Brittany Riddick talks about her novel: The Writ 212 - A Faith-based, sci-fi novel - 301

Brittany Riddick talks with me about her novel - The Writ 212. This is episode 301 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Brittany Riddick is the author of The Writ 212. She currently is an assistant principal at Shiloh Elementary School in Snellville, Georgia and has been in the field of education for over 16 years.

When asked what has inspired her book The Writ 212, she said, “Being an educator for as long as I have has allowed me to see changes and shifts in students' behaviors. One of the biggest shifts is how much technology has impacted not only the field of education, but the actual student. It has become more obvious to me that students are growing more addicted to devices. They even appear to have ‘withdrawal’ symptoms when forced to do work that does not require a device. It is important, as educators, that we do not substitute authentic teaching and relationships for technology. We must have a balance. We have to get our parents to understand the importance of building relationships and not placing children in front of a screen. Technology is amazing, but I fear that our “abuse” of technology is having an adverse effect on our relationships with people, especially our children.”

The Writ 212 is a faith-based science fiction book. It shows how the creation of an app leads to the end of the world by killing off a group called the YSW (Youth of the Second World). Jah, the creator, uses the app to destroy the YSW only saving two groups of people; the Elders (older people who don’t have much use for technology) and the unexposed (infants who have never seen technology). Jah uses these two groups of individuals to begin the Third World (New Age). But when a villager of the Third World finds a working device from the Second World, he unlocks secrets that cause a rift in what was once a peaceful community. The villagers of Eirene soon feel torn between their faithfulness to Jah or knowing the secrets of the Second World.

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contactus@authorbriddick.com

brittnicriddick@gmail.com

https://www.instagram.com/authorbriddick/

https://www.facebook.com/brittany.riddick.735

https://twitter.com/AuthorBRiddick

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-writ-212-brittany-riddick/1135745760

https://www.amazon.com/Writ-212-Brittany-Riddick/dp/194792835X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1584893760&sr=

http://vmhmagazine.com/the-back-story-writing-socializing-the-writ-212-talking-with-author-b-riddick/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvz85Rg_ctshTCdV5HYkyQ

678-490-4837

Length - 47:42

Jeremy S. Adams - Riding the Wave: Teacher Strategies for Navigating Change and Strengthening Key Relationships - 300

Jeremy S. Adams has just released his book Riding the Wave: Teacher Strategies for Navigating Change and Strengthening Key Relationships (Solution Tree Press, 2020). This is episode 300 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Jeremy S. Adams is a high school and University teacher living in Bakersfield, California. He and his writing have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, C-Span, The Sacramento Bee, and numerous national education podcasts.

Mr. Adams has won numerous accolades for his teaching and writing efforts including the 2014 California State Teacher of the Year Award (Daughters of the American Revolution), the 2012 Kern County Teacher of the Year Award, was a 2013 semi-finalist for the California Department of Education's California Teacher of the Year Award, and was a finalist in 2014 for the Carlston Family Foundation National Teacher Award.

He was recognized in 2014 by the California State Senate for his achievements in education. He was a 2018 CSUB (California State University, Bakersfield) Hall of Fame inductee--the first classroom teacher ever inducted in the history of the school.

Jeremy received his bachelor’s degree in politics from Washington and Lee University and his master’s degree in education (curriculum and instruction) from California State University, Bakersfield, where he was named the Outstanding Student in the School of Education.

He is also an education speaker and has spoken to large education groups and conferences across the country.

In addition, Jeremy is the author of Full Classrooms Empty Selves and The Secrets of Timeless Teachers. Today we are going to focus on his latest book, Riding the Wave: Teacher Strategies for Navigating Change and Strengthening Key Relationships.

By the way, Jeremy previously appeared on Teaching Learning Leading K12 - episodes 123 (Full Classrooms, Empty Selves) and 103 (The Secrets of Timeless Teachers).

Connect with Jeremy and Learn More:

https://www.solutiontree.com/riding-the-wave.html

https://www.solutiontree.com/free-resources/instruction/riding-the-wave

@JeremyAdams6

Jeremy’s Amazon Author’s Page

https://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/103-jeremy-s-adams-the-secrets-of-timeless-teachers/ (103)

https://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/123-full-classrooms-empty-selves-with-jeremy-s-adams/  (123)

pd@SolutionTree.com - to schedule Jeremy for professional development

https://theeducatorsroom.com/author/jeremyadams1976/

Length - 1:06:55

Jeffrey Marshall talks about writing techniques, style, and his book “Undetected” - 299

Today Jeffrey Marshall talks with me about writing techniques, writing style, and his thrilling mystery book - Undetected. This is episode 299 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Jeffrey Marshall has spent many years reporting on facts and truth for various newspapers and publications, including The New York Times and the Associated Press. Once part of a team nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for reporting, he now has turned his attention to fiction and has just released a psychological thriller that involves a narcissist and sociopath and revolves around a family in an affluent community where things are not what they seem. This riveting thriller takes us into the lives of the 1% -- and why their relationships and problems really mirror the 99%.

Jeffrey is a retired journalist and the author of three books, including Little Miss Sure Shot - a historical novel about Annie Oakley. He has been published widely in newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times and New Jersey Monthly, and was at various times a reporter, editor, feature writer, columnist, and book reviewer.

A little about Undetected

Suzy Perry, a lovely, accomplished older woman, has married into a new family in Westchester County, N.Y after being widowed not long before in Atlanta.

