In this 213th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Jennifer Appel. She is an amazing educator, coach, speaker and the author of several books including: Inspiring JOY: A Revolutionary Lesson Planning Framework for Teaching the Whole Learner , and picture books: Award Winning Dog and I'M WHO... We talk about Award Winning Culture, her books and how every teacher can make an impact with students in the area of social emotional learning regardless of what grade they teach, or content....
Nov 29, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast LaTezeon co-hosts the Rising and Inspiring YouTube Channel and is the author of the children's book Fur Friends Forever . An educator with many years of experience within the classroom. She has taught on the elementary and secondary levels. LaTezeon worked as an education consultant in MS where she assisted several school districts with professional development and education support in the classroom. Her skills vary from communication, computer, and interpersonal. She is responsible, goal-orient...
Nov 14, 2021•46 min•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast In this 211th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast I interview Todd Stanley on how we can best teach students, especially gifted students. Todd Stanley is a National Board teacher and the author of many teacher-education books including Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students (2nd edition), Promoting Rigor Through Higher Level Questioning, and his latest How the Hell Do We Motivate Theses Kids? from First Educational Resources. He served as a classroom teacher for 18 years where he worked wi...
Nov 04, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is episode 210 of The Wired Educator Podcast, and I have the privilege to share with you the awesomeness of Ben Kalb. Ben is an amazing educator and we are both members of The Apple Distinguished Educator Community. Ben teaches some important things we need to know about delivering awesome feedback. We also have a great conversation about deficit thinking and the power of storytelling in education. Ben Kalb is the Director of Communication for the Muskegon Area ISD in Muskegon Michigan. As ...
Oct 18, 2021•43 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast In this 209th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kevin Honeycutt and I talk about the courage of teachers making a difference, the importance of creativity, why educators must build strong relationships with parents, and so much more. Kevin Honeycutt is a technology integrationist, staff developer and keynote speaker from Colorado Springs. He spent 13 years teaching K-12 art. Since then he ’ s spent 17+ years becoming a presenter and change maker with worldwide reach. With his live presentat...
Sep 27, 2021•43 min•Ep 209•Transcript available on Metacast Vanquish the Myth of The Digital Native Learner: What Every Educator Needs to Know About Teaching and Learning with Technology! In this 208th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast I share what every educator needs to know about teaching and learning with technology. Click here to listen to this episode. In this episode Kelly presents solutions to many of the challenges and obstacles teachers and school districts face when implementing good instructional practice with technology. Our problems are...
Aug 31, 2021•36 min•Ep 208•Transcript available on Metacast In this 207th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Evan Robb, the author of The Ten Minute Principal , Team Makers and more! Evan and I talk about literacy, leadership, culture and more. I learned so much and I know you will too. Click here to listen to my interview with Evan Robb. Evan Robb is presently Principal of Johnson-Williams Middle School in Berryville, Virginia. He has served for more than twenty years as a building level principal. Prior to being a school principal, he w...
Aug 30, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I have the privilege of interviewing one of my all-time educational heroes, Rick Wormeli. He's the Mick Jagger of Education. He tackles the big questions in education and explores every strategy and method and puts it to the test. He will make you laugh. He will make you think. He will challenge the way teach. He'll inspire you in so many ways! Rick isn't just a legend, he's one of the most authentic voices in education. We dive in so many areas inc...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Personal Leadership an interview with President Jim Tressel. This is the Wired Educator Podcast, Episode 205 "Personal Leadership" an Interview with President Jim Tressel. Jim Tressel is one of my all-time heroes. I admire him for his faith, his character, his success on the football field as a coach, and as an academic leader as President of Youngstown State University. In this episode we focus primarily on academics. (I snuck in a couple football questions. They're good ones.) I really want to...
Aug 03, 2021•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast WEP 204: Educate the Heart an Interview with Jennifer Lee Quattrucci In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Jennifer Lee Quattrucci on her passion for books, her path to becoming a principal and the publication of her amazing book, Educate the Heart . Jennifer is the MommyTeacherFashionista on social media, and we talk all about her amazing influence on social media as well. Jennifer is a fun, focused and fantastic educator! She is one of my favorite EDU follows on social med...
