Matt Fitzpatrick, author, talks about his newest thriller - Demon Tide. This is episode 457 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Matt is a former investment management professional who jettisoned Wall Street to pursue his dream as a novelist. He is the proud father of two daughters and enjoys every minute of watching them thrive and excel. A licensed Coast Guard captain, Matt cherishes life by the ocean and time boating on Nantucket Sound. With a deep media background mostly steep...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 457•Transcript available on Metacast Renee Manning - Founder of Vacation Yoga - talks with me about her book Best - The Ultimate Journal for Beginners: The Journal You Will Actually Use. This is episode 456 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Renee Manning is the Founder of Vacation Yoga®, a fitness company founded on her love for wellness, mindfulness, nutrition and fitness and and a global trainer/facilitator for entrepreneurs and CEOs. Her first book, a gratitude journal, is also now available on Amazon.com. "Bes...
Feb 05, 2022•48 min•Ep 456•Transcript available on Metacast Dale Alexander - Founder & President of Alexander & Company - talks about the Million Dollar Wagon, Saving for Retirement, and Helping Your Children Learn About Money. This is episode 455 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Dale Alexander is a blessed man, having married way out of his league and being a father of three. Born and raised in South Georgia, he is also the son of former educators. His father, Warren, was a 22-year superintendent and his mother was a teacher for 26 ye...
Feb 03, 2022•58 min•Ep 455•Transcript available on Metacast Renee Hobbs - Mind Over Media: Propaganda for a Digital Age. This is episode 454 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Renee Hobbs is an internationally-recognized authority on digital and media literacy education. She founded the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island and is Director of its Media Education Lab. Renee co-founded the NAMLE (National Association for Media Literacy Education), and is creator of the first national teacher educati...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 454•Transcript available on Metacast Karen Gross: Lady Lucy's Morgan Horse Quest. This is episode 453 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Karen Gross is an educator and author, writing books for both children (early-childhood through Grade 6) and adults. Her Lady Lucy Series is well-known and has been read to over 3000 children across the globe. Her newest adult book, released in June 2020 from Columbia Teachers College Press, is titled Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door: Strategies and Solutions for Educators, ...
Jan 29, 2022•45 min•Ep 453•Transcript available on Metacast Asia Klekowicz and Ryan York - The Gathering Place: An Elementary School With a Focus on Project-Based Learning, the Arts, and Helping Underserved Neighborhoods. This is episode 452 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. The Gathering Place is the first and only restorative campus founded and based in San Antonio, Texas. Conceptualized by co-founders Asia Klekowicz and Ryan York, The Gathering Place’s education model is rooted in social justice and project-based learning and was ins...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 452•Transcript available on Metacast Hey check out this special episode featuring Kristi Hemingway the host of EdCuration: Where We Reshape Learning podcast… We swapped episodes…Today you are going to hear Kristi talk with Joel Rose about Addressing Math Gaps through Personalized Learning. This is episode 451 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. A little about Kristi… After serving many years as an elementary and secondary teacher, Kristi transitioned to the role of instructional coach and professional developer, wor...
Jan 26, 2022•39 min•Ep 451•Transcript available on Metacast Scott Jeffrey Miller - Master Mentors: 30 Transformative Insights From Our Greatest Minds. This is episode 450 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Capping a twenty-five-year career in which he served as chief marketing officer and executive vice president, Scott Miller is currently FranklinCovey’s senior advisor on thought leadership, leading the strategy, development, and publication of the firm’s bestselling books on. Scott hosts the FranklinCovey-sponsored On Leadership with S...
Jan 22, 2022•43 min•Ep 450•Transcript available on Metacast Aimee Buckley - Founder & CEO - Study Help - A Tutoring Platform. This is episode 449 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Great talk! Lots to learn! Aimee Buckley, founder and CEO of Study Help Inc, is a veteran public school teacher. Study Help Inc is a tutoring platform that connects top quality teachers with students who are looking for a better understanding and academic skills. Her platform solves many of the issues of traditional tutoring services. Students from anywhere in...
Jan 20, 2022•48 min•Ep 449•Transcript available on Metacast Luke Gherardi talks with me about his novella Children of Violence. This is episode 448 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. Luke Gherardi is a writer of short stories. Children of Violence is his first novella. He writes what he knows, basing his fiction on real-life people and inspired by his observations or first-hand experience of actual events. He is a fighter. And a survivor. He overcame childhood cancer – lymphoma. That was the easy part. Being raised in dysfunction was not. Growing up in a ...
