Teaching Learning Leading K-12

Shell Osbon - It's Not Good for Leaders to Lead Alone! Nobody Succeeds Without the Help of Others! This is episode 662 of the Teaching Learning Leading K12 audio podcast. Shell has been married to Missy since 1986 and they reside in the Atlanta metro. Their son SJ, his wife Tina and their children as well as their daughter Summer Joy, her husband Gary and their children all live in the Atlanta metro. Since 1986, Shell has served churches in Louisiana and Georgia as a youth pastor, worship leader, business administrator, senior associate pastor, and lead pastor. Shell received his undergraduate degree in Biblical Education (2003 Summa Cum Laude and Co-Valedictorian) and his Master of Arts degree in Biblical Studies (2009) from Beulah Heights University.  He has been privileged to serve the Georgia Assemblies of God as the Metro Atlanta Regional Presbyter and as an instructor for the Georgia School of Ministry. He previously served as the Alumni Association President and continues to serve as the Vice Chairma

Gary Santos - A Grand Pause: A Novel on May 14, 1945, the Kamikazes, and the Greatest Air-Sea Rescue. This is episode 661 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Gary Santos has worked in aviation for over 35 years as an aircraft mechanic. He attended City College and College of Aeronautics. A lifelong New Yorker, he currently resides on the South Shore of Long Island. He has extensively studied the history of the ship his father, Eugene Santos, was stationed on during WWII, the USS Randolph, and collects WWII memorabilia. He resides on the South Shore of Long Island, NY. Our focus is Gary’s book - A Grand Pause: A Novel on May 14, 1945, the USS Randolph, Kamikazes, and the Greatest Air-Sea Rescue. Awesome story based on an amazing true story! Thanks for listening! Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me something to drink but clicking on the link on my home page at https://stevenmiletto.com for Buy Me a Coffee or by going to this link Buy

Ben Tanzer - Award Winning Author Shares his Novel: The Missing. This is episode 660 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Emmy-award winner Ben Tanzer's acclaimed work includes the short story collection UPSTATE, the science fiction novel Orphans and the essay collections Lost in Space and Be Cool. Ben is a Story South and Pushcart nominee, a finalist for the Annual National Indie Excellence and Eric Hoffer Book Awards, a winner of the Devil's Kitchen Literary Festival Nonfiction Prose Award and a Midwest Book Award. He also received an Honorable Mention at the Chicago Writers Association Book Awards for Traditional Non-Fiction and a Bronze Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards. He's written for Hemispheres, Punk Planet, Men’s Health, and The Arrow, AARP’s GenX newsletter. His forthcoming novel The Missing will be released in Spring 2024 by 7.13 Books. He lives in Chicago with his family. Our focus today will be his novel - The Missing. Awesome story! You won't want to put the book

Dr. Stephen A. Furlich - Nonverbal Epiphany: Steps to Improve Your Nonverbal Communication. This is episode 659 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Dr. Stephen Furlich is the author of Nonverbal epiphany: Steps to Improve Your nonverbal Communication. He is also the best-selling author of a breakthrough book, Sex Talk: How Biological Sex Influences Gender Communication Differences Throughout Life’s Stages. He has taught and researched communication at the university level for over 20 years. He has taught a variety of communication courses with the main focus of better understanding oneself and others. Often, his research projects and the courses that he taught, complemented each other and led into innovative directions. Dr. Furlich has been an associate professor at Texas A & M University since 2018 and served as an assistant professor there for five years prior to that. He has presented at many conferences, including: DFW Metroplex Linguistics Conference, Society for Information Technol

Candace "Candy" Campbell - Facilitator, Actor, Author, Filmmaker - Creating a Work Culture that No One Wants to Leave. This is episode 658 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Dr. Candace (Candy) Campbell, award-winning actor, author, filmmaker has good news for leaders tearing out their hair because of employee disengagement---or worse, poor employee retention!  Her doctoral work, completed with interprofessional groups at Stanford, and subsequent books, * deal with mitigating this very issue of the cultural mis-communication issues that are at the root of the problem. The solution? Candy uses her 20+ years' experience as an actor/director/coach/facilitator and her 40 years in the healthcare industry to help leaders create a culture where everybody WANTS to work, and nobody wants to leave. She co-founded an improv-comedy company in the San Francisco area and began teaching applied improvisation to businesses in the mid-90s. She has written and produced three solo shows, including the latest

