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Sweethearts & Heroes - Tom Murphy and Rick Yarosh - Promoting Healthy, Positive Social Connections and Relationships. This is episode 599 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Sweethearts & Heroes is a team focused on promoting healthy, positive social connections and relationships while fostering a sense of community and emotional resilience. We bring the power of HOPE and ACTION into schools and communities.
Our focus is to teach human skills, both in school and digitally, to build empathy and compassion in our youth, and develop young Sweethearts & Heroes by promoting bystander empowerment through leadership roles.
Tom Murphy is the proud husband and father of four living in the charming City of Saint Albans, VT. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA where his parents ran a small shelter and recovery home for the hopeless in their own house, Tom has gone on to take this mantra of helping and caring for others in need his life’s mission.
Tom graduated from Cooperstown High School and then became an All-American at the University of Brockport, taking second place at the 1997 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Tom spent the next 16 years advancing through the railroad industry, eventually becoming a Corporate Director for the world’s largest short line regional railroad company, RailAmerica. He ran their National Rail Traffic Control Center until stepping down and pursuing his full-time passion of being a Superhero. On top of his “mild-manner” role in the railroad, Tom has gone on to become the successful entrepreneur of multiple small-town businesses, namely one of Northern Vermont’s premiere restaurants and bars – Twiggs: An American Gastropub and The Clothier.
Tom is also a former professional mixed martial artist with a record of 8-0, competing in both amateur and professional fights, including on the popular UFC Ultimate Fighter Season 2. Tom now travels the nation with his good friend and wounded warrior Rick Yarosh. The two have spoken to over 2-million students on the power of HOPE and Action, focusing on empathy activation and student empowerment. Their unique message leaves students, educators and parents inspired and with tangible strategies that give students the courage to Jump into Action to change and save lives!
Rick Yarosh is a Retired Sergeant with the United States Army turned husband and father of two. Rick was deployed to Iraq in December 2005 where he spent nine months before being severely injured by an IED in Abu Ghraib on September 1, 2006.
For half a year, Rick recovered in the hospital at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, fighting through his 2nd and 3rd degree burns on over 60% of his body. He had his right leg amputated below the knee, lost both ears, his nose, multiple fingers, and most of the function in both hands. For his heroic service, Rick received the purple heart and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Since then, Rick has spoken to millions from all walks of life, including sports teams, schools, churches, the military, non-profits, and even on Fox News! His message of overcoming adversity and turning a negative situation into a positive one has made Rick one of the world’s HOPE experts. Today, Rick is happily married and can honestly say he is better than he has ever been before. The only reason he would change that fateful moment on September 1 is if he could bring back his brothers in arms who were lost in combat.
This is such a powerful episode.
So much to learn about hope and staying focused on what matters.
Amazing conversation!
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38 N Main St, Suite 233
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Length - 01:01:39
Judith Sanders - The Huntsman: A Psychological Thriller. This is episode 598 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Judith Sanders was born and raised in New Jersey, where she spent most of her childhood exploring the great outdoors and dreaming of one day becoming a nurse. After graduating high school, she pursued her passion for healthcare and earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Graceland University.
Frank is Judith Sanders’ husband of 42 years and was coauthor on Judith’s first book “CRESCENT VEIL”, a fiction novel about the hunt for a biologic weapons terrorist on the loose in the Middle East.
In the course of Judith’s novels Dr. Malinoski has supported and facilitated the publication and promotion of her works. Frank has been a confidant to Judith in her writing and an early reviewer of her books. Judith is known for taking bits and pieces of real people she has met to mold the characters she writes about although Frank believes he was not a model for THE HUNTSMAN.
Cool story!
Page turner!
Awesome talk!
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https://www.tiktok.com/@judithasanders
Length - 37:48
Debra Wilson - The Polyvagal Path to Joyful Learning: Transforming Classrooms One Nervous System at a Time. This is episode 597 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Debra is the Founder of S’cool Moves and a graduate from the University of Southern Queensland Professional Studies Program. Her dissertation uncovered attributes of successful collaboration between occupational therapists and general education teachers working together in the classroom environment.
Dr. Wilson is a Reading Specialist who possesses teaching credentials in the areas of biology, physical education, multiple subjects, and reading and language specialist. Debra has taught at the college, high school, and elementary levels.
Debra consults with districts, focusing on collaboration between support staff and teachers. For over twenty years, her workshops have provided evidence based strategies to support all students in the classroom.
She is the author of numerous books and instructional materials integrating neuroscience and neurodevelopmental activities into academics. Her latest additions are two books published by Norton, The Polyvagal Path to Joyful Learning: Transforming Classrooms One Nervous System at a Time and The Polyvagal Backpack: Classroom Activities for Focused, Joyful Learning.
Debra’s experience as the mother of a child with a constellation of challenges enhances her understanding of children who learn differently and have a difficult time fitting in with their peers.
