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Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
Christopher Loric - SESG Explorer: Science Fiction, Military Thriller, & Space Adventure. This is episode 676 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Christopher Loric served as a United States Navy Officer and retired as a Commander, with a yearlong deployment in Iraq during a military career that spanned 28 years. He is also a science-fiction military writer who has penned his debut novel, SESG Explorer.
Loric’s last assignment concluded at the outset of the covid pandemic, having served NATO at the headquarters of Supreme Allied Command Transformation.
He was awarded, honored, and recognized by the government for his years of hard work, including:
* Defense Meritorious Service Medal (Four Awards)
* Meritorious Service Medal (Two Awards)
* Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (Four Awards)
* Navy Unit Commendation Award
* Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Award
* Fleet Marine Force Ribbon
* National Defense Service Medal (Two Awards)
* Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
* Iraqi Campaign Medal with EGA/bronze star
* Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
* Korean Defense Service Medal
* Humanitarian Service Medal
* Overseas Service Ribbon
* US Navy Rifle Expert and Navy Pistol Expert
He earned a BBA in Finance and an MBA from the University of Oklahoma. He received another Masters in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, he also had brief stints in Long Beach, California and Daytona Beach, Florida. His military service took him to Japan, South Korea, Iraq, Guam, and Germany, as well as to Virginia, Rhode Island, Nebraska, Minnesota, Washington, and California. He brings an international and military perspective to his writings.
He resides in Jellico, Tennessee. He looks forward to the day that man settles on Mars and expands to the rest of the solar system.
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https://www.amazon.com/SESG-Explorer-Christopher-Loric-ebook/dp/B0BYK4GJC7
Length - 01:05:45
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Sara Delano Moore - Vice President of Research & Content - ORIGO Education: Spaced Learning: Helping Children Learn Mathematics
Sara Delano Moore focuses on helping teachers and students understand mathematics as a coherent and connected discipline. An experienced teacher and nationally recognized speaker, her work emphasizes the power of deep understanding and multiple representations for learning. Sara’s interests include building conceptual understanding of mathematics to support procedural fluency and applications, incorporating engaging literature into mathematics & science instruction, and connecting mathematics to engineering design in meaningful ways. She is a fourth-generation educator with experience teaching mathematics and science to K-8 students as well as experience teaching pre-service and in-service teachers at the university level. Sara is an author of the Visible Learning for Mathematics series, the Mathematize It series, and the Mastering Math Manipulatives series of books for Corwin Mathematics. She currently serves as Vice President of Research and Content at ORIGO Education and Chair of ORIGO’s Mathematics Advisory Board.
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Length - 39:12
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Sarah McNeil - Thinking Maps: A Shared Visual Language for Learning. This is episode 674 on Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Sarah McNeil is an experienced educator and consultant with a rich background in the education management industry. Currently serving as the Vice President of Professional Development at Thinking Maps, Inc., Sarah brings over 16 years of experience to her role. Her expertise lies in K-12 education, coaching, educational consulting, and instructional design. Sarah's journey in education began as a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District, where she dedicated 16 years to shaping young minds. Her passion for teaching led her to transition into consulting, where she continued to impact education on a broader scale. With a bachelor's degree focused on Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Sarah possesses a strong academic foundation that complements her practical experience in the field. She is also National Board Certified, reflecting her commitment to excellence in teaching and learning.
So much to learn.
Lots to share.
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https://twitter.com/ThinkingMaps
https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmaps/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/ThinkingMaps
https://www.youtube.com/user/thinkingmaps/featured
https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinking-maps-inc/
https://www.pinterest.com/thinkingmaps/_created/
Length - 37:22
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Aditya Nagrath, PhD - Treating Mathematics Anxiety: Inclusive Strategies for Working with Students Exhibiting Mathematics Anxiety. This is episode 673 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Aditya Nagrath, PhD helps students overcome mathematics anxiety. Aditya is the creator and founder of Elephant Learning Mathematics Academy which helps students learn years of mathematics over the course of a few months using their system just 10 minutes per day, 3 days per week.
With a PhD in Mathematics & Computer Sciences, Dr. Nagrath has spent over 30 years in industry as a software engineer, author, leader, speaker, and serial entrepreneur working on everything from atomic clocks to iOS and Android apps to Amazon’s Kindle Fire. As the Founder of Elephant Head Software, which won the prestigious JD Edwards Innovation Award in 2015, he has also done software projects for Pearson, Verizon, Telefonica, JD Edwards (Oracle), and other billion-dollar companies.
Now with Elephant Learning, Dr. Nagrath has taught nearly 200,000 years of mathematics to over 165,000 students around the world and is on a mission to change the way the world teaches mathematics.
With a Facebook following of over 54k, Aditya has spoken at the University of Denver, and is the author of numerous scientific works, a series of blogs on learning mathematics, as well as the Amazon Best Seller “Rethinking Math Learning” and "Treating Mathematics Anxiety." For his expertise, Dr. Nagrath has been featured in media, news, and over 50 podcasts.
Our focus today is Aditya's book Treating Mathematics Anxiety: Inclusive Strategies for Working with Students Exhibiting Mathematics Anxiety.
So much to learn and share.
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https://www.elephantlearning.com
https://www.instagram.com/elephantlearningapp/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/ElephantLearningApp/
https://www.youtube.com/@ElephantLearning
https://www.linkedin.com/company/35631265/admin/feed/posts/
https://www.pinterest.com/elephantlearning/
https://www.amazon.com/Treating-Mathematics-Anxiety-Strategies-Exhibiting/dp/B0CQSMTPZM
Length - 38:20
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Steven J. Simmons - Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night? This is episode 672 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Steven J. Simmons has been a professor of law and government, a White House aide on domestic policy, and a leader in the cable industry. Steven is the author of Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night? and the best-selling Alice and Greta: A Tale of Two Witches, and coauthor of Where Do Big Creatures Sleep at Night?
Clifford R. Simmons’ lifelong passion for writing and love for his nieces and nephews fuels his enthusiasm for children’s books and co-authorship with his father, Steven. Cliff formerly worked at Google and now runs his own business. He is the co-author of Where Do Big Creatures Sleep at Night?
Ruth E. Harper is a self-taught artist from England. She loves to echo nature in her work. She lives in Iowa with an adorable husband – they have six grown-up kids between them (plus handfuls of grandbabies!). She is the illustrator of the NYT bestseller The Kissing Hand (with Nancy M. Leak), Happy Mamas, Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night? and Where Do Big Creatures Sleep at Night?
Our focus today will be their children’s book - Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night?
Awesome conversation!
Fantastic book!
Beautiful illustrations!
Thanks for listening!
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.
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Connect & Learn More:
https://www.stevesimmonsbooks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/simmonsstories/?hl=en
Length - 30:12