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Jeff sits down with Sam Patterson from My Paperless Classroom to discuss Scratch Jr and methods he uses do introduce Coding into his classroom lessons.   Links of interest Coding Apps * Scratch Jr App: http://scratchjr.org * Kodable: https://www.kodable.com ISTE Conference * TeacherCast Broadcasting Schedule: http://www.TeacherCast.tv * TeacherCast 2014 ISTE Interviews: http://www.teachercast.net/iste * ISTE 2015 Conference: http://isteconference.org About Guest Sam Patterson * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SamPatue * Homepage: http://www.MyPaperlessClassroom.com Share the Love * If you enjoyed the show, please rate us on iTunes and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the show. * Please join the TechEducator Podcast LIVE every Sunday night at 7:00 P.M. EST on http://www.TeacherCast.tv   Learn How To Launch Your Very Own Podcast! * Are you interested in learning how to podcast? Do you want to share podcasting with your students or perhaps create a podcast from your own home?  Jeff is available for one-on-one consulting to help you learn how to bring your podcasting ideas to life. * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * Check out our Educators Guide to Podcasting today! | Video | Slideshare Presentation    Please contact TeacherCast with any Questions or to become a guest on the show * Host: Jeff Bradbury @TeacherCast * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * YouTube: http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube * iTunes: http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes View LIVE Professional Development from TeacherCast * Watch LIVE: http://www.TeacherCast.tv | Broadcasting Schedule (http://www.teachercast.net/showcal) * TeacherCast Broadcasting Community: http://www.TeacherCast.net/broadcastingcommunity Invite TeacherCast to Speak or Broadcast at your conference * Jeff Bradbury (@TeacherCast) is available as a Keynote Speaker, Presenter, or to 

Jeff sits down with Katie McClarty from Pearson Education to discuss Gifted and Talented education.  Learn how the Center for College and Career Success can help you and your students. About Pearson Pearson is the world’s leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than 80 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. For more information about Pearson, visit http://www.pearson.com. Links of interest * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pearsonplc * Twitter: https://twitter.com/pearson * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PearsonEducation Blog post: http://researchnetwork.pearson.com/college-career-success/gifted-talented About our Guest Katie McClarty, Ph.D.Center for College & Career Success Katie McClarty leads the Center for College & Career Success. She heads a team of researchers in planning and executing research in support of the Center mission, which is to (1) identify and measure the skills needed to be successful in college and careers, (2) determine pathways for students to be college and career ready, (3) track their progress along the pathway, and (4) evaluate effective ways to keep students on track. Dr. McClarty has authored papers, chapters, and presentations related to college readiness, standard setting, assessment design, computer-based testing, interface design, teacher effectiveness, and next generation assessments. Her work has been published in journals such as the American Psychologist, Research in Higher Education, Applied Measurement in Education, Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research & Perspectives, and Educational Researcher. Dr. McClarty holds a doctorate degree in social and personality psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Show Topics * Pearson’s Research & Innovation Network and the Center for College & Career Success * Study about the impact of skipping a grade on gifted students. What are the benefits of acceleration for gifted students? * Are there any consequences for accelerating a gifted student? * “A Nation Empowered” * The role of technology in helping gifted students becoming successful Share the Love * If you enjoyed the show, please rate us on iTunes and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the show. * Please join the TechEducator Podcast LIVE every Sunday night at 7:00 P.M. EST on http://www.TeacherCast.tv Learn How To Launch Your Very Own Podcast! * Are you interested in learning how to podcast? Do you want to share podcasting with your students or perhaps create a podcast from your own home?  Jeff is available for one-on-one consulting to help you learn how to bring your podcasting ideas to life. * * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * Check out our Educators Guide to Podcasting today! | Video | Slideshare Presentation Please contact TeacherCast with any Questions or to become a gue...

