Learning Unleashed: ISTE Podcast
Episodes
Thinking Outside of the Ban: How to Effectively Integrate Cell Phones in the Classroom
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s tech-driven world, the debate around cell phone use in schools continues to spark heated discussions. Are these devices distractions or v...
Simple Ways to Supercharge Your Classroom: Easy Entry Points for Teachers New to AI and Emerging Tech
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Learning Unleashed, Caroline Haebig brings a grounded, practical perspective to one of education’s biggest questions: how do you ...
MIC Drop 2025: What the Tech? Looking Back on the AI Explosion in Education, What We Learned
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This year-in-review episode looks back at how AI reshaped conversations about teaching and learning, and moved from curiosity to classroom reality. Th...
AI for School Leaders: 62 Ways to Lighten Your Workload and Focus on What Matters
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine a world where educators can boost their productivity, task management, and overall well-being with the aid of an AI assistant. In this groundb...
This Year At ISTE 2025: AI Everywhere, AR/VR, the Metaverse, Immersive Experiences, and What the Tech?
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Learning Unleashed, Carl Hooker and Rochelle Dene Poth discuss the latest trends in education technology, including the metaverse, ...
Edtech for Multilingual Learners: 48 Fun and Flexible Activities for Every Classroom
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Carl Hooker and Brent Warner explore the intersection of multilingual learning and technology, discussing the role of AI in lang...
A School Leader's Guide to Putting Out Fires and Less Critical Daily Problems
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Learning Unleashed, host Carl Hooker speaks with Kayla Holland, author of 'Putting Out Fires,' about the challenges educators face ...
Helping Students Move Beyond Winning the Game of School to Mastering of the Future of Work
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every learner has the potential to be a leader – both inside and outside of the classroom. In this episode of Learning Unleashed, host Carl Hooker e...
Enhancing Student Creativity with Generative AI: Exploring the New Possibilities
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Learning Unleashed, Tim Needles, an art educator and author, discusses the evolving relationship between art and technology, parti...
Creating Uncheatable Assessments: What Have We Learned?
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have learned a lot since ChatGPT launched, and teachers turned to plagiarism detectors to thwart students using generative AI to complete assignmen...
How to Teach with Generative AI: Weaving AI Into Any Subject
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachelle Dene Poth discusses her new book on teaching with AI and integrating emerging technologies in the classroom. She emphasizes the importance of...
A Simple Back to School Guide to Student Data Privacy: Making Smart Tech Tool Decisions
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we discuss the importance of understanding student data privacy laws and how they have evolved. We emphasize the need for educators to have con...
Using Student Conversations To Teach Digital Citizenship
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The conversation explores the importance of including students in discussions about AI and digital citizenship. It emphasizes the need to consider the...
Savvy Ed Tech Leaders Put Gen AI In Its Place As We Head Back to School
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The conversation explores the role of AI in education and the challenges and opportunities it presents for educators. The guests discuss their book, ‘...
Behind the Scenes Prep for ISTELive: New Books, New Authors, and A MeetUp
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a behind-the-scenes chat with two of the staff at ISTE as they prepare to bring you a pop-up book store, new books, and an opportunity to ...
The New Assistive Technologies and How to Use Them in the Age of Generative AI
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss The benefits of engaging special education teachers and generative AI in the initial stages of lesson planning. Ideally,...
Teacher Wellness: How Technology Can Support Wellbeing
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher wellness is increasingly a top priority across the education community. In this discussion, we explore how technology, particularly AI, can he...
Three Simple Practices to Maintain Balance and Joy in Our Tech-Driven Lives
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As school and life demand more of us, finding balance is more important than ever. Today, we explore three simple practices that can help us maintain...
Elevating Tech Equity In the Age of Generative AI
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The updated U.S. National Ed Tech plan highlights the digital divide regarding access, design, and use. We discuss the challenge of getting reluctant ...
Known Methods, New Combinations, Learners Excel: Doing More With the Teaching Strategies We Already Know and Love
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests zero in on how to use teaching strategies we already know in new ways that yield better results. I see, I think, I wonder, and the six-word...
Updating Our Approach to Social Emotional Learning As Public Opinion Shifts
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ground beneath teaching social-emotional learning has shifted for multiple reasons, some understandable and others not. How can we recalibrate our...
Taking the Little Steps to Help Scale Digital Citizenship in the Age of AI
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AI is ramping up the urgency for digital citizenship while these initiatives are struggling to get traction. Our guests walk through some steps they’...
Digital Citizenship 2.0: Embracing A Flexible, Adaptable Framework For Guiding Students In the Age of AI
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The rapidly emerging age of AI demands new thinking about the purpose and practice of digital citizenship. We’re past the days when the focus was si...
Rethinking Critical Thinking: How Do We Teach Students to Think in the Age of Generative AI?
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Generative artificial intelligence is creating a complex new world that requires us to think differently about how critical thinking is taught and ass...
Jump Start the School Year With Movie Making: How to Quickly Engage Students and Set Up Uncheatable Assessments
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest starts the school year by assigning every student a movie-making project. This practice engages all students quickly and has the added bene...
Moving From Lesson Planning to Designing Learning Experiences: How ChatGPT Can Help
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us to discuss designing compelling learning experiences, using digital technologies, and how generative AI can help make the process accessible t...
Remodeling the 24/7 Teaching Lifestyle Starting With Setting Digital Boundaries
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The always-on, always-available teaching lifestyle can be overwhelming and stressful. Education technology can add to the problem unless we set some c...
Creating Uncheatable Assessments: A Skill You’ll Want to Master Before Heading Back to School Next Term
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While some teachers have turned to plagiarism detectors to thwart students using ChatGPT to complete assignments on the down low, others are moving to...
ISTELive23 Flashback: The Future of Student Engagement in an AI Classroom Is Mind-blowing
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Summer of AI series continues with a peak at how AI is taking the possibilities for student engagement to exciting new levels. Imagine teaching hi...
ISTELive 23: Searching for the Best Approaches to Teaching in the Age of Generative AI
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off the Summer of AI Series with a search for the best ideas, thinking, and strategies to gear up for teaching in the age of generative AI. Ou...
Are We Ready? How Do We Prepare Students for the Promise and Perils of Generative AI
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are we ready to teach our students how to embrace the promise and avoid the perils of generative AI? This discussion explores how we can help students...
Leading the Way: How Teachers, Students, and AI Are Reshaping Teaching and Learning
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, we've been writing about, discussing, and preparing for 21st-century teaching and learning. Now it looks like that moment is finally here...
Innovative Approaches That Inspire Students to Be Creative Communicators
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The practice and methods of communication are evolving rapidly, challenging educators to find new ways to teach the skill. This discussion explores in...
Teaching Cross-discipline, Problem Solving Skills with Something Old And Something New: AI Makerspaces?
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this discussion, we explore the emerging link between AI and makerspaces and the need to nurture and teach the cross-discipline skills that bridge ...
How Exploring AI With Students Can Reduces Stress and Open New Possibilities
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Few of us have time to keep up with new teaching practices and technologies. In this segment, we discuss how exploring AI with students during class c...
AI: Why Balancing Student Learning and Safety Starts With Conversations Like This
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When education technology evolves quickly or takes a sudden leap, schools, school leaders, and educators can find it challenging to decide how to resp...