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Rebecca Muller

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Rebecca Muller on Special Ed and Teacher Wellness by Steve Hargadon

Rebecca Muller on Special Ed and Teacher Wellness

We are excited to have SchoolAI as a sponsor for the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. Please visit schoolai.com to save your teachers 10 hours per week. Breaking Down the Need for Control with Rebecca Muller Transformative Principal 393  My days were spent filling out charts. An engaged learner is someone who is doing. I’d rather have a noisy classroom with kids laughing and having a good time AND learning.  Rebecca Muller is a special education teacher in New Jersey, host of Exceptional Circumstances for Exceptional Learners on Learning Revolution. 12 years as a teacher, Masters in Education and Educational Leadership from University of Pennsylvania.  Breaking down the need for control in classrooms- the who, what, when, where, and why. Kids aren’t successful, we test them to prove it, then put them in a box because it is easier for us. People have a view of what school should look like. An engaged learner is someone who is doing. I’d rather have a noisy classroom with kids laughing and having a good time AND learning. Do we want them to behave or want them to learn? How much control should we have on how they’re interacting with one another. We’ve spent so much time on safety that we’ve forgotten that learning is our priority in education You can’t learn if you’re not well. Behavior is a signal that there is something else. We can’t focus on just the learning when there are so many other issues. My days were spent filling out charts. The kids figure it out and it’s a game. Kids need to see their levels and progress. There aren’t kids who want to be bad. Where they are and where they want to be. Kids should not have to earn a treat every time they do something well. We get stuck there, because we know them and they have worked. Special education has taught me to be flexible. Motivation, intrinsic vs. extrinsic. Don’t take things personally. Trauma-informed practices. Justification for procrastination of doing the hard work of pushing through the challenges that we are facing. Specific learning disability is the least specific label in special education world. What is school for? Teachers are considered “infrastructure necessary“ I have an addiction to learning. How to be a transformative principal? Don’t ever write off any student or educator. If they are in the build they have potential? Always look for everybody’s individual strength. Acting without boundaries.  Sponsors TeachFX Innovative school leaders across the country have started tracking online student participation using TeachFX because it’s one of the most powerful ways to improve student outcomes during COVID — especially for English Learners and students of color. Learn more about TeachFX and get a special offer at TeachFX.com John Catt Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms. John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools. Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/. Learn more about some of the newest titles:   Michaela: The Power of Culture by Katharine Birbalsingh  Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by-Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques by Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli  Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley  The Teaching Delusion: Why Teaching In Our Schools Isn’t Good Enough (And How We Can Make It Better) by Bruce Robertson  Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A pragmatic approach to teacher workload by Kat Howard  John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones:  SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with SchoolAI. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to SchoolAI.com/tpWe're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers here.

We are excited to have SchoolAI as a sponsor for the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. Please visit <a href="https://schoolai.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">schoolai.com</a> to save your teachers 10 hours per week. Breaking Down the Need for Control with Rebecca Muller Transformative Principal 393 <ul> <li>My days were spent filling out charts.</li> <li>An engaged learner is someone who is doing.</li> <li>I’d rather have a noisy classroom with kids laughing and having a good time AND learning.</li> </ul> <a href="https://twitter.com/educatormuller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rebecca Muller</a> is a special education teacher in New Jersey, host of <a href="http://learningrevolution.com/groups/ecel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exceptional Circumstances for Exceptional Learners on Learning Revolution</a>. 12 years as a teacher, Masters in Education and Educational Leadership from University of Pennsylvania. <ul> <li>Breaking down the need for control in classrooms- the who, what, when, where, and why.</li> <li>Kids aren’t successful, we test them to prove it, then put them in a box because it is easier for us.</li> <li>People have a view of what school should look like.</li> <li>An engaged learner is someone who is doing.</li> <li>I’d rather have a noisy classroom with kids laughing and having a good time AND learning.</li> <li>Do we want them to behave or want them to learn?</li> <li>How much control should we have on how they’re interacting with one another.</li> <li>We’ve spent so much time on safety that we’ve forgotten that learning is our priority in education</li> <li>You can’t learn if you’re not well.</li> <li>Behavior is a signal that there is something else.</li> <li>We can’t focus on just the learning when there are so many other issues.</li> <li>My days were spent filling out charts.</li> <li>The kids figure it out and it’s a game.</li> <li>Kids need to see their levels and progress.</li> <li>There aren’t kids who want to be bad.</li> <li>Where they are and where they want to be.</li> <li>Kids should not have to earn a treat every time they do something well.</li> <li>We get stuck there, because we know them and they have worked.</li> <li>Special education has taught me to be flexible.</li> <li><a href="http://jethrojones.com/podcast/episode390" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Motivation, intrinsic vs. extrinsic.</a></li> <li>Don’t take things personally.</li> <li>Trauma-informed practices.</li> <li>Justification for procrastination of doing the hard work of pushing through the challenges that we are facing.</li> <li>Specific learning disability is the least specific label in special education world.</li> <li>What is school for?</li> <li>Teachers are considered “infrastructure necessary“</li> <li>I have an addiction to learning.</li> <li>How to be a transformative principal? Don’t ever write off any student or educator. If they are in the build they have potential? Always look for everybody’s individual strength.</li> <li>Acting without boundaries.</li> </ul> Sponsors <a href="http://teachfx.com/transformativeprincipal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TeachFX</a> Innovative school leaders across the country have started tracking online student participation using TeachFX because it’s one of the most powerful ways to improve student outcomes during COVID — especially for English Learners and students of color. Learn more about TeachFX and get a special offer at <a href="http://teachfx.com/transformativeprincipal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TeachFX.com</a> <a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Catt</a> Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms. John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools. Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting <a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://us.johncattbookshop.com/</a>. Learn more about some of the newest titles: <ul> <li><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/collections/frontpage/products/tiger-teachers-take-two-the-michaela-way" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Michaela: The Power of Culture by Katharine Birbalsingh</a></li> <li><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/products/teaching-walkthrus-visual-step-by-step-guides-to-essential-teaching-techniques" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by-Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques by Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli</a></li> <li><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/products/putting-staff-first-a-blueprint-for-revitalising-our-schools?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&amp;pr_rec_pid=4388874092567&amp;pr_ref_pid=4337604952087&amp;pr_seq=uniform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley</a></li> <li><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-teaching-delusion-why-teaching-in-our-schools-isnt-good-enough-and-how-we-can-make-it-better" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Teaching Delusion: Why Teaching In Our Schools Isn’t Good Enough (And How We Can Make It Better) by Bruce Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/collections/leadership/products/stop-talking-about-wellbeing-a-pragmatic-approach-to-teacher-workload" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A pragmatic approach to teacher workload by Kat Howard</a></li> </ul> John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: <a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/collections/frontpage/products/schoolx-how-principals-can-design-a-transformative-school-experience-for-students-teachers-parents-and-themselves" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves</a> Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: <a href="https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors</a> SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolAI</a>. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolAI.com/tp</a>We're so grateful to our sponsor <a href="https://edthena.com/bepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AI Coach by Edthena</a>. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers <a href="https://edthena.com/bepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Breaking Down the Need for Control with Rebecca Muller Transformative Principal 393