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In this inspiring episode, Bennett Maxwell welcomes Dr. Ddnard, a meditation expert, entrepreneur, and creator of the Soul app. Dr. Ddnard shares her remarkable journey from facing devastating loss and inheriting $3 million in debt to building a life of abundance, purpose, and joy—all through the power of meditation and mindset shifts. Discover how Dr. Ddnard's experience with grief led her to unlock inner freedom, overcome external struggles, and ultimately create a thriving career helping others find peace and purpose. She discusses the importance of raising your mental frequency, finding meaning in adversity, and embracing challenges as opportunities for transformation. Whether you're curious about meditation, navigating life's hardships, or becoming your best self, this episode is packed with life-changing insights. Plus, hear about the creation of Zoul, an innovative meditation app aimed at spreading mindfulness worldwide. Connect with Dr.Dd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DDNARD Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddnard/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ddnard/ Website: https://www.drddnard.com/ Connect with Bennett Instagram: @bennettmaxwell35 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bennett-maxwell-703717126/ Subscribe to Deeper Than Dough Apple Podcasts: https://shorturl.at/bjozA Spotify: https://shorturl.at/klE37 If you enjoyed this episode, please remember to like and subscribe for more!

Retransmisión de la entrevista con Bumaia Zoul Sistem artista Colombiano. Nos comparte su canción "La Vibra"

Order and disorder, a freeform haze of garbage guitars, shorted electronics, found detritus, collage, linear songs, sounds from strange lands. Contact me at btradio85@gmail.com. Archived at brianturnershow.comABLE TASMANS - Rainbow - A Cuppa Tea and a Lie Down (1987, re: Captured Tracks/Flying Nun, 2015)BAUMARKT - Die Zähne vom Milchgebiss - Kellerduell (Latenz, 2023)HOLGER HILLER - Blass Schlafen Rabe… - Ein Bündel Fäulnis in der Grube (1984, re: Bureau B, 2023)ALE HOP - III - Ruinas Arqueológicas (Superpang, 2023)THE NOTWIST - Chemicals - Shrink (Duophonic, 1998)TEMP-ILLUSION - Clem Fandango - Failsafe (cs, Purple Tape Pedigree, 2023)AL.DIVINO - Automatix Ft. Estee Nack P. Mastamind - Sheet Music Vol. 2000 (BC, 2023)THE D.O.C. - It's Funky Enough - No One Can Do It Better (Ruthless, 1989)LLOYD DEVESTATING JACKMASTER - Magic Fingers - Mecca Music (Dance Mania, 1995)THE SOFT BOYS - The Man With the Lightbulb Head - Live on my old WFMU show, October, 2002STEVE MACKAY AND THE BLUE PROSTITUTES - Song For Bagdad - Live on WFMU (MuteAnt Sounds, 2023)OTTO WILLBURG - Wetter - The Leisure Principle (Black Truffle, 2023)HUMPBACK WHALE - A Passing Tone - 7" (NL, 1973)CAROL HUNNER - Falling Water - Carol Hunner (cs, Specific Ocean Music, 1986)ZOUL - 30.09.23 01:47h (excerpt) - Tilburg Tapes (cs, Econocore, 2023)THERMAL - Ice In a Hot World - Ice In a Hot World (Unsounds, 2023)BEX BURCH - If I Was You I'd Be Doing Exactly the Same -There Is Only Love and Fear (International Anthem, 2023)AILBHE NIC OIREACHTAIGH - This One Is For You - Live At Sonic Acts (Scatter Archive, 2023)METAPATTERN - Cleansing - Silicone Cell (cs, Mord, 2023)VALENTINA MAGALETTI / STEVE BERESFORD / PIERPALO MARTINO - Tree-Squeak - Naize (Confront, 2023)LES RALLIZES DÉNUDÉS - Darkness Returns - Baus '93 (Temporal Drift, 2023)

¡Viernes de sol y de capítulo estreno de #SomosPelaGatxs!

We all spend the majority of our youth chasing acceptable grades or coping with the ramifications of unacceptable ones. Isn't it odd that we invest so much objective importance into such subjective measures? Amy and Mike invited professor and author Laura Link to clarify the problem with grades. What are five things you will learn in this episode? 1. How have grading philosophies and practices evolved in the 21st century? 2. Why has teacher autonomy remained such a central aspect of grading? 3. Does including both academic and behavioral factors in grading help or hurt? 4. What problems are caused by inconsistent grading standards? 5. How can academic grading be improved? MEET OUR GUEST Laura J. Link, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor of Teaching & Leadership and Director of the Master of Science in Teaching & Leadership program at the University of North Dakota. She holds a doctorate in Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Memphis, and her research focuses on developing and supporting highly effective leaders and organizational cultures that prioritize effective grading practices, collaboration, and meaningful assessment. She is the co-author of Cornerstones of Strong Schools: Practices for Purposeful Leadership (with J. Zoul, 2007), and author of Leadership in Grading Reform in What We Know About Grading (Guskey, T. R., & Brookhart, S. M., Eds., 2019) as well as multiple book chapters and articles such as Is Standards-Based Grading Effective? (2022), Are Your Grading Policies Legally Sound? (2021), How Traditional Grading Contributes to Student Inequalities and How to Fix It (2019), and Teachers' Perceptions of Grading Practices: How Pre-service Training Makes a Difference (2018). Dr. Link also leads K-12 assessment and grading academies and has led an array of other professional development efforts, classes, and initiatives over her career. Since 2002, Dr. Link has presented locally and nationally on the topics of high-impact leadership, K-12 grading, mastery learning, research-practice partnerships, teacher support, and more.  Before joining UND, Dr. Link served as Associate Dean of the College of Public Service at the University of Houston-Downtown in Texas. At UHD, she created the university's first-ever Educational Leadership graduate programs, including a Foundations of Educational Leadership Certificate that is the only one of its kind in the state of Texas, and she facilitated an array of K-12 district partnerships. She also created the UHD's first Urban Education Advisory Board, which involves superintendents and executive leaders from across the greater Houston region. Additionally, Dr. Link was an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Purdue University Fort Wayne in Indiana. At PFW, she was an active member of the CAEP Assessment Steering Committee, led various local K-12 assessment and grading academies, co-facilitated PFW's University Leadership Academy, and directed the Professors in Partnership K-16 collaborative.  Prior to her higher education experience, Dr. Link served as Chief Academic Officer at Jackson-Madison County Schools in Jackson, TN, and was Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning as well as Chief of Talent Management in Shelby County Schools in Memphis, TN. She was 1 of 7 Transition Steering Committee members charged with leading the largest school district merger in United States' history. Additionally, Dr. Link has served in an array of central office and school-based administrative roles (in both urban and suburban settings) and has taught elementary, middle, high school and college students over her 32 years in public and private education. Dr. Link also served as a long-standing state Board Member of Learning Forward Tennessee and President of Learning Forward Indiana, a professional association devoted exclusively to those who work in K-16 professional development. Find Laura at und.edu.  LINKS GradingRx  Every teacher grades differently, which isn't fair RELATED EPISODES THE REALITY OF GRADE INFLATION WHY GRADE INFLATION IS HARMFUL COVID LEARNING LOSS ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.  

