It's clear that education is important to our society, but it's also clear that there are some challenges that need to be addressed to make sure everyone can get a quality education. In this episode, Jon Neal shares his perspective from both the standpoint of a former teacher and as the VP of an EdTech company. 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://bi...

Do you want to help your teachers be more successful? Instructional coaching is a great way to do just that! I am excited to be joined by Ashley Hubner , an instructional coach with over 10 years of experience. Ashley will be sharing her insights on what instructional coaching is, how it can benefit both teachers and students, and how to get started. I hope you'll join us for what promises to be a very informative conversation. Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlife Visit the My Ed...

Elijah is from a family of educators, including his grandpa and my mom. He has nine years of teaching experience, currently working in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is the host of The Shut Up and Teach Podcast, and the author of the soon-to-be-released book, A Place They Love: Creating a Healthy School Culture and Positively Impacting Students”. 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 creati...

Maggie Perkins is a teacher advocate and a former classroom teacher of 8 years. She promotes work-life balance and healing burnout. Maggie is a Ph.D. student at the University of Georgia studying teacher attrition, identity, and grief. She primarily creates teacher advocacy content on TikTok, where she is known as Millennial Ms. Frizzle. She recently launched the "Bad Teachers Club" podcast, where all things connected to the dumpster fire of American education are discussed weekly. Connect on Tw...

Ernesto is focused on developing and implementing college and career success initiatives that significantly make a difference in the lives of students and their families. In 2013, Ernesto founded the College 1st Program in partnership with several school districts. The College 1st Program is focused on implementing career exploration sessions with academic enrichment hands-on activities and mentorship experiences for students and parents. The College 1st Team has worked with over 50,000 stude...

Erik Thorstensson has a degree in mechanical engineering specializing in environmental product design and was awarded the Skapa Diploma in memory of Alfred Nobel in 2007, Sweden's most significant innovation award. He went to India and made the first connectors out of waste materials. He then created his first Strawbees prototype with kids at Kids Hack Day. Today he is the Chief Innovation Officer inventing and prototyping with his Product Development Team in Sweden and collaborating with teac...

Jordan Orosco is in his fifth year of teaching at the same high school he attended. He teaches Algebra 1 and Leadership and is also the Activities Director at his school. When Covid started, he created a YouTube channel full of math tutorials and it's grown to over 300 videos across all his social media platforms. This past summer he also started creating Math Raps to help his students, which blew up and landed him on multiple interviews on TV and Radio! Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/m...

In this episode, I welcome Chad Pettit and Brett Colley who are the hosts of the Education Reclaimed Podcast. Chad Pettit and Brett Colley interview a variety of educators, taking on difficult issues facing public education as they reclaim the profession they love. 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://myedtechl...

DuJuan Johnson is a learning experience designer who enjoys inspiring, empowering, and finding creative solutions for others. I have a demonstrated history of using creative technologies to instruct, inspire, and positively impact others. I've worked in education for over 15 years as a teacher, online adjunct professor, school counselor, administrator, and eLearning developer & coordinator. I hold a Bachelor (BA) focused on Communications, a Master of Arts (MA) focused on Educational Counseling,...

Yaritza is currently an Educator Innovation Lead (EIL) at Flip, Microsoft. Her overall mission is to provide an array of strategies and resources that spark critical thinking and meaningful conversations in and out of the classroom. She is also the author of McKenzie's Time Machine and McKensie's Bisabuela. 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 C...

The Herraez twins, Alberto and Mario are international consultants who left their job in Utah to focus on starting up an education company. They founded the eTwinz Academy with one intention: to provide learners around the world with high-quality courses that will excite them about learning new things! 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 ...

Dr. Roland Rios currently serves as the Edlio Brand Advocate. Prior to joining the Edlio family, Dr. Rios served as Director of Technology for the Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District. During his 30-year career in education, was a math teacher, high school assistant principal, and middle and high school principal. He also served on the TCEA Board for ten years. In 2012, he was named the “TCEA Technology Administrator of the Year” for Texas. When not enjoying time with his family, Dr. Rio...

