Teaching Learning Leading K-12

Diana Heldfond: CEO & Founder - Parallel Learning.  This is episode 610 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Parallel is the first tech-forward provider of care for learning and thinking differences across the United States. They believe learning differences are parallel ways of thinking that should be celebrated. Parallel’s mission is to provide students with the resources and encouragement to succeed in the classroom and beyond. To Parallel, this means helping them build confidence in their unique strengths and create strategies to work around their weaknesses. Founder and CEO, Diana Heldfond, was diagnosed with both dyslexia and ADHD at a young age. During middle school, she benefited from early intervention and access to specialists and other resources. With the help of this support, she went on to study science technology and international affairs at Georgetown University following high school. So much to learn! Awesome talk! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://www.parallellearning.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JoinParallel https://www.linkedin.com/company/join-parallel/ https://www.instagram.com/joinparallel/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-heldfond/ Length - 36:02

Anna Yudina: Senior Director, Marketing Initiatives - The Toy Association & Genius of Play. This is episode 609 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Anna Yudina is spearheading The Toy Association’s Genius of Play™ initiative to raise awareness of play as a crucial part of child development and encourage families to make time for play in their daily lives. Since its launch in 2015, The Genius of Play has reached millions of parents, caregivers and educators, providing research-based facts, expert advice, and a host of play activities through its website, social media channels, live events and various media. Anna has also been leading The Toy Association’s strategic STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) initiative, which culminated in the development of the comprehensive “STEAM Toy Assessment Framework” and the launch of industry’s first official STEAM Toy Accreditation program. Lots to learn. Great conversation! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://www.thegeniusofplay.org/ https://www.facebook.com/GeniusofPlay/ https://www.youtube.com/@TIAssociation https://www.instagram.com/geniusofplay/ Length - 42:56

HiTech Podcast with Will & Josh. This is episode 608 of the Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.  HiTech Podcast started because two friends couldn't shut up about their jobs and their wives were tired of listening to it on date night. So, we decided to bring our conversation to you, sharing our expertise and tomfoolery for all to hear. We exist to help you, and ourselves, process the best ways to harness technology in the traditional or virtual classroom. Here's a little about Josh… A lover of technology, theology, and learning. I found my love for education early on as a college student. Higher education changed my life, and that experience pushes me to always pursue better learning experiences. I am always looking for ways we can harness tech to enhance our teaching and learning. And some about Will… An educator by heart and practice. I caught the bug for teaching in the martial arts, but I extended that into higher education and non-profit education. Always looking to find the best tools and methods to solve our teaching and learning problems. Lots to learn about HiTech Podcast. Great talk! Fun! Enjoy! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening!   Connect & Learn More: HiTech Podcast Website: https://www.hitechpod.us/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hitechpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/hitechpodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitechpodcast/ Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hitechpod Length - 52:54

Jeff Ikler - Director of Quetico Leadership and Career Coaching - Teaching, Educational Publishing, Podcasting, Writing, and Fishing. This is episode 607 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Jeff Ikler is the Director of Quetico Leadership and Career Coaching. He works with leaders in all aspects of life to identify and overcome obstacles in their desired future. “Quetico” (KWEH-teh-co). He came to the field of coaching after a 35-year career in educational publishing, where he served as an editor, marketer, and eventually the head of all publishing disciplines. There, he was first exposed to coaching – as a client – self-awareness and realizing that leadership is behavior in the service of those doing the work. Prior to his career in educational publishing, Jeff taught high-school American history and government. Jeff currently co-hosts the Getting Unstuck—Cultivating Curiosity, which focuses on helping individuals and organizations lead productive change – a change that helps them achieve their desired outcomes and impact. Jeff co-authored Shifting: How School Leaders Can Create a Culture of Change. Shifting integrates leadership development and change mechanics in a three-part change framework to help guide school leaders and their teams toward productive change. Jeff has a new book in the works and enjoys fishing. Awesome conversation! Lots to learn and think about! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening!   Connect & Learn More: https://www.queticocoaching.com/ (23) 🟦 Jeff Ikler | LinkedIn Jeff Ikler (@jeff.ikler) • Instagram photos and videos Getting Unstuck – Cultivating Curiosity on Apple Podcasts Shifting: How School Leaders Can Create a Culture of Change: Richert, Kirsten, Ikler, Jeffrey, Zacchei, Margaret: 9781544381398: Amazon.com: Books Length - 57:58

