Terry Heick on TeachThought

Steven Kolber, Melbourne-based educator and online education personality, discusses his journey in regards to teaching with technology, the opportunities and challenges that come with being a prominent figure in an online teaching community, and what teaching with technology will look like beyond 2021.

Ben Cooper, creator of WAGOLL Teaching, joins us to discuss "what a good one looks like"–the inspiration behind the site’s name–and how Wagoll Teaching offers teachers multimedia resources to improve their teaching and discover classroom best practices online

Monica Burns, edtech consultant and author, joins us to discuss her work with educators on how best to utilize technology in the classroom, what to look out for as well as what to avoid in classroom resources, and the role technological resources can play in the years to come as we adapt to a return to schools.

Anne Crossman, creator of the website homeschoolexpert.com., joins us to break down homeschooling in detail, dive into her experiences of homeschooling both as a student and teacher, discuss the different advantages and disadvantages homeschooling offers in contrast to traditional schooling, and explore how the world of homeschooling has changed and grown as a result of COVID-19.

Karl C. Pupé, creator of the Action Hero Teacher blog and author of the ebook Teaching Generation Z returns to the podcast to discuss what it means to be a student in Generation Z, the challenges and opportunities presented to a teacher when faced with a classroom of Gen Z students, and the different strategies and approach teachers in this scenario can take. 

Ted Dintersmith, bestselling education author, executive film producer, and former UN representative for the US joins us to discuss his high profile history in education and how it led to his “What School Could Be” community-powered professional development platform for educators and the positive changes the initiative is bringing about in schools today.

Founder of the education consultancy business The Nerdy Teacher Nicholas Provenzano joins us to discuss his long time advocacy of education technology, the work he does in training students and teachers to use edtech, and his thoughts on what hybrid classrooms might look like in a post-covid world.

Bethany Petty, a high school teacher, blogger, author, and ed tech specialist joins us to discuss teaching with technology, the different strategies and resources she employs in her work, and what role technology might be set to play in a post covid world.

Learning technologies specialist, Matt Bergman joins us to discuss infusing technology into instruction, how he makes this concept a reality in his role for various age groups at the school level, and the importance of the teacher-technology relationship.

Terry Heick, founder and director of online teacher resource TeachThought, joins us to discuss how his experiences as a teacher led to the creation of TeachThought, the learning model frameworks and content it offers to teachers, and where the platform may fit into a post-COVID education landscape.