Guest in this episode: Laura J. Link, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor of Teaching & Leadership and Director of the Master of Science in Teaching & Leadership program at the University of North Dakota. She holds a doctorate in Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Memphis, and her research focuses on developing and supporting highly effective leaders and organizational cultures that prioritize effective grading practices, collaboration, and meaningful assessment. She is the co-author of Cornerstones of Strong Schools: Practices for Purposeful Leadership (with J. Zoul, 2007), and author of Leadership in Grading Reform in What We Know About Grading (Guskey, T. R., & Brookhart, S. M., Eds., 2019) as well as multiple book chapters and articles such as Is Standards-Based Grading Effective? (2022), Are Your Grading Policies Legally Sound? (2021), How Traditional Grading Contributes to Student Inequalities and How to Fix It (2019), and Teachers' Perceptions of Grading Practices: How Pre-service Training Makes a Difference (2018). Dr. Link also leads K-12 assessment and grading academies and has led an array of other professional development efforts, classes, and initiatives over her career. Since 2002, Dr. Link has presented locally and nationally on the topics of high-impact leadership, K-12 grading, mastery learning, research-practice partnerships, teacher support, and more.Before joining UND, Dr. Link served as Associate Dean of the College of Public Service at the University of Houston-Downtown in Texas. At UHD, she created the university's first-ever Educational Leadership graduate programs, including a Foundations of Educational Leadership Certificate that is the only one of its kind in the state of Texas, and she facilitated an array of K-12 district partnerships. She also created the UHD's first Urban Education Advisory Board, which involves superintendents and executive leaders from across the greater Houston region. Additionally, Dr. Link was an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Purdue University Fort Wayne in Indiana. At PFW, she was an active member of the CAEP Assessment Steering Committee, led various local K-12 assessment and grading academies, co-facilitated PFW's University Leadership Academy, and directed the Professors in Partnership K-16 collaborative. Prior to her higher education experience, Dr. Link served as Chief Academic Officer at Jackson-Madison County Schools in Jackson, TN, and was Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning as well as Chief of Talent Management in Shelby County Schools in Memphis, TN. She was 1 of 7 Transition Steering Committee members charged with leading the largest school district merger in United States' history. Additionally, Dr. Link has served in an array of central office and school-based administrative roles (in both urban and suburban settings) and has taught elementary, middle, high school and college students over her 32 years in public and private education. Dr. Link also served a long-standing state Board Member of Learning Forward Tennessee and President of Learning Forward Indiana, a professional association devoted exclusively to those who work in K-16 professional development.You can contact Dr. Laura Link at www.GradingRX.com or https://und.edu/directory/laura.link Read the published article discussed in this episode, "Is Standards-Based Grading Effective?" here -> https://gradingrx.com/is-standards-based-grading-effective/*Music: Greg MullenNow streaming on most podcast platforms. Podcast Link: https://exploring-the-core-podcast.simplecast.com/#ExploringTheCore #SelfDirectedSchooling

Le Récap du Jeudi 20 Octobre avec une grosse annonce de Max à la fin de l'émission

