Accelerating Education Podcast 🎙️ Angela Miller, Special Education Teacher, Case Manager, and SSD Coordinator Carlsbad Municipal School District, New Mexico with host Richard Capone

Episode P2E1, Feb 19, 2026 Sponsored by Let's Go Learn https://www.letsgolearn.com

Stop letting paperwork lead to burnout! Discover how Angela Miller is using the Airma AI Assistant to revolutionize the IEP process and reclaim the "heart" of special education.

In this episode of Accelerating Education, host Richard Capone interviews Angela Miller, a special education teacher, case manager, and SSD coordinator in the Carlsbad Municipal School District in New Mexico. Angela shares her powerful personal journey from being a student with a reading disability to becoming a "Jill of all trades" educator motivated by her own son's autism diagnosis.

We explore the "solution-based" strategies Angela uses to drive student success, including the use of Airma AI, an innovative educational technology tool. She explains how AI in education allows her to create highly individualized education programs (IEP) and progress reports with fidelity, while maintaining data privacy and FERPA compliance.

Whether you are interested in social emotional learning (SEL), effective professional learning communities (PLC), or how to combat teacher burnout, this conversation offers a roadmap for meeting the needs of the "whole child".

Takeaways —Angela's personal experience with special education shaped her career. —Empathy is crucial in building rapport with students. —Teachers often face burnout due to lack of support and resources. —Collaboration among educators enhances student outcomes. —AI can be a powerful tool for personalized learning. —Professional development should focus on the whole child, not just academics. —Finding one's 'why' can help combat teacher burnout. —Data-driven decisions can improve educational practices. —Students should be involved in their own learning processes. —Education is a community effort, requiring collaboration and support.

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction to Angela Miller

0:49 - Angela’s personal journey: From student to teacher

1:42 - A mother’s motivation: Navigating an autism diagnosis

3:56 - Combating teacher burnout with empathy and SEL

7:19 - Collaboration: Building a bridge between SpEd and GenEd

10:48 - How Airma AI is transforming IEPs and data collection

12:04 - The Future of AI in Education

14:38 - Addressing AI privacy and FERPA compliance

17:15 - The future of AI: Giving students autonomy over their data

19:59 - Words of wisdom for hardworking educators 


Featured Resources

Let's Go Learn: Diagnostic data platform for DORA (reading) and ADAM (math) assessments.

Airma AI: The AI assistant helping teachers individualize instruction.

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