Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHigh school language therapy: Do we still have time to make an impact? (with Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz)
Episode 147
Language therapy often focuses on early intervention; but what happens if students continue to struggle with language in the high school years?
Many …
2 years, 2 months ago
The six stages of financial independence for therapists and educators (with Ben Hockema)
Episode 146
In this conversation, Ben Hockema and I discuss how to create a solid financial plan in your career so you can focus your time and energy on the impa…
2 years, 2 months ago
Building financial literacy from elementary school through adulthood (with Ben Hockema)
Episode 145
Executive functioning and financial literacy go hand-in-hand; which is why money management should be a part of any K-12 curriculum.
Much of this has…
2 years, 2 months ago
Becoming a school founder and empowering students through project-based learning (with Tanya Sheckley)
Episode 144
Many people working in K-12 education have ambitions to start their own company where they have the ability to redesign the way student learning happ…
2 years, 2 months ago
Developing a cultural competemility mindset for educators and clinicians (with Melanie Evans)
Episode 143
Many clinicians are trained to focus on checklists and evaluations so we can walk in to work confident; knowing exactly what our protocols are.
And w…
2 years, 2 months ago
Are we being too child-focused in our therapy planning?
Episode 142
People working in the schools are often expected to make everything a priority all the time, without consideration of how they might be able to manag…
2 years, 3 months ago
No, kids do not learn to read and write naturally (with Melanie Brethour)
Episode 141
Skeptics of the Science of Reading claim that the current push for evidence-based reading instruction is just another pendulum swing.
Yet if you look…
2 years, 3 months ago
Creating an intentional career and life with alter egos (with Meg Niman)
Episode 140
Many leadership initiatives in education need to come from the top…
But change can happen when direct service providers emerge as leaders on their tea…
2 years, 3 months ago
Cell phones, 1:1 device initiatives, and homework policies in K-12 education (with Dr. John Burkey)
Episode 139
Learners in K-12 settings have changed over the past 25 years, and what were considered best practices in the 1990s may no longer work for learners i…
2 years, 3 months ago
Increasing access to instructional programs in rural districts (with Chris Dodge)
Episode 138
If you’re providing therapy or tutoring services, contracting with schools, or offering professional development to K-12 professionals, you won’t wan…
2 years, 4 months ago