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Aug. 17, 2018

Allison Kerley Townsend - The 2019 Georgia Teacher of the Year - 208

Allison Kerley Townsend is the 2019 Georgia Teacher of the Year. She is a 3rd Grade teacher at Barnwell Elementary School in Fulton County, Georgia (US). Allison believes that all children start out as curious and excited learners. She sees …

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Aug. 2, 2018

12 Tools for a Successful Start to the New School Year - 207

12 Tools for a Successful Beginning to the New School Year 1. Greet students when they enter your class. 2. Use a seating chart to help you learn their names. 3. Develop your "Spidey Sense." 4. Know you. 5. Plan …

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July 27, 2018

Steve Miletto Talks About Getting Ready for the First Day of Class - …

The first day of class is almost here. Are you ready? Have you actually planned for that first day? Oh, I know...lots of peers say that they have but they really have just gone through the motions. I love the …

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July 20, 2018

Future Ready Librarians with Ge-Anne Bolhuis - 205

Ge-Anne Bolhuis is the Instructional Technology Specialist and Media Specialist Liaison for a Georgia (US) school system. Today, we are talking about Future Ready Schools and Future Ready Librarians. According to their website futureready.org, "Future...

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July 13, 2018

Bob Baird and Fix My Career Now.Com - 204

Bob Baird is the founder of fixmycareernow.com. He helps job seekers get that better paying job by developing their complete toolkit. He believes that finding a better, higher paying job requires more than just a great resume and LinkedIn profile. …

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July 6, 2018

Jesse Cole and Find Your Yellow Tux - 203

Jesse Cole is the author of Find Your Yellow Tux: How to Be Successful by Standing Out and the host of the amazing podcast Business Done Differently. He is also the owner of Fans' First Entertainment and the Savannah Bananas …

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June 27, 2018

Classroom Technology and Podcasting with Chris Nesi - 202

Christopher J. Nesi is the host of the House of #EdTech podcast and the creator and founder of the Education Podcasting Network. Chris is also a co-host of the PodcastPD podcast. He is a certified social studies teacher in New …

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June 20, 2018

Lady Lucy's Laugh Giraffe Journey with Karen Gross - 201

It's World Giraffe Day and Lady Lucy is back to help Giraffe with her Lady Lucy's Laugh Giraffe Journey written by Karen Gross and Marc Wine. Every June 21st is World Giraffe Day and this interview was released on June …

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June 14, 2018

Dave Weber Discusses Leadership Re-Defined and Productivity - 200

Dave Weber is an author, motivational speaker, productivity expert, leadership trainer, keynote presenter, husband and father. Dave has spoken to, trained, and assisted many organizations and groups from major international corporations to midd...

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June 7, 2018

Brian Buffington & Bucky Bush Talk Tech in the Classroom - 199

Brian Buffington and Bucky Bush are technology professionals. They stay up-to-date with the latest and greatest trends and teach others how to use and make the most of them. They are excellent coaches who know how to make learning fun! …

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May 31, 2018

Sheryl Green talks about "Up Close and Personal with Reading" - 198

Sheryl Green is the author of "Up Close and Personal with Reading: A Not-So-Scary Tool for Teaching for Understanding" (2018). Sheryl is a classroom teacher, an educational speaker, trainer, author, educational columnist, and a literacy consultant. She...

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May 24, 2018

Writing, Getting Published, and Sean Wyatt with Ernest Dempsey, part …

This is the conclusion of my interview with Ernest Dempsey - the USA Today Bestselling author of the Sean Wyatt archaeological thriller series. In this episode, Ernie shares his thoughts about his characters, his secrets behind making his stories thril...

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May 17, 2018

Writing, Getting Published, and Sean Wyatt with Ernest Dempsey, part …

Ernest Dempsey is a USA Today Bestselling author. He writes thrillers centered around real historic places and events. His Sean Wyatt archaeological thriller series has been downloaded over a half million times across the globe. If you are listening t...

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May 11, 2018

Lady Lucy's Quest with Karen Gross - 195

Lady Lucy's Quest is the first in a series of children's books written by Karen Gross. In this story, Lady Lucy wants to be a knight but the odds are stacked against her. She has to show endurance, strength, and …

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May 3, 2018

Rigor in the RTI and MTSS Classroom with Barbara R. Blackburn - 194

Rigor in the RTI and MTSS Classroom: Practical Tools and Strategies is a must read for classroom teachers and building level administrators. Like the title says, "Practical Tools and Strategies", it is exactly that...Practical. Barbara R. Blackburn wit...

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April 26, 2018

Game On : Using Digital Games to Transform Teaching, Learning, and As…

Today, I'm talking with Ryan Schaaf about his book (co-authored with Nicky Mohan) - Game On: Using Digital Games to Transform Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (Solution Tree Press, 2017). Game On is an easy to read and use instructional manual …

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April 20, 2018

What School Could Be with Ted Dintersmith - 192

Ted Dintersmith is a successful venture capitalist with an eye on changing school. His four decade career spans technology, business, public policy, and education philanthropy. He earned a PhD in engineering from Stanford University, lead a high tech ...

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April 12, 2018

Schooled: The Story of an Education with Dr. Lodge McCammon, part 2 -…

This is part 2 and the conclusion of my talk with Dr. Lodge McCammon the author of Schooled: The Story of An Education. If you haven't heard part 1, go to episode 190. Lodge is a return guest who is …

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April 5, 2018

Schooled: The Story of an Education with Dr. Lodge McCammon, part 1 -…

Today I'm talking with Dr. Lodge McCammon the author of Schooled: The Story of An Education. This is part 1 of 2. Lodge is a return guest who is always great to talk with. If you haven't heard our earlier …

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March 29, 2018

Reflecting at the End of the Day - 189

When you finish your day of teaching do you take time to reflect on what happened? Do you take time to say this worked and this didn't and I think I will try this next time? You should. Yes, I …

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March 21, 2018

9 Thoughts for Successful Daily Lesson Plans - 188

Planning is important. Being successful in the classroom requires planning. Planning means taking time for reflection and a focus on what needs to be done and how you are going to do it. Last episode, I shared my 10 Secret …

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March 17, 2018

10 Secret Ingredients for Better Unit Planning - 187

Better instruction requires planning. Planning comes in two main types for the classroom: unit and daily. Today, I discuss my thoughts about 10 essential elements that need to be included in your unit planning: 1. Start with the end in …

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March 9, 2018

Barbara Blackburn & Rigor and Assessment in the Classroom - 186

Dr. Barbara Blackburn returns to Teaching Learning Leading K12 to discuss her book, Rigor and Assessment in the Classroom. What I like about the way Barbara writes is simply this: easy to understand, easy to use, and plenty of free …

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Feb. 28, 2018

Rick Snyder: Intuition, Relationships, and Listening - 185

Rick Snyder is an international business coach, writer, speaker, and consultant. Rick has launched three businesses and is an expert in mentoring, training, and teaching others how to utilize the process of bringing intuition into an effective business ...

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