415: Re-air: Using the Summer to Plan for Failures (Educational Therapy Series)

About this episode

Rachel Kapp and Stephanie Pitts discuss using summer to plan for failures and the concept of failing forward.

Rachel Kapp, M.Ed., BCET, and Stephanie Pitts, M.Ed., BCET revisit a previous episode to discuss the concept of failing forward. They talk about why summer is the perfect chance to prioritize this idea, how to involve parents in the process when appropriate, and the importance of planning for “failing”. They share the transformation that can occur with prioritizing this conversation and plan and for what type of learners benefit from this goal. Make sure to listen to the end as they share a simple framework to help learners plan to fail forward. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/learnsmarterpodcast   How to connect with us: Join our e-mail list Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group website Steph’s My Ed Therapist website @learnsmarterpodcast , @kappedtherapy , @myedtherapist

People in this episode

Hosts: Rachel Kapp, Stephanie Pitts

Topics covered

• educational therapy
• failing forward
• summer planning
• parent involvement
• learner transformation

Keywords

• educational therapy
• failing forward
• summer planning
• parent involvement
• learning strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rachel’s Kapp Educational Therapy Group, Steph’s My Ed Therapist, Patreon

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