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Get ready for a ton of uplifting and motivation! New York Times bestselling author Peter Lerangis (of “The 39 Clues” fame) will join Paula for this very special hour filled with encouragement, inspiration, and fun! Focus will be on ways to help kids find the joy of reading, writing, learning, and becoming all they can be. The program will be equally revitalizing and empowering for educators, parents, and ALL adults, too! As always, a plethora of awesome giveaways for educators will also be part of the live broadcast.

Get ready for a whole lot of fun and inspiration on the Right Road! Beloved children’s author and all-around creative talent, Alan Katz, is joining Paula for this uplifting hour overflowing with humor, positivity, encouragement, creativity, and smiles! This is an episode you will want to save and share with your kids and students, too! Super-fun giveaways for educators will be intertwined throughout the whole broadcast as well!

Get ready for this unique, meaningful, interconnecting, and fun episode! Through an invaluable look at occupational therapy (which a significant percentage of kids today need and can benefit from at some level), Paula and her very special guest will inspire and motivate you for the school year and making YOUR teacher dreams come true! As always, Paula will mix in wonderful giveaways for educators throughout the live broadcast, too! Come on along for this joy-filled hour – on the Right Road!

Join Paula for our biggest “On the Right Road!” teacher/educator appreciation episode yet! While we love to share teacher appreciation at every turn, each year we also feature this special annual episode during the official Teacher Appreciation Week – and this year’s show promises to be more meaningful and heartening than ever! With the 2020-2021 school year being one that will go down in history amidst the COVID pandemic veil, teachers literally deserve the world. And that is what Paula and her very special guests will aim to give you with every word, surprise, message, and gift during this wonderfully uplifting time together! It will be an inspirational hour you won’t want to miss! Mountains of gifts and giveaways for educators will be a part of the live broadcast, too!

After a year of pandemic living and online learning, a whole lot of kids (and adults) have been hitting a fatigue wall. There are many related reasons, but in general, the “wall” has to do with the executive function part of our brains. With a full year of significant social isolation, primarily technology-based learning, and a weighty lack of human interaction, the affects have been great on our children’s (and our own) mental and emotional health and well-being. If you or your kids are experiencing difficulty focusing, planning, paying attention, coming up with solutions to problems, managing time, and setting goals, you are not alone. Join Paula and her expert guest for this very special show that will help you effectively understand the “wall” and how to break thought it. This hour promises to be a real game-changer. As always, wonderful giveaways for educators will be part of the live broadcast, too.

The old saying “the more you give, the more you receive” may seem antiquated and backwards, but it really is true! And now more than ever – with the global pandemic, unexpected challenges and hardships related to education, parenting, and just about every aspect of life at the forefront of every day, and a whole year of living behind computer screens and masks – helping our kids learn (and being reminded ourselves) about the power and joy of GIVING is an invaluable life and game-changer! Paula and her very special guest will share awesome ideas, life experiences, and opportunities related to this transformative topic that will help you and your kids feel, find, and live THE POWER OF A GIVING MINDSET! You won’t want to miss this very special hour that promises to fill your heart and life with joy, positivity, and possibility! As always, tons of terrific giveaways for educators will be part of the live broadcast, too!

During this time in history, when our lives are hyper-connected through technology, but disconnected from each other, the number of young people (and adults) with mental health disorders and challenges is growing at alarming rate. The current pandemic, where isolation has become a required “norm,” has caused the related statistics and problems to only intensify. The fact is, we all need human connection, and yet it is lacking from our lives in far too many ways. Join Paula and her internationally beloved guest as they share from-the-heart tips and support to help us all – educators, schools, families, and communities – regain human connection! As always, wonderful giveaways for educators will be part of the live broadcast!

What a year 2020 has been – for everyone! And no one has been more affected by all of the challenges than educators. Join Paula and Right Road team member Marcie in taking a deep breath to find and celebrate the nuggets of JOY that have been a part of one of the most challenging years in recent history. They will answer YOUR questions, share loads of inspiration and support, and include tons of wonderful giveaways from “Paula’s Favorite Things” list of gifts to give to teachers! There will even be one giveaway where EVERY U.S. educator who has never received a Right Road gift before will receive one at the asking! It will be a special, uplifting hour for all!

If you believe in positive teaching, being a Champion for kids, leading with passion, and building an amazing school culture, this episode will bring joy to your heart, strength to your daily work and life, and tremendous growth support to you and the kids you work with! Join Paula and her acclaimed guest for this special hour that will include inspirational and helpful tips and advice on a wide range of topics at the forefront of educators’ hearts and minds. This heartening and uplifting show will help you realize the full game-changer potential in you! As always, awesome giveaways for educators will be a part of the live broadcast, too!

Our new “Right Road Conversation” episodes of the “On the Right Road!” radio show will be sprinkled in whenever possible each season and are based on the age-old question: “If you had the chance to sit down and talk with ANYONE from throughout history for an hour, who would it be?” And this is the very first one, featuring Paula’s internationally beloved guest, Mo Anderson. Just like our traditional episodes, our “Conversation” shows will be filled with the same wonderful Right Road inspiration, support, and giving – just with more of the hour spent on in-depth discussion with remarkable people making a remarkable difference in the world. Join Paula and Mo for this very special hour, guaranteed to uplift and inspire every generation!

This very special episode will be jam-packed with valuable tips and support relating to key teacher challenges including time management, career/personal balance, student motivation, how to assure students AND teachers flourish, stress vs. optimal performance, and so much more! Join Paula and her extraordinary guest for this inspirational hour that promises to be a life-long blessing for educators everywhere! As always, the live broadcast will incorporate a plethora of awesome giveaways including one where every U.S. teacher who has never received a Right Road gift before will receive one at the asking!

