My EdTech Life
Dive into the latest trends, tools, and strategies in educational technology, highlighting what truly works in classroom settings.
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April 16, 2022

Episode 105: Get Inspired! Real-life Educator & Edupreneur Stories

Meet Dr. Sarah Thomas, a real-life educator, and edupreneur who will share how she turned her passion for teaching into a successful publishing business. Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlife Visit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/ Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF Check out our merch store! https://bit.ly/staytechie Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife --- Support this podcast: https:...
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April 7, 2022

Episode 104: What’s Your Story? The Power of Personal Branding for Educators.

What's your story? In this episode, I talk with Vernon Wright about the importance of personal branding for educators. Your story is what makes you unique and it's what will set you apart from other educators. Vernon will share tips for creating a powerful personal brand and how to use it to make a difference in your career! Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlife Visit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/ Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowi...
Guest: Vernon Wright
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Dec. 22, 2021

Episode 103: Life on the Border and Bilingual Education

Dr. Edith Treviño, also known as “Dr. ET” is a professional education consultant. Dr. ET is also a dynamic storyteller, collector of stories, author, advocate of language, wife, mother, and passionate educator who lives and teaches in La Frontera. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Dec. 21, 2021

Episode 102:The Future of Learning With Augmented Reality

Steve Grubbs is the founder of VictoryXR, an education metaverse company. Working with higher education and K-12, VXR is creating synchronous learning classrooms in all subject areas. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
Guest: Steve Grubbs
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Dec. 20, 2021

Episode 101: What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming An Instructional Designer

Dr. Luke Hobson is a Senior Instructional Designer and Program Manager at MIT, an Online Instructor for SNHU, and the Founder of Instructional Design Institute. I’m also the author of the book, What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Instructional Designer. It’s safe to say that his life is online learning and he loves sharing his experiences with others to help them learn about instructional design! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the...
Guest: Luke Hobson
Dec. 15, 2021

Reflecting on 100 Episodes

Thanks to the support of my #PLF (Personal Learning Family), I have reached a podcasting milestone. It is an honor to be able to share with you some of my reflections and most memorable moments from the show. In addition, I am thrilled to have a great friend as the guest host. Join us for a fun conversation about the first 100 episodes! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
Guest: Fonz Mendoza
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Dec. 8, 2021

Episode 100: How To Create Meaningful Change?

George Couros is a worldwide leader in the area of innovative teaching, learning, and leading, and has a focus on innovation as a human endeavor. In his 20 plus years in the field of education, he has worked at all levels of school, from K-12 as a teacher, technology facilitator, and school and district administrator, and is currently an Adjunct Instructor with the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. George is also the author of the books, The Innovator’s Mindset; Emp...
Guest: George Couros
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Dec. 1, 2021

Episode 99: Universal Design for Learning & Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

Katie Novak, Ed.D., is an internationally renowned education consultant, author, graduate instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, and a former Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Massachusetts. With 19 years of experience in teaching and administration, an earned doctorate in curriculum and teaching, and ten published books, Katie designs and presents workshops both nationally and internationally focusing on the implementation of inclusive practices, Universal Design for Learning (UDL),...
Guest: Katie Novak
Nov. 26, 2021

Bonus Episode: Feedback Builds Community

Josh is a Title I Specialist in Mesa, Arizona. He is also the CRO (Chief Riffin' Officer) and co-host of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast. Josh believes that the punk rock mindset is perfect for education and the ideas of PASSION, UNITY, & DIY found in punk rock can create classrooms and schools where students and staff are engaged, are ALL part of the culture and learning, and have ownership of what happens at school. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechli...
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Nov. 20, 2021

Episode 98: Building Community

Ryan Scott hails from beautiful Western Ky! Most importantly, Ryan is a husband and dad. Professionally, he has been in education for 15 years within the elementary/high school levels. He’s been a classroom teacher, RTI specialist, elementary principal and currently serves as the Assistant Principal at Webster County High School in Dixon,Kentucky. Ryan is a staunch proponent of connectionsB4content, maslowsB4blooms, and that skills, NOT memorization, will propel our kids to success! Each day Ry...
Guest: Ryan Scott
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Nov. 18, 2021

Episode 97: Lessons Learned

Hunter is a 3rd-year 7th-grade science teacher, mentor teacher, and creator of the education platform Ed Essentials. He hosts "The Ed Essentials Podcast" where he interviews education experts and reflects on his teaching experiences with the hopes of equipping educators to be their best. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
Guest: Hunter Flesch
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Nov. 11, 2021

Episode 96: Inside the Principal's Office

Charles Williams has served in urban education for 15 years as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal while working with students in grades PK - 12. He has developed innovative programs and structures that have resulted in successful schools in both Indiana and Illinois. He has also presented and spoken at numerous events. Charles is the founder of CW Consulting, an Educational Consulting Group, the host of the Counter Narrative Podcast, and the host of Real Educators Talk, a monthly disc...
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Nov. 10, 2021

Episode 95: Engaging Students Through the Power of Coding

Daphne McMenemy is an educator, author, and speaker. Her first book, Gracie, is based on her personal experiences in the classroom. Gracie is a young girl whose learning is brought to life when her teacher introduces her to coding and a new way of thinking. Daphne is committed to building relationships, meeting students where they are, appreciating each individual, and finding opportunities to engage and motivate students in creative, innovative ways. --- Support this podcast: https://podcaster...
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Nov. 6, 2021

Episode 94: ARVR: Are You Ready for a New Reality?

