Relationship Centered Learning Kevin Curtis

Welcome back to another solo episode with you, me, and the mic. In this episode, I will discuss the outcome when we use these tools to connect the kids because there is no one way to build and sustain a relationship. How to use the cross-connecting model to make a difference and build a community in the classroom.

Let’s jump into this episode and dig in more about cross-connecting and the outcome of the tools that we use to build connections with kids.

Main Takeaways:
What is the outcome when we use these tools to connect the kids?
How to use the cross-connecting model to build a community.
.Aspects to consider when choosing the activity.

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Welcome back to another solo episode with you, me, and the mic. In this episode, I will be talking about questions, specifically how we can question as tools to build and sustain relationships, especially with our students.
Let’s jump into this episode and dig in more about questions and connections.
Main Takeaways:
Questions to start and answers to shape the conversations.
Have the conversation shape around the right questions to find more similarities and build connections.
Let the answer be genuine, real, and authentic by asking thought-provoking questions.

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Welcome back to another solo episode with you, me, and the mic. In this episode, I will be talking about the pathways of training, the concept of consequences with grace, and understanding that life is far from black and white.

Let’s jump into this episode and dig in more about leading and responding with grace.


Main Takeaways:
The concept of ‘Gray is consequences with grace’
Experience accountability.
Leading and responding with grace.

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Welcome back to another solo episode, Mindset Monday, with you, me, and the mic. In this episode, I will be talking about the power of words, how it is affecting our expectations towards our students, and the understanding not to expect students to always be perfect.

Let’s jump into this episode and dig in more about the power of words.

Main Takeaways:
Two completely different connotations and expectations between the word ‘students’ and ‘kids.’
The correlation between academics and how students behave.
The grace and understanding that kids and even adults are going to make mistakes at some point.


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In this episode, I get to interview the superintendent of Westwood ISD, Wade Stanford. Wade is not just full of knowledge and experience but also vulnerable. We will be talking about so many twists and turns of the vulnerability, how he listens to other stakeholders and utilizes those processes not just with the staff but also with students

Let’s dig in and learn more about his inspiring experience and how to lead with authenticity, transparency, and vulnerability.

Main Takeaways:
Building Genuine and Sustainable Connection
Leadership with Authenticity, Transparency, and Inclusivity
The Thought Exchange

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Welcome back to another solo episode, Mindset Monday, with you, me, and the mic. Within the last few episodes, I realized that I continue to use the same phrase about actively listening to someone from their behavior towards us within the last few episodes. So in this episode, I will be talking about active listening and increasing the awareness of red flags.

Let’s jump into this episode and dig in more about listening to someone’s behavior.

Main Takeaways:
Missing the red flags of a relationship in the way someone treats us.
The importance of taking another perspective from a third party.
The tendency to excuse and tolerate someone’s behavior because of your feelings, biases, or beliefs.


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