EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show

The EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show - on Philadelphia 107.9FM - explores the intersection of education and the world around us.

Cenk Uygur - host and founder of The Young Turks - The largest online news show in the world 03/31/2019

Camille Leblanc-Bazinet - Professional CrossFit Athlete and "Fittest Woman in the World" Title Holder talks motivation / relationships / mindset 02/10/2019

Mariah Morse - Instagram Model and Social Influencer talks Social Media / Fitness and Nutrition 02/03/2019

Jason Khalipa - CrossFit Games Champ / "Fittest Man in the World" title holder / Global Fitness Business Entrepreneur 02/03/2019

Annie Thorisdottir: CrossFit / Motivation / Training and Mental Toughness 01/27/2019

5 Minutes To Change A Child's Life: Reflections and Advice 01/27/2019

Relationships and Blocking- Should We Cut Toxic People Out? 01/23/2019

Motivation and Relationships - Why do we do the things we do? 11/19/2018

Motivation and Relationships - Why do we do the things we do? Recorded live at 610 ESPN Philadelphia on 11/18/18 w/ host On this Episode of the we are talking - and learning - about motivation - all aspects of motivation. Why are we motivated to do the things we do - some good and some bad? Motivation is defined as the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way. Today we are exploring the reasons and rationales for our behaviors. When we think about motivation - maybe we only think getting up early and working hard - but motivation is so much more than that - motivation really is everything that drives our behaviors. Motivation is of course relevant to work but its also related to - Relationships - Health / mental health - Spirituality ... And everything else To consider and ultimately know what motivates us can help us discover through reverse engineering what brings meaning into our lives. That is what we will be considering on this episode with: John McGrail, PhD - John is a renowned hypnotherapist, personal success coach, spiritual teacher and a leading media expert on the topic of personal improvement. A former military officer, aviator and mass-media professional, he has combined more than 30 years of teaching, coaching and mentoring experience with his work in clinical hypnotherapy to create what he calls Synthesis, a powerful process for generating personal change and transformation quickly and profoundly. Devoreaux Walton - Devoreaux Walton is a life success coach for women and founder of The Modern Lady where she empowers women to live their best life. Nancy Cramer - Nancy Cramer is the founder of Correct Course Consulting, LLC, a firm that helps leaders and their teams manage their emotions, so they think more clearly, make better decisions, and take on bigger, bolder projects. Lori Whatley - Dr. Lori is a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in relational connecting. As a researcher, her work largely focuses on the act of bringing people together...how we do, how we don't and the results at both ends of the comparative spectrum. Juliet Hall - Juliet Hall is a former 20-year corporate executive of two Fortune 500 companies, Wachovia Bank and the Chick-fil-A Support Center. Her diverse business, creative and service background includes consulting to franchisees of multi-million dollar restaurants, playwriting, and leading in community affairs. In 2016, Juliet transitioned from Corporate America to OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITIES™ (#OYO), an inspirational speaking and training platform that promotes leadership and engagement based on one’s unique area of giftedness. /episode/index/show/sundayschool/id/7617311

Love & Relationships w/ Matthew Kelly / Sabrina Bryan / Tonya Banks and Nikki Phillippi 11/12/2018

Community w/ Aaron Wolf (Director: Restoring Tomorrow) and Imam Meraj Allahrakha 11/05/2018

Performance Anxiety - Sports / School / Business / Sex 10/29/2018

SLEEP: Experts and Doers explain how to shut the down the machine 10/27/2018

Concussions w/ John Roman, Alan Santana and the Haugen family 10/27/2018

Special Education Law and Advocacy - Basics - Your Rights & Responsibilities 10/01/2018

