R.E.A.L.® Discussions ft Liza Garonik

In today’s world, face-to-face communication is more important than ever, but for kids, it’s scary. How can teachers help kids get better at face-to-face interactions? In this episode, Liza Garonzik joins us on the show as we discuss the importance of REAL discussions. Lisa is the founder and CEO of R.E.A.L Discussions, which focuses on helping teachers teach today’s kids how to communicate in person. Liza shares what inspired founding R.E.A.L Discussions company in 2013, the importance of paying attention to other people & making space for them as well as what makes a successful discussion. Moreover, we discuss the benefits of face-to-face conversations and the negative side of virtual discussions, more so during COVID.   Timestamps [00:54] Housekeeping items [01:33] Introducing today’s guest “Liza Garonzik.” [01:47] About Liza’s company “R.E.A.L Discussions.” [05:14] Was “REAL Discussions” a result of Covid, or was it established long before covid? [07:16] How Liza learns about group education outside REAL discussions [09:04] How to differentiate what success looks like in a discussion [11:28] Benefits of REAL discussions [15:43] Negative of using Virtual discussions all the time [20:21] How to connect with Liza [21:23] The tonnes of schools she’s working within the States   Quote ●      “Attention is the purest form of generosity.” (07:27-07:30) ●      “A real discussion should help push you all into a new way of learning.” (15:10-15-16)   Let’s Connect Connect with Liza Garonzik on; ●      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/r-e-a-l-discussion/ ●      Website: https://www.realdiscussion.org/ ●      Email: [email protected]   Connect with Dr. Dana Specker Watts on; ●      Twitter:  https://twitter.com/teachwatts   Connect with Mike Pierre on; ●      Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Ayitis_SigmaMan   More resources ●      Head over to iss.edu/events to see future PD's that ISS is offering for the SY 22-23.