Issac Calvert teaches History of Education and in this great episode, he goes deep, teaching us about different cultures and what we can learn from them and use in our modern classrooms. Listen to the podcast here: About Issac Issac was a music major undergrad. He was passionate about education. He worked with good musicians but not a lot of great teachers. He studied psychology and did further studies in Philosophy of Education and Religion. Issac Calvert is a professor at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He teaches History of Education. Reading and Language through History Orthodox Jews teach that teaching is a sacred act. One of the most important in ancient Egypt is writing. The
Holistic education means treating the student as a whole person and recognizing that they have a life outside the classroom. When teachers can incorporate and be empathetic to students lives before and after school, they will connect with students on a deeper level and be able to teach them even more. Connect with Evan on Instagram: www.instagram.com/evanmcdermod On Twitter: www.twitter.com/evanspencer Listen to the episode here: About Evan Evan is a credentialed social studies teacher. He worked in special education, mainly with kids with emotional disabilities. Evan enjoys mindfulness and mediation and has brought that into his classroom. Holistic Education Holistic Education means treatin
Many kids are struggling with depression and anxiety. All of us can help by connecting through authenticity and reaching out to others. When we teach kids to see themselves and their imperfections with compassion, we can help them to accept themselves. Author Julie Lee has written about this in her fabulous book, Broccolipunzle. It will help children and adults alike to learn self acceptance. Listen to the podcast here: About Julie Julie is married with 2 kids and taught 2nd grade. She wrote a story in college; her husband had it illustrated for her. It's a fairytale about self acceptance. In her own life, she had PTSD, anxiety, depression. She realized later that her book is a story about h