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode I have an amazing conversation with Dan Butler about his new book, Permission to be Great , which discusses educator burnout, educator engagement, and successful school cultures. It is one of the best leadership books on improving school culture I have ever read. Dan and I have an incredible conversation. This interview is pure gold. Click here to listen to this episode with Dan. Listen to learn how you could win a copy of Dan's book. Dan Butler serves as the principal of Epworth...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Chad Dumas. Chad is the author of an exciting and extremely helpful new book titled Let’s put the C in PLC . It’s all about professional learning communities. This is one of the deepest interviews in content I think I’ve ever had. Chad is absolutely brilliant and he tells you everything you need to know to get started with a professional learning community or take the one you already have to an entirely new level. I’m even going to tell ...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, I interview with Vernon Wright. He's an educational leader, speaker and entrepreneur. We Have a great conversation about connection, leadership, and the importance of lifting others up. I titled this episode the "The Zero Apology Zone because that is one o Vernon’s brands, but also because apologizing is something I personally do too much of. I really enjoyed this conversation with Vernon and I know you will too. This episode will lift you up and leave you feeling great. Vernon ...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the 200th Episode of The Wired Educator Podcast! To celebrate the 200th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview my wife, Lorrain Croy, an amazing mother of four wonderful daughters, an accomplished magistrate, and a super-cool wife that supports all of my projects. Lorrain is quite simply the most awesome person I know, and I am excited to share her story with you! Lorrain Croy serves as a magistrate in the Sandusky County Juvenile Probate Court. She prosecuted for over twenty...
Jun 24, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Zach Rondot and Grayson McKinney about their brand new book, The Expert Effect: A Three-Part System to Break Down the Walls of Your Classroom and Connect Your Students to the World . I love this book. The Expert Effect includes practical teaching strategies and QR code links to resources and templates that make it easy to integrate this system into your curriculum. Regardless of the grade level you teach, you'll find inspiration and idea...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast WEP 198: Beyond the Surface of Restorative Practices, an Interview with Marisol Rerucha In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Marisol Rerucha, author of the awesome book, Beyond the Surface of Restorative Practices, an Interview with Marisol Rerucha. Our powerful conversation will leave you moved and empowered to make an impact. I love how our conversation touches on the present and future of education, while centering around beliefs and ways to connect that are thousands of...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Basil Marin is an expert in educational leadership, equity and engaging students. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and speaks on many topics including the ABC’s of Equity. He has a passion for improving our educational system and inspiring students to be radical dreamers. He is on a mission. I absolutely love this conversation. Click here to listen to this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast. Dr. Marin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Eastern Mennoni...
May 11, 2021•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast I interview Emily Paschall about her new book, Eyes on Culture: Multiply Excellence in Your School. Emily is an amazing educational leader, and we have a lot of fun talking about the importance of improving culture and how to do it. Emily Paschall, author and education leader, has served as a teacher, district coach, school administrator, professional learning trainer, and motivational speaker. Her passions lie in teaching, learning, and serving othe...
Apr 27, 2021•55 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy about their brand new book titled Project Based Learning: Real Questions. Real Answers. How to Unpack PBL an Inquiry. If there’s one thing that teaching during a pandemic has emphasized it's the need for inquiry and better student involvement. So many teachers have reported lack of engagement in remote learning. I think project-based learning is the future of school and a method of instruction that every educa...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, I interview Jennifer Gonzalez, the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Host of Cult of Pedagogy. Cult of Pedagogy is one of the most respected and followed educational resources for teachers available. Cult of Pedagogy is more than just the amazingly well written and applicable posts on her blog, it’s more than her incredible podcast; Cult of pedagogy provides books, videos and other amazing resources to help teachers around the globe, but most importantly it is a community for teache...
