The term “influencer” is often applied to brands and social media mavens, but it’s also a word that pertains to visionary edtech leaders. “Ed Influencers,” the new podcast from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), digs into the motivations and aspirations of today’s most prominent education innovators. In each episode, ISTE Chief Learning Officer Joseph South sits down with an edtech leader who’s helping to transform teaching and learning. From impacting education practice to influencing nonprofits, education policy and the edtech industry, South finds out what makes these influencers tick, and what’s next for them.
So far in this season of EdInfluencers, we’ve focused on how schools have responded to closures and online learning. But how should we be thinking ab...
The public health crisis surrounding COVID-19 has led to school closures across the country, creating a need to transition to online learning. In this...
When the coronavirus pandemic closed schools across the country in March, transitioning to online learning was a challenge for all districts. Large, u...
When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools in March, districts around the country were faced with quickly doing something they’d never done – del...
Dr. Pam Cantor is an expert on how trauma affects learning in children. A child psychiatrist, she co-authored a study on the effects of the Sept. 11 t...
Sophia Mendoza, the director of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Instructional Technology Initiative, has led the implementation of digital l...
As head of Adobe’s global education programs, Tacy Trowbridge manages the company’s Education Exchange, an online community where more than 700,000 ed...
Cecilia Rodríguez Alcalá, an ISTE board member and founder of Paraguay Educa, faced many challenges in helping to bring technology to the students of ...
This time on Ed Influencers, ISTE Chief Learning Officer Joseph South sits down with Mandy Manning, the 2018 National Teacher of the Year, to learn ab...
This time on “Ed Influencers,” ISTE Chief Learning Officer Joseph South sits down with Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera who shares ...