2011 Annual Report   Big Cat Rescue is more than just a place that provides permanent care for big cats.  It is a movement;  a change in the tide of human perceptions and is the combined effort of more than 54,000 supporters.  If you are one of them, you are a Big Cat Rescuer and the following is the great work YOU did!  If you haven't helped yet, you can do so now at the top right of the screen or here:  http://bigcatrescue.org/donate   Big Cat Rescue's Mission Statement:  Big Cat Rescue's dual mission is to provide the best home we can for the cats in our care and educate the public about the plight of these majestic animals, both in captivity and in the wild, to end abuse and avoid extinction.  We are Caring for Cats and Ending the Trade   Advances:  With your help we are winning in the battle for compassion! Up until 2003 the number of requests for rescues we had to turn down due to lack of space or funds had roughly doubled every other year, to 312 that year. We feared it would double again to over 500 in 2004. Instead, it has steadily declined since then thanks to the passage of a federal bill and several state bills that restrict the ownership of exotic cats. This year there were only 15 big cats who came to our attention as being abandoned and we were able to take in 10. We offered to take all of the cats who were cougar size or smaller, if their owners would contract to never own another exotic cat, but the rest refused.  We just do not have enough Senior Keeper staff to take on more lions or tigers than the three we took this year.   Volgistics became our new time tracking service on Jan 1, 2012 and has replaced our use of Freshbooks.  Everyone seems to like the big buttons and easy check in and check out process.   Animal Care:   By the end of this year, 106 of our 119 animals are over the age of 12 and 89 are over the age of 15. This is well beyond how long they are designed to live in the wild and much older than most zoo cats.  This is a testament to the excellent animal care we provide, but we are dealing with many more age related illnesses and are losing more of our big cat friends every year.   Rescues:  With the help of some very special donors we were able to rescue Amanda, Arthur and Andre; 3 tigers who had been rescued in 2003 from NJ and sent to Wild Animal Orphanage in TX, which collapsed in 2010.  Max the baby bobcat came to us after the RI DNR seized him from an illegal owner.  5 servals, Zoul, Zouletta, Zimba, Santino and Doodles, who had been kept in a NY basement for 14 years were rescued.  Another serval named Kricket was also brought in from VA when her owner could no longer keep her.  We were also able to help with the placement of another serval, a bobcat and did a lot of rehab consultation work via phone and email.   One of those bobcats was Rufus who came in to a Rehabber on Dec 5 weighing 4 lbs, with a broken jaw, split canine and comatose.  They figured he had been hit by a car, but at 4 lbs couldn't believe that he survived.  After he woke up from the coma he was pretty loopy, but they figured the impact had done brain damage.  They had to wire the jaw shut, tube feed him and removed the broken canine. He is now about 7 lbs, is eating solids on his own and doing much better but appears to be blind.  He was having bad and frequent seizures, but those have almost subsided.  They have asked if we can give him a forever home if his eyesight does not return and we stand ready to help.  On 12/21/11 we had another perfect USDA inspection.   Education:  Our website, BigCatRescue.org underwent a painful renovation from a static html site to a WordPress CMS site during 2010 and 2011.  All of the page names had to be changed to fit the new system which meant a huge drop in traffic and initially a huge drop in inbound links, although, by the end of the year we had gained more than a thousand more inbound links than we had before, so it is going to prove a worth while move.  The site was completely down in the Spring and Summer, but has been stable since August 2011 now.   Our website is primarily an educational tool and according to Alexa we are ranked 464,891 worldwide and 128,777 most visited website in the U.S.  We have 1,104 other sites linking to us.   Our web site addresses local and global concerns about environment and has over 8,347 pages of information, movie clips, sounds, safe interactive online games with a conservation theme and photos. From 1/1/2011 until 12/31/2011 the site was visited 338,715 times, resulting in 764,943 page views.  In any given week the visitors will be from more than 200 countries outside of the U.S. as you can see from this breakdown:  United States 279,011, Canada 17,495, Poland 7,679, United Kingdom 7,610, Australia 2,848, India 2,123, Germany 1,578, France 984, and the Philippines 858 to name a few.   The information provided has helped wildlife rehabilitators identify animals and obtain proper care instruction, helped officials in smuggling cases to identify rare species of exotic cats being illegally traded and those are just a few of the ways that we know the site has had an impact this year.  For search engine optimization reasons we launched BobcatRehab.com  to make it easier for bobcats in trouble to find us.   We offer about 200 outreach and field trips per year and have committed to offering 12 of them for free each year to lower income schools, but have given 18 such free tours this year and expect that demand will continue to rise with the cost of transportation.  Even when we offer the tours for free, many schools cannot come because they cannot afford the $200.00 fee for their busses.  Our Education Department has been writing grant proposals to raise the money needed for the buses.   Big Cat Rescue has been in the press 326 times, in 42+ states including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, GA, FL, HI, IA, ID, IO, IN, IL, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI & WV and dozens of programs of national or international coverage or in countries other than the U.S.   Award Winning Sanctuary:  PC Magazine Names Big Cat Rescue in Top 12 Favorite Charities 2011.  “Big Cat Rescue, which takes in retired circus lions and tigers, also rescues other big cats from people who tried to keep them as pets, and otherwise offers sanctuary to large cats that are not eligible for release into the wild. It's focused on educating people about the unsuitability of the animals as pets, working toward passing laws against roadside zoos, and shutting down breeding programs like the exotic pet trade. They also take in injured wild cats and rehabilitate them for release. The group has a video cam set up in the sanctuary, and they regularly post videos of the big cats. The cats eat a massive amount every day, naturally, so Big Cat Rescue relies on donations and paid tour groups to support them.”—Arielle Rochette  PC Magazine   • 2011 Winner in Toyota's 100 Cars for Good  Big Cat Rescue was given a beautiful Toyota Tundra for being the top voted charity during their competition week. • 9/2/2011  The Tampa Bay Business Journal awarded Big Cat Rescue in 3 categories:  Best Black Tie Event  Favorite Retreat and Team Building Venue and Second Best Fundraiser • The Tampabay Business Journal selected Big Cat Rescue as a semi-finalist for Non Profit of the Year for 2011.   Legislation/Education:  The steady increase in legislation banning private ownership represents recognition by our society that private ownership leads to massive abuse.  Social values evolve.  It took decades to ban slavery in England and for women to win the right to vote in America.  Those ideas started out as “radical” and were held by a small minority.  Gradually more and more people understood and agreed until they became a part of our value system that we take for granted today.  The same trend is happening with private ownership of exotics.  Gradually more and more people are realizing that this simply leads to widespread abuse of these animals.  The best evidence of this is the accelerating trend in state laws.   Just since 2005 eight more states have passed some level of ban. Sweden, Austria, Costa Rica, India, Finland, Bolivia, Greece, China, the UK and Singapore have all banned or restricted the utilization of big cats in circuses-it's time for the U.S. & South Africa to do the same!   14,539 new subscribers joined as an AdvoCat to speak out for the cats at CatLaws.com in 2011 bringing our total number of AdvoCats to  54,447 who sent 134,431 letters to lawmakers and decision makers to protect big cats.   Animal Abusers Exposed, Shut Down and / or Fined:  Big Cat Rescue enabled several under cover operations to gather evidence of exotic cats being abused, bred without regard for where they may end up, violations of the Animal Welfare Act that pertains to the cruel treatment of big cats and endangering the public.  This information was presented to the authorities along with affidavits and supporting evidence that we hope will bring an end to much of the suffering in the facilities we selected as being the worst abusers.   • Inside Edition exposed Joe Schreibvogel of GW Park and the fact that at least 23 tiger cubs died at his facility. • The BBC's Show called America's Most Dangerous Pets with  Louis Theroux suggested their show should have been named, America's Most Dangerous Pet Owners. • Animal Planet's Fatal Attractions interviewed Carole Baskin in Tigers Unleashed about dangerous exotic animal owners including Savage Kingdom's Robert Baudy and Lost Creek where Haley Hilderbrand was killed by a tiger while posing with the cat for her high school yearbook photo. Many of the worst breeders, dealers and tiger-tamer-wanabees were finally shut down between 2008 and 2010 but it appears that USDA did not pursue any of the exotic animal abuse cases in 2011.     Fundraising and Marketing:  We overhauled (OK, Jamie overhauled) our online stores at http://www.bigcatrescue.biz/ and on eBay and greatly increased our sales by doing so.  We currently operate 300+ social networking sites.   Big Cat Rescue was reported favorably in the news 326 times in 2011 which in a 19% increase over 2010.   Some of the national press included shows on  CNN,  MSNBC, National Geographic, Animal Planet, Discovery and the History Channel in addition to such publications as USA Today, National Geographic and the New York Post and major media coverage in several other countries as well.   Google awarded Big Cat Rescue a grant of $40,000 per month in free AdWords. People who love animals love to share their photos and stories.  In 2008 Big Cat Rescue unleashed a Chat Big Cats community.   Members can post their own blogs, or join in our forums and contests. It is a YouTube/ MySpace styled community made up entirely of animal lovers. By year end there were 2,847 members and 34,359,740,539  videos, songs, photos and blogs posted to the site.  (blows my mind too!)  Get in on the action free at http://www.chatbigcats.com   Best Viral Video Award:  YouTube.  We ended the year with 35,442 subscribers and 37,492,151 views.   By year end we had 323 videos posted on YouTube and other popular sites like google, Blip, MetaCafe, Revver and others.  http://www.youtube.com/bigcatrescue   YouTube Mini Clip Site:  DailyBigCat was launched Nov. 20, 2010 to provide a channel for the mini clips we upload directly from our iPhones.  By year end this site had 2,563 subscribers and 166,724 views.   Our MySpace account now has 7,551 friends. myspace.com/1BigCatRescue We surpassed 54,000 fans on Face Book .  We also enhanced our presence on Care2.org and many other such sites.  We now have 500+ contacts in our LinkedIn presence here:  linkedin.com/in/BigCatRescue Big Cat Rescue now has an Endowment Fund to provide a secure future for the cats. The Fund resides at the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay.  We initiated a program with Capitol One so that you can choose one of our beautiful cats for your credit card image and 1% of all of your purchases will be donated to Big Cat Rescue at no cost to you.   Saving Wild Places for Wild Cats:  Big Cat Rescue funded a $5,000 GPS tracking collar program that will be monitored by researchers with the Snow Leopard Trust. Founded in 1981, the Snow Leopard Trust is the world's leading authority on the study and protection of the endangered snow leopards. This collar will allow researchers to track a wild snow leopard in order to study its habits and territory needs.  A GPS tracking collar has been placed on one of the cubs of Khashaa, a female and mother snow leopard, within the study area. The cub, a male, is already pretty big at one and a half years old. We find this so exciting because it will help us begin to answer some of the unanswered questions about snow leopards, including information about dispersal patterns.   Big Cat Rescue has been working with WildTracks this year to provide images of our tigers' paw prints for entry into their computer program which can determine who a cat is by their tracks when there are enough tracks submitted to use for comparison.  Learn more and see photos of the print collection at http://bigcatrescue.org/2011/today-at-big-cat-rescue-sept-22   Big Cat Rescue offered to sponsor the first ever Florida Panther Festival if they agreed not to use any live cats at their exhibits.  They did not take us up on the offer to sponsor the event, but did assure us that they would not exploit cats this way.  Our camera traps have been set in various locations to monitor wildlife populations and poachers in the area.   Helping Others: After delivering a couple of free webinars for the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), Patty asked if we would host their first in person 2 day Workshop. Howard Baskin presented on our fundraising streams and the history of Big Cat Rescue, Jeff Kremer presented on donor recognition while giving the group of 20+ attendees a tour, Chris Poole spoke on social marketing and networking, Patty Ragan shared the value of hiring a coach, Kari Bagnall illustrated how to get the most out of a tabling event, Patty Finch taught grant writing, teaching your board how to be helpful and how to avoid “founder's syndrome” and I shared how we use google Apps, how we manage over 100 top notch volunteers, why it is important to have a plan and stick to it.   Big Cat Rescue later hosted HSUS Sanctuary CEO's for their annual retreat and gave them an inside look at how we operate.  In both the GFAS and HSUS workshops we shared our Intranet site along with all of our training documents and all of the assets to create a “sanctuary in a box.”  All of these tools are included on our website behind a $1.00 pay wall so that anyone who wishes to improve their facility has access to everything we do.   Big Cat Rescue also helped the Humane Society Legislative Fund in their work to end puppy mills because the same laws would protect cats and kittens from use in kitten mills as well.   Big Cat Rescue provided our CatLaws.com service to Animal Coalition of Tampa in their efforts to send a powerful message to the Hillsborough County Commissioners on two subjects.  1. Was to fund the voucher program for spaying and neutering dogs and cats for low income owners.  2. Was to ban the cruel practice of chaining dogs.   As with every year we supplied Free Passes, Certificates for Feeding Tours and Keeper Tours, and Two For One Passes to many other animal causes to use in their fundraising efforts.  We donate primarily to those organizations that are providing services to cats of all sizes.  We do donate to some human related fundraisers as well, but animal causes make up 3% of all charities and yet compete for less than 1% of all donated dollars.   Officers and Members of the Board of Directors in 2011 and meetings: CEO and Founder  Carole Baskin (not compensated by BCR) President and Chairman of the Board Jamie Veronica (not compensated by BCR for her role as a Director) Secretary & Treasurer Howard Baskin (not compensated by BCR for his role as a Director) VP Director Lisa Shaw (not compensated by BCR) Director Mary Lou Geis (not compensated by BCR) Pamela Rodriguez (not compensated by BCR), Darren Kipnis (not compensated by BCR), Vincent Pavese (not compensated by BCR), and Keith Lawless (not compensated by BCR).  These members met for quarterly board meetings at the sanctuary.  The board met 5 times in 2011.   Paid Staff:  Operations Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Gale Ingham Staff Manager, Editor & Creative Director Jamie Veronica Gift Shop & Guest Services  Honey Wayton Intern Recruiter & Data Management Chelsea Feeny Education Director Dr. Beth Kamhi and her assistant Willow Hecht Vernon Stairs Cage Builder and Maintenance Scott Haller Cage Building Apprentice and Maintenance Videographer and Social Networking Chris Poole Director of Donor Appreciation  Jeff Kremer Assistant to Operations Manager and Staff Relief Person Jennifer Flatt, CFO Howard Baskin, PR Susan Bass and  LaWanna Mitchell is an independent contractor who works remotely on web issues. All of our animal care is done by volunteers or by staff who also volunteer time before & after work.   Volunteers:  Big Cat Rescue had 96 volunteers at the end of 2011 who clocked in 37,556.09 man-power hours in addition to staff, 25 interns (12,700 hours) and Volunteer Committee member hours. Our interns came from 9 states and 6 countries. Volunteers and interns provided roughly the equivalent workforce of 24 more full time staff.   Staff and Volunteer Training:  We want to say a special thank you to all of our staff & volunteers who have just completed their 10th year of service to the cats.   I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.

