My EdTech Life

Episode 164: Labster Virtual Labs: Empower The Next Generation of Scientists

07 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bonnie Nieves and SJ Boulton are joining me Saturday morning, and we'll show you how Labster Virtual Lab has taken education to the next level. T...

Episode 163: Novel Effect-Bringing Stories to Life

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's a new way to bring your favorite stories to life. With Novel Effect, you can listen to audiobooks with stunning visuals and sound effects...

Episode 162:Why AI Matters In Education - The Power of Artificial Intelligence

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of My Ed Tech Life, I explore the ways that artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing education. I will discuss how AI can provi...

Episode 161: What’s Their Why? Exploring Motivation & Engagement in Learning

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Daren is a highly accomplished and respected leader in education, with 23 years of experience as a teacher and ten years as a Senior Leader. He has le...

Episode 160: Transforming In-School Suspension

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are you tired of traditional in-school suspension programs that don't seem to work? Meet Johnathan, a special education teacher with over a decad...

Episode 159: Instructional Technology Coach: EdTech Thinker, Tinkerer and Coach

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jared is a Google for Education Certified Coach, Trainer, and Innovator.  Jared is passionate about empowering teachers not to be afraid of technolog...

Episode 158: One Mission: Make Learning Accessible & Fun for All

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join me as I welcome Janelle to the show! In this episode, Janelle share their firsthand experience of what it takes to create learning environments t...

Episode 157: Design & STEM: How To Grow a Passionate Community in Education

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight we are joined by Jason Reagin, M.Ed., Design & STEM: How to Grow a Passionate Community in Education. Explore the ins and outs of fosterin...

Episode 156: ARVR Innovation: Exploring the Possibilities

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready to explore cutting-edge ARVR innovation and technology with Kevin Chaja! Hear about his co-creation of Moment AR, a revolutionary augmented ...

Episode 155: Overcoming Dyslexia: From Struggling Student to Master's Degree

17 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie LoFaro began a teaching career coaching the GED program and teaching ESL to adult learners at the community college level before moving into...

Episode 154: Classcraft: Driving Learning Outcomes Through Intrinsic Motivation

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's an exciting time to talk to Shawn Young, CEO of Classcraft. Classcraft has already gained incredible success, revolutionizing the classroom ...

Episode 153: gotLearning? Growth Over Time

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mike has been in education all his life either as a student, middle school teacher, K-12 technology professional developer, school district EdTech dir...

Episode 152: Ungrading: Focus On Learning and Not the Grade. A Doctoral Study Conversation.

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This semester, Cesar and I have been working hard together as doctoral students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on our topic of study: un...

Episode 151: Edupreneurship: What It Is, Why You Need It, and How to Start

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Edupreneurship is the act of starting your own education-based business. It's a great way to make money while helping others learn, and it's...

Episode 150: Click Record! Reasons You Should Start A Podcast

19 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lloyd is a podcaster who uses his platform to help people start their first podcast. He has a lot of useful advice for those who are interested in sta...

Episode 149: Teacher Burnout. What It Is and What It Isn’t

05 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Burnout is a very real issue for educators. It's important that we know what it isn't and how our school administration can help them combat...

Episode 148: The Future Of Education: What Challenges Need To Be Addressed

29 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 147: Instructional Coaching: Impact People, Improve Instruction, Increase Success

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Hubne...

Episode 146: A Place They Love: Creating A Healthy School Culture

08 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elijah is from a family of educators, including his grandpa and my mom. He has nine years of teaching experience, currently working in Albuquerque, Ne...

Episode 145: Healing Burnout: Work-Life Balance

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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. ...

Episode 144: College 1st Program! Career Exploration

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ernesto is focused on developing and implementing college and career success initiatives that significantly make a difference in the lives of students...

Episode 143: Strawbees! Fungineering in Education

17 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Erik Thorstensson has a degree in mechanical engineering specializing in environmental product design and was awarded the Skapa Diploma in memory of A...

Episode 142: Got Math? Making Math Viral

10 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 Dir...

Episode 141: Reclaim Your Passion!

