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Dr. MarthaJay sits with Certified Flight Instructor Fitzroy St. Jean. Mr. St. Jean shares the qualities of a great aviation student from the perspectives of both a flight instructor and a student. He also addresses challenges in pursuing an aviation career but encourages students to develop an obsession or passion rather than just a career to diminished interest. Mr. St. Jean also advises parents and other adults on how to spark interest in their children.
Dr. Martha Jay sits with IFR Captain, Offshore Helicopter Pilot, Dami Fadahunsi to discuss one aspect of #civil #aviation. Dami advices inspiring pilots to have a 'can do attitude' . He cautions #minorities to remember that "nothing is beyond" their capabilities. He says be ready for the reactions of those who will question your abilities because of what you look like, sound like, or come from. He says do not be distracted. Focus on adding value. He says becoming a piolot " starts in the mind" . He highlights habits to employ to become successful in aviation: continuous learning, right mentorship, and positive mindset. Thank you for your : Follow L'Habitille podcast wherever you listen. Share and inspire someone else. Leave a comment.
It can be surprising when we find out that we hold the keys to feelings of satisfaction, happiness, motivation, and high self-confidence. If we understand the impact of gratitude on mental wellbeing, improved focus, and motivation, more of us would be living more fulfilled lives. I am Dr. Martha Jay, your host, inviting you to practice these few tips to express gratitude and live more fulfilled lives. Then share it with someone, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen. Leave a comment, ask a question.
Mrs. Marah Languedoc, enjoys the idea of giving back to the community. Through this podcasts she hopes that listeners will learn about mental wellness and take steps to improve their mental wellbeing. With Dr. Martha Jay she shares tips for improving and sustaining metal wellness. She provides tips on how to handle grief, as well as how to support children through the loss of a parent. Listen, share, follow, leave a comment or message. Thank you for your listen.
Dr. Martha Jay sits with Dr. Pearl James, Consultant Nephrologist, to discuss habits individuals can implement to reduce the risk and incidences of kidney disease. Dr. James addresses kidney function, health habits that benefit kidney health, possible symptoms and types of kidney disease and cautionary steps to take to improve and ensure a good quality of life. Listen, share with someone you know, leave a comment or a message.
Dr. Martha Jay sits with Mr. Arlinton James author, curator and fomer Forest Officer, of Dominica Division of Parks and Wildlife to discuss the preservation of games with plants. His book Playing with Plants: in the Nature Isle (2012) a publication reviewed by the International Journal of Games serves basis for the discussion. Mr. James encourages parents, grandparents, and educators to ensure that the traditions of games with plants are passed on, not only in print but in action.
Dr. MarthaJay uses a community's cultural values and experiences to explore the habit loop and how to replace unhealthy habits with better ones. Erasmus: ‘Habit overcomes habit”.
Dr. Martha Jay sits with Ms. Joyclyn Bazil, the elementary school teacher responsible for the Children's Savings Union at her school. Ms. Bazil shares the guidelines for schools, and parents to participate in the process. She reiterates the main benefit for children which is to cultivate the habits of saving early with the hope of making them into life-long savers. She encourages teachers to use the math curriculum to teach financial literacy, and parents to develop entrepreneurial skills with their children. A tip to parents and grandparents: Help a child or grandchild develop the habit of saving.
Coding or programming is a male-dominated field that seems to scare off the average individual. According to Senior Software Engineering, @Karim Langudoc, coding is more accessible than we think. He shares the nuances and ease of coding with Dr. Martha Jay and her listeners. He addresses the gender gap and gives suggestions to parents and educational systems on how to narrow the gap between gender, and race. He shares free resources and encourages young, non-degreed, and older individuals to try coding. Listen! Share! Take the Poll! Rate the podcast. Send a message on suggestions for future topics.
Dr. Martha Jay sits with Mrs. Ingrid Eloi, Teacher Leader, at Belles Elementary to understand the use of the I ACE IT model as an approach to implement the WTR (Writing to Respond process as an approach to improve writing performance. Mrs. Eloi shares the school's team approach with examples for each aspect of the model. Dr. Jay invites other individuals, organizations, schools, and school districts to try the I ACE IT to implement initiatives.
Dr. Martha Jay sits with Principal, Mrs. Viline Christopher, and Teacher Leader, Ingrid Eloi of one elementary school in Dominica. The educators share stories about their success with The Writing to Respond Process (#WTR) and the #OECS #PEARL project expectations. With passion, they share their use of the process to increase student engagement through outings, stories, and higher-order thinking questions. The educators shared their success in improved appreciation for engaging in text, classroom discussion, and writing. They encourage other schools to adopt the use of the process at their school since it is not a burden.
Dr. Martha Jay, utilizes a Biblical allusion to help listeners understand how to nurture talent so that it morphs into a sustainable resource that can become a revenue that will lead to individual sustainable growth. Listeners are given an opportunity to go retrospectively: Take stock, look for opportunities, guard those opportunities, market, pay debts, and then live a life outside of lack.