Tribute to Zoul the Serval 3/1/1997- 10/29/2011  Arrived at Big Cat Rescue 4/29/2011   Zoul let us know, as most do, that something was terribly wrong when he stopped eating.  We took him to the vet for testing and found that he had moderate to severe kidney disease, fluid in his lungs, and one of the worst cases of spondylosis the vet had seen. Yet, he had shown no signs of this painful and debilitating condition.  Zoul was not able to wake up from the sedation, despite the heroic efforts of his caregivers, and sadly passed away in his sleep.  Though he only lived here with us at Big Cat Rescue for 6 months, we had all grown to love him and will miss him.   ZOUL'S RESCUE STORY   A woman in NY was battling cancer, her sister had run off leaving her with her three children ages 6-17 and her home was in foreclosure…. she also had five servals living in her basement!   She would never be able to rent an apartment to keep her five servals and was left no choice but to try and find them a new home. After careful consideration, we decided that we were able to rescue the 5 servals and immediately went into action. All the servals currently at the sanctuary live alone, which they prefer as they're solitary by nature, so in order to house 5 servals in one enclosure we had to get creative. We joined two existing enclosures together which made one huge 3000 sq ft space that the servals could roam around in and enjoy.   On top of joining the enclosures together, we added platforms, den boxes, hideaway areas and we were told they had a waterfall as kittens and loved it, so we also added a pool! We received the import permits, loaded the van with carriers and equipment then started on the long drive to New York while others finished preparing the enclosure.   We arrived in Cohoes, New York, just north of Albany, to a typical residential neighborhood.  The 5 servals had been kept in the basement of the house which had been converted into a living room and, except for a few escapes over the years including an incident where one of the owners was bit and hospitalized for a week, they'd never spent any time outside. There were 4 males, Santino, Doodles, Zoul and Zimba and 1 female Zouletta, all 5 had been declawed and were between the ages of 12 and 14 years.   All the servals, except for Doodles, are related and had been purchased from a pet store in Latham NY, Doodles was added to the serval pack at a later date and ironically belonged to a man in Florida whose wife told him to choose between her and the cat!   It was a kind of a bizarre and an uneasy experience to walk into the basement area and see the 5 servals hanging out in front of the fire, by the TV and on top of the hot tub! It is hard to imagine that these cats spent much time out of their concrete floored cell because the furniture and hot tub cover were not chewed and these five love to chew! But most of all it was just sad to see these 5 wild cats in such cramped unnatural conditions. The owners obviously loved the cats and had planned on them being a part of their life, they'd constructed a caged area with a drain in the floor so they could clean more easily and shut them off into the area when they had company or weren't in the house. The cats weren't living in filthy conditions, it was obvious they'd been fed as they all looked overweight, the owners recounted stories of them playing on pool tables and with their air hockey game, but it didn't change the fact that their ignorance had led to the cats living on concrete in these dungeon like settings for over a decade….   Of course, life has lots of surprises and circumstances change and the owners are now unable to afford or house the servals any longer…   So the rescue began…   With the help of the owners, we managed to get four of the five servals into the carriers quite easily, but Doodles wasn't impressed with these strangers invading his territory and wouldn't go into the carrier even after we tried using food to lure him in, so he had to be netted.  Sedating cats is always the last resort, certain cats can react badly to the drugs, so we never do this unless it's absolutely necessary…   With all 5 servals safely loaded into the BCR van and the last tearful goodbyes said, we began our long drive back to Tampa.  We drove straight through the night and over 20 hours later arrived back at the sanctuary!  More staff members were waiting to help unload the cats.  We weighed all the servals on the way to their new enclosure, they weighed between 31 and 42lbs.  Ideally, they should have weighed between 20 and 30lbs.   We lined the carriers up and prepared them so we could simply unlatch the doors when we were out of the enclosure. Santino, easily recognizable with his old injury of a broken ear, was the first to emerge from the carriers and explore. One by one, the other servals finally began to follow his lead and introduced themselves to the outside world and their new home. - Jamie Veronica   I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.

