Design Cast

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On this episode of Design Cast I was delighted to speak with Dr. Ashley Gess. Dr. Gess is an Assistant Professor of STEAM education at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia.  Her passion for STEAM education is contagious and it was very enjoyable to hear about her journey into education.  Dr. Gess has been instrumental in founding the STEAMIFY competition at Augusta University.  I...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the opportunity to speak with Cecil Mack. Cecil is a Technology Innovation Coach at UNIS in Hanoi, Vietnam.  We talk about a whole host of different topics from his love of learning new things to livestreaming ducklings!  I know that you will enjoy listening to his journey into education and what he is involved with now at his current school. It is ep...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the opportunity to speak with Liz Gallo. Liz is the CEO of WhyMaker.  “WhyMaker is a STEM professional development company that focuses on cultivating technology based project plans with teachers to improve students overall success.”  We had a great time talking all about STEM and the Maker movement.  Liz has a book called “ Surfing On Rocks ” an...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the opportunity to speak with my high school industrial arts teacher, Coach Todd Vander Velde. Coach as he is known, has been a source of inspiration to me throughout my teaching career.  He is an all around awesome guy and listening to him talk about his 37 year teaching career is something wonderful!  It was such a pleasure to chat with him about wh...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the opportunity to speak with Eric Burton. Eric is the founder and creator of Classwork Zoom, which is a Chrome Extension that educators can use that utilizes the revision history of Google Docs and other items in your Google Classroom.  It allows the teacher to look at the time spent on an assignment by a student and includes analytics.  I have used...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the amazing opportunity to speak with Tony Ryan. Tony is the Chief Executive of the Design and Technology Association or DATA. We talk about how he started out as an automotive technician and ended up in education almost by accident!  The professional journey that Tony has taken is such a pleasure to hear about.  I really enjoyed chatting with him abo...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the chance to catch up with Melissa Guyan. Melissa is the founder of ‘Forever Love Publishing’ (https://www.foreverlovepublishing.com/). With over 60 novels under her belt, Melissa is a very experienced author and storyteller. We talk about how she started out as a teacher and moved to being a prolific writer of teen romance novels!  Melissa shares about her ex...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the amazing opportunity to chat with Ross McGill. Ross is the founder of ‘Teacher Toolkit’ ( https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/ ). With over 25 years in education, Ross left the school environment to focus on his website and resource curation full time just over three years ago.  He has authored 8 books and is currently pursuing his educational doctorate fr...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the amazing opportunity to speak with Amanda Preske who owns and created Circuit Breaker Labs!  It was so fascinating to learn about how Amanda is using ‘eWaste’ to create beautiful wearable art, jewelry and framed pieces. My mind was totally engaged in thinking about how I can adapt her ideas and techniques in my Design classroom! I am confident that you...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the chance to chat with my friend Craig Kemp who is owner and creator of “Ignite EdTech”!  We have a great discussion about all things EdTech. I am confident that you will enjoy this episode! Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast.  I appreciate all of the kind words and support that have been rolling in so far!  If you have ideas for fut...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the fantastic opportunity to chat with Aidan Hammond who is the current Head of Design at Branksome Hall Asia in Jeju, South Korea!  We have a great discussion about command terms, working during lockdown and circular design!  I am confident that you will enjoy this episode! Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast.  I appreciate all of the...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the awesome opportunity to chat with Natalie Kunst who is the current MYP Coordinator at Preshil School in Melbourne.  In addition to the coordinator role, Natalie is also the MYP Design, Visual Arts and DP Film teacher!  We have an awesome discussion about interdisciplinary units, working from home during lockdown and permaculture!  I am confide...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the opportunity to speak to Justin Bedard of the Jump! Foundation.  Justin spent his childhood playing in the islands of Indonesia and his formative years exploring and learning in China. He has a strong passion for educational innovation, and he is recognized for his commitment to youth programs around the world. He has filled his life with organizational...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the awesome opportunity to chat with James Bleach.  James is the Head of Design and Technology at Tanglin Trust School in Singapore.  Many listeners will be familiar with him through his creation of classroom resources that are featured on this website and Facebook group known as JambleD&T.  We talk about our shared love of all things D&T...

In this episode of Design Cast I sit down with Mr. Ashton Simmonds.  He is Australian and currently works as an MYP Design teacher in Japan.  Designer by trade, Ashton later discovered that he enjoyed teaching.  Like so many of my guests, he started down one path and somewhere along the way switched over to teaching Design.  We talk about his school, students and projects he is...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the pleasure of speaking to Mr. Jon Halligan.  He has held multiple roles from teacher to school leadership. Jon worked in multiple education institutions from primary to tertiary, state and private, from the UK to the UAE. For the last 5 years, Jon worked as the Head of Development & Recognition for the IBO in The Hague.  Jon has several startup...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the honor of speaking with Mr. Andy Richardson.  I connected with Andy via social media and through mutual colleagues.  He is an Industrial Arts and Design Technology Teacher at Northfield Public Schools District # 659 in St Paul, Minnesota.  Andy just completed a six year stent at the Lincoln Community School in Ghana, West Africa where he was t...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the pleasure of speaking with Linda Keane.  I connected with Linda after reading a few of her published articles on the subject of ‘Design Education’.  She is Professor of Architecture & Environmental Design At The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an eLearning Entrepreneur with the NEXT.cc. She promotes environmental education awareness...

On this episode of Design Cast I had the honor of speaking with Mr. Craig Frehlich.  I have known Craig for a while; however, we have collaborated together on several podcast and livestream events in the last 6 months.  His work with VR is commendable and trendsetting.  I very much enjoyed our conversation that centered mostly around the uses of VR in schools, but we touch on severa...

In this episode of Design Cast I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Suhail Khan.  Mr. Khan is a relatively new teacher to the profession, but has lots of experience beyond time in the classroom.  We talk about a range of topics, but what was most interesting about our chat was the time spent talking about how he has used Food Design as a service activity in Pune, India.  I am sur...

On this episode of Design Cast, I chat with my long time colleague and friend, David Ardley.  Dave and I met in the summer of 2006 when he was the workshop leader of a DP Design Technology course that I participated in.  The training was amazing and we have kept in touch and collaborated ever since!  Our friendship is another reason why the ‘design’ education field globally is such...

On this episode of Design Cast, I speak to Jarrett Dunbar.  Jarrett started his career as an industrial designer and moved into teaching later.  I worked with Jarrett over the past 2 years and enjoyed his spirit of collaboration and life-long learning!  He is now headed to the American School in Rio.  We talk about all kinds of topics, but find focus in talking about Biomimicry...

On this episode of Design Cast, I speak to Jodey Smith.  Jodey describes his job as ‘Podcast Launch Coach’ and listening to his journey was fascinating.  He discusses his experiences and gives his take on launching and being consistent as a podcaster.     He recommends that listeners follow:  @cliffeotc - Cliff Ravenscraft @48DaysTeam - Dan Miller and the 48 Days Team...

On this special family edition of Design Cast, I have the awesome opportunity to talk with my brother, Tyler Reagin. He is the founder and CEO of The Life Giving Company (lifegiving.co). He is the author of The Life-Giving Leader (Oct 2018) and a 2nd leadership book due out March 2021. He was the President of Catalyst, a leadership development organization that exists to unify and equip leaders wh...