Our focus today is Debra’s book - The Polyvagal Path to Joyful Learning: Transforming Classrooms One Nervous System at a Time.
So much to learn.
Great conversation!
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https://www.schoolmoves.com/
https://www.facebook.com/scoolmoves/
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Length - 56:55
Brook Bock - Chief Product Officer - Lightspeed Systems: Helping Students Be Safe and More Efficient in this Technological World. This is episode 596 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Lightspeed products filter student and staff internet access, look for warning signs in student online activity, manage software across every district device, and give administrators the data they need to make effective decisions about the quality and efficiency of their students’ online educational experience.
Today, I am talking with Brook Bock who is the Chief Product Officer at Lightspeed Systems
A veteran in the education space, Brook Bock has led the product vision, portfolio strategy and global expansion for top tier K–12 serving companies such as College Board and BlackBoard. In her role at Lightspeed Systems as Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Brook is responsible for Lightspeed’s product strategy and platform growth to ensure educators and school staff have the tools they need to advance student safety and educational effectiveness.
So much to learn.
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https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/
Lightspeed Systems (@lightspeedsystems_) • Instagram photos and videos
(19) Lightspeed Systems (@lightspeedsys) / Twitter
(45) Lightspeed Systems: Overview | LinkedIn
Length - 32:07
Ihor Bauman - Workee: A Software Platform to Help You Build Your Business. This is episode 595 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Ihor Bauman is the CEO & Co-founder of Workee.
He has 7 years of experience in management consulting, product development and business strategy. Ihor is a Forbes Business Council Member, and he has a master’s degree in finance.
A little about Workee…
Workee is creating the Future of Work for freelancers worldwide.
Workee is a software platform that builds business for freelancers, helping to scale and autopilot their business routing as bookings, payments, client and work management out of the box with 0% fees.
Lots to learn.
Don't forget the special promo code Ihor100 to get one month free.
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https://workee.net/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ihor-bauman/
(415) 652-31-74
220 East 23rd St, New York, NY 10010
https://twitter.com/Workee_Inc
https://www.instagram.com/workee.inc/
https://www.facebook.com/WorkeeInc
https://www.linkedin.com/company/workee-inc/
https://workee.net/blog
Length- 28:03
Ed Hess - Own Your Work Journey: The Path to Meaningful Work and Happiness in the Age of Smart Technology and Radical Change. This is episode 594 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Edward D. Hess is a Professor Emeritus of Business Administration; Batten Faculty Fellow & Batten Executive-in-Residence Emeritus at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. He received his B.S. from the University of Florida; his J.D. from the University of Virginia and his L.L.M. from New York University.
Professor Hess spent more than 20 years in the business world as a senior executive at Warburg Paribas Becker, Boettcher & Company, the Robert M. Bass Group and Arthur Andersen.
He joined academia in 2002 as an Adjunct Professor of Organization and Management at the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University where he taught in the Business Undergraduate and MBA Programs and was the Founder and Executive Director of both “The Center for Entrepreneurship and Corporate Growth” and “The Values-Based Leadership Institute.”
In 2007, he joined the faculty of the Darden Graduate School of Business as Professor of Business Administration and the first Batten Executive-in- Residence. He has taught in the MBA & EMBA Programs; in over 21 Executive Education programs at Darden, IESE (Barcelona), the Indian School of Business, Georgia Tech; and AVT Denmark. He is the author of 14 other books and well over 160 practitioner articles and over 60 Darden cases, etc. dealing with innovation and learning cultures, systems, and processes.
The common theme of his work is high individual and organizational performance.
He is a Certified “Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching Coach.”
Our focus today is his book Own Your Work Journey! The Path to Meaningful Work and Happiness in the Age of Smart Technology and Radical Change!
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Own Your Work Journey
ed Hess - Hyper Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change
Edward D. Hess | UVA Darden School of Business (virginia.edu)
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(20) ed hess -edhess.org (@HessEdward) / Twitter
(40) Edward Hess | LinkedIn
https://www.facebook.com/ownyourworkjourney
Length - 01:11:31
Elizabeth B. Splaine Shares Her Latest Novel - Steel Butterflies: Historical Fiction, WWII, Friendship, & Secrets. This is episode 593 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Elizabeth B. Splaine wrote the Dr. Julian Stryker series of “Blind” thrillers (Blind Order and Blind Knowledge), as well as Devil’s Grace, the winner of the When Words Count writing competition. Additionally, she wrote Swan Song, an historical fiction novel, which was chosen by independentbookreview.com as a “Top 35 Impressive Indie Press Book of 2021.”
Prior to writing, Elizabeth earned an AB in Psychology from Duke University and an MHA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She spent eleven years working in healthcare before switching careers to become a professional opera singer and voice teacher.
When not writing, Elizabeth teaches classical voice in Rhode Island where she lives with her family.
