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Jeffrey Bradbury

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  • 18 minutes 23 seconds
    Footsteps 2 Brilliance: Helping Every Student Enjoy a Love of Reading
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Ilene Rosenthan and Kathy Maximov from Footsteps2Brilliance on the program to discuss how they have been successfully engaging parents and accelerating literacy for more than a decade. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

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    About our Guests:

    Ilene Rosenthal

    Ilene is a seasoned educator and executive who brings over 25 years of experience designing, developing, and implementing innovative technology to accelerate learning. She was a co-founder of Lightspan, the first educational software company to connect school and home through videogame technology. She also served as President of Strategic Initiatives for Achieve3000, a company that developed groundbreaking technology to differentiate content based on each student’s individual Lexile reading level. Ilene currently serves as CEO of Footsteps2Brilliance®, a company designed to scale early learning by connecting school and home through mobile technology and expanding strategies for parental involvement in order to help all children realize their full potential. Ilene began her career as a teacher, during which time she designed curriculum and authored textbooks. In her capacity as a lawyer, she has served as General Counsel to the Government Operations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. She also served as General Counsel to the Software Publishers Association (now SIIA) and Special Assistant to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Ilene received her J.D. from Georgetown University and her B.A. from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.

    Kathy Maximov

    Kathy is a product manager, blended learning expert, and business development professional with nearly 20 years in the educational technology industry including early education as well as corporate and teacher professional development. Kathy is passionate about education. After launching her career as a classroom teacher, Kathy found her niche working with educational technology design teams to create engaging content that would help all children learn how to read. Since that time, she has successfully managed large-scale software and app releases, created and executed strategic business partnerships, coached district, and school leadership to create transformative early literacy initiatives, organized pilot projects, written teacher guides, led design and development teams, developed complete e-learning solutions, and trained hundreds of educators around the world.

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    27 April 2024, 9:00 am
  • 39 minutes 19 seconds
    Teacher Burnout: Understanding how to manage your daily stress level.
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Lee Eyerman and John Hunt from 3andb.com on the podcast to discuss the current state of teacher stress and burnout. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

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    Lee Eyerman

    Lee is passionate about helping others unlock their full potential by assisting them in discovering their life’s passions and providing guidance to help them meet their goals. Lee believes each of us are beautiful and unique individuals with a grand personal purpose to be fulfilled. He is a lifelong proponent of career and technical education that includes life skills, soft skills, and most importantly, human behavior skills so people are prepared to thrive in adulthood. As an educator, Lee spent over 16 years teaching students career and life skills in order for them to find rewarding careers in the business and technology industries. Prior to teaching, Lee was a corporate attorney working in corporate mergers and acquisitions in NJ and NYC. Lee holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration, a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis and a Juris Doctor degree in Law. He is retired in good standing from the State of NJ Bar and holds multiple teaching licenses in New York and Idaho. Lee is excited about developing his mind, body and spirit further as part of the 3andB community.

    John Hunt

    John has been a science educator for six years, his Bachelor’s is in secondary education. He has really enjoyed his time as a teacher and getting to know his students but now wants to go beyond the scope of the science curriculum. He wants to provide students with the tools to be successful and make the best of many situations, which involves controlling emotions and harnessing them for something greater. He is also a human resource manager and nerdy-bodybuilder. He is now adding video editor, digital designer, and co-founder/CEO titles to his list of skills to help make this 3andBoat float. He also makes time for fun as a musician and guitar player. He plays in several bands in his local music scene. He believes that we are all capable of many great feats. This requires desire, the will to act, and discipline to sustain and maintain progress. He hopes to get others passionate about improving themselves and the world around them. John is excited to learn and grow more through his 3andB journey and help others along the way. He is a firm believer in the GOYB (Get-Off-Your-Butt) Principle and the power of small and consistent habits building towards a better life.