Jeff Zoul did not like school.  In fact, he said it sucked.  Today, he is a  lifelong teacher, learner, and leader. His daily post on Twitter reads: "Work Hard...Have Fun...Be Nice...Today!" What I loved about our walk is how open and honest he was about his journey as an educator and the trials he faced growing up.  Fully transparent, he takes us on his journey from the struggles as a young boy and adolescent who never felt he fit in, to his troubled days as a teenager who never found that connection with a mentor in high school.Then in his senior year, that all changed.   One couple, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, both educators who never had children of their own, gave him hope and validation. "They were magnets for troubled teens," said Jeff, "just good people."  Mr. Campbell looked past the labels and destructive behavior and took him on as his own.  Both heroes in his eyes, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were role models Jeff looked up to.  They saw something in him no one else did  at a time he needed it most.While he didn't have the ideal experience as a student is an extreme understatement, the positive influence his mentors had on him inspired him to enter into education.  His goal was to do better, to provide a better experience for students by incorporating fun and laughter into teaching and to not be satisfied with simply checking off a "to do" list, but to commit to being all in and seek collaboration to help students solve their problems.He found a way and we are so lucky to have him as a resource.  During Jeff's distinguished career in education he has served in a variety of roles, most recently as Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning with Deerfield Public Schools District 109 in Deerfield, Illinois. Jeff also served as a teacher and coach in the State of Georgia for many years before moving into school administration. Zoul has taught graduate courses at the university level in the areas of assessment, research, and program evaluation and has been recognized as a local Teacher of the Year and as an outstanding principal in the State of Georgia. He also served as principal at a national School of Excellence in Illinois. He is the author/co-author of more than a dozen books.  In 2015 he founded Connectedd with long-time friend and respected colleague Jimmy Casas.   Two of the most recent releases are Handle With Care: Managing Difficult Situations in Schools With Dignity and Respect, as well as Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms: Preparing Learners for Their Future.Other books include What Connected Educators Do Differently; Start. Right. Now. - Teach and Lead for Excellence; Improving Your School One Week at a Time; The Principled Principal; and Leading Professional Learning: Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers. Zoul has spoken at conferences and school districts in more than thirty states. Jeff has earned several degrees, including his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts and his doctoral degree from the University of Alabama. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys running and has completed over a dozen marathons. You can follow Jeff's blog at: jeffreyzoul.blogspot.com  Connect with him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/Jeff_ZoulE-mail him at jeffzoul@gmail.com Connect with him on Linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffzoul Visit his website at:  https://www.connectedd.orgSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=XQZPJ3EBSWYRL)

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Have you ever started a difficult leadership task and felt alone, inadequate or unworthy? This week’s guests, Jeff Zoul and Jimmy Casas, share how through their connection with other educators and leaders, they were able to gain inspiration, knowledge, and confidence to overcome the most difficult tasks of their careers.   In this Episode, we discuss: The Process to Connect with Other Leaders Regaining your Confidence Best Advice for Leaders And ConnectEDD Books About Jeff Zoul:Dr. Jeffrey Zoul is a lifelong teacher, learner, and leader. During Jeff’s distinguished career in education he has served in a variety of roles, most recently as Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning with Deerfield Public Schools District 109 in Deerfield, Illinois, one of the highest-performing school districts in the state. Jeff also served as a teacher and coach in the State of Georgia for many years before moving into school administration. Jeff has been recognized as an outstanding principal in the State of Georgia and served as principal at a national School of Excellence in Illinois. Zoul has taught graduate courses at the university level in the areas of assessment, research, and program evaluation. He is the author/co-author of more than a dozen books, including What Connected Educators Do Differently, Start. Right. Now. - Teach and Lead for Excellence, Improving Your School One Week at a Time, The Principled Principal, and Leading Professional Learning: Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers. Jeff has earned several degrees, including his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts and his doctoral degree from the University of Alabama. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys running and has completed over a dozen marathons. Follow Jeff Zoul:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jeff_Zoul (https://twitter.com/Jeff_Zoul) Blog: http://jeffreyzoul.blogspot.com/ (http://jeffreyzoul.blogspot.com/) ConnectEDD: https://www.connectedd.org/ (https://www.connectedd.org/) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0996989684/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0996989684&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=ca85c92f9e6d4677bf6382bcedbd8e01 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1946444588/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1946444588&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=881d89c88664298346ccece5f1da8db9 About Jimmy Casas:Jimmy served twenty-two years as a school leader. He is a best selling author, speaker, leadership coach, and a state and national award winning principal. Under Jimmy’s leadership, Bettendorf High School was named one of the best high schools in the country three times by Newsweek and U.S. News and World Report. JImmy was named the 2012 Iowa Principal of the Year and was runner-up NASSP 2013 National Principal of the Year. In 2014, Jimmy was invited to the White House to speak on the Future Ready Pledge. Finally, in 2015, he received the Bammy Award for the National Principal of the Year.  Jimmy is the author of six books, including ‘What Connected Educators Do Differently,” “Start. Right.Now. - Teach and Lead for Excellence,” the best selling book, “Culturize - Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes,” “Stop. Right. Now. - 39 Stops to Making Schools Better, “Live Your Excellence - “Bring Your Best Self To School Every Day," and his latest release, “Daily Inspiration - Positive Thoughts For Every Day Of The Year”. Follow Jimmy Casas: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/casas_jimmy (www.twitter.com/casas_jimmy) Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/casas_jimmy/ (www.instagram.com/casas_jimmy/) Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-casas-bb863432/ (www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-casas-bb863432/) Website: http://www.jimmycasas.com/ (http://www.jimmycasas.com/)...