03 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 140: Get Creative! Inspire, Empower and Finding Creative Solutions

13 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DuJuan Johnson is a learning experience designer who enjoys inspiring, empowering, and finding creative solutions for others. I have a demonstrated hi...

Episode 139: Get Inspired! Innovation Lead & Authorship

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yaritza is currently an Educator Innovation Lead (EIL) at Flip, Microsoft. Her overall mission is to provide an array of strategies and resources that...

Episode 138: Got Language? eTwinz Spanish Academy

06 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Herraez twins, Alberto and Mario are international consultants who left their job in Utah to focus on starting up an education company. They found...

Episode 137: Get Connected! Community Engagement

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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....

Episode 136: Got Leadership? Principalship, Podcasting and Flipboard

30 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

William Jeffery received his Bachelor's degree in Biology Pre-Med and a Master’s degree in Counseling Education from Prairie View A&M Unive...

Episode 135: Got Leadership? Not Your Average Principal

23 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 134: Get Streamlined! Finding The Learner Within

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ian has an unconventional but extremely effective approach to excavating the incredible learner that exists in each student he works with. He’s the ...

Episode 133: Seeing Double! Teachers, Mentors and Conference Presentors

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 teac...

Episode 132: Creative Leadership: Transform Possibilities Into Products That can Change Lives

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew's focus is on EDUCANLE LLC, his social enterprise that creates game-based interventions to enhance the communicative competence of K-12 st...

Episode 131: Get Podcasting! Helpful Tips on How to Start Podcasting and Creating Content

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dylan Schmidt is the creator of Digital Podcaster and the founder of Podcasting Academy. He helps people of all backgrounds confidently share their me...

Episode 130: Got Leadership? Organizational Culture, Climate and Coaching Emerging Leaders

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Darrin Peppard is a leadership expert focused on organizational culture and climate, and coaching growing emerging leaders. Darrin is the author of th...

Episode 129: Get Techie! Technology Can Empower, Engage and Equip.

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin has been an educator or serving educators for over 38 years.  Kevin's undergraduate degree is from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst...

Episode 128: Go Gradeless! When Students Focus On Learning, They Achieve Great Things

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dave is a husband, father, science teacher, author, blogger, and podcaster from NJ. He has been performing action research on instructional design and...

Episode 127: Get Techie! Helping Educators Implement Technology

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

Episode 126: Get Connected! Connecting Learning To The Real World

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Zach Rondot is a passionate fourth-grade teacher in Troy, Michigan. His mission is to teach students the 21st-century skills, mindsets, and attributes...

Episode 125: Get Techie! So You Want to Be An EdTech Coach?

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Roxi Thompson currently serves as an EdTech Coach for the Washington Elementary School District in Glendale, Arizona. In this role, she focuses on wor...

Episode 124: Get Techie! From Classroom to EdTech

25 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Nunes is an energetic ELA Teacher turned Edtech Coach, Consultant, and now district Engagement Advocate for Canva! This aspiring author has a ze...

Episode 123: Get Techie! Foster a Caring Classroom Community With Technology

18 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Isaacs is an 8th-grade math teacher at Red Bank Middle School with seven years of full-time teaching experience. He is passionate about providing...

Episode 122: Get Googley! Google for Education Anywhere School 2022

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Morgan is a Product Marketing Manager with Google for Education, launching Chrome OS, Google Workspace for Education and Google Classroom products and...

Episode 121: Get Techie! Serving Others and Building Relationships Through EdTech

04 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

EdTech can be so much more than just a tool to help us get our work done. It can be a powerful way to connect with others and build relationships that...

Episode 120: Get Techie! From Classroom to EdTech

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amber Trout, M.Ed. has been in education for the past 11 years as a teacher, coach, and administrator. She formerly held roles as a K-8 educator, STEM...

Episode 119: Get unStandardized! Student Intellectual Immersion Smothered by Assessement

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chad Pettit is a high school English teacher, Army veteran, fiction author, and poet. He has a master’s degree in English with an emphasis on rhetor...

Episode 118: Get Techie! Leveraging Technology for Personal & Professional Growth

28 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Martinez is a passionate social science teacher with a fervor for Edtech. He empowers his students through Flipped Classroom and Project-Based L...

