This week we are so grateful to have our friend and colleague from the Dordt University Social Work department, Dr. Tara Boer, in on our conversation about students’ mental health. This is a passion area for Tara, and she has expertise from her background and experience as a therapist. She has lots of helpful advice and encouragement about how parents and teachers can help kids with their mental health concerns. In this episode we talk about the impacts of social media, different ways that anxiety manifests in students, trauma responses in kids, and kids’ self perceptions. Tara shares a variety of strategies for parents and teachers who are looking for ways to help and support kids’ mental health. From questions to ask kids, to strategies for journaling with kids, to partnerships with professionals…Dr. Boer has a wealth of wisdom to share! We hope this longer-than-normal episode will be a blessing for you and the kids in your life.
Episode 110: Healing for “Infectious Behaviors” in the Classroom: A Conversation with Al Bandstra
Episode 109: The Science of Reading: A Conversation with Dr. Gwen Marra
Episode 108: Teaching for (and from?) Transformation: A Conversation with Darryl De Boer
Episode 107: Teacher Leadership (or, why Abby is an effective leader, even though she never wants to be a principal)
Episode 106: Attracting and Retaining Great Teachers: A Conversation with Chad Dirkse
Episode 105: Empowering Learners (Recorded with a Live Audience at Sioux Falls Christian School!)
Episode 104: Power in the Classroom (or, why Dave is a “whimsical” teacher)
Episode 103: The Good Old Days (or, why Abby is the in-between generation, even though she never owned a flip phone)
Bonus: Christmas in the Hallway, 2023
Episode 102: Assessment Imaginings (or, ”Are we teaching students? Or teaching students to take tests?”)
Episode 101: Stories of Thanksgiving and Encouragement
Episode 100: A LIVE Hallway Conversation! - Recorded in front of a live audience at the Christian Educators’ Association Conference
Episode 099: A Conversation with Lynn Swaner (or, “It really is a very nice hallway you have here.”)
Episode 098: Walking the Camino, part II (or, education as pilgrimage)
Episode 097: Walking the Camino, part I (or, pilgrimage is both an individual and communal exercise)
Episode 096: Our Favorite Podcasts (or, why Dave Mulder dominates at trivia)
Episode 095: Reflections and Beginnings and Ongoing Development (or, ”into the newness”)
Summer 2023 Replay: What’s the Value in Project-Based Learning?
Episode 094: More Encouragement for Novice Teachers (and the difference between ”good” and ”great?”)
Summer 2023 Replay: Good Teaching Can’t Be Reduced to Technique (Can It?)
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