The Crypt Crew sits down with fellow festival curator, Jon (@moonlightmadreviews), to discuss what it takes to produce an independent film festival. The Scared for Your LIIFE Official Selections are: Stalag III-C , Vocal Cord, Play Date, Two Percent, Karen, Matryoshka, Teddy, Father, The Hunted, Wet Paint, The Son The Father, Hui Ying, Firstborn, Rat-a-Tat, Miss Understood Monster, Fresh, Paralysis, Crazy for the Blonde, Beneath, One Night Stand, Zoul, Ghost Radio Follow the show on Instagram! The Hauntsville Cryptcast is: @yeahdoza @alabmonster @annaspookshorror

Episode 013 of Trance Empyrean. The Radio show that brings you the latest and greatest in Trance Music. In this Episode; Music from Sandro Mireno, Paul Denton, Giuseppe Ottaviani, S.H.O.K.K., John Askew and so much more. FACEBOOK - facebook.com/TranceEmpyrean Purchase Tracks at Beatport - https://bit.ly/2pXlaFQ #trance #hardtrance #upliftingtrance #techtrance #vocaltrance #EDM #Tech #Electronic #Dance #Podcast #Radio UPLIFTING AND VOCAL 1 ReOrder and Cassandra Grey - Goodbye [BLACK HOLE RECORDINGS] 2 Bryan Summerville - The Return [WE ARE TRANCE] 3 Paul Boyle - Mantra [TAR#138] 4 Paul Denton and Audrey Gallagher - Beneath The Stars [FSOE] 5 Sandro Mireno and Alaera - Awakening [ABORA RECORDINGS] 6 Diago - Lotus [BLUE SOHO RECORDINGS] 7 Zoul & Feel feat. Hidden Tigress - Sweet Escape (Fredd Moz Remix) [VIBRATE AUDIO] 8 Giuseppe Ottaviani - Follow The White Rabbit [BLACK HOLE RECORDINGS] 9 Sean & Xander - Need You Now [BLACK HOLE RECORDINGS] 10 Miroslav Vrlik - Infiltrator (F.G. Noise Remix)[FULL ON 140 RECORDS] CLASSIC 30 MINUTES 11 Giuseppe Ottaviani - No More Alone [MONDO RECORDS] 12 Nitrous Oxide and Mysterious Movement - The Journey [MONDO RECORDS] 13 Masters & Nickson feat Justine Suissa - 5th Dimenson [MONDO RECORDS] 14 Hydroid - The Eternal (Reaves & Ahorn Remix) [MONDO RECORDS] 15 Tuomas J - Life Goes On (2011 Rework) [DEFCON RECORDINGS] HARDER, PURER, FASTER 16 Cameron Mo - Unknown Quantity [FSOE CLANDESTINE] 17 John Askew - Through the Looking Glass [VII] 18 Obie Fernandez - Do Over [RADIATION RECORDINGS] 19 S.H.O.K.K. - Viamala (P.H.A.T.T. Remix) [HTE RECORDINGS] 20 Allan Berndtz - Emotional Contrast (Dee Conaghan Remix) [PRACTIKAL RECORDINGS] 21 Andrew Manning - Delirious [RADIATION RECORDINGS] 22 Casey Rasch - Playing Games [IN TRANCE WE TRUST] 23 Barely Sane - Vlad The Impaler (Frizz-B Remix) [PRACTIKAL RECORDINGS] 24 Pants & Corset - Malice in Wonderland 2019 (Technikal Remix) [HTE RECORDINGS]

FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com/TranceEmpyrean Episode 013 of Trance Empyrean. The Radio show that brings you the latest and greatest in Trance Music. In this Episode; Music from Sandro Mireno, Paul Denton, Giuseppe Ottaviani, S.H.O.K.K., John Askew and so much more. #trance #hardtrance #upliftingtrance #techtrance #vocaltrance #EDM #Tech #Electronic #Dance #Podcast #Radio Tracklist: UPLIFTING AND VOCAL 1 ReOrder and Cassandra Grey - Goodbye [BLACK HOLE RECORDINGS] 2 Bryan Summerville - The Return [WE ARE TRANCE] 3 Paul Boyle - Mantra [TAR#138] 4 Paul Denton and Audrey Gallagher - Beneath The Stars [FSOE] 5 Sandro Mireno and Alaera - Awakening [ABORA RECORDINGS] 6 Diago - Lotus [BLUE SOHO RECORDINGS] 7 Zoul & Feel feat. Hidden Tigress - Sweet Escape (Fredd Moz Remix) [VIBRATE AUDIO] 8 Giuseppe Ottaviani - Follow The White Rabbit [BLACK HOLE RECORDINGS] 9 Sean & Xander - Need You Now [BLACK HOLE RECORDINGS] 10 Miroslav Vrlik - Infiltrator (F.G. Noise Remix)[FULL ON 140 RECORDS] CLASSIC 30 MINUTES 11 Giuseppe Ottaviani - No More Alone [MONDO RECORDS] 12 Nitrous Oxide and Mysterious Movement - The Journey [MONDO RECORDS] 13 Masters & Nickson feat Justine Suissa - 5th Dimenson [MONDO RECORDS] 14 Hydroid - The Eternal (Reaves & Ahorn Remix) [MONDO RECORDS] 15 Tuomas J - Life Goes On (2011 Rework) [DEFCON RECORDINGS] HARDER, PURER, FASTER 16 Cameron Mo - Unknown Quantity [FSOE CLANDESTINE] 17 John Askew - Through the Looking Glass [VII] 18 Obie Fernandez - Do Over [RADIATION RECORDINGS] 19 S.H.O.K.K. - Viamala (P.H.A.T.T. Remix) [HTE RECORDINGS] 20 Allan Berndtz - Emotional Contrast (Dee Conaghan Remix) [PRACTIKAL RECORDINGS] 21 Andrew Manning - Delirious [RADIATION RECORDINGS] 22 Casey Rasch - Playing Games [IN TRANCE WE TRUST] 23 Barely Sane - Vlad The Impaler (Frizz-B Remix) [PRACTIKAL RECORDINGS] 24 Pants & Corset - Malice in Wonderland 2019 (Technikal Remix) [HTE RECORDINGS] ------------- BEATPORT PURCHASE OF INDIVIDUAL TRACKS ------------- https://www.beatport.com/chart/trance-empyrean-013/585795 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DJ GELIUS - Intro01. Corrie Theron - Sirun (Extended Mix)02. Specific Slice & Sandro Mireno - Asylum of Nephilims (Original Mix)03. Shedona - Faith (Extended Mix)04. Leroy Moreno - Synchronicity (Extended Mix)05. ReOrder & Cassandra Grey - Goodbye (Extended Mix)06. Nord Horizon - Essence Of Life (Extended Mix)07. Alternate High - Zero To Delivery (Extended Mix)08. A-Tronix & Sven E - Deep Water (Extended Mix)09. Zoul & Feel with Hidden Tigress - Sweet Escape (Fredd Moz Extended Remix)10. Steve Dekay - Kalamea (Extended Mix)11. James Kelly - Prodigious (Original Mix)12. All 4 Life - The Last Breath (Calvin O'Commor Rework)