Dr. Phil Zelazo - Reflection Sciences. This is episode 606 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Reflection Sciences is the culmination of twenty years of groundbreaking research and unwavering passion for Executive Function. Phil Zelazo, Ph.D. and Stephanie Carlson, Ph.D., researchers at the University of Minnesota and Co-founders of Reflection Sciences, spent years studying Executive Function and determining how it could be improved, and how that, in turn, could improve early childhood education. They soon realized a key component was missing: an effective way to scientifically and objectively measure Executive Function in young children. With a growing appreciation of the need for services around Executive Function, and with support from the National Institutes of Health, the Co-founders created the best measure of Executive Function available today, a direct behavioral assessment of the neurocognitive skills that are most vital to academic and life success. After seeing the effectiveness of the assessment in their own research, Dr. Carlson and Dr. Zelazo created Reflection Sciences in 2014 to bring it to the broader educational community. Our assessment and related products are now being used around the world to accurately measure Executive Function in preschools, K-12 schools, after-school programs, Head Start programs, pediatric clinics, and research universities. Phil Zelazo, Ph. D. is the Co-Founder of Reflection Sciences and a Nancy M. and John E. Lindahl Professor at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota. He was formerly a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto (1993-2007). Great information! So much to learn! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening!   Connect & Learn More: https://reflectionsciences.com/ https://reflectionsciences.com/mefs/ https://www.facebook.com/ReflectionSciences https://www.linkedin.com/company/reflection-sciences/ https://twitter.com/ReflectionSci https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2WJ3-7FC3QHvMyeRFEtqw Length - 57:12

Larry Freeland - Chariots in the Sky: A Story about U.S. Assault Helicopter Pilots at War in Vietnam & Legacy of Honor: The Patriarch (WWI). This is episode 605 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Larry Freeland, a Vietnam veteran, is an author of war-themed historical fiction books. He comes from a long line of military veterans. His father was an officer in the Army Air Corps/United States Air Force whose career spanned 30 years and included World War Il through the early stages of the Vietnam War. His grandfather was a doughboy in World War I, and his two brothers were both war veterans, having served in multiple conflicts that our country has been involved in following the Vietnam War. Born in Canton, Ohio, he also lived in Biloxi, Mississippi; Syracuse, NY; Riverside, CO; parts of FL; and Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico.  He graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa in 1968, and then he entered the U.S. Army at the height of the Vietnam War, serving one tour in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division as an infantry officer and a CH-47 helicopter pilot. Upon release from active duty in 1973, Larry returned to civilian life and pursued a career in the financial industry. He earned an MSA in Management from University of Central Georgia. After retiring from banking in 2001, he worked as an independent financial consultant for three years in the Atlanta area. He then worked as an instructor for six years with Lanier Technical College in their Management and Leadership Development Program. Freeland’s books, Chariots in the Sky and Legacy of Honor: The Patriarch, are Amazon best-sellers, have earned critical acclaim, and have received hundreds of favorable reader reviews. Now retired, he lives in North Georgia with his wife Linda, a retired schoolteacher. They enjoy traveling around the country, going on cruises, and visiting historical places in Europe. They are fans of LeMans racing and drive their Corvette to several annual races held in the United States.  They are involved in supportive activities associated with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Veterans-related organizations. For more information, please see: www.LarryFreeland.com About Chariots of the Sky: A Story About U.S. Assault Helicopter Pilots at War in Vietnam: It is the final major offensive operation of the Vietnam War. 60 days for 750 helicopters to do battle. Who wants to be the last man killed in Vietnam? About Legacy of Honor: The Patriarch:  A tale of courage, sacrifice, love and honor, this 20th century historical fiction saga addresses the horrors of WW1 and the challenges that military men faced upon returning including mental trauma, and physical illness in addition to the hardships of the Great Depression as well as other historical events before WWII, including the Bonus Army March of 1932 and the Little Steel Strikes of 1937. Excellent books! Great stories! Awesome conversation! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: www.larryfreeland.com https://www.facebook.com/larryfreeland.author/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/larry-freeland-8b8618204/ Length - 01:01:08

Mary Ruppenthal: Registered Architect, Associate Principal at HED - Designing Schools that Meet the Needs of Students and Their Communities. This is episode 604 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Mary is a registered architect and an Associate Principal at HED, one of the oldest and largest architecture and engineering firms in the country, with 400+ employees and annual revenues above $100M. They serve clients nationwide in a broad range of market sectors, including Healthcare, Higher Education, Mission Critical, Housing and Mixed-Use, Pre-K 12, Science, Manufacturing and Product Development, Workplace, Community, and Government. With nearly 30 years of experience in public and private sector educational, civic, and cultural design, Mary oversees Pre-K-12 and community education projects at HED and is a regular speaker at trade and industry events on the best practices of flexible and adaptive learning environments for tomorrow’s pedagogical needs and the needs of tomorrow’s workforce and incorporating wellness into educational space design. She has devoted her career to collaborating with school districts in the design of innovative, high-performing educational facilities that enhance the user experience, maximize efficiency, and help shape the future for students of all ages. Mary is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), AIA Committee on the Environment, School Energy Coalition, Architecture for Learning Environments (A4LE), Board Secretary, 2020 - Present, this past year served on the NorCal Chapter Board as President Elect and is moving into the role of president in October, Design-Build Institute of America, US Green Building Council, and the Coalition for Adequate Student Housing, where she regularly presents lectures on sustainable school design, case studies, and advocates for evolving best practices in school design. Cool conversation! So much to learn and think about! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://www.hed.design/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-ruppenthal-6bab8713/ https://www.facebook.com/HEDadvances/ https://www.instagram.com/hedadvances/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/hedadvances/ https://schoolconstructionnews.com/2023/03/28/three-school-building-trends-that-are-setting-the-curve/   Length - 01:05:24

