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Voices in Education Podcast
Voices in Education, powered by Securly, is a podcast by educators for educators that puts our teachers, student service professionals and district leaders in the spotlight – amplifying their stories, their struggles and their successes.
Join our host Adam Smith, a mental health advocate and former teacher, as he sits down with some truly inspiring guests to share in their incredible stories. From student safety and wellness, to overcoming burnout and adversity, you’ll gain invaluable insights, advice and motivation to re-energise your own practice and remind you of your own passion for supporting young people everywhere.
Let's hear from the Voices in Education!
Episodes
32 episodes
Episode 31: The Future of AI in Education
The integration of technology in the classroom has transformed the educational landscape in many positive ways - especially when it comes to the use of AI tools. With the power and capability to help teachers save time, assess students’ compreh...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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38:05
Episode 30: Fostering a High-Trust, Low-Fear Culture in Your School
Leadership, especially within the education sector, isn't something that can be mastered in a single semester. But aiming for perfection and shying away from your missteps can be the greatest mistake of all if you want to find success and creat...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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39:53
Episode 29: The Key to Collaboration for Schools & Parents
Collaboration between educators and parents is key when it comes to creating safe, nurturing environments for the kids within our schools - not least when it comes to helping manage their mental health and wellness. And though there is a defini...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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36:19
Episode 28: Preparing Your School Systems for Success
According to recent data, school systems that prioritize student safety and wellness are seeing increasingly positive results when it comes to both student academic success and educator retention - but what does it take to build and maintain su...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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37:50
Episode 27: Education is the Great Equalizer
It is becoming clearer with every passing year that education is rarely 'one size fits all' when it comes to our students' learning, wellness and success. As the world changes and evolves, our understanding and practices most evolve too - but t...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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38:30
Episode 26: Becoming the Teacher You Wish You Had at School
As teachers, we all try our best to juggle being successful educators, caregivers, administrators, mentors, managers and so many other responsibilities that it can feel impossible to adequately achieve in every area. But what if the solution to...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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37:26
Episode 25: Reach Out Before You Burn Out
Educators often put the mental health and wellness of their students above their own, but when teacher burnout is such a common occurrence in and around the classroom in the modern day, this approach soon reveals itself to be a detrimental and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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32:56
Episode 24: The Secret to Leading Your School to Success
For many, working in education is primarily a role of passion: a love for helping to provide a better start in life for the next generations of young people outweighs all else. But that doesn’t mean education cannot also be a prosperous and lon...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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34:22
Episode 23: Building a Climate of Kindness & Inclusion
With student mental health and wellness at an all-time low, the work of our school counselors, student services teams and support staff has never been a more important or powerful tool. From helping to build stronger school systems to bolster t...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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39:40
Episode 22: Creating Access & Opportunity for All
Being a leader within the education sector is challenging at the best of times, with so many responsibilities to fulfil and objectives to achieve. While juggling all of these elements, it's not surprising that we sometimes lose sight of the rea...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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39:58
Episode 21: Connection is the Best Suicide Prevention for Students
According to reports from the CDC, 22% of students seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021, with 10% actually attempting suicide - a tragic figure that is seemingly on the rise year on year. With student mental health and wellness now a...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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38:03
Episode 20: No Child Should Be Invisible
In the modern world of education, we are beginning to understand more and more that one size does not fit all when it comes to our students' learning and wellness. Behind every behavior and 'bad day', there can be so much more at play than simp...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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38:24
Episode 19: Martyring Teachers
Is a school’s focus on SEL and wellness of students coming at the expense of its teachers? In this episode, Sarah Milianta-Laffin, discusses why so many teachers feel unsupported on the job. As both a Teacher and an Instructional Coach, Sarah p...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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24:23
Episode 18: Fighting for Funding
The one thing schools never seem to have enough of is funding. In this episode, Amy Yamamoto Callahan shares her perspective as both a Ventura Union School District Trustee and a parent. Amy discusses why SEL is so important for children to dev...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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24:54
Episode 17: High Anxiety
Uncertainty might create a sense of discomfort in most people. For many students, however, uncertainties are creating an anxiety loop that feeds on itself. In this episode, Abounding Circles founder Sarah Snyder (LCSW) shares why students today...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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23:58
Episode 16: Coaching for the Win
Ask any winning sports team and they’ll agree, the right coach matters. In this episode, Dr. Sherrell Hobbs of Victory Education Solutions discusses the importance of coaching schools and educators on social-emotional learning (SEL). Learn how ...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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26:09
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Episode 15: Hit the Pause Button
Taking a moment to be mindful seems so easy. So why is it so hard for most of us to do? In this episode, Laure Sabini, founder of Full of Kindness, shares the value of teaching mindfulness to children, adolescents, and teachers. Simple mindfuln...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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22:45
Episode 14: Restoring Teachers through Coaching
The rate of professional burnout among teachers is high. Some are planning to retire sooner than originally planned, while others have left t...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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24:12
Episode 13: Flipping the Script
If students aren’t engaged, maybe the problem isn't so much what they’re learning as how they’re learning. In this episode, Mindy Faber, co-founder of Convergence Design Lab, discusses the role her agency plays in researching and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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23:54
Episode 12: Community Matters
The Community School model gives students access to everything from work-based learning to tutoring and other types of support. In this episode, Lauren Campion, Education Administrator of Lowell Public Schools, shares how partnerships wit...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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22:32
Episode 11: Blue Hawaii
Even in the land of sandy shores and swaying palm trees, anxiety and depression remain on the rise. Between Covid, school closures, new variants, and more, the past 24 months have created a roller coaster of big emotions for many Hawaiian stude...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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21:06
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Episode 10: The Perfect Match
When working with a mental health professional, finding the right therapist is key. Colleen Leung, founder of Unmute, hopes for a world where prioritizing one’s mental health is as common as going to the gym. In this episode of the Voices in Ed...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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16:07
Episode 9: Inclusive Mental Health
As program manager for The Upswing Fund, Sierra Malia Fox-Woods has the privilege of supporting organizations that are improving kids’ mental health by breaking down barriers to access. Tune in to hear Sierra talk about the fantastic work being...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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21:51
Episode 8: SEL for ESL Learners
In episode 8 of the Voices in Education podcast, we explore how we can ensure SEL programs support our ESL students. Listen in as Casey talks with Johnny Gannaw, Dean of Students at Highline Public Schools in South Seattle, about how he’s addre...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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21:47
Episode 7: The IQ Behind EQ
SEL expert Lulu Luckock is a consultant to schools and youth organizations throughout the UK. In this episode, Lulu discusses the important role that emotional intelligence (EQ) plays in social-emotional learning — and shares why supporting our...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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20:40
