On this episode of Tackling Tech, Tierra Leustig interviews Todd Nesloney about leadership and his newest book, When Kids Lead. Todd Nesloney is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) and is a former Teacher and Principal. Todd believes everyone has leadership qualities, regardless of age, gender, background, or being an extravert or introvert.

On this episode of Tackling Tech, Tierra Leustig and EdTech Specialist, Seth Fewell, reflect on the year anniversary of schools’ immediate switch to remote learning. Seth is a passionate #ChangeMaker; he wants technology in the new normal to lesson teacher’s workload and empower students to learn more. They also discuss the MIE Expert Program, PLNs, and Microsoft schools.

On this episode of Tackling Tech, Tierra Leustig interviews Debbie Tananbom, a Tech Coach, former educator, and author. Debbie comes on the show to promote her book coming out in April, Transform: Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky and to share how she grew her PLN.

On this episode of Tackling Tech, Tierra Leustig interviews Kathi Kersznowski, TechIntegration Expert, Educator, Keynote Speaker, and Co-Author of Sail The 7Cs. Kathi connected with the Dkyknow team through Twitter right at the time her school was looking for a way to keep

students on task during remote learning.

On this episode of Tackling Tech, Tierra Leustig interviews Jennifer Appel, an instructional coach, educator of 22 years, author, speaker, coach, co-host the Award-Winning Culture podcast with her husband Hans Appel, and the Chief Heart Officer for the Teach Better team. Jennifer shares strategies on maintaining a positive school culture and teaching SEL in a remote setting.

On this episode of Tackling Tech, Tierra Leustig announces the panelists for DyKnow’s first digital event of 2021, EdTech Roundtable: Tools and Tactics for Student Engagement. This virtual event is free and will be live on February 19th, 12-1 PM EST. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance for professional development credit.

On this episode of Tackling Tech, Tierra interviews DyKnow’s Marketing Intern, Maggie O’Scanaill. Maggie shares what she’s learned running DyKnow’s social media accounts, the importance of PLN’s, the rise of digital events, and the trends she sees in education technology discussions. Maggie is excited to host the EdTech Roundtable digital event on February 19th.

On this episode of Tackling Tech, powered by DyKnow, Tierra interviews Ryan Sagare, cofounder of School Rubric, a non-profit that amplifies the voices of educators, parents, and administrators. Previously, Ryan worked abroad as an international educator and later as the Coordinator of Distanced Learning at the University of Texas. Ryan shares his gratitude for teachers, his opinion on the future of distanced learning, and some of the differences between International schools and US schools.

On this episode on Tackling Tech, powered by DyKnow, Tierra interviews Adam Welcome, an Elementary Principal, speaker, consultant, author, and former teacher and Director of Innovation. Adam shares how students and teachers can utilize podcasting in the classroom. When in comes to integrating technology in the classroom, Adam wants educators to stop talking and start doing.

In the first episode of 2021, Tierra Leustig, the new host of Tackling Tech, reflects on Dyknow’s accomplishments and victories in 2020. Dyknow grew as a company, expanded its online presence, and hosted eight Digital Events. It was a long and challenging year, but there are many reasons to be excited for 2021.