In this episode, Keven catches up with Kelly Croy.  Kelly is an educator, author, artist, and speaker.  He currently serves as the Director of Innovation and Instruction at Port Clinton City Schools.  Over his 28 years in education, Kelly has had a major impact on many students lives and helped to motivate teachers through podcasting, motivational speaking, and is a proven leader. 

Kelly is the host of the Wired Educator Podcast, the Future Focused Podcast, author of “Along Came a Leader” and the soon-to-be-published “Unthink Before Bed”.  

In this episode, Keven talks about the sessions, ideas, and tools he encountered at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference in Columbus, Ohio.  There is a focus on esports, a variety of tools that were highlighted in sessions, and a dive into the Pear Deck Google Slides add-on.

View notes from #OETC19 attendees for nearly 100 of the sessions by clicking here.

In this episode, Keven discusses a variety of Education Technology Integration topics and upcoming conferences with Christine Danhoff, Technology Integration Specialist at Genoa Schools.

Visit the conference website for G-Tech Summit here: https://sites.google.com/genoaschools.com/g-techsummit

In this episode, Keven discusses the sessions and connections he made at FETC in Orlando, Florida in January 2019.

To learn more about….

Future of Education Technology Conference: https://www.fetc.org/
Squirrels, LLC – https://www.airsquirrels.com/
MarketBot – https://www.makerbot.com/
Matt Miller/Ditch That Textbook: http://ditchthattextbook.com/
Leslie Fisher: https://lesliefisher.com/

In this episode, Keven discusses a wide variety of topics and the amazing things that happen in Leah LaCrosse’s classroom. PBL, iPads, Chromebooks, 3D printing, and more!

In this episode, Keven discusses gamification with John Meehan.

John Meehan is a teacher and instructional coach at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, VA. He teaches two classes as well as supporting over 100 teachers with their classroom goals. Students in his classes have the opportunity to learn through a gamified classroom as John looks to grab student attention through using themes from current video games. Below you will find a few examples to use in your own classroom.

Dream Rush Welcome Game:

Dead Web Redemption:

John’s Website: https://edrenalinerush.com/

Pexels (Stock Photos): https://www.pexels.com/

The Noun Project (Icons): https://thenounproject.com/

In this episode, Keven talks about creativity, passion, and enthusiasm with Author, Speaker, Educator and an all-around good guy, Dave Burgess. Dave is a New York Times best-selling author with his book “Teach Like a Pirate”.  He was a classroom teacher for 17 years before shifting gears to give presentations, workshops, and give other educators a voice through his publishing company.

Visit Dave’s website online at https://daveburgess.com/

Twitter: @burgessdave

Instagram: @dbc_inc

Purchase a copy of “Teach Like a Pirate” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Like-PIRATE-Engagement-Creativity/dp/0988217600

In this episode, Keven discusses some of the differences between small school and big schools with Cari White, Director of Campus Ministry at Lakewood St. Edward’s High School. Cari also talks about many of the great things going on at St. Ed’s and what it is like working in a single gender school.

In this episode, Keven discusses Digital Discipleship, the Future of Education Technology Conference and the National Catholic Educator’s Association Conference.

In this episode, Keven discusses effective professional development techniques with educator and author, Rich Czyz.

Rich is the author of “The Four O’Clock Faculty: A Rogue Guide to Revolutionizing PD”.

Listen to learn more and be sure to check out Rich’s blog: fouroclockfaculty.com/