Episodes

Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Patricia Erbe - Building Bonds with Learners: The Teacher-Student Relationship Model. This is episode 740 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Patricia Erbe, M.Ed., is an author and former educator in Pennsylvania's West Chester Area School District, where she taught for decades at the elementary and secondary levels while also serving as a team leader, curriculum developer, science advocate, early field and student teacher mentor and consultant to individuals and organizations for professional growth and practical teaching applications. In addition to these leadership experiences, she has bolstered her social-emotional focus by leading extracurricular activities and clubs for young learners and as a consistent informal mentor for colleagues.
Furthermore, Ms. Erbe has contributed to the community through her active involvement on the West Chester Area Education Foundation Board, a non-profit dedicated to mobilizing community resources for student benefit, and the Hopewell UMC Pre-School Advisory Board. As a member of the Pennsylvania State Education Association and the Association of American Educators professional organizations, she finds staying connected to educational institutions and contemporary journals and studies critical in remaining current with educational trends and best practices.
During her career, Ms. Erbe was awarded "Best Teacher of the Year" and has continued to work toward elevating student potential through relationship building and keeping up with current research and educational offerings. In addition to benefiting from numerous professional development opportunities, she has assisted other educational leaders in presenting professional development seminars.
Ms. Erbe received her bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Millersville University and a master's from Wilkes University, emphasizing educational development and strategies. In addition, she acquired a secondary teaching certification and has completed extensive coursework in social-emotional learning.
Our focus today is Patricia’s book - Building Bonds with Learners: The Teacher-Student Relationship Model.
So much to learn.
Great ideas to start using in your classroom.
Before you go...
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/perbe-author/
https://www.solutiontree.com/presenters/patricia-erbe.html
https://www.solutiontree.com/building-bonds-with-learners.html
Length - 45:09

Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Organizing Your Paperwork, Part 2: Creating a System - 739
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Organizing Your Paperwork, Part 2: Creating a System. This is episode 739 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
In part 1 of this series on organizing your paperwork I noted that to get rid of your piles of paper you have to:
1. Handle this now.
2. Set aside time.
3. Create a place to put your paper files.
4. Create a system to file your paper.
In this episode - Organizing Your Paperwork, Part 2: Creating a System I share with you how to make it easy to get out from under your piles by creating a system for filing. I share that you need to get your supplies and locations to file.
1. Get hanging file folder cabinets or furniture that has hanging file drawers.
2. Get hanging file folders with plastic tabs.
3. Get regular file folders.
3. Get a label maker.
4. Decide how you will file using the alphabet.
5. Determine how you will write the name of what is in the file folder.
6. Start filing and get rid of those piles.
Before you know it, you will be pile free and feel less stressed because now your desk is no longer a mess, and you can find your paperwork.
Have fun creating that system and getting out from under your piles.
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.
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Length - 16:32

Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Kourtney Hake & Paige Timmerman - Their Stories, Their Voices: Using Personal Narrative to Empower Student Writers, Grades 6-12. This is episode 738 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Kourtney Hake is an English teacher at Sparta Lincoln School in Sparta, Illinois. She is also a member of the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE), the Illinois Reading Council (IRC), and the Illinois Association of Teachers of English (IATE) since 2014.
Paige Timmerman is a high school English teacher at Salem Community High School in Salem, Illinois and a National Board-Certified Teacher member since 2019. She strives to provide authentic, real-world writing opportunities that meet her students’ skills and interests.
Our focus today is Kourtney and Paige’s book - Their Stories, Their Voices: Using Personal Narrative to Empower Student Writers, Grades 6-12.
Lots to learn!
Thanks for listening!
Please share!
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.instagram.com/pbrink12/
https://www.solutiontree.com/presenters/kourtney-hake.html
https://www.solutiontree.com/presenters/paige-timmerman.html
https://www.solutiontree.com/their-stories-their-voices.html
Length - 29:46

Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Self-Regulation: Controlling Your Behaviors - 737
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Thursday Jan 23, 2025
Self-Regulation: Controlling Your Behaviors. This is episode 737 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
On this episode I share my thoughts about self-regulation. Self-regulation is recognizing when you are not focused on controlling your behaviors. You could have had a bad morning, an interaction that made you angry, or just seem to always be out of sorts when that one kid or colleague come your way. You have to get control of you.
I share a few thoughts about getting control of you before you end up apologizing for your actions.
Thanks for listening!
Please share!
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!
Length -21:07

Monday Jan 20, 2025
Organizing Your Paperwork: Get Rid of Your Piles - 736
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Organizing Your Paperwork: Get Rid of Your Piles. This is episode 736 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Do you make piles of paper and you swear that you can find whatever you need? The piles keep growing and growing and you start realizing that you really don't know where anything is located. That is if you are actually honest with yourself - you know that you are lying to you.
On this episode I share my thoughts about getting out from under those piles. Afterall, I was one of those crazy pile builders and now I am very proud to share that I no longer create stacks of paper.
Get rid of those piles.
Thanks for listening!
Please share!
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!
Length - 13:06
Paperwork photo by Thirdman downloaded from pexels.com