Jeff sits down with Jerry Blumengarten and Brad Currie to discuss how educators are using Twitter to connect with each other. This podcast was originally recorded in December 2012. Featured Topics * Twitter * Social Media in the Classroom * Using Twitter Hashtags to your advantage * Finding the right Twitter Chat * Student Involvement in Social Media * Twitter for Students * FInding the right technology for the classroom * Planning for the future Featured Guests Brad Currie is the Dean of Students and Supervisor of Instruction for the Chester School District in Chester, NJ. He is also the co-founder and co-moderator of #Satchat, a weekly Twitter discussion for current and emerging school leaders. Brad is a firm believer in the power of social media as a means to bring all educators together in order to promote the success of all students. Jerry Blumengarten: I was a Middle School teacher who taught for 32 years in the New York City school system. I was a licensed Social Studies teacher who also taught Language Arts, Science, Math, Computers.. My last 12 years I served as teacher-librarian.  I wrote curriculum for my school district, the NYC Board of Education and Open Doors a school-business partnership. All About Cybrary Man http://www.cybraryman.com/cybrary_man.html Share the Love * If you enjoyed the show, please rate us on iTunes and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the show. * Please join the TechEducator Podcast LIVE every Sunday night at 7:00 P.M. EST on http://www.TeacherCast.tv   Learn How To Launch Your Very Own Podcast! * Are you interested in learning how to podcast? Do you want to share podcasting with your students or perhaps create a podcast from your own home?  Jeff is available for one-on-one consulting to help you learn how to bring your podcasting ideas to life. * * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * Check out our Educators Guide to Podcasting today! | Video | Slideshare Presentation   Please contact TeacherCast with any Questions or to become a guest on the show * Host: Jeff Bradbury @TeacherCast * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * YouTube: http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube * iTunes: http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes View LIVE Professional Development from TeacherCast * Watch LIVE: http://www.TeacherCast.tv | Broadcasting Schedule (http://www.teachercast.net/showcal) * TeacherCast Broadcasting Community: 

Jeff sits down with Jacqueline Russell to discuss why new Microsoft Surface Tablet is the perfect solution to your digital classroom. About Microsoft Education Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet Explorer web browser. Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup. It is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world's most valuable companies. Links of interest * www.surface.com/education * www.surface.com/accessories * www.microsoft.com/switch * www.microsoft.com/education/apps * https://www.youtube.com/user/surface/videos * windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/tutorial Share the Love * If you enjoyed the show, please rate us on iTunes and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the show. * Please join the TechEducator Podcast LIVE every Sunday night at 7:00 P.M. EST on http://www.TeacherCast.tv Learn How To Launch Your Very Own Podcast! * Are you interested in learning how to podcast? Do you want to share podcasting with your students or perhaps create a podcast from your own home?  Jeff is available for one-on-one consulting to help you learn how to bring your podcasting ideas to life. * * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * Check out our Educators Guide to Podcasting today! | Video | Slideshare Presentation Please contact TeacherCast with any Questions or to become a guest on the show * Host: Jeff Bradbury @TeacherCast * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * YouTube: http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube * iTunes: http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes View LIVE Professional Development from TeacherCast * Watch LIVE: http://www.TeacherCast.tv | Broadcasting Schedule (http://www.teachercast.net/showcal) * TeacherCast Broadcasting Community: 

