Ep 42B - Education Panel Part 2 of 2- Amy Kay and Helen Panos
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Welcome to the conclusion of our first panel on MCTW discussing education and neurodiversity this season. Make sure to listen to part 1 for the full discussion.
Amy Kay is a successful corporate leader, an empathetic coach and workshop facilitator, and a passionate mom of two twice-exceptional "tweens". Amy’s corporate career has spanned a wide variety of roles in marketing and event management, employee engagement, and process optimization. She currently leads a team deploying data insights for a leading financial services company.
Amy discovered her passion for career coaching mid-career after a journey to discover her life’s work, and now uses this methodology to coach her own clients. Amy empowers her clients to recognize and own their unique gifts and talents so that they can discover a career that aligns with their potential and purpose. Her clients include high school and college students looking for direction early in their academic life, as well as fellow mid-careerists seeking to discover their own purpose.
As a mom of two gifted sons with ADHD, Amy has an appreciation for the combination of strengths and challenges that make each child unique. Amy has been an advocate for her children in the educational system as they navigate the often-confusing system of diagnoses, IEPs, 504s, classroom accommodations and specialists, and now advises other parents as they begin their own journey. Pre-pandemic, she volunteered as an elementary school art instructor and is eager to return to the classroom.
Amy holds a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from Santa Clara University and is a certified YouMap coach. You can find her on LinkedIn as Amykay and she can be reached at amykaycareercoaching@gmail.com.
Helen Panos is an accomplished educator/instructional specialist with over 25 years of experience in a public school system. Helen began her K-12 nationwide tutoring business, Dynamis Learning Academy, 6 years ago to help children reach their potential. She listens to what a parent needs and matches them with the right type of tutor. This tutor helps customize a program that will motivate and move the child forward in their academics with ease. Tutors within Dynamis have various specialties and they can tutor virtually, at home, or in a library.
Helen has acquired a BBA, Masters in Education and an Educational Specialist in Administration & Supervision from various collegiate institutions. She also holds certifications in gifted education and has several years of experience with gifted testing, curriculum design, RTI/SST, and managing Section 504 plans.
You can find Helen every week on her Dynamis Learning Academy Facebook page where she is doing a weekly Live. The topics are those that she has heard most parents struggle with when it comes to their kids being successful in school! Search @Dynamislearningacademy to find those FB Lives.
Helen is also currently offering SAT/ACT Prep courses and 3rd-8th Grade Online Writing Workshops. She is working on writing a book titled "Mastering Test Strategies, A Simple Successful Guide to Enhance Your Child's Grades". This guide will provide children with important test-taking strategies in the classroom and tips for high stakes tests. The book is set to be launched by September 2022.
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Host: Ekua Walker, Child Development NP, Parent Coach and CEO - Chief Encouragement Officer
Producer: Koby Blankson
Podcast Art: Esther and Joel Ishler
