by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Jul 5, 2022 | Podcast
Normalizing Independence in Children with Lenore Skenazy July 5, 2022 As educators, you know that kids need independence. And yet, many of our youth graduate from high school having never had to take responsibility for getting themselves up on time, fixing themselves...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Jun 28, 2022 | Podcast
Teaching Executive Function for School (and Life!) Success with Sean McCormick June 28, 2022 We assume our children will organically learn how to organize their thoughts and belongings, be able to manage their time, and more. Not true. In fact, if you thought about...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Jun 17, 2022 | Podcast
Using Acting to Support Neurodivergency with Theater of Possibility June 17, 2022 Neurodivergent students often get pulled out of classrooms and taught separately because they are “different.” Well, we’re all a little bit different. Does that mean we should all be...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Jun 7, 2022 | Podcast
Supporting Neurodivergent Youth in Schools with Vanessa Castañeda Gill June 7, 2022 Many of us go into our fields because we’re inspired by someone who supported us as youth or we see something that we want to fix. For Vanessa Castañeda Gill, this week’s guest, it was...
by Maureen O'Shaughnessy | Mar 29, 2022 | Podcast, Student Support
Discovering Children’s Passions & Putting Them on Their Path with Luthern Williams March 29, 2022 Kids need to feel that their passions and ideas matter. Unfortunately, our system is set up to mold kids into who we want them to be. Schools are guilty of this and...