{"id":12473,"date":"2026-04-14T14:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aplc.ca\/?p=12473"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:39:05","slug":"cmcs_carter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aplc.ca\/fr\/cmcs_carter\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Maker Conversation with Susan Carter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Susan-Carter-Podcast-Artwork-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Susan-Carter-Podcast-Artwork-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Susan-Carter-Podcast-Artwork-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Susan-Carter-Podcast-Artwork-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Susan-Carter-Podcast-Artwork-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Susan-Carter-Podcast-Artwork-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Susan-Carter-Podcast-Artwork-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/aplc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Susan-Carter-Podcast-Artwork.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ALBERTAREGIONALPROFESSIONALLEARNINGCONSORTIUM2037017277\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this episode, we visit with retired teacher Susan Carter, who, while teaching, branched out into stand-up comedy, starting at Yuk Yuks and carrying on to Churches, Community Events, and Teachers&#8217; Conventions. Susan has self-published a number of books.\u00a0 We talk about that process, her thoughts about the importance of comedy in the classroom and life, at least in part from her own experience, to &#8220;survive&#8221; and we might add thrive in the entertaining &#8220;chaos&#8221; that can be the Junior High experience.<\/p>\n<p>Susan shares her thought on a couple of other books recommended for teachers to consider:<\/p>\n<p>The Science of Making Friends &#8211; Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults by Elizabeth A Laugeson as well as Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy&#8217;s &#8220;The Gap and the Gain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the host in this episode, I was struck by how we, as educators, can draw on the Gap and the Gain principles as we work through the challenges of positively impacting our students&#8217; trajectories and share the load with our fellow educators. A sense of humour is extremely helpful not only because crazy things are said and happen pretty much every block in jr\/sr high, but also as we measure what we hoped to achieve against what actually happened in block one, or in that lesson, activity, or unit.\u00a0 A fixation on the Gap &#8211; measures against the ideal, focusing on the Gain draws our attention to where we were, and where we are now&#8230;&#8221;You&#8217;ve come a long way.&#8221;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, we visit with retired teacher Susan Carter, who, while teaching, branched out into stand-up comedy, starting at Yuk Yuks and carrying on to Churches, Community Events, and Teachers&#8217; Conventions. 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