The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders

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For this episode, Ross chatted with Jeffrey Benson, author of the ASCD best-seller Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL

Jeffrey and Ross discuss:
  • Jeffrey’s extensive work with students who suffered the trauma of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) 
  • “Are you willing to bet that your lesson plan will work – and work for every student?”
  • How “home-field advantage” can inform perspectives on the classroom
  • Jeffrey’s personal definition of SEL 
  • The process of co-creating social-emotional learning goals with students
  • “Differentiated autonomy” in the classroom
  • How an emphasis on SEL leads to improved formative assessment
  • The critical importance of an intentional closure routine for lessons
  • Reconnecting teachers with their “best moments of teaching [that] have always been informed by the social and emotional learning of [their] students”
  • And more!
Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL is published by ASCD. Buy it HERE.

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About the guest
Jeffrey Benson has more than 40 years of experience as a teacher, mentor, and school administrator, with a focus on supporting schools that can work for all students. His books include Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL, Hanging In: Strategies for Working with the Students Who Challenge Us Most, and 10 Steps for Managing Change in Schools: How do we take initiatives from goals to actions? His website is JeffreyBenson.org. Connect on Twitter @jeffreybenson61 

About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies LLC. He is a leadership development and performance coach for professionals in a range of industries and consults with organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry to help communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano and LinkedIn


Creators & Guests

Host
Ross Romano
Co-founder of Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies. Strategist, consultant, and performance coach.
Guest
Jeffrey Benson
Keynote speaker, advocate for students and caring schools, leadership coach, school consultant, author, student always. visit at http://t.co/9MAifit174
Guest
Jeffrey Benson
Keynote speaker, advocate for students and caring schools, leadership coach, school consultant, author, student always. visit at http://t.co/9MAifit174

What is The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders?

Are you looking for proven ideas to increase your influence, hire and develop an excellent staff, build a stronger culture, lead meaningful change, and form a strong foundation for learning and leadership success? This is the podcast for you.

Whether you're a leader to seeks to refine your command of core educational strategies, learn new management techniques from those who have used them at some of the world's largest corporations, gain fresh perspectives on personal development or student success from practitioners across fields, or a little bit of everything, you'll find powerful content on The Authority.

Join leadership coach, storytelling strategist, and edtech advisor Ross Romano as he interviews the prominent education authors you already admire, up-and-coming voices, and experts from the worlds of business, personal development, and beyond — including Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon bestsellers — to take a deep dive into their wealth of practical insights.