Element Is Everything

Terri Novacek
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  Terri Novacek of Element Education connects with educators, parents, researchers, and authors to discuss the mindset and behaviors that help us discover and develop our element– that place where interests and talents collide so the heart, mind, and body work together to do good and feel good. 

  1. 12/06/2025

    AI and Keeping Your Element Real

    Jeff Riley, Executive Director of Day of AI, shares his perspective on the good, the bad, and the possibilities of AI in K-12 education.

    38 min

  2. 11/11/2025

    Blake Boles: The World I'd Like to Live In Pt. 2

    Terri continues the conversation of self-directed learning with Blake Boles as he shares his thoughts on consensual schooling, intensive parenting, hard fun, and the importance of peer groups.

    36 min

  3. 10/28/2025

    Blake Boles: The World I'd Like to Live In

    Terri dives into the topic of self-directed learning as Blake Boles shares his notion of consensual schooling, intensive parenting, hard fun, and the importance of peer groups.

    42 min

  4. 10/27/2025

    Adventures in Self-Directed Learning with Blake Boles

    Terri dives into the topic of self-directed learning as Blake Boles shares his notion of consensual schooling, intensive parenting, hard fun, and the importance of peer groups.

    42 min

  5. 09/04/2025

    Against the Grade with Mason Ember

    Terri speaks with a teen film-maker about the what school should be, learning at the right time, setting and measuring your own goals, and experiencing summer vacation all year round.

    25 min

  6. 07/31/2025

    Power With - Not Power Over

    Catina Franklin Sweeney of Embark Center for Self-Directed Education shares how adolescents and teens develop compassion, competence, and confidence in a sociocratic learning community.

    41 min

  7. 03/20/2025

    A Digital Perspective on Passion and Purpose

    Terri speaks with author and teacher Michael Hernandez on why and how we can support teens in purposeful use of technology.

    33 min

  8. 02/10/2025

    Let Go with LetGrow

    Terri speaks with Lenore Skenazy author, speaker, and cofounder of LetGrow.org to discuss the why and how of bringing independence, competence, and courage back to our lives.   The Challenge for this episode: Our challenge for this episode is to visit the LetGrow.org website and select the Parent Dropdown menu from the top bar.  Select at least one resource from the section, review it, and put it to use.  Then post about your experience on the Element is Everything podcast page on YouTube.  Let's see if we can get a support group going, sharing our trials and tribulations as we create a community of families raising the courageous generation.  As we let go so that they may grow, they will, in turn, find...their element.

    32 min
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  Terri Novacek of Element Education connects with educators, parents, researchers, and authors to discuss the mindset and behaviors that help us discover and develop our element– that place where interests and talents collide so the heart, mind, and body work together to do good and feel good. 

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  • Creator
    Terri Novacek
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Element Is Everything
  • Show Website
    Element Is Everything