Special Education Law and Advocacy - Basics - Your Rights & Responsibilities On this episode of the we are bringing it back to our roots, "Special Education Law and Advocacy." We will be talking - and learning about your rights when it comes to your child's education. Did you know that you do not have to accept the educational program and placement offered to your child at face value. You have legal rights when it comes to your child’s education. This is especially true if your child receives special education supports and services, or if you THINK your child should be receiving special education supports and services. We have a fantastic and diverse panel with us today to begin our journey into special education law and advocacy. A panel consisting of the former director of school climate and safety from the School District of Philadelphia (Vern Trent), Vern is a familiar voice on the Sunday School Show - Vern has nearly 50 years of experience in the public school system - Regarding Education, there is not much vern hasn’t encountered professionally. We have Dr Mary Montgomery with us - Dr Mary Montgomery has over 40 years of experience in Special Education - in every role from an assistant to a teacher to administrator and now to paralegal and advocate. Mary has seen the both sides of the system, the school side and the parents side and this gives her a unique perspective that adds a lot of value to the children that she advocates for. Mary is going to give us a little history lesson that will remind us how far we have come, but how far we still have to go in regard to educating our children w/ special needs. We have VERN TRENT with us - Vern is a school psychologist with nearly 50 years of experience in the urban educational setting. Vern was a former PA HO - acting as the judge and jury to resolve disputes between parents and schools. We have Terrill Carney - Terrill has been working in child welfare since 2006. He started his career as a foster care social worker for Children's Services Inc. Terrill then worked as a child advocate at the Public Defender Association of Philadelphia, where he advocated for children in the foster care system, specializing in working with older youth. Currently Terrill is the Supervisor of the Educational Advocates at CASA. Terrill currently oversees about 80 foster youth’s educational needs in various counties of PA. We have Shemica S. Allen - Shemica Allen is from the Texas Based Advocacy Group “Personalized Learning Solutions, LLC.” is an educational consulting firm specializing in providing special education advocacy and consultation services. The mission of Personalized Learning Solutions is to assist parents/guardians of special needs students in their quest for the ever elusive FAPE - Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) --- Shemica S. Allen is a former educator with 15 years of teaching and administration experience working with students with disabilities and their parents/guardians. Did we leave anything out of the episode? Email your questions to Please do enjoy :) /episode/index/show/sundayschool/id/7112329

Kyle Spencer - Journalist / Producer / Frequent New York Times Contributor Talks What's "Hot" in Education 09/26/2018

Black Male Teachers - The importance of / How to obtain and retain 09/25/2018

Black Male Teachers - The importance of / How to obtain and retain The EducationLawyers.com - -- Recorded live at the 107.9 studios in Philadelphia w/ host Joseph Montgomery. On this episode we are talking - and learning - about the importance of black male educators. Did you know black male teachers account for about 1.9% of all teachers - thats not a lot. Let's say it another way - Less than 2% of the teachers in America are black males. We discuss: Why are there so few black male teachers What does it Take to obtain and Retain Black Male Teachers Why are Black Male Teachers of particular important in our schools So much more ... We put together a think tank today of some of the nation’s leading voices on the subject Salome Thomas-EL - Principal El lives in Delaware with his wife and two daughters. He has been a teacher and principal in Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE since 1987. Salome is currently the Head of School at Thomas Edison Charter School in Wilmington. Principal EL received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School, where his students have gone on to win world recognition as Eight-Time National Chess Champions. Principal EL was a regular contributor on the first season of “The Dr. Oz Show” and the author of the best-selling books, I Choose to Stay, about his Vaux Middle School experience, and The Immortality of Influence (Foreword by Will Smith), which stresses the importance of leadership, mentoring, parenting and service to others. The Walt Disney Company optioned the movie rights to I Choose to Stay. Thomas-EL speaks to groups around the world and frequently appears on C-SPAN, CNN, and NPR Radio. He has studied in Cambridge and London, England - Principal EL has also appeared on “The Oprah Radio Network” - ad we have him with us on the Sunday School Show. Thaddeus Falana - Thaddeus Began his educational career teaching in an urban charter school. His passion for education led him to establish One On One Tutoring Service, out of the realization that there was a lack of learning centers in the African American community in Philadelphia, and students needed supplemental instruction outside of the school setting. Thaddeus has been a teacher and administrator in Philadelphia and holds a position of Dean of Academics at a Philadelphia High School. He considers himself a social activist and believes that education is the only way to solve many of the issues plaguing the African American community. He hopes to one day become a founder of his own school. Dr. Darryl L. Baynes - Founder and President of Interactive Science Programs, Inc. an educational consortium that teaches STEAM related disciplines to students and educators through hands on experiments and scientific presentations. Dr. Baynes work has been published in several science and conference publications, and he has received numerous honors and awards, including recognition from the National Aerospace Training Research Center (NASTAR) for Distinguished Educators, and League of Extraordinary Black Men. Walter Palmer - Palmer founded the Walter D Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School in Philadelphia from until it closed in 2014. He is currently a faculty member at UPenn, teaching Urban Studies and Social Policy & Practice. Vern Trent - Vern is a school psychologist with almost 50 years of experience in the urban educational setting. Kyle Spencer - Kyle is an award-winning journalist and producer, and a frequent New York Times contributor whose work focuses on race and class inside the classroom. This is an important episode, please do enjoy :) /episode/index/show/sundayschool/id/7085595

