Hello Reader, As I hit the send button on todays email, I am reminded that school starts back up in only a few short days. I have been busy getting myself organized in, rebuilding lessons, and spending as much quality time with the triplets as possible. I am excited to share that my podcast, Digital Learning Today, has a brand new cohost who will be joining me each week! She is amazing and wonderful and I can't wait to launch a brand new season of the podcast this coming Wednesday. In todays...
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Hello Reader, Many years ago, I worked at a local office supply store selling pens, staplers, and computer equipment. Each year around this time, they ran commercials where parents were in the store riding shopping carts singing the song "It's the most wonderful time of the year." To be honest, for many educators, this is the most wonderful time of the year. The school year is new, the class rosters are fresh, and there is a ton of potential for the upcoming school year. No matter if you are...
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Hello Reader, What a great weekend here in Connecticut. The kids are wrapping up their summer programs, the weather has been wonderful, and I have spent a great deal of time having dad & triplet time building our new Harry Potter LEGO sets. I want to take a moment and send a big THANK YOU to all of you who have purchased my new Instructional Coaching Data Dashboard Notion template. It has been great meeting so many coaches, many who are new to the position and helping them get organized. I...
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Hello Reader, Let's face it, the summer is half over. As much as I don't want to admit it to myself, the clock is ticking closer and closer to that time of year where we go back into the classroom. I once heard the phrase, "If July is a Saturday, August is a Sunday" ... I must say .. Sunday is coming closer and closer. Where we don't want to think about it, it's time to think about how we are going to get organized this year. That's why I am thrilled to officially introduce my brand new...
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Hello Reader, I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. In addition to having fun on a few adventures with the triples and updating all of the content from the ISTE Conference, I have been busy updating a few new articles and podcasts that I'm excited to launch this week. If you had the opportunity to check out my new Instructional Coaches Notion template and picked it up for your Coaching program, THANK YOU! I heard this week that Notion is coming out with some pretty awesome features...
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Hello Reader, Today is July 11, 2024. Where this date might not mean much to many, for me, this date is always circled on the calendar each year. Yesterday when I sent out my ISTE Wrap-up, I mentioned that I would be sending a pretty special email today. I am excited to share that today, TeacherCast officially turns 13 years old. Thatβs right, on July 13, 2011, I woke up at 12:30 in the morning, sat down, registered the domain, signed up for my social media accounts, and built the first...
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Greetings and Happy Summer! The last few weeks have been extremely exciting. ISTELive was simply fantastic and I am excited today to share my ISTE wrap-up below. Over the course of the conference, I had the opportunity to reconnect with dozens of close friends, present a half dozen times for companies such as Google Education and meet so many Instructional Coaches. ISTE Ignite Session One of the thrills of this year's conference was having the opportunity to stand on the MAIN STAGE during the...
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Hi Reader, Happy Summertime! Only a few more days until the ISTE Conference and I am SUPER excited. This week, I am excited to release several ISTE themed podcasts! If you are attending the conference in person, I would love to meet you. Later this week, I will be sharing out my presentation schedule. I canβt wait to get to Denver and see everyone. ποΈ Here are some of my latest episodes of Ask the Tech Coach An Instructional Coaches Guide to Surviving the ISTE Conference Learn to Kickstart...
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Let's Get Ready for ISTE! Hello Reader, With the summertime right around the corner, the educational technology world has it's eyes on Denver Colorado! From June 22 through June 26, over 20,000 educators will gather together to celebrate student achievement and professional learning. I am looking forward to attending my 12th ISTE conference this year. There are many reasons why this year will be exciting but, I will save that for a future email. ;-) #StayTuned I'd love to learn if you will be...
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