Imagine starting as a first-time CTO or changing districts and realizing that your team is not working the way you expected.  What next?  How do you design and build a team that works for the ever-changing role of technology support?  What physical and political barriers will you need to overcome?

Listen in as MJ, Tony, and our guest Don talk about how do you design and build your team.

Welcome back to a new school year and, more important, Season 4 of the IETL podcast.  MJ and Tony have special guests, Michael Marassa and Michael Arensdorff on, to talk about summer projects and Staffing.

Come listen to four different Technology Department structures, struggles with filling positions, and unique solutions.  Additionally, hear about a joint venture with IASBO to gather data on salary and benefits for all technology department members.  If you have questions about the survey, please email MJ or Tony.

This is the first in our series on hiring and maintaining staff in this challenging time.

IETL Workshop 1 Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkrrSKNA4KeDLbxYQ44IYEgMJetVg-3vmpo_nue_L4h1gHfg/viewform

It is Summer Project time!  Come listen into some tips and tricks on how to deal with construction, deployment, preperation and other summer projects.

MJ's favorite game:
https://www.amazon.com/Haywire-Group-Dicecapades-Board-Game/dp/B001ANOHNC/ref=sr_1_3?crid=7OW2SUC4IAXZ&keywords=dicecapades%2Bgame&qid=1652986460&sprefix=diceca%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-3&th=1

CoSN at Senate Hearing:
https://statescoop.com/senate-education-cybersecurity-erate-cosn/

The 2022 CoSN Conference in Nashville is just over one week away! Listen along as MJ and Tony talk with the one and only Keith Krueger on all of the AMAZING learning opportunities at this conference.

There is still time to sign up and attend in person or virtual. Click here to find out more: https://cosnconference.org/register/

CoSN advocates for all educational institutions. Please help support these efforts by bidding on items in the Silent Advocacy Auction: https://one.bidpal.net/cosnconference/welcome

It is hiring season!  Are you struggling to find the right person for your open positions?  Has your department evolved or does it need to?  Listen along as John Armstrong describes what he is doing to help combat the staff shortage! 

****Spoiler Alert**** This episode is a teaser for the next IETL workshop!  Make sure to sign up to attend 4/1 at Pinstripes, where we will have some HR experts on hand to dive deeper into this topic.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUQ6EdOFu2XiG990VEEvGEWaYux_TKtCgkiQKHa0R8FlrHDg/viewform

Interested in earning your Certified Educational Technology Leader designation?  Listen as MJ and Tony talk with two newly certified CeTL Technology Directors about their process.

CETL Framework: https://www.cosn.org/careers-certification/framework-of-essential-skills/

CETL Information: https://www.cosn.org/careers-certification/cetl-certification/value-of-the-cetl/

Welcome to Season 3!  MJ and Tony reflect on the 2022 IDEAcon conference and leadership lessons from Jeff McCausland from Diamond 6.  If you want to learn more about professional learning from Diamond 6, visit their website.   

https://www.diamondsixleadership.com/

#FullyCharged
https://illinoisascd.org/professional-learning-opportunities/upcoming-conferences-workshops/event/2022/01/20/fullycharged-the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-leaders-featuring-julie-adams

Over the past two seasons, we have explored focusing on our social and emotional health.  This week MJ and Tony talk with Julie Adams, one of the authors of #FULLYCHARGED.  Julie shares the importance of taking care of ourselves, staff, and students.  She explains the importance of the science behind social-emotional health and sums it all up with the saying of Maslow over Bloom.

Link to Julie Adams #FullyCharged Books

Link to the Nuclear Ramen Pictures

This is our second episode in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion theme.  During season 1 we focused specifically on gender equity in the Technology world, in this episode MJ and Tony talk to three amazing leaders about ways Technology leaders can disrupt the status queue.

Suggest podcasts on DEI work
- Leading Equity Center
- Nice White Parents
- Teaching Hard History
- Speaking Out
- Speaking of Racism
- Be Antiracist 
- Cult of Pedagogy

The technology department is thought of as the break-fix department in many organizations, but it is so much more! With every student, teacher, and staff member using technology daily, it is time to tell our story and the fantastic things we do to engage with our communities.

Join MJ and Tony as they talk with the D214 Community Outreach department, a former TV producer and teacher, on ways to share our story.


!!!Spoiler Alert!!! 

The Nuclear Noodles from the show can be found at the Amazon link below.

Samyang Hek Buldak Extra Spicy Roasted Chicken Ramen Nuclear Edition 10 Pack
https://www.amazon.com/Samyang-Buldak-Roasted-Chicken-Nuclear/dp/B01N39YUIG