Yogi Cameron Alborzian - Spirituality / Discipline / Sex / Indulgences / Temptation / Health 09/24/2018

A Refugee's Story - Murder / Asylum / Discrimination / Acceptance 09/14/2018

Technology in the Classroom - 3D Printing / Creativity / Sharing Apps / The Classroom of the Future 09/04/2018

Technology in the Classroom - 3D Printing / Creativity / Sharing Apps / The Classroom of the Future Today on the EducationLawyers.com we are talking - and learning - about technology in the classroom. We have a brilliant panel with us to take on this topic. A panel approaching classroom tech from different angles and with different goals in mind. Today we are talking - and learning - about technology in the classroom. We have a brilliant panel with us today to take on this topic. A panel approaching classroom tech from different angles and with different goals in mind. A panel that can tell us - or at least those of us that haven't been in modern day 2018 classroom - what the classrooms of the moment look like and what a classroom might look like in 5, 10 and 20 years from now. We are joined by:Paul Greenberg - joins us from From Toronto, Canada. Paul received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1996. Paul Greenberg has served as Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media for the North Asia region at MTV Networks where he was responsible for MTV Networks’ digital business across the MTV and Nickelodeon brands. Prior to his years at MTV Networks, Paul was the Asian region representative of Napster LLC (USA) and established Napster Japan. There he developed the PC and mobile business strategies and launched the digital music distribution service in Japan. Paul’s is co founder and CEO of Creatubbles - Creatubbles is a fun and safe-for-all-ages creativity sharing app. Sarah Boisvert - co-founder of the commercial division of Potomac Photonics, Inc. of Baltimore MD, which she joined to commercialize a uv laser. The company built laser machine tools and operates a digital manufacturing contract service bureau. Following the sale of the company in 1999, Ms. Boisvert founded Fab Lab Hub, part of the Fab Lab Network based at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms, in order to foster entrepreneurship, STEM education and workforce training for "New Collar" job skills. Akshay Bansal - the author of ‘The Innovation Age.’ According to Akshay, our society has evolved into the innovation age due to which institutions and individuals have to act both creatively and intellectually. Akshay talks about the importance of nurturing creativity. Please do enjoy :) /episode/index/show/sundayschool/id/7002277

Kenneth C. Davis - NY Times Best Selling Author / Historian talks Hidden History / How to Effectively Communicate and Why You Should Go Back to College 08/31/2018

Kenneth Adelman - American Diplomat / Arms Control Director for President Reagan talks Leadership / Negotiation / and his role in ending the Cold War 08/29/2018

Ian Brown - NY Times Bestselling Author Talks Aging / Regret / Having A Child With A Disability / And How Gay Porn Led To His Latest Book, "Sixty" 08/28/2018

Dr. Mickey Mehta - Lifestyle Guru talks Health / Wellness / Relationships and the Ladder of Desire 08/27/2018

Benjamin Spall: Best Selling Author of, "My Morning Routine," talks routine and how to get in touch with Arianna Huffington 08/26/2018

School Choice: Making sure every child has access to a high quality education w/ Mark Gleason, Shamecca Holloway, Eileen Dwell and Vern Trent 08/22/2018

Hack to School - Back to school life hacks to make your mornings easier 08/21/2018

