It only takes one minute to impact your teachers, students, and community for a better relationship.  In today’s episode, I welcome Mark Medley to delve into the relationships between teachers and students. Mark is an educator, musician, and historical practitioner that helps build, sustain, and heal communities. Mark will also share how he coordinates the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Umbrella in continually improving his quality of education. His song “One Minute” Perfectly showcases these and you get to enjoy the song at the end of the episode! Let’s listen to Mark and learn how we can strengthen our relationships even in today’s digital realm! [00:01 - 18:28] Opening Segment Let’s get to know Mark Medley We take turns asking five GTKY questions The accessories that come with a Mark Medley action figure Join our online community! Links below

[18:29 - 37:16] Embracing New Techniques for Teaching in the Pandemic The MTSS umbrella Trauma, social-emotional learning, RTI, and restored practices Virtual social-emotional learning in the pandemic How these simple questions strengthen the relationship between student and teacher Focusing on the proactive response strategies 

[37:17 - 51:20] Being Comfortable with Ordinary Mark talks about how teachers are being hard on themselves to be extraordinary The importance of genuine ordinary connections The ability of teachers to build relationships vs. students’ abilities Being a model to other teachers Responding to challenging behaviors

[51:21 - 1:07:24] To All the Teachers and Students Mark’s biggest challenges in a school district The panorama Education Surveying students and teachers on relationships and perceptions Mark’s thought process behind his song, “One Minute”

[1:07:25 - 01:16:49] Closing Segment Let’s listen to the song “One Minute” See links below Final words

Tweetable Quotes: “Relationships are something that people take for granted that everyone just has these skills to build relationships. There’s a lot to it.” - Mark Medley “Does your ability to build relationships with your students transfer by osmosis? Is your skill their skill? Because you’re connecting with them, but are they connecting with each other? And are the teachers in your campus learning what you do to build those relationships with your students?” - Mark Medley “Have no doubt that you are making an impact and this work is creating a ripple effect that is just gonna keep going and going and reverberating and echoing just you and your whole team on it.” Mark Medley

Listen to Mark’s music on https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mark-medley/602725773 (Itunes), https://open.spotify.com/artist/6NjZ2pNA0WIL3BKPNI0skO (Spotify), or you can download his music at  http://markmedley.bandcamp.com (markmedley.bandcamp.com). Also, check out “One Minute” music video on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qa_LwUu6E8 (YouTube)!

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