Darren Simons chats to us about Google Data Studio. Darren started his career in commercial radio after studying a national diploma in media. He went on to work at the BBC World Service as a Studio Manager before returning to his old college, Suffolk New College, in 2010 as a media lecturer.

We have got a double act joining us on the podcast and we have two men who are in that unenviable position of leading IT in their organisations. Both of them are newly minted Google Certified Innovators and are really keen to join up IT teams with teachers, making it easier to work together.

In this episode we are joined by Donnie Maclurcan. Donnie has been an entrepreneur since he was young: from selling his brothers artwork at the age of 8, trading on the stock market from the age of 12 and co-founding the post-growth institute, where he is now CEO. The Post Growth Institute is an international group exploring and inspiring paths to global prosperity that don’t rely on economic growth. The PGI primarily focuses on what economic systems will come after capitalism and what that system will look like.

Our guest today is Charlie James. Charlie is a Learning Technologist at Basingstoke College of Technology, a Google Reference College in the South East of England. A strong believer in student-centered learning, Charlie has an affinity for technologies and approaches which empower and accommodate all learners. Charlie also has a keen interest in AI and machine learning, social media and the uses of data within education, and is proud to be a Level 1 Google Educator.

We chat to Pete Atherton about his book "50 Ways to Use Technology Enhanced Learning in the Classroom"

Our guest today is Amanda Alford, a seventh-grade science and Google Education teacher at Switzerland County School Corporation in Vevay, Indiana. She is the host of Facing Your Fears podcast which has had some awesome guests including Eric Curts and Matt Miller.

Our guest today is John McGowan, CEO at Unicorn Magic creating at AutomagicalApps.com.

Patrick (if that is his real name) is the technical lead for the UK government’s CyberFirst programme.

Our guest today is Tom Mullaney. Tom is the Digital Learning Coach at Carroll Middle School in Raleigh, NC. He is dedicated to making school engaging for students and sustainable for teachers. Tom’s public education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, educational technology coaching, and digital design in New York, Pennsylvania, California, and North Carolina.

Our guest is Carrie Hamilton. Carrie is one of the rare educators who wouldn’t want to be anywhere but in a middle grades classroom. She’s spent a decade teaching sixth grade, first as a social studies teacher at a charter school designed to meet the needs of the local refugee community, and now teaching across the curriculum at a small independent school in Atlanta, Georgia