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Feb 24, 2023 • 1h 10min
Col. Lee Ellis (USAF - Ret.) -Reflects on the Vietnam War, Being a POW, Leadership Lessons, and a Sneak Peek at His Latest Book - Captured By Love: True Romance Stories of POWs - 541
Col. Lee Ellis (USAF - Ret.) - Reflects on the Vietnam War, Being a POW, Leadership Lessons, and Gives Us a Sneak Peek of his latest book - Captured By Love: Inspiring True Romance Stories From Vietnam POWs. Jeff Ikler of Getting Unstuck - Cultivating Curiosity and I Talk with Lee Ellis. This is episode 541 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Lee Ellis is president of Leading with Honor®, a leadership and team development training and coaching company. He serves Fortune 500 senior executives in the areas of hiring, teambuilding, human performance, and succession planning. His media appearances include interviews on networks such as CNN, CBS This Morning, C-SPAN, ABC World News, and Fox News Channel. As a fighter pilot in Vietnam, he was shot down, captured and repatriated in 1973 after more than five years as a POW in Hanoi. He resumed his Air Force career, eventually retiring as a Colonel. In 2014, Lee was inducted into the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame, and in 2015 was a DAR Medal of Honor Recipient for a lifetime of patriotic service as a military officer and spokesman for leading with honor. Lee has authored several books and today Lee shares from his books - Leading with Honor®: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton and Engage with Honor: Building a Culture of Courageous Accountability.
Learn more at www.leadingwithhonor.com.
My friend Jeff Ikler of the podcast Getting Unstuck - Cultivating Curiosity joins me.
Awesome conversation!
So much to learn.
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Length - 01:09:50

Feb 20, 2023 • 1h
Erin Osborn: Co-Founder of BetterLesson.com - Helping Teachers Be Successful - 540
Erin Osborn: Co-Founder of BetterLesson.com - Helping Teachers Be Successful. This is episode 540 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Erin Osborn, a former Cambridge Public Schools educator, is the co-founder of BetterLesson.com.
So much to think about.
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Length - 01:00:12

Feb 16, 2023 • 39min
Matthew Mugo Fields: Leading the Supplemental & Intervention and the Heinemann Divisions of HMH - 539
Matthew Mugo Fields: Leading the Supplemental & Intervention and Heinemann Divisions of HMH. This is episode 539 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Matthew Mugo Fields is a leader in the education sector committed to improving learning through technology and innovation. As a serial entrepreneur and senior executive, he has devoted his career to transforming education to ensure that academic success is attainable for students of all backgrounds. Today, Matthew leads the Supplemental and Intervention and the Heinemann divisions of HMH, the leading K-12 learning technology company.
Prior to HMH, Matthew founded education startups – Redbird Advanced Learning, a personalized learning company (later acquired by McGraw-Hill) that developed AI-driven curriculum and professional learning programs; and Rocket Learning, a national provider of in-school tutoring services. He holds dual master’s degrees in business and education from Harvard University and is an honors graduate of Morehouse College.
Matthew is an avid cyclist and snowboarder, and volunteers as a member of the board of directors of DoSomething.org. He is also the founder and board chair of Innovation For Equity, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving outcomes for Black learners of all ages.
Awesome conversation!
So much to think about.
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https://www.dosomething.org/us
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-mugo-fields-b856354/
https://www.hmhco.com/
https://twitter.com/HMHCo
https://www.instagram.com/houghtonmifflinharcourt/
https://www.pinterest.com/HMHco/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/houghton-mifflin-harcourt/
https://www.youtube.com/c/Hmhco
https://www.facebook.com/houghtonmifflinharcourt
Length - 38:32

Feb 9, 2023 • 36min
Ge-Anne Bowdoin: Digital Learning Specialist and Media Liaison - Thoughts About Podcasting - 538
Ge-Anne Bowdoin - Digital Learning Specialist and Media Liaison - Talks with Me About Podcasting. This is episode 538 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Ge-Anne Bowdoin, Ed. S. has served as an educator since the mid-1990’s and has a passion for helping teachers, students, and families to harness the power of relationships, technology, and communication to make the world a better place. She currently works for Whitfield County Schools as a digital learning specialist and media specialist liaison and hosts their podcast, “What’s Up, Whitfield?”. You can find Ge-Anne on Twitter and Instagram @gabowdoinEDU.
Lots to learn and think about.
Great conversation!
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Go to Twitter and or Instagram to connect with Ge-Anne at...
@gabowdoinEDU
Length - 36:02

