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Manitoba (Canada) Educator, Dalip Shekhawat on "Life Lessons Learned from Summiting Mount Everest"
Season 2 Episode 45
This is episode #45 with Dalip Shekhawat, an educator from Manitoba, Canada, who is no stranger to challenge. Last May, Dalip reached the summit of Mount Everest to raise funds for the St. Amand Scho…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Andrea Samadi's "12 Mind-Boggling Discoveries About the Brain"
Season 2 Episode 44
This is episode #44. Welcome to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning podcast, my name is Andrea Samadi, I’m a former educator whose been fascinated with understanding the science behi…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Deep Dive into Dr. John Medina’s Brain Rules
Season 2 Episode 43
This is episode #43. Welcome to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning podcast, my name is Andrea Samadi, I’m a former educator whose been fascinated with understanding the science behi…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Dr. John Medina on "Implementing Brain Rules in the Schools and Workplaces of the Future"
Season 2 Episode 42
This is episode #42! If you are in the field of education, our next guest doesn’t need an introduction. I want to introduce a concept that he would say is “like fairy dust to the brain”[i], and use “…
Published on 5 years, 10 months ago
ASCD Author Erik Francis on "How to Use Questions to Promote Cognitive Rigor, Thinking and Learning"
Season 2 Episode 41
This is episode #41 with Erik Francis, an international author of the book Now THAT'S a Good Question! How to Promote Cognitive Rigor Through Classroom Questioning[i] published by ASCD and presenter …
Published on 5 years, 10 months ago
Co-Founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Frank Shankwitz on "Lessons from the Wish Man Movie"
Season 2 Episode 40
This is episode #40 with Frank Shankwitz, the co-founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, who was identified as one of the "10 Most Amazing Arizonans"[i] and if you don’t already know who Frank Shankwi…
Published on 5 years, 10 months ago
Neuroscience Researcher Stefanie Faye on "Using Neuroscience to Improve our Mindset, Self Regulation and Self-Awareness"
Season 2 Episode 39
This is episode #39 with neuroscience researcher and clinician Stefanie Faye, whose research is focused on brainwaves, heart rhythms and micro-movements[i] that influence our ability to self-regulate…
Published on 5 years, 10 months ago
Assistant Coach to the Winnipeg Jets, Todd Woodcroft on ”the Daily Grind” in the NHL
Season 2 Episode 38
This is episode #38 with the assistant coach for the Winnipeg Jets, Todd Woodcroft, who has built up a 20-year career that has taken him all over the world in the field of ice hockey. His NHL resume …
Published on 5 years, 10 months ago
Dr. John Dunlosky on "Improving Student Success: Some Principles from Cognitive Science"
Season 2 Episode 37
This is episode #37 with Dr. John Dunlosky, a Professor of Psychology at Kent State University, who has contributed empirical and theoretical work on memory and metacognition, including theories of s…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
Creator of The Learning Pit, James Nottingham, on "The Importance of Challenge with Learning"
Season 2 Episode 36
This is episode #36 with the creator of The Learning Pit®,[i] a sought-after keynote speaker and author of 9 books about teaching, learning and leadership, James Nottingham,[ii] from Northumberland, …
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago