The Sea Change Podcast
by Ellen Mahoney
Exploring the social and emotional experience of learning and development for educators and youth development professionals around the world. Join Ellen Mahoney, expert in Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and mentoring in international schools, as she interviews school and youth development leaders who share insight into the opportunities of this moment and the meaning they are making along the way. For more resources on advisory, mentoring, and transitions support, visit www.seachangementoring.com.For more resources on adult SEL, visit www.circulusinstitute.org.
Episodes
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International Schools in Crisis: An interview with Doug Walker
Psychologist Doug Walker joins us to discuss how schools can respond to communities in crisis. We discuss Ukraine, the prolonged stress that COVID has brought, and what communities need in order to be resilient and heal. An important episode for the times we are living in. For more guidance on…
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A Humanistic approach to education technology at the Western Academy of Beijing
Keri-Lee is in her 21st year as an educator and has taught at schools in New Zealand, England, Indonesia, Singapore, and Switzerland prior to her appointment as the HS Learning and Tech Coach at WAB. She is passionate about supporting teachers and students in using technology to enhance learning...
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One year later: DEIJ progress in international schools
Approaching the anniversary of George Floyd's murder and the subsequent global DEIJ mobilization, International School of Dakar's Dr. Nneka Johnson and the Association of International Educators and Leaders of Color's (AIELOC) Kevin Simpson join us to discuss how far the international school...
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A Māori Perspective on Mentoring at the Western Academy of Beijing
Lis Wilson, High School Head of Student Wellbeing at the Western Academy of Beijing, shares stories from the school's innovative mentoring program and how her roots in New Zealand education has influenced her perspective on this critical SEL work. More about Lis Wilson More about Western Academy…
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Love, Rigor, & Justice in our Schools: Activist and Educator Sharif El-Mekki
Sharif El-Mekki is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Black Educator Development. The Center exists to ensure there will be equity in the recruiting, training, hiring, and retention of quality educators that reflect the cultural backgrounds and share common socio-political interests of the...
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Ancestor Research in History Class: Helping youth uncover untold histories
We are thrilled to have Dana Saxon on the podcast. She is an extraordinary educator with an inspiring story and mission. We have wanted to have Dana on for awhile now and we thought that February would be a perfect time. We celebrate black history month with Dana as we explore what it means for…
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Emotional Intelligence for School Leaders & Teachers
Joshua Freedman is the CEO if Six Second and is one of the world’s preeminent experts on developing emotional intelligence to improve performance. He leads the world’s largest network of emotional intelligence practitioners, researchers, and experts, creating positive change in over 175 nations.…
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S2.E1 Support for students with special needs in the international school community
April Remfrey is an educational consultant that focuses her time working with globally mobile families that have children with special needs when they are searching for a new school. April has also created an ILP/RTI goal documentation cloud-based program for international schools and serves on…
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E12: Educator Resilience - Managing stress, minimizing burnout, & planning for a better tomorrow
How did teachers, school leaders, and counselors mentally prepare for another unpredictable school year? We discuss our course Reclaiming Your Resilience, teacher burnout, stress management, and why this work is so critical today,. We share what the research tells us and what we learned from our...
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E11 - Suicide prevention starts in kindergarten - A conversation with Dr. Steven Karaiskos
To recognize Suicide Awareness Month, we are running a series of conversations about suicide prevention, postvention. and survival. For this episode ,Dr. Steven Karaiskos of Hawken School shares how developing Social and Emotional competencies in young people is an effective approach to…
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E10 - David Shapiro on youth mentoring: The power of being along for the journey
We spoke today with David Shapiro, the CEO of Mentor: The National Mentoring Partnership. Our conversation touched on the lessons that both COVID and Black Lives Matter has imparted on the youth mentoring field, the need for a collectivist approach in addressing inequity, and David's personal...
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E9 - International School Alumni Fight to Decolonize International Schools
Clara Reynolds and Xoài David, international school alumni, are asking international schools to face their colonial roots and current practices in the spirit of anti-racism and decolonization. Listen to their stories of how their perspectives changed about the IB and International schools once…
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E8 - The Asian experience of racist & cultural hierarchies in international schools
Danau Tanu, author of Growing Up in Transit: The Politics of Belonging at an International School, discusses the Asian experience of racism and cultural hierarchies in international schools and what teachers, school leaders, students, and alumni can do about it. Danau is an anthropologist who…
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E7 - Is racism & white supremacy different in the expat, third culture, globally mobile world?
When Doni Aldine interviewed Robin DiAngelo, the author of White Fragility, for her Magazine, Culturs, Robin posed a question to Doni. "Does the problem of white fragility and supremacy apply to the globally mobile, international community?" At first, Doni answered, "It's different."" There was a...
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E6 - The Black TCK experience and racism in International Schools
Today we interview Amanda Bates, the founder and creative director of The Black Expat. We have a candid conversation about how international schools can improve the way they serve students of color, the untold stories of black TCKs, and Amanda's own experience growing up as a black TCK in both...
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E5: When COVID-19 lands on a school's doorstep in Italy, community wellbeing becomes the top priority
We interview Iain Sachdev, the head of school at the International School of Monza in Milan, Italy. We talk about prioritizing wellbeing in order for learning to flourish, the power of relationships and connectedness in school communities, and the evolving role that parents play in education…
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E4: International collaboration among public, independent, & international teachers: The Global Educator Collaborative on Facebook
We speak with Kirsten Durward, the founder of the 125,000 member Global Educator Collective group on Facebook (formerly known as the Educator Temporary School Closure for Online Learning). Kirsten talks about how to build a positive online community, what collaboration looks like across countries...
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E3: Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing in International Schools and Universities
We speak with Katie Rigg, the Head of Safeguarding & Student Well-being at the Council of International Schools. We discuss the difference between wellbeing and mental health, the state of mental health in schools before COVID-19 and what has changed now that we are living and working during this...
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E2: Best Practices in Online Learning During COVID19 from Global Online Academy
We speak with Michael Nachbar about his years of experience running one of the top blended learning organizations in our community. He shares with us the insights he has gleaned along the way, both for remote teams and remote learning. You can check out the resources that we discussed in this...
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E1: Crisis Response for Schools and Educators
We speak with Dr. Suzanne Anderson, psychotherapist and expert in crisis response for schools. Dr. Anderson has been working with schools and the international community for the last 20 years and is currently supporting international schools facing the Coronavirus pandemic. She is the author of...
About this show
Exploring the social and emotional experience of learning and development for educators and youth development professionals around the world. Join Ellen Mahoney, expert in Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and mentoring in international schools, as she interviews school and youth development leaders who share insight into the opportunities of this moment and the meaning they are making along the way. For more resources on advisory, mentoring, and transitions support, visit www.seachangementoring.com.For more resources on adult SEL, visit www.circulusinstitute.org.
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