Jeff sits down with Hadley Ferguson, the Executive Director of the Edcamp Foundation and Shannon Montague, an edcamp organizer and educator to discuss the edcamp movement.   About the Edcamp Foundation Edcamp is a form of unconference designed specifically for teachers and their needs. What makes Edcamp an unconference? Unlike traditional conferences which have schedules set months in advance by the people running the conference, Edcamp has an agenda that’s created by the participants at the start of the event. Instead of one person standing in front of the room talking for an hour, people are encouraged to have discussions and hands-on sessions. Sponsors don’t have their own special sessions or tables, all of the space and time are reserved for the things the people there want to talk about. People could pay hundreds of dollars to attend another conference, or they could go to Edcamp for free. Built on principles of connected and participatory learning, Edcamp strives to bring teachers together to talk about the things that matter most to them: their interests, passions, and questions. Teachers who attend Edcamp can choose to lead sessions on those things that matter, with an expectation that the people in the room will work together to build understanding by sharing their own knowledge and questions. Edcamps are: * free * non-commercial and conducted with a vendor-free presence * hosted by any organization interested in furthering the Edcamp mission * made up of sessions that are determined on the day of the event * events where anyone who attends can be a presenter * reliant on the “law of two feet” that encourages participants to find a session that meets their needs Hundreds of Edcamp events have been held to date around the world. Find one near you today. Links of interest * Edcamp.org * Twitter.com/EdcampUSA * How to Organize an Edcamp Topics Covered in Todays Podcast * History of the Edcamp Movement * Starting Your Own Edcamp * Edcamp In A Box (Helping You Get Started) * The Edcamp Website and Wiki * How Can Educators Help Other Educators through Edcamp * Edcamp DOE * The Future of Edcamp * Edcamp Starbucks * Edcamp Cheeseburgers About our Guests Hadley Ferguson (@Hadleyjf) is the new Executive Director of the Edcamp Foundation. She is one of the Founding members of Edcamp Philly and the Edcamp movement. She helped create the Foundation and has served on its Board since its creation, acting as the Board representative to the Public Relations Committee.She has organized all of the following Edcamps in Philadelphia, up until this year, when the original organizers handed the work onto a new group. She has also helped to organize EdcampIS and Edcamp Online. She is a member of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Mentor Advisory group. She is co-author of Unleashing Student Superpowers: Practical Teaching Strategies for 21st Century Students. She was named a “Teacher of the Future” by NAIS. She is a member of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Mentor Advisory group. Ferguson holds a BA and an MEd from Smith College. Besides her work in middle school classrooms, Ferguson has served on and chaired many supervisory committees: New Faculty Mentoring, Mission Alignment, Supplemental Programs, Professional Development. Shannon Montague (@montysays) attended her first edcamp in 2011, and has been hooked ever since! By day,

Jeff sits down with Terri Schwartzbeck and Sam Patterson to discuss the Alliance for Excellent Education, Digital Learning Day and how you can have a Future Ready School. About the Alliance for Excellent Education The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC–based national policy and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly those who are traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship. The Alliance focuses on America’s six million most at-risk secondary school students—those in the lowest achievement quartile—who are most likely to leave school without a diploma or to graduate unprepared for a productive future. Started in 2012, Digital Learning Day has provided a powerful venue for education leaders to highlight great teaching practice and showcase innovative teachers, leaders, and instructional technology programs that are improving student outcomes. This grassroots effort blossomed into a massive nationwide celebration as teachers realized that Digital Learning Day is not about technology, it’s about learning. Digital Learning Day promotes the effective use of modern day tools afforded to every other industry to improve the learning experience in K-12 public schools. Show Topics * The Alliance for Excellent Education * 4th Annual Digital Learning Day * What is Future Ready? Links of Interest * www.digitallearningday.org * live.digitallearningday.org * www.futurereadyschools.org Resources Discussed on the Podcast * http://www.edutopia.org/digital-learning-technology-resources * http://all4ed.org/ * live.digitallearningday.org * #DLday * http://www.futurereadyschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1 * http://tech.ed.gov/futureready/ About Our Guest Terri Schwartzbeck is Senior Digital Outreach Associate at the Alliance for Excellent Education and supports Digital Learning Day’s online presence. She helps lead the Alliance’s social media efforts as well as manages much of the Alliance’s video production work. She has a long history in the education policy nonprofit space including the American Association of School Administrators and the Regional Educational Laboratory – Appalachia.   Please join the TechEducator Podcast LIVE every Sunday night at 7:00 P.M. EST on http://www.TeacherCast.tv   Learn How To Launch Your Very Own Podcast! * Are you interested in learning how to podcast? Do you want to share podcasting with your students or perhaps create a podcast from your own home?  Jeff is available for one-on-one consulting to help you learn how to bring your podcasting ideas to life. * * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * Check out our Educators Guide to Podcasting today! | Video | Slideshare Presentation  

