These students designed an app to help you find items locally!

Rebecca Chambers wants to change the educational world! And she's on her way. I talked with her about changing the educational paradigm as well as her upcoming @canconnected Presentation. She is a really engaging and dynamic teacher with some fresh new ideas! Check out our conversation at the Conference.

Great edtech interviews and commentary over a good cup of coffee... Coffee optional. Mike is a Lake Shore Central School Technology Integrator. He is dynamic and energetic.! He talks about his Ingite Session and more of his thought provoking and powerful ideas.

Had a really awesome conversation with Stefan Dixon and his colleague, Magali Laville about the power of connecting students, technology, and the natural world. Fascinating conversation. They provided a wealth of ideas and food for thought!

Joycelyn is doing some amazing work with Audio and music. She will be presenting today, May 1st and talking about her work. I got a sneak peak!

Great edtech interviews and commentary over a good cup of coffee... Coffee optional.

Great edtech interviews and commentary over a good cup of coffee... Coffee optional.

Rabbi Michael Cohen has such a calm, reflective, and confident manner when he speaks, that each point he makes is powerful and thought provoking. I really enjoyed hearing his ideas on education technology and his new book on empowering teachers through creativity.

You can find Rabbi Cohen's work at : https://thetechrabbi.com/

Or follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetechrabbi

Find our Interview notes at: https://www.coffeewithageek.org/2019/03/coffee-with-geek-interview-with-tech.html

Questions:

1. What's your favorite coffee blend?

ans. 1:25

2. Can you tell me about your TED Talk at ISTE 2018?

ans. 2:40

3. How did you come up with a vision for your talk?

ans. 6:54

4. What are your ISTE Sessions for this year?

ans. 8:53

5. How do we bring music and drawing into the curriculum at large?

ans. 11:22

6. Tell me about your new book, Educated by Design? What goes into writing a book?

ans. 14:49

7. From your previous answer it sounded like Mastery Learning. What are your thoughts on Master Learning?

ans. 21:08

8. As your Twitter handle conveys, @theTechRabbi you are an Edtech Leader, as well as, a Religious leader. How do those work together? Are they synchronous.

ans. 23:46

Speed Geek Questions:

Answers. 29:24

Great edtech interviews and commentary over a good cup of coffee... Coffee optional.

Are you an educator? Then Jennifer Gonzalez's powerhouse blog, Cult of Pedagogy, is a must follow and read. This blog is filled with great posts, Video, a Podcast, and so much more. I will ask her about the blog, her teaching career, and the future of education.

In this segment I was able to ask Jennifer about the Website, her past teaching experience, and her thoughts on the future of education. What a powerful education leader!

How to Connect with Jennifer:

Twitter: @cultofpedagogy

Website: cultofpedagogy.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CultofPedagogy/

Questions and Answers:

1. What is your favorite blend of coffee?

Ans. 1:27

2. Tell me about your educational journey

Ans. 2:02

3. What’s next for the website?

Ans. 5:53

4. With all the moving parts of education do you think we need to break it down into more finite goals, improvements?

Ans. 9:06

5. What are your thoughts on American Education? Break it down.

Ans. 10:05

6. From Edweek Article by Elizabeth Rich ( “A world without annual testing may be closer than you think.” Thoughts?

Ans. 14:09

7. From Edweek Article Education has an Innovation problem? Ans. 15:25

Citation: "The 10 Education Issues Everybody Should Be Talking About ...." 8 Jan. 2019, https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/01/09/the-10-education-issues-everybody-should-be.html. Accessed 22 Feb. 2019.

8. Can you tell me about your post about “Frikin Packets” https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/busysheets/

Ans. 17:57

9. Quotable Question: After reading Einstein’s Quote: Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.-Albert Einstein What are your thoughts about it?

Ans. 22:51

Speed Geek Questions:

Ans. 26:19

Great edtech interviews and commentary over a good cup of coffee... Coffee optional.

Looking forward to interviewing Dr. Shantel Scott!

A little about Shantel in her own words: "Dr. Shantel Marie Scott is a passionate educator changing lives, with technology, one classroom at a time. Dr. Scott has 15 years of experience teaching English in grades 7-12. With deep roots in innovating classroom instruction, Dr. Scott also works as an instructional design, technology, and training consultant. She specializes in the use of avatars and gamification concepts in educational environments to encourage real learning, publishes articles and runs workshops on these topics, amongst others. In addition, she holds a doctoral degree in Instructional Technology and Distance Education, is a Google for Education Certified Innovator, a PLN Leader for the ISTE Learning Spaces Network, and a classroom game master! "

To connect with Shantel:

Twitter: @thelearningdr

https://drshan3point5.myportfolio.com/

My Questions to Shantel:

1. Shantel are you a coffee drinker? and if so, what is your favorite brand?

ans. 1:29

2. You are a 15 year English Literature Teacher, tell us about your classroom?

ans 2:31

3. What are the best ways to connect with you to harness your great ideas?

ans. 4:22

4. What were your days as a student like? And how did that affect your teaching?

ans 6:33

5. Where can we find your classroom ideas?

ans 10:47

6. You are a Google Innovative Educator. Tell us about that experience.

ans. 11:46

7. Expand upon the idea of #thisisme campaign!

ans. 15:07

8. Tell us about your ISTE Learning Spaces PLN.

ans. 16:04

9. If you could design a school from scratch, what would it look like?

ans. 17:37

10. You've mentioned "Create" a lot in our discussion. Do you think the creative process is the most valuable aspect for today's learner?

ans. 20:28

Speed Geek Questions:

25:04

If you're not following Jake on Twitter, or checking out his Blog on a regular basis, it is a must! While Jake's work focuses on G-Suite ideas for educators, many of his ideas can be adapted along a variety of pedagogical landscapes. From following him on Twitter and his blog, his enthusiasm and passion for creative ideas for educators is contagious. I'm really looking forward to chatting with him about his blog, his source of creativity and passion, and his thoughts on education's future!

A little about Jake in his own words: "Jake is an instructional technology coach and father of 3 from Ohio. He’s probably best known for his #EduGIFs that he shares in Twitter and is also the host of the new “Educational Duct Tape” Podcast."

Website: JakeMiller.net

Check out complete details about Jake Miller and more of my guests at my Blog:

https://www.coffeewithageek.org

Questions for Jake:

1. Jake, what's your favorite coffee blend?

Ans. 1:02

2. What is your educational journey?

Ans. 1:47

3. Can you tell me about your blog, what goes into it? What powers it?

Ans. 4:37

4. You create a lot of GIF's to explain your ideas and concepts. Do you see the power at large for GIF's for teachers and learners?

Ans. 6:56

5. What tools do you use to create your GIFs?

Ans. 8:05

6. What tech trends are you following and are coming down the pike?

Ans. 9:36

7. Do you see power in today's touch screen devices for education?

Ans. 11:30

8. Tell me more about your upcoming podcast?

Ans. 12:16

9. Tell me about your Edtech inspirations

Ans. 15:03

Speed Geek Questions!

Ans. 18:16