Today, our focus is on her latest novel Steel Butterflies.
A little about Steel Butterflies...
(Based on True Events)
Ebony Dobbs has problems: unruly hair, not fitting in with the popular kids, figuring out how to pay for college…and a secret she’s buried so deeply even though she doesn’t know the truth.
A kick-butt best friend, Connor Leibovitz, uses his computer genius to dig into a new secret... Ebony reluctantly accompanies her mother on a home health visit, meeting Madame Celeste DeWit, a 97-year-old with a closet full of skeletons from WWII.
As Ebony learns the truth about Madame’s wartime exploits, she comes to terms with her own past, realizing she and Madame share more than they differ. When Connor uncovers information that implicates Madame’s estate manager in a plot to steal the old woman’s fortune, the teenagers launch a campaign to protect her, even as Madame’s past barrels into the present, threatening to destroy everything in its path.
Inspired by real people and places, Steel Butterflies will have you marveling at the beautiful simplicity of true friendship, as well as the courage of women who come face-to-face with determining their future.
Awesome story!
Great conversation!
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https://stevenmiletto.com/461 (Swan Song)
Length - 52:20
Elizabeth Breau, PhD - History According to SAT: A Content Guide to SAT Reading and Writing. This is episode 592 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Elizabeth Breau, Ph.D. is a lifelong educator, parent, and author.
Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience as an English teacher for grades 7-12, including co-teaching an interdisciplinary English/history class that produced a magazine, and for which she won the College Board Bob Costas Award for Excellence in Teaching Writing.
She has also taught a variety of university classes in composition, literature, technical writing, public speaking, and women's studies.
Dr. Breau is the author of History According to SAT: A Content Guide to SAT Reading and Writing, which she wrote to help students understand the history passages that comprise about 40% of passages that students read on the SAT”. Her book is a 2023 Nonfiction Authors Association Silver Award winner.
She has published scholarly articles, book reviews, including many about history books, and lifestyle- one of which appears in Chicken Soup for the Divorced Soul.
After earning a B.A. in English and History from Rutgers University, she earned a Doctorate in English Language and Literature Letters from Vanderbilt University.
Elizabeth resides in Albany, NY.
Her hobbies include reading, walking, anti-gravity yoga and other aerial classes, camping, canoeing, gardening, and having adventures with her rambunctious dog.
For more information, please consult: www.elizabethbreau.net
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Length - 57:07
Mary Pieroni Harper - The Sound of Her Voice: My Blind Parent's Story. This is episode 591 of my podcast Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Mary Pieroni Harper is a happily retired psychotherapist and author of The Sound of Her Voice: My Blind Parents’ Story. Her stirring book documents the remarkable lives of her parents from the time they fell in love at the Indiana School for the Blind through their challenges, determination, and successes as blind people.
Born in Muncie, Indiana and a graduate of the University of Virginia, Harper earned her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Houston. Perhaps as a legacy from helping her parents with everything from reading their mail to them to inspecting their clothing for spots, she has always been interested in helping others.
She became active in the Fibromyalgia Association of Houston after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1992 and has served in leadership capacities, including newsletter editor of The Fibromyalgia Connection, and as president for 15 years.
Harper has two adult children and loves being a grandmother. They are part of the legacy her husband, Jeff, left behind when he died after a short battle with cancer in 2012. She lives with a blind rescue cat in Houston, Texas.
For more information, please consult: www.MaryPHarper.com
What an inspiring story!
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Length - 49:03
Sensei Miwako: Learning Math Using the Abacus. This is episode 590 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
With over two decades of Abacus teaching experience, Sensei Miwako has had the pleasure of helping students achieve greatness and tangible skills that serve them now and in the future. She helps parents find the solution to unlocking their child's patience, memory, concentration, natural intelligence, and so much more!
Her journey began when she founded JAMS. It is the only math school in the Portland and Beaverton area certified by the League for Soroban Abacus. We use the teachings of Abacus & Anzan instruction to build a solid and strong foundation of mental mathematics with lifelong skills.
Mental math calculation is a skill that children retain for life. Abacus gives any child the skills and confidence to excel in STEM-related subjects beyond the classroom.
When a child experiences success, they naturally grow in confidence and self-esteem, as well as in their desire to continue the pursuit of that success. What’s more, with our specialized instruction, your child will build a solid and strong foundation of mental mathematics with lifelong skills.
"This is also why we have started offering Abacus Online, https://www.abacusonlineclasses.com/ for anyone and everyone to unlock their brain's full potential. I believe it is my mission to help you find the secret to keeping your brain healthy no matter the age."
Lots to learn today.
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https://www.abacusonlineclasses.com/
https://jamsportland.com/
https://www.facebook.com/abacusjams/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/senseimiwako/
https://www.instagram.com/jamsportland/
Length - 45:14
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