The Toprakci Method: Creating Confident Learners
The Toprakci Method: Creating Confident Learners specializes in creating confident learners with a growth mindset. The Toprakci Method uses a unique combination of breathwork, brain-body work, GRATITUDE, and even a clay-based learning program to affect the neuroplasticity of the brain to help dramatically improve students’ ability to spell, read, grasp number sense, and focus. STRUGGLING students CAN be transformed into CONFIDENT LEARNERS who become academically successful-permanently (!) - in a remarkably short amount of time. Follow @creatingconfidentlearners
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May 22, 2024 • 13 mins
Emotions and other factors can significantly impact a child's academic abilities. Stress, lack of sleep, and negative self-talk can hinder a child's performance and lead to a decline in skills. It is important to address these non-academic issues to create an environment where academics can thrive. Life skills such as breathwork and gratitude can help children become more resilient and improve their processing abilities. Behavior p...
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May 15, 2024 • 15 mins
We explore the importance of early intervention and proper support in addressing learning difficulties. The brain's ability to rewire and create new pathways is highlighted, with examples of students improving their academic performance through targeted intervention. The conversation also discusses the need for different tools and methods to address individual learning styles and processing skills. The role of teachers and tutors i...
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May 8, 2024 • 10 mins
This conversation explores the practice of gratitude with children and its profound impact on their mindset and behavior. Tani Toprakci, M.Ed shares examples of students expressing gratitude for various aspects of their lives, such as themselves, pets, friends, and material possessions. The practice of gratitude helps children develop a positive attitude, build confidence, and reframe negative thoughts. The conversation also disc...
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May 1, 2024 • 11 mins
SummaryNeurodivergent kids need different tools, but these tools can benefit all children. The conversation explores various tools and techniques that can help strengthen brain pathways and support academic success. The tools discussed include balance exercises, breath work, symbol mastery with clay, tracking exercises, spell reading, sweep reading, visual-based word sorts, and regular practice. These tools can help improve process...
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April 24, 2024 • 15 mins
Learning is often messy and not always pretty, but it is through the messiness that true understanding and growth occur. The process of learning and growth can be nonlinear, with steps forward and steps back. Presentation and appearance are not always indicative of deep learning. True learning is shown through the nitty-gritty thinking work, the ability to explain and teach what has been learned. Repetition and practice are essenti...
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April 17, 2024 • 16 mins
"The brain and body learn through repetition."The conversation explores the concept of how the brain and body learn through repetition and how powerful this is as an agency for change and learning. It discusses the importance of creating rituals and routines in academic settings, such as tutoring sessions and study skills, to make learning easier and more efficient. The conversation also touches on the challenges faced by perfectio...
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April 10, 2024 • 18 mins
The conversation explores the benefits of silence and slowing down in order to bring focus and attention to our lives. In this conversation, we look at how stillness can help with creating focus that is intentionally directed in a kid-friendly way. We explore a "mini-retreat" in this episode with easy breathwork and balance work. Tani Toprakci, M.Ed shares personal experiences of participating in silent retreats and the profound e...
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April 3, 2024 • 10 mins
This conversation discusses the need for explicit teaching techniques for students who are struggling in school. It emphasizes the importance of patience and using specific language to help these students understand concepts. The conversation also explores "brain work" exercises that can benefit dyslexic students and strengthen brain connections with he use of tools like Spell-Reading, Sweep-Reading, and tracking as tools for visua...
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March 27, 2024 • 12 mins
SummaryThe conversation explores the importance of self-esteem in academic success and personal growth- it literally changes how we approach an academic path. When a child has self-esteem we can approach the academic task directly, otherwise, there's a whole set of detours that we need to take to deal with the academic task at hand. This conversation discusses how self-esteem can be derived and built, emphasizing the role of posit...
