The Inspirational Educators Podcast

As an educator, you know that student engagement is crucial to academic success. However, finding effective strategies to keep your students engaged and motivated can be a challenge. In this podcast, we'll explore various techniques that you can use to make learning more enjoyable and meaningful for your students.

We'll discuss the importance of understanding your students' learning styles and interests, using technology to enhance learning, creating opportunities for student collaboration and interaction, and providing timely feedback and recognition. You'll learn how to create a positive classroom environment that encourages engagement and supports student success.

Whether you're a new educator looking to establish effective engagement strategies or a seasoned veteran seeking fresh ideas, this podcast will provide valuable insights and practical advice that you can apply in your classroom today. Join me as we explore the art of engaging students and discover strategies that will help you create a dynamic and interactive learning experience for your students.

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Our goal as educators is to help our students connect with content, discover their own potential and want to learn. How do we do this? We help them learn why they are learning what they're learning and connect with them. In this episode, I go through step-by-step of how to help you motivate your students. 

Connect with me:

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Visit www.buildaproject.net for project-based learning resources and to set up a free Strategy Call!

We often know how to help those learners who are cruising along and are right on track, but how about when a child is struggling? Or even when they need a challenge? 

In this episode, I take a deep dive into how to help students who are struggling and how to challenge students who are advanced. 

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These interactive and creative projects are simple to plan and setup, but your learners will definitely be so intrigued and learn so much.

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What if you could teach 3 or 4 subjects at the same time? What if you could have more fun planning and teaching, while making the content meaningful and relatable to students?

In this episode, I go over how to do just that. Create lessons that make sense to students, while being able to teach many subjects at one time. 

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Are you finding your learners are having a hard time with staying on task? They simply don't want to do the work and drag their feet to get anything done. It could be a myriad of reasons, but one major reason that we can control is that what they are doing is boring. Yes, I said it...the work could be boring. In this episode, I talk about the difference between mundane work versus substantial, enlivening work. 

The Learning that Captivates Workshop gives you a great start on how to make learning rich! https://www.buildaproject.net/challenge-page/handsonlearning

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Listen to today's episode for an update of what's to come. 

How should children REALLY learn? What is the end goal? I give you specific tips on how to make learning meaningful for your learners. From paper airplanes to the NBA, this episode really gets into how to incorporate fun ideas into learning.

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Leilani Melendez is a homeschool mom of 4, author and homeschool evaluator. Two of her children have special needs and in this episode Leilani walks us through the specific systems and routines that keep her family going and being successful at homeschooling. Leilani's book, Freedom to Learn, outlines how to get started with homeschooling, she gives much needed encouragement and success stories of homeschool families she's personally worked with.

THRIVE enrollment is open! We start January 9th. Enroll before it's too late: https://www.buildaproject.net/challenge-page/thriveprogram

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How can parents raise true critical thinkers? What qualities does a critical thinker need? Is critical thinking that important? 

Julie Bogart, author of The Brave Learner and Raising Critical Thinkers, answers these questions and so much more. We discuss technology, helping our children learn to think, tune in with themselves and she offers really amazing parenting advice. 

Julie Bogart is known for her common sense parenting and education advice. She’s the author of the beloved book, The Brave Learner, which has brought joy and freedom to countless home educators. Her new book, Raising Critical Thinkers, offers parents a lifeline in navigating the complex digital world our kids are confronting.

Julie’s also the creator of the award-winning, innovative online writing program called Brave Writer, now 22 years old, serving 191 countries. She home educated her five children who are globe-trotting adults. Today, Julie lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and can be found sipping a cup of tea while planning her next visit to one of her lifelong-learning kids.

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THRIVE enrollment is open! We start January 9th. Enroll before it's too late: https://www.buildaproject.net/challenge-page/thriveprogram

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Have you ever had a time when you can't find the right curriculum or lesson for a topic? You search and search but you can't seem to find a good fit for your child? The project-based learning resources at www.buildaproject.net/shop were made with children like yours in mind. Project-based learning allows for any type of learner to really grasp the topic in a meaningful way. These resources include hands-on components, writing, reading, art and many other content areas and type of activities to reach all learners. Project-based learning resources also help your child think on a higher level. 

In this episode, I give you an inside look through two of my most popular projects. I break them down and how they will immensely help your child learn content in a meaningful and engaging way. 

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How can we cultivate and bring out our children's innate genius? Join Heidi and I as we chat about what an innate genius is, how we can bring out our children's inner genius and how so very beneficial it is for us as parents foster our children's interests in education. Heidi talks about her successful journey in homeschooling her 4 boys and how she cultivated each of their genius. We also talk about practical ways to get children excited and motivated with writing and other ways of teaching.

Heidi Christianson has a diverse background in education.  She has taught in the university, community college, private school, and charter school environments.  She has also been homeschooling her five sons for over 20 years.  Her quest to personalize her own children’s education has led her on a journey that has included helping found her local commonwealth school (a homeschool community), writing her own curriculum, public speaking (CHN Family Expo, Great Homeschool Convention, Back to Basics Forum), and putting on several conferences (Realizing Genius), as well as working as a teacher for a homeschool charter school in California.  She is currently the director of operations at the Leadership Education Mentoring Institute, the founder of The Genius Paradigm, and the owner of Realizing Genius.

Plan your best homeschool year yet and create personalized, customized curriculum. Email me at [email protected] or DM me on Instagram to find out how.

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