Design Cast

It was such an honor to speak with Dr. Marci Klein for this episode of Design Cast. Marci is a pediatrician, artist, designer and entrepreneur.   Along with her two children, Marci has been building a hands-on, project based organization!  3DuxDesign started on the family kitchen table and has grown into an international educational resource company.  The story that Marci tells about the different points in time that have defined their company are really inspiring!

I am confident that you will enjoy our discussion!  Now, sit back, relax and enjoy this chat with Dr. Marci Klein!

Connect with Marci through LinkedIn or on the 3DuxDesign website: https://www.3duxdesign.com/

For this episode of Design Cast I was fortunate enough to catch up with Evo Hannan.  Evo and I released an episode just over one year ago and this is a follow up to that episode.  In episode 16 Evo talks all about his work in Dubai and he challenged me to collaborate with him to build a design network for design educators and design professionals to connect.  This is what we said a year ago about that:

Episode #16 - EdTalks Live from Dubai with Evo Hannan

One year later we catch up again and talk all about the creation of the Design Network Alliance or DNA.  From that there is a Facebook Group and a Podcast Network.  More groups and projects are in the works and will be ready for listeners soon!  Check the show notes for many of the topics that we discuss and for ways to connect and interact with Evo.  I am sure that you will enjoy this episode as much as the first one!  Sit back, relax and enjoy this special chat with Evo Hannan!

www.EvoHannan.com

Twitter @evo_hannan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/evohannan/

Instagram - Project Decade -- 7 Days Sessions

EDTalks Live from Dubai

It was such an amazing opportunity to speak to Keri-Lee Beasley for this episode of Design Cast.  Keri-Lee is a high school “learning and technology coach” at the Western Academy of Beijing or WAB.  We have a lively conversation about her various roles at WAB and her classes that she teaches in the design department.  During the chat she shares with me all about the ‘Cactus of Awesomeness’ so be on the lookout for that.

A few really exciting projects that Keri-Lee is thinking about at the moment are:

turning bubble gum into shoes;

“mango leather” into shoes;

 fish scales into a biodegradable alternative to plastic.

Check out the show notes to find out more about all the topics we discuss.  Now sit back, relax, and enjoy this amazing chat with Keri-Lee Beasley...

Keri-Lee recommends that we check out:

YouTube - playlist for Graphic Design from GCFLearnFree.org

Read - Observe, Collect, Draw!: A Visual Journal by Giorgia Lupi

Follow - Peg Keiner @PegKeiner

Connect with Keri-Lee:

Twitter: @klbeasley

Instagram: @klbeasley

Website www.kerileebeasley.com

YouTube Channel: KeriLeeBeasleyKLB

It was such a pleasure to have Ms. Lenny Dutton as my guest for this episode of Design Cast.  Lenny is the MYP Coordinator at the International School of Stuttgart, Germany.  She has a wildly successful blog and website at www.excitededucator.com.  This is the second time that Lenny has been on Design Cast.  She is considered a leader in the MYP Design world and her resources are used in hundreds of schools around the world.  We have an awesome chat about what she has been doing over the past 12 months, her books and motherhood!

Be sure to check out the books that she recommends as they are listed in the ‘Good Reads’ Design Cast collection.

I am confident that you will enjoy our discussion!  Now, sit back, relax and enjoy this chat with “The Excited Educator”, Lenny Dutton!

My guest for this episode of Design Cast is Bonnie Kirkley.  Bonnie is a K-5 Gifted Educator and STEAM Support Specialist in Georgia.  She has so much to share about her experiences as a STEAM educator and how she supports her school and the STEAM community globally.  Her excitement and passion is infectious!  She is also a content creator for the STEAM community online through Teachers pay teachers, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tik Toc.  All of which use the username and handle of “iheartsteam”.

Also, Bonnie has a podcast that is part of the DNA Podcast Network!  Finally, during the chat, she shares with me a film called, “Most Likely to Succeed” and that is linked in the show notes.

I am confident that you will enjoy our discussion!  Now, sit back, relax and enjoy this chat with Bonnie Kirkley!