Jean Eddy - President & CEO of American Student Assistance - Crisis-Proofing Today's Learners: Reimagining Career Education to Prepare Kids for Tomorrow's World. This is episode 657 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.  Jean Eddy is the President and CEO of American Student Assistance (ASA), where she develops and drives the overall strategic direction of the organization. Working with the ASA Board and senior management team, she is responsible for developing and driving the overall strategic direction of the organization in fulfillment of ASA’s mission. Jean provides leadership and oversight for ASA as it evaluates and implements new initiatives to help kids discover their education and career opportunities. Our focus today is Jean's book: Crisis-Proofing Today's Learners: Reimagining career Education to Prepare Kids for Tomorrow's World. So much to learn and think about! Great talk! Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me somethi

  Danielle Nuhfer - Author, Teacher, Wellness Coach: Solutions to Stress and Burnout in Our Classrooms. This is episode 656 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Danielle Nuhfer is a former public-school teacher turned teacher wellness coach, author of The Path of the Mindful Teacher, and the founder of Teaching Well.  With over 20 years of experience navigating the challenges of the current school system (including two bouts of her own burnout), she's dedicated her career to helping educators embrace and implement research-backed solutions to the pervasive stress and overwhelm running rampant in our education system, so that they can be part of creating a thriving learning community. So much to learn. Great ideas! Excellent talk! Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me something to drink but clicking on the link on my home page at https://stevenmiletto.com for Buy Me a Coffee or by going to this link Buy Me a Coffee. This would allow

Jennifer McCarty Plucker, EdD - Inspiring Lifelong Readers: Using Inquiry to Engage Learners in Grades 6-12. This is episode 655 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Jennifer McCarty Plucker, Ed.D. is a Director of Learning and Development and Literacy Consultant. Dr. Jen McCarty Plucker aims to support individuals in personal, team, and professional growth. Jen facilitates virtual and onsite professional learning workshops with teachers in their efforts to engage readers, provide choice and voice, and foster critical thinking across the student’s day.  Prior to joining the team at Mackin, she spent more than 20 years in public education as an English teacher, speech coach, reading specialist, and district administrator. Our focus today is on Jen’s book - Inspiring Lifelong Readers: Using Inquiry to Engage Learners in Grades 6-12 Awesome conversation! So much to learn and think about. Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me something to

Coach Carlos Johnson - Power Engage: Seven Power Moves for Building Strong Relationships to Increase Engagement with Students and Parents. This is episode 654 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. As a professional speaker, trainer, and author, Carlos Johnson, aka “Coach Carlos,” is locally bred, but his work and research on culture and engagement have taken him across the nation and globe. Coach Carlos and his team of consultants have utilized his experience and research to successfully turn around three failing public schools and one private Christian academy. In addition, his training and strategies have helped to change school culture and increase parental engagement, student enrollment, and staff and student retention. His driving belief can be best summarized by the following quote: “After 20 years of research, all evidence confirms that a highly engaged school culture is the mother of high performance!” The research and results from this philosophy led Coach Carlos to create his systema

Lorraine M. Radice, PhD - Leading a Culture of Reading: How to Ignite & Sustain a Love of Literacy in Your School Community. This is episode 653 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Lorraine Radice, PhD, is the PreK–12 director of literacy in Long Beach Public Schools in New York. There, she leads curricular improvement and facilitates professional learning experiences for teachers. Dr. Radice leads teams to develop literacy curricula, monitor student engagement and progress, bridge literacy experiences between the school and community, and consistently build a culture that promotes and celebrates reading and literacy. She also teaches professional development courses for teachers that align with district goals. Prior to becoming a school leader, Lorraine was an English teacher and literacy specialist. She also taught in programs to support language acquisition for elementary, middle, and high school students learning English. Dr. Radice teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in child