Jeff sits down with Dustin Hartzler to talk about WordPress. WordPress is a free website creation tool where teachers can set up a dynamic and engaging class website. (This podcast was originally recorded in June 2012) Featured Topics: * What is WordPress? * WordPress.com vs WordPress.org * Finding Server space * Setting up a Social Networking site using BuddyPress * Why is WordPress Easy to setup and get Started? * Favorite Plugins for WordPress Featured Websites: * Your Website Engineer * YourWebsiteEngineerPodcast * WordPress.com * WordPress.org Featured Guest: Dustin Hartzler is a full-time WordPress website developer who focuses on helping small business create great looking, easy to maintain website. Dustin works for his own company, Hartzler Digital Media (http://HartzlerDM.com), in Dayton Ohio. Along with developing websites for a living, Dustin also produces the most popular WordPress podcast on iTunes, Your Website Engineer (http://yourwebsiteengineer.com). On the podcast Dustin shares the things that he is learning to help others take their WordPress sites to the next level. He also fields listeners questions on this weekly produced show.  Each show has a focused topic that the audience can put in to play each week. Share the Love * If you enjoyed the show, please rate us on iTunes and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the show. * Please join the TechEducator Podcast LIVE every Sunday night at 7:00 P.M. EST on http://www.TeacherCast.tv Learn How To Launch Your Very Own Podcast! * Are you interested in learning how to podcast? Do you want to share podcasting with your students or perhaps create a podcast from your own home?  Jeff is available for one-on-one consulting to help you learn how to bring your podcasting ideas to life. * * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * Check out our Educators Guide to Podcasting today! | Video | Slideshare Presentation Please contact TeacherCast with any Questions or to become a guest on the show * Host: Jeff Bradbury @TeacherCast * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * YouTube: http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube * iTunes: http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes View LIVE Professional Development from TeacherCast * Watch LIVE: http://www.TeacherCast.tv | Broadcasting Sche...

Jeff sits down with Syed Balkhi from WPBeginner.com to discuss how WordPress can be used as a communication tool between teachers and parents, as well as how it can be used as a powerful digital portfolio tool. About WPBeginner WPBeginner is a free WordPress resource site for Beginners. WPBeginner was founded in July 2009 by Syed Balkhi. The main goal of this site is to provide quality tips, tricks, hacks, and other WordPress resources that allows WordPress beginners to improve their site(s). Links of Interest * http://www.wpbeginner.com * WPBeginner Youtube * @WPBeginner * @syedbalkhi About our Guest Syed Balkhi is the founder of WPBeginner. He is known for his aggressive marketing skills, creative designs, and expertise in SEO. Syed has been in the industry for over eight years, and he has worked with some of the top brands in the industry. He is known as “the WordPress Ninja” among our clients because he is a total WordPress Geek. He used to blog at Balkhis.com. Check it out, and follow him on twitter. Please contact TeacherCast with any Questions or to become a guest on the show * Host: Jeff Bradbury @TeacherCast * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * YouTube: http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube * iTunes: http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes Watch LIVE: http://www.TeacherCast.tv | Broadcasting Schedule (http://www.teachercast.net/showcal) TeacherCast Broadcasting Community: http://www.TeacherCast.net/broadcastingcommunity Interested in starting your own podcast? Check out our Educators Guide to Podcasting today! | Video | Slideshare Presentation Hire TeacherCast to Speak or Broadcast at your conference Jeff Bradbury (@TeacherCast) is available as a Keynote Speaker, Presenter, or to Broadcast your conference LIVE!  Contact Jeff Today! Check out more TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network Shows * TeacherCast Podcast (http://www.teachercast.net/education/teachercast-broadcasting/) * TeacherCast App Spotlight (http://www.teachercast.net/education/teachercast-broadcasting/the-teachercast-app-spotlight/)