Her new husband, Dean Perry, is besotted with her, but his son Alex and daughter-in-law Lisa are troubled by how little they know about her. Who is she?

Little by little, clues and tidbits of information persuade Alex that he needs to know more.

As the questions pile up, Alex, a journalist, elects to hire a private detective to probe Suzy’s past, without informing his father.

Over time, it becomes clear that Suzy changed her name when she moved to Atlanta -- and that she had been married for many years to a car dealer in Missouri who died suddenly shortly before she left.

Is all this innocent, or something more sinister? Once circumstantial, the evidence becomes more concrete -- and then Suzy is on the run.

Jeff has a bachelor's degree from Princeton and a master's in journalism from Northwestern.

His interests include tennis, golf, fly-fishing, travel, hiking and movies. He and his wife, Judy, have two rambunctious dogs, Maggie and Blaze.

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Connect with Jeffrey:

https://undetecbk.com/

marshwj17@gmail.com

https://www.amazon.com/Jeffrey-Marshall/e/B001K8TCC8%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

480-737-0364

https://www.facebook.com/undetbook

Length - 36:07

Hannah Stevens: Writing, Traveling, and Protecting Endangered Wildlife - 298

Today I'm talking with Hannah Stevens the author of Borneo Experience. Hannah and I talk about her writing, traveling, and her desire to help protect endangered wildlife. This is episode 298 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, my audio podcast. Here is a little about Borneo Experience…

 For the past several years Jeanie Williams, former war correspondent-turned-wildlife activist has been traveling the world reporting on the plight of the wildlife on our planet. After having been on assignment in New Zealand, South Island, she was ready to return home when her boss at WorldCorp News in New York City contacted her and asked if she would travel to Sabah, Borneo to report on pet trafficking of the wildlife in that region. When he told her about orangutan babies being ripped from their mother’s arms, she could not resist. Once she arrives, however, she finds the problem more complex than she ever imagined and the powerful trafficking cartel is again trying to thwart her efforts to tell the world about the cruelty they inflict on the animals.

This is the fourth in a series of mysteries by Hannah Stevens based on her world travels. The first was Murder on Safari, set in Kenya, Africa, then Iceberg Murders, which takes place on the Antarctic Peninsula and most recently, Bird House Adventures, based in New Zealand, South Island.

Hannah Stevens, author, is also a freelance travel writer, writing for publications locally and nationwide under her real name Elaine Mays. After a long career as a software design engineer with several large corporations, Elaine wrote and has published seven novels under the pen name of Hannah Stevens; The President’s Wife, the sequel Madam POTUS, She Sleeps with Dogs, Murder on Safari, The Iceberg Murders, Bird House Adventure in New Zealand, and now Borneo Experience.

She is also a cancer survivor of nine years. She lives with her two dogs, a Brittany spaniel, Lily and a Weimaraner, Sophia - in Phoenix, Arizona. You may visit her author web site at www.hannahstevensauthor.com  She also has a very inspiring cancer blog; www.alittlerain.com and has published The Diary of a Breast Cancer Patient. You also might want to read her recently published memoir - Battle of the Wills. 

All of these books and e-books are available on Amazon.com and some are available through Barnes and Noble and Nook. 

Connect with Hannah:

http://www.hannahstevensauthor.com/

http://www.alittlerain.com/

emays@mindspring.com 

Length - 46:11

Tre Gammage: Living Your Dream, Consulting, Every Decision Counts, and The Dash Podcast - 297

Tre Gammage notes, “As an entrepreneur, podcaster, and speaker my purpose is to make it easier to do what you love.” This is episode 297 of Teaching Learning Leading K-12 where Tre and I talk about living your dream, consulting, his book Every Decision Counts, and The Dash Podcast.

Tre was born and raised in South Bend Indiana where football was his first love, and it carried him to his first dream - To play division 1 college football!

He recalls that his dream taught him a lot, “all we did was lose and half the time I rode the bench. Fortunately, while I didn’t fit on the field I found my way off the field - Committing my time to diversity affairs, global perspectives, and decision making. These experiences made me well rounded and helped me realize my ambition to add value to everybody I have a conversation with. I didn’t decide to chase my dream until one of my professor’s asked, If money was no object what would you do with your life?”

Tre says, “When you see someone live their dream it makes you want to help them reach that
dream or live your own. Every day I wake up and do what I love to and leave a blueprint
for the next generation. “

Tre founded The Gammage Consulting Group. Its primary service is helping K – 12 schools implement social and emotional learning programs. He uses a 5 step process that takes you from managing multiple behavior systems to one school wide framework that supports growth
in Students and Educators. He also recently released Every Decision Counts: 8 Lessons I Wish They Taught Me in School. He is the producer and host of The Dash Podcast. Since 2015 Tre has spoken to over 100 audiences totaling more than 10,000 people.

Lots to learn today!

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Connect with Tre:

https://tregammage.com/

https://gcgshop.bigcartel.com/product/every-decision-counts-8-lesson-s-i-wish-they-taught-me-in-school

tre@tregammage.com

https://youtu.be/k5uZ83ipCZ4

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tre-gammage-gcdf-54ab1765/

www.feedspot.com recognized Teaching Learning Leading K12 as one of their Top 20 K-12 Education podcasts! Awesome! Check it out!

https://blog.feedspot.com/k12_education_podcasts/

Length- 39:39