Teaching Learning Leading K-12

Dan E. Hendrickson Shares His Adventure Novel - Brandy: Ballad of a Pirate Princess. This is episode 547 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Dan Hendrickson was born in Sheridan Wyoming in 1962 near the rustic Big Horn Mountain range to Carl and Helen Hendrickson. He went to school in the Sheridan School District graduating from Sheridan High School in 1981. He was an avid participant in boxing, martial arts, wrestling, and track. His father owned a small eight lane bowling alley that he ran until Dan was 12 years old. Carl also had a master’s degree in English and loved to write poetry and plays. Dan picked up on his father’s love for the written word and enrolled in Casper Community College in 1982 majoring in journalism. Although he found that he had an aptitude for investigative reporting, he decided that his interests were in other areas. He went on to do much volunteer Christian ministry work throughout the United States most of his adult life and continues to pursue those endeavors to this day. During that time, he gained another degree in Practical Theology. Throughout his many ministry assignments, he also worked several secular jobs. Some of his work experience includes law enforcement, security, emergency medical technician, and firefighting. He also helped run a Martial Arts School where he was a senior instructor. Most notable of his work experience is his auto detailing endeavors. He and his wife, Cheryl, have owned three different auto detailing businesses throughout the country, the last of which they still run to this day. This is my second visit with Dan…on episode 507 we talked about his novel - The Living Legend: A Last Enemy Prequel. Today we are talking about his adventure - Brandy - Ballad of a Pirate Princess. What a fun story! What an 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 Awesome. 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? That would so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://danehendrickson.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dan.hendrickson/ https://twitter.com/danehendrickso1?lang=en https://stevenmiletto.com/507 Length - 32:03

Daniel Proffitt, Jason Clevinger, and Patrick Roberts - Teachers at Elizabethton High School in Elizabethton, Tennessee - Share with Jeff Ikler and Steve Miletto How They are Helping Students to be Curious. This is episode 546 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.   Daniel Proffitt -                I am a native of Elizabethton, where I have lived my entire life. I am married with two children and have spent 20 years as an educator.  I have never left this school system, having spent elementary through high school here, volunteering directly after high school, and finally landing my first and only teaching job with the school system.   Jason Clevinger-                I grew up in Virginia and now reside in Elizabethton with my wife and sons.  Teaching is my third career; initially I started in retail grocery and banking.  However, I was drawn to teaching because I found a passion there. I currently teach Computer Science Foundations and Extended Reality I and II.   Patrick Roberts -                I am an Art Teacher at Elizabethton High School in Tennessee. I was born and raised in Ocala, Florida where I attended Vanguard High School in Ocala. I attended college at University of West Florida in Pensacola Florida and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Later I attended Milligan University and received my Master of Education degree. I am married with 2 children.   Elizabethton High School is a four-year comprehensive high school in Elizabethton, Tennessee, a municipality of approximately 15,000. Elizabethton High School is one of 17 high schools in the United States that is a considered a XQ Super School. Elizabethton is the county seat of Carter County, a rural county with a population of 52,000. Carter County is located in the northeast corner of the state, on the western edge of the Appalachian Mountains and lying only a few miles south of a tri-cities, metropolitan five-county area of approximately 432,000 people within a 75-mile radius. Elizabethton High School has an enrollment of 860 students in grades 9-12. The senior class enrollment is 200. Jeff Ikler is the host of the podcast Getting Unstuck - Cultivating Curiosity Awesome conversation! Inspiring... 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 Awesome. 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? That would so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Length - 01:02:15

Kathy J. Forti, PhD shares her sci-fi novels - Stacks: The Library of Truth & Stacks: Awakening Truth. This is episode 545 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Kathy Forti, Ph.D. is the author of the newly released Truth Book Series: STACKS Library of Truth and STACKS Awakening Truth, a sci-fi thriller which takes place in Washington, D.C.’s Library of Congress, where a library employee accidentally opens up an interdimensional portal into a library within a library, where all truth is stored.  Prior to penning her novels, she was a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience in the mental health field. Her knowledge of psychopathology adds unusual character depth to her stories. As a direct result of her own near-death experience in 2003, where her heart stopped, Forti became more creative. This led to the development and patent of the Trinfinity8 and Ascension11 Energetic software technology, now used by holistic healing practitioners worldwide.   With a degree in journalism, she worked for several years as an associate producer for CBS-TV. She also wrote a TV pilot script for STACKS that won a Slamdance Teleplay Award. She launched, with the help of Pacific Rock Productions, which was led by an Emmy-winning producer, an original 11-part web series called STACKS The Truth Can Kill You. She has authored a non-fiction book as well: Fractals of God: A Psychologist’s Near-Death Experience & Journeys Into the Mystical, and a children’s book series: Freddie Brenner’s Mystical Adventures. Forti is a blogger and was a keynote speaker for NEXUS Magazine in Australia in 2010 and 2015. She addresses subjects related to health, consciousness, spirituality and the weird and wonderful. For years, she has been leading ancient mystery school groups to Egypt, having explored the water tunnels under the Great Pyramid, as well as closed-off tunnels under the Sphinx. Sometimes referred to as “a female Indiana Jones” after finding alien artifacts in Mexico, she is, at heart, an ancient explorer of the origins of humanity.  Born in Chicago, Kathy has called many cities her home, including New York City, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Kansas, and Prescott, Arizona. She currently resides in Maui, Hawaii. For more information, please consult: https://stackslibraryoftruth.com/ Awesome 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 Awesome. 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? That would so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://stackslibraryoftruth.com/ https://www.facebook.com/stackslibraryoftruth Length - 45:09

