Great Interview with Michael Drezek. Mr. Drezek and I speak about Educational Technology and what ways it can impact students, teachers, and an entire school. Mr. Drezek has tons of great edtech communities that he is a part of and projects that he is involved in.

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Go check out his podcast as well: https://anchor.fm/quest-for-edlightenment

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I go through my wishes of what I would like to Education become

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Spoke with Kayla Sokoloff a first year teacher and dove into her experiences. We talked about her journey leading up into being a teacher and the expectations of teaching. Kayla was honest and real throughout the discussion.

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We are losing some of our best teachers to other industries, other careers, or other positions. The issues are compensation, retirement, and insurance. There are concerns with top heavy salaries for our administrators and central office. Watson outlines his thoughts of why we are losing our teachers.

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Speaking with Devyn Wignes from Classform was thought-provoking, enjoyable, and very valuable. The work that Devyn is doing at Classform and Teacher Circle. This podcast we discuss technology and how to integrate it into a classroom effectively. We specifically unpack the importance of making technology seamless and empower the students to try new things.

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Have we lost our way Part 4. In Part 4 I explain why I think that we must make a change in our mindset if we want to find our way back. We must make a drastic change in the defeatist attitude that so many professional educators share with me. I discuss the importance of a community knowing that educators are excited to be teaching.

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Have we lost our way Part 3. In Part 3 I discuss the way discipline, support, communication, and isolation have led to THE BLAME GAME occuring in education.

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Have we lost our way Part . In Part 2 I discuss the importance of teaching our students skills and not just content. I feel as though we are so isolated we get tunnel vision and only think about our class and not the future of our students.

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Have we lost our way Part 1. In Part 1 I discuss the importance of teaching our students skills and not just content. I feel as though we are so isolated we get tunnel vision and only think about our class and not the future of our students.

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We must be strategic of how we are using our summer breaks. As professional educators I believe it is so important to consider how we are utilizing our time on our breaks. Growth, Relaxation, Failure, and Development.

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