Bobby Carlton has dedicated his professional career to exploring how XR technology can be used to reshape how any industry could approach education, training, and engagement. Bobby is an AR/VR influencer and has been a speaking guest in VR environments such as AltspaceVR, Engage, Rec Room, and Mozilla Hubs. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
Guest: Bobby Carlton
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Oct. 23, 2021

Episode 93: Innovation & Leadership

We will be joined by Derek Tranchina Ed.D who is passionate about influencing schools and organizations by leveraging engaging, innovative, and empowering technology. He is also deeply committed to raising future leaders through targeted training, inventive professional development, tailored coaching, and 1:1 mentorship. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Oct. 13, 2021

Episode 92: Why Do I Have to Learn This?

In this episode we are joined by Beau Neal who grew up in a small town with no aspirations of being an educator. However, he later founded an online school to help answer the age-old question, "Why do I have to learn this?" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
Guest: Beau Neal
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Oct. 9, 2021

Episode 91: Saturday Is for VR!

Turning a classroom that was once in person into an online classroom was hard enough but turning that online classroom into a virtual reality classroom was another milestone imagined and realized by 4 professors at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. In order to elevate the minds and hearts of scholars thwarted from the school they had called home, the “Ultimate Team” which they have been monikered from Morehouse College created a virtual dream imagined in real life for students in their courses. ...
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Oct. 2, 2021

Episode 89: Coding to Kindness

Valerie Sousa is a Kindergarten teacher at Meadow Brook School in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. She began coding with her students three years ago and loved what she saw throughout the process. One thing Valerie noticed during coding time, in particular, was how much kindness her students showed toward one another. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
Guest: Valerie Sousa
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Sept. 25, 2021

Episode 88: Leadership: Transform Classroom Culture and School Culture

I will be joined by Mike Earnshaw who is a principal and the author of The EduCulture Cookbook. We will talk about how important school culture is for Mike, his team of teachers, and students. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Sept. 18, 2021

Episode 87: Leadership-Inspire Your Community

Josh Tovar will join me and share how the use of social media (Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/Periscope/Snapchat), allowed for the school’s report card to increase from a D- to B- in three years and earning state distinctions. The graduation rate increased by 8% and it could be seen that the campus Familia culture had increased as reflected by the last climate survey where 80 out of 88 items increased to include 100% of items by students and parents. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo...
Guest: Josh Tovar
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Sept. 11, 2021

Episode 86: Augmenting The Reality of Learning in Higher Education

Dr. Morris is the Morehouse College’s 2021 Winner of the Vulcan Teaching Award of Excellence who launched her Advanced Inorganic Chemistry course in Virtual Reality in Spring of 2021 in the digital twin campus created by VictoryXR on the Engage Platform. She is a pioneer in this space as the chemistry content in VR is limited to non-existent. She most recently became the Project Manager of the VR Project at Morehouse College. Her purpose in life is to create inclusivity in STEAAM (science, techn...
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Sept. 4, 2021

Episode 85: Maximizing Imagination

Dennis Mathew is a husband, father, elementary school speech pathologist, singer-songwriter, and author. For over 20 years Dennis has had the joy and honor of working with children in public schools. His published works so far are “Bello the Cello”, “My Wild First Day of School”, and “How Grizzly Found Gratitude”. He is also a singer-songwriter with a published music album for schools called, “The Let’s Roar Experience”. Through his books and music Dennis has reached tens of thousands of student...
Guest: Dennis Mathew
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Aug. 21, 2021

Episode 83: Navigating EdTech & Personal Growth

We are joined by my great friend Matt Rhoads Ed.D. who has released his second book Navigating the Toggled Term: A Guide for K-12 Classroom and School Leaders. He will also share what has happened professionally since his last appearance on our show. Please join us for this great show with great insight from a wonderful and passionate educator. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Aug. 14, 2021

Episode 82: EdTech, Podcasting & Family

Jake Miller is an Edtech and learning enthusiast who hosts the Educational Duct Tape podcast and shares #EduGIFs at @JakeMillerTech and on JakeMiller.net. He works as a science teacher for the Orange City School District in Ohio and previously spent 5 years as a technology integration specialist and an additional 12 years in the classroom teaching math, science & STEM at various grade levels. Jake’s favorite job, however, is his full-time position as a husband and father. --- Support this podca...
Guest: Jake Miller