Fi Morrison is an “Infants Teacher and Digital Literacy Coach” in Sydney, Australia.  In early 2021, Fi founded the STEM | ED Magazine out of a need to have free STEM resources for teachers in all kinds of teaching environments and locations.  At the time of this interview the magazine had surpassed 3000 downloads/views.  We have a great chat about how Fi became an educator and what her vision is for the magazine.  I am confident that you will enjoy this chat I have with her.

Fi mentions many great people to follow on Twitter.  They are included in the show notes.  Also, there is a link to the STEM | ED Magazine for your reference.  Now, sit back, relax and enjoy this chat with Fi Morrison!

Who to follow on Twitter:

Connect with Fi:

Twitter: @FiMorrison2 @stemedmagazine

Instagram: @teach.edtech @stemedmagazine

Website: https://stemedmagazine.com/home

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/stemedmagazine

For this episode of Design Cast I had the unique pleasure of speaking with Ms. Tamizh Ponni.  Tamizh worked as an IB Educator in an International School, Bengaluru, India. She is currently pursuing her M.Tech, PhD integrated course in Data Science. She has worked as a Professional Development Coach and as a Tech Integrationist. She believes that the best thing in being an IB educator is that beyond teaching there's a lot of deep learning involved in the process and sees learning as a never-ending process.  Technology integration gives her an interesting perspective into knowledge acquisition and skill-building. We talk about her love of teaching and learning, as well as, her published works about a dystopian society!  I am sure that you will find this chat really dynamic!

Get in touch with Tamizh at:

Twitter

Instagram

Facebook

BLOG

Website

Amazon & Amazon

On this episode of Design Cast, I had the pleasure of speaking to Mr. David Lee.  David is a Technology and Innovation Specialist at Singapore American School.  He shares all about his journey into teaching and how design thinking had and still has a major part to play in both his personal and professional life.  He introduces the idea of ‘learning narratives’ to me and I am very excited to try it out!  I am sure that you will enjoy listening to our conversation!

Don’t forget to check out the ‘Good Reads’ list for this podcast to find out more about the books that guests of the show are recommending!

Now sit back, relax and enjoy this discussion with David Lee.

Follow David at: davidleeedtech on the major social media platforms!

Jacob Adams is the founder of “STEM to the Future” which is an LA based organization that inspires and motivates Black and Latinx elementary youth to use STEAM to imagine and create the world they want and deserve.  Jacob shares with me his story of becoming an educator and how he founded STEM to the Future.  His passion is unmistakable and he is working to make a difference at the community level and beyond!

Connect with Jacob and STTF:

Instagram: stemtothefuture & elsnakeob

Jacob recommends reading:

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Teaching to Transgress

He listens to: Make It Make Sense Podcast

Don’t forget to check out my “Good Reads” list of books from all of my podcast guests!

Britney Vickery is founder and CEO of Initials, Inc.  As a new mom, Britney was just searching for someone who could put her son’s name on his diaper bag. After weeks of searching in her local community, her husband Darren suggested a simple but life-changing idea: “Why don’t you do it?”  Struggling to find her purpose as a stay-at-home mom, and eager to make a financial contribution, Britney dove in!

Armed with a spare bedroom and a 6-foot folding table, she invested in her first embroidery machine and started monogramming anything that wasn’t moving. Soon, she was taking orders from friends and neighbors (many who wanted to sell the products themselves!) and began to see that this little spare bedroom boutique could become SO MUCH MORE. 15 years later, Initials, Inc. is a nationally-recognized brand with thousands of Creative Partners in all 50 states, founded on the simple, but life-changing idea that we all should be provided with the opportunity to HAVE FUN! And MAKE MONEY!

Britney recommends reading: "Strengths Finder 2.0" by Tom Rath 

Our conversation is really spirited and she shares her secrets of success and offers advice for educators working with students that are demonstrating “entrepreneurial spirit.”  You do not want to miss this one!

Sit back, relax and enjoy this chat with Britney Vickery!

Catch up with Britney at:

Facebook

Pinterest

Instagram

YouTube

Initials, Inc.