William Jeffery received his Bachelor's degree in Biology Pre-Med and a Master’s degree in Counseling Education from Prairie View A&M University. William earned a second Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Stephen F. Austin University. William is currently the Principal at Columbia High School in Columbia-Brazoria ISD. Additionally, William is an affiliate curator and author of educational content with Flipboard. William Jeffery is the executive producer and host for ...

Ashley Markham is a principal of a Jr/Sr high school in Michigan where she serves her students and staff with a different approach to leadership than most school administrators. She prides herself on uplifting and supporting teachers so they can best support their students. She gives teachers and administrators sound advice regarding education, funny laughs about the struggles of being an educator, and helpful tips to get you through your teaching career. Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/...

Ian has an unconventional but extremely effective approach to excavating the incredible learner that exists in each student he works with. He’s the author of The Tutor Bible: Learning to Learn Again, where he details his philosophy and illustrates the overlooked reality that every great leader, thinker, and doer had an expert tutor or mentor. Like Aristotle for Alexander the Great, Ian will stop at nothing to make your child great. Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlife Visit the M...

Morgan and Taylor are passionate about teaching and learning, not only to their students but to new and veteran teachers as well. They are mentor teachers to University education majors and enjoy speaking at conferences and professional development opportunities when given the chance. 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 stor...

Andrew's focus is on EDUCANLE LLC, his social enterprise that creates game-based interventions to enhance the communicative competence of K-12 students and help educators balance the needs of intervention and enrichment in their respective schools. Andrew is proud to have EDUCANLE LLC partner with The Only Love Foundation to build safe sustainable schools in underserved nations. Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlife Visit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.li...

Dylan Schmidt is the creator of Digital Podcaster and the founder of Podcasting Academy. He helps people of all backgrounds confidently share their message with the world. 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://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/ Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife ---...

Darrin Peppard is a leadership expert focused on organizational culture and climate, and coaching growing emerging leaders. Darrin is the author of the book Road to Awesome: Empower, Lead, Change the Game. He is the host of the Leaning into Leadership podcast. As a ‘recovering high school principal’, Darrin shares strategies and lessons learned and effective from over 25 years in public education to help leaders to be more effective and positively impact the world around them. Connect on Twitter...

Kevin has been an educator or serving educators for over 38 years. Kevin's undergraduate degree is from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst where he majored in Multicultural Education. His Master's Degree in Education Administration is from the University of Massachusetts/Lowell. He served as a classroom teacher for 10 years in the Dallas, Boston, and Houston areas, as well as an assistant principal/principal of Title I campuses in the Houston and Dallas areas. He was a ...

Dave is a husband, father, science teacher, author, blogger, and podcaster from NJ. He has been performing action research on instructional design and assessment practices for the past 7+ years. David shares district successes in moving to alternate assessment methods that promote learning rather than solely achievement. 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://bi...

Lois Alston is an Instructional Technology Coach for the Long Branch School District in Long Branch, NJ. She completed her 5th year in this role and she has been in education for 20 years. She is passionate about implementing a variety of EdTech platforms to improve/enhance her colleague's instruction and add value to their students' learning. As a lifelong learner, she’s always looking for ways to keep students engaged with the material at hand to help prepare them for the future. Lois has two...

Zach Rondot is a passionate fourth-grade teacher in Troy, Michigan. His mission is to teach students the 21st-century skills, mindsets, and attributes that will help them succeed long after they leave his classroom. In 2019, Zach was named the Troy School District Elementary Teacher of the Year and the Oakland County Elementary Teacher of the Year. Zach is an instructor in the Master’s program of Learning, Design, and Technology at Central Michigan University. He utilizes technology to create ...

Roxi Thompson currently serves as an EdTech Coach for the Washington Elementary School District in Glendale, Arizona. In this role, she focuses on working 1:1 with teachers to drive impactful technology use. Roxi spent the majority of her time this year supporting teachers in the district’s first “Distance Learning Program” for families who chose a full-time online learning environment for their students. Prior to this, she spent eight years teaching social studies at the elementary and middle s...