In this final episode of the Summer Season, I talk to “radical idealist” Dr. Sabre Cherkowski who is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the Okanagan School of Education at the University of British Columbia. We talk about

Supporting the Well-Being of Educational Leaders: A Conversation with Cameron Hauseman

Aug 5th, 2020 46m 44s

Dr. Cameron Hauseman (Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Administration, Foundations, and Psychology at the University of Manitoba) and I talk about the challenges, strategies, and importance of sustaining well-being for educa

Interconnections, Educational Leadership, and Well-Being: Barb Isaak

Jul 22nd, 2020 38m 41s

In this episode, I talk to Barb Isaak, Executive Director of Manitoba Association of School Superintendents, about the WB2 (Well-being and Well-becoming in Schools) Partnership. We also discuss the importance of interconnections and relationshi

Land-Based Education and Belonging: Juniper Elementary School

Jul 8th, 2020 41m 5s

I talk to Lucy Mayor and Sherri Alexander about the well-being of belonging through a land-based program at Juniper Elementary School. We wanted to make one quick correction here in the notes that Thompson, Manitoba is a community of 14 000, no

Contemplative Studies in Education: Wayne Serebrin

Jun 24th, 2020 1h 18m

We begin this season with a very timely and important conversation about compassion and contemplative studies in education with Dr. Wayne Serebrin (Associate Professor in the Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning Department at the University of Ma

7.Season Finale: Summer Season to Start on June 24

Jun 3rd, 2020 8m 24s

In this short episode I reflect on our first “Spring Season” of the podcast, thank educators for their incredible work during Covid-19, and talk about the upcoming Summer season that will begin again on June 24, 2020. Attributes: Host: Dr. Jen

6.Distributive Social Justice and Well-Becoming: Heather Krepski

May 27th, 2020 36m 43s

In this episode I talk to University of Manitoba doctoral candidate Heather Krepski about how she conceptualizes well-becoming for children and the important connections between social justice and student well-becoming. Attributes: Host: Dr. Je

5.Planting Seeds for Well-Becoming: Jameswood Alternative School

May 20th, 2020 39m 42s

I have a conversation with teacher Lisa Neufeld about Jameswood Alternative School’s approach to student and staff well-being before Covid-19, and the work for well-becoming that she and her colleagues are continuing to engage in with the resil

4. Finding Hope in Middle School: Dr. George Johnson Middle School

May 13th, 2020 53m 38s

This episode is a lively, thought-provoking conversation with James Gibbs (Principal), Raya Charrier (Gr. 7 and 8 teacher and Assistant Principal) and Kelly Croy (Guidance Counselor) at Dr. George Johnson School, a middle school that is located

3. Well-being in Transitions from Middle to High School: Pembina Trails School Division

May 6th, 2020 29m 44s

In this episode, I have a conversation with Jane Friesen (Director of Clinical and Extended Services for Pembina Trails School Division), Shannon Tipping (Principal of École Viscount Alexander) and Colleen Roberts (Principal of General Byng Sch

2. Talking to Thomas Falkenberg: Conceptualizing Well-being and Well-becoming in Schools

Apr 29th, 2020 53m 28s

Today I talk to Dr. Thomas Falkenberg (Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba). Thomas is a leader in the area of well-being in schools in Manitoba and across Canada. In this episode, Thom

1. Pilot Episode: Welcome to Schools of Well-Being

Apr 17th, 2020 9m 57s

In this first episode, I tell a few stories about who I am, why I’m launching this podcast to connect to my wider educational community during the COVID-19 pandemic, and why we hope you will keep listening to the episodes on well-being in schoo

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