EPISODE · Jan 31, 2024 · 56 MIN
178. All the World’s a Stage - with Dr. Ray Swann, Teacher, Author, Host, Actor
from unMASKing with Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students · host Ashanti Branch - Taking Off The Mask
“Teachers will generally give longer wait time for kids that they think know the answer, than kids that they think don’t know the answer.” - Dr. Ray Swann Ever Forward Club’s Ashanti Branch is joined by Dr. Ray Swann. Ray knows a thing or two about acting and emotions. Pair that with a deep knowledge of teaching and learning, and you have an excellent educator. Ray is currently the Executive Director of the Foundation for Positive Masculinity, an NGO based in Melbourne Australia. He hosts The Understanding Boys podcast and wrote “The Seven Stories: Planting Seeds for Positive Masculinities” - a book full of mindfulness stories for boys. (0:00) Welcome! (5:15) Ray introduces himself. (9:15) The front of Ray’s mask - calm, hard-working, engaged. (14:35) The front of Ashanti’s mask - hard-working, passionate, emotions. (15:35) What does “calm” really mean? (21:45) The back of Ray’s mask - sensitive, characters/voices, sad/melancholic. (24:30) William Shakespeare's "As You Like It". (31:30) How to make students feel safe to participate in class. (35:15) The back of Ashanti’s mask - fear of failure, sadness, worry. (42:45) “The Wasteland” by T.S. Eliot. (46:15) How acting and performing informs how Ray interacts with his students. (54:45) Final thoughts and how to get in touch with Ray. --- Connect with Ray Swann: Website: http://www.positivemasculinity.org.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrayswann/ Theater Company: www.identitytheatre.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-swann-6673531b/?originalSubdomain=au --- Create your own mask anonymously at millionmask.org Email us questions and comments at [email protected] --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: instagram.com/branchspeaks Facebook: facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch Website: branchspeaks.com --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support
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“Teachers will generally give longer wait time for kids that they think know the answer, than kids that they think don’t know the answer.” - Dr. Ray Swann Ever Forward Club’s Ashanti Branch is joined by Dr. Ray Swann. Ray knows a thing or two about acting and emotions. Pair that with a deep knowledge of teaching and learning, and you have an excellent educator. Ray is currently the Executive Director of the Foundation for Positive Masculinity, an NGO based in Melbourne Australia. He hosts The Understanding Boys podcast and wrote “The Seven Stories: Planting Seeds for Positive Masculinities” - a book full of mindfulness stories for boys. (0:00) Welcome! (5:15) Ray introduces himself. (9:15) The front of Ray’s mask - calm, hard-working, engaged. (14:35) The front of Ashanti’s mask - hard-working, passionate, emotions. (15:35) What does “calm” really mean? (21:45) The back of Ray’s mask - sensitive, characters/voices, sad/melancholic. (24:30) William Shakespeare's "As You Like It". (31:30) How to make students feel safe to participate in class. (35:15) The back of Ashanti’s mask - fear of failure, sadness, worry. (42:45) “The Wasteland” by T.S. Eliot. (46:15) How acting and performing informs how Ray interacts with his students. (54:45) Final thoughts and how to get in touch with Ray. --- Connect with Ray Swann: Website: http://www.positivemasculinity.org.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrayswann/ Theater Company: www.identitytheatre.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-swann-6673531b/?originalSubdomain=au --- Create your own mask anonymously at millionmask.org Email us questions and comments at [email protected] --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: instagram.com/branchspeaks Facebook: facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch Website: branchspeaks.com --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support
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