Wired Educator

Kelly interviews Erin Murphy and Ross Cooper, the authors a great new book titled  Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom . Ross Cooper is the coauthor of  Hacking Project Based Learning , and the Supervisor of Instructional Practice K-12 in the Salisbury Township School District (1:1 MacBook/iPad) in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is an Apple Distinguished...

In this podcast, Kelly interviews Steve Wyborney the author of  The Writing on The Classroom Wall . Kelly and Steve talk about Steve's 24 beliefs about education and why you will want to share your educational beliefs with your students. Kelly interviews Steve about his book and they cover many educational topics.  Steve Wyborney is a District Math Coach from Ontario, Oregon. Steve has been a 2nd-...

Kelly interviews author, speaker, and educator, Jennifer Serravallo in this 63rd episode of  The Wired Educator Podcast . Jennifer is the author of several awesome books on education including:  The Literacy Teacher's Playbook ,  The Reading Strategies Book  and her upcoming Writing Strategies Book. Kelly and Jennifer talk about her writing, and great reading and writing practices. Remember, all e...

In this podcast Kelly interviews authors Rebecca Coda & Rick Jetter about their hot new book Dunk Tank. The official title of their book is: Escaping the School Leader's Dunk Tank: How to Prevail When Others Want to See you Drown. Both Rick & Rebecca are educational disruptors and forward thinkers with a passion to support ALL current & ALL future educational leaders (PK-20). Their mission and vis...

Clifton Roozeboom is the inventor of PocketLab, a technology platform for hands-on science learning. PocketLab is used by tens of thousands of students and educators in 44 different countries and has received recognition from Stanford University, Yale University, ProtoLabs, the New York Museum of Modern Art, and the National Science Foundation. Clifton received his PhD from Stanford University in...

In this 60th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly interviews Apple Distinguished Educator, Clay Reisler. You can follow Clay on Twitter at  @RecessDuty .  Clay Reisler has been focused on instructional design and digital workflow in his classroom since 2008. With the opportunity to have a mobile digital device in the hands of every student since 2009, Clay has integrated a variety of educa...

In this podcast, Kelly interviews Jon Jarc. Jon is an Apple Distinguished Educator. This episode will "awaken" many fantastic ideas for you and your classroom. Get ready for an inspiring conversation with two passionate educators. Jon is a teacher, technologist and artist. He has been teaching high school students for 18 years, and has worked as a free-lance graphic designer for the same. He enjoy...

In this episode, Kelly interviews teacher, author, and international speaker and creative educational design specialist, Cathy Hunt. Cathy is the author of bestselling  iPad Art: Lessons, apps and ideas for the iPad in Visual Art  and  More iPad Art  as featured on iBookstore. Cathy  is a well-known advocate for the creative integration of technology in education, developing ground-breaking progra...

In this podcastKelly interviews educator, speaker, and author, Eric Sheninger. Eric is a Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). Prior to this he was the award-winning Principal at New Milford High School. Under his leadership his school became a globally recognized model for innovative practices.  Eric oversaw the su...

Kelly interviews teacher, assistant principal, and fellow educational podcaster, Jon Harper. Jon is currently the assistant principal at Sandy Hill Elementary School in Cambridge, Maryland. This is his 7th year serving as an assistant principal at the elementary level. Prior to becoming an administrator he served as a Math Coach and an elementary school teacher. During his ten years as a classroom...

Kelly is excited to interview Brandon Blom! Brandon Blom is the principal of Stoneridge Elementary School in Roseville, CA.  He is passionate about making school fun for students and staff, as well as looking critically at what we do in our schools so we can meet the needs of our students. Brandon loves how technology allows us to connect and create like never before.  Brandon has been a CUE Rocks...

In this podcast, Kelly interviews Adam Schoenbart, about co-founding The Educational Calendar website, designing a great classroom website, being selected as one of the 20 Educators to Watch by The National School Board Association, being an Ed. D candidate, and so much more. Adam is a high school English teacher, technology coach, Google for Education Certified Trainer, and EdD candidate. He enjo...

