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  • Close Up Radio Spotlights Brian Horner of Kid Innovation College

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    Naperville, IL – Brian Horner is a respected educator with a career spanning over a quarter of a century. He teaches in a gifted education program within District 203 in Naperville, Illinois.  He is also the founder of Kid Innovation College which offers academic enrichment to students and is a consultant with the Institute for the Habits of Mind.
    Founded in 2008, Kid Innovation College is an academic enrichment camp in the summer that offers advanced and thought-provoking courses that cater to the kindergarten through fifth grade students. Teachers at Kid Innovation College are not only encouraged to explore topics and courses that they have a passion about, but also intertwine important “thinking themes” within each course. These can be essential thinking behaviors such as persistence, empathy, or responding with wonderment and awe.
    Brian describes his program as highly metacognitive, which means that he gets the students to think about thinking, which is one of the sixteen Habits of Mind, according to The Institute for Habits of Mind. On April 5th 2024, Brian had the opportunity to speak at the Habits of Mind Conference in Vista, CA, on the topic of Activating Metacognition in the Classroom.
    As for the future, Brian plans to continue his teaching. A long-term goal that he holds is to eventually offer consulting to other school districts to help them incorporate the art of strategic thinking within their classrooms.
    For consulting purposes you can reach out to Brian at mrhorner.KIC@gmail.com or The Institute for the Habits of Mind

  • "The Point" Ep 466

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    Welcome to the show. Call (515)602-9686, Press 1 to join the show.
    "The Point" has been on the shelf for over 40 days due to my suspension from FB for alleged violations of community standards. Now that I am back, the Platform is facing and suffering due to even greater challenges. Never the less, we vow to be back and ready to rumble with anybody or entity that prevents us from spreading the word (education).
    Roger Fortson, 23, US Senior Airman, killed in Florida by Okaloosa County Sheriff's Deputy. Fortson was a door gunner on a AC-130 Cargo Plane. He was stationed out of Ft. Walton Beach, FL. He was laid to rest in Stonecrest, GA.
    Once again we are worried about the wrong thing: Sean "Diddy" Combs MTG v Jasmine Crockett/AOC
    See You There

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    A Chat in the Garden with Monique A. J. Smith

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    This episode is a replay from October 6, 2015. Dr. Angel Mason is NACDA's 2023-24 Division III AD of the Year. She is also the AD at Berry College. 
    A native of Evanston, Ill., she joined Berry from Pomona College where she served as the Senior Associate Athletic Director, SWA, and Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Pomona-Pitzer Athletics.
    Mason has held committee leadership roles with several national organizations including the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators, MOAA, NACDA, Women Leaders in Sports, and the NCAA.
    Her previous roles in athletics include Associate Director of Athletics, SWA and Professor of Physical Education at Hamilton College;  Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at her alma mater, Butler University; and Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director for Operations at Vassar College.
    Mason graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication studies and a minor in English from Butler, where she played basketball. She earned her master’s degree in sports management from California University of Pennsylvania. She also earned a doctor of education in administration with a research focus on underrepresentation of African American women in NCAA DIII athletics.
    Join us on A Chat in the Garden with Monique A. J. Smith at 10:00 am EST. Come listen to our guest’s career path, her advice for others & current initiatives...A Chat in the Garden with Monique A.J. Smith, where Significance Blooms. Listen via 563-999-3513 or www.chatinthegarden.com. This is Season 10. Seasons 1-5 (and soon Season 6) can be found on 200plus.expert, previously broadcasted on Survival Broadcast Network. Seasons 7-9 are at www.chatinthegarden.com.

  • IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT INPUT

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    Jacob Hanson ,  CEO of PRP Group is our guest on PRP's work withing education and the education industry ...involving educator input to the industry so the right  products, the needed products are created, researched and developed for educator use. PRP's project to do this is called 'Anonymous EDvisors"

  • Uplifting Communities Talk Show Presents VFW

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    Join Uplifting Communities Talk Show May 22, 2024 at 8pm PST. Special Guest Commander Terrance R. Page Sr. I am currently the Adjutant for the VFW Post 4647 which has the most members in California, I was recently voted in as its next Commander. I am fortunate to be able to inform them about the benefits available to veterans. My motto will be better communication with our veterans and working with our community, letting them know they are welcome to participate in our community events and monitoring performance for bonus incentives. This show will be a Fundraiser and membership drive FOR VFW. June 15 2024 will be having a BBQ AT VFW 3300 U ST Antelope Ca. Come JOIN US. Join us and listen to the Commander for VFW 8pm PST, 10pm CST, 11pm EST. Call in number  (319) 527-6733   

  • A Chat in the Garden with Monique A. J. Smith

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    Krystall Higgins, Associate AD for Business at LaSalle University, joins Monique A. J. Smith for A Chat in the Garden.
    Join us on A Chat in the Garden with Monique A. J. Smith at 10:00 am EST. Come listen to our guest’s career path, her advice for others & current initiatives...A Chat in the Garden with Monique A.J. Smith, where Significance Blooms. Listen via 563-999-3513 or www.chatinthegarden.com. This is Season 10. Seasons 1-5 (and soon Season 6) can be found on 200plus.expert, previously broadcasted on Survival Broadcast Network. Seasons 7-9 are at www.chatinthegarden.com.

