Today is the second installment in our series School Stories. Every Tuesday in September, we are focusing on issues related to education in Vermont. This week鈥� behavioral issues in the classroom. Our guests today discussed how schools can better strengthen neuro-inclusion, and help staff build closer relationships with students through restorative practices.
Annie O鈥橲haughnessy is the co-founder and co-executive director of the , based in Underhill Center. They partner with schools to build stronger communities. She鈥檚 also the coordinator of the Holistic Restorative Education Certificate Program at Saint Michael's College in Colchester. Dr. Mel Houser is a Montpelier-based physician and the executive director of . It鈥檚 a nonprofit focused on supporting neuro-inclusion among children and adults. We were also joined this hour by Patrick Lincoln, the dean of students at Hartford Memorial Middle School in White River Junction.
Resources referenced in the show:
from PBS
, from All Brains Belong
, from Starling Collaborative
for Youth Adult Partnership
by Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan.
Resources for continued learning:
by Vermont-based author Alex Shevrin-Venet
by Kristin Souers
by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry
Broadcast live on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
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