LeiLani discusses with guest, Marty Reed of RANDA Solutions, the mass attrition of teachers during this historic perfect storm of Covid-19.  Educator frustrations with remote teaching, and a lack of elevation of the profession up to the digiverse has magnified the already crisis level issue of teacher retention.  Marty’s take on teacher free agentry changes the entire dynamics of teaching.  By creating an  ecosystem around teacher licensure, intellectual property, professional learning and community, context can be established around credentials and portfolios of work.  Teachers can present to the world the complete picture of themselves as a professional educator. When schools can’t get the teachers they need, a turn to the wide world of professionals across the internet could be the only solution for thousands of administrators.  The “Lifelong Learning Project, powered by teachers” with a digital identity solution in Teacher Wallet is on the horizon.