Episodes

Jan. 5, 2021

Ben Owens discusses his non-profit "Open Way Learning" and the book h…

Ben Owens discusses his non-profit "Open Way Learning" and the book he co-authored - Open Up, Education! How Open Way Learning Can Transform Schools. This is episode 339 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Ben Owens is an education...

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Dec. 28, 2020

Centner Academy with Nicole Rivera, principal of the elementary schoo…

Centner Academy (from the outside), Miami, Florida Centner Academy (from the inside) Nicole Rivera, principal, Centner Academy Elementary School Nicole Rivera is the elementary school principal at the Centner Academy. She talks with me about the f...

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Dec. 21, 2020

Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman discusses her book - SEL from the Start: Buildin…

Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman discusses her book SEL from the Start: Building Skills in K-5. This is episode 337 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman, PhD, is the Commonwealth Professor of Education at the University of...

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Dec. 17, 2020

Cathy Fleischer & Antero Garcia discuss their book - Everyday Advocac…

Cathy Fleischer & Antero Garcia talk with me about their book - Everyday Advocacy: Teachers Who Change the Literacy Narrative. This is episode 336 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Cathy Fleischer, a professor at Eastern Michiga...

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Dec. 15, 2020

David Price, O.B.E. - The Power of Us: How We Connect, Act, and Innov…

David Price talks with me about his book The Power of Us: How We Connect, Act, and Innovate Together. This is episode 335 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. David Price, OBE, is a global thought leader, learning futurist and author...

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Dec. 10, 2020

John Ewing talks about MFA (Math for America), Teaching Challenges, a…

John Ewing talks with me about Math for America (MFA), Teaching Challenges, and Teacher Support. This is episode 334 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. John Ewing joined MƒA (Math for America) in early 2009 as President. Before joi...

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Dec. 8, 2020

Russell Heath: Sailing Around the World, Lessons Learned, and Looking…

Russell Heath talks about sailing around the world, lessons learned, and looking forward to rowing around the waters of Newfoundland. This is episode 333 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. In his teens, Russell Heath hitch...

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Dec. 3, 2020

John Hattie: Visible Learning, The Impact of What We Do, 10 Mindframe…

John Hattie talks with me today about Visible Learning, The Impact of What We do, and a couple of his most recent books - 10 Mindframes for Leaders, and The Distance Learning Playbook Series for Leaders and Teachers K-12. This is episode 332 of T...

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Nov. 30, 2020

David Shar: How Teachers Can Prevent From Burning Out in These Diffic…

David Shar talks with me about "How Teachers Can Prevent From Burning Out in These Difficult Times and What to Do if You Have a Burnout Problem." This is episode 331 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. The founder of Illuminate PMC,...

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Nov. 27, 2020

Brian Buffington and Bucky Bush talk EdTech, GIFS, Gifts for Non-Tech…

Brian Buffington and Bucky Bush talk with me about EdTech, GIFS, Gifts for Non-Techies, and Gifts for Techies. This is episode 330 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Brian Buffington is an EDU pioneer, always sniffing out better way...

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Nov. 23, 2020

Dung Duong talks about his book - Shifting Optics: A Life in Perspect…

Dung Duong talks with me about his book - Shifting Optics: A Life in Perspective. Awesome talk! Dung has a wonderful outlook on life! This is episode 329 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. Dung Duong is an entrepreneur, investor, and optic engineer ...

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Nov. 19, 2020

Houston Kraft - Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We T…

Houston Kraft talks about his book - Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We Think, Talk, and Act in Kindness. This is episode 328 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. Houston Kraft is a speaker, facilitator, kindness advocate and accordin...

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Nov. 16, 2020

Mauro Guillen talks about his book 2030: How Today's Biggest Trends W…

Mauro Guillen talks with me about his Wall Street Journal bestselling book - 2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything. This is episode 327 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Mauro F. Guillé...

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Nov. 12, 2020

Raj Valli: Founder & CEO of Thinkster - 326

Raj Valli: Founder & CEO of Thinkster talks with me about Thinkster Math, Thinkster apps, test prep, and tutoring. This is episode 326 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Raj Valli founded - Thinkster.  He is a data and statistics g...

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Nov. 9, 2020

Lee Matthew Goldberg: Writing, Character Development, and his Newest …

Lee Matthew Goldberg talks with me about writing, character development, and his newest thriller - The Ancestor. This is episode 325 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of the novels - The Desire C...

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Nov. 5, 2020

Micki Boas - One in Five: How We are Fighting for Our Dyslexic Kids i…

Micki Boas talks with us about her book - One in Five: How We are Fighting for Our Dyslexic Kids in a System that is Failing Them. This is episode 324 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Micki Boas is a marketing consultant and entr...

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Nov. 2, 2020

Howie Berman: ACTFL and Supporting Language Educators & Learners - 323

Howie Berman, the executive director of ACTFL, talks about the ACTFL  and Supporting Language Educators & Learners. This is episode 323 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Howie Berman is an association executive with nearly 20 year...

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Oct. 29, 2020

David Miletto Explains His Book Images of an Idea Lost - 322

David Miletto explains his book - Images of an Idea Lost. This is episode 322 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.   You may remember that over the last year I published a 4 part series with David Miletto - episodes 266, 271, 277, an...

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Oct. 26, 2020

Bob Lenz & Laureen Adams: PBLWorks, Project Based Learning, and Overc…

Bob Lenz & Laureen Adams talk with me about PBLWorks, Project Based Learning, and Overcoming the COVID Slide. This is episode 321 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Bob Lenz: Bob became CEO of PBLWorks on June 1, 2015. Before taki...

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Oct. 23, 2020

Rick Wormeli: Assessment, Retakes & Redo's, Summarization, Metaphors …

Rick Wormeli talks with me about assessment, the importance of using retakes & redo's, the power of summarization, why you should use metaphors & analogies, and grading practices that work. This is episode 320 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an...

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Oct. 19, 2020

Maka Kartheiser - A Soul Divided: Memoir of a Modern Emigrant - 319

Maka Kartheiser talks about her book - A Soul Divided: Memoir of a Modern Emigrant. This is episode 319 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. A child of the dark years of the Soviet Union, Maka Kartheiser came to America in the 1990s. ...

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Oct. 15, 2020

Cynthia Long: Learning to Sign, Free Resources, and Learning Opportun…

Cynthia Long: Learning to Sign, Free Resources, and Learning Opportunities. This is episode 318 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. By the way...check out this great give away.... Free gift to everyone. Pick out your own ASL Lesson...

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Oct. 12, 2020

Russell Heath discusses his latest thriller - Rinn's Crossing - 317

Russell Heath discusses his latest thriller - Rinn's Crossing. This is episode 317 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. In his teens, Russell Heath hitchhiked to Alaska and lived in a cabin on the banks of the Tanana River; in ...

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Oct. 8, 2020

Jeremy Glauser - CEO & Founder of eLuma - Discusses Online Therapy (T…

Jeremy Glauser, the founder and CEO of eLuma, talks about and explains online therapy or teletherapy. This is episode 316 of Teaching Learning Leading K12.  Jeremy Glauser is the founder and CEO of eLuma. With a background in education, an entrepre...

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