Kelly Croy shares how he and his colleagues work together in a common TEAM time to make their school year meaningful and memorable for their students, and to make the biggest impact on individual learners. Kelly shares his vision for schools to do a "moonshot" to gather everyone under a common purpose and goal. This includes TEAM branding with silicone bracelets, a common slogan and so much more....

Kelly interviews author and educator, John Stevens, about the book  Classroom Chef: Sharpen Your Lessons, Season Your Classes, and Make Math Meaningful . John co-authored the book with Matt Audrey. John Stevens is an educational technology coach for Chaffey Joint Union High School District who has also taught high school Geometry, Algebra 1, middle school Math, Service Learning, and Robotics, Engi...

Kelly interviews Denis Sheehan the author of  Instant Relevance: Using Today's Experiences to Teach Tomorrow's Lessons .  Denis Sheeran is an engaging, fun, highly requested nationwide speaker, delivering keynotes, full and half day workshops, and small group professional development to teachers and administrators. He is a Google Certified Educator, Chromebook in the Classroom trainer, Smartboard...

Kelly interviews authors Stephen J. Valentine and Dr. Reshan Richards about their  hot new book, Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off. Kelly interviews these two incredible educators about their book on leadership went from idea to publication and what the book is all about.  The book is titled  Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off by Ste...

Kelly shares his thoughts, takeaways, experiences, and lessons learned at the 2 016 Apple Distinguished Educator Global Institute  that was held in Berlin Germany. This was Kelly's first opportunity to speak with an international audience, explore Europe, and work with a team of educators from all over the world. Much to learn and apply in this episode. Mentioned in the Podcast: • This episode is...

Todd Nesloney is the Principal of Webb Elementary in Navasota, TX. He is the 2015 Bammy Award Recipient for Elementary Principal and the 2014 Classroom Teacher of the Year, the TCEA Teacher of the Year, a White House Champion of Change, a National School Board Association "20 to Watch", and Center for Digital Education "Top 40 Innovators in Education". Todd is also the co-author of the hit book  K...

Kelly interviews Julie Smith, the author of  Master the Media: How Teaching Media Can Save Our Plugged-In World .  Julie Smith has been teaching media literacy at two St Louis universities for fifteen years. She's been all over preaching about classroom engagement, using social media in the classroom, and the importance of teaching critical media consumption in all classrooms regardless of age. He...

Kelly Interviews the "Tech Rabbi" Apple Distinguished Educator, Rabbi Michael Cohen. You can  follow him on Twitter at @TheTechRabbi Rabbi Michael Cohen is the Director of Educational Technology at Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills. It is there that he created and developed the "Invisible iPad" approach to technology use in education, a topic on which he has presented at several confe...

Kelly Interviews Apple Distinguished Educator, speaker and author, Wes Fryer about "The Learning Revolution" and more.  Dr. Wesley Fryer is an author, teacher, technology director, speaker, digital storyteller, and change agent. He is the Director of Technology for the Casady School in Oklahoma City. In 2013-2015 he taught 4th and 5th grade STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at Indep...

Kelly interviews Jenny Grabiec about technology and curriculum. Jenny began her teaching career as a third grade teacher in New York State. Selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2013, Jenny has spent the past five years working primarily with iPad and Mac in education. Jenny is currently the Director of Instructional Technology at The Fletcher School, a K-12 school in Charlotte, NC for st...

In this episode, Kelly interviews the founder of  iPadpalooza , Carl Hooker. Carl Hooker has been a part of a strong educational shift with technology integration since becoming an educator. As Director of Innovation & Digital Learning at Eanes ISD, he has helped spearhead the LEAP program, which put one-to-one iPads in the hands of all K-12 students in his 8000-student district. He is also the fo...

Kelly interviews John Spencer the author of  Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student . John is the co-author of  Launch  with A.J. Juliani. John Spencer is a former middle school journalism and computer-programming teacher who is now a full-time professor of instructional technology in Oregon. He is passionate about seeing students embrace creativ...

Kelly interviews Class Tech Tips founder and educational author, Monica Burns. Monica Burns is an EdTech & Curriculum Consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator and Founder of ClassTechTips.com. In her role as a classroom teacher she used iPads one to one with her students to create engaging, differentiated learning experiences. Monica visits schools to work with PreK-12 teachers to make technology...