HR consultant Erin Eilers outlines the soft skills that major employers desire for new hires. She provides guidelines on how to develop the top skills before they show up for the interview. Ms. Eilers also addresses the top soft skills needed for staying hired or for winning the internal promotion. Dr. Martha Jay reminds youth that although their educational, technical, and trade skills are needed to fulfill the United Nations' 2030 mandate, employers are placing equal or greater value on soft skills. Look for more podcasts about the efforts to raise awareness of youth skills development.
Dr. Martha Jay sits with Digital Specialist Mr. Geoffrey Bagnato to discuss how adults can best present themselves as #digital #citizens with integrity. Mr. Bagnato utilizes everyday examples to simplify terms like digital footprints and how the internet stores and uses the information that we feed it. Feel free to rate the show or leave a message.
Dr. Martha Jay speaks with cultural icon of the Commonwealth of Dominica. They examine traditional games and their values and explore best practices to preserve and pass them on to future generations. Dr. Martha Jay encourages listeners, and citizens to be vigilant guardians of culture. Look for other episodes on cultural preservation.
Dr. Martha Jay sits with Muriel Baptiste, the Program Manager of youth skills development with a non-government entity, and the Executive Director of a foundation that focuses on supporting marginalized women, and youth in Chicago. Muriel outlines how to build capacity, broaden partnerships, and assess needs in the process of organizing and establishing trade, sports, and STEAM programs geared to skill building. She also emphasizes the importance of soft skills in the process of equipping the whole person. The hope is that regions that are most susceptible to the effects of climate change will create opportunities for youth to become more resilient in climate-affected regions.
Dr. Martha Jay explores Youth Skills development from two perspectives: Reactive- after school failure and Proactive - runs concurrently with academic learning. Ms. Malissa Jno Lewis, Youth Development Officer in Dominica, and Ms. Muriel Baptiste, Program Manager in Chicago share their approach to youth skills development. The hope is that listeners who can impact change will be inclined to do so in the areas of need.
Mrs. Marah Languedoc (LCPC, CCM, utilizes her expertise in youth mental health, case management, and clinical behavior therapy to guide parents on best practices for screen time outside of school hours. She outlines the benefits when utilized correctly, and cautions about the detriments of excessive interaction with screens. (Twenty hours or more per week) She provides guidelines to parents on how to prevent or to remedy possible impacts of screen-time on students. Listen, share, follow, take the poll, leave a message wherever you listen.
Dr. Martha Jay and Mary Brotherton discuss procrastination. She categorizes procrastination into three generalized groups: simple putt-offs that lead to habits like putting of the laundry; more serious put-offs that may derail life -like failing a course; and deferred dreams because of one or more of Paulo Coelho's four obstacles: people's expectations, love, fear or failure or anxiety. Examine and take action if you identify with any.
Dr. MarthaJay hones the skills of world activists to address the impact of remittances on children and economy of receiving countries. MWESIGYE Robert, CEO and Founder of Rejoice Africa, and Attorney Carter Dillard, executive at the Fair Start Movement share practices on how recipients of remittances can direct the fund towards sustainability and how entities like the United Nations and governments can enact policies to make the transfer of remittances more beneficial to the individuals who need it most. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-marthajay/message
Certified Professional Counselor, Behavioral and Mental Health, Marah Joseph Languedoc joins Dr. MarthaJay to share best practices on when to introduce toddlers to electronic devices and how to monitor their interaction to prevent future behavior issues. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-marthajay/message
Dr MarthaJay takes a look into adversities she calls ingredients for perseverance. She uses her personal experiences to convince her audience that obstacles are mere distractions that can cause emotional havoc if not identified and guarded early. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-marthajay/message
When students practice responses orally, and educators provide timely and candid feedback to those responses, students build confidence. They practice text or evidenced-based responses and they become better able to transfer those skills to written responses. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-marthajay/message
Educators should consider students interest and educational level to motivate reluctant readers and maintain high interest in readers and writers. Dr MarthaJay and Co Host Mr. Bagnato explores and share personal examples --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-marthajay/message
Rethink It! A Podcast series developed for educators to help improve writing performance in the classroom. This is for all education levels and all types of learning. This episode is about cultivating habits in the classroom for student sucess! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-marthajay/message
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Habits: The 5 Things Educators need to know about Improving Writing skills with Students. This concept is for all levels of education and all styles of teaching. This lesson is on how educators at Every Educational level can help develop critical thinking skills with their students. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-marthajay/message
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Use higher order thinking questions to help students develop critical thinking skills and improve analytical writing skills. Dr. MarthaJay and Mr. Bagnato share tips on how and why the need for utilizing these skills as prerequisites for building writing confidence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-marthajay/message
