Dr. Michael Gaskell on ”Leading Schools Through Trauma: A Data-Driven Approach to Helping Children Heal”

<p>Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #172 with a veteran principal from New Jersey, USA, who has actively been writing about highly relevant solutions to problems in educational leadership since 2018, Michael Gaskell.  Michael’s second book, <em>Leading Schools Through Trauma</em><a href='#_edn1'>[i]</a>, was just published this September, and his first book, <em>Microstrategy Magic<a href='#_edn2'>[ii]</a></em>, last fall.</p> <p>Watch this interview on YouTube here <a href='https://youtu.be/V7sJTeFi-1c'>https://youtu.be/V7sJTeFi-1c</a></p> <p>Learn more about Dr. Gaskell here <a href='https://www.facebook.com/Mikesmicrominute/'>https://www.facebook.com/Mikesmicrominute/</a> </p> <p>See past Neuroscience Meets SEL Podcast Episodes here <a href='https://www.achieveit360.com/episodes/'>https://www.achieveit360.com/episodes/</a> </p> <p>On Today's Episode You Will Learn:</p> <p>✔︎  Why we must NEVER give up on a struggling student.</p> <p>✔︎  What we should ALL know about being trauma-informed in today's schools.</p> <p>✔︎ What Dr. Gaskell's 3-STEP Process says about the importance of educator well-being.</p> <p>✔︎ How to recognize trauma, and next steps for working with our students in the classroom.</p> <p>✔︎ The Pygmalion Effect and why our belief in our students matters.</p> <p>✔︎ What Dr. Gaskell would say to a new, first year teacher, who is struggling in the classroom.</p> <p>✔︎ Putting Together a Trauma-Informed Plan in your school.</p> <p>✔︎ The importance of surveys for Teacher Training and Implementation.</p> <p>✔︎ Actionable Ideas That You Can Implement Immediately.</p> <p>I'm Andrea Samadi, author, and educator from Toronto, Canada, now in Arizona, and like many of our listeners, have been fascinated with learning and understanding the science behind high performance strategies that we can use to improve our own productivity in our schools, our sports, and workplace environments. My vision is to bring the experts to you, shar