My EdTech Life

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Oct 5, 2022 • 50min

Episode 145: Healing Burnout: Work-Life Balance

Maggie Perkins is a teacher advocate and a former classroom teacher of 8 years. She promotes work-life balance and healing burnout. Maggie is a Ph.D. student at the University of Georgia studying teacher attrition, identity, and grief. She primarily creates teacher advocacy content on TikTok, where she is known as Millennial Ms. Frizzle. She recently launched the "Bad Teachers Club" podcast, where all things connected to the dumpster fire of American education are discussed weekly.Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlifeVisit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/  Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF  Check out our merch store! https://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/  Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Sep 27, 2022 • 48min

Episode 144: College 1st Program! Career Exploration

Ernesto is focused on developing and implementing college and career success initiatives that significantly make a difference in the lives of students and their families.    In 2013, Ernesto founded the College 1st Program in partnership with several school districts. The College 1st Program is focused on implementing career exploration sessions with academic enrichment hands-on activities and mentorship experiences for students and parents. The College 1st Team has worked with over 50,000 students and 35,000 families across the State of Texas.Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlifeVisit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/  Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF  Check out our merch store! https://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/  Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Sep 17, 2022 • 55min

Episode 143: Strawbees! Fungineering in Education

Erik Thorstensson has a degree in mechanical engineering specializing in environmental product design and was awarded the Skapa Diploma in memory of Alfred Nobel in 2007, Sweden's most significant innovation award.  He went to India and made the first connectors out of waste materials. He then created his first Strawbees prototype with kids at Kids Hack Day.  Today he is the Chief Innovation Officer inventing and prototyping with his Product Development Team in Sweden and collaborating with teachers worldwide. One of his many projects is the School of Ridiculous Inventions where he sets himself high ceiling STEAM challenges.  In his free time, he flies model airplanes.Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlifeVisit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/  Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF  Check out our merch store! https://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/  Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Sep 10, 2022 • 59min

Episode 142: Got Math? Making Math Viral

Jordan Orosco is in his fifth year of teaching at the same high school he attended. He teaches Algebra 1 and Leadership and is also the Activities Director at his school. When Covid started, he created a YouTube channel full of math tutorials and it's grown to over 300 videos across all his social media platforms. This past summer he also started creating Math Raps to help his students, which blew up and landed him on multiple interviews on TV and Radio!Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlifeVisit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/  Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF  Check out our merch store! https://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/  Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Sep 3, 2022 • 57min

Episode 141: Reclaim Your Passion!

In this episode, I welcome Chad Pettit and Brett Colley who are the hosts of the Education Reclaimed Podcast. Chad Pettit and Brett Colley interview a variety of educators, taking on difficult issues facing public education as they reclaim the profession they love.Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlifeVisit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/  Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF  Check out our merch store! https://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/  Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Aug 13, 2022 • 52min

Episode 140: Get Creative! Inspire, Empower and Finding Creative Solutions

DuJuan Johnson is a learning experience designer who enjoys inspiring, empowering, and finding creative solutions for others. I have a demonstrated history of using creative technologies to instruct, inspire, and positively impact others. I've worked in education for over 15 years as a teacher, online adjunct professor, school counselor, administrator, and eLearning developer & coordinator. I hold a Bachelor (BA) focused on Communications, a Master of Arts (MA) focused on Educational Counseling, and a Master of Science (MS) focused in Instructional Design and Technology. However, my greatest joy comes from using my gifts and talents to help others achieve their goals.Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlifeVisit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/  Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF  Check out our merch store! https://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/  Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Aug 11, 2022 • 49min

Episode 139: Get Inspired! Innovation Lead & Authorship

Yaritza is currently an Educator Innovation Lead (EIL) at Flip, Microsoft. Her overall mission is to provide an array of strategies and resources that spark critical thinking and meaningful conversations in and out of the classroom. She is also the author of McKenzie's Time Machine and McKensie's Bisabuela.Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlifeVisit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/  Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF  Check out our merch store! https://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/  Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Aug 6, 2022 • 55min

Episode 138: Got Language? eTwinz Spanish Academy

The Herraez twins, Alberto and Mario are international consultants who left their job in Utah to focus on starting up an education company. They founded the eTwinz Academy with one intention: to provide learners around the world with high-quality courses that will excite them about learning new things!Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlifeVisit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/  Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF  Check out our merch store! https://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/  Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Aug 4, 2022 • 52min

Episode 137: Get Connected! Community Engagement

Dr. Roland Rios currently serves as the Edlio Brand Advocate. Prior to joining the Edlio family, Dr. Rios served as Director of Technology for the Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District. During his 30-year career in education, was a math teacher, high school assistant principal, and middle and high school principal. He also served on the TCEA Board for ten years. In 2012, he was named the “TCEA Technology Administrator of the Year” for Texas.  When not enjoying time with his family, Dr. Rios enjoys performing community service, taking photos, and playing the guitar and ukulele really badly.Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlifeVisit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/  Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF  Check out our merch store! https://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/  Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Jul 30, 2022 • 51min

Episode 136: Got Leadership? Principalship, Podcasting and Flipboard

William Jeffery received his Bachelor's degree in Biology Pre-Med and a Master’s degree in Counseling Education from Prairie View A&M University. William earned a second Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Stephen F. Austin University. William is currently the  Principal at Columbia High School in Columbia-Brazoria ISD. Additionally, William is an affiliate curator and author of educational content with Flipboard. William Jeffery is the executive producer and host for two successful podcasts “ I Want To Speak To The Principal” and “Flipboard EDU Podcast”Connect on Twitter! https://twitter.com/myedtechlifeVisit the My EdTech Life Podcast page! https://www.myedtech.life/  Buy me a coffee to keep the creativity flowing! https://bit.ly/3LxSojF  Check out our merch store! https://myedtechlife.myspreadshop.com/  Check out our blog page and follow! https://medium.com/@myedtechlife--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show

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