Synopsis
Providing ideas and resources for K-12 teachers and school-based administrators.
Episodes
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Christine Marie Eberle Discusses Her Latest Book - Finding God Abiding - 491
12/07/2022 Duration: 51minChristine Marie Eberle discusses her latest book Finding God Abiding. This is episode 490 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Christine Marie Eberle passionately connects spirituality, Scripture, and everyday life. After the 2018 publication of her first book, Finding God in Ordinary Time, Christine concluded her 26-year career as a college campus minister to devote her time to writing, public speaking, and retreat facilitation. In person and on the page, she resists pious platitudes while inviting us to encounter a God who has infinite compassion for people in pain. With a contemporary voice that is warm, accessible, and surprisingly funny, Christine offers spiritual nourishment to people skeptical or weary of religion, while still giving the faithful something to chew on. You can follow her at christine-marie-eberle.com. Today, we will focus on her latest book Finding God Abiding. Lots to learn. Thanks for listening. But wait... Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https
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Emily Amick - PowerMyLearning: Building Teacher and Family Capacity to Accelerate Learning - 490
05/07/2022 Duration: 31minEmily Amick - PowerMyLearning: Building Teacher & Family Capacity to Accelerate Learning. This is episode 490 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Emily Amick is an experienced teacher, coach, and professional developer. In her role as Managing Director of Programs at PowerMyLearning she leads the strategic planning and development of capacity-building programming for educators and families. Emily is committed to advancing equitable educational outcomes by elevating family voice and helping teachers and leaders leverage the strengths of their students’ families. She has a BA in Mathematics from New York University and a Masters in Secondary Education from UNC Chapel Hill. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and two teenaged children and enjoys reading fiction, petting dogs, and drinking coffee. Our focus today is talking about how PowerMyLearning helps both teachers and families to develop the capacity to accelerate learning. Thanks for listening! But wait... Could you do me
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Roberta Seret - The Transylvanian Trilogy: Gift of Diamonds, Love Odyssey, and Treasure Seekers - 489
29/06/2022 Duration: 45minRoberta Seret - The Transylvanian Trilogy: Gift of Diamonds, Love Odyssey, and Treasure Seekers. This is episode 489 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Roberta Seret holds a doctorate in Comparative Literature and Masters in French from New York University. She is President and Founder of the NGO at the United Nations, International Cinema Education, the Director of Advanced English and Film at the United Nations for the Hospitality Committee where she teaches English language, world affairs and film to diplomats, additionally she created and implemented at the United Nations, the International Film Festival for High School Students. More than 15,000 students from 100+ New York and Connecticut high schools have been invited free to this program. By using foreign film as the medium, she has created a multi-disciplinary curriculum to teach students about global events. She partners with the United Nations. Roberta is the author of the Transylvanian Trilogy: Gift of Diamonds, Love Odyssey, and
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Colin Kersey: Swimming with the Angels - 488
20/06/2022 Duration: 40minColin Kersey: Swimming with the Angels. This is episode 488 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Colin Kersey's writing combines hair-raising stories and vivid prose with colorful characters. His first novel, Soul Catcher, was published by St. Martin’s Press. A former Washingtonian and self- described rainophobe, Colin now lives on a sunny island in Southern California where he is employed as Global PR Manager for a Japanese company. He is a graduate of the University of Washington, Western Washington University, and the novel writing program at Stanford University. He is currently working on a third novel. His work has been mentioned or featured in select news media outlets, including Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews. About Swimming With The Angels: Gray Reynolds' world is violently upended when assassins wound him and kill everyone else aboard a speedboat. He then learns from his dying wife that she helped steal $100 million fr
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Rev. Dr. Gordon Postill - Called: A Longshot’s Story - 487
14/06/2022 Duration: 45minRev. Dr. Gordon Postill - Called: A Longshot's Story. This is episode 487 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Rev. Dr. Gordon Postill is an author and retired minister who has helped thousands of people. He was ordained by the United Church of Canada in May 1980 and served congregations in Nova Scotia and Ontario before spending the last 24 years of his ministry providing spiritual care to hospice patients and their families in FL and MA. He retired in 2015 to care for his beloved, now late wife Robin who had become afflicted with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Postill holds a Bachelor of Arts from Laurentian University, Sudbury, a Master of Divinity from Emmanuel College, Toronto, and a Doctor of Ministry from Boston University. With his advanced clinical training, he became Board Certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) and served four years as the APC State Representative of Massachusetts. He has extensive expertise in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and end-of-l