Elliott Seif, PhD - Teaching for Lifelong Learning: How to Prepare Students for a Changing World. This is episode 652 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Elliott Seif, PhD, is an educational presenter, author, school volunteer, and public-school advocate. He has served as a social studies teacher, a professor of education at Temple University, and the director of curriculum and instruction services for the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, an educational service agency for Bucks County, Pennsylvania. At the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, Dr. Seif provided leadership in curriculum and instruction training and reform, and he developed, led, or participated in more than 50 program reviews for Bucks County school districts. He has conducted professional development programs with numerous schools and school districts throughout the United States and abroad on a variety of topics, including standards-based education, thinking-skill development, instructional improvement, assessment issues, and curr

Karen Gazith, PhD, is a faculty lecturer in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology at McGill University, where she also serves as the graduate program director for the Certificate of Inclusive Education and for the ECP liaison for the Office of First Nations and Inuit Education.  From 2018 to 2020, Dr. Gazith served as the academic project leader for McGill University Faculty of Education’s Determining Best Practice for Students with Learning Challenges in Quebec: Comprehensive Review and Knowledge Mobilization. She is also the author of Teaching with Purpose: How to Thoughtfully Implement Evidence-Based Practices in Your Classroom. She serves additionally as the director of the Bronfman Jewish Education Centre of Federation CJA.  She holds a strong belief that teachers play a critical role in the success of their students, and she has presented worldwide on topics related to developing key competencies in leadership, inclusive education, evidence-based practices, and assessment and instruc

Jeremy Glauser - Founder & CEO of eLuma: Helping Solve the Growing Educator Shortage. This is episode 650 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Jeremy Glauser is the founder and CEO of eLuma. With a background in education, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a passion for helping people in need, he founded eLuma to help solve the growing educator shortage problems in education. In so doing, the company has become the nation’s most mission-focused two-sided marketplace that matches and connects the right clinicians with students in K-12 schools and districts. To date, the company has facilitated therapy (speech, school psych, OT, PT, and mental health/counseling services) for tens of thousands of students throughout the United States. His professional mission is to help people fulfill their full potential. His personal passions surround family, including an amazing wife, 5 kids, and a playful pup.  This is Jeremy’s second time on my podcast, and I’m looking forward to catching up since our last

Angela Arnold - General Manager of OverDrive's Education Division - Creating Digital Book Collections for Libraries and Schools. This is episode 649 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Angela Arnold is the General Manager of OverDrive’s Education division, a global digital content platform for libraries and schools. A former librarian, Angela brings to her role a wealth of experience developing and promoting reading materials for a wide audience of library patrons and other readers. Today, her team focuses on serving K–12 students through OverDrive Education’s Sora reading app, providing access to a catalog of eBooks, audiobooks, read-alongs and other digital reading content to help students succeed both in and out of the classroom. Thanks for listening and sharing. Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me something to drink but clicking on the link on my home page at https://stevenmiletto.com for Buy Me a Coffee or by going to this lin

Diane Namm - Latkes & Lefse: Family, Traditions, and Sharing Together. This is episode 648 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.  Diane Namm is an author and filmmaker with over 20 years of experience in creating stories that inspire, educate, and entertain audiences across different media platforms. She is the founder and owner of Lady of the Canyon, ALL MEDIA, a production company that develops and produces original projects for film and television, such as Finding Hope, The Sacrifice, and Telemafia. Her passion is to bring classic and contemporary stories to life through engaging and interactive formats, such as books, plays, and films. She has written and published over 65 children's books and young adult novels, as well as adapted and directed stage productions of works by Charles Dickens, Beatrix Potter, O. Henry, Mark Twain and Walter Dean Myers. She has also written, directed, and produced award-winning films that explore social issues, human rights, and cultural diversity. She is

