Welcome to Teaching Matters 101: a podcast for folks who are passionate about educating diverse students with compassion, care, and courage.  I am your host, Dr. Mel, lifelong learner and educator and CEO of Scholars for the Soul: An Educational Solutions Firm.  We are here to talk about all things education: from teacher identity to teaching strategies, we unpack it all and invite you to join us on this journey of discussing teaching matters that impact education and make real teaching matter.  

You are listening to a replay of an episode from our series "Being a Warm Demander".  A warm demander earns the right to demand excellence, both academically and emotionally, through relationship building and cultivating a space of belonging and responsiveness.  

We're diving into some research (CASEL) about social emotional learning and instructional needs that reflect the Goldilocks method of teaching and ways of being that inform our practice to provide a "just right" methodology of teaching, learning, and engagement.  

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1. FREE E-BOOK:  First Steps to Understanding and Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching: Exploring the journey from identity to instruction. This text will guide you on a journey of understanding culturally responsive teaching as a way of being that takes identity work, building academic mindset for yourself and your students, confronting blindspots within your instruction, and advocating for support while practicing critical self-reflection.  It’s a free tool that will empower you to actualize your own personal and professional development that grows your capacity as a culturally responsive educator.  
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