Ask Dr. B. Good

Today, on a brand new episode of Ask Dr. B. Good, we continue our series on technology use and safety for children. We will discuss the issues that evolve from increased screen time such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart rate issues from violent video games, and other concerns.

We will also discuss alternatives to technology time, rules around the use of it, and other boundaries to help make not only the child safer with it but help preserve family time as well while implementing these guidelines.

Today on an all new episode of the Ask Dr. B. Good Podcast, Leigh Richardson, MS, LPC, NCC, BCN, BCB, BCIA Associate Fellow, Clinical Director at The Brain Performance Center will be joining us today to talk about the child brain!

Ms. Richardson has spent her educational and professional career learning human behavior. Her focus shifted in 2002, to understanding the role the brain plays in human behavior, and how behavior can be modified with the use of neurofeedback and biofeedback. Leigh holds a Master of Science in Counselling from the University of North Texas and is working to integrate cognitive behavioral therapy into the treatment programs for many clients.

Today we will be "picking her brain" 🙂 on:

-The child brain- how it changes from early childhood to late teens.

-Things that can impact the child brain.

-How parents can grow and protect the child brain.

-Does what you eat impact the brain?

Join us to learn more about your child's brain and how you can influence it to a higher level!

To learn more about Ms. Richardson and the The Brain Performance Center, visit www.thebrainperformancecenter.com!

Today, on an all new episode of the Ask Dr. B. Good Podcast, Dr. Good is talking about a very serious ongoing topic that involves the Internet and children. Staci Weaver, Global Systems Director at Legacy Preparatory, will train parents to know why it’s important to be very involved in your child’s cell phone life, what apps are especially dangerous, and what websites are available to continue training parents in the latest Internet tricks to lure children into danger. We will also hear from Alabama District Attorney Pamela Casey, a DA who has been relentless in her pursuit of Internet safety for children for many years. She posts videos very regularly to help parents stay one step ahead of the latest Internet apps that put children in danger from predators. We will also provide a chart with the 14 most current dangerous apps for parents to be on guard with their children around their use.

Español sigue!

Today on a brand new episode of Ask Dr. B. Good, we are doing something different - a podcast totally in Spanish! We want to be able to capture the essence that is Legacy in Spanish for our Spanish speaking parents who may not k ow all the things we offer as a Kinder through 12th grade school. We also will be able to have future bilingual teachers who are interested in knowing more about us in their dominants language. If you have a bit of Spanish give us a listen!

Hoy estamos haciendo algo diferente; estamos haciendo el podcast totalmente en español. Queremos poder capturar la esencia de que es Legacy en español para nuestros padres hispano hablantes que pueden no saber todas las cosas que ofrecemos como escuela de Kinder a 12º grado.

También podremos tener futuros maestros bilingües que estén interesados ​​en conocer más sobre nuestro distrito, en su idioma dominante. Si entiendes un poco de español, préstanos atención ya que te puede interesar.

Hello, everyone! It's time to think about next year already when it comes to making sure we have enough dual language and Spanish teachers. To make sure we have enough bilingual teachers in August we must start now to find them. We'll first be sharing with you you the research behind why we should encourage our children to be bilingual, then why we chose the dual language program as the structure through which to teach more than one language to our K-5 scholars, and finally, how we go about traveling the world to find them. Join Ida Dominguez, Lucas Jimenez and myself as we share our global quest to find new Spanish speaking teachers for Legacy!

Today we will be chatting with our Athletic Director Coach Sheldon Denson about the PE requirements for public schools in Texas. We will also share information about the Texas Charter School Academic and Athletic League and how we work with them to offer organized sports to our scholars. We will share why it’s important to have a physical education requirement and what impact that has on our kids. We will also have a couple of our players chat with us about how the sports program has kept them in shape!

Today we will talk about the state assessment, the STAAR, which stands for State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, and is a series of standardized tests used in Texas public primary and secondary schools to assess a student's achievements and knowledge learned in the grade level.
We will chat with Stacy Maxwell, our district testing coordinator, on the testing logistics for the campuses.She will also talk about the way for parents to best prepare their children for the test weeks in advanced.
Dr. Mann, our Special Populations Coordinator, will also come back and talk to us about the testing of our special populations, the laws around that and the accommodations and modifications we are allowed to offer our special population children.
Matt Nielsen, our IT manager for Legacy will talk about the online testing and how we prepare for it. The Texas Education Agency is moving in the direction of testing totally online in the future. What are the implications around that?
Finally, we will touch on the hot topic of whether parents in Texas can opt out of the STAAR. Stay tuned!

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Today we will revisit the important subject of bullying and add cyber bullying to our discussion. Staci Weaver will share some statistics around cyber bullying- what it is, the laws, and what we are doing to prevent/cut down on it at Legacy. Natasha Forge, our HS counselor will share what is bullying vs inappropriate behavior and Amelia Zambrano, our Plano counselor, will talk about what we are doing to prevent/target bullying at the K-8 grades. Finally, Keshunia Johnson, our Mesquite counselor, will talk about how we find and work with scholars who reports feeling suicidal. We are very fortunate to have such valuable assets at Legacy when it comes to helping our children in social emotional areas.

Hello, Legacy! Today we will be doing our weekly podcast on our Gifted and EL programs. Ms. Ida Dominguez will be helping us understand how we are meeting the needs of our English Learners and our Gifted and Talented (GT) learners. Come listen as we also talk to two scholars who represent these wonderful programs!

We will be chatting about our special education services including classroom inclusion, dyslexia and speech therapy services, autism, and other SPED related work we do with our scholars.

We will visit with Dr. Kahama, our Special Programs Officer, Dr. Mann, Special Programs Coordinator, and Lolita Johnson, Plano’s dyslexia teacher will be joining us to share their experience and best practices to ensure ALL our scholars are successful!