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    22 April 2024, 9:00 am
  • 14 minutes 40 seconds
    Rellie: Using Artificial Intelligence to Unlock Each Child’s Learning Potential
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Kevin Prokopetz, CEO of Rellie on the podcast to discuss the use of Artificial Intelligence to unlock every child’s learning potential. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

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    About our Guest: Kevin Prokopetz

    Kevin Prokopetz is CEO of Rellie, an education technology company that leverages automation and AI to provide personalized and customized learning strategies for students, parents, and teachers. With over 20 years of experience in various leadership roles in SaaS, application development, mobile applications, network, systems, virtualization, data storage, data analytics, cybersecurity, and cloud, Kevin is a visionary leader and a voracious problem solver who challenges the status quo and drives innovation and transformation. He is married and a father of two children with learning exceptionalities.

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    About Rellie

    Rellie is the first educational software platform that provides support to unlock every child’s learning potential using personalized strategies at the classroom level. Founded on the principle that every child thinks and learns differently, our mission is to advance teaching and learning by providing the ability to understand and support each child’s learning style. Real-time, individualized student reports provide customized strategies and solutions for teachers and students to help tailor educational instruction for each child and foster success for every student.

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    5 April 2024, 9:00 am
  • 24 minutes 39 seconds
    Linewize: Helping School Districts and Classrooms Safely Monitor Digital Learning Environments
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Harrison Parker from Linewize on the podcast to discuss how educators and parents can help keep students safe on their devices while at home or in the classroom. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

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    About our Guest: Harrison Parker

    Harrison Parker is the Executive Vice President of Linewize, North America. He joined the team in 2021, following the Linewize acquisition of Netref, where he was the VP of Operations for seven years. Today, Harrison oversees business operations and works closely with regional and global teams to ensure partner schools and districts have an exceptional experience with Linewize products and services. Harrison’s career journey has been centered around supporting and implementing edtech software in the largest K-12 school systems in the US. Throughout his career, he has spent a great deal of time in the classroom testing product effectiveness, as well as driving growth for other K-12 focused companies.

    About Linewize

    Built by a global team of education experts and former school IT administrators, Linewize offers a web content filter, a student wellbeing and culture platform, threat detection tool, classroom management solution, and a proprietary online community program that provides resources and expert information on safety and digital wellbeing for families. These solutions harmonize to form a cohesive strategy, enabling school districts to better address the challenges of today's connected learning environments. To learn more, please visit www.linewize.com.

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    3 April 2024, 9:00 am
  • 25 minutes 7 seconds
    What Happens when Teachers go back to College?
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Monica Carson, Chief Growth Officer at American College of Education on the podcast. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

    In This Episode …

    • What are the advantages of teachers going to back to school for advanced degrees?
    • Are online programs only for teachers or can anyone in EDU work towards an online degree or certification?
    • What options are available for them?
    • How can a teacher fit an advanced degree into their already busy professional and personal life?
    • What recommendations are there for completing a program when life is happening around you?
    • What are the most popular programs that teachers are applying for today?
    • What is the return on investment (ROI) for teachers after completing a program?
    • What happens if a teacher can’t finish a program? Or, has credits from a previously un complete program?

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    About our Guest:

    Monica Carson oversees the functions related to partnership development, new student recruitment and the overall student experience at ACE. Carson’s professional experience spans more than 20 years of service in enrollment operations for higher education. During her career, Carson has worked for the University of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University, Orbis Education, and Dream Center Education Holdings. With more than 18 years of senior management experience, Carson brings a solid education foundation and passion for developing state of the art processes that support partnership growth, new student recruitment, and overall positive student outcomes and success. Carson earned her bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University, and her master’s in adult and continuing education and teaching from the University of Phoenix. Carson attended Harvard Graduate School of Education’s 2018 Women in Education Leadership Conference, a program designed to help senior-level administrator shore up their leadership skills and advance education initiatives.

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    About the American College of Education

    American College of Education (ACE) is an accredited, fully online college specializing in high-quality, affordable programs in education, business, leadership, healthcare and nursing.  ACE is ranked #2 on Newsweek’s 2023 top online colleges list. Headquartered in Indianapolis, ACE offers more than 60 innovative and engaging programs for adult students to pursue a doctorate, specialist, master’s or bachelor’s degree, along with graduate-level certificate programs. In addition to being a leader in online education, ACE is a Certified B Corporation and part of a global movement to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.

