Tech & Learning Conversations Podcast

Peter Emmel, Director of Technology at Randolph Township Schools (NJ), and Juliana Finegan, VP of Educator Experience at Vivi break down the 2025 Global Teacher Insights Report, in which 85% of nearly 2,000 teachers worldwide identified strong teacher-student relationships and active engagement as the two most influential factors in their sense of success.

FETC 2026 keynote speaker Alana Winnick argues schools must explain the "why" behind cell phone bans and teach students self-regulation for the real world.

Julia Fallon, Executive Director, and Ji Soo Song, Director of Projects and Initiatives at SETDA, explain how districts can tap Title II-A funds to provide professional learning for educators.

Rachel Broadhead, AMSTI Operations & Partnership Director, talks about Alabama has climbed from dead last to the middle of the pack in national math rankings., and the grassroots approach to improve math scores statewide.

Education expert Carl Hooker discusses making artificial intelligence work both in and out of class, and how teachers need to teach students the right way to use AI rather than ban it entirely.

Brooke Martin, executive director of CTE at Aldine Independent School District, shares her data-driven insights, which help administrators track labor market demands, enrollment patterns, and program completion rates, as well as ensures students aren't being trained for outdated or oversaturated fields.

Brian Shaw, CEO of Discovery Education, talks about the second annual Education Insights report, as well as about how to identify, measure, and encourage student engagement.

Morielle Lotan, CEO of The ADIR Challenge Foundation, discusses the inaugural GameChangers 2025, as well as the educational gap facing parents and educators who struggle to understand gaming's hidden dangers.

Logitech's Madeleine Mortimore, Global Education Innovation and Research Lead, explains how fundamental principles of hearing, seeing, and interacting are the key drivers for successful technology integration in classrooms.

Mikey Hothi, Director, California Kids & Tech Policy from Common Sense Media, discusses how California is poised to become the first state to require warning labels on social media platforms, legislation mirrors successful warning label campaigns for tobacco and alcohol.