1. Darren Porter feat. Ana Criado - Dream Like I Do (Extended Mix)2. Levekar & Farid feat. Cassandra Grey - One Day (Extended Mix)3. Dan Schneider - Further Than Universe (Syntouch Remix)4. Ciaran McAuley - Our Last Train Together (Extended Mix)5. Dreamy feat. Frank Waanders - Wherever You Are (Extended Mix)6. Zoul feat. Feel feat. Hidden Tigress - Sweet Escape (Fredd Moz Extended Remix)7. Manuel Rocca - Dawning Revelations (Original Mix)8. Akira Kayosa & Hugh Tolland - Disconnected (Respray)9. Roman Messer feat. Cari - Serenity (Extended Mix)10. Kayosa & Tolland feat. Matt Noland - Sweet Nothing (Extended Mix)11. The Noble Six - Ocean Planet (Extended Mix)12. Andrea Ribeca feat. Sylvia Hanami - Tonight (Dub Extended Mix)

01- Tarenka - Efsane (Original Mix) [Abora Progressive] 02- DJ Geri - Impressions (Original Mix) [Diper] 03- Levitate - CDMX (Extended Mix) [Eximinds Airlines] 04- LightControl - Violence (Extended Mix) [Redux Red] 05- Maratone feat. VIKA - Coming Home (Extended Mix) [Abora] 06- Eximinds & The Enturance - Amphitrite [Eximinds Airlines] 07- Andrew Manning - Chemical Reaction (Extended Mix) [We Are Trance] 08- Corrie Theron - Above The Clouds (Extended Mix) [Redux] 09- Made of Light - The Unforgiven (Andres Sanchez Remix) [D.Max] 10- Zoul & Feel With Hidden Tigress - Sweet Escape (Fredd Moz Extended Remix) [Vibrate Audio] 11- Amine Maxwell - Spectrum (Original Mix) [Sub.Mission] (Tune of the Week) 12- Arsen Gold & Hidden Tigress - Mesmerized (Original Mix) [Yeiskomp] 13- Sacred 7 - Tribute (Original Mix) [NRGIZED Audio]

Jeff Zoul is a lifelong teacher, learner, and leader. During Jeff’s distinguished career in education he has served in a variety of roles, most recently as Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning with Deerfield Public Schools District 109 in Deerfield, Illinois. Jeff also served as a teacher and coach in the State of Georgia for many years before moving into school administration. Jeff Zoul has also taught graduate courses at the university level in the areas of assessment, research, and program evaluation. He is the author/co-author of many books, including What Connected Educators Do Differently, Start. Right. Now. – Teach and Lead for Excellence, Improving Your School One Week at a Time, and Leading Professional Learning: Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers. Jeff has earned several degrees, including his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts and his doctoral degree from the University of Alabama. He is also been recognized for his work as an educational leader on numerous occasions, including the 2014 Bammy Educators’ Voice Award. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys running and has completed over a dozen marathons. Zoul resides in Evanston, Illinois. Jeff originally appeared on episodes 27 & 107 of the podcast.   Jeff Zoul Show Highlights: The story of Education Write Now 100% of proceeds of #EdWriteNow go to the Will to Live Foundation Relationships matter people! Improving on something that already works Hire people that compliment you What Great Educators Do Differently Do what you say you’ll do We will … [FILL IN THE BLANK]   Jeff Zoul Resources: Education Write Now Volume I Education Write Now Volume II Will to Live Foundation What Great Educators Do Differently   Jeff Zoul Contact Info Website Twitter Read the Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Show Some Love BECOME A PATRON OF THE SHOW FOR AS LITTLE AS $1/MONTH DID YOU LIKE THE SHOW?  iTunes SUBSCRIBE HERE! LEAVE A 5-STAR RATING AND REVIEW   Join my hybrid group coaching & leadership development community Website :: Facebook :: Insta :: Twitter :: LinkedIn   SHOW SPONSORS: ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)   You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/ Copyright © 2019 Better Leaders Better Schools

Interview Notes, Resources, & LinksGet the book, 10 Perspectives on Innovation in EducationVisit Jimmy's WebsiteFollow Jimmy on Twitter @casas_jimmyVisit Jeff's BlogFollow Jeff on Twitter @jeff_zoulVisit Todd's WebsiteFollow Todd on Twitter @ToddWhitakerVisit the ConnectEDD WebsiteAbout The AuthorsJimmy Casas is an educator, bestselling author, and speaker with 22 years of school leadership experience. Jeff Zoul is a lifelong teacher, leader, and learner. After many years of public school service, Jeff now focuses on writing, speaking, consulting, and organizing What Great Educators Do Differently events.Todd Whitaker is a professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri. He is a leading presenter in the field of education and is the bestselling author of more than 50 books.

