JMJ Real Talk

What is a resolution and why are commitments so much more powerful? Listen in as the JMJ Crew dive into the difference between these two words and their meanings.

Disappointment is hard, learning to manage it is also hard. Listen in as the JMJ Crew discusses how we manage disappointment and how we teach young students to manage their disappointment.

Let us dive into structures and what happens when those structures go out the window for whatever reason. The JMJ Crew works hard to keep structures in place and even has back up structures for when the original structure must be changed. Listen in to see how its done.

Listen in as the JMJ Crew discuss our triggers and how we manage them. Gaining new skills each time we encounter that trigger is important so we learn how to tame the feeling we get when triggered.

Listen in as the JMJ Crew discuss their listening skills and how they manage to be helpful listeners for different parts of their lives.

Listen in as the JMJ Crew discuss how we teach Intrinsic motivation to students and even to ourselves as adults.

Listen in as the JMJ Crew discuses balance between home and work and then even the balancing act within those two families as well. In this episode we also touch on setting boundaries.

Listen in as the JMJ Crew discuses tips for the start of our new school year. How can you prepare to be the best version of you, while the start can be a bit hectic?

In episode 35, listen in as the JMJ crew fill you in on what we've been up to and why we are wanting to get back in the swing of recording!

Guilt has a sneaky way of getting to you, if you allow it. Allowing someone to guilt you into doing something gives the other person the power to control you. When you allow someone to control you, you give them permission to control your mental state.

Calling for help gives you the support to truly take the pause you need so that you can be the best version of you for the child you are working with. If you are unable to remove yourself from the situation so that you can calm, chances are you will react vs respond.

Structures allow children to have predictability throughout the day. In looking at structures, a classroom schedule is huge. With this classroom schedule children will know what is to come, where they are and how much time is left in the day.

Empathy allows each person to see what someone else is going through and sit with them in that feeling but not take on the feeling. Empathy allows us to hold space in our hearts for someone in distress and gently send love their way. Listen in as the JMJ Crew discusses how to teach empathy to children. 

In every aspect of our lives we are dealing with conflicts. Conflict resolution practice gives kids and adults the opportunity to stand for themselves, yet see from a different point of view so that the conflict can be resolved all while skills are being taught. 

Self care is something talked about; however, it is rarely ever done. Listen in as the JMJ Crew discusses the importance of self care and how they take care of themselves. 

In this episode the JMJ Crew discusses the Power of YET. When we use the word YET we give children the hope that they will be able to do something one day, it just might not be reachable in this moment, but it will be one day. 

Check out episode 27 where the JMJ Crew dives into State Testing. How can we best prepare our students for state testing? 

Listen in as we discuss the challenges and successes of our second year of teaching. 

Season One has come to a close, listen in as the JMJ Crew Highlights a few of our successes from our first year of podcasting. What an amazing year it has been, here is to season two! 

In a world where kindness should be at the route of humanity, how can we lead intentionally with kindness?  While it can be difficult, it is worth it. 

Love and Healthy Relationships discuss the needed components for safety, health and growth. Listen in as the JMJ Crew discuss relationships and the important pieces that go into those relationships. 

What are mental models? How do we upgrade our mental model and why is it important to upgrade our mental model?  Listen in as the JMJ Crew discuss each of these questions. 

Listen in as the JMJ crew discuss how and why it is important to just "Let it Be".  When life is out of our control, we simply must let it be and move forward. 

Feeling burnout? Listen in as the JMJ Crew discuss setting boundaries both in and out of the classroom. Why are boundaries important? Who is in charge of those boundaries? Find it all, in Episode 20. 

 Listen in as the JMJ Crew discuss how trauma affects your body in ways you may not have known, how you can rewrite the script and learn to manage triggers.