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THRIVING EDUCATOR

We loved connecting with Charle Peck on the Thriving Educator Podcast. We had a great time talking about how to support students, build relationships, avoid power struggles, and respond to behavior that gets us the results we want.

3 Ingredients to avoid power struggles:
Listen
Treat with dignity
Build trust

Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thriving School Community, a revolutionary program designed for schools to improve mental health. With over 20 years of education and mental health leadership experience, she has the unique lens of both a certified teacher and a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma. Charle holds an MS in Education and an MS in Social Work. Her role as a high school teacher coupled with her work with children and families in crisis gives her incredible insight into solving youth mental health problems stemming from our schools. She is the co-author of Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution and a global keynote speaker delivering powerful messages of hope to educators.

JPR: JEFFERSON EXCHANGE

Geoffrey Riley asks us questions about teacher burn out, and how Connected Communication can make all the difference.

“Maybe once upon a time, education was a one-way street: the teacher talked, the student listened-except when directed to talk. It is not like that anymore, or shouldn't be, say Ashland educators Tiffany Burns and Erika Bare.

Effective education comes not from giving lectures and barking directions, but from engaging students in conversations. They even wrote a book about it: Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students.

We invited Burns and Bare back to the JX to pick up the conversation about conversation, and how well the strategy works in a time of slow rebound from the COVID restrictions.”

WILLIAMDPARKER.COM

We were so inspired in our conversation with Will Parker on Principal Matters.

“Erika and Tiffany share insights into their backgrounds, passions, and some surprising facts about their journeys in education. Tiffany shares the story of how their paths crossed and their collaborative journey in the realm of education.

Both authors discuss the practicality of their book, emphasizing the belief that ‘Behavior is Communication’ and introducing the EATS framework: Escape, Attain Connection, Tangible Connection, and Sensory.

Toward the end of the show, the authors are asked to role-play conflict resolution. The model a strategy for de-escalating heightened emotions with Erika acting as the teacher and Tiffany as the student, followed by a detailed explanation of the technique.” ~PMP369: Connecting Through Conversation with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns

DR. BRANDON BECK

Unlocking unlimited potential is a big part of our educational why. That made our conversation with Dr. Brandon Beck all the more meaningful. Listen for some new insights into the critical nature of having connected conversations.

“In Episode 89 of the Unlocking Unlimited Potential STORIES Show, Brandon Beck and special guests, Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns (@CTCPlaybook) discuss how to use conversations to build connections with students. This is an amazing conversation about conversations! They provide tips, tricks, insight, discuss restorative justice, and most importantly, how to care "out loud." ~E89

#inAWEPodcast

Erika’s conversation with Sarah Johnson is so full. We find out things Erika’s mom didn’t even know about her!

“Welcome to the In AWE Podcast where we amplify women by sharing their unique stories and empower a community through the mission in their message. Series formats highlight incredible women who leave us in awe of their impact on our world. The podcast is a feature developed by Sarah Johnson, former English teacher and school principal turned author and entrepreneur.” ~Episode 142: In AWE of Erika Bare

LITERARYASHLAND.ORG

We so appreciate this conversation with Edwin Battistella that was published on Literary Ashland! Learn more about how this book came to be, as well as what it means to be a Connected Communicator.

“I really enjoyed Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students, which caused me to think about some of my own teaching practices with college students and also gave me a new appreciation for all educators.” ~ Ed Battistella

J CASAS AND ASSOCIATES

Jimmy Casas interviews Erika and Tiffany in a fast-paced and super fun conversation.

“Join Jimmy Casas as he talks with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns about the book, Connecting Through Conversation. Learn more about preparing for connected conversations, contagious emotions, and avoiding power struggles.”

JPR: THE JEFFERSON EXCHANGE

What a wonderful conversation on Jefferson Public Radio! We did the interview from Florida where we were presenting at the National School Safety Conference.

“Teachers have to talk to a lot of students at one time. But there's great value in those moments when a teacher spends time one-on-one with a student. Those encounters should be encouraged, say educators Tiffany Burns and Erika Bare, both of whom work in the Ashland School District.

They collaborated on a book about quality chats between teacher and student, called Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students.

Learning is only part of it; there's plenty in the book about avoiding power struggles and taking student traumas into account. The authors join us for an extended conversation about what they provide in the book, and how they learned it themselves.”

WITH DANNY BAUER

Show Highlights:

• Guide your children out of the tree with a heart centered approach to transform student impulsiveness post pandemic.

• The micro-PD to create a systematic way to create a culture of connection.

• Dig into equity and trauma-based practices to close the gap in lack of resources.

• Three components to stop talking about why relationships are important, and show what makes a strong connected relationship.

• Techniques to avoid power struggles and close the loop because emotions are contagious.

• The book every teacher needs to construct day-to-day interactions and conversations to build a culture of connection in our schools.

• Tools needed in our schools that go against instinct.

COSA’S MULTILINGUAL AND ENGLISH LEARNER CONFERENCE

The Oregon Association of Central Office Administrators (OACOA) Executive Committee and the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) are proud to announce the recipient of the OACOA annual Achievement of Excellence award is Erika Bare, Assistant Superintendent of Ashland School District.

Bare was presented with the award at COSA’s Multilingual and English Learner Conference in Eugene. OACOA, an organization under the COSA umbrella, awards its Achievement of Excellence recipient annually based on a demonstration of dedication, service to schools, students, community, and leadership that goes above and beyond.