Every teacher courageously enters the classroom passionately eager to nurture and guide students to success! Yet with the multitudes of challenges facing education today, it is getting harder and harder for educators to keep that level of enthusiasm and joy at the forefront of their heart and calling. How can teachers continue teaching at the “next level” year after year when more challenges are thrust upon them at every turn? Join Paula and her remarkable guest, who himself climbed from a place of remarkable challenge to ultimate triumph because of teachers who never gave up on him and found it within themselves to continue to teach at the next level when everyone else had all but given up. A beautiful story and message, heartfelt inspiration and support, and giveaways galore will all be wonderfully packed into this very special hour for educators everywhere!

For any educator (or parent), it is safe to say that thinking about the new school year to come can be beyond overwhelming at any given moment. With the COVID-19 pandemic still a reality for at least quite a while yet, there are SO many unanswered questions relating to our daily lives AND in terms of education. School districts everywhere are scrambling to determine what to do. For all of us, it’s hard to know what to think, do, or even plan for. It is clear that one of the keys relating to education this year is going to be keeping our wisdom and cool at the forefront, so we can determine how to continue helping our kids truly learn – whether schooling is online, in the classroom, or a combination of both. Join Paula and Right Road team member Marcie as they look at envisioning the school year to come from a bird’s-eye view as both educators and parents – in a calm, helpful, and supportive way that will help you feel encouragement, support, and focus for the school year to come.

Serendipity is typically thought of as the occurrence of events by CHANCE that end up in a happy or beneficial way. But what if we add the idea of CHOICE into the picture? What if we think about it with the amazing nuance of being able to CHOOSE the kind of career we want to build and life we want to live – serendipitously? Join Paula and her wonderful guest as they look at the blessings, lessons, and treasures we can gain from every moment – even through the challenges and hardships. The hour promises to help you bloom, thrive, and discover the very best you – in your work and in your daily life. As always, awesome giveaways for educators will be part of the broadcast!

Teachers should be honored 24/7. Come rain, snow, or shine every single day, they give our children 1,000% from their hearts and souls. And now, with 2020 being the surreal year of distance teaching, Teacher Appreciation should be ramped up exponentially MORE! That is what this very special “On the Right Road!” episode is going to be all about – honoring and uplifting educators to the “Nth” degree! Join Paula and her wonderful guest as they share gratitude, encouragement, and support – all to uplift your spirit and soul and the most amazing job in the world… TEACHING! Awesome giveaways for teachers will be sprinkled in throughout the broadcast too, including one where EVERY teacher who has never received a Right Road gift before will receive one at the asking! Spread the word to your educator friends and get ready to tune in for a heartfelt, inspirational hour that will shower you with the thanks and appreciation you deserve every day of the year!

Self-care for educators is a must, yet because of never-ending responsibilities and the beyond-busyness of teacher-life, taking care of oneself often becomes last on the priority list. We all know that to be at our best for the kids in our life, we must first be our own best self. But in the midst of the hustle and bustle, how do we get there and learn to really take care of our own overall health and needs? Join Paula and her admired guest as they share actionable advice and tips that will truly help educators on the road to lasting self-care. The hour will also be a tremendous support to everyone, whatever your career and calling may be. Find the path to more stress-free, focused, and peace-filled teaching and living – on the Right Road! As always, thousands of dollars’ worth of wonderful giveaways for educators will be part of the broadcast, too!

Teachers deserve Valentine-size recognition, appreciation and support every day of the year, and this much-anticipated annual “Valentine for Teachers” episode of the On the Right Road show promises to share the teacher love, respect and so much more in spades! Join Paula and her remarkable guest for an hour from the heart that we truly hope will be a lasting bright light in your life and educational career. The show's gifts and giveaways will be off-the-charts wonderful, too! Set your alarm and spread the word! You and your educator friends won’t want to miss this gem of positivity, inspiration, support and giving!

It indeed takes a village - parents, teachers, schools, and communities - to raise children on the Right Road! One of the key aspects of the village effectively working together is communication. Yet over the last two decades, a chasm has been growing between teacher-parent communication and understanding. Join Paula and Right Road team member Marcie as they share the parent perspective on a plethora of a teacher-asked questions. The hour promises to help strengthen educational villages everywhere! As always, awesome giveaways for teachers will be part of the live broadcast, too!

In our modern era, anxiety has reached epidemic proportions in our children’s lives, in our lives as parents and educators, and in the world in general. With constantly evolving stressors including technology, social media, school violence, political correctness, loneliness, and so many other anxiety-related factors that affect the overall mental health of our children and ourselves, it is so important that we take concentrated time and energy to literally take a deep breath and address the causes, effects, and symptoms of anxiety in our lives. Join Paula and her world-respected expert guest as they share real tools and techniques to help our children, ourselves, and each other address and overcome anxiety. This is an hour that promises to provide invaluable support to all who tune in!

One person can be the light in a child's life! Whichever words we use to define education, the underlying purpose of our role as educators is to be the ONE for kids - to be that light and help them learn, grow and become everything they can be. Yet with all the challenges in education, far too often lately, the best interests of children and their learning seem to be getting lost within the reality of our current educational system. That is a beyond-difficult thought to face and know what to do about as compassionate education professionals. Join Paula and her wonderful guest as they focus on how we can each truly be the ONE for kids, whatever the educational climate may be! And, as Paula and the Right Road Team always want to be the ONE for teachers (and students!), the giveaways as part of the live broadcast promise to top that of any episode to date! Invite your friends and colleagues to tune in as we all uplift each other in what we are called to do - be the ONE for kids!