Carey Borkoski, Ph.D., Ed.D.

Tell Me This

Education EN ↓ 181 episodes

This is a podcast about belonging, what it means, why it matters, and how we cultivate it. Through stories, interviews, academic research, and discussions we will explore the ideas of belonging and how to develop and growth it in your classrooms, workplaces, and other personal and professional spaces.

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Carey Borkoski, Ph.D., Ed.D.

Episodes

Episode 6: Belonging as a Goal 19.02.2020 56:09

In Episode 6 I explore the "prework" needed to create spaces to cultivate belonging, offer strategies to start this process, and talk about the importance of making a plan and setting a goal. Through person stories, professional experiences as a teacher, and academic research I share how goal setting might contribute to spaces to grow and sustaining belonging for us and members of our communities....

Text to Talk (or maybe not)?! 11.02.2020 37:03

Tell Me This: What assumptions do you make about people in your lives? What stories are you telling yourself about your students, co-workers, friends or neighbors? In this episode we explore what happens when we make incorrect assumptions about individuals and what we can do to stay in the discomfort and reconcile through respect. We will also explore the ideas of disorienting dilemmas and how att...

It Just Takes Time 03.02.2020 44:10

On today's episode we will talk about why the simple steps to belonging and community building can be the most difficult. We will examine some of those simple steps and the barriers to starting, how taking time - being patient and making time - being intentional can make all of the difference when cultivating connections, and finding comfort in discomfort. Who doesn't love a good paradox?? Through...

Not Who but How 27.01.2020 35:17

In this week's episode we talk about barriers to belonging, why belonging matters, psychological safety, and how to promote this trust and connections. Hope you will join us! Carey The Be Podcast Network is thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S....

Fitting in is NOT Belonging 21.01.2020 33:00

In this episode we explore the definition of belonging, why fitting in is not belonging, and how we can, through small interventions, cultivate belonging and build connections in our communities. Tell Me This: If we value belonging and connection shouldn't we be taking action and devising strategies that create belonging, connections, and spaces where we can be seen? Enjoy! --- This episode is spo...

Listening and Gratitude: First Steps to Cultivate Belonging 14.01.2020 33:06

Today, in our first episode, I discuss the podcast themes, structure, and my reasons for starting this podcast. During the episode, I take a walk down memory lane and share a few stories about my grandparents and how they have inspired me to start this podcast (finally!). We also spend some time unpacking these stories and finding some interesting connections with a research article that I recentl...