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March 20, 2024 • 14 mins
SummaryAs much as gratitude, breathwork, and balance are important for processing. Nothing creates amazing confidence (and success!) in school more than actual KNOWLEDGE and competence in the subject matters a child is studying in school.This week's episode emphasizes the importance of foundation work, academic competence, and building confidence through successes. It highlights the role of effort and accountability in learning and...
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March 13, 2024 • 14 mins
SummaryThis conversation explores the impact of self-talk on classroom "abilities" and how negative self-talk can hinder academic performance. We look at the role of confidence in a child's overall success and the long-term effects of negative self-talk on self-esteem. A negative mindset can actually cause a hindrance to skill development and that's why it's so important to teach better tools for emotional regulation to children....
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March 6, 2024 • 13 mins
SummaryThis conversation explores the concept of creating self-worth and programming the subconscious mind, with a focus on doing so at an early age. Tani Toprakci, M.Ed discusses the role of subconscious programming in shaping our lives and suggests methods for developing self-worth in children. The conversation concludes with a little exercise in presence and a discussion on consciously teaching life skills to children and the si...
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February 28, 2024 • 14 mins
In this conversation, Tani emphasizes the importance of creating space for students to be themselves and make sense of things in their own way. Think about the comic strip that talks about students as different animals- it's almost laughable that we test students who are say a fish, a monkey, an elephant, or a giraffee and ask them ALL to climb a tree to show their proficiency! She discusses the use of breath work to manage hyper-d...
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February 21, 2024 • 12 mins
SummaryTeaching writing can be challenging, especially for struggling students. This conversation explores a three-step process for teaching writing skills and addresses the progression of writing abilities. It also discusses the challenges students face in the writing process and provides tools for teaching writing effectively. The three steps of the process are introduced, which include free writing, correcting mistakes, and rewr...
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February 14, 2024 • 16 mins
There is a special challenge teaching kiddos who wiggle and can't seem to sit still no matter what- but that's not what I'm taling about here in this episode!In this episode we explore the kiddos who "wiggle" with thie academics and that need some extra support to perform their best in the academic setting. Sometimes it's just sitting with them to get them caught up with the overwhelm and sometimes it's more.Resources: The Foundat...
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February 7, 2024 • 16 mins
When kids cover up their lack of understanding and/or aren't honest with themselves about what they do and don't get in academics- those things often come back around later and show up as holes in their understanding. In this episode, we discuss what this looks like in children and where and how these holes tend to show up again. Resources: The Foundation Course is now available!! Sign up at: www.creatingconfidentlearners.comIt’s ...
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January 31, 2024 • 25 mins
With being behind in academics, comes heartbreak. Kids show heartbreak in so many different ways: acting out, shutting down, negative self-talk, giving up easily, etc.Take a listen to this week's episode to find out more about how to combat some of these behaviors with specific confidence-building tools (also found and outlined in The Foundation Course)!Resources: The Foundation Course is now available!! Sign up at: www.creatingco...
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January 24, 2024 • 14 mins
We're back with another Q and A episode!In this episode we explore the questions: How do I stop negative behavior in my child?Be sure to take a listen. Submit your own academic questions to tani.toprakci@tanitutors.com. Resources: The Foundation Course is now available!! Sign up at: www.creatingconfidentlearners.comIt’s available both as a one-time purchase.Sign up for The Creating Confident Learners newsletter at https://pages.cr...
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January 17, 2024 • 20 mins
In this week's episode we explore how gratitude literally changes the way we perceive. It changes what we perceive and opens up the grace of even more possibilities. In this podcast we'll explore how gratitude changes the synaptic connections in the brain, how a consistent gratitude practice extends further than you can imagine, and how gratitude affects academics and academic challenges. We also explore 3 exercises that help cult...
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December 20, 2023 • 17 mins
We're closing out the 2023 year soon and it's about mid-year within the school year. Like clockwork kids who start to struggle tend to show this struggle the most at two points in the academic school year, about a month or two after school has started and the material has started to get real, as well as the mid-year jump into the second semester. In this episode we go over the common factors that kids who struggle with school. They...
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