<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/podcast-series-school-climate-with-nadja-reilly.html" dsn="news"><title>Conversations, Episode 2: School Climate</title><item_date>12/17/2015 12:00:00 PM</item_date><author>Dr. Nadja Lopez</author><image><img src="/news/images/podcast2-nadja-reilly.png" alt="Nicholas Covino speaks with Nadja Lopez"/></image><image_caption>Nick discussing the meaning of School Climate with Dr. Nadja Lopez</image_caption><thumbnail><img src="/news/images/podcast2-nadja-reilly.png" alt="Nicholas Covino speaks with Nadja Lopez"/></thumbnail><summary>Nick chats with Dr. Nadja Lopez, the Associate Director of the Freedman Center for Child and Family Development here at William James College and author of the book "Anxiety and Depression in the Classroom: A Teacher's Guide to Fostering Self-Regulation in Young Students" to discuss the meaning of school climate, which refers to the non-academic factors that contribute to student success. This conversation is especially relevant for teachers as they strive to cultivate classroom environments that support a variety of students and learning styles.</summary><category>Research &amp; Advocacy</category><featured/><tags><tag>Research &amp; Advocacy</tag></tags></item>