Jeff sits down with Cameron Evans from Microsoft Education and educators Glenn Robbins and Michael Braun to discuss how Microsoft and Code.org are transforming the lives of more than 20 million students through code. About Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services, devices and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Links of Interest * Microsoft in Education * Microsoft Educator Network * @Microsoft_EDU * Microsoft in Education (Facebook) * YouthSpark (Hour of Code) Show Topics * Hour of Code * * There’s been lots of buzz and student participation in the Hour of Code during Computer Science Education Week which was 12/8-14. Over 77 million globally have tried coding. * Microsoft believes that every young person should have the opportunity to learn coding and it’s proud to be a founding partner of Code.org. Microsoft is working with the industry on a grassroots effort to inspire 100 million young people around the world to try coding and empower them to do more and achieve more. * Satya recently visited the Laboratory School of Finance and Technology in the Bronx and encourages employees to participate in the Hour of Code * Some of the many ways Microsoft is supporting educators and their students around the Hour of Code/Code.org effort include: * * Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS) places Microsoft employee volunteers and experts from across the industry into high schools across the U.S. to teach computer science to students and help address an urgent need to jumpstart computer science education during the K-12 years. * Microsoft partners with Code.org to bring computer science professionals from Microsoft to students as guest speakers through Skype in the Classroom.  Teachers can access volunteers who are experts in a range of topics from design to coding and more. * Student Created Coding Projects * *   Catching Eggs * * http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/849c776b-e075-4c94-bfe1-c935be880c55 * Where's Waldo? * * https://www.touchdevelop.com/ymqc * Teddy Bear * * https://www.touchdevelop.com/lhmi * Swimming Angry Bird * * https://www.touchdevelop.com/mfsr * Sun Collector * * https://www.touchdevelop.com/wasy * Microsoft Education * * On 12/8, Microsoft launched Microsoft Imagine, a new cornerstone of Microsoft’s global YouthSpark initiative that connects aspiring student developers of all skill levels...

Jeff sits down with BAM! Radio Network's Rae Pica to discuss 30 years of Education and Educational Podcasting. About BAM! Radio Network BAM! is an acronym for “body and mind” and BAM! Radio was conceived in 2007 on the premise that the key to success in life for children and youth is nuturing a healthy mind in a healthy body.  Developed by early childhood professionals, BAM! Radio started out as a single online radio program called Body Mind and Child. It was created to bring parents the latest insights and wisdom from the leading experts in the fields of early childhood education, physical education/motor development, play research, child development, and the neurosciences.  The Birth of the BAM Radio Network We soon found that educators and school administrators were also tuning into the program and telling us that they found many of the segments relevant to them and very helpful. We listened and at the end of 2008 we began expanding the programming to serve a broader slice of the education community. Today BAM Radio is the largest education radio network in the world offering programming from the nation's top education organizations and thought leaders and reaching a wide audience of people passionately commited to quality education. But what most distinguishes BAM Radio Network are the people involved. Our “on air” hosts are the executive directors of the most respected educational associations in the country, our guests are the leading experts, advocates and journalists in education and our programming is produced by an Emmy winning team. Simply said we have assembled the best talent we could secure in an effort to be your most valued and reliable source of information and insight. About our guest Rae Pica (www.raepica.com) has been an education consultant, specializing in the education of the whole child, since 1980. A former adjunct instructor with the University of New Hampshire, she is the author of 18 books, including the text Experiences in Movement and Music, and the award-winning Great Games for Young Children and Jump into Literacy. Rae is known for her lively and informative workshop and keynote presentations and has shared her expertise with such groups as the Sesame Street Research Department, the Head Start Bureau, Centers for Disease Control, the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues, Gymboree, and state health departments throughout the country. Rae also served on the task force of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) that created national guidelines for early childhood physical activity, is a member of several advisory boards, and blogs for Huffington Post. In addition, Rae is cofounder of BAM Radio Network (www.bamradionetwork.com), the world’s largest online education radio network, where she hosts Teacher’s Aid, for which she interviews experts in education, child development, play research, the neurosciences, and more. About the TeacherCast Podcast Please join the TechEducator Podcast LIVE every Sunday night at 7:00 P.M. EST on http://www.TeacherCast.tv Please contact TeacherCast with any Questions or to become a guest on the show * Host: Jeff Bradbury @TeacherCast * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: 

Jeff sits down with Andyshea Saberioon from PledgeCents to share how teachers can help raise financial support for amazing classroom projects. About PledgeCents PledgeCents is Bake Sale 2.0. We are democratizing K-12 educational fundraising by allowing schools to raise funds faster, easier, and reach a larger audience. The secure platform has helped put over $115,000 back into classrooms in 27 states and impacting more than 26,000 students. The PledgeCents team has one focus – to help provide every student with more educational resources. Links of interest * www.facebook.com/pledgecents * www.twitter.com/pledgecents * www.instagram.com/pledgecents * www.pinterest.com/pledgecents * www.youtube.com/pledgecents   About our Guest Andyshea is a social entrepreneur from Houston, Texas. He attended Rhodes College for his undergraduate studies and later attended the Conrad Hilton College (at University of Houston) for his graduate degree. Andyshea worked over 8 years in the hospitality industry both international and domestic. He comes from a family that has always emphasized the importance of a great education and philanthropy. Andy’s mission in life to is to make a difference and leave the world a better place than he entered.

