Our guest for this episode of FocusED is Kim Gameroz, author of Becoming the BISON.

Kim starts by telling us about the reason she chose BISON as an analogy for leadership in schools. Bison head into the storm when it’s coming, not away from it like most other animals.

She says that we need to teach social and emotional skills rather than expect them. This is true for students and staff.

Kim says that when teachers are moving to a co-teaching model it’s an example of a transformation. This is just one example of the need for a mindset shift for educators to make a needed change to support kids.

She says that when she talks to teachers she wants them to feel like they can do what she’s asking them to change. Listen to her top five tips for teachers.

She tells listeners that teachers need to have strategies to help stu ...