our guest shares unvarnished first thoughts and second thoughts about social media for educators. Follow: @donwettrick @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Ginger Lewman, @GingerLewman, works at ESSDACK, a nonprofit educational service center. She is a Keynoter & Consultant; GoogleCertifiedTeacher; SiloKiller; Co-Creator LifePractice PBL and a teacher of Project Based Learning.

Renee’ talks to Carianne Short, an early childhood specialist at ESSDACK, about  math activities you can do with your preschooler[...] The post Carianne Short – Early Childhood Math Activities (By The Numbers #9) appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/remarkablechatter/IC_5.mp3 This week my guests are Amy Wagoner and Marci Shearon, consultants for ESSDACK, an educational service center in Hutchinson.[...] The post Balanced Leadership (Intended Consequences #5) appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/remarkablechatter/LP1.mp3   Robi Alstrom and Jane Seward, Literacy Specialists at ESSDACK, introduce themselves as well as share the inspiration behind[...] The post Literacy Principles With Jane Seward and Robi Alstrom (Literacy Principles #1) appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/remarkablechatter/lil_w_Mike_cood_2.mp3 In this episode, Tamara Konrade and Steve Wyckoff are joined by Mike Cook, ESSDACK executive director, in a discussion[...] The post From Victim to Victor: How the ELI Assessment Can Help (Leading in Life #2) appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

Kevin Honeycutt is kind of like a “jack of all trades” in the educational world. He is currently a Technology Integration Specialist at ESSDACK in Kansas. Kevin travels around the world speaking, he hosts a creative learning site, is an Apple Distinguished Educator, writes a blog, hosts a podcast, has co-developed a PBL approach called “Life Practice Model” and has created a film program for kids. He is passionate about meeting the needs of at-risk learners and works with kids in juvenile detention, developing approaches to re-engage the "lost" learner”. In this session you will learn about: Kevin's background in education His career as ESSDACK The Life Practice Report developed with Ginger Lewman Art Snacks Differences between the classroom and the professional development circuit Robots in the classroom! Kevin's work with kids in juvenile detention. Kevin's current passions in education

Deb Haneke, CFO, ESSDACK Deb joined the ESSDACK staff in 1997.  Before stepping into the role of CFO, Deb provided[...] The post KPERS Changes, Deb Haneke (KSSA Talk # 15) appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/remarkablechatter/StockTalk_episode_7.mp3   ‘stockTalk is hosted by: Ginger Lewman, PBL/EdTech/GT Consultant at ESSDACK in Hutchinson, Kansas and Andrea Keller, Special Education[...] The post Kansas Teacher of the Year and The Scientist (‘stockTalk #7) appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

Deb Haneke joined the ESSDACK staff in 1997.  Before stepping into the role of CFO, Deb provided leadership as the Director of Professional Development.  She received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Fort Hays State University. Join Bill Hagerman as he talks with Deb Haneke about KPERS and some of their upcoming changes. Dates [...] The post Deborah Haneke ESSDACK’s Chief Financial Officer (KSSA Talk #15) appeared first on KSSA Talk. The post Deborah Haneke ESSDACK’s Chief Financial Officer (KSSA Talk #15) appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

Terri Peckham Director of Student Services Terri coordinates and oversees Direct Student Services at ESSDACK which includes the 14 ESSDACK Learning Centers.  The learning centers offer a diploma completion program that provides adult learners the opportunity to complete their high school diplomas. Learning centers also provide credit recovery options for high school students. Additional services she […] The post 15 WBC Terri Peckham and Dropout Recovery appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

Jerry retired from ESSDACK in Hutchinson KS, after over 15 years of supporting Apple products in K-12 school districts. He’s helped with a number of one-to-one laptop initiatives, setting up servers, cloning and wired and wireless networks and working with my schools to help manage them. Recently I’ve worked with several districts on iPad carts […] The post 3 WBC Jerry The Tech Guy And The Impact Of New Technologies In Education appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

Glenn came to ESSDACK in 2000 to work as the Social Studies Specialist on the Curriculum Development Team. Prior to ESSDACK, Glenn taught for almost a decade as a middle level Social Science teacher before spending five years in the Social Science department at Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kansas. As a state certified standards trainer with […] The post 4 WBC Glenn Wiebe Teaching Social Studies In The 21st Century appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

Mike currently serves as the Executive Director of ESSDACK where he oversees the many ESSDACK activities, services, and personnel. A former teacher and administrator, he has been at the helm of the organization since 1997. Mike received his doctoral degree from Wichita State University where his research emphasis was in the use of scenario building […] The post 5 WBC Dr. Mike Cook And A Visit To The The Centre School District, Perk And Al’s In Lost Springs appeared first on Remarkable Chatter.

During the first 4 minutes of this episode, Ginger muses about a conference she's about to attend (http://essdack.org/ttt/), hosted by ESSDACK (http://essdack.org/), the company that runs Turning Point Learning Center. She also considers the beauty of the Flint Hills and the destruction of the June 11, 2008 tornado that hit Chapman and Manhattan, KS the night before. IF you have an interest in a more personal "snap" from Ginger, listen to the first of the podcast. However, at about 4 minutes, she FINALLY decides to get to the point of the grading/assessment dilemma, considering grade cards and the under-motivation and under-achievement that current assessment and grading practices foster. Charlie Mahoney is referenced: http://charliemahoney.com/ and the phone call at the end was from her husband, Eric. Enjoy!