Jan 18, 2022•38 min•Ep 448•Transcript available on Metacast Jeanine Jannot, PhD - The Disintegrating Student: Struggling but Smart, Falling Apart, and How to Turn It Around. This is episode 447 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. Dr. Jeannine Jannot (JUH-noh) has more than twenty-five years of experience working with children, teenagers, and young adults in both public and private school settings spanning preschool through college. She holds a master's degree in school psychology from The Ohio State University and a doctorate in child and developmental psy...
Jan 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 447•Transcript available on Metacast Jake Steiner talks with me about vision improvement and his focus on ending myopia - https://endmyopia.org. This is episode 446 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Jake Steiner is a (semi-retired) stock trader and investor. His personal passion is understanding human eyesight - and has spent the past 20 years in vision biology science, exploring nearsightedness prevention and reversal methods. Jake hosts the Web’s largest vision improvement community with many tens of thousands o...
Jan 12, 2022•37 min•Ep 446•Transcript available on Metacast Magen McGahee - Co-Founder & CFO of Galaxy Next Generation or G2 - Talking about Technology and School Safety. This is episode 445 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. Magen McGahee is the Chief Financial Officer of Galaxy Next Generation, a technology provider enabling seamless environments for school communities. McGahee began her career in the classroom where she worked to improve instruction through the use of technology. Join us as we talk about Technology and School Safety. Thanks for listeni...
Jan 11, 2022•42 min•Ep 445•Transcript available on Metacast Connie Warren - Content Specialist with Curriculum Associates - Deepening Student Engagement and Critical Thinking. This is episode 444 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Connie Warren, is a Content Specialist with Curriculum Associates. Recently, Curriculum Associates acquired Mentoring Minds. Connie creates training and content for educators, administrators, and families with a focus on critical thinking, social-emotional learning, educator development, and quality instruction...
Jan 08, 2022•37 min•Ep 444•Transcript available on Metacast Heather Hayes - Executive Education Consultant with Gale (A Cengage Company) - takes a deeper look at Cameron's Collection and other resources for understanding student mental health needs. This is episode 443 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. Heather Hayes is an Executive Education Consultant with Gale, a Cengage Company. Heather earned her BA in English from James Madison University and a master of teaching with a concentration in English from Virginia Commonwealth University. As a former Engl...
Jan 06, 2022•34 min•Ep 443•Transcript available on Metacast Beth and Greg Langston: College Flight Plan - Helping Teens Get Accepted Into the College of Their Choice. This is episode 442 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. My guests today are Beth and Greg Langston. For the last 20 years, Beth and Greg have empowered students to master their self-discovery, allowing them to successfully activate their life’s purpose. Beth, who graduated from Purdue University in Education, has guided hundreds of high school students worldwide to navigate ...
Jan 04, 2022•58 min•Ep 442•Transcript available on Metacast Brandon Miller - CEO of 34 Strong - Team Building Ideas and Parenting Thoughts. This is episode 441 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Brandon Miller is a world-leading expert in strengths-based organizational development. As CEO of 34 Strong Inc, he has successfully leveraged strengths-based workshops and coaching to impact engagement and key business metrics for major organizations such as Tesla, the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Bank of America, among many others. H...
Dec 28, 2021•50 min•Ep 441•Transcript available on Metacast Amy Jussel - Digital Dogs Media Literacy Books - The Secret of the Vanishing Bones: Tracking the Data Trail. This is episode 440 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Amy Jussel, the founder of Shaping Youth, has authored a first of its kind children’s book series building on her national media literacy education expertise to embed digital savvy into K-5 storytelling. With screen time doubled via online learning, now more than ever critical thinking skills specific to media and dev...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 440•Transcript available on Metacast Kaitlin Trujillo - Key Account Manager for Impero Software - Supporting ELL Students, Special Education Students, and Teachers. This is episode 439 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Kaitlin Trujillo is a Key Account Manager, U.S. for Impero Software. Before beginning her career in EdTech, Trujillo taught for 10 years in schools in California and Portland. She has taught high school English, ESL and reading intervention and also has experience teaching trauma-informed practices....
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 439•Transcript available on Metacast David Solomon - CEO of Lightspeed: Instructional Audio Solutions in K-12 Education. This is Episode 438 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. David Solomon is the CEO of Lightspeed. David’s been on the forefront of audio development for 12 years. His passion is uncovering the unspoken, often unrecognized challenges teachers and students struggle with daily and finding ways to apply audio technology to take down barriers to learning. Lightspeed is the premier developer of instructio...
