Episodes

Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Joe Dockery: Arts & Media Educator - Real World Projects Through Community Partnerships. This is episode 566 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
A frontline classroom arts and media educator. A professional development leader. An author and frequent conference presenter. Joe Dockery makes sure his students work on real world projects through partnerships he's developed with local businesses and organizations throughout the Snoqualmie Valley in Washington state. He's an Adobe Education Leader and has inspired educators coast to coast as they integrate technology tools and resources into the arts and media curriculum. He's received the Washington State Golden Apple Award, Radio Shack's Technology Teacher of the Year Award, both the "Best of the Best' and "Making IT Happen" awards from ISTE, and the Adobe Education Leader "Impact" Award.
What a cool discussion!
Lots to learn...
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Length - 41:28

Thursday May 18, 2023
Jimmy Casas - Recalibrate the Culture: Our Work - Our Why - Our Values - 565
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
Jimmy Casas - Recalibrate the Culture: Our Work - Our Why - Our Values. This is episode 565 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Jimmy Casas has been an educator for over 30 years, serving twenty-two years as a school leader, including fourteen years as Principal at Bettendorf High School. Under his leadership, Bettendorf was named one of the Best High Schools in the country three times by Newsweek and US News & World Report.
Jimmy was named the 2012 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year and was selected as runner-up NASSP 2013 National Secondary Principal of the Year. In 2014, Jimmy was invited to the White House to speak on the Future Ready Schools pledge. Jimmy is also the author of nine books, including the best-selling books Culturize: Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes, Live Your Excellence: Bring Your Best Self to School Every Day, and Handle with Care: Managing Difficult Situations in Schools with Dignity and Respect. Jimmy’s newest release, Recalibrate the Culture, is already a top-selling book on Amazon.
Jimmy is the owner and CEO of J Casas & Associates, where he serves as a professional leadership coach for school leaders across the country. In January 2020, Jimmy launched ConnectEDD, a publishing company aimed at giving back to the profession by supporting educators to become published authors.
We will be looking at his book Recalibrate the Culture: Our Work, Our Why, Our Values.
Lots to learn...
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@jcasasandassociates7860 - youtube
https://www.facebook.com/JCasasandAssociates/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-casas-bb863432/
https://www.instagram.com/casas_jimmy/
https://twitter.com/casas_jimmy/
Length - 56:54

Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Chad Lewis - Director of Technology at Tampa Preparatory School: VR, AR, Spatial Computing, and Technology in Kids' Lives. This is episode 564 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Chad Lewis has been the Director of Technology at Tampa Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida since August 2010.
He oversees all facets of technology at the school, from network infrastructure and security to educational technology and training.
Lewis was also responsible for the school’s 1:1 iPad initiative; he designed and supervised the implementation of Tampa Prep’s Active Learning Environment (ALEs) classroom design; and he created the IDEA (Innovate, Design, Explore, Apply) Lab, which was one of the first secondary VR creation labs in the nation.
In 2016, Lewis won the Tampa Bay Business Journal's Nonprofit CIO of the Year Award and the Tampa Bay Technology Forum’s Industry Achievement Award for Technologist of the Year. Tampa Prep was recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for two consecutive years under his leadership.
Today, we are talking about VR, AR, Spatial Computing, and Technology in Kids' Lives.
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https://blog.tampaprep.org/author/chad-lewis-director-of-technology
https://www.facebook.com/tampaprep/
https://www.instagram.com/tampa_prep/
Length - 44:14

Thursday May 11, 2023
Brenden Kumarasamy: MasterTalk - Becoming a Better Communicator - 563
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
Brenden Kumarasamy: MasterTalk - Becoming a Better Communicator. This is episode 563 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become top 1% communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world.
So much to learn.
You will love this conversation!
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https://www.rockstarcommunicator.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/MasterTalks
https://www.facebook.com/mastertalkyt
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendenkumarasamy/
https://www.instagram.com/masteryourtalk/
Length - 33:41

Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Todd Whitaker: Educator, Speaker, Author, & Idea Generator - Climate, Culture, Motivation, AI, & More. This is episode 562 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Dr. Todd Whitaker has been fortunate to be able to blend his passion with his career. Recognized as a leading presenter in the field of education, his message about the importance of teaching has resonated with hundreds of thousands of educators around the world.
Todd is a professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri and professor emeritus at Indiana State University. He has spent his life pursuing his love of education by researching and studying effective teachers and principals.
Prior to moving into higher education he was a math teacher and basketball coach in Missouri. Todd then served as a principal at the middle school, junior high, and high school levels. He was also a middle school coordinator in charge of staffing, curriculum, and technology for the opening of new middle schools.
One of the nation’s leading authorities on staff motivation, teacher leadership, and principal effectiveness, Todd has written over 60 books including the national best seller, What Great Teachers Do Differently. Other titles include: Dealing With Difficult Teachers, Ten-Minute Inservice, Your First Year, What Great Principals Do Differently, Motivating & Inspiring Teachers, and Dealing With Difficult Parents.
Todd is married to Beth, also a former teacher and principal, who is currently a faculty member of educational leadership at the University of Missouri and professor emeritus at Indiana State University. They are the parents of three children: Katherine, Madeline, and Harrison.
Awesome conversation!
So much to learn.
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Connect & Learn More:
218C Hill Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65201
Email: t-whitaker@indstate.edu
https://www.amazon.com/Todd-Whitaker/e/B0045AYYBC
https://twitter.com/ToddWhitaker
https://www.instagram.com/toddwhitaker1/
http://www.toddwhitaker.com/publications.php
Length - 56:54