Teaching Learning Leading K-12

  Lesley Koplow - Jasmine's Big Idea: A Story for Children in the Time of COVID - Book 2. This is episode 414 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Lesley Koplow is a clinical social worker, teacher and author who lives in New York City. She is the Director of Emotionally Responsive Practice at Bank Street College, founder of Networks for Schools That Heal and a psychotherapist in private practice.  Lesley is the author of several books including; Where Rag Dolls Hide Their Faces, The Way Home, Unsmiling Faces: How Preschools Can Heal, Creating Schools That Heal, Bears, Bears Everywhere: Supporting Children's Emotional Health in the Classroom, Tanya and the Tobo Man, Politics Aside; Our Children and Their Teachers in Score-Driven Times, and Emotionally Responsive Practice: A Path for Schools That Heal.  On episode 378 of Teaching Learning Leading K12 we talked about Lesley's children’s book Lilah in the Land of the Littles and today we are focused on book 2 in the series - Jasmine’s Big Idea:

Richard Rusczyk - Art of Problem Solving: Building the Next Generation of Problem Solvers. This is episode 413 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Richard Rusczyk is the founder and CEO of Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) Inc. (as well as the website, which serves as a mathematics forum and place to hold online classes) and a co-author of the Art of Problem Solving textbooks.  Richard was a national MATHCOUNTS participant in 1985, and he won the USA Math Olympiad (USAMO) in 1989. He is one of the co-creators of the Mandelbrot Competition, and the director of the USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS). He also founded the San Diego Math Circle. Every month, Rusczyk works on the MATHCOUNTS website to create Mathcounts Minis, where he explains problems and concepts. Richard studied chemical engineering at Princeton University and graduated in 1993. He served on the board for ARML (American Regions Mathematics League) and managed the Western ARML site at one point. So much to learn. Thanks for lis

Claude B. Larson - The Power of Choice: A Teen's Guide to Finding Personal Success. This is episode 412 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Claude Larson is a 25-year veteran of teaching in New Jersey public schools, primarily middle school science. Her experience can be distilled down to two core beliefs about education and life. First, education can give anyone, despite their circumstances, power to direct their future. And second, well developed life habits have the power to give each day more value. Her daily choices, both large and small, have brought her great success in life. Her books, Professional Development courses and Teen Workshops are vehicles to help you find the path to success for yourself and contribute your greatness to the world. Today, we are focused on Claude's book, The Power of Choice: A Teen's Guide to Finding Personal Success. So much to learn. Thanks for listening. Enjoy... But wait... Remember that you can get a 15% discount when you spend $99 at Tonies.com. Use t

Mike Teng - Swing Education: Finding Your School and School System Substitute Teachers. This is episode 411 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Mike Teng is the CEO and co-founder of Swing Education (www.swingeducation.com), a tech-enabled marketplace business that matches substitute teachers with schools in need. Before founding Swing, Mike was the Director of Technology at Rocketship Education.  Founded in 2015, Swing Education offers a staffing application to provide qualified substitute teachers for K-12 schools. The company comprehensively recruits, screens, and permits educators to fill teacher and support staff absences. Schools and substitutes are efficiently matched through Swing Education’s online marketplace, with substitute teachers selecting job opportunities via text or a mobile app. The company’s pool of substitute teachers includes both veteran educators and trained professionals who are entering into the education community through Swing Education. To date, Swing Education h

  Drew Vernon - US Marketing Director at Tonies - Shares Toniebox Updates, Tells Us About the Partnership with LeVar Burton, and Provides Information on how to get 15% off the purchase of a Toniebox and How to Be included in a Drawing for a Toniebox. This is episode 410 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Drew Vernon is the U.S. marketing lead at Tonies. The Toniebox is a popular audio system that uses screen-free storytelling to introduce children to the wonders of imagination. Tonies originally launched in Germany in 2016 and is currently one of the fastest growing toy brands in Europe. As the US Marketing Lead at Tonies, Drew is looking to partner with schools and museums to bring screen-free education to children. Previously, Drew was the Brand Manager for The LEGO Group. He created Prescription for Play, building an unpaid network of over 2,000 pediatricians to reach half a million children with their first LEGO experience. In addition, he secured funding from top LEGO leadership, who