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    29 March 2024, 9:00 am
  • 47 minutes 58 seconds
    Artificial Intelligence: How to Start The Learning Process in your School District … Safely
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Dr Jayne Lammers, Director of Learning Design at Edmentum on the podcast to discuss how your school district can begin using Artificial Intelligence to support staff, students, and the community. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

    In This Episode …

    • How do we define the term “Generative AI”?
    • Do we need to be worried about Privacy Agreements when using applications with AI?
    • What questions should Tech Directors be asking EdTech Companies about their AI features?
      • How will school districts be notified of changes in AI in apps?
      • What switches will the district have to control AI features?

    • What types of language should be in an AI policy?
    • Introducing AI to staff at a group meeting?
      • Start with a problem that is broad and discuss how AI can help solve it.
        • Language Support for MLL students and families (claude.ai)


    • Will AI ever replace teachers in the classroom?
    • How to teach AI to students as a “thought buddy”
    • The importance of sharing and reflecting after using AI so others can learn about it together

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    About our Guest:

    Dr. Lammers began her education career as a middle and high school literacy teacher and found a passion for supporting teachers in meeting the needs of striving readers. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction at Arizona State University and spent 15 years in higher education, preparing teachers for the challenges of today’s classrooms. Her research explored the intersection of students’ interests and technology’s affordances, aiming to make literacy instruction more meaningful and impactful. Now, as the Director of Learning Design at Edmentum, Dr. Lammers helps ensure that Edmentum's products designed to accelerate learning leverage research-based best practices and consider the realities of teachers’ work and students’ needs.

    About EdMentum

    Edmentum creates learning technology solutions designed to support educators and supplement existing curriculum with one goal in mind: positive student outcomes. They reach more than 43,000 schools, 420,000 educators, and 5.2 million students in all 50 states and more than 100 countries worldwide. Edmentum believes that every student deserves the opportunity to thrive everywhere learning occurs - whether they seek to catch up, stay on track, or chart their own path. When you pair Edmentum’s comprehensive, research-backed learning acceleration solutions with empowered and supported educators, you can change the direction of students’ lives.

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    26 March 2024, 9:00 am
  • 27 minutes 57 seconds
    How to Build an eSports Program in your School District
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Christine Stellar Foss from Lenovo on the podcast to discuss the evolution of eSports in the classroom. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

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    About our Guest: Christine Stellar Foss

    Christine Stellar Foss has over 12 years of experience in education technology helping schools to leverage different technologies within the classroom to drive student outcomes. She is passionate about developing solutions that can help to drive student success and delight in their education.

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    25 March 2024, 9:00 am
  • 34 minutes 56 seconds
    Prof Jim: Supporting Student Achievement in the Classroom using Artificial Intelligence
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Maria Walley and Shachi Narula from ProfJim onto the podcast to disucc the state of Artificial Intelligence in K12 technology applications and how it can be used to support student learning and achievement. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

    In This Episode …

    • What is the current State of Artificial intelligence in K12 education?
    • How are educators asking for AI to do to help them in their classrooms?
    • Do teachers need to worry about their jobs?
    • What does AI professional development look like district wide?
    • How do you as a support professional help move Central Office if they aren’t sure how they feel about Artificial Intelligence?
    • What is the most challenging thing about developing technology?
    • What is the most fun thing about developing the technology?
    • What are some of your learnings from developing the technology?

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    About Prof Jim

    Prof Jim equips organizations with AI-powered instructional tools. In the next few years, AI is set to revolutionize learning, as it boosts quality, increases personalization, and taps into easy translations – all while slashing costs. However, technical hurdles and the high cost of expertise prevent many organizations from accessing AI's benefits to stay competitive. Prof Jim partners with these organizations to create dynamic presentations, interactive videos, and assessments using patented AI. Research indicates that Prof Jim's AI increases content creation efficiency 3x-15x, improves learning outcomes by up to 15%, and elevates student engagement by 30%.

