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The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast

The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast

By: R. Scott Lee Ph.D.
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The Thoughtful Teacher podcast shares the stories of educators who have implemented innovative or creative solutions within their space. These stories and commentaries empower educators by sharing a world of ideas that can enhance pedagogical choices and decrease the isolation many teachers experience. We introduce listeners to school-based educators, thinkers, and researchers who have powerful ideas and innovations that makes teaching and learning more meaningful for your students. We also occasionally offer commentary on practice and policy to help navigate the complexity of our profession.

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Episodes
  • Be a Behavior Detective with Cheryl Randle

    Be a Behavior Detective with Cheryl Randle
    May 19 2026

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    Cheryl Randle is an instructional specialist helping teachers and administrators support students. In this conversation she shares how she approaches finding the clues to help teachers motivate students.

    Cheryl's website
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    29 mins
  • Use Yoga to Teach Self-Regulation in the Classroom with Danielle Larsen

    Use Yoga to Teach Self-Regulation in the Classroom with Danielle Larsen
    Apr 28 2026

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    No student ever was successful without developing self-regulation skills, which is harder than ever for students to develop. In this conversation, Danielle Larsen shares how she teaches yoga in the classroom specifically to promote and develop self-regulation within students. We discuss how she approaches her work and Danielle shares some tips for teachers.

    Rise Yoga-Danielle Larsen's website
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    31 mins
  • Growing New Communities of Support with Megan Lyons and Beth Rice

    Growing New Communities of Support with Megan Lyons and Beth Rice
    Apr 7 2026

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    In the second part of our series on building communities of practice around social emotional learning through the Social Emotional Learning Alliance, we share a conversation with Megan Lyons and Beth Rice. Megan and Beth joined with a group of educators in North Carolina to form the Social Emotional Learning Alliance for North Carolina or SEL 4NC. In this episode they share the work that the Alliance is conducting in North Carolina, telling how they got started in 2023 to their current (and future) work.

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    SEL4NC website
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    29 mins
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