Middle School Walk & Talk
A podcast series offering heart, hope, and health to members of our middle school communities. Hosts Phyllis Fagell and Jessica McGuire model wellness as they walk and talk while recording each episode. Listeners are encouraged to take a walk, too, as they listen to discussions on self-care, student well-being, school culture, and more. Middle School Walk and Talk is designed to support the concepts found in the book, The Successful Middle School: This We Believe, and is a production of the Association for Middle Level Education. For more information, visit www.amle.org.
Middle School Walk & Talk
Creating Neurodiversity Affirming Schools with Guest Emily Kircher Morris
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In this episode of Middle School Walk and Talk, AMLE speaks with counselor, educator, and author Emily Kircher Morris about what it truly means to create neurodiversity affirming schools. Kircher Morris clarifies common misconceptions about neurodivergence, explains how strengths-based accommodations benefit all learners, and shares practical strategies for fostering belonging, supporting executive functioning, and disrupting rigid social patterns in the middle grades. Kircher Morris offers accessible, real world guidance to help every student feel accepted, understood, and able to contribute to their school community.
Middle School Walk & Talk is a production of the Association for Middle Level Education. Learn more at amle.org.