Episodes

Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024


Ryan Ross - Founder & CEO - Olivia Technologies: Providing Digital Access for All Students. This is episode 634 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Ryan Ross is a determined, innovative, and productive professional with a proven track record in Edtech, emerging Fintech and WiFi edge technologies, as well as early-stage sales and business development. With his impressive skills and experience, Ryan has also secured a patent in his field. He is highly motivated by new and emerging technologies and stays ahead of the curve in his field.
Ryan's in-depth knowledge of go-to-market strategies is impressive. He has extensive experience in IoT edge content, advertising, and services for transit, retail, and enterprise solutions, as well as payment transactions and point-of-sale infrastructure. Ryan is also well-versed in biometric payments, recurring payments, B2B commerce, and consumer e-commerce services.
His exceptional knowledge and ability to deliver revenue and customers make him a valuable asset in strategic thinking and execution, ultimately leading to success.
Ryan's specialties include business development, strategic partnerships, reseller, and alliances, making him a versatile and well-rounded professional.
- B2B Commerce and consumer e-commerce services.
This knowledge base along with the ability to deliver customers and revenue provides a level of strategic thinking and execution that leads to success.
Ryan is the founder & CEO as well as a Board member of Olivia Technologies.
So much to learn!
Great conversation!
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Connect & Learn More:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossrr3/
https://twitter.com/OliviaParity
Length - 46:03

Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024


Dave Wakefield - Founder & CEO of Sibme - A.I., Professional Learning, Coaching, and Feedback. This is episode 633 of Teaching Learning Leading K12.
David Wakefield is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sibme. A former educator, Dave believes that with the right support and tools, teachers and school administrators can collaborate with each other to solve their own problems organically.
Sibme is a professional learning and coaching platform.
Lots to learn as we talk about A.I., professional learning, coaching, and feedback.
So much to learn.
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!
Okay, one more thing. Really just this one more thing. I mentioned in the opening of the show that you could hear me interviewed on Behind the Mic about my podcast Teaching Learning Leading K12. Click this link Behind the Mic: Teaching Learning Leading K12 to go listen.
You are AWESOME!
Thanks so much!
Connect & Learn More:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sibme/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmwakefield/
(20) Sibme (@SibmeApp) / X (twitter.com)
Length - 56:16

Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024


Julie Silverbrook - Senior Director of Partnerships and Constitutional Scholar in Residence at iCivics - Talks with Us about iCivics, the Importance of Civics Education, & National Civics Day. This is episode 632 of Teaching Learning Leading K12.
Julie serves as Senior Director of Partnerships and Constitutional Scholar in Residence at iCivics. She served as Executive Director of The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) in Washington, DC, from 2012-2020. She regularly writes and lectures on the United States Constitution and its history, and the importance of civic education to the health of the American republic. Julie has nearly a decade of experience in growth projects for non-profit organizations, cultivating partnerships, fundraising, coalition-building, and business development and management. She holds a J.D. from the William & Mary Law School, where she received the National Association of Women Lawyers Award and the Thurgood Marshall Award and served as a Senior Articles Editor on the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal. She graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa from The George Washington University with a B.A. in Political Science. Upon graduation, she was awarded the GW Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Scholar Award, the highest academic award given to a student in the arts and sciences college.
About iCivics:
iCivics is a nonprofit organization working to inspire lifelong civic engagement by providing high-quality and engaging civics resources and advocating for civic education through its CivXNow Coalition of 295 organizational members. Founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to develop free educational video games and lessons that teach young Americans to be knowledgeable, curious, and engaged in civic life, iCivics is the country’s largest provider of civic education content and is currently used by up to 145,000 educators and 9 million students annually. All of its resources are free, nonpartisan, and available online at icivics.org.
What an awesome conversation!
So much to learn and celebrate!
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Connect & Learn More:
https://www.facebook.com/icivics
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https://nationalcivicsday.info/
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https://www.instagram.com/nationalcivicsday
Length - 38:04

Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024


Fusion Academy - Joie Laykoff - Senior Director of Instruction and Student Programs at Fusion Academy talks with me about the school and its programs. This is episode 631 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Joie LayKoff - Senior Director of Instruction and Student Programs at Fusion Academy - leads initiatives across the organization that strengthen campus’ instructional leadership, classroom application of pedagogy and student programming. Her ISP team creates development opportunities for teachers and leaders that serve to improve educational expertise, and programs for students that inspire connection and engagement.
So much to learn.
Awesome conversation!
Before you go...
Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks!
If you are listening on Apple Podcasts on your phone, go to the logo - click so that you are on the main page with a listing of the episodes for my podcast and scroll to the bottom. There you will see a place to rate and review. Could you review me? That would be so cool. Thank you!
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!
Thanks so much!
Connect & Learn More:
https://www.fusionacademy.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-education-group/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joie-laykoff-a059bb97/
Length - 47:46

Saturday Dec 30, 2023
Saturday Dec 30, 2023


On February 1st of 2022, I reported to a local hospital at 5:15AM for surgery to remove a tumor from my brain. The surgery took 10 hours. The two surgeons - a neurologist and an inner ear specialist worked together to remove the growing obstruction in my brain. The tumor was not cancer it is something known by multiple names - but was referred to as an acoustic neuroma or a vestibular schwannoma.
After experiencing issues of sudden dizziness and a strange feeling of being off-balance as well as I thought that I had swimmer's ear... I was having a hard time hearing in my right ear, and it felt like when you have been swimming, and you get water in your ear - I finally went to see a doctor. This led to a couple of MRIs and numerous doctor visits with specialists and the diagnosis of a tumor.
When I first looked at the tumor in an MRI, it looked like a small marble, 6 months later on a new MRI it looked like a small mushroom.
The tumor was growing on the nerve that controls hearing and balance on my right side. The fear was that it would eventually attach itself to the nerve that controls the right side of my face which would cause major issues.
The surgeons decided that the best path was to remove the tumor and not use radiation.
I was told that I would most probably lose all hearing in my right ear they were correct.
Elizabeth Splaine is an author, voice teacher, voice actor, and a former professional opera singer. I interviewed her about her novels - Steel Butterflies (Episode 593) and Swan Song (Episode 461) - see links below. Elizabeth talks with me about why I had the surgery, what happened, and the recovery process.
Thanks for listening. Please feel free to share.
Before you go...
Could you do me a favor? Please go to my website at https://www.stevenmiletto.com/reviews/ or open the podcast app that you are listening to me on, and would you rate and review the podcast? That would be so cool. Thanks!
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Links for the show:
Elizabethsplaineauthor - Books, Writer, Books
My interview with Beth about her novel - Steel Butterflies
My interview with Beth about her novel - Swan Song
Length - 01:28:34