  Berwick Augustin - The Education Formula: Maximizing the Village. This is episode 647 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. Berwick Augustin is the founder of Evoke180, a leading publishing company that also specializes in Haitian-Creole translations. He is an educational consultant and keynote speaker who embodies two decades of experience as a writer, teacher, and assistant principal. Berwick is the author, most recently, of The Education Formula, Days, Months, and Seasons in Haitian-Creole, The Haitian-Creole Alphabet-and 1803 The Haitian Flag. Our focus today is on Berwick's book The Education Formula: Maximizing the Village. Thanks for listening and sharing. Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me something to drink but clicking on the link on my home page at https://stevenmiletto.com for Buy Me a Coffee or by going to this link Buy Me a Coffee. This would allow you to donate to help the show address the costs associated with producing the podcast

Shaan Akbar - Tutored by Teachers. This is episode 646 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Shaan Akbar is Co-Founder of Tutored by Teachers (TbT), a fast-growing, mission-driven startup working to close the opportunity gap by serving our nation’s high-needs students with teacher-led, small-group virtual instruction. Tutored by Teachers features a highly qualified and diverse teacher community that is doing tremendous work to support their peers in the classroom and advance equity in education.  Thanks for listening and sharing. Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me something to drink but clicking on the link on my home page at https://stevenmiletto.com for Buy Me a Coffee or by going to this link Buy Me a Coffee. This would allow you to donate to help the show address the costs associated with producing the podcast from upgrading gear to the fees associated with producing the show. That would be cool. Thanks for thinking about it.  H

Brittany Holmes - Second World: The Warnings 212. This is episode 645 of Teaching Learning Leading k12, an audio podcast. Brittany Holmes has a passion for educating children. It began with writing on her teachers‛ chalkboards after school. Her favorite feeling was the silky, smooth chalk caked on her fingers. Fast forward many years later, Brittany found herself a mom to Triston, a boy with special needs. Being an educator, she never imagined that she would have a child who struggled academically. Triston is also on the Autism spectrum; and Brittany soon realizes the same feelings that were soothing to her growing up, irritated her son.  As much as she loves Triston, she could not deny the difficulty in raising a child with special needs. A huge support to Brittany was her mom, affectionately known as “Nana”. Nana doted on Triston, and displayed patience with him during his most difficult times. Brittany is the author of a children’s book series - A Boy and his Nana. Brittany Holmes also is the author of t

  Dr. Hope Blecher - Write to be Read: Informed Methods for Engaging Students as Writers written by Barbara J. Smith & Hope Blecher. This is episode 644 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Hope Blecher has been a working professional in the field of education for 39 years. She holds an earned Ed.D., an MA and a BA, in addition to three NJDOE issued standard teaching certifications and two administrative certifications.  Recently, she was asked to be the first Senior Advisor for ReadM, an educational app. Other firsts include serving as the English Language Learner Specialist at SUNY Sullivan County Community College and being a Literacy Coach for a school district in Central New Jersey.  She serves as an English as a Second Language, ESL, service provider for an adult education program in NJ. Previously, Hope served as the first Middle School Curriculum Coordinator for an independent school, and as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, and the Supervisor of English Language Arts L

Maria Baltazzi - Take a Shot at Happiness: How to Write, Direct, and Produce the Life You Want. This is episode 643 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Maria Baltazzi is a Happiness Explorer. Her experience as an Emmy-winning TV producer, wellbeing teacher, world traveler, and luxury travel designer specializing in transformative adventures has given her a unique lens into conscious living. Maria has developed and produced shows throughout the world. She was one of the original supervising producers of the mega TV hit, Survivor. She is a member of both the Producers and Directors Guilds of America, a Fellow National Member of The Explorers Club, and an Advisor for the Transformational Travel Council. Maria holds an MFA in film from ArtCenter College of Design and a PhD in Conscious-Centered Living from the University of Sedona. Additional studies include Mindfulness Meditation Teaching Training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, Primordial Sound Meditation Teacher Training from The Chopra C