  Dr. Lorea Martinez - Challenges Facing Teachers, Supporting Teachers, and Her New Course "Growing Your HEART Skills." This is Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Dr. Lorea Martínez Pérez is the award-winning founder of HEART in Mind Consulting, a company dedicated to helping schools and organizations integrate Social Emotional Learning in their practices, products, and learning communities. An educator who has worked with children and adults internationally, Dr. Martínez is currently a faculty member at Columbia University Teachers College, educating aspiring principals in Emotional Intelligence. Previously, she was a special education teacher and administrator. Learn more at www.loreamartinez.com.  In Teaching with the HEART in Mind, Dr. Lorea Martínez Pérez provides a comprehensive roadmap to understanding the psychology of emotions, relationships, and adversity in learning, while equipping you to teach SEL skills and develop your own social and emotional intelligence. Full of practical techniques for educators of all subjects, this is your guide for transforming your classroom through essential SEL principles. You’ll learn: How to create a safe, supportive school environment that encourages a positive educational mindset and better goal setting. A three-step process to infuse HEART skills into lesson planning for every subject and grade level. A full scope and sequence by grade, along with indicators of mastery for each skill in the HEART in Mind program. Tools for teachers to develop their own social and emotional capacity for a more effective and resilient teaching focus.  Over 90 activities to implement SEL into your classroom—even virtually! Our focus today is the challenges that are facing teachers, supporting teachers, and Lorea's New Court - Growing Your HEART Skills. 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 Awesome. 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? That would so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: http://www.loreaMartinez.com https://stevenmiletto.com/397 https://www.facebook.com/loreamartinezSEL/ https://twitter.com/loreamart/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/loreamartinez/  Growing Your HEART Skills Length - 31:50

Dr. Jaime Sowers and BlazerWorks - Hiring Solutions for School Districts. This is episode 543 of Teaching Learning Leading k12, an audio podcast. Jaime Sowers Ed.D. | Advisory Team Director Jaime earned his doctorate in innovation and leadership in 2018 from Wilmington University in Delaware. Prior to joining the BlazerWorks team, Jaime spent three years as the special education director for Santa Fe Public Schools in New Mexico. He is nearing the 20-year mark in education, spending time as a teacher, coordinator, and principal prior to becoming a director. He is an active member of the Council of Administrators of Special Education, the Council of Exceptional Children, and currently sits on two volunteer school boards. BlazerWorks is a comprehensive provider of special education services with a Special Education Advisory team consisting of Special Education Teachers, School Psychologists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists.  BlazerWorks works with districts and school-based professionals to fully integrate clinical expertise into learning environments, enrich therapists and teachers, enhance school staff and staffing programs, and elevate the educational experience.  "Teaching special education is an act of love and service unlike any other. Special educators play an important role in creating an inclusive classroom. While the work is rewarding, it is also an extremely demanding role, and special education instructors are especially prone to burnout. The formation of this team is mission-critical to support and empower special education services at a time when it is needed most."  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 Awesome. 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? That would so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://blazerworks.com/ https://www.facebook.com/blzworks https://www.linkedin.com/company/blazerworks/ Length - 35:12

Cory Camp & Dr. Kim Ramadan: Sibme, Instructional Coaching, and The Coach Replay Show podcast. This is episode 542 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Cory Camp is the Director of Professional Learning at Sibme. Cory is an educator passionate about inclusive education, instructional coaching, and designing meaningful learning and professional development experiences that maximize access and progress for all learners. She has professional experience designing, developing, and delivering evidence-based professional development in the areas of digital innovation, special education, and inclusive practices at district, regional, and state level as well as successful experience utilizing both a virtual and a blended, video-enhanced approach as an instructional coach for general and special education teachers working. Dr. Kim Ramadan, Professional Learning Consultant has served as an instructional coach in various schools and counties in North Carolina and Chicago, Illinois. Currently, Kim is a Professional Learning Consultant with Sibme. She works with customers and users to change the way people learn at work. This work includes supporting customers in onboarding and virtual coaching. Her efforts have created more reflective teachers, and significantly impacted student achievement. In addition, Kim is an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona (Global Campus). Throughout her career, Kim has served as a lead coach, literacy facilitator, and a classroom teacher. She is extremely passionate about making a difference in our schools that truly need us the most. I believe that teachers have the ability to make a difference in students' lives, and I want to continue to help grow and retain strong teachers. Today we are talking about Sibme, Instructional Coaching, and The Coach Replay Show podcast. Had a great time! You will love this talk... 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 Awesome. 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? That would so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: Cory Camp, Director of Professional Learning Dr. Kim Ramadan, Professional Learning Consultant https://www.sibme.com/ https://www.sibme.com/learning/coach-replay https://www.facebook.com/sibmeapp https://twitter.com/SibmeApp https://www.youtube.com/c/Sibmeapp https://www.linkedin.com/company/sibme/ Length - 53:53

  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. 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 Awesome. 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? That would so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: https://www.leadingwithhonor.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LeonLeeEllis/ https://twitter.com/leonleeellis https://www.pinterest.com/leonleeellis/ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4236352/ https://www.instagram.com/leadingwithhonor/ Length - 01:09:50

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. 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 Awesome. 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? That would so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening!   Connect & Learn More: https://betterlesson.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-osborn-750731a/ https://twitter.com/erinhosborn Length - 01:00:12

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. 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 Awesome. 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? That would so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: 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

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! 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 Awesome. 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? That would so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Thanks for listening! Connect & Learn More: Go to Twitter and or Instagram to connect with Ge-Anne at... @gabowdoinEDU Length - 36:02