Dan Haring has worked in Disney animation, has published books, done art for video games and much more. He understands the process of creativity. In this podcast, Dan talks about how to foster creativity in ourselves and in the children we work with.

Suzanne Funk has worked as a middle school teacher for 20 years. She uses many of her skills as a teacher to teach kids English online with Read With You. If you've ever wondered what it's like to teach online, this is the episode for you!

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Arlene Neilson has been working as a substitute teacher for the last 18 years. In this episode, she talks about the lessons she has learned in a variety of different classroom settings and what she wished she had known before she started.

Brad Shreffler is a teacher, digital coach and podcast host of The Planning Period Podcast. He talks to teachers on his show and asks them three questions: What do you thing is wrong with education? What are you doing well that you wish everyone else would do? and Who was your favorite teacher? In this episode, we talk about lessons he has learned in all these conversations, as well as Brad's own thoughts about education and what he would like to see change.

Shelle Soelberg created a program 20 years ago to teach kids music through play. Let's Play Music is a model that we can follow to incorporate playfulness into our parenting and teaching. 

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Andrew Pudewa understands through his work in music that to do really complex tasks, a skilled teacher first needs to break that down and make it more managable. He has done this with writing and his work in the Institute for Excellence in Writing, making the skill of writing attainable and within reach for children.

Nicole Livengood works with college freshman and understands what it takes for them to be successful. Her tips for incoming freshman and what parents can do long before college will be helpful to any parent who is getting their child ready for the future.

Dawn LaBrosse is passionate about early childhood literacy and she says there are things we can do with very young children that will have a ripple effect before school, during their formal education and beyond. This podcast is a great listen for anyone who works with young children!

Amy Wilder saw the need for learning about alternative medicine when her daughters health wasn't getting any better with traditional routes. As she dug into the research, she realized that learning about how to handle emotions and process our feelings is something that helps all people. Her focus is on teaching emotional resilience to moms and children.

For show notes, visit readwithyou.org