In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview the author of the the hot, new educational book titled STOP. RIGHT. NOW, co authored with Jimmy Casas. This is an amazing interview on many levels, but I love our discussion on coaching teachers and educational leaders. You are going to love it, as Jeff is brilliant. Dr. Jeffrey Zoul is a lifelong teacher, learner, and leader. During Jeff's distinguished career in education he has served in a variety of roles, most recently as Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning with Deerfield Public Schools District 109 in Deerfield, Illinois. Jeff also served as a teacher and coach in the State of Georgia for many years before moving into school administration. Zoul has taught graduate courses at the university level in the areas of assessment, research, and program evaluation. He is the author/co-author of many books, including: What Connected Educators Do Differently,​ ​Start. Right. Now. - Teach and Lead for Excellence,​ ​Improving Your School One Week at a Time​, and ​Leading Professional Learning: Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers​. Jeff has earned several degrees, including his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts and his doctoral degree from the University of Alabama. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys running and has completed over a dozen marathons. ​​You can follow Jeff's blog at ​jeffreyzoul@blogspot.com​ or connect with him on Twitter ​@jeff_zoul Mentioned in this episode: Planbook.com: The best way to design and organize your lesson plans. Planbook is the sponsor for this episode, and I love this amazing tool they have made for educators. Jeff's new book: STOP. RIGHT NOW: 39 Stops to Making Schools Betterby Jeffrey Zoul and Jimmy Casas. Jeff's blog: http://jeffreyzoul.blogspot.com Books written by Jeff: What Connected Educators Do Differently Start. Right. Now. Teach and Lead for Excellence. (Hey! I was honored to be the narrator/voice-talent/reader for the audio version of this!) ​Improving Your School One Week at a Time​. Leading Professional Learning: Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers​. STOP. RIGHT NOW: 39 Stops to Making Schools Better Jeff's favorite book: The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner. Jeff's second favorite book: The Advantageby Patrick Lencioni Jeff's favorite app: Voxer Join my Future Focused Team on Facebook.This is closed group, limited to a small number of people who want to improve as leaders and design a dynamic life. I hope to see you inside this group to connect. CLICK HERE TO JOIN. Join the launch team of my new book: Unthink Before Bed.This is an illustrated children's book (and for adults who love children's book) focused on how simple yet powerful actions to apply mindfulness to eliminate anxiety and get to sleep. This launch team will access that no one else has and will offer advice on the final stages of publication, and help promote the book on social media. Thanks for considering. CLICK HERE TO JOIN. ————————————————————————————————– Kelly Croy is an author, speaker and educator. If you'd like to learn more about Kelly, or invite him to your school or conference to speak please send him an email. • Listen to Kelly's other podcast, The Future Focused Podcastand subscribe. • Subscribe to The Wired Educator Podcastwith over 115 episodes of interviews and professional development. • Visit Kelly's website at www.KellyCroy.com. • Looking for a dynamic speaker for your school's opening day? • Consider Kelly Croy at www.KellyCroy.com • Order Kelly's book, Along Came a Leaderfor a school book study or your personal library. • Follow Kelly Croy on Facebook.  • Follow Kelly Croy on Twitter.  •  Follow Kelly Croy on Instagram 

Dr. Jeffrey Zoul, co-author of What Connected Educators Do Differently, Start Right Now, and the most recent, The Principled Principal, shares how he has grown and changed throughout the years. However, one constant from the first day that he walked into the classroom until this very day is the passion that he has for education.

In this episode, Dr. Jeff Zoul reflects on a 35 year career in public education and gives listeners an inside look into his writing process that has produced numerous books on school leadership, including What Connected Educators Do Differently and Start Right Now: Teach and Lead for Excellence, with co-authors Dr. Todd Whitaker and Jimmy Casas. Dr. Zoul also provides a preview of his newest book, Stop Right Now, another collaborative effort with Casas, that completes the Start Right Now conversation with a list of those things that must stop immediately if we're truly serious about creating Future Ready Schools. Twitter: Jeff_Zoul. Bog: jeffreyzoul.blogspot.com. Website: WGEDD.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greg-goins/support

Dr. Jeffrey Zoul is a lifelong teacher, learner, and leader. During Jeff’s distinguished career in education he has served in a variety of roles, most recently as Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning with Deerfield Public Schools District 109 in Deerfield, Illinois. Jeff also served as a teacher and coach in the State of Georgia for many years before moving into school administration.    Zoul has also taught graduate courses at the university level in the areas of assessment, research, and program evaluation. He is the author/co-author of many books, including What Connected Educators Do Differently, Start. Right. Now. - Teach and Lead for Excellence, Improving Your School One Week at a Time, and Leading Professional Learning: Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers.    Jeff has earned several degrees, including his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts and his doctoral degree from the University of Alabama. He is also been recognized for his work as an educational leader on numerous occasions, including the 2014 Bammy Educators’ Voice Award. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys running and has completed over a dozen marathons. Zoul resides in Evanston, Illinois.      Jimmy Casas recently completed his 22nd year in educational leadership, the last fourteen years as principal of Bettendorf High School in Iowa.     Jimmy was named the 2012 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year and was selected as one of three finalists for 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. He is the Co-Founder of EdCampIowa and also the Co-Founder of #IAedchat, an on-line discussion chat that takes place every Sunday evening at 8:00 p.m. CST.  Jimmy is the co-author of two popular educational books with Todd Whitaker and Jeff Zoul entitled, “What Connected Educators Do Differently,” and “Start. Right. Now.  Teach and Lead for Excellence”   Jimmy currently serves as a Senior Fellow for the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) and also serves as an adjunct professor for Drake University, teaching a graduate course on Educational Leadership.   “Be noticeable. Be memorable.”       Jeff Zoul and Jimmy Casas Show Highlights How Jeff and Jimmy met and started WGEDD The importance of gift giving and taking care of people. The best gift you can give is your time. When you walk into a room do you leave it with more energy? Different ways to connect with staff. Do you acknowledge your staff by being visible and observing classes? The Daily 5. Why it’s important to make a commitment to celebration. 2-a-days (notecards to staff) How to build celebration into culture through staff meetings Students First Banquet (overcoming obstacles celebration)   “Passion. Purpose. Pride”   Resources Jeff’s blog Jimmy’s blog WGEDD website Start. Right. Now. What Connected Educators Do Differently. Jeff on Twitter Jimmy on Twitter

Dr. Jeffrey Zoul is a lifelong teacher, learner, and leader, currently serving as Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning with Deerfield Public Schools District 109 in Deerfield, Illinois. Prior to working in this capacity, Jeff served as a district administrator in Rock Island, Illinois, and a school improvement specialist with Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), the nation’s largest and oldest non-profit school improvement network. Jeff also served as a principal with Forsyth County Schools in Cumming, Georgia, and with North Shore School District 112 in Highland Park, Illinois. Before serving as an administrator, Dr. Zoul was a classroom teacher for 18 years in the State of Georgia, teaching elementary school, middle school, and high school English. Jeff has also served as an adjunct professor at North Georgia College and State University, teaching graduate level courses in research and assessment. Jeff’s Books on Amazon: Building School Culture One Week at a Time Improving Your School One Week at a Time: Building the Foundation for Professional Teaching and Learning Start. Right. Now.: Teach and Lead for Excellence What Connected Educators Do Differently  4 CORE Factors for School Success Study Guide to accompany What Great Principals Do Differently: 15 Things That Matter Most Leading Professional Learning: Tools to Connect and Empower Teachers Cornerstones of Strong Schools: Practices for Purposeful Leadership Eduleaders can follow Dr. Zoul on Twitter: @jeff_zoul and via his blog at jeffzoul.blogspot.com. In addition to his passion for all things relating to teaching and learning, Zoul is an avid long distance runner and has completed several marathons.   About EducatorsLead: Educators Lead is a podcast created to help launch educators into the next level of leadership. This show is for you if you are interested in educational leadership as an assistant principal, principal, superintendent, teacher or someone who hopes to be a school leader one day. Educators Lead offers inspiration and practical advice to help you lead more effectively. Jay Willis interviews school leaders three days a week to discuss why and when these educators made the decision to move into school leadership, challenges along the journey, and stories that made it all worthwhile. Educators Lead is a great resource for any educator looking to make a greater impact. Educate. Inspire. Lead. http://www.educatorslead.com