EdTrex Rewind

How do you get a child to get out and appreciate the world around them? You grab Wendy Gorton's book and hit the trail. In this episode, we catch up with Wendy, to find out why she wrote the book and what you can expect when you pick it up.

For this episode Matt discusses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with Erin Dowd, Connie Rensink, and Fran Siracusa.

As part of the ISTE Global Education PLN Playground, Quin and Matt ran a series of live podcasts with educators from all over the world. For this episode Matt discussed what it means to be a global educator with teachers from all over the world.

Icelandic native Ingvi Omarsson left his office behind to bring technology to his district's teachers. Hear his inspirational story this week on Edtrex Rewind.

For this episode, Matt sits down with Hope Street Group teaching fellows from around the country to discuss Culture Competence, Global Education, and how to prepare students for the global community.

Ever wonder what the future role of the educator is? Mark Wagner, CEO of EdTech team sure has. So much so, that he has written a book about it. We had the chance to catch up with Mark at the Google Certified Energizer event in Chicago this summer to hear first hand, what it means to be "More Now".

Join us for a discussion with the Hope Street Group Teaching Fellows Program about Social Emotional Learning, Mental Health, and Mr. Rogers.

We've been trying to sit down Nicki Slaugh to talk about the incredible culture she is creating at her school for quite some time. Whether she's supporting friends at bikini competitions or creating an epic experience during testing time, her passion to help others succeed is unmatched. Join us as Nicki shares her passion for education and in creating a culture where both teachers and students can thrive

While at SXSWEDU Week this past March, Quin and Matt met the national leader for the Hope Street Group. This nonprofit organization seeks “to ensure every American will have access to tools and options leading to economic opportunity and prosperity.” One of their main projects is to sponsor teachers across the United States to be Teaching Fellows and we were lucky enough to sit down with six of them to do a series of podcasts on a variety of subjects. This week we sat down with Steven Phelps and Bridgette Barrows, two of the Utah Teaching Fellows, to discuss how economics affects education. Join us for this amazing conversation!

May was a busy month for Edtrex! Both Matt and Quin traveled for professional development experiences and had a great time making connections. Quin traveled to Niagra Falls for the annual Connect ED conference. After the conference he visited the Future Design School in Toronto. Hear how he weaved his design thinking course in Utah to his visit. On the other side of the continent Matt visited Vandenberg Air Force Base for NASA’s Insight mission launch. As part of the NASA Social Team Matt was able to see the background of the entire mission and see the hard work that goes into launching a mission to Mars. We are more than excited to share out adventures and insights.