Dr. Herbert Monroe is the Assistant Superintendent of Caroline County Public Schools and a member of the Virginia Advisory Committee on Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices.

Instead of using "At Risk", Dr. Monroe describes students as "At Promise"

In addition to his educational experiences, he mentors others through the Power of the African and Latin Drumming. He plays in two bands and uses drum circles to engage his mentees in positive musical experiences. See website /Youtube

Guiding Questions:

1. What is your role and what is your goal?

2. Where are the gaps in education around equity and inclusion?

3. What is your wish for children and families who participate in our education systems?

4. What do teachers need to be doing differently to better support our at risk students?

5. How do equity and inclusion play a role in our children's mental health?

6. Is there a focus on equity and inclusion for staff, or are the initiatives only around student success?

Website: Awordfromdoc.com

FB: Herb Monroe

LinkedIn: Dr. Herb Monroe

IG: Awordfromdoc

Twitter: herbertmonroe6

YouTube: awordfromdoc

Welcome our special guests who have a HUGE stake in our education system across the globe:

GIANCARLO BROTTO - A ‘Catalyst’ for change and improvement in education

IG: @catalyst_4edu

Twitter: @4GBrotto

Website: Educatalyst.com

https://go.educatalyst.com/clubhouse

Clubhouse: @grotto

JOY MARCHESE - Global Ed - our "emotional architect"

IG: https://www.instagram.com/positivedisciplineuk/

Twitter: @4GBrotto

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/positivedisciplineUK

Website: https://www.joymarchese.com/

MATT ALEX - Higher Ed leadership - skill development for our youth to prepare them for today’s workforce

IG: futurexhighered

Twitter: futurexhighered

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattalex/

Website: beyondacademics.com

Clubhouse: @mattalex5

DR. CATHY OWENS-OLIVER: Education leadership + new teacher development

IG: drcathyo

Twitter: https://twitter.com/drcathyo

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcathyo/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drcathyo

Website: https://www.drcathyo.com/

Clubhouse: @drcathyo

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZT3f080TbfXE-sq28iZlgw

GUIDING QUESTIONS:

1. From your perspective, what is lacking in education?

2. What are the barriers to change in education?

3. What would provide a better educational experience for students in today’s climate?

4. How do we get buy-in from policy makers for these changes to occur?

5. How does leadership play a role in creating these necessary shifts?

6. Has the purpose of education shifted after COVID? If so, how?

7. What skills do we need to ensure kids/teens have for this changing world?

8. What are you working on to support your own vision of education for future generations?

Boris Konrad is a neuroscientist, and AI Expert, Keynote Speaker and Author.

According to Boris, memory techniques are very real and anyone can get better at memory acquisition. This is a skill that students can learn early on, and the benefits are "enormous, especially in times of digitalization and artificial intelligence". As a neuroscientist, Dr. Konrad also conducts scientific research into the neuronal basics and applications of memory training and neurotechnology.

In today's episode, he discusses how we can these techniques in education, and he successfully demonstrates how to recall 27 random numbers in a row!

https://www.boriskonrad.com/

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Roxanne Derhodge is a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in working with families. She works to develop healthy development and leadership training with teams in schools as well, and ultimately helps to strengthen families so teens have a better chance at success in their external environments.

We discuss issues that are typical to teen life including risk, conflict and communication and ways that adults can show up better to support them.

Roxanne is a Live Panel Speaker for our Engaging Your Teen Students virtual summit on April 13 from noon - 1:00 p.m. EST. She’ dive into managing conflict with teens in the classroom, so be sure to get the VIP pass to access this important discussion at EducationVirtualSummit.com

Website: https://roxannederhodge.com/

Podcast: https://roxannederhodge.com/blog/

Book: https://roxannederhodge.com/guide/

HumanitySpeaker.com

EducationVirtualSummit.com

A Retired High School Psychology Teacher, he has developed a leadership program to help our youth take on new roles to enhance their skill set and set them up for their future.

Young Leaders provides powerful tools to help young adults be intentional as you grow into more responsibilities and freedoms, owning the experiences of your life. It also encourages self-love and self-appreciation by empowering you to connect with peers using different communication styles. You will learn how to manage your inner world and stay positive in responses to potentially negative or hurtful outside influences, including social media.

