
Teaching Learning Leading K-12
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Jul 3, 2024 • 47min
Hannah Roudebush: Connect Your ELA Classes to the Interests and Lives of Your Students - 690
Hannah Roudebush: Connect Your ELA Classes to the Interests and Lives of Your Students. This is episode 690 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Hannah Roudebush is a Training Consultant at Gale, part of Cengage Group, where she develops and delivers training to K-12 teachers and school media specialists, as well as special, government, and public library staff on a wide variety of digital resources supporting lifelong learning.
She earned her BA in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Social Studies from Marshall University in 2012. She later went on to gain certification in English 5-Adult, as well as MAs in both Instructional Processes and Strategies and School Principalship. After teaching 8th grade for 10 years, Hannah joined the EdTech world as a training consultant.
She has a passion for making learning fun and teaching in unconventional ways, while still making instruction both rigorous and relevant. Targeting different learning styles, fostering critical thinking skills, and getting participants engaged in the learning process are her educational passions!
Our focus will be how educators can connect their ELA classes to their students’ interests and lives.
So much to learn and think about.
Great talk!
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Length - 46:49

Jun 28, 2024 • 57min
Will Illingworth & Joshua Swartz - the HiTech Podcast - talk with Steve about Old Tech that We have Found and Compare it to New Tech - 689
Will Illingworth & Josh Swartz - HiTech Podcast - talk with Steve about Old Tech We Have Found and Compare It to New Tech. This is episode 689 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Will and Josh from the HiTech podcast are back and today we are focused on some old tech that we have found. We spent a couple of months visiting garage sales, estate sales, and stores like Good Will. The purpose was to see what cool old tech we could find and share on the show.
We bring to the table a telescope, scanner, a unique phone, a couple Walkman, a Palm Pilot III, and a movie camera, editing station, and a home movie projector. We share our technology from the past and compare it to technology from today. It is amazing how much old tech has been replaced by one device - Do you know what that device is?
We had a blast talking about old technology.
Thanks, Will and Josh for the great discussion!
That was fun!
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HiTech Podcast with Will and Josh - 608 (stevenmiletto.com)
https://www.stevenmiletto.com/what-to-get-a-techie-for-the-holidays-with-will-josh-of-the-hitech-podcast-618/
Length - 57:24

Jun 25, 2024 • 1h 14min
Matthew Woods - Leading Out the Woods: Nurturing School Etiquette for Success - 688
Matthew Woods - Leading Out the Woods: Nurturing School Etiquette for Success. This is episode 688 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Dr. Matthew Woods has served for roughly 15 years assisting students, educators, and schools in a variety of roles. His professional experience includes being a high school social studies teacher, middle and high school assistant principal, middle school principal, director of student support services, assistant superintendent of student services, adjunct professor, and a field instructor for student-teachers. Additionally, Dr. Woods hosts an education podcast, Leading Out the Woods, and is an accomplished keynote speaker, educational consultant and author.
Dr. Woods has earned a B.S. in History and Social Studies from Ferrum College, M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Administration from Virginia Tech, graduate certificate in Education Law and Policy and Educational Specialist in Middle Grades Education from the University of Georgia, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Administration from Radford University.
Our focus will be Matthew’s podcast Leading Out the Woods and his book Leading Out the Woods: Nurturing School Etiquette for Success.
Great conversation!
Great ideas!
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leadingoutthewoods@gmail.com
https://www.leadingoutthewoods.com/
https://twitter.com/woodfromawoods
https://www.facebook.com/leadingoutthewoods
https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewwoodsedu/
https://www.leadingoutthewoods.com/podcast
https://www.leadingoutthewoods.com/nurturing-school-etiquette-for-success
https://www.meet-hilton.com/
Length - 01:14:24

Jun 18, 2024 • 57min
Kent Sanders - Founder of Inkwell Ghostwriting: Writing Techniques, Ghostwriting, & Podcasting - 687
Kent Sanders - Founder of Inkwell Ghostwriting: Writing Techniques, Ghostwriting, and Podcasting. This is episode 687 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Kent Sanders is the founder of Inkwell Ghostwriting, which helps leaders grow their business through books and other content. He is also the author and co-author of numerous books, including 18 Words to Live By: A Father’s Wisdom on What Matters Most and co-author of The Faith of Elvis: A Story Only a Brother Can Tell with Billy Stanley, Elvis Presley’s stepbrother.
In addition to writing books for himself and his clients, Kent loves to help other writers. He is the host of the Profitable Writer podcast and the founder of the Profitable Writer community, a membership group that helps writers grow their businesses.
Lots to learn.
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https://www.theprofitablewriter.com/podcasts/the-profitable-writer
https://kentsanders.net
https://instagram.com/kentsanders
https://facebook.com/kent.sanders
https://linkedin.com/in/kent-sanders
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kent-Sanders/author/B00DQIPOBI
kent@theprofitablewriter.com
Length - 57:04

Jun 14, 2024 • 19min
Father's Day - Steve Talks About His Dad - 686
Father's Day is here! Great time to spend time with your kids and family. Lots of great fun. I'm looking forward to spending time with my sons and wife this Father's Day. We have some fun planned. In the past we have played games, gone fishing, hiked, watched movies, bowled, and so much more. Father's Day is awesome! My podcast friend Jeff Ikler - who creates and hosts his show Getting Unstuck - Cultivating Curiosity - had a real cool show this week For Father's Day - Maybe the Best Gift Ever - 314
His focus on his father made me think about my father. So, I decided to do a drift down memory lane. You should take time to listen to Jeff's show. Hope that when you listen to our two shows that you start having fun with your memories.
Thanks for listening.
All the best.
Happy Father's Day!
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Length - 18:56

