EdTech Heroes

There are more demands on teachers' time than ever before as they teach in-person and remote students simultaneously. They are available to respond to student emails at all hours, offer emotional support, and learn how to teach their entire curriculum in an entirely new way. They are superheroes. 

But for some teachers, their workload has reached crisis levels, taking  PTO to get caught up on grading because that's what is best for their students. A job where you need to take a day off to do work isn't a sustainable one.

That's where EdTech comes in. Henry Mann joins EdTech Heroes host Nef to talk about how EdTech's role should be to make a teacher's life easier, help students share their learning and help teachers support other teachers.

In this episode of EdTech Heroes, host Nefertiti Dukes sits down with Kasey Bell, CEO of Shake Up Learning to talk about how we can shake up our new normal. Whether you are a self-professed techie or a newbie, she'll share advice about bringing asynchronous learning to the face-to-face classroom, the importance of the EdTech mindset, and the dos and don'ts of integrating EdTech intentionally.

Educational technology should make teachers' lives easier and learning more fun for students. This is something EdTech Hero Kyle Niemis knows from experience.

Even with two EdTech companies under his belt and a recent return to the classroom, Kyle was able to find some time to talk to host Nefertiti Dukes about his products - Classroom Q and My EdTech Bundle, organized classroom chaos, and his advice for returning to the classroom this fall.

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The concept of a modern classroom has evolved significantly. Aside from switching to virtual classrooms and learning through instructional videos, educators have an opportunity to improve their teaching approaches.

Kareem Farah is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Modern Classrooms Project. His background as an educator has made him realize the imperfections of traditional schooling methods and the importance of understanding and addressing students' unique challenges. Therefore, he created the Modern Classrooms Project, a free program that empowers other educators to focus on building relationships with their students.

In this episode of the EdTech Heroes podcast, our host, Nef Dukes, catches up with Kareem to discuss how teachers can connect, engage, and learn new ways to empower students through exciting educational content.