Empowering Homeschool Conversations
Empowering Homeschool Conversations
Welcome to Empowering Homeschool Conversations, your authority in navigating the world of homeschooling diverse learners. Featuring Peggy Ployhar from SPED Homeschool, Annie Yorty from AnnieYorty.com, Leilani Melendez from Living with Eve, Stephanie Buckwalter from ELARP Learning, and Dawn Jackson from Dawn Jackson Educational Consulting & Tutoring. With over 75 years of combined homeschooling …Social links:
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Insider's Guide to Simple Online Safety for Kids
In this episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations, host Peggy Ployhar sits down with Jack Hughes, an expert in online safety, to provide parents with an insider's guide to protecting their kids in the digital world. As an 18-year-old who has grown up navigating the internet, Jack shares si…
54:00Apr 1, 2025, 3:25 AMClean
Teaching Kids About the World Through Food
Join us for an exciting episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations featuring Rowena Scherer, Founder and CEO of eat2explore, an award-winning experiential cooking kit company designed to bring cultural education alive through food. Drawing inspiration from her Malaysian roots, love for travel, …
55:04Mar 25, 2025, 4:04 AMClean
Parenting with Faith When Your Child Hurts
In this episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations, host Stephanie Buckwalter welcomes Emily Assell, a nurse educator, homeschooling mom, and bestselling author of the Generation Claimed board book series. Emily has a heart for equipping parents with biblical tools to help children through emot…
57:08Mar 18, 2025, 4:38 AMClean
Neurodevelopmental Movements for Strong Learning Foundations and Success
Join host Peggy Ployhar for an enlightening conversation with Sonia Story, M.S., creator of the Brain and Sensory Foundations program. Sonia shares how innate rhythmic movements, primitive reflex integration, and postural reflexes can help children build strong foundations for learning and thriving…
1:07:18Mar 11, 2025, 4:56 AMClean
Embracing Nature's Classroom in Homeschooling
In this episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations, host Annie Yorty welcomes Joy Burns, a retired homeschooling mother and garden educator at the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University. With her combined expertise in education, communication, and nature programming, Joy is passionate abo…
57:54Mar 4, 2025, 4:24 AMClean
Understanding Your Learner to Avoid Teaching Pitfalls
In this episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations, host Dawn Jackson dives into the critical topic of learning dispositions and modalities with Educational Therapist and Learning-Success™ Coach Mariaemma Willis. Discover how understanding your child’s unique approach to learning can help you a…
59:23Feb 25, 2025, 5:59 AMClean
Alternative Education Models for Homeschool
In this episode, host Peggy Ployhar is joined by Jonas Koblin, award-winning education innovator and founder of the Sprouts YouTube channel. Jonas shares insights from his book, The Unschooler’s Educational Dictionary, a must-read guide for parents exploring alternative education models. Discover p…
1:00:52Feb 18, 2025, 5:25 AMClean
Brain-Based Solutions for Executive Functioning Success
Join host Peggy Ployhar on Empowering Homeschool Conversations as she welcomes Dr. Jan Bedell, a master NeuroDevelopmentalist, experienced educator, and Board Chair of SPED Homeschool. Dr. Jan’s journey began as a homeschooling mom seeking solutions for her struggling learner, leading her to discov…
1:00:52Feb 11, 2025, 6:41 AMClean
Sensory Solutions for Helping Unique Learners Thrive at Home
In this episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations, host Peggy Ployhar welcomes Anne Laure Jackson, a seasoned Occupational Therapist with over 30 years of experience and a dedicated Sensory Health Coach. Anne Laure shares her passion for equipping families with the tools and knowledge to under…
1:00:38Feb 4, 2025, 4:33 AMClean
Playing to Thrive: Building Essential Skills for Today's World
Could play be the key to helping homeschoolers thrive? In this episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations, host Peggy Ployhar is joined by Alan Tang, founder of CoLab, an innovative online program that uses games, discussions, and escape rooms to equip kids with essential skills for the modern …
57:33Jan 28, 2025, 5:50 AMClean