Get a CUE Podcast

This episode of the Get A CUE Podcast features Jen Dawson and Danielle Rourke from CDW’s eSports division and we spent the time talking about the growth of eSports, eSports in the EDU space, how schools can get started with an eSports program, the most popular games offered, and CDW’s offerings in the scholastic eSports field.

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Focus on EDU Podcast

Coaching Clinics through https://naecad.org/

TheGameHers https://thegamehers.com/

Leeroy Jenkins 

Danielle Rourke on Twitter - @GamingCulturist

Jen Dawson on Twitter - @Jenumi2

Get a CUE Live from the 2023 MassCUE Fall Conference at Gillette Stadium on October 18 and October 19, 2023, featuring guests Greg and Jeff from Fortinet, Tom Driscoll from EdTech Teacher, Karen Winsper and Colleen Terrill from the Influence and Advocacy committee of MassCUE, TJ Carron from Bay Path Regional, and Erika Sandstrom the GreenScreen Gal!

Fortinet Information available at  https://view-fortinet.highspot.com/viewer/652d55c23e2aba4e60330873   

MassCUE 2023 Fall Conference keynote speaker Dr Liza Talusan drops by the podcast to talk about Diversity and Identity work in schools from Pre K through college, how her professional positions and schooling have shaped her, and a preview of her keynote speech that will kick off the conference!

You can find Dr Talusan and her work at lizatalusan.com

A very special double episode for Get a CUE features MassCUE Executive President Chris Gosselin giving us a full preview of the Fall Conference including updates to Gillette Stadium. The second half of the episode features MassCUE Professional Learning and Program Coordinator Jen Thomas talking about Building Capacity through Digital Equity, MassCUE's new customizable professional learning opportunities.

Welcome to season 6 of the Get A CUE Podcast! In the first episode of the new season, Brandon sits down with Pembroke Science Curriculum Coordinator Jonathan Shapiro to talk AI in the EDU space. They discuss ways teachers, students, and administrators can leverage the emerging technology and some potential pitfalls for districts. 

For our Golden 50th Episode Spectacular, Chris Gosselin takes over the podcast to interview Brandon and we talked about the first 50 episodes of the podcast. Special guests Jared Perrine (Narragansett Regional), Colleen Terrill (Seekonk), and Karen Winsper (Norton) join to talk about their favorite memories and great conversations and moments from the beginning of the Get A CUE Podcast. Chris also joins the Five Timers Club with his appearance on this episode!

Brandon connects with Jackie Gantzer, director of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of EdTech and School Support, and boy is this episode chock full of goodness. They talk about the effect of pandemic funding on schools and districts, plus where it's going next; equity work out of DESE's EdTech office; the EdTech Systems Guide; and digital equity research. Don't miss episode 49!

If you want to stay on top of advances in technology, find something you are passionate about in and out of the classroom and make it your hobby. That advice comes from this month’s MassCUE Featured Educator, Kevin Murphy, who is a Computer Science and Digital Literacy teacher at Frontier Regional School in South Deerfield. Kevin and Brandon chat about Kevin's work, his career path, and what he sees next in EdTech.

We got a big one, here folks! Four, count em, four guests make up this episode! Morning Keynote speaker Dr Kandice Sumner spoke about the current revolutionary situation we're in with education, MassCUE Executive Director Savvy Demers spoke about the conference's theme "Equity, what's next?" and MassCUE's work, Triton Director of Technology Greg Kulowiec spoke about meeting the needs of all learners and the role of AI in education, and finally Walpole Digital Learning Coach Jed Stefanowicz spoke about raising every student's voice. Check it out!

Ritamarie Benoit is the Grades 3-5 Curriculum Supervisor for the Duxbury Public Schools, where she is responsible for the oversight and implementation of curriculum, professional development, technology integration and digital learning. She’s also the MassCUE Featured Educator for the month of February! She sits down with Brandon to talk about how tech has changed over the time she's been in Duxbury, the engagement and "cool" factor of edtech, connecting studeents with the world, and the future of teaching and learning. Join us, won't you?