Hack to School - Back to school life hacks to make your mornings easier How does your day begin? Is it with the blare of the alarm, a slow rise to sunshine coming in from between the slats, or an overly energetic toddler jumping on your face? How do you feel when your day starts? Are you invigorated by the promise of a new day. Or do you dread your reality. How ever you get your start, there’s no denying the importance of the morning - and your morning routine - in setting the tone for the rest of the day. A well executed morning sets you up for a successful day. A good morning can have you whistling to work - or wherever you're heading that day. A few bad early morning decisions, an unexpected change in your routine - or no routine at all - can all lead to a day wasted. The school year is about to begin, and so is all of the chaos that come with a new school year. We can use this time to define our resolutions and to develop an executable morning plan that set us up for success. What changes or additions can we make to enhance morning routine in order to get the most out of our days? That’s what we are talking about today on this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show - and we are talking with some of the leading educational and lifestyle experts from across the country. Our guests are educating on us on how we can incorporate behavioral science into our lives to make for easier and more enjoyable mornings - mornings designed to lead to more enjoyable and productive days. On this episode of the Sunday School Show we have: Dr. Richard Horowitz - Dr.Horowitz an educator and administrator dedicated to serving children and families with behavior and mental health challenges. Josh Ruse - Josh is a behavior specialist Leah Porrit - Leah is a behavior specialist and mother of three, a blogger who seems to be able to find the positive in anything! Carrie McNamara - Carrie is a mother of five children -- Five children that at one time were in five separate schools! Carrie is a Partner at Rahr McNamara Design, a creative design and project management firm. Enjoy :) more @ educationlawyers.com/sundayschool /episode/index/show/sundayschool/id/6951978

Dr. Barbara Sahakian - Smart Drugs / Cognitive Enhancers / Are you missing out? 08/17/2018

Dr Srini Pillay - Improve Your Life Through Unfocus 08/12/2018

Did you know? A random mix of little-known facts explained by well-known experts. 08/11/2018

Happiness - What makes us Happy? w/ Dr. Susan Shumsky / Lisa Sansom / Milana Perepyolkina / Pamela Johnson 07/31/2018

Happiness - What makes us Happy? w/ Dr. Susan Shumsky / Lisa Sansom / Milana Perepyolkina / Pamela Johnson Today we are talking - and learning - about happiness. Are you happy? Oh no, that's a dreaded questions right? Sometimes its better not to think about it. Its like being asked if you’re cold, you weren’t cold before but now that’s it’s in your head you start to wonder. Thousands and thousands of books are written each year with happiness in the title. Happiness is on peoples minds. Are so many adults struggling with the concept of happiness because they weren't taught how to be happy as a child? Is happiness something we can teach? Is happiness already being taught? Or maybe pure happiness - joy - is something we’re born with. Maybe we lose site of our bliss along the way, and regain it later in life when we reflect on our own children and grandchildren. As we do - we are speaking with some of the leading experts on happiness from around the country. We hear from various perspectives. From analytical psychological perspectives as well as intuitive holistic spiritual perspectives. Have you heard the John Lennon story about happiness? "When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life." This episode tears apart this quote with our panel. Susan Shumsky - Shumsky is a spiritual teacher who has dedicated her life to helping people take command of their own lives. She is the award-winning, best-selling author of 14 books, published by Simon & Schuster/ Touchstone, Random House/ Celestial Arts, and others, Shumsky is a pioneer in the human potential field. She has taught meditation, affirmation, and intuition to thousands worldwide for 50 years and has been featured in GQ, Woman's World, Cosmopolitan, Fox News and countless others. Milana Perepyolkina - Milana is a bestselling author and spiritual guide. Milana is a self proclaimed gypsy. At times growing up in the former soviet union her Gyspy Spirit clashed with communist ideals. Nonetheless, Milana hung on to her Romani ancestry and uses her wisdom to help people heal, transcend their troubles, and to generally live a happy and more fulfilled life. Pamela Johnson - Pamela founded the Secret Society of Happy People in 1998. For the past 20 years she's dedicated her life to unlocking the secret to happiness. Pamela is also the woman behind Happiness Happens Month - which started as Admit You’re Happy Day on August 8, 1999. Lisa Sampson - Lisa is the owner of LVS Consulting, a boutique consulting firm that helps to build positive organizations with the use of positive psychology tools and techniques. Lisa Sansom works with clients in education from preschool through to higher education, and also many corporate and not-for-profit clients. Lisa completed her Masters of Applied Positive Psychology in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania. /episode/index/show/sundayschool/id/6870959

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