Kat Stewart - SMART Conflict: Turning Disputes into Growth Opportunities. This is episode 671 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Kat Newport, ACC (Associate Coach), CCP (Change Practitioner), Author of "Smart Conflict, Turning Disputes into Growth Opportunities" and Founder of Oculus Inc., is a dynamic force in leadership evolution, conflict coaching, and personal awareness. With a fervent commitment to using conflict as a catalyst for growth and innovation, Kat empowers individuals and organizations to thrive. Her charismatic approach, anchored in authenticity, resiliency, an ..read more

Geraldine Woods - Grammarian in the City: Snarky Remarks on Language I See and Hear in New York City. This is episode 670 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Geraldine Woods has taught every level of English from 5th grade through adult writing classes. She’s the author of more than 50 books, including English Grammar for Dummies, 3rd Edition, All-in-One English Grammar for Dummies, and 1001 Grammar Practice Questions for Dummies, 2nd edition (all published by Wiley). She also wrote 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way and Sentence. A Period-to-Period Guide to Building ..read more

Linda Stewart Henley - Kate's War: WWII, Historical Fiction, Preparing for War, and Putting Life on Hold. This is episode 669 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Linda Stewart Henley is an award-winning novelist, accomplished artist, and a retired college administrator. Kate’s War, her third novel, is being released in April, 2024, by She Writes Press. Her first two novels, Estelle and Waterbury Winter each won awards.   Her hobbies and interests include gardening and painting. She enjoys painting native wildflowers and landscapes in watercolor.   She was bo ..read more

William J. Carl - Assassin's Manuscript - Writing Techniques, Thriller Novel, and Fiction vs Non-Fiction. This is episode 668 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Once a pastor, seminary president, professor, and US Senate Guest Chaplain, William J. Carl, Ph.D., is a Greek Scholar, award-winning screenwriter, playwright, poet, and lyricist. With the recent publication of Assassin’s Manuscript, he is now the author of a thriller. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in Rhetoric and Communication. In 2013 he was given Pitt’s Golden Medallion Award as a Distinguish ..read more

Martin R. Nelson - Children of the Dying Hearth - Fantasy, Adventure, World Building and Writing. This is episode 667 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. Martin Nelson has served as a high school history and Latin teacher for the past five years at Saint Mary’s School of Medford. Prior to that he held various positions, including substitute teacher and summer school administrator of Master Dei High School in Santa Ana; teaching assistant and writing coach at Fordham University; and a blog editor for the history department at Fordham. Nelson was awarded Honorable Mention for the ..read more

Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift - Learning Without Tears, Handwriting Instruction, and Learning Cursive. A new episode on Teaching Learning Leading K12. Dr. Cheryl Lundy Swift is an award-winning educational leader with over 20 years of experience. She is the Professional Learning Director at Learning Without Tears and founder and CEO of EduPower. The education consulting firm empowers school and business leaders, teachers, parents, and students to reach their fullest potential through professional development, coaching and curriculum. Cheryl has designed and delivered leadership, team building, and in ..read more

Elizabeth B. Splaine - Tyrone the Tenor Mouse: The Singing Mouse of the Opera House. This is episode 665 of the audio podcast Teaching Learning Leading K12. Elizabeth B. Splaine is a retired opera singer who enjoys reading and writing WWII stories that focus on tenacity, hope and the indomitable human spirit. Prior to writing, Elizabeth earned an AB in Psychology from Duke University and an MHA from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She spent eleven years working in health care before switching careers to become a professional opera singer and voice teacher. When not writing, Elizabet ..read more

Stephen Carter - Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Innovative Education for K-12 Schools. This is episode 664 of the audio podcast Teaching Learning Leading K12. Stephen’s passion is inspiring innovative thinking around K-12 education and helping students adopt the entrepreneurial mindset in approaches to problem solving and critical thinking. Part of this includes overseeing student-run business ventures, orchestrating academic programing around entrepreneurship, and scaling revenue generating models.  He has been blessed to have been part of the growth of a nationally recognized ent ..read more

Dr. Parul Dua Makkar - Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua's Survival Guide. This is episode 663 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast. For the past dozen years, Dr. Parul Dua Makkar has owned and run her own successful dental practice in New York. She also helped publish, and contributed to, her brother’s book, Life Interrupted: Dr. Dua’s Survival Guide. It was released after Dr. Dua, a dentist, died from oral cancer. She is now an outspoken advocate to educate doctors and patients on risk factors, early detection, and the treatment of oral cancer. This fall, she became a Wellness Ambassad ..read more

Shell Osbon - It's Not Good for Leaders to Lead Alone! Nobody Succeeds Without the Help of Others! This is episode 662 of the Teaching Learning Leading K12 audio podcast. Shell has been married to Missy since 1986 and they reside in the Atlanta metro. Their son SJ, his wife Tina and their children as well as their daughter Summer Joy, her husband Gary and their children all live in the Atlanta metro. Since 1986, Shell has served churches in Louisiana and Georgia as a youth pastor, worship leader, business administrator, senior associate pastor, and lead pastor. Shell received his undergraduate ..read more