Let's Talk After School

Julia James joins us to talk about the great work she is doing with Thrive & Groe Academy. They offer a number of services including training, child care, public speaking, and much more.

Meredith Scott Lynn joins us to talk about her program, Write Brain Books. Write Brain is a great program that allows students to use their creativity to create the story their own personal book. For more information you can check out there website: https://writebrainbooks.com/

This episode I talk to Kim and Dawn from Math-A-Matics as we discuss their business of providing math tutoring at school and at the home. For more information check out their website: https://mathamaticstutoring.com/

In this episode Willa Rosen talks to us about her Osti-Con workshop, Solving Site Coordinator Stresses. Willa goes over techniques coordinators can use to help them get through the stressful times of running an after school program.

Mary Curry joins us to discuss her program, Mango Math which offers quick, informative, and fun lessons for students in grades K-5. This program is very easy to implement and comes with the lesson plan and materials all in a individually sealed bag. For more information check out their website: https://mangomath.com/products/

Bill Albert joins us to talk about STEMfinity, a one stop shop for all of your programs STEM needs. STEMfinity specializes in robots, drones, curriculum, and more that will help students learn engineering, coding, problem-solving. For more information check out their website: https://www.stemfinity.com

Lenly Stephen joins us to talk about Mindworks, a company that specializes in creating innovative activities for students. Mindworks includes everything educators need to conduct valuable and informative lessons. For more information check out their website: http://www.mindworksresources.com/

Jennifer Wirt from Coleman ISD joins us to talk about how she used graphic novels to help her students break through reading barriers. We discuss the importance of allowing students to read things that they are interested in and how that can get fantastic results.

At Osti-Con we ran into Angel Toscano, the Family Engagement Specialist from Austin ISD, and talked with him about his workshop: How to Engage Families in One Minute. He gives tips on how to form relationships with parents that are fast and effective. If you have any questions you can email him at [email protected]

Ted Burden joins the show to talk about Play for Life. Play for Life is a multifaceted, multi-generational physical activity concept that brings fun and exciting sport participation into one's life for maintaining better health and social engagement throughout the life span. For more information go to their website: www.playforlife.co