Feb 6, 2023 • 35min
Michelle B. Slater - Starving to Heal in Siberia: My Radical Recovery from Late-Stage Lyme Disease and How It Could Help Others - 537
Michelle B. Slater - Starving to Heal in Siberia: My Radical Recovery from Late-Stage Lyme Disease and How It Could Help Others. This is episode 537 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Michelle Slater is a scholar of comparative literature and president of the educational nonprofit Mayapple Center for the Arts and Humanities in Connecticut. She holds a Ph.D. in French literature from Johns Hopkins University.
Her long battle with and recovery from late-stage neurological Lyme disease served as the genesis for this book. Debilitated by the disease to the extent that she was no longer able to teach at her university or perform simple tasks like driving and reading, Slater spent several years pursuing every known treatment, from aggressive allopathic methods to holistic remedies. When all failed to deliver recovery, she discovered Dr. Sergey Filonov’s dry fasting program and spent two months in Siberia under his care. She recovered completely from Lyme disease, regaining her memory and returning to researching, writing, hiking, and running.
Since 2017, she has not experienced a single symptom.
We are focused on her book - Starving to Heal in Siberia: My Radical Recovery from Late-Stage Lyme Disease and How It Could Help Others.
Powerful!
Inspiring!
Thanks for listening!
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https://michelleslater.com/
https://www.facebook.com/michelle.slater.9699523
https://www.instagram.com/michelleslaterny/
https://twitter.com/michell03382543
www.filonov.net
Length - 34:55

Feb 2, 2023 • 47min
Mickey Revenaugh - Co-Founder of Connections Academy: Providing Global K-12 Online Learning - 536
Mickey Revenaugh - Co-Founder of Connections Academy: Providing Global K-12 Online Learning. This is episode 536 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast,
Mickey Revenaugh is co-founder of Connections Academy, a pioneering global provider of K-12 online learning that was founded in 2001 and now serves more than 100,000 students around the world as part of Pearson.
Mickey’s current work at Pearson is focused on bringing innovative education opportunities -- including those harnessing big data, artificial intelligence, and immersive technologies -- to learners around the globe. Mickey is Board Vice Chair of iNACOL, the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, and Board Chair of Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School, winner of the $10M prize for innovative school design from XQ Institute.
Previously, Mickey helped launch the E-rate to wire every American school to the Internet and was education technology editor at Scholastic. Mickey has degrees from Yale University, New York University, and Bennington College.
Lots to learn...
Excellent conversation!
Thanks for listening!
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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 Awesome. Thanks!
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https://www.connectionsacademy.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrevenaugh/
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https://www.youtube.com/connectionsacademy
https://www.instagram.com/connectionsacademy/
Length - 46:34

Jan 23, 2023 • 48min
David Adams: CEO of The Urban Assembly -535
David Adams: CEO of The Urban Assembly. This is episode 535 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
David Adams, is the Chief Executive Officer of The Urban Assembly.
He started with the UA in 2014 as the Director of Social-Emotional Learning, where he created the Resilient Scholars Program (RSP), a unique approach to integrating SEL into curriculum and classroom practices across the UA network. RSP has grown into a national program, serving schools and districts in Los Angeles, Houston, Syracuse, and other cities.
As the Senior Director of Strategy, David led the expansion of the organization into a model provider of school support, with an emphasis on innovation and equity in public education.
In 2021, David received the Champion of Equity Award from the American Consortium for Equity in Education. David sits on the board of CASEL and is an author of The Educator’s Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence, and a co-author of the textbook, Challenges to Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs in Organizations. He is a Civil Affairs Officer in the Army Reserve and holds an M.Ed in Educational Psychology from Fordham University.
Urban Assembly is a nonprofit that not only supports its own public schools (23 in NYC), but also hundreds of schools across the country and locally. The Urban Assembly has been at the forefront of innovation in public education for 25 years to solve challenges for teachers and administrators who devote themselves to elevating our students.
Listen as we talk about how the nonprofit he runs nurtures and supports leadership in schools in underrepresented/underserved communities, specifically its career themed education programs which includes training for careers as disparate as finance, aquaculture, manufacturing and the law. Real-world exposure that can ease their way into the workplace or into college.
Lots to learn...
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https://www.urbanassembly.org/
https://www2.ed.gov/datastory/cte/index.html
https://www.instagram.com/p/CjEMiK0jumg/
The Urban Assembly Maker Academy, preparing students for technology and product design careers
The Urban Assembly School for Collaborative Healthcare
The Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management
The Urban Assembly School for Global Commerce, preparing students for careers in supply chain management
The Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology
The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers
· The Urban Assembly New York Harbor School, which includes programs ranging from aquaculture to professional diving.
Length - 48:04

