Teaching Learning Leading K-12

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

photo by Alex Knight - downloaded from PEXELS Technology Directors of the School Systems of NGRESA (North Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency): Technology, A.I., and Cybersecurity. This is episode 642 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. The technology directors of the five-member school systems of North Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency and the technology director of NGRESA share their thoughts with me about what interested them in technology, what they think about A.I., and a few comments about getting better at cybersecurity. This conversation features - Alan Gayton, Chris Saxon, Joey Satterfield, John Call, Kyle Yates, Patrick Shea, Time Shaver, Shannon Carrol, Bobby Blount, Matt Roper, and Craig Paluszcyk. Lots to learn. So much to think about and consider. 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.c

David & Susan Schwartz - The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z. This is episode 641 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. David Schwartz is the author of several books, most recently “The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age,” (Basic Books, 2017). He holds a BA from Stanford and a PhD from MIT. He has had a varied career, as a foreign policy specialist, an investment banker, and HR specialist, and an executive search recruitment professional. David spent much of his youth in San Francisco, where his parents were early members of Price Club, Costco’s predecessor.   Susan Schwartz received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia University and has worked at Nabisco and General Foods. After leaving corporate America, she worked freelance making TV commercials for thirteen years before joining her husband David in executive search consulting. She worked as a professional baker for two years after college.

Joachim (Joe) Reimann, PhD shares his books - "Immigrant Concepts: Life Paths to Integration" and "Immigrant Psychology: Heart, Mind, and Soul." This is episode 640 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Joachim (Joe) O.F. Reimann, Ph.D., serves as the president of the Group For Immigrant Resettlement & Assessment, is a psychologist in private practice, and is the co-author of several books related to immigration. For the past 25 years as a psychologist, he has provided direct clinical services as well as organizational, community development, and research consulting. Much of his work focuses on culturally and linguistically distinct populations. Over his career Dr. Reimann has also been a researcher at San Diego State University's Graduate School of Public Health, has taught undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level courses at several institutions, and has authored or co-authored a number of articles in peer-reviewed academic journals. As president of The Group for Immigrant Resettlement

Terri Lynn Soutor - CEO of ParentPowered - Empowering Family Engagement Digitally. This is episode 639 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Terri Lynn Soutor is the Chief Executive Officer at ParentPowered. An experienced C-suite leader and go-to-market strategist, Terri is skilled at building and growing education technology companies. In fact, she made the list of CEOs in The Real Power 50 by Minnesota Business and was a recipient of a Titan for Technology award from Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Our focus is learning about ParentPowered - Supporting family engagement digitally to help students succeed in school.  Awesome talk! So much to learn! 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 th

Jason McKenna - What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom: Improving Student Problem Solving, Collaboration, and Engagement. This is episode 638 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. In the book What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom: Improving Student Problem Solving, Collaboration, and Engagement, author and educator Jason McKenna describes how teaching STEM education in his elementary school changed his classroom and his life, improving his students’ and his own approaches to problem-solving, collaboration, and general motivation to learn. Offering examples, tried and tested classroom projects, and collaborative strategies, this innovative resource opens up STEM education in K–6 classrooms in exciting and expansive new ways. Awesome conversation! So much to learn and use in your classroom! 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 g

Sydney Lea - A Pulitzer Finalist in Poetry; Vermont's Poet Laureate from 2011 to 2015; Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts 2021 - Shares his Latest Poetry Collection "What Shines". This is episode 637 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.  A former Pulitzer finalist in poetry, Sydney Lea served as founding editor of New England Review and was Vermont’s Poet Laureate from 2011 to 2015.  In 2021, he was presented with his home state’s Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.  He has published twenty-four books: a novel, five volumes of personal and three of critical essays, and sixteen poetry collections, most recently What Shines (Four Way Books, NYC, 2023).  His sixth book of personal essays, Such Dancing as We Can, is due in early 2024, and his second novel, Now Look, in spring. Our focus today is on poetry, writing, and his work - What Shines. This is an awesome conversation! Enjoy! Before you go... You could help support this podcast by Buying Me A Coffee. Not really buying me

