Kicking off our podcasts series, we talked individualized and differentiated learning with NYC Independent School Learning Specialist Sari Biddelman. Sari shares how she sees her role in the classroom and how learning support has impacted her life in a very personal way.  Sari Biddelman is a Middle School Learning Specialist at a New York City progressive private school. Sari has a Master in Middle School Special and General Education from Bank Street Graduate School of Education. Growing up in NYC’s school system, Sari understands firsthand the competitive nature fostered in schools today. That is why she is passionate about empowering students and addressing education from their strengths, not their learning differences.

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Episode 1: Learning Specialist Sari Biddelman

In this episode, Mya founder at MyloWrites and Suzanne Lang from Understood.org bring awareness of the challenges they’ve both faced in the classroom as parents with children with learning differences. Suzanne also shares the mission for Understood.org, the site created for parents with children who face learning and attention issues.

Episode 8: Supporting Students with Learning and Attention Issues with Suzanne Lang

In this episode Mya, founder of MyloWrites, and Wei Wei Shannon Gluckman, founder of Playable Design, discuss the power of play and unpack why play is an integral part of our educational journeys.

Episode 7: The Power of Play with Wei Wei Shannon Gluckman

Ever wondered why meditation and mindfulness is? Yoga and Meditation Guru Terri Barnett sits down with founder Mya and shares why slowing down the mind is a powerful tool to combatting anxiety inside the classroom. As a bonus, we’ve shared a recording of Terri’s 1hr Power Yoga session for you to listen and join along, anywhere! Grab a couple friends or practice alone, it’s like have your own personal and imitate yoga class right at your fingertips.

Episode 6: Mindfulness and Meditation with Terri Barnett

In this episode, we chat with NYC psychotherapist and MyloWrites expert advisor Dr. Dana Dorfman. We talk about a topic that hits right at home for many we’ve worked: anxiety. Dana and Mya unpack why all people, including students, parents and teachers, get anxious and how we can respond to it.

Episode 5: Anxiety in the classroom with NYC psychotherapist Dr. Dana Dorfman

In our latest episode, our team chats with renown Clinical Psychologist Dr. Alice Mangan to investigate the question we’ve all been asking: why is writing so hard? Alice breaks down the neuropsychological complexity of the writing process, and shares how motivation can be the answer to overcoming this common challenge.

Episode 4: Why is writing so hard? with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Alice Mangan

Barbara walks us through her journey to Head of School at BSA and how she has invested in her community to bring positive change.

Episode 3: Championing Change with Dr. Barbara McKeon, Head of School at Broome Street Academy

Here at MyloWrites, we’re huge believers in the power of movement. We’ve truly seen the positive impact of kinesthetic movement and how movement helps ingrain the learning process. That’s why we sat down with The Movement Creative founder and NYC Parkour Pioneer Jesse Danger. Jesse shares his words of wisdom about the learning process and how movement can challenge one to become better. Jesse Danger is the founder of The Movement Creative, a nomadic movement studio in New York City that blends the ethos and practice of parkour with skills and lessons from other movement disciplines, including movnat, yoga, calisthenics, martial arts, dance, crossfit, and more. Jesse shares “I was one of the first practitioners of parkour in the United States, finding the discipline in 2004. I immediately connected with the underlying philosophy of "be strong to be useful" and brought that into every aspect of my life. My vision as a teacher is to help others embrace and be comfortable with self-growth through perpetual self-challenge. I believe in being present to the challenges life presents to you and in being strong enough to create the mental, physical, social, and temporal environments that will help you positively grow.”

Episode 2: Learning Through Movement with Jesse Danger, The Movement Creative

Tune into our conversations with learning specialists, support teachers and educational pioneers empowering students for the 21st century classroom.

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Episode 1: Learning Specialist Sari Biddelman

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