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When Disruption Becomes Opportunity: Embracing Powershifts in the Classroom
From Teaching Today · Hosted by Center for Professional Education of Teachers
2025-11-04·0h 42m
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In this episode of Teaching Today: Fifty balloons. Stories of cupcakes. A student shouting profanities before storming out.
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Fifty balloons. Stories of cupcakes. A student shouting profanities before storming out. These are the moments teacher prep programs can’t prepare you for. Dr. Adam Wolfsdorf joins us to discuss "subversive moments"—when classroom control completely evaporates and you have to make split-second decisions while somehow pretending you're not destabilized. Learn why disruptions can be opportunities,...