Episodes

May 21, 2021

Different Learners, One Roof

Imagine a household of independent, self-determined and cooperative beings, where everyone understands their role and embraces it with pride. Today, we hear from three working mothers, one of them widowed, all of whom have multiple children with different learning styles and power traits, and whose…

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May 14, 2021

Turning a Space into a Place: How to Create Your Most Productive Envi…

Imagine working and learning where you feel safe, comfortable, and inspired. Having the freedom, the insight, and the courage to design a place to do your best learning and work. A place, where you will lose track of time, di...

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May 8, 2021

Take Learning Personal - Designing the Personalized Learning Plan

Imagine paving your own path for learning and professional development, the freedom to determine your own learning objectives, resources, and work products. This month, Terri's focus is on the personalized learning plan. Whether a student in a traditional school setting, a homeschool student, a …

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April 30, 2021

A Matter of Perspective

Imagine looking at the members of your family, your team, your workplace, and feeling a sense of appreciation, recognizing them for their uniqueness. Imagine the sense of pride that comes from recognizing your own uniqueness, how you think, what makes you tick, what you have to offer others. Perspe…

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April 25, 2021

Second Hand Stress: A Roadblock to Your Element

Today we talk with Dr. William Stixrud, a clinical neuropsychologist and faculty member at Children's National and George Washington University School of Medicine, as well as the author of the book, The Self-driven Child in his book, which runs the gamut on topics related to child development, such…

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April 16, 2021

Don't Misunderstand Me - Why We Do the Things We Do

Imagine the important relationships in your life like family, friends, and colleagues, being peaceful, open, trusting, and cooperative. Feeling understood, and understanding others. Feeling respect. Today we hear from Lois Ingber, licensed clinical social worker and certified trainer for Positive D…

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April 9, 2021

Executive Functioning - You've Got the Power

Imagine feeling smart, balanced, important, and connected. Executive Functioning-You’ve Got the Power is part one of four on connection is key. Last month, Terri introduced the concept of finding your element and talked a lot about the importance of self-worth and mindset and how what we know and h…

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March 26, 2021

Life Happens - The Courage to Own it and Make it Better

While the path to your element is not always smooth, it is the rocky points that have the potential to bring out our best. Before we can help our children, our students, and others, we need to get ourselves on the right path...

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March 19, 2021

Given the Circumstances: Integrating interests and talents into your …

Terri speaks with Rick and Laura Sylvester about how and why they created a program of support dogs for children with special needs, especially keeping their son in mind, who has been diagnosed with non-verbal autism.

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March 6, 2021

The Genie in Us (genius) All

Resources: The Animal Fable Interests and Talents Reflection

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