From Canada to Your Living Room, Learning Adventures with Britt and Shawn Creators of Now WHAT?? With Brit and Shawn (YouTube Channel)

Intro 

Britt and Shawn are the creators of NowWhat With Britt and Shawn. At the very start of the pandemic, they both were almost immediately laid off from their jobs--Shawn as a teacher and Britt as a curriculum developer for a national youth-serving organization. They quickly decided to hone their technical skills by learning video production and editing. At the same time, they noticed a huge surge in the amount of educational content for kids (as educators, they were paying close attention!), but they realized that so much of it probably wasn't helping kids achieving meaningful learning objectives. For example, they saw lots of craft and experiment tutorials, but not much instruction and information to ground the activities. They could see that this was a significant challenge for families who were homeschooling for the first time. They decided to try to fill that gap by providing quality educational content to families at a time when they needed it most. 

Their Now What? videos, which focus mainly on art and science, include both a lesson as well as an activity was born! We've intentionally created videos on tornadoes, on snowflakes, they make snow globes, introduce the water cycle, on levers, and so much more! 

Top three takeaways 

1. Kids who are homeschooled have a significant advantage--they get more time and attention, targeted lessons that are more likely to meet them where they are, lessons that are catered specifically towards their interests--all factors that can support better learning outcomes for kids.  
2. There are so many resources out there to support families who are homeschooling their kids!  
3. High-interest topics are engaging and motivating for learners, and you can always build lessons around these topics to capture kids' attention. 

Call to Action 

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Now What? With Britt & Shawn Reddit Page 

What is Next! 

Thank you for supporting this show by listening and sharing with friends! If you like this podcast please rate and write a review of how this show has impacted or helped you!  

Great ratings will accelerate the show's visibility to the nation so others can learn more about homeschool and find quality curriculum and the potentially join the homeschool community thus change the face of education forever!!  

Who would have thought that we could change the education world with a click and a share! 

Also if you would like to hear more about any specific educational topic please email me at realedtalk@gmail.com I would love to support your families educational needs in all areas!!  

Bex Buzzie 

The Homeschool Advantage Podcast