Jason Dietrich - Certified NASA STEM Educator: Hyperlexia, Building STEM Participation, the Virginia Space Flight Academy, and SSAI (Science Systems and Applications, Inc.). This is episode 636 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Jason is a highly motivated, certified NASA STEM educator with more than four years of teaching experience seeking to influence and engage students to participate in STEM career pathways. Jason has Hyperlexia, which is a form of autism. Even though he struggled with reading comprehension, he never gave up. He is interested in increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM as well as building a solid foundation for STEM literacy. In this technology-based society, he seeks to build computational literacy and develop critical thinkers capable of analyzing and integrating data to formulate solutions to complex real-world problems through the use of innovative and differentiated instructional methods.  He is experienced in training and professional development, glob

Amy M. Pollack - Coming of Age Book Series by a Retired Teacher and Grandparent: The Adventures of Jelly Bean & The Further Adventures of Jelly Bean. This is episode 635 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Amy Meislin Pollack was a teacher for over four decades, raised three children, and loves to play with her seven grandchildren. From her own childhood to the classroom and as a parent and grandparent, she is perfectly positioned to pen her coming-of-age book series. The Adventures of Jelly Bean, followed by The Further Adventures of Jelly Bean, first came into being when the author's fourth-grade teacher used to ask her to get up in front of the class and tell the stories about this character she would make up as she went along.  Several years later she started writing these stories down and would work on them periodically in any free time she had during her teaching career and raising her three children.  Now retired from a 40-year career in teaching - spanning a wide range of subjec

Ryan Ross - Founder & CEO - Olivia Technologies: Providing Digital Access for All Students. This is episode 634 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Ryan Ross is a determined, innovative, and productive professional with a proven track record in Edtech, emerging Fintech and WiFi edge technologies, as well as early-stage sales and business development. With his impressive skills and experience, Ryan has also secured a patent in his field. He is highly motivated by new and emerging technologies and stays ahead of the curve in his field. Ryan's in-depth knowledge of go-to-market strategies is impressive. He has extensive experience in IoT edge content, advertising, and services for transit, retail, and enterprise solutions, as well as payment transactions and point-of-sale infrastructure. Ryan is also well-versed in biometric payments, recurring payments, B2B commerce, and consumer e-commerce services. His exceptional knowledge and ability to deliver revenue and customers make him a valuable

Dave Wakefield - Founder & CEO of Sibme - A.I., Professional Learning, Coaching, and Feedback. This is episode 633 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. David Wakefield is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sibme. A former educator, Dave believes that with the right support and tools, teachers and school administrators can collaborate with each other to solve their own problems organically.  Sibme is a professional learning and coaching platform. Lots to learn as we talk about A.I., professional learning, coaching, and feedback. So much to learn. 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 a

Julie Silverbrook - Senior Director of Partnerships and Constitutional Scholar in Residence at iCivics - Talks with Us about iCivics, the Importance of Civics Education, & National Civics Day. This is episode 632 of Teaching Learning Leading K12. Julie serves as Senior Director of Partnerships and Constitutional Scholar in Residence at iCivics. She served as Executive Director of The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) in Washington, DC, from 2012-2020. She regularly writes and lectures on the United States Constitution and its history, and the importance of civic education to the health of the American republic. Julie has nearly a decade of experience in growth projects for non-profit organizations, cultivating partnerships, fundraising, coalition-building, and business development and management. She holds a J.D. from the William & Mary Law School, where she received the National Association of Women Lawyers Award and the Thurgood Marshall Award and served as a Senior Articles Editor on the

Fusion Academy - Joie Laykoff - Senior Director of Instruction and Student Programs at Fusion Academy talks with me about the school and its programs. This is episode 631 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Joie LayKoff - Senior Director of Instruction and Student Programs at Fusion Academy - leads initiatives across the organization that strengthen campus’ instructional leadership, classroom application of pedagogy and student programming. Her ISP team creates development opportunities for teachers and leaders that serve to improve educational expertise, and programs for students that inspire connection and engagement. So much to learn. 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 so cool. Thanks! If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the