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This episode features Jamie Britto from Lakeside School, discussing their proactive adoption of AI, including student-led initiatives and policy development. The conversation also explores the evolving landscape of cybersecurity and leadership strategies in independent school technology.Lakeside SchoolLeadership and Technology at Independent Schools: A Handbook for School Leaders in Administration, Technology, and Academics, book by Albert Throckmorton, Jamie Britto, Tim FishPartnerships in Technology and Learning, episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS featuring Tim FishSource Code, Bill Gates memoirHelping Independent School Educators Use AI to Teach, episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS featuring Eric Hudson

In this episode of the ATLIS podcast, we dive into the challenges and opportunities facing technology leaders in independent schools, with insights from a leader in educational technology recruitment. We explore the importance of advocating for the value of technology departments, strategies for career advancement, and the evolving expectations of technology leaders. Gain valuable perspectives on navigating leadership roles and fostering a deeper understanding of technology's critical role in schools.Resources12M & Ed Tech Recruiting, management consulting and strategic hiring for schoolsATLIS Compensation Benchmark Report 2025ATLIS Interactive Compensation Benchmark Dashboard

Show NotesIn the newest episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS, Kristina Ishmael, CEO of Ishmael Consulting and the former deputy director of the US Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology discusses the impact of technology on education, including the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and the challenges and opportunities it presents. Ishmael discusses her career trajectory, the importance of digital equity, and the need for AI literacy. She also provides insights into the future of education and the evolving role of educators in an increasingly digital world. ResourcesNational Educational Technology Plan (NETP): A Call to Action for Closing the Digital Access, Design and Use Divides - U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational TechnologyArtificial Intelligence resources - U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational TechnologyIshmael ConsultingEdCampsGenerative AI Market Map: Gen AI Use Cases in Education - Edtech InsidersMagic SchoolWhat is a flat white?

Show NotesIn this episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS, Dr.Brett Jacobsen, president of the Southern Association of Independent Schools. Jacobsen discusses the challenges facing educators today, including the shift from a loyalty to a lifestyle contract in the workplace and the need to balance daily demands with strategic planning. He also highlights the importance of skills like critical thinking and communication, as well as the potential of AI in education. Finally, Jacobsen shares his insights on institutional research, data systems, and the importance of journey mapping in schools.ResourcesLinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbrettjacobsen/SAIS - Serving and Accrediting Independent SchoolsReport Card: Student Perspective on US Schools, https://nextgeninsights.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/resources/report-card-2023/#:~:text=The%20Walton%20Family%20Foundation%20partnered,2.68%20GPA%20across%20issue%20areas.Education Reimagined, https://education-reimagined.org/World Economic Forum's Future Jobs Report, https://www.weforum.org/publications/series/future-of-jobs/Deloitte's Global Workplace Study, https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/human-capital-trends.html#introductionBook: Disrupting Class by Michael Horn, https://michaelbhorn.com/portfolio/disrupting-class-how-disruptive-innovation-will-change-the-way-the-world-learns/Book: Seven Measures of Success, https://www.asaecenter.org/publications/113735-7-measures-of-success-what-remarkable-associations-dorevised-digitalBook: Blue Ocean Strategy, https://www.blueoceanstrategy.com/what-is-blue-ocean-strategy/

Show NotesIn this episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS, Dr. Kip Glazer, a high school principal and educational technology thought leader, joins the hosts to discuss the challenges and opportunities of AI in education. Dr. Glazer emphasizes the importance of thoughtful technology integration, prioritizing student wellness and teacher support, and addressing the ethical considerations of AI tools. She shares practical strategies for deploying AI, including focusing on specific use cases and gathering data to inform decision-making, while also advocating for a cautious approach that balances innovation with student well-being and data privacy.ResourcesNo, AI Detection Won't Solve Cheating Hello Magazine Article Ethical Use of AI – Privileging measured and deliberate thinking

This episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS features a conversation between the hosts Christina Lewellen, Bill Stites, and Hiram Cuevas as they discuss the latest trends in education technology, including cyber security, data privacy, and the impact of AI. They also share their personal experiences and insights on the challenges and opportunities facing technology leaders in independent schools.

