Element is Everything

Element is Everything

Terri Novacek of Element Education connects with educators, parents, researchers, and authors to discuss the mindset and behaviors that help us discover and develop our element– that place where interests and talents collide so the heart, mind, and body work together to do good and feel good.

Apple Podcasts podcast player iconSpotify podcast player iconOvercast podcast player iconRSS Feed podcast player icon

Recent Episodes

Positive Solutions with Jane Nelsen
Feb. 11, 2026

Positive Solutions with Jane Nelsen

What began in the early 80s out of necessity continues to grow and help parents, spouses, educators, and managers find solutions with dignity and respect. Terri speaks with Jane Nelsen, founder of the Positive Discipline Asso...
AI and Keeping Your Element Real
Dec. 6, 2025

AI and Keeping Your Element Real

AI is everywhere, but are we helping kids use it wisely?Terri speaks with Jeff Riley of Day of AI about AI safety, AI literacy, and how teachers and parents can keep kids learning authentic in a digital world.
Blake Boles: The World I'd Like to Live In Pt. 2
Nov. 10, 2025

Blake Boles: The World I'd Like to Live In Pt. 2

Terri continues the conversation of self-directed learning with Blake Boles as he shares his thoughts on consensual schooling, intensive parenting, hard fun, and the importance of peer groups.
Blake Boles: The World I'd Like to Live In
Oct. 27, 2025

Blake Boles: The World I'd Like to Live In

Terri dives into the topic of self-directed learning as Blake Boles shares his notion of consensual schooling, intensive parenting, hard fun, and the importance of peer groups.
Adventures in Self-Directed Learning with Blake Boles
Oct. 27, 2025

Adventures in Self-Directed Learning with Blake Boles

Terri dives into the topic of self-directed learning as Blake Boles shares his notion of consensual schooling, intensive parenting, hard fun, and the importance of peer groups.

Recent Blog Posts

Rekindling Courage and Curiosity: Learning in the Age of Technology
May 14, 2025

Rekindling Courage and Curiosity: Learning in the Age of Technology

In today's fast-evolving digital world, the greatest challenge — and opportunity — in education isn't technology itself, but how we use it to build passion, purpose, and agency in young learners.As Terri Novacek and Michael Hernandez d…

Read the Blog Post
The Executive Function Connection
April 15, 2021

The Executive Function Connection

Executive Function is like air traffic control for your brain. It is where working memory, thinking, and self-regulation work together to get you through the day – learning, making decisions, interacting with others, and dealing with life. R…

Read the Blog Post
Your Element – The Genie in Us (genius) by Terri Novacek
March 25, 2021

Your Element – The Genie in Us (genius) by Terri Novacek

 Your Element – The Genie in Us (genius)It is one year since our local schools and businesses closed or changed their operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The battle of when and how to open our schools cont…

Read the Blog Post