Welcome to the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEA members … for NJEA members.  Whether you are a teacher, an education support professional, or a New Jersey Student Education Association member, this show will serve as a platform to help YOU bring out the best in your students . . . each and every day in your schools.  The shows are hosted by Jeff Bradbury of TeacherCast.net (@TeacherCast) and Jim Boice, a field representative with NJEA (@boiceinthehood).   For more information, please visit njea.org/podcast and email us at [email protected].

In this episode, we welcome Samantha Billing of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, NJ.  Samantha is the 2015-16 Hunterdon County Teacher of the Year and is here to talk about something called The Pineapple Project.

About Our Guests

Samantha Billig is in her eighth year as a business teacher at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, NJ where she teaches Entrepreneurship, Digital Multimedia Design, and Introduction to Web Design.  She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education from Delaware Valley College and a Master’s Degree in Learning Technologies from Drexel University.  Samantha is recognized as a teacher leader in her district, county, and state and is honored to be a 2016 New Jersey County Teacher of the Year.  She currently resides in Bucks County with her husband, Todd, one-year-old daughter, Morgan, and adorable four-legged son, Boomer.”

Upcoming NJEA Events

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* 2016 NJEA Summer Professional Learning Institute: July 12.

* Beach day networking event: July 31.

Upcoming Educational Conferences

* 8/2/16 – NJAET Summer TechSplash in Allentown NJ

* Find more events at The Education Calendar

Social Media Minute

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For More Information about the Pineapple Project

* http://earlycareer.njeasites.org/2016/04/12/the-pineapple-project/

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Show Hosts

Jeffrey Bradbury, author of Kidblog: An Introduction to Blogging With Your Students, is the creator of TeacherCast.net, TeacherCast University, and Educational Podcasting Today, is an ASCD Emerging Leader, Google Certified Teacher, Google Education Trainer, PBS Learning Media Digital Innovator, speaker, writer, broadcaster, consultant and educational media specialist. He is currently the Coordinator for Technology Integration for the Westwood Regional School District in New Jersey. In 2012, Jeff was recognized as one of top 50 educators using social media at the first ever Bammy Awards and has been nominated three times in the category of Innovator of the Year. Jeff has Keynoted for the Pearson Authentic Learning Conference,