Episode 117: Get Developed! Let Your Light Shine: Talent Development

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Coral specializes in creating and facilitating engaging learning experiences for in-person, blended, and virtual settings. She has facilitated trainin...

Episode 116: Get Fried! EdTech Professional Development

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amy founded, friEdTechnology (fried Technology) serves educators across the United States with the best edtech professional development available. Whe...

Episode 115: Get Eduprotocoled! Support Learners Through Adaptive Learning

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jon shares, speaks and leads educational professional learning for educators internationally. Jon has been named a County Teacher of the Year, 2019 To...

Episode 114: Get Innovative! Strategies for Personal & Instructional Innovation

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jorge Valenzuela is an education coach, author, and advocate. His work focuses on improving teacher preparation in instructional innovation, project-b...

Episode 113: Get Badged! Ignite Your District's Professional Development

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Katie serves as the Director for Curriculum & Technology Integration at Forward Edge in Cincinnati, Ohio, working closely with district leaders to...

Episode 112: Get STEAMed! Steam Programs to Support Student Success

14 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

STEAMed Drones' CEO, Stevenson Demorcy, believes high expectations trump all obstacles. As a young learner, Stevenson participated in STEAM progr...

Episode 111: Get Fungible! From Product Development to NFT Founder

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Leslie Weitz is an NFT Project founder and always looking for ways to share family-friendly content in the cryptocurrency space with parents. Join me ...

Episode 110: Get Inspired! From Preschool to Prosperity

07 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Each year, millions of preschoolers walk into classrooms for the first time excited about learning and elated to start their journey of education. By ...

Episode 109: Get Passionate! Innovative Ways to Leverage Technology

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Stacey Roshan discusses how to use technology in the classroom to help engage students and get them passionate about learning. We wil...

Episode 108: Get Coding! Computer Science & Culture

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does culture have to do with coding? Victor Hicks will share how computer science and culture intersect. Victor will also share some great tech t...

Episode 107: Get Badged: Professional Growth & EdTech Badges

30 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In an ever-changing digital world, it's more important than ever for educators to keep up with the latest trends and technologies in order to pro...

Episode 106: Get Creative! Inspire Creativity in the Classroom

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this show, Jacie Maslyk inspires creativity in the classroom by giving examples of how to get creative with teaching methods. Students will enjoy l...

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

16 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Dr. Sarah Thomas, a real-life educator, and edupreneur who will share how she turned her passion for teaching into a successful publishing busine...

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

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 y...

Episode 103: Life on the Border and Bilingual Education

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Edith Treviño, also known as “Dr. ET” is a professional education consultant. Dr. ET is also a dynamic storyteller, collector of stories, aut...

Episode 102:The Future of Learning With Augmented Reality

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Grubbs is the founder of VictoryXR, an education metaverse company. Working with higher education and K-12, VXR is creating synchronous learning...

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

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Luke Hobson is a Senior Instructional Designer and Program Manager at MIT, an Online Instructor for SNHU, and the Founder of Instructional Design ...

Reflecting on 100 Episodes

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

Episode 100: How To Create Meaningful Change?

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

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

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Novak, Ed.D., is an internationally renowned education consultant, author, graduate instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, and a former A...

Bonus Episode: Feedback Builds Community

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 98: Building Community

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 97: Lessons Learned

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hunter is a 3rd-year 7th-grade science teacher, mentor teacher, and creator of the education platform Ed Essentials. He hosts "The Ed Essentials ...

Episode 96: Inside the Principal's Office

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Williams has served in urban education for 15 years as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal while working with students in grades PK ...

Episode 95: Engaging Students Through the Power of Coding

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Daphne McMenemy is an educator, author, and speaker.  Her first book, Gracie, is based on her personal experiences in the classroom. Gracie is a youn...

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

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby Carlton has dedicated his professional career to exploring how XR technology can be used to reshape how any industry could approach education, t...

Episode 93: Innovation & Leadership

23 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We will be joined by Derek Tranchina Ed.D who is passionate about influencing schools and organizations by leveraging engaging, innovative, and empowe...

