L'Habitille: Habits that Count!

Dr. MarthJay explores thing # 5 for improving writing performance in strudents

Habits: The 5 Things Educators need to know about Improving Writing skills with Students. This concept is for all levels of education and all styles of teaching. This lesson is on how educators at Every Educational level can help develop critical thinking skills with their students.

The opening of the Rethink It! Podcast Series

Use higher order thinking questions to help students develop critical thinking skills and improve analytical writing skills. Dr. MarthaJay and Mr. Bagnato share tips on how and why the need for utilizing these skills as prerequisites for building writing confidence.

Dr. MarthaJay, writing and communications instructor, as well as author of the Writing to Respond (WTR) process, joins co-hosts Muriel Baptiste, advocate for After School Programs, and Geoffrey Bagnato, former high school and college adjunct instructor to share and discuss, #criticalthinking, one of the five things to know about teaching fundamental skills to improve #writing confidence and #writi...

We hear the term financial literacy used loosely even in political ads, but do we understand its value? Are we as a society doing enough to liberate the “money talk?” Why is it so difficult to keep conversations around money or wealth? Can we narrow the wealth gap without understanding money concepts such as: risk, reward, or even interests? In this episodes we explore the crucial role of financia...

Schools in disadvantaged settings encounter many challenges. Teachers are offered incentives for teaching in those settings, but sometimes the impact of those challenges on teachers overpower the benefits . For those who decide to serve where they are most needed, what are some strategies or habits can they utilize to maintain wellness while being impactful? Listen as Mrs. St. Louis shares her pro...

The Nation’s 2022 Report Card reveals that 4th and 8th graders in all but one state [in the US] experienced regression in performance on test scores for reading and math. These results have been attributed to a decline in social skills, which in- turn impacted academic performance, and test scores. Middle school teacher Mrs. P. Leonard, and Elementary teacher Mrs. R. St. Louis-Williams share their...

New teachers bask in tips to succeed during the first year. Two master teachers share tips and experiences on how to build relationships that influence success. Listen, share, like, leave a voice message, or respond to the question at the end of the podcast. Resources: Aguilar (2016), Brown (2009), Trauma Learning Policy Initiative (2020),

New teachers enter classrooms from other careers with limited professional training and are expected to perform with excellence. This episode provides three nuggets to support educators impacted by those post-pandemic trends or demands.

Dr. Watts explores the use of habits to successfully implement intervention that will positively impact all aspects of education including all stakeholders: policy makers, districts, schools, teachers, parent, community patterns, and students. We examine experiences, concepts, research, and statistics to make suggestions for change. It is easy to cast blame, but at times the only requirement is to...

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Dr. Watts shares her personal tussles with weight gain and weight loss and explains how she was finally able to apply the principles of habit to conquer her struggles.

Dr. Watts highlights some of her 2020 episodes and thanks her audience. She outlines her vision for 2021 seasons and invites listeners to tune in once monthly for tips on how to use the principles of habit to succeed .

In this episode Dr. Watts examines data from PISA to navigate the impact of the #wealth gap on the #Achievement gap. Jeff Badu, Chicago Financier, speaks on how schools, homes, and businesses can positively impact the wealth gap which will in turn positively contribute to narrowing the Achievement Gap.

In this episode Dr. Watts utilizes data from PISA 2018, NAEP and NCES 2019 results as context for her discussion on the state of the Achievement Gap. She identifies all the Gaps that negatively impact the Achievement Gap #attitudegap, #opportunitygap, #knowledgegap, #homeworkgap, #wealthgap, #digitalgap, (divide), #healthgap. She defines “Gap” in the context of a variety of regions and cultures.

Kiwana Thomas, financial educational Coach, guides listeners on how to pull themselves together to recover and rebuild after the negative impact of job loss during the pandemic.

Marah Languedoc, licensed clinical counselor, outlines the psychological aspect of how to deal with loss of loved ones, jobs, and loss of freedom associated with the pandemic.

Dr. Watts speaks with School Phycologist Lauren Taurasi and Clinical Counselor Marah Languedoc on how children and adults can best deal with the levels of fear and anxiety brought on by the current pandemic.

In this episode Dr. Watts discusses Small Wins. She takes a look at #socialdistancing and its dual impact on society and families. Brevard Public Schools psychologist, Lauren Taurasi, provides tips to parents on how to deal with the #emotional distress that comes about because of new practices or routines families must enforce because of #COVID-19. Some resources: #TimetoComeinBear: #AStoryaboutSo...

During this episode Dr. Watts uses an analogy to explore the challenges of changing habits in institutions. Let’s see how the world does as a school trying to utilize habit forming principles to solve its problems. The world is compared to an educational district with Chief Director of WHO as superintendent of schools, the world leaders of the 194 nations as school principals, state governors and...