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Download Episode 12: After A School Holiday… Consistent Conflict Resolution Show Notes: Students need to learn how to overcome challenges. Elementary and Middle School students need support as they develop strategies to deal with conflict. Routines and procedures need to promote responsibility and positive interaction. Have you tried the “Time Out Reflection Cycle”? Is this consistently applied through the [...]

Download Episode 10: Student Mentors Show Notes: Heather, a Tribes trainer, outlines how her class has used student mentors to positively influence each other and create a positive environment. Download TRIBESepisode10.mp3 Subscribe: Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Download Episode 9: Reflecting On Inclusion Within One Classroom Show Notes: Jessica, a Tribes trainer, outlines inclusion within her grade 6 classroom. Download TRIBESepisode9.mp3 Subscribe: Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

Download Episode 8: Inclusion Begins To Foster Resilency Show Notes: Inclusion leads to resiliency and protective factors. Resiliency is for all students from all backgrounds. What is your moral purpose as an educator? What can be put in place for student success? Inclusion is a foundation for resiliency. Mary Palin, a Tribes Master trainer, explains why resiliency is so important. Shirley’s tidbit: “Inclusion [...]

In Episode 6: Inclusion as an ongoing process Download Episode 6: Inclusion as an ongoing process Show Notes: Students may be disruptive because they aren’t included in the learning process. Reflection questions to identify collaborative skills. It is important to take the time Inclusion helps students feel that someone cares. Download TRIBESepisode6.mp3 Subscribe: Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

In Episode 5: An Inclusion Strategy, The Agreement Keeper Peeker Download Episode 5: An Inclusion Strategy, The Agreement Keeper Peeker Show Notes: How can I get the agreements going and build inclusion? Ben shares his agreement keeper peeker strategy. Download the template here. Download TRIBESepisode5.mp3 Subscribe: Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard

In Episode 4: Why Is Inclusion Important? Show Notes: Why Is Inclusion Important? Shirley shares about the need to use inclusion (even when adults work in groups) to be more productive. Inclusion is ongoing. Interview with Mary Palin, Tribes Master Trainer, answers the question: Why is Inclusion Important? Engagement and prior knowledge? This is curriculum inclusion. Download TRIBESepisode4.mp3 Download Episode [...]

In Episode 3: Where Else Can I Use Tribes? Show Notes: The need to use Tribes in a classroom. Fullan, Hill and Crevola talk about personalized learning in Breakthrough. Tribes helps to faciliate this process. Professional Learning Communities and Tribes Need to have more productive meetings? Start with the agreements. What skills do we need for the future? [...]

In Episode 2: Why Use Tribes? Show Notes: Shirley shares why she was looking for a solution to cooperative learning solution and found Tribes. Interview with Mary Palin, Tribes Master Trainer, where she answers the question: “Why Use Tribes?” C.A.S.E.L., Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning, recommends Tribes. See Bonnie Bernard’s book, “What Is It About Tribes” Shirley shares what [...]

In Episode 1: What is Tribes? Show Notes: Oprah highlights issues in schools Interview with Mary Palin, Tribes Master Trainer, about “What is Tribes?” Shirley shares the observations of a teacher following a Tribes training. Download TRIBESepisode1.mp3 Download Episode 1: What is Tribes? Subscribe: Hosts: Shirley Sewell and Ben Hazzard