Jeff sits down with Jeffrey Bennett to discuss his new book On Teaching Science and how your students can have an astronaut read to them from the International Space Station. About Big Kid Science Big Kid Science (www.bigkidscience.com) offers fun and scientifically accurate educational products, including award-winning books, school programs, author visits, and activities and resources for individuals, families, and classroom teachers. * On Teaching Science: Principles and Strategies That Every Educator Should Know * Math for Life: Crucial Ideas You Didn’t Learn in School (Updated Edition) * Max Goes to the Space Station * Max Goes to Mars * Max Goes to Jupiter * Max Goes to the Moon * The Wizard Who Saved the World Links of Interest * Website: http://jeffreybennett.com | www.bigkidscience.com | www.storytimefromspace.com * Twitter: @JeffreyOBennett * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeffrey-Bennett/159547380906805 * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BigKidScience About Dr. Bennett Dr. Jeffrey Bennett (http://jeffreybennett.com) is an astronomer and educator in Boulder, Colorado. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in astrophysics and a B.A. in biophysics. He is the recipient of the 2013 American Institute of Physics Science Communication Award and the Entertainment Industries Council Science Engineering and Technology (SET) Award. He is the author of On Teaching Science, Math for Life, and What Is Relativity? He is also the author of five award-winning children’s books about science, which are currently onboard the International Space Station being read by astronauts as a part of Story Time From Space (www.storytimefromspace.com).

Jeff sits down with Patrick Larkin from Burlington High School and Jessica Johnson to discuss how they use iPads and technology in their schools. Topics Covered: * Starting the school year off with a bang… How to prepare for the new semester * What are todays expectations for our students? Graduates? Teachers? Schools? Administrators? * Using Social Media in our schools and classrooms * Should Teachers blog/tweet?, Should Schools blog/tweet? * How can schools develop safe methods for using Social Media in the classroom * How to use todays technology to communicate with parents * How to teach todays parents about what their kids are learning * Safe ways to continue educating after the bell has rung * How to make the most use of our iPad….. How to use the iPad to maximize productivity in yourself… and in your staff * How to run a class… or school using an iPad and what apps to choose * Personal Learning Networks * Creating a 1:1 environment for our schools Websites and Apps Discussed: * Splashtop Remote * ScreenChomp * Evernote * Google Apps * Flipboard * Blogger About our Guests: Jessica Johnson is the Elementary Principal for the Dodgeland School District in Juneau, Wisconsin.  She has previously served as a teacher, instructional coach, and Assistant Principal in Minnesota and Arizona.  When she made the move from a large urban Phoenix school district to rural Wisconsin she found the isolation of the administrative role to be like an island.  She was fortunate enough to discover twitter and continue to learn from others in her Professional Learning Network, which continues to grow each day.  She has begun presenting the power of twitter to educators/administrators at conferences in Wisconsin (along with other Wisconsin principals she found on twitter). In addition she is a co-moderator for the #educoach chat on twitter.  You can find her on twitter as @PrincipalJ or follow her blog at www.PrincipalJ.blogspot.com. Patrick Larkin is the Principal of Burlington High School in Massachusetts where he is in his 14th year as a high school administrator and seventh as a building Principal. Prior to serving as a school administrator, Patrick was a high school English teacher. As an Assistant Principal, Patrick was named Assistant Principal of the Year in the state of Massachusetts. He also is a former Executive Board member in the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Administrators Association (MSSAA) and he recently completed a two year term as a member of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Public Secondary Schools. Patrick’s school will be making the transition to a 1:1 environment for the 2011-2012 school year. He is active presenting to colleagues on the power of social media for administrators, teachers, and students.  In addition, he is an avid blogger and a proponent of social media to better engage teachers, students, and parents in the education process. Patrick is one of the founders of theConnected Principals Blog and #cpchat on Twitter. He is one of the authors of the Super Book of Web Tools for Educators, an avid blogger and a proponent of social media to better engage teachers, students, and parents in the education process.