Dr. MarthaJay, writing and communications instructor, as well as author of the Writing to Respond (WTR) process, joins co-hosts Muriel Baptiste, advocate for After School Programs, and Geoffrey Bagnato, former high school and college adjunct instructor to share and discuss, #criticalthinking, one of the five things to know about teaching fundamental skills to improve #writing confidence and #writingperformance in ALL students. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-marthajay/message
We hear the term financial literacy used loosely even in political ads, but do we understand its value? Are we as a society doing enough to liberate the “money talk?” Why is it so difficult to keep conversations around money or wealth? Can we narrow the wealth gap without understanding money concepts such as: risk, reward, or even interests? For the next few episodes we explore the crucial role of financial literacy in addressing the cultural and generational financial trends in or society. #Kids-investing #kids #money --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-watts/message
Schools in disadvantaged settings encounter many challenges. Teachers are offered incentives for teaching in those settings, but sometimes the impact of those challenges on teachers overpower the benefits . For those who decide to serve where they are most needed, what are some strategies or habits can they utilize to maintain wellness while being impactful? Listen as Mrs. St.Louis shares her process. #MorningMeetings, #Menu #BehaviorModification #PowerofHabit #CharlesDuhigg #AtomicHabit #JamesClear --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dr-watts/message
The Nation's 2022 Report Card reveals that 4th and 8th graders in all but one state [in the US] experienced regression in performance on test scores for reading and math. These results have been attributed to a decline in social skills, which in- turn impacted academic performance, and test scores. Middle school teacher Mrs. P. Leonard, and Elementary teacher Mrs. R. St.Louis-Williams share their methods for improving social skills and preparing students for learning. They reported improvement in student behavior, a more conducive learning environment, and a reduction in teacher related stress. Find out more about #Responsive-classrooms #behavioral-theory. Listen, like, share, subscribe, message. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dr-watts/message
New teachers bask in tips to succeed during the first year. Two master teachers share tips and experiences on how to build relationships that influence success. Listen, share, like, leave a voice message, or respond to the question at the end of the podcast. Resources: Aguilar (2016), Brown (2009), Trauma Learning Policy Initiative (2020), --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dr-watts/message
New teachers enter classrooms from other careers with limited professional training and are expected to perform with excellence. This episode provides three nuggets to support educators impacted by those post-pandemic trends or demands. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dr-watts/message
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Dr. Watts shares her personal tussles with weight gain and weight loss and explains how she was finally able to apply the principles of habit to conquer her struggles. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dr-watts/message
Dr. Watts highlights some of her 2020 episodes and thanks her audience. She outlines her vision for 2021 seasons and invites listeners to tune in once monthly for tips on how to use the principles of habit to succeed . --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dr-watts/message
In this episode Dr. Watts examines data from PISA to navigate the impact of the #wealth gap on the #Achievement gap. Jeff Badu, Chicago Financier, speaks on how schools, homes, and businesses can positively impact the wealth gap which will in turn positively impact the Achievement Gap. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode Dr. Watts utilizes data from PISA 2018, NAEP and NCES 2019 results as context for her discussion on the state of the Achievement Gap. She identifies all the Gaps that negatively impact the Achievement Gap #attitudegap, #opportunitygap, #knowledgegap, #homeworkgap, #wealthgap, #digitalgap, (divide), #healthgap. She defines “Gap” in the context of a variety of regions and cultures. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Kiwana Thomas, financial educational Coach, guides listeners on how to pull themselves together to recover and rebuild after the negative impact of job loss during the pandemic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Marah Languedoc, licensed clinical counselor, outlines the psychological aspect of how to deal with loss of loved ones, jobs, and loss of freedom associated with the pandemic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Dr. Watts speaks with School Phycologist Lauren Taurasi and Clinical Counselor Marah Languedoc on how children and adults can best deal with the levels of fear and anxiety brought on by the current pandemic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this episode Dr. Watts discusses Small Wins. She takes a look at #socialdistancing and its dual impact on society and families. Brevard Public Schools psychologist, Lauren Taurasi, provides tips to parents on how to deal with the #emotional distress that comes about because of new practices or routines families must enforce because of #COVID-19. Some resources: #TimetoComeinBear: #AStoryaboutSocialDistancing. #Germs:#sidthesciencekid #WashyourhandswithBabyShark --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
During this episode Dr. Watts uses an analogy to explore the challenges of changing habits in institutions. Let’s see how the world does as a school trying to utilize habit forming principles to solve its problems. The world is compared to an educational district with Chief Director of WHO as superintendent of schools, the world leaders of the 194 nations as school principals, state governors and other influential citizens as teachers and support staff, and citizens as students. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Dr. Watts presents the third ingredient in the Habit Loop as described by Duhigg. She associates it to classroom situations and with her guest Florida, educator, Geoffrey Bagnatto, they discuss the realities of rewards in the classroom and how they influence learning. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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