The Fifteen Minute Classroom

Send us Fan Mail Michèle Shilvock joins me across the online table today. Michèle holds a Master's Degree in Special Education and is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst. She divides her time between working directly with school-based teams and parents and serving as an associate in a collaborative pediatric practice in beautiful British Columbia. Michèle's practice enables her to provid...

Send us Fan Mail Parents, teachers, and adult caregivers, do you tend to step in and take over when it comes to emptying your child's backpack or reminding him to hand in his soccer permission slip? When they make mistakes or struggle to find a page in their workbook, what is your first response? Resisting the urge to step takes practise and intention. In this episode of The 15- MInute Classr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Fifteen Minute Classroom, Diane Kay welcomes Noel Foy, a former classroom teacher and learning specialist who now specializes in anxiety and executive function challenges. Join us around this online table as Diane dives into a year of lifelong learning with Noel, highlighting some of the challenges she faced, the hurdles students overcame, a shift in mindset...

Send us Fan Mail Join me in the 15-Minute Classroom for this Intentional conversation with Kim Gameroz of SELebrate Goodtimes. As we head into March, we empower parents, educators, and adult caregivers with essential information to support social-emotional learning at home, school, and on the playground.  Reading with your children is a great way to help them develop skills such as identifying, re...

Send us Fan Mail I’m thrilled to have Kim Gameroz join us. Kim has tech ported in from Dallas, Texas. If the weather has anything to do with it, then Kim’s sunny disposition will surely bring warmth and a bright spot to our conversation today. Kim is a vibrant communicator, a heart-centered teacher who is a change agent, and a teacher of Inside Out - revolutionizing classrooms through a systematic...

Send us Fan Mail Dispositions refer to temperamental or character traits that are natural. They are an inclination or a tendency toward a certain way to behave, learn, and express oneself. Dispositions are what children believe, their interests, what they experience in their daily lives and what is familiar to them. They provide important information about the way children learn. Join us across th...

Send us Fan Mail So what are children learning when they're playing with blocks and puzzles or focused on a tech game? How does the opportunity to choose an activity impact the ability or interest to learn?  How does the physical, social, and emotional environment impact children's ability to learn even as they play? These and other questions are discussed along with some practical tips...

Send us Fan Mail Play is important! In fact, many parents, caregivers, and educators of elementary school-age children realize it is the key to learning.  Join us across this online table as Dale Shipley returns to the classroom.  We'll provide a few 15 minutes tips that you can initiate with your children to ensure their play is filled with a variety of toys, and materials. You might even be...

Send us Fan Mail What is physical literacy?  Why is physical literacy so important and what is a parent's role in helping their children develop these essential skills? Questions are discussed and important information for parents and caregivers of primary and elementary school-age children is shared. Join us across this online table and learn how you too can become more actively involved in...

Send us Fan Mail Amy McLaren joins me across the online table today.  Amy's newly released book Passion to Purpose will lead you to discover that living a passion-fuelled, purpose-driven life is about reconnecting, or connecting for the first time, to your deepest passions. This busy mom of two splits her time between leading LadyStrength, a growing online community of driven, entrepreneurial...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I welcome Dale Shipley across the online table.  Dale is the author of Empowering Parents,  Meeting Children's Learning Needs in the Kindergarten and Primary Years.  If you're a parent, caregiver, educator, or someone who works with children 4-8 years of age you'll learn important information about the essential learning to learn skills children nee...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we'll dive into the topic of curiosity. We'll consider why it's an important skill for parents and their children alike to practice and develop.  We'll also consider how curiosity creates a type of distance that allows us to notice what we might otherwise fail to notice. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/           Diane's website

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, you'll learn 7 action steps parents can take that will influence life-long learning. A key ingredient to navigating the changes that lie ahead will be the environment and atmosphere created with the home. Creating an environment that is supportive, reflective, and restorative will impact these outcomes.  So join me as we sit across this online table t...

Send us Fan Mail When working with families in my coaching practice, healthy bodies and healthy minds are two areas we consider as we sit down to talk about the needs within the home. Taking steps to prioritize your health will support your intentions to be physically and emotionally present with your children. Refueling your resources will make it easier to live from a place of health and demonst...

Send us Fan Mail In the busyness of everyday parenting, it's often hard to find time to pause and consider where you're at, where you want to go, and how you're going to get there. Pull up a chair, relax, or listen while you work or run!  You'll find information that might just help you relax, regroup, and walk away ready to take the next steps with your children. https://www.c...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we'll dive into the topic of family, personal, and your children's goals. It is important to remember that building the skill of goal setting can be impacted while navigating current stress. Yet, determining to identify a few goals and seeking to learn what goals your children would like to work towards will bring focus, clarity, unity, and the o...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, you'll learn about emotional regulation, a skill or set of skills children can learn, develop, and practice. They're the skills you need to manage emotions, solve problems, and get along with others. Children aren't born with these skills but they can develop them. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/           Diane's website

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, children are dealing with a lot of emotions especially when it comes to disappointments. As parents we instinctively want to protect our children from disappointment and offer a solution that will alleviate distress. Although disappointment can feel really bad, there are muscles you can help your child build. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/           Di...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, you'll hear how 3 families are working hard to live, work, and navigate their children's play, learning, and social connections within the framework they've created and are continuing to recreate. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/           Diane's website

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we'll consider why healthy responsive relationships are so important in children's lives. We'll also consider how to intentionally build these relationships. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/           Diane's website

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode join me as we consider words of encouragement, hope, and appreciation to the Mothers' who join us here in the classroom.  https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/           Diane's website

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we'll discover an instructional strategy used in education. It's a great tool to add to your parenting toolbox and will help you consider the type of support your child needs. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/           Diane's website

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, a special guest joins us across this online table. A seasoned piano teacher shares how she is adapting, adjusting, and navigating the changes that come with remote piano lessons. You'll gain valuable insights and practical information to guide you in supporting your children's online piano lessons.  If you're hoping to become a successful pi...

Send us Fan Mail Flexible thinking is such an important lifelong skill. It supports learning and builds relationships. In today's episode, we'll consider how flexible thinking can help you with your child's remote learning and some practical tips to join your child as he practices flexible thinking. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/           Diane's website

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we'll consider what is flexible thinking? Why is flexible thinking important? We'll also consider specific ways you can practice flexible thinking skills with your children. https://www.coachingnextsteps.com/           Diane's website