Send us a text I’m thrilled to have Kim Gameroz join us. Kim has tech ported in from Dallas, Texas. If the weather has anything to do with it, then Kim’s sunny disposition will surely bring warmth and a bright spot to our conversation today. Kim is a vibrant communicator, a heart-centered teacher who is a change agent, and a teacher of Inside Out - revolutionizing classrooms through a systematic approach to teaching social-emotional skills. Kim is a global coach, mentor, teacher, and trainer ...
Send us a text In this episode of the Fifteen Minute Classroom, Diane Kay welcomes Noel Foy, a former classroom teacher and learning specialist who now specializes in anxiety and executive function challenges. Join us around this online table as Diane dives into a year of lifelong learning with Noel, highlighting some of the challenges she faced, the hurdles students overcame, a shift in mindset, and a few resources to support students, parents, teachers, and those in all areas of educational...
Send us a text In today's episode, we'll dig deeper into the skills we discussed in episode # 3. We'll take a step back and consider why following instructions can be so difficult especially at this time as parents are called upon to support their children's learning from home. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text This first episode of The 15 Minute Classroom introduces the foundational strategy the podcast is based on. You will learn 5 simple steps you can use to take action and move towards the goals and plans you have determined are most important for your family. See you in the classroom! https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text Welcome to the 15 Minute Classroom podcast where you'll gain access to resources, tools, strategies and educational supports. If you're a parent of elementary school children this podcast is for you! Come on in and join me as I introduce the 15 Minute Classroom and prepare you for the first episode coming soon. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text Join me in the 15-Minute Classroom for this Intentional conversation with Kim Gameroz of SELebrate Goodtimes. As we head into March, we empower parents, educators, and adult caregivers with essential information to support social-emotional learning at home, school, and on the playground. Reading with your children is a great way to help them develop skills such as identifying, recognizing, and understanding their emotions, empathizing with others, and accessing tools that...
Send us a text Dispositions refer to temperamental or character traits that are natural. They are an inclination or a tendency toward a certain way to behave, learn, and express oneself. Dispositions are what children believe, their interests, what they experience in their daily lives and what is familiar to them. They provide important information about the way children learn. Join us across the online table today and gain the insight needed to nourish your children's dispositions. https://w...
Send us a text So what are children learning when they're playing with blocks and puzzles or focused on a tech game? How does the opportunity to choose an activity impact the ability or interest to learn? How does the physical, social, and emotional environment impact children's ability to learn even as they play? These and other questions are discussed along with some practical tips to consider on today's episode. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text Play is important! In fact, many parents, caregivers, and educators of elementary school-age children realize it is the key to learning. Join us across this online table as Dale Shipley returns to the classroom. We'll provide a few 15 minutes tips that you can initiate with your children to ensure their play is filled with a variety of toys, and materials. You might even be surprised to learn that while they are having fun they're developing. https://www.coachingnex...
Send us a text What is physical literacy? Why is physical literacy so important and what is a parent's role in helping their children develop these essential skills? Questions are discussed and important information for parents and caregivers of primary and elementary school-age children is shared. Join us across this online table and learn how you too can become more actively involved in your child's physical literacy. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text Amy McLaren joins me across the online table today. Amy's newly released book Passion to Purpose will lead you to discover that living a passion-fuelled, purpose-driven life is about reconnecting, or connecting for the first time, to your deepest passions. This busy mom of two splits her time between leading LadyStrength, a growing online community of driven, entrepreneurial women, growing an Airbnb business, and being hands-on CEO of Village Impact, the charity she and h...
Send us a text In this episode, I welcome Dale Shipley across the online table. Dale is the author of Empowering Parents, Meeting Children's Learning Needs in the Kindergarten and Primary Years. If you're a parent, caregiver, educator, or someone who works with children 4-8 years of age you'll learn important information about the essential learning to learn skills children need to develop in order to be successful lifelong learners at home, at school, at play, and in their re...
Send us a text In this episode, we'll dive into the topic of curiosity. We'll consider why it's an important skill for parents and their children alike to practice and develop. We'll also consider how curiosity creates a type of distance that allows us to notice what we might otherwise fail to notice. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text In today's episode, you'll learn 7 action steps parents can take that will influence life-long learning. A key ingredient to navigating the changes that lie ahead will be the environment and atmosphere created with the home. Creating an environment that is supportive, reflective, and restorative will impact these outcomes. So join me as we sit across this online table together here in the 15 Minute Classroom. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text When working with families in my coaching practice, healthy bodies and healthy minds are two areas we consider as we sit down to talk about the needs within the home. Taking steps to prioritize your health will support your intentions to be physically and emotionally present with your children. Refueling your resources will make it easier to live from a place of health and demonstrate healthy life skills for your children. Join me and determine the steps you will take for...
Send us a text In the busyness of everyday parenting, it's often hard to find time to pause and consider where you're at, where you want to go, and how you're going to get there. Pull up a chair, relax, or listen while you work or run! You'll find information that might just help you relax, regroup, and walk away ready to take the next steps with your children. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text In today's episode, we'll dive into the topic of family, personal, and your children's goals. It is important to remember that building the skill of goal setting can be impacted while navigating current stress. Yet, determining to identify a few goals and seeking to learn what goals your children would like to work towards will bring focus, clarity, unity, and the opportunity to celebrate their next steps https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text In today's episode, you'll learn about emotional regulation, a skill or set of skills children can learn, develop, and practice. They're the skills you need to manage emotions, solve problems, and get along with others. Children aren't born with these skills but they can develop them. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text In today's episode, children are dealing with a lot of emotions especially when it comes to disappointments. As parents we instinctively want to protect our children from disappointment and offer a solution that will alleviate distress. Although disappointment can feel really bad, there are muscles you can help your child build. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website
Send us a text In today's episode, you'll hear how 3 families are working hard to live, work, and navigate their children's play, learning, and social connections within the framework they've created and are continuing to recreate. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/ Diane's website