Episodes

Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Amanda Chay is an author, entrepreneur, and lifelong health nut who has helped countless businesses and individuals put their health first. With a master's degree in counseling and as the owner of a stress reduction and mindfulness training company, Amanda brings a wealth of expertise to her work. She is a member of the University of North Carolina Lupus Stakeholder Advisory Board and is a Lupus Foundation of American external affairs committee member for NC. When she’s not planning her next travel adventure with her daughters and husband, she’s drinking jasmine tea, teaching yoga, and giving book suggestions to anyone willing to listen.
Inspiring discussion!
Amazing story!
So much to think about!
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Our focus today will be Amanda’s book - The Girlfriend’s Guide to Lupus: How to Control Your Sh*tty Diagnosis
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https://www.facebook.com/amanda.chay/
https://www.youtube.com/@amandachay7466
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Length - 46:14

Thursday Dec 14, 2023
N.L. Holmes - Flowers of Evil: Hani’s Daughter Mystery Series Book One - 624
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
N.L. Holmes - Flowers of Evil: Hani's Daughter Mystery Series Book 1. This is episode 624 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
N.L. Holmes is a prolific novelist embarking on another significant career phase. Prior to taking up the power of writing and using this pen name, she was an accomplished archaeologist and teacher for 25 years. Early in her career she served as a nun for two decades. In between she was an artist and antiques dealer. Yes, she has lived an interesting life, and the sum of her experiences informs and inspires her writings today.
Holmes, who earned her doctorate in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Studies from Bryn Mawr College despite an offer to attend Princeton, has excavated in Greece and Israel, and taught ancient history and humanities at Stockton University in N.J. and University of South Florida for many years. She also did archaeological artwork for excavations from Lebanon.
With 11 published novels, Holmes is the creator of The Lord Hani Mysteries. The inspiration for her Bronze Age novels came with an assignment she gave to her students one day: Here are the only documents we have telling us about royal divorce in Ugarit in the 13th century. How much can we say about what happened? She notes: “It quickly became apparent that almost anything we might come up with was as much fiction as historiography!”
She also penned The Empire At Twilight series, historical fiction set in the 13th century C.B. during the Hittite Empire, and Hani’s Daughter Mysteries, a spin-off historical fiction series.
Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, she attended The University of Texas in the honors program but dropped out midway to enter into the antiques business. Two years later, she entered the Discalced Carmelite convent in Texas. She left the convent 20 years later and returned to school to get her B.A. in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology.
Holmes resides with her husband, three cats, and a dog. They split their time between Tampa, Florida and northern France, where she gardens, weaves, and plays the violin. They have an adult son. For more information, please consult www.nlholmes.com.
A little about Flowers of Evil
When two young women in ancient Egypt open a medical dispensary, they don’t expect their first patient to be a dying florist of Amen whose last words are totally mysterious. It’s Neferet and Bener-ib’s nature to want to appease the ba of the murder victim by finding his killer, and their teenaged apprentice is a born detective. But between the skepticism of their own families and the malice of a rival healer, they find out the simple desire to do the right thing gets them into more trouble than they could have imagined!
Today we are focused on her book Flowers of Evil: Hani’s Daughter Mystery Series Book 1.
Awesome book!
Engaging story.
So much to learn!
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Length - 48:23

Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Steve Stockman - Producer, Writer, and Director - How to Shoot Video that Doesn't Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro. This is episode 623 of Teaching Learning Leading K12.
Steve Stockman is president of LA-based Custom Productions, Inc. and a producer, writer and director of over 200 commercials, web series, films, music videos and TV shows.
He wrote, produced and directed the award-winning MGM feature film Two Weeks with Sally Field, Glenn Howerton, Ben Chaplin and Julianne Nicholson; he created and ran series like BrewDogs for NBC/U, $24 in 24 for Food Network, Devil’s Ride for Discovery and Gnaria for Comedy Central.
His commercial clients include Breville, Microsoft, Saatva, Disney and more. Steve is also the author of the world's best-selling video how-to book, How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck: Advice to Make Any Amateur Look Like a Pro which is available in 9 languages worldwide and taught in schools from middle school to grad level.
So much to learn today!
Awesome talk!
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https://stevestockman.com/course
https://www.amazon.com/Shoot-Video-That-Doesnt-Suck/dp/0761163239
https://www.customproductions.tv/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/customproductions/
https://twitter.com/stevestockman
https://www.instagram.com/stevestockman/
https://www.facebook.com/stevestockmanauthor
Length - 51:08

Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Barbara R. Blackburn - Rigor in Your Classroom: A Toolkit for Teachers, 2nd Edition. This is episode 622 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Ranked in the Top 10 Global Gurus in Education, Barbara has dedicated her life to raising the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students alike. What differentiates Barbara’s over 30 books are her easily executable concrete examples based on decades of experience as a teacher, professor, and consultant. Barbara’s dedication to education was inspired in her early years by her parents, Bob and Rose. Her father’s doctorate and lifetime career as a professor taught her the importance of professional training. Her mother’s career as school secretary shaped Barbara’s appreciation of the effort all staff play in the education of every child.
Barbara has taught early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students and has served as an educational consultant for three publishing companies. She holds a master’s degree in school administration and was certified as both a teacher and a school principal in North Carolina. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Teaching from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In 2006, she received the award for Outstanding Junior Professor at Winthrop University. She left her position at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to write and speak full-time.
In addition to speaking at state, national, and international conferences, she also regularly presents virtual and on-site workshops for teachers and administrators in elementary, middle, and high schools. Her workshops are lively and engaging and filled with practical information. Her most popular topics include:
Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word
Rigorous Schools and Classrooms: Leading the Way
Rigorous Assessments
Rigor and Differentiation in the Classroom
Rigor for Students with Special Needs
Motivation + Engagement + Rigor = Student Success
Research-Based Engaging Instruction Leads to Higher Achievement
High Expectations and Increased Support Lead to Success
Our focus today is her book - Rigor in Your Classroom: A Toolkit for Teachers, 2nd Ed.
So much to learn!
Excellent talk!
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Connect & Learn More:
https://www.barbarablackburnonline.com/
Rigor in Your Classroom: A Toolkit for Teachers - 2nd Edition - Barbar (routledge.com)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbarablackburnonline/
https://www.facebook.com/Barbarablackburneducation/
https://www.instagram.com/barbararblackburn/
https://twitter.com/BarbBlackburn
Length - 48:00

Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Wednesday Dec 06, 2023
Scott M. Hoffman - Discusses His Thriller - Inside: A Fictional Account of a Member of an Organized Crime Family - 621
Scott M. Hoffman was a witness to historical events concerning major mob families. He learned the inner workings from his dad, who loyally served The Outfit for over 55 years – never spending a day in prison. Now 74, he is a native of Chicago. He is a graduate of Long Island University-Brooklyn with a B.A. in Journalism. For 35 years he worked for the City of Chicago in the Departments of Purchasing and Finance. Inside is his first published book.
Scott Hoffman is not a name that is listed in any court records or historical documents about the Mafia. But he was in the room when meetings took place, he saw street enforcers and juice collectors deal out punishment, and he interacted with the real Goodfellas and Godfathers, including notorious gangsters Henry Hill, Tony Accardo, and Sam Giancana.
Inside begins in 1956 with Jimmy Williams, a 47-year-old man with two families-his wife and two children and the Outfit. He's a good man, a good husband, and a good father, while, at the same time, he is a physically powerful man who is well respected as a consigliere in the Outfit. He keeps his two lives separated, to the point his wife is unaware of what he does.
Awesome conversation!
So much to learn and think about.
Great read!
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Connect & Learn More:
https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Scott-M-Hoffman/dp/1480925950
Length - 01:03:36