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    21 March 2024, 9:00 am
  • 53 minutes 31 seconds
    California Online Public Schools: A Blueprint for How to Successfully Educate Staff, Students, and your Community
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes California Online Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Richard Savage onto the podcast to discuss how he and his team have created a 20-year fully online educational program that supports more than 2,500 students. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

    In This Episode …

    • All about the California Online Public Schools
      • What technology is used and how is it provided to students across more than 32 counties?
      • How is it all managed?
      • What is it like to be an administrator of a fully online school?
      • How or who supports any academic or behavior issues that come up during the course of a day?

    • Why should parents send their students to an online public school?
    • How are online schools preparing students for their future and is it a better fit than some of today's brick-and-mortar schools?
    • What options are there for extracurricular activities? (Band / Sports etc)
    • What students are a good fit for online schools?
    • Online vs Virtual School?
    • Selecting Staff Members for Online School
    • Professional Development of Staff Members
    • Biggest Challenges of Post-Pandemic Online Education
    • What does it take for a teacher, student, or family to be successful in a fully online environment?

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    About our Guest: Dr. Richard Savage

    Dr. Richard Savage has more than 20 years of experience in education. After teaching high school Spanish and coaching soccer and volleyball for five years, he became a vice principal at Antelope Valley High School, a socio-economically-challenged urban high school in Southern California with an under-served population of more than 2,500 students. He worked there for six years and succeeded in bringing the school out from state sanctions. As school principal at Calistoga Junior/Senior High School, a rural school serving students in grades 7–12 located at the northern end of the Napa Valley, Dr. Savage coordinated a Distinguished School Award, a successful six-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and school-wide project-based learning implementation. He states, “The innovative world of online learning is at the forefront of the future of education. It affords the staff at California Online Public Schools the opportunity to engage students in many different ways. I believe that all children can learn, technology is an integral part of the educational process, and that the teacher-student relationship is an essential component of a child’s education. I enjoy implementing a wide variety of strategies to ensure student success.”

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    California Online Public Schools

    With two decades of proven results delivering online education, California Online Public Schools provides an enriching and personalized, tuition-free online learning experience designed to meet the individual unique needs of each student. Unhindered by traditional bell schedules and conventional teaching models, the school’s rigorous curriculum is delivered through a mix of live lessons and structured independent time that meets California’s core standards, offering students across 32 counties the opportunity to learn at an individualized pace. California Online Public Schools’ curriculum for TK - 12 is delivered through the 320 full-time teachers based throughout the state, who undergo rigorous training designed to deliver online learning. Throughout the school experience, teachers foster a sense of community and develop 1:1 relationships with students and families to empower their academic and social-emotional progress. The school serves a diverse student body, including high academic-performing students, competitive athletes, home-schooled families, children with health impairments and students with special needs and accommodations that require Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Beyond the classroom, the school provides a variety of in-person and virtual extracurricular activities, enrichment programs and socialization opportunities that foster holistic development, including virtual clubs, events such as Junior and Senior Prom, college tours, the National Honor Society, Academic Decathlons and Pentathlons, the National Junior Honor Society, “Family Math Game Nights” and more. www.californiaops.org

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    12 March 2024, 9:00 am
  • 19 minutes 34 seconds
    Supporting English Language Learners using Air Language
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes educator and entrepreneur Kyle Larson on the program to discuss Air Language, a platform he created to support English Language Learners. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

    In This Episode …

    • How are school districts and teachers currently supporting English Language Learners?
    • Why AIR Language is different than other language learning platforms
    • Why reading conferences are essential to the US ESL classroom
    • What are the challenges of the US ESL classroom?

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    About our Guest: Kyle Larson

    Having taught English in 4 countries from kindergarten to retirement age, Kyle has amounted a great deal of experience in knowing what students need. For the past 7 years, he has taught ESL in US high schools. Being overwhelmed by the great diversity of ability in the classroom, he designed a software that would accommodate for every student, and give him time to meet with them one-on-one regularly. His platform, AIR Language, works because it gets students reading language that functional in daily life. When they read on AIR Language, students actually grow.