Jeff sits down with Dr. Bill Brennan to discueshis views on education, social media, parent involvement and much more.  For more information, please visit www.TeacherCast.net. About Dr. Brennan Dr. Bill Brennan (@DrBillBrennan) is Lead Innovator in Farmingdale Public Schools. A graduate of Fordham University’s Doctoral program in Educational Leadership, Bill led a National Study of School Principals, Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning. Dr. Brennan continues to teach, write and speak on building digital age learning organizations. He challenges school leaders to re-design organizations to better cultivate human and social capital in the Digital Age. Topics Covered * Farmingdale School District * What is a Lead Innovator? * Growing a Social Media Presence in your School District and Community * How do you Unlearn something? * Public Speaking: Keynotes / TEDx etc * Professional Development Opportunities in the NYC area * Long Island Links of Interest * @DrBillBrennan * BrennanLearning.com Please contact TeacherCast with any Questions or to become a guest on the show    * Host: Jeff Bradbury@TeacherCast    * Email: info@teachercast.net    * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail    * YouTube: http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube    * iTunes: http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes Watch LIVE: http://www.TeacherCast.tv | Broadcasting Schedule (http://www.teachercast.net/showcal)TeacherCast Broadcasting Community: http://www.TeacherCast.net/broadcastingcommunity Interested in starting your own podcast? Check out our Educators Guide to Podcasting today! | Video | Slideshare Presentation Hire TeacherCast to Speak or Broadcast at your conference Jeff Bradbury (@TeacherCast) is available as a Keynote Speaker, Presenter, or to Broadcast your conference LIVE!  Contact Jeff Today! Check out more TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network Shows * TeacherCast Podcast (http://www.teachercast.net/education/teachercast-broadcasting/) * TeacherCast App Spotlight (http://www.teachercast.net/education/teachercast-broadcasting/the-teachercast-app-spotlight/)

Jeff sits down with Jason Glass, the Director of Education from Iowa to discuss the state of education and how teachers can prepare students for their futures. Topics Covered: * The State of Education * Describe our countries educational system today * What are some of your favorite things to do as Director of the Department of Education * Are teachers, schools, school districts ready to embrace todays technology? * Working within a shrinking budget * How schools are meeting the needs of our students today * What technologies should we be embracing? Leaning away from? * Should Technology be driven by the students, or by the teachers? (or by the community?) * At what age should students be learning social technologies… and how? * Should we be teaching “basic skills” in school? (long division, cursive, etc…) Websites and Apps Discussed: * Twitter * Evernote About our Guests: Governor Terry Branstad appointed Dr. Jason Glass as the director of the Iowa Department of Education on December 29, 2010. He was confirmed by the Iowa Senate on April 11, 2011. Director Glass has pledged that the Department of Education will focus on the values of demonstrating courageous leadership, promoting innovation in education, and acting as a servant to schools and communities in Iowa. As Director, he works with the Governor, legislators, the State Board of Education, and people across the state in supporting efforts and initiatives to restore Iowa’s tradition as a national leader in education and to lead transformative change. Born and raised in a family of educators, and married to a teacher, Director Glass’s career in education spans more than 15 years where he has worked in a variety of roles and diverse settings. After teaching at the high school and university levels in Kentucky, Director Glass worked for the Colorado Department of Education in ensuring a quality education for students with disabilities. Director Glass served as vice president of Qualistar Early Learning in Denver, Colorado where he helped develop an early childhood education quality rating system and raised funds to help providers make needed improvements. He was the Director of Human Resources for Eagle County Schools in Colorado, a pioneering district in innovative human resources strategies including performance-based compensation. In 2010, Director Glass joined Battelle for Kids as Senior Director of Human Capital, providing states and districts counsel in implementing transformational change as part of the federal Race to the Top program in Tennessee and Ohio. Director Glass is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he received a Bachelor’s degree and two Master’s degrees, and holds a Doctorate in Education from Seton Hall University.