Mar 23, 2021•55 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast In this is the Wired Educator P odcast, I interview Stephen Cox, the Founder and CEO of the United Kingdom’s leading teacher training provider, Osiris, and host of the World Education Summit. He’s an expert in visible learning and works closely with John Hattie. He will enchant you with his accent, and he will blow you away with all that he’s learned about what really works in education and what outstanding teaching really looks like. He’s got the research, he’s got the data, he’s got the answer...
Mar 13, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview one of my all-time favorite writers, podcasters, and thinkers, Seth Godin. Was I starstruck interviewing one of my favorite humans? Absolutely! What was Seth’s reply when I told him? "Now that’s just silly." Seth is the author of over 19 best-selling books, the host of one of the most influential podcasts in the world, and writes what many consider the most successful and influential daily blog of all time. Seth is a teacher and a creato...
Mar 08, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Johnathan Alsheimer. Jonathan is a passionate educator and the author of an an awesome new book titled Next Level Teaching: Empowering Students and Transforming Culture . Jonathan and I have some great laughs and a fantastic conversation about what it truly means to level-up, make a difference in the lives of students, and how to deliver 'next level teaching.' We talk student engagement, student motivation, and building relationships to ...
Mar 01, 2021•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast I Interview Samantha Wheeler. A typical Wired Educator Podcast guest is someone who’s written books, speaks from the stage, or earned multiple recognitions and awards for education, my guest today is wonderful and awesome, but for none of those reasons; Samantha is a senior in college rocking it as a student-teacher in one of the most challenging times in education. I wanted a fresh perspective on teaching and learning and Sami delivered. She is bril...
Feb 19, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Dr. Jill Siler, Texas superintendent, and author of Thrive Through the Five: Practical Truths to Powerfully Lead Through Challenging Times. In her first months as a superintendent, Jill faced financial crisis along with many other challenges that leadership brings. In 2015, her school board was named a TASA Honor Board as one of the top 5 school boards in the state and one of her campuses was named a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School. Jil...
Feb 09, 2021•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Mike Yates. Mike is without a doubt one of the most innovative Educators I believe I have ever interviewed. He has an unbelievably unique perspective on education that you absolutely need to hear. This is not a typical wired educator podcast. Mike and I have an incredible authentic discussion on the challenges and opportunities for education. We talk about what it really takes to create change, and we have an awesome conversation on race...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast I interviewed Chad lagoon about his new book Discomfort by Design and why educators should be getting excited about getting uncomfortable. Chad and I have an awesome conversation about his book, being part of a Personal Learning Community or an EDU team, how to engage students, and so much more. You are going to love this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast. Having dedicated 18 years to educating middle and high school students, Chad LeDune is pass...
Jan 24, 2021•56 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode the Wired Educator Podcast I talk 3D printing in education with the founder of MakerGear, Rick Pollack. You're going to love it regardless of what grade or content you teach. 3D printing is fun, engaging, and brings creation to ANY classroom. Rick Pollack is the founder and owner of MakerGear LLC. MakerGear designs, engineers and manufactures desktop and benchtop 3d printers. Rick started MakerGear in his Cleveland, Ohio garage in 2009. MakerGear was one of the first companies in...
Jan 18, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Chey and Pav, two energetic and fun educators who host one of my favorite podcasts, The Staff Room Podcast. You're going to love listening to this interview. I encourage you to subscribe to their podcast and follow them on Twitter and Instagram. They are amazing. Chey and Pav, two experienced middle school teachers from the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada, take listeners through the in’s and out’s of the field of Teaching, Learni...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode of The Wired Educator Podcast is an awesome interview with Erik Youngman on homework, assessment and growth mindset. Erik is brilliant. I am so proud to share his story and work with you! Erik Youngman is an education leader who is passionate about topics such as homework, grading, leadership, and growth mindset. He recently began his twentieth year in educational leadership. Erik is the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for Libertyville District 70 in Libertyville...
Dec 30, 2020•57 min•Ep 184•Transcript available on Metacast 
