K12 On Learning

Reading aloud to your children does more for them than just building great memories and fostering a love for reading. It improves reading, writing, speaking, listening, and attention. Reading aloud to your children provides a model of what good reading looks and sounds like, builds vocabulary, and it improves comprehension. Terry Decker, a legally blind teacher, and reading specialist shares how she discovered that a love for reading could change her world and her student's world.

The role of a school counselor is to build trusting relationships with students and their families, provide educational programming, one on one guidance, and personal strategies to ensure student success. School counselor, Jessica Leucerta is here to discuss this vital partnership.

Dr. Sherri Wilson, the Director of Partnership Development and Career Pathways at Stride, introduces us to a four-part webinar series called "My Career Connections." This is a job fair for high school kids you have never seen before. https://www.stridelearning.com/career-prep/student-resources.html

Moderator of the K12 National Learning Coach Community, Ryanne Channel, joins us to talk about socialization for the learning Coach. The National Learning Coach Community has a membership of more than 55,000 to help share where you can find support, friends, and social interactions and have someone who understands your situation answer your questions. Learn how to become involved in your specific state school community to find local events and opportunities to meet up with learning coaches like you.

Andrew Andrew Dotson is a senior at the Texas Online Preparatory School. His experience in online education is nearly nine years now. Andrew shares insights into how his online schooling helped him overcome shyness and struggles, develop hidden strengths, earn career certifications, and prepare for a bright future.

Primary Care Physician Dr. Devin Higgins joins us to address parents' most frequently asked questions about selecting a doctor and health care for their kids.

In this episode of K12 On Learning, we hear from student Anahy R. about her experience as an online student and how she was inspired to start her own podcast, "Inside the Mind of a Homeschooler."

The National School Choice Awareness Foundation researches, develops, and disseminates the nation’s largest online portfolio of school navigation resources for families in English and Spanish. In this episode, meet the President, Andrew Campanella, and celebrate the new addition of resources in Spanish with Krissia Campos Spivey.

A mother and learning coach from South Carolina, Makova McCaskel, shares her very personal insights about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.

We encourage your family to look for ways to serve your community by using this day as a day ON, not a day OFF. #StrideServes

More ideas for service opportunities can be found here: https://www.nationalservice.gov/serve-your-community/mlk-day-service

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech can be found here:

https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

If you want to share your service idea or experience, please submit your ideas to our FB group, K12 Behind the Scenes. https://www.facebook.com/groups/k12behindthescenes #OnLearningPodcast

Career technical education (CTE) can give your child what's needed to succeed: technical, academic, and employability skills. Tami Perez is a teacher and CTE Coordinator for the Idaho Technical Career Academy who shares five reasons CTE is an attractive choice for students and parents in schools across the country.