Dads In Ed

Season 4 kicks off with Dr. Tony Sinanis. Tony talked about his recent transition from elementary principal to assistant superintendent and gives us a behind the scenes look at the process of authoring.

Plus, we mixed up the end of the show with a blog post, video and the all new "mic drop."

Blog post: http://cheesecakeandchoc.blogspot.com/2016/08/where-to-go-from-here.html

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw 

Mic Drop: Race and Empathy

The guys welcome Lance Lennon http://twitter.com/llennon to the show to talk about the role tech directors from different backgrounds impact school districts. We also chat about where everyone is headed this summer and how we'll be learning in the sun! 

App of the week: Locks App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/locks-by-breakout-edu/id1101566603?mt=8

Twitter follow: Tim Lauer http://twitter.com/timlauer

Upcoming Event: Elevate EDU June 8th: www.elevatingedu.org

District spotlight:

CB: HS athletics: http://twitter.com/alhsathletics and https://twitter.com/CBTJActivities

LC: 5K for Families http://www.empoweringchange.us/

ISD: Casey Kuska http://twitter.com/caseykuska

With the 53rd pick in the Dads in Ed draft, the guys select, Russ Goerend http://twitter.com/mrgoerend, educator from Waukee, Iowa. A HUGE steal in the 2nd round! Russ joined the show to talk about the new business-school class he's facilitating at Waukee APEX, how his love of telling stories has led him to a variety of side projects, and the origins of the upcoming Waukee Film Festival. 

App/Site: Educating Jo Vidoes http://educatingjovideos.blogspot.com/

Twitter: Robyn Gordon http://twitter.com/rgordon04

Coming Event: Building Learning Communities Conference http://novemberlearning.com/blc-education-conference-2016/

District spotlights

CB: Carly Gates http://twitter.com/carlyEG Nick Davis http://twitter.com/slapshot99

LC: LC Rebel http://twitter.com/lc_rebel1

ISD: Katy Lyons https://twitter.com/Miss_Lyons1

Eric Sheninger (http://twitter.com/e_sheninger) joins the guys to talk about moving his family from New York to Texas, how he is balancing travel and family time, and tips for all kinds of leaders to make their schools better.

The guys also announce that they will be featured speakers at the ITEC conference in October: http://www.itec-ia.org/2016-CONFERENCE

App/Website of the week: Zoom http://zoom.us

Twitter: Lance Lennon http://twitter.com/llenon

Upcoming event: iPad U http://www.dlgwaea.org/ipadu-2016.html

District spotlights

CBCSD: Samantha Adams http://twitter.com/adams_miss

LC: Tina O'Donnell http://twitter.com/tinadonnell

ISD: Cara Cahill http://twitter.com/CahillCara 

The guys welcome Sean Nash http://twitter.com/nashworld to the show! Sean talks about knowing since 7th grade he was going to be a biology teacher, his thoughts on getting kids back outside, and growing up a Royals fan. Plus, is that Matthew McCounaghy or Brent Catlett? Hard to tell.

Website of the week: Zaption https://www.zaption.com

Twitter: Edupodcast Network http://twitter.com/edupodnet

Coming Event: Elevate EDU http://www.elevatingedu.org 

District spotlights: 

CB: Plummer's Class http://twitter.com/plummersclass

LC: Laura Nickman http://twitter.com/lbahrke

We've made it to 50! Darren Kuropatwa http://twitter.com/dkuropatwa joins the guys to talk about raising and educating kids, especially in digital spaces, and how we can bring that into the classroom. We also get a sneak peek into his upcoming book!

App of the week: Telestory https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/telestory/id915378506?mt=8

Twitter follow of the week: Kara Welty http://twitter.com/Kara_welty

Upcoming Event: Iowa 1:1 event https://iowa1to1.com/registration/

District spotlights

CB: CB Learns http://twitter.com/cblearns

LC: LCHS Track http://twitter.com/lchstrack

ISD: Randy Oliver http://twitter.com/RandyOliver14

The guys welcome longtime friend Eliu Paopao to the show. Paopao talks about how a Samoan ended up in the panhandle of Nebraska and his evolution as a tech director.

Website of the week: http://webcamera.io

Twitter follow: Nate Silver http://twitter.com/natesilver538

Upcoming event: EdCamp Omaha http://twitter.com/edcampomaha

CB: Kelly Duffek http://twitter.com/kduffek

LC: Laurie Nielsen http://twitter.com/lclnielsen

ISD: Kevin Lathrom http://twitter.com/lathrom3

The adopted Iowan Jonathan Wylie https://twitter.com/jonathanwylie joins the guys to tell us how he got to Iowa and talk about what steps the team he works on is doing to make PD more integrated.

Website of the week: https://www.hstry.co

Twitter follow: Matt Serwe twitter.com/mattserweKETV

Upcoming Event: EdCamp Liberty

District Spotlights:

CB: Scott Stewart twitter.com/scottstewartdnp

LC: Jen Kerber twitter.com/jkerber1

ISD: Brad McLaughlin twitter.com/isdbrad

Matt Miller (http://twitter.com/dropstepdunk) joins the guys to talk about adopting their first child, coaching basketball and sharing some great laughs. App: MyStory http://mystoryapp.comTwitter: Author John Gordon http://twitter.com/johngordon11Upcoming Event: Iowa 1:1 https://iowa1to1.comDistrict Spotlight:CB: Robert Tellgren http://twitter.com/tellgrenclassLC: Dr. Mark Schweer http://twitter.com/lcupt

Tonight we welcome the contagious energy of Fall Creek Superintendent Joe Sanfelippo http://twitter.com/joesanfelippofc to the show. He talks about his books, his beliefs around branding your school, and how he balances being a dad to kids in his district.Website of the week: http://slack.com for team messagingTwitter follow: Vanessa Witherell http://twitter.com/vwitherellComing Event: Snow Day Chat!District spotlight:CB: TJHS Jacket Journalism http//twitter.com/jacketjournalismLC: Aaron Nickman http://twitter.com/aaronnickmanISD: Mike Becker http://twitter.com/MikeBecker19