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Lisa A Riegel, PhD. - CEO of Educational Partnerships Institute & Creator of the NeuroWell Framework - NeuroWell: Applying Brain Science to Build Safe, Supportive, and Proactive Schools. This is episode 818 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Dr. Lisa A. Riegel is the Founder and CEO of the Educational Partnerships Institute and creator of the NeuroWell framework. She works with educators, leaders, and organizations to support wellbeing, engagement, and learning through practical, neuroscience-informed strategies that move beyond compliance to sustainable culture change.
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NeuroWell: Applying brain science to build safe, supportive, and proactive schools
Length - 56:11
Monday Feb 16, 2026
Monday Feb 16, 2026
Tara Williams, PhD: Innovative Collegiate Consultants - Supporting Neurodivergent Students Transitioning from K-12 to College. This is episode 817 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast,
Dr. Tara Williams is the founder of Innovative Collegiate Consultants and a tenured chemistry professor at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California.
With a PhD in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Sussex, she has spent over twenty years teaching and more than a decade supporting neurodivergent students as they transition from K–12 to college.
Her team specializes in executive functioning coaching and academic support grounded in Universal Design principles to help students build confidence and self-advocacy.
Dr. Williams is currently writing a book about her educational journey and her work with neurodivergent college students, set for release next year.
Great conversation!
Awesome thoughts and ideas!
So much to think about!
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Before you go...
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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.
Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you!
You are AWESOME!
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https://innovativecollegiateconsultants.com/
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Length - 56:32
Friday Feb 13, 2026
Friday Feb 13, 2026
Chris Rose - Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer: Abre - A K-12 Data Platform. This is episode 816 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Zach VanderVeen and Chris Rose are the Co-founders of Abre, a modern K–12 data platform that centralizes tools, analytics and information for educators, students and families. They serve as the company's Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Product Officer, respectively.
Zach and Chris began their careers in the classroom as teachers, later taking on roles across education including administrators, coaches and technology directors. Through their work, they saw firsthand how fragmented and outdated education software made it harder for districts to support students effectively. What started as conversations about breaking down data silos in their own district ultimately led them to found Abre.
Today, Zach and Chris continue to draw on their classroom roots to address the real challenges districts face, working to eliminate the data disconnect and make information more accessible, useful and impactful for educators and the communities they serve.
Chris Rose joins us today on Teaching Learning Leading K12 and shares Abre with us.
Great conversation!
Awesome focus!
So much to learn and think about!
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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.
Hey, I've got another favor...could you share the podcast with one of your friends, colleagues, and family members? Hmmm? What do you think? Thank you!
You are AWESOME!
Connect & Learn More:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharyjvanderveen/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherrosein/
Length - 48:15
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Lessons Learned from Jobs Before My Education Career - What's My Point? This is episode 815 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Over the last three episodes I shared with you stories from my earliest jobs and the lessons learned. I discovered that as I reflected on these lessons that there was some common ground. There were lessons that overlapped.
From the grocery store, McDonald's, and the plumbing supply warehouse the following lessons that were part of the job then still impact me in my career in education:
1. Own Your Job.
2. Be a Teammate.
3. Be Positive.
4. You Always Have Something to Do.
In this episode I reflect on those 4 lessons and how they still are part of my work world today.
At the conclusion I ask you if you have any lessons that you learned from previous jobs that still influence you today. It would be awesome if you shared with me those lessons you had and how they still are there in your current world. You can shoot me an email by going to the front page of my web page https://stevenmiletto.com or look at the bottom of that same page and you will see a link to leave me a voice mail. Can't wait to hear from you.
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Length - 32:38
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Lessons I Learned from Jobs Before My Education Career: Plumbing Supply Warehouse. This is episode 814 of Teaching Learning Leading K12.
Did you have a job or two before you entered your career field? Maybe you started in high school and then college before finally entering the path that you were ultimately focused on achieving. Just to be clear, when I say a job, I do mean working for someone other than your father or parent or guardian. Actually, having a boss and getting an official paycheck - you know one where taxes are removed from your gross pay?
My third job that fits this description was at a plumbing supply warehouse. In this job my main purpose was to load and deliver plumbing supplies for a plumbing company at a job site. I had two immediate supervisors and interacted with the owner of the shop. I learned to make sure that I helped to load my delivery orders and to become a safer driver. Interactions with others taught me to bite my lip and treat people as I wanted to be treated. Team membership was important. And once again, the adage "you never have nothing to do" was pervasive in this job, as well as at McDonalds, and the grocery store.
Join me as I reflect on being a team member, owning the job, treating others as I wanted to be treated, and living with the understanding that "you always had something to do."
So, did you have a first job that created lessons that impact you and your job today? What were those lifelong lessons? It would be great if you shared those lessons with me. If you go to my website there is a box that lets you contact me. There also is a place that you could leave me a voice message.
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Next episode: I connect these lessons learned with my career.
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Images: Plumbing Repair Service and PVC Pipes both downloaded from Freepik.com.
Length - 29:44