Dec 16, 2021•44 min•Ep 438•Transcript available on Metacast Michael Pellico talks about telling stories, the importance of reading, and writing children's books. This is episode 437 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. One of eleven children, whose parents both worked long hours. It was his responsibility to help raise his siblings. Growing up “poor”, he entertained his siblings with imaginative stories; often made-up right on the spot. Now, Michael Pellico is telling these stories to his nephews and nieces. His books and all of his storie...
Dec 14, 2021•45 min•Ep 437•Transcript available on Metacast Irshad Manji - Director of Moral Courage ED: Empowering Students to Hear, Not Fear, Other Perspectives. This is episode 436 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. The recipient of Oprah’s first “Chutzpah Award” for boldness, Irshad Manji is the founder of Moral Courage ED. A professor for more than 15 years, she now teaches at Oxford University’s Initiative for Global Ethics and Human rights. Irshad is a New York Times bestselling author, most recently, of Don’t Label Me: How to Do ...
Dec 11, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep 436•Transcript available on Metacast Chris Hull is the founder and Chief Product Officer of Otus, a Chicago-based Edtech company that centralizes work for educators, students and their families, eliminating the chaos of multiple systems. This is episode 435 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Chris grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and attended New Trier High School, where he poured most of his energy into playing basketball and other sports. He attended Denison University, where Chris continued to play basketball a...
Dec 06, 2021•50 min•Ep 435•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Lynn Kepp - AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination): Closing the Opportunity Gap. This is episode 434 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Dr. Lynn Kepp is the Vice President of Executive Communications and Project Management Office at AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), a nonprofit supporting more than 75,000 teachers per year in more than 7,500 school districts across the nation. For over 40 years, AVID has dedicated itself to closing the opportunity gap...
Dec 01, 2021•46 min•Ep 434•Transcript available on Metacast Ken Rusk - Blue Collar Cash: Love Your Work, Secure Your Future, and Find Happiness For Life. This is episode 433 of teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Ken Rusk is a blue-collar construction business entrepreneur who has launched multiple successful endeavors over the last thirty years. For the first years of his young working life, he dug ditches for a basement repair company in northern Ohio. Over the years, he dug his way to a good life, one shovel of dirt at a time, and is now ...
Nov 30, 2021•45 min•Ep 433•Transcript available on Metacast Hunter Moore - CEO & Founder of Plasma Games - Getting Kids Interested in Pursuing STEM Field Careers. This is episode 432 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Hunter is the founder and CEO of Plasma Games. His passion for science and education began in childhood and later grew when he got a taste for educational instruction in the STEM field as a TA for engineering courses while in college. Hunter had the initial idea for Plasma Games based on his work experience at IBM, Boeing, ...
Nov 26, 2021•39 min•Ep 432•Transcript available on Metacast Michael L. Wehmeyer and Jennifer A. Kurth share their book Inclusive Education in a Strengths-Based Era: Mapping the Future of the Field. This is episode 431 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Michael L. Wehmeyer is the Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor of Special Education; Chairperson, Department of Special Education and Director and Senior Scientist at the Beach Center on Disability, all at the University of Kansas. He is a past-president and Fellow of the Ameri...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep 431•Transcript available on Metacast Frances Schoonmaker - The Last Crystal Trilogy, Writing Techniques, and Research Practices. This is episode 430 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. After teaching elementary school for a dozen years, Frances Schoonmaker directed the graduate elementary and middle school teacher education program at Teachers College, Columbia University for nearly twenty years, drawing heavily on children’s literature and storytelling. Publications for children include five books in the Sterling P...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep 430•Transcript available on Metacast Holly Sharp - Dream It & Do It: 100 Possibilities, Stories, and Real-Life Role Models for Girls and Boys. This is episode 429 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Holly Sharp helps kids discover career options and interests so they can grow into happy adults. She helps parents overcome the stress of finding the right hobbies and interests for their kids. She helps teachers approach this topic with greater purpose in the classroom. Her book, Dream It & Do It presents kids with 100 ...
Nov 16, 2021•55 min•Ep 429•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Naphtali Hoff - Executive Coaching, Leadership, Mastermind Groups, and his book - Becoming the New Boss: The New Leader's Guide to Sustained Success. This is episode 428 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Naphtali Hoff, PsyD, is an accomplished executive coach, organizational consultant, and sought after trainer and lecturer. He is the President and Executive Coach at Impactful Coaching & Consulting. Naphtali is passionate about leadership and writes about what makes leaders...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 428•Transcript available on Metacast 
