EdTech Connect with Carrie Conover

In this episode of the Classroom to Boardroom podcast, host Carrie Conover speaks with former teacher Dana Blumberg on her journey to working in sales for Amplify Learning.

We discuss Dana’s career transition from School Counselor to sales at Amplify, and how her skills as an educator have translated to her current role. Dana shares her experience of leaving the school setting, including the toxic work situation that led to her transition. We also dive into the hard and soft skills that were crucial to Dana landing her first role outside of the classroom and seeing success on the job.

After exploring the skills gained and other benefits of the Classroom to Boardroom Full Course, we conclude the episode with Dana’s final words of advice to transitioning educators facing rejection.

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How many EdTech tools do you really know? If the first things that come to mind are Google Classroom and Class Dojo… this episode of the educators 2 educators podcast is for you.

Tune in for a quick quiz with host Carrie Conover to test your EdTech knowledge. In anticipation of the release of Carrie’s latest course, EdTech School, get a sneak peek into the new resource helping teachers help students with new tools they’ve never heard of. Can you answer all of the questions in the EdTech quiz correctly?

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In this episode of the Classroom to Boardroom podcast, host Carrie Conover speaks with Evan Warnock, an academic success coach at Fev Tutor.

We discuss Evan's career transition from teaching to customer success, and how his skills as a teacher have translated to his current role. Evan shares his experience of leaving teaching, including the personal reasons that led to his decision, and the guilt he felt about leaving his students. We also dive into the importance of soft skills such as empathy and the ability to take feedback in customer success roles.

We also talk about the supportive community and valuable coursework offered by Classroom to Boardroom. The episode highlights the challenges and rewards of leaving the classroom and pursuing a career outside of education.

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Today, we are joined by Alyssa, a former fourth-grade teacher who has become a sales expert for an Ed Tech company. Alyssa shared her journey from teaching to sales, including the steps she took to make the transition. She also discussed the guilt she felt about leaving teaching but knew it was for the best.

In her interview, Alyssa stressed the importance of finding a supportive community during the career transition. She also emphasized the significance of being prepared for interviews and thoroughly understanding the product. Alyssa shared the soft and hard skills that have helped her excel in her new role, including being an effective communicator, being organized, and having a comprehensive knowledge of the product.

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From the Classroom to the internet's largest and most heavily trafficked business-for-sale marketplace. Donald Benson decided to leave teaching after 10 years, leading him to join the Classroom to Board Course and land a role as a customer success representative at Biz Buy Sell.

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In a recent podcast episode, Natalie Cataldo, a former teacher who is now a professional learning specialist with Paper, discussed her transition from the classroom to her current role in EdTech. Natalie completed the Classroom to Boardroom course in 2022, which prepared her for the next step in her career.

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Do you know the difference between customer support and customer success jobs? To transitioning teachers and educators, these positions might sound similar, but the truth is that they have completely different functions, responsibilities, and departments. In this week’s episode, learn the key differences between these two crucial roles in any EdTech company.

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From teaching sciences and technology to landing a job in instructional design, Cynthia Baldacchini walks through her experience transitioning out of teaching and provides her unique insights on the journey. As one of the first success stories of the Classroom to Boardroom Course, Cynthia holds a wealth of knowledge in what it takes to answer a new calling and securing a job in EdTech.

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Join Carrie Conover and Jessica Seiler as they discuss the top 5 resume mistakes they see in Teacher Transition resumes. Carrie has interviewed hundreds of ed-tech candidates, and Jessica coaches teachers in transition on their resumes weekly, so we've seen everything you can imagine regarding resume writing. We know what works and what gets interviews!

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Yinka Boudreaux went from high school English Teacher to Client Success Partner at Otus. Learn how this Yinka used her teaching skills, an improved resume, and the Classroom to Boardroom course and community to transition out of teaching.

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