“Happiness is an inside job” (Paul Mend)

Participants will learn to:

Build an internal sense of self - build confidence in who you are and own your inner power in any situation

Change beliefs - identify limiting, paralyzing beliefs and change them into powerful beliefs

Drive internal motivation - develop and utilize internal motivation to succeed

Create a compelling vision - Determine a clear image for what you want most in your life

Manage attitudes and emotional state - recognize how to manage attitudes and unstable emotions in response to external circumstances

Influence effectively - lead yourself and others through challenging circumstances

Enhance peer communication - learn how to better adapt to any communication style

Build stronger leadership - learn how to recognize reactive, destructive behaviour patterns, and lead others to refocus on goals

Website: https://www.growth-u.com/

Email: [email protected]

Call 205-488-2605

“Engaging Your Teen Students” Virtual Summit - EducationVirtualSummit.com

HumanitySpeaker.com

Roxanne Derhodge is a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in working with families. She works to develop healthy development and leadership training with teams in schools as well, and ultimately helps to strengthen families so teens have a better chance at success in their external environments.

We discuss issues that are typical to teen life including risk, conflict and communication and ways that adults can show up better to support them.

Roxanne is a Live Panel Speaker for our Engaging Your Teen Students virtual summit on April 13 from noon - 1:00 p.m. EST. She’ dive into managing conflict with teens in the classroom, so be sure to get the VIP pass to access this important discussion at EducationVirtualSummit.com

Website: https://roxannederhodge.com/

Podcast: https://roxannederhodge.com/blog/

Book: https://roxannederhodge.com/guide/

HumanitySpeaker.com

EducationVirtualSummit.com

AdvancingHumanityPodcast.com

Paul Mend is the President of Growth-U and is a Health and Wellness Coach.

A Retired High School Psychology Teacher, he has developed a leadership program to help our youth take on new roles to enhance their skill set and set them up for their future.

Young Leaders provides powerful tools to help young adults be intentional as you grow into more responsibilities and freedoms, owning the experiences of your life. It also encourages self-love and self-appreciation by empowering you to connect with peers using different communication styles. You will learn how to manage your inner world and stay positive in responses to potentially negative or hurtful outside influences, including social media.

“Happiness is an inside job” (Paul Mend)

Participants will learn to:

Build an internal sense of self - build confidence in who you are and own your inner power in any situation

Change beliefs - identify limiting, paralyzing beliefs and change them into powerful beliefs

Drive internal motivation - develop and utilize internal motivation to succeed

Create a compelling vision - Determine a clear image for what you want most in your life

Manage attitudes and emotional state - recognize how to manage attitudes and unstable emotions in response to external circumstances

Influence effectively - lead yourself and others through challenging circumstances

Enhance peer communication - learn how to better adapt to any communication style

Build stronger leadership - learn how to recognize reactive, destructive behaviour patterns, and lead others to refocus on goals

Website: https://www.growth-u.com/

Email: [email protected]

Call 205-488-2605

“Engaging Your Teen Students” Virtual Summit - EducationVirtualSummit.com

HumanitySpeaker.com

Announcing our Advancing Humanity through Education series. How many teachers are burned out, stressed, overwhelmed trying to support their anxious, overwhelmed and unmotivated teen students? We are running a series just for high school educators! We have some amazing guests who will be speaking at our GLOBAL virtual summit from April 13-15. Interested in attending the summit? It's absolutely FREE! Be sure to check back for more information, and don't miss out on our amazing education leaders who will appear on this show over the next couple of months.

Melanie Studer is an author of a book that any parent of a teenager needs. She is also creator of the website of ParentingHighSchoolers.com and has been a blogger for several years.

“Get the clarity you need to successfully communicate with your teens on how they can thrive through high-school and college. While keeping your sanity.”

Get the book: https://parentinghighschoolers.com/books/

Website: https://parentinghighschoolers.com/

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parentinghighschoolers Instagram: https://www.instagram/parentinghighschoolers.com LinkedIn:https://linkedin/in/yayamama Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7T_-4m6MjUwc8hln4ShjrQ

Dr. Ashley Wellman is a criminologist, children's author and mom who has contributed to “Riddle Me That” true crime podcast. She studies popular crimes to help us understand the darkness and evil that creeps into humanity and discusses our fascination with these mysteries.

In this episode, we discuss The Staircase, The Barbie Doll Killers (Paul Bernardo and Karla Holmolka), Amanda Knox, Maura Murray, Steve Avery and Making a Murderer, Ted Bundy and more.

Be sure to check out Ashley’s new podcast, book “My Friend Fresno”, website and more:

Website: http://www.ashleywellman.com/index.html

Twitter: @DrAshleyWellman

@MyFriendFresno

AdvancingHumanityPodcast.com

HumanitySpeaker.com