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    11 March 2024, 9:00 am
  • 34 minutes 6 seconds
    College Contact: Supporting Students & Families through the College Admissions Process
    In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Sophie Smith and Leah Guesman from College Contact on the podcast to learn about the current state of the college admissions process. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

    In This Episode …

    • What is the current state of the College Admissions Process?
    • Has the process changed at all in the last 10+ years?
    • What is the current process for students to apply for their colleges?
    • What advice do you have for students applying for college?
    • What advice do you have for teachers interested in helping prepare their students for the application process?
    • How did the idea of College Contact come about?
    • Initial Success?
    • The use of Social Media to gain traction in the community.
    • Going from a Concept to a Business?
    • Going from College Student to CEO.
    • Standing up as a CEO at EdTech Companies.
    • Meeting and Working with School Districts
    • How can a School District reach out to College Contact?
    • How can a Student reach out to College Contact?
    • What do you hope the future of the College Admissions process looks like?

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    Sophie Smith

    Sophie Smith, 23, is the founder and CEO of College Contact, a startup aimed at transforming postsecondary advising. Originally from Jupiter, Florida, she graduated from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce in 2023 with degrees in Marketing and Information Technology. The idea for College Contact was sparked in her UVA dorm room during the COVID-19 pandemic, following the viral success of one of her TikTok videos. This led to hundreds of emails from high school students, prompting Sophie to create a solution for better postsecondary advising. Inviting co-founder Leah Guesman to join forces with her in 2023, Sophie & Leah won all three UVA pitch competitions and secured a $1.025M seed round after graduation. College Contact, now a TechStars portfolio company based in Austin, Texas, has grown to include over 100 college mentors and four full-time staff. Sophie's achievements include winning Student Entrepreneur of the Year by the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council and speaking at the Tom Tom Festival in 2024.

    Leah Guesman

    Leah Guesman, 23, is co-founder and COO of College Contact. She is originally from Los Altos, California and graduated from the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce in 2023 with degrees in Marketing & Economics. She has always had a passion for equity in education. She served as a member of site council during high school to improve equity across student groups, provided virtual tutoring to English language learners during the pandemic, and joined College Contact as one of the platform’s first mentors. When Sophie invited her to come on as COO in 2023, she was thrilled to be able to pursue her interests in both business and education. Her favorite part of her job now is developing partnerships with nonprofits and high schools to expand access to College Contact mentors.

    About College Contact

    College Contact was founded in Sophie's UVA dorm room in early 2020 when a TikTok video she posted went viral. Soon after, thousands of students emailed Sophie asking for 1:1 application assistance. As the demand for affordable and relatable college counseling grew, Sophie built a team of current undergraduates around the company to serve the high schoolers who needed more application support. Sophie brought on Leah Guesman as a college mentor in early 2021. Together, Sophie and Leah spent over 150 hours individually helping students achieve postsecondary success. As the business continued to grow, Sophie invited Leah to be a co-founder. After Sophie and Leah graduated from the University of Virginia in May of 2023, the duo hired Joe McGonnigal to manage the recruitment, onboarding, and logistical side of their growing mentor network. Now a fully-funded startup, this team of young entrepreneurs is on a mission to provide their full-time support to high school students across the country. Since inception, College Contact has served 2.5k students using our unique near-peer model.

    About College Contact:

    College Contact is a college and career readiness platform that matches high school students with actively enrolled undergraduate students for near-peer postsecondary advising. With our easy to use software, D2C high school students, and B2B school districts get access to our proprietary matching algorithm, curriculum, and 100+ undergraduate mentors from 60+ different universities. Since our founding, College Contact has successfully served 2,500 students across the country by helping them gain admission to 150+ universities. 86% of our students land a spot at their favorite school. We are seed funded and started our first pilot program with a school district in California.

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    1 March 2024, 9:00 am
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