Episode 92: Why Do I Have to Learn This?

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

Episode 91: Saturday Is for VR!

09 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Turning a classroom that was once in person into an online classroom was hard enough but turning that online classroom into a virtual reality classroo...

Episode 90: Workplace Relationships

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this show, Natalie Conway and Ashely White talk about the importance of workplace relationships. Workplace relationships can help improve collabora...

Episode 89: Coding to Kindness

02 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Valerie Sousa is a Kindergarten teacher at Meadow Brook School in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. She began coding with her students three years ago a...

Episode 88: Leadership: Transform Classroom Culture and School Culture

25 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 87: Leadership-Inspire Your Community

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Episode 86: Augmenting The Reality of Learning in Higher Education

11 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Morris is the Morehouse College’s 2021 Winner of the Vulcan Teaching Award of Excellence who launched her Advanced Inorganic Chemistry course in...

Episode 85: Maximizing Imagination

04 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dennis Mathew is a husband, father, elementary school speech pathologist, singer-songwriter, and author. For over 20 years Dennis has had the joy and ...

Episode 84: Passion, Unity & The DIY Classroom

28 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and Josh are cohosts of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast. Mike is an elementary teacher in Lansing, IL and Josh is a title I specialist in Mesa, ...

Episode 83: Navigating EdTech & Personal Growth

21 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 82: EdTech, Podcasting & Family

14 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Miller is an Edtech and learning enthusiast who hosts the Educational Duct Tape podcast and shares #EduGIFs at @JakeMillerTech and on JakeMiller....

Episode 81: How to Foster A Culture of Innovation

07 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are joined by Sue Tranchina an amazing educator that trains other education leaders on how to integrate technology to engage stude...

Episode 80: Cultivating Creation

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nicte Cuevas is an award-winning Latina Brand Strategist and Graphic Designer who uses empathy-driven methods to evolve, invigorate, and amplify busin...

Episode 79: I Wanna Be...

24 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matt has served in various roles within K-12 education. His professional experience includes being a high school social studies teacher, middle and hi...

Episode 78: Transition: Classroom to Platform

17 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As an educator for over 15 years, Jamie has constantly worked to improve her methods of teaching and believes the learning process should continue thr...

Episode 77: Unlock The Middle

10 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join host Alfonso Mendoza in a conversation with Massachusetts principals and podcast hosts of Unlock the Middle, Dean Packard, and Chris Starczewski....

Episode 76: Maker Magic

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mario is a NY-based touring family performer with an all-ages theater show and New York Times-recommended virtual experiences full of homespun magic, ...

Episode 75: Podcaster On Fire

26 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Cavey is a husband, stepfather of two, 8th-grade teacher, assistant principal, and the host of the Teachers on Fire podcast. In 2019, he completed...

Episode 74: Failing Forward Into Innovation

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Hausammann is a perpetual optimist and believer in the power of a #growthmindset to #failforward en route to creativity and innovation. He is ...

Episode 73: My Secret EdTech Diary

19 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Al Kingsley’s 30-year career in technology is global and local. Globally, his company’s products run 18 million devices. Locally, Al serves on two...

Episode 72: Amplify Creativity

12 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we were joined by my great friend and educator Omar Lopez. Omar shared his story of how he used creativity to help him become a bette...

Episode 71: Transform

05 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Debbie Tannenbaum is an amazing and passionate education leader, blogger, author, and EdTech Coach that is genuine and authentic in every way. Debbie ...

Episode 70: Power of Connections

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we had a wonderful and genuine conversation with Dr. Matthew X. Joseph. He shared his journey from classroom to administrator. Dr. Ma...

Episode 69: What are NFTs?

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are joined by Joshua Garza, founder of Tezotopia, and he gave us some insight to what NFTs are and aren't. Check out this gre...

Episode 68: Passionate Learner

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are joined by my great friend and podcaster Bryon Carpenter. Bryon talked about his transition from Chemist to a classroom teacher...

Episode 67: EdTech, Podcasting & Food

22 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gabriel Carrillo is an Educational Technology Specialist. He currently supports and coaches educators with implementing innovative and meaningful prac...