Teaching Learning Leading K-12

Adam Geller - Observation Copilot: Turning Classroom Observation Notes into Feedback for Teachers. This is episode 757 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Adam Geller is the Founder & CEO of Edthena which harnesses the power of AI and video coaching to enhance professional learning, boost teacher retention, and improve student outcomes.

He started his career in education as a science teacher in St. Louis, Miss...

Lisa Gitelson - The Fresh Air Fund: Because a Summer Can Last a Lifetime. This is episode 756 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Lisa Gitelson is the CEO of The Fresh Air Fund.

Each year the nearly 148-year-old nonprofit invites about 3,000 low-income New York City-based children ages 8-18 to spend the summer swimming, rowing, hiking, and stargazing in Fresh Air Fund camps.

Throughout Lisa’s career in public se...

Sandra Jin - Bridging the Gap Between AI Optimism and Action Through PD. This is episode 755 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Sandra Jin is the Director of Innovation at Leading Educators, driven by her belief in self-determination as a fundamental right for every child. A former teacher inspired by her classroom experiences, she designs programs at the intersection of pedagogy, student agency, and technology.

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Marianne Richmond - If You Were My Daughter: A Memoir of Healing an Unmothered Heart. This is episode 754 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Bestselling children's author Marianne Richmond has touched the lives of millions through her children's books that put into the world messages of love and belonging! She is now telling her own story through the release of her memoir, IF YOU WERE MY DAUGHTER, that offers the...

Laura Lipton - Groups at Work: Strategies and Structures for Professional Learning. This is episode 753 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Laura Lipton, EdD, has been a featured speaker at international, national, and state conferences since 1984. She shares her expertise with thousands of educators throughout North America, Central America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. As an international consultant, her wri...

Ran D. Anbar, MD - The Life Guide for Teens: Harnessing Your Inner Power to be Healthy, Happy, and Confident. This is episode 752 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Ran D. Anbar, MD, FAAP, is board certified in both pediatric pulmonology and general pediatrics. He offers counseling and hypnosis services at Center Point Medicine in La Jolla, California, and in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Anbar is the author of the acc...

Rev. Kathi Lockwood - Bridging Tough Conversations About Adoption and Addiction. This is episode 751 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Rev. Kathi Lockwood, M.Ed., is an Interfaith Minister, Reiki Master, spiritual optimist, and a children’s book author.

She is the founder and CEO of the Heart Self Speaks Collective, a virtual home for those on spiritual journeys.

In addition to The King and the Monster, she is th...

David Adams - CEO of The Urban Assembly - Improving the Craft of Teaching with AI. This is episode 750 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

David 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 th...

Frank Lad is a mathematician, author, and an educator. Perhaps he was destined to have a full career in mathematics and science. His parents met as postdocs at the University of Chicago while working on The Manhattan Project, his mother collaborating with James Franck there. His specialty in mathematical probability took him to France and Italy, where he has worked with followers of Bruno de Finetti’s ideas. Personal travels in I...

Toby J. Karten - The ADMIRE Framework for Inclusion: Positive Strategies that Pave the Way for Students of All Abilities. This is episode 748 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Toby J. Karten is an experienced educator who has worked in the field of special education since 1976. As an accomplished author and researcher, she has presented successful staff development to local, national, and international audiences...

Barbara R. Blackburn - Rigor Is Not a Four-Letter Word: Strategies for Success, 4th Ed. This is episode 747 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Ranked in the Top 20 Global Gurus in Education, Barbara has dedicated her life to raising the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students alike. What differentiates Barbara’s over 30 books are her easily executable concrete examples based on decad...

Jasmine K. Kullar - Training Teacher Leaders in a PLC at Work: A Guide to Cultivating Shared Leadership. This is episode 746 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Jasmine K. Kullar, EdD, is a chief school leadership officer overseeing over 100 schools in a large metropolitan school district in Georgia. She is also a faculty member in the College of Professional Studies Educational Leadership Department at a postseco...

Jonathan G. Vander Els specializes in supporting teachers and administrators in schools and districts across the country in developing, sustaining, and enhancing structures to support all learners. As a practitioner, Jonathan is able to blend his experience and expertise to meet educators where they are and assist them in developing practical next steps to ensure high levels of learning for students in their school.

Formerly, Jo...

Barbara J. Smith - Urgent Care for Educators: Situating Responsibility as a Way to Transform School Cultures. This is episode 744 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Barbara Smith is a passionate educator who challenges the boundaries of "sameness" in schools. Smith's background includes over forty years in public, charter, independent and international schools. 

Barbara has started three schools and has been a tea...

NL Holmes - Flowers of Evil: Hani's Daughter Mystery Series Book 1. This is episode 743 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. 

N.L. Holmes is an award-winning novelist embarking on another significant career phase. Prior to taking up the power of writing and using this pen name, she was an accomplished archaeologist and teacher for 25 years. Early in her career, she served as a nun for two decades. In between, she was an artist and a...

Michael McDowell - Rigor Redefined: Ten Teaching Habits for Surface, Deep, and Transfer Learning. This is episode 742 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Michael McDowell, EdD was a public-school educator for eighteen years serving in the roles of classroom teacher, academic and athletic coach, school principal, assistant superintendent of personnel and instruction, and superintendent.  During his tenure as a supe...

Self-Regulation: Controlling Your Behaviors, Part 2. This is episode 741 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

In the first episode on Self-Regulation, I shared some thoughts about what self-regulation means and how it appears in the classroom. (Episode 737). I use the term in referring to you the adult in the classroom keeping control of your behaviors. I also shared some thoughts about things that you can do to hel...

Patricia Erbe - Building Bonds with Learners: The Teacher-Student Relationship Model. This is episode 740 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Patricia Erbe, M.Ed., is an author and former educator in Pennsylvania's West Chester Area School District, where she taught for decades at the elementary and secondary levels while also serving as a team leader, curriculum developer, science advocate, early field and studen...

Organizing Your Paperwork, Part 2: Creating a System. This is episode 739 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

In part 1 of this series on organizing your paperwork I noted that to get rid of your piles of paper you have to:

1. Handle this now.

2. Set aside time.

3. Create a place to put your paper files.

4. Create a system to file your paper.

In this episode - Organizing Your Paperwork, Part 2: Creating a System ...