Andy Cindrich - Change: How to Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity. This is episode 603 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Change is focused on helping the reader to learn from experts from Franklin Covey on how successful leaders engage people in change and turn change into opportunity.  Change was written by co-authors Curtis Bateman, Marche Pleshette, Andy Cindrich, and Christi Phillips. They share their decades of experience and provide actionable tips and skills to pilot your team through the waters of disruptive change.  Andy Cindrich began his work with Franklin Covey in 1999. He loves his job because the work Franklin Covey does align with his personal mission statement to help teams and individuals win. Andy’s experience owning and operating a successful business allows him to customize each client intervention. He has worked with clients to drive results in every imaginable area from safety, to improved sales, to unprecedented improvements in employee engagement, to dramatic decreases in cycle time, to 9-figure cost savings in as little as 5 months. Andy has worked with a variety of industries including software, insurance, hospitality, banking, construction, healthcare, chemical, automobile, mortgage, technology, telecom, energy, and pharmaceutical industries, among others. He has also worked with several US government departments and agencies. He has a master’s in educational leadership, a B.S. in teaching both psychology and history, and a minor in coaching. Awesome talk! So much to learn and think about! Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: www.franklincovey.com https://www.franklincovey.com/books/change-book/ https://twitter.com/franklincovey https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCovey/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/franklincovey/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRXz_Dh-KJQ1YpIHH-btzTw https://www.instagram.com/franklincovey/ https://www.instagram.com/cindrich/ https://twitter.com/cindrich Length - 54:58

Al Olson - The History of the American Renaissance Festival. This is episode 602 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Al Olson is one of a select handful of eccentric, quirky, and entertaining people who helped grow the American Renaissance Festivals into being a very popular ticket. He shares his story in his comprehensive book, A History of the American Renaissance Festival. While attending the University of Minnesota, working nights in a parking ramp and pumping iron at the Dove’s bicep gym, he also performed his original songs in the same coffee houses that Bob Dylan had a few years earlier on the west bank of the Mississippi. The artistic director of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival attended a theatrical presentation of his original works at Theatre in the Round and hired him on the spot. He began performing at Renfairs as a member of the group, “Pumpkin,” writing original Renaissance music. After less than a season, he noted the greater crowd impact of groups like Penn and Teller, Avner the Eccentric, the Flying Karamazov Brothers, and Puke and Snot. As a result, Smee and Blogg were formed out of frustration and a desire to present something unique. The tandem comedic vaudeville act performed for 36 years, singing and dancing across the U.S. and Canada at 56 renaissance festivals and medieval faires. After the act stopped performing in 2013, he continued as the Singing Executioner and renaissance and medieval faires in Texas and Oklahoma to this day. For the past decade he has served as the master of properties for Texas Ballet Theatre. For six years he was the general manager and co-founder of the Tennessee Renaissance Festival. Over the past two decades he has performed voice-overs for radio commercials for various festivals. Earlier in his career, he produced a musical album and served on the board of directors for Real Community Theater in Minneapolis. He’s been interviewed on dozens of radio and TV shows and has been featured in over100 newspaper articles. Olson, who grew up in South Minneapolis, now resides in Ft. Worth, Texas. For more information, please see: www.singingexecutioners.com and https://www.smeebuchs.square.site. Love this talk! Time to go to a Renaissance Festival!!! Don't forget to reach out to Al and get a signed copy of his book - The History of the American Renaissance Festival. Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://www.amazon.com/History-American-Renaissance-Festival-Hippies/dp/B09NHD9FSK https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/arts-and-culture/photos/best-renaissance-festivals-in-the-us https://www.therenlist.com/all-fairs https://www.smeebuchs.square.site www.singingexecutioners.com AllenOlson51@gmail.com Length - 42:48

Todd Bloom - Chief Learning Officer at Kami - Helping to Increase Student Engagement. This is episode 601 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Kami is an all-in-one classroom sidekick that makes K–12 learning personalized, accessible and engaging, is a popular tool among educators and empowers students through more than 40 tools and features, including rich annotation and markup tools, voice and video comments, read-aloud and voice typing options, imported multimedia, PDF editing and more—providing students multiple means of engagement. Todd Bloom, the Chief Learning Officer at Kami, talks with me about Kami. So much to learn and think about. Before you go... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you! Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://www.kamiapp.com/ Todd.Bloom@Kamiapp.com https://twitter.com/kamiapp https://www.tiktok.com/@kamiapp https://www.instagram.com/kamiapp/ https://www.youtube.com/user/notablepdf https://www.facebook.com/kamiapp/ Length - 43:45