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233: Meeting the Core Human Needs of a Teacher

Teaching is intense, vulnerable work that brings up a range of emotions all day, every day. If we really want to help teachers thrive, we need to go beyond the technical parts of the job and look at how our core human needs show up in this work. In this episode, author and instructional coach Elena Aguilar joins me to explore what it looks like when a teacher's needs for belonging, autonomy, competence, self-esteem, trust, and purpose are not being met, and what can be done to address that. Thanks to EVERFI and Listenwise for sponsoring this episode. For links to Elena's book, Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching, visit cultofpedagogy.com/pod and choose episode 233.

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  235: Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids

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  234: Four Fun Classroom Games to Add to Your Toolbox

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  231: Teaching Executive Functions to All Students

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  224: Some Thoughts on Teachers Crying in the Classroom