  • Another Fork in the Road -

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    Every TBI survivor and caregiver has encountered a fork in the road that has diverted his or her life-plan. A car accident, a fall from the roof, doing one more chin-up, or a door literally slamming one in the face are just some causes of traumatic brain injury. College plans, walking down the aisle in the perfect dress, or the coveted job quickly slip from reality as dreams turn to struggle. These unexpected life-happenings that divert one from his or her chosen path in life can be devastating. But as Yogi Berra once said, "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." Life is all about choices! To learn more about me, please visit my blog and website.
    Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury Blog:                              survivingtraumaticbraininjury.com
    Author of Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver's Tale:      donnafigurski.com
    Donna's Blog:                                                                    donnaodonnellfigurski.wordpress.com

  • Another Fork in the Road -

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    Every TBI survivor and caregiver has encountered a fork in the road that has diverted his or her life-plan. A car accident, a fall from the roof, doing one more chin-up, or a door literally slamming one in the face are just some causes of traumatic brain injury. College plans, walking down the aisle in the perfect dress, or the coveted job quickly slip from reality as dreams turn to struggle. These unexpected life-happenings that divert one from his or her chosen path in life can be devastating. But as Yogi Berra once said, "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." Life is all about choices! To learn more about me, please visit my blog and website.
    Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury Blog:                              survivingtraumaticbraininjury.com
    Author of Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver's Tale:      donnafigurski.com
    Donna's Blog:                                                                    donnaodonnellfigurski.wordpress.com

  • From Adversity to Superpower: A Professor's Transformative Narrative

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    Join us on Wednesday, May 8 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with writer-artist, scholar-activist, academic-advocate, Dr. Menah Pratt to discuss her upcoming book, Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back her Superpower (April 2024). The book and companion journal, Finding your Superpower explore the challenges of Black girlhood and Black womanhood in America. Dr. Pratt is the Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Diversity and Professor of Education at Virginia Tech. A fierce advocate for those who have been disempowered, she is the founder of the Faculty Women of Color in the Academy National Conference, now in its 12th year, and the Black College Institute, now in its 7th year. She is the author of 5 books on issues of race, class, gender, culture, diversity, education, women’s leadership, and critical race feminism.  She earned her PhD and JD from Vanderbilt University. She is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Tennessee, with expertise in real estate, construction law, affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, disability, and governance. Nationally recognized as a leader, scholar, and author, Dr. Pratt has received several national awards: the 2023-2024 American Council on Education Fellowship; Women We Admire in Virginia, 2023 and 2024; the 2023 Individual Winds of Change award by the Forum on Workplace Inclusion; the 2021 Inclusive Excellence Individual Leadership Award by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education; and the 2018 American Education Studies Association Critics’ Choice Award for outstanding scholarship for A Black Woman’s Journey from Cotton Picking to College Professor.

  • Another Fork in the Road -

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    Every TBI survivor and caregiver has encountered a fork in the road that has diverted his or her life-plan. A car accident, a fall from the roof, doing one more chin-up, or a door literally slamming one in the face are just some causes of traumatic brain injury. College plans, walking down the aisle in the perfect dress, or the coveted job quickly slip from reality as dreams turn to struggle. These unexpected life-happenings that divert one from his or her chosen path in life can be devastating. But as Yogi Berra once said, "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." Life is all about choices! To learn more about me, please visit my blog and website.
    Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury Blog:                              survivingtraumaticbraininjury.com
    Author of Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver's Tale:      donnafigurski.com
    Donna's Blog:                                                                    donnaodonnellfigurski.wordpress.com

  • Another Fork in the Road -

    in Education

    Every TBI survivor and caregiver has encountered a fork in the road that has diverted his or her life-plan. A car accident, a fall from the roof, doing one more chin-up, or a door literally slamming one in the face are just some causes of traumatic brain injury. College plans, walking down the aisle in the perfect dress, or the coveted job quickly slip from reality as dreams turn to struggle. These unexpected life-happenings that divert one from his or her chosen path in life can be devastating. But as Yogi Berra once said, "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." Life is all about choices! To learn more about me, please visit my blog and website.
    Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury Blog:                              survivingtraumaticbraininjury.com
    ?Author of Prisoners without Bars: A Caregiver's Tale:      donnafigurski.com 
    ?Donna's Blog:                                                                   donnaodonnellfigurski.wordpress.com