Jan 20, 2023 • 35min
Sandi White: Senior VP of Institutional Markets at Tutor.com - 534
Sandi White: Senior VP of Institutional Markets at Tutor.com. This is episode 534 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Sandi White joined the Tutor.com team in 2003. She currently serves as Senior Vice President of Institutional Markets at Tutor.com. She leads the Tutor.com Sales, Client Services and Marketing teams that support programs with colleges and universities, public libraries, the U.S. Department of Defense and the federal government, and corporations, as well as The Princeton Review Sales, Operations and Marketing teams that support K-12 school-based programs. In addition to the leadership of her team, Ms. White helps shape the overarching goals and strategic plan for Tutor.com services through her close interdepartmental relationships throughout the company. Ms. White earned her BA in Mass Communications at University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Tutor.com offers one-to-one learning solutions for students through educational institutions such as colleges,universities, K-12 schools, and public and state libraries as well as through corporations for employee benefits and workforce development. We connect learners with qualified, expert tutors online, on-demand, 24/7/361. We provide tutoring services in more than 200 academic subjects and test preparation areas in an engaging and uplifting learning environment.
Lots to learn...
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https://www.tutor.com/
https://twitter.com/tutordotcom
https://www.facebook.com/tutordotcom/
https://www.instagram.com/tutordotcom/
sandi.white@tutor.com
Length - 35:12

Jan 14, 2023 • 38min
Dr. Sarah Holman and Riverside Insights: Assisting Students in Succeeding at School - 533
Dr. Sarah Holman and Riverside Insights: Helping Teachers Assist Students in Succeeding at School. This is episode 533 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Dr. Sarah Holman, a former special education coordinator, diagnostician and bilingual teacher, who is now Clinical Product Marketing Director at Riverside Insights, can discuss why it’s crucial for teachers to create classrooms that are safe places for students to try, experiment and get meaningful feedback that allows them to make sense of what’s going on around them.
Lots to learn...
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https://www.riversideinsights.com/
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https://www.facebook.com/RiversideInsights/
Length - 38:16

Jan 10, 2023 • 46min
Dr. Marnie Ginsberg: Reading Simplified - 532
Dr. Marnie Ginsberg: Reading Simplified. This is episode 532 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Dr. Marnie Ginsberg is the founder of Reading Simplified, whose mission is to support busy, overwhelmed teachers learn a research-based system of effective and efficient instruction that accelerates all students’ reading achievement. Marnie’s surprise at finding so many of the middle school students in her classroom reading well below their grade, spurred a passion for finding and disseminating solutions. What followed included private tutoring, university research, the creation of an evidence-based reading program, and ultimately the development of Reading Simplified.
Lots to learn and think about.
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Home - Reading Simplified
Reading Simplified - YouTube
Reading Simplified | Reading Strategies for Beginning or Struggling Readers (marnieginsberg) - Profile | Pinterest
Marnie Ginsberg, Ph.D. 🍎📚 (@readingsimplified) • Instagram photos and videos
Marnie Ginsberg (@ReadSimplified) / Twitter
Reading Simplified - Home | Facebook
marnie@readingsimplified.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marnie-ginsberg-reading/
Length - 46:16