Jun 11, 2024 • 45min
Jennifer Serravallo - Teaching Reading Across the Day: Methods and Structures for Engaging, Explicit Instruction - 685
Jennifer Serravallo - Teaching Reading Across the Day: Methods and Structures for Engaging, Explicit Instruction. This is episode 685 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Jennifer Serravallo is a NYT bestselling author of more than 15 books and resources, an award-winning educator, a literacy consultant, a frequent speaker at state and national conferences, and a former member of the Parents Magazine editorial board. In 2023, she launched her podcast To the Classroom: Conversations with Researchers and Educators. Jen is best known for creating books and resources rooted in research that help make responsive, strategic, differentiated literacy instruction possible for all teachers. Her books are used around the world and several have been translated into French, Chinese, and Spanish, and will soon be available in Italian.
Jen holds a BA from Vassar College and an MA from Teachers College, where she has also taught graduate and undergraduate classes. Follow Jen on Twitter (@jserravallo) and IG (@jenniferserravallo), learn more from her website/blog: www.jenniferserravallo.com, and join the Reading and Writing Strategies Facebook Community.
Our focus today is Jen's latest book - Teaching Reading Across the Day: Methods and Structures for Engaging, Explicit Instruction.
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http://www.jenniferserravallo.com
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/to-the-classroom-conversations-with/id1671184358
jserravallo@gmail.com
https://twitter.com/JSerravallo
https://instagram.com/jenniferserravallo
Length - 44:51

Jun 7, 2024 • 52min
Mike Duncan - President & CEO of Battelle for Kids - The Future of the Portrait of a Graduate - 684
Mike Duncan - President & CEO of Battelle for Kids - The Future of the Portrait of a Graduate. This is episode 684 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Mike Duncan is the president and CEO of Battelle for Kids. Before his current role, he was one of the longest-serving superintendents in the state of Georgia, having been the superintendent at Pike County Schools since 2005. Before arriving in Pike, he was a high school principal, high school and middle school assistant principal, and a middle school teacher. He earned a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Georgia in 2004. He has been a member of EdLeader21, the national network of Battelle for Kids, for more than a decade and previously served as the network’s advisory vice chair. Today we are going to focus on a new report titled, “
The Future of the Portrait of a Graduate.” So much to talk about and learn…
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https://x.com/battelleforkids
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/battelleforkids/
Length - 51:42

Jun 4, 2024 • 47min
Frederick C. Buskey - A School Leader's Guide to Reclaiming Purpose - 683
Frederick C. Buskey - A School Leader's Guide to Reclaiming Purpose. This is episode 683 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Frederick Buskey helps school leaders reclaim their purpose! Building on 33 years of k-12 and higher education leadership experience, Frederick provides simple frameworks and practical tools to help leaders make immediate incremental improvements. His new book, A School Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose, helps leaders master six stages to move from spending time putting out fires to investing time in growing teachers. Frederick hosts The Assistant Principal Podcast, writes a daily leadership email, and develops short powerful courses for teachers and those who serve them. Learn more about Frederick on his website at frederickbuskey.com.
Our focus today is his book - A School Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose.
Awesome book!
All school leaders need to read this book.
So much to learn.
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https://www.frederickbuskey.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting/
frederick@frederickbuskey.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWRS2F6N?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520
Length - 46:40

May 31, 2024 • 34min
Natalie Kuldell - Founder & Executive Director - BioBuilder: Educating a Future-Ready Workforce - 682
Natalie Kuldell - Founder & Executive Director - BioBuilder: Educating a Future-Ready Workforce. This is episode 682 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Dr. Natalie Kuldell, founder and executive director of BioBuilder, which is a nonprofit helping to educate a future-ready workforce that will solve some of the world’s greatest challenges by bringing tomorrow’s science into today’s classrooms.
Recognized in 2020 as a STEM Trailblazer by the Million Women Mentors and with the HA Rey Curiosity Award, Natalie is a highly regarded educator and curriculum developer who has taught for more than a dozen years in the Department of Biological Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She studied Chemistry as an undergraduate at Cornell, completed her doctoral and postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School, and taught at Wellesley College before joining the faculty at MIT in 2003.
Our focus is on BioBuilder and creating STEM career pathways.
So much to learn and think about.
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https://biobuilder.org/
https://biobuilder.org/biobuilder-podcast/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/biobuilder-educational-foundation/
https://www.instagram.com/systems_sally
https://www.youtube.com/@BioBuilder
https://twitter.com/SystemsSally
https://www.facebook.com/BioBuilderFoundation/
Length - 34:25

May 24, 2024 • 52min
Jeremy S. Adams - Lessons in Liberty: Thirty Rules for Living from Ten Extraordinary Americans - 681
Jeremy S. Adams - Lessons in Liberty: Thirty Rules for Living from Ten Extraordinary Americans. This is episode 681 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Jeremy S. Adams has taught at Bakersfield High School for 26 years. He is the Daughters of the American Revolution 2014 California Teacher of the Year. His writing has appeared in Newsweek, the LA Times, The Washington Post, and countless other outlets. He is an Amazon best-selling author, and his newest book is entitled LESSONS IN LIBERTY: Thirty Lessons for Living from Ten Extraordinary Americans (HarperCollins).
Awesome conversation!
Incredible stories.
So much to learn.
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https://jeremysadamsauthor.com/
https://www.instagram.com/jeremysadams1976/
@JeremyAdams6
Jeremy’s Amazon Author’s Page
https://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/103-jeremy-s-adams-the-secrets-of-timeless-teachers/ (103)
https://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/123-full-classrooms-empty-selves-with-jeremy-s-adams/ (123)
https://stevenmiletto.com/300
https://stevenmiletto.com/399
https://stevenmiletto.com/508
Length - 52:03