KindSight 101

SHARING MY STORY   Growing up on my family's dairy farm in Wayside, Wisconsin, I learned what it meant to work hard and make a living off the land. My parents always welcomed people into our home including foreign exchange students and foster children, so I learned to cook and manage a household at a fairly young age. I also grew to appreciate diversity and culture! These skills have all served me...

The question we ask ourselves is – how can we make this happen? What exactly is “effective literacy instruction”? Reading Power and Writing Power are meta-cognitive approaches to reading and writing instruction grounded in research and developed to support educators in their quest to provide the very best literacy instruction to their students. They are practical, user friendly guides that provide...

The question we ask ourselves is – how can we make this happen? What exactly is “effective literacy instruction”? Reading Power and Writing Power are meta-cognitive approaches to reading and writing instruction grounded in research and developed to support educators in their quest to provide the very best literacy instruction to their students. They are practical, user friendly guides that provide...

Dr. Stuart Shanker  Founder & Chief Executive Officer We are in the midst of a scientific paradigm-revolution in our understanding of the effects of excessive stress on behaviour, social-emotional development, intelligence, empathy, motivation, and character. The theoretical foundation of the Shanker Self-Reg® framework rests on these recent advances in neuroscience, physiology, psychology and cli...

Dr. Kang is passionate about providing science-based tools that optimize the power of the human brain. She is the founder of Dolphin Kids: Future-Ready Leaders, CEO of Spark Mindset App, and host of the YouTube show; “Mental Wealth with Dr. Shimi Kang”. She is the author of The Dolphin Parent: A Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy, and Self-Motivated Kids (Penguin Random House 2014) and The Self Motiv...

Listen as I speak with Stephen Shedletsky, one of the primary speakers from Simon Sinek's Start With Why company. He talks about motivation, starting with why, and clarifies the difference between "nice" and kind. 

What does it mean to be kind? How do we show up for one another in authentic ways? Why is kindness so challenging? Join me as I speak with Houston Kraft about kindness and how to bring it to the forefront.   Check in with me at smallactbigimpact.com or @smallactbigimpact on the socials. 

Listen in as I interview Gender Inclusion Specialist, Kingsley Strudwick about the ways that we can create more inclusive workspaces and learning places.  

What does it mean to be resilient? How can some of our experiences give us anchors to survive and bounce forward in the face of adversity? Join me as I speak to Dr. Jacqueline McAdam about the topic of resilience. 

One of my proud moments when I interviewed the one-and-only Seth Godin. Although I interviewed him before Covid-19 hit, so much of his wisdom can inform the choices we make and the approaches we take around what school is for and some of the practices we choose to incorporate into our classrooms.    Say hi on Instagram @smallactbigimpact or check in on my website smallactbigimpact.com

It's simple but not always easy to practice self-care. I've outlined some of the easy ways that you can create your own self-care bucket list. I've even included my own list. You'll probably be surprised by some of the things on my list. I can't wait to hear about your ideas, too! Please feel free to share with me online.

In this episode, I take you though the four ways we make memories and how trauma can impact your ability to make, keep, and retrieve memories. Also, I talk about the practice of building a robust positive memory bank upon which you can draw gratitude when you are in reflective practice. There are some easy, proven ways that you can do this in order to build on your own well-being. 

Raphael (Didier) Vincent from Port-Au Prince Haiti, grew up as the middle child in a family of five brothers. The family left Haiti when he was at the age of 10, arriving in Victoria in the spring of 2008.   Growing up, Raphael was inspired by his father, Alain Vincent, a hard working pharmacist and business owner who would paint during his downtime. From the many perspectives of unspoken stories...

Why you should listen Dr. Nadia Lopez is pioneering a path of inspired leadership. The founding principal of  Mott Hall Bridges Academy , a New York City Public School, Lopez became a viral sensation after one of her students was featured on the popular blog, Humans of New York. Millions of people around the world discovered the positive learning environment, high expectations and growing success...

Monique believes that Love is Medicine.     Monique Gray Smith is a proud mom of twins, an award-winning, best-selling author and sought after consultant. Monique’s first published novel, Tilly: A Story of Hope and Resilience won the 2014 Burt Award for First Nation, Métis and Inuit Literature. Since then, Monique has had 5 books come out, including Speaking our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation....

Linda Cliatt-Wayman is a renowned education leader with an unwavering belief in the potential of all children. She uses her decades of experience to move educational leaders from knowledge to practice in ways that are transformative for children through on-site leadership development series, convenings, and keynote addresses. Wayman grew up in poverty in North Philadelphia, where she experienced f...

School Leadership Expert   One of the most sought-after school leadership experts and education presenters in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America’s schools! He has delivered over two thousand conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies over his 34 years of public speaking. His strategies for inspiring school and classroo...

Adam has been a teacher, Principal, Director of Innovation for a district with 35,000 students and enjoys pushing the envelope to always do what's best for kids! Adam is passionate about technology integration with all educators and a huge advocate of social media and connecting with other educators from across the country. Adam makes it clear that kids come first and has preached the message of T...

A letter to my children...that I actually read to myself, once in a while to remind myself of what's up. Also...how to hold two paradoxical thoughts simultaneously...and how it's more common than you might think.

In this host-on-mic (that's me) episode, I explore some of the science of trauma, co-regulation, and how our brain launches us into fight, flight or freeze. I also explore my recently released 21-Days of (Covid-Friendly) Kindness for any teacher, parent, or student to use for an online program or even in class to build a sense of well-being within the classroom. (Don't worry...we will have some in...

A special, Mother's Day Episode dedicated to resilience, moving forward and what can we do to overcome a problem?   You can find me on instagram @smallactbigimpact