Help Your Child Solve Problems and Lead With Confidence
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Equip your child with the tools to solve complex problems, think critically, and adapt to life’s challenges with clarity and creativity.
Plan Objectives:
Solve Problems Effectively: Teach your child to identify and analyze challenges with clarity.- Flexible Thinking: Equip them to adapt to changes and stay composed under pressure.
- Lead with Purpose: Build leadership skills that inspire confidence and teamwork.
- Plan for Success: Develop goal-setting and decision-making strategies for life’s obstacles.
- Think Creatively: Encourage innovative solutions to overcome hurdles and achieve goals.
Developing SuperHuman Problem-Solving Skills
Course Objectives: 
Intellectual 
Problem-Solving
- Recognize essential problem-solving skills, breaking down complex issues into manageable steps.
- Foster critical thinking and decision-making abilities to analyze problems from multiple perspectives and find effective solutions.
- Develop teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Analyze innovative approaches like Root-Cause Analysis and Design Thinking to solve problems creatively and sustainably.
- Build resilience and adaptability by learning how to approach new challenges and learn from mistakes.
Making Responsible Choices
Course Objectives: 
Social Responsible Decision-Making
- Understand the significance of making responsible decisions by considering both short-term and long-term consequences and how those decisions impact your life and others.
- Learn to resist peer pressure and societal expectations, developing personal strategies to handle conflicting pressures and make independent, value-based decisions.
- Develop a growth mindset by viewing mistakes as learning opportunities, reflecting on past decisions, and improving future decision-making.
- Explore the importance of self-awareness and values in decision-making, recognizing how personal beliefs and blind spots influence choices.
- Understand the ripple effect of decisions, learning to assess both the immediate and long-term impacts of choices on yourself and others, while practicing safe and responsible decision-making.
Building Leadership Skills
Course Objectives: Social Leadership
- Develop key leadership qualities such as dedication, flexibility, and communication to enhance personal growth and teamwork.
- Learn to set effective goals and cultivate a solutions-oriented mindset to navigate challenges and achieve success.
- Build strong communication and collaboration skills to foster trust, inclusivity, and cooperation within teams.
- Understand the importance of mindfulness and reflection in leadership to manage stress, prevent burnout, and improve decision-making.
- Practice leadership in real-world scenarios and learn to balance leadership responsibilities with adaptability and problem-solving skills.
Learning to Love Learning!
Course Objectives: Emotional Learning & Adapting
- Develop a growth mindset by learning how to embrace challenges, persist through obstacles, and view failures as opportunities for growth.
- Cultivate self-advocacy skills by understanding how to express needs and feelings clearly, build confidence, and seek support in both academic and personal settings.
- Enhance adaptability and resilience by learning to adjust to new environments, overcome setbacks, and maintain a positive outlook during challenging situations.
- Strengthen communication and problem-solving abilities through critical thinking, assertive expression, and creative approaches to resolving conflicts and misunderstandings.
- Build meaningful connections and friendships by developing trust, navigating social interactions, and fostering personal growth through diverse experiences and relationships.
Dr. Kymberli Barker
Dr. Barker is the mother of two fantastic young men, and they are her priority in life. She holds degrees in biochemistry, math, forensics, and psychology. She is a consultant and a professor at multiple colleges, including the Citadel, and Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. She spent fifteen years in public education, prior. Her personal focus is child advocacy and she developed the Guardian ad Litem/(GAL)/CASA program for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. She is tribally and state sworn as a GAL. Her favorite thing is being a mom.
Dr. Barker created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
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Developing SuperHuman Problem-Solving Skills
Dr. Jim Dolson
Dr. Jim Dolson, EdD, is an accomplished business leader deeply devoted to education at all age levels. With extensive experience across diverse industries and unwavering dedication to teaching, he is the ideal person to develop an outstanding curriculum tailored to middle-school students. As a parent himself, Dr. Dolson understands at a personal level the significance of engaging and impactful learning experiences. His expertise as an instructor at multiple universities highlights his ability to inspire minds and bring out their full potential. Driven by a genuine passion for education, Dr. Dolson excels at creating a well-rounded curriculum that challenges and nurtures students' growth. His successful tenure as a K12 Superintendent reflects his commitment to fostering confident and academically empowered individuals. Families can trust Dr. Dolson’s expertise to provide an exceptional educational journey for students, ensuring they receive the best possible learning experience that prepares them for a successful future.
Dr. Dolson created his own or was part of the team that created the course.
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Developing SuperHuman Problem-Solving Skills
Lauren Hudak
Lauren Hudak is an educator with over eight years of experience. After graduating from the University of Virginia with degrees in English Literature and Media Studies, she went on to get her Masters in Teaching from New York University. Lauren has worked with all ages of students from Pre-K through college, but she thrives when working with middle schoolers. She believes this is the perfect age to integrate mindfulness, technology, and social emotional learning into student learning objectives. She wants to help students conquer their fears and build a better world. When she’s not teaching, Lauren loves being outdoors, traveling and spending time with her family.
Lauren created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
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Developing SuperHuman Problem-Solving Skills
Mandy Mahr
Mandy Mahr is a Masters Level educator who served in public schools in the United States for 15 years before becoming an online tutor to schools with at-risk students, providing social emotional support as well as skill recovery in reading and writing. She is also a consultant for content creation to provide guidance to organizations wanting to engage and employ GenZ. With the technological advances the world has seen in just the last twenty years, it is her goal to train learners to be ready for jobs that don't exist yet. She is passionate about helping learners develop social emotional skills before reaching the workforce.
Mandy created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
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Making Responsible Choices
Ashley Valentine
Ashley Valentine is an energetic and creative teacher from the United States who has committed her career to facilitating engaging and unique experiences for learners. She has presented at technology conferences, attended international learning summits, and is deeply passionate about ensuring that learning is both fun and meaningful. She has incorporated escape rooms, social media, experiential learning models, and hands-on techniques to engage Generation Z and prepare for Generation Alpha. An avid learner herself, Ashley holds two degrees in education and engages regularly in professional development so that she can build upon strategies and be responsive to student needs.
Ashley created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
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Building Leadership Skills
Jazmine Morales
Jazmine Morales is a passionate educator who is driven to provide a quality, equitable, and meaningful education to her students. She aims to make learning fun and engaging, while maintaining a rigorous and productive learning environment. She has taught an array of science classes, such as Biology, Physiology, Marine Biology, and Biomedical Science. Jazmine has earned her B.S. in Kinesiology, B.A. in Spanish, and M.A. in Urban Education with an emphasis in Language and Culture. She values and follows teaching practices that are proven through research to be the most valuable and effective for the newer generations of students. She continues to grow as an educator by attending professional developments and community college courses. Finally, she strives to help raise self-advocating leaders who understand the importance in making a difference in the world, for not only those who exist today, but for those who lie seven generations ahead.
Jazmine created her own or was part of the team that created the course.
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Learning to Love Learning!