Show NotesThis episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS features Dr. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, a neuroscientist and educator, who provides insights into the intersection of neuroscience and learning. Dr. Tokuhama-Espinosa discusses the impact of technology on the brain, emphasizing the importance of handwriting for learning and the potential downsides of constant social media engagement. She introduces the concept of "mental frameworks" and "holonic thinking" as tools for problem-solving and advocates for a more personalized and effective approach to teacher professional development. The episode concludes with a fascinating discussion about sleep, dreaming, and how to better understand our own brains.ResourcesTCPressBooks by Tracey Takuhama-Espinosa Connect with Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa More books by Tracey Takuhma-EspinosaThe Learning Sciences

Show NotesThis episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS features Stacie Muñoz, Director of Educational Innovation and Technology Services at Oakwood School, discussing the evolving landscape of technology in education. Muñoz shares her unique perspective, shaped by her background in film and early exposure to educational technology, emphasizing the importance of media literacy and critical thinking in a digital age. The conversation explores the challenges of integrating new technologies, striking a balance between innovation and practical application, and fostering healthy technology habits among students. The episode also touches on the impact of social media on youth mental health and the importance of open communication between schools and parents.ResourcesGarrison Forest SchoolUrban SchoolOakwood SchoolBook: It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked TeensBook: The Anxious GenerationYouth Mental Health and Social Media: A Pediatricians PerspectiveCommon Sense MediaFamily Online Safety Institute

Show NotesJoin us on "Talking Technology with ATLIS" as we dive into the exciting world of immersive technology in education with Adam Mangana, Chief Innovation Officer of Optima Ed. Explore the potential of virtual reality, augmented reality, and AI to revolutionize learning experiences, from virtual science labs and global pen pals to interactive historical figures and entrepreneurial simulations. Discover how independent schools are leveraging these cutting-edge tools to enhance student engagement and foster deeper learning, while keeping the focus on the joy of discovery and the importance of human connection. Tune in to hear how VR is transforming education and get a glimpse into the future of learning!ResourcesOptima EdOptima Independent, organization for immersive learningResearchArticlesManageXRMeta Quest ProUnity Game EngineUpside-down Christmas trees

Show NotesThis episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS features Dr. Nicole Furlonge, executive director of the Klingenstein Center at Columbia University, who shares her expertise on leadership in independent schools. Drawing on her experience as a former teacher, Furlonge emphasizes the importance of listening, empathy, and collaboration between tech leaders and educators to foster effective technology integration. She also delves into the complexities of AI in education, highlighting both the ethical concerns and the potential benefits for teaching and learning. Finally, the episode takes an unexpected turn with a discussion of how the book "World War Z" can be used to explore storytelling and perspective.ResourcesRace Sounds: The Art of Listening in African American Literature, book by Dr. FurlongeThe Crucial Art — and Science — of Listening Leadership, interview with Dr. Furlonge for EdSurgeSchools Can Change, But Only When Leaders Learn How to Listen, interview with Dr. Furlonge for EdSurgeStudent Agency in the Digital Age: Integrating AI in Literature Education, article from NAIS

This episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS features Marshall Singer, co-founder and CFO of Ruvna, an ed tech company focused on community-oriented operations and safety for schools. The discussion centers on school safety, including the evolution of emergency response protocols, the challenges of balancing openness with security, and the importance of trust and transparency in vendor vetting. Marshall emphasizes the need for schools to adopt a holistic approach to safety, integrating technology solutions that work for their specific community and build trust with parents and students. ResourcesRuvnaRelease on CAP Survey, article from National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) (members-only resource)What Parents Want in School Communication, article from Edutopia.orgGunfire on School Grounds in the United States, resource from Everytown for Gun Safety Support FundU.S. Public Education Spending Statistics, report from Education Data InitiativeRecovering and Moving Forward: Lessons Learned and Recommendations Following the Shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, article from National Policing InstituteALICE, An organization that promotes an options-based approach to school safety, empowering individuals to make decisions in emergencies. The I Love You Guys Foundation, A foundation that provides similar training and resources to the Alice Foundation, focusing on options-based response protocols ISTE/EdSerge, A database of ed tech products that have met certain standards, similar to a Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. 9ine, An organization that partners with ATLIS to vet ed tech products for cyber and safety standards. The Anxious Generation, A book that has prompted schools to rethink cell phone policies due to concerns about anxiety and mental health among students.

In this insightful session, Christina Lewellen, MBA, CAE, Executive Director of ATLIS, and Lindsay Currie, Executive Officer of the Council on Undergraduate Research, share their proven strategies for organizing successful, high-impact events. Designed for both solo staff and teams of all sizes, this presentation dives into best practices that foster community, engage members, and create lasting value.What You'll Learn:- Real-world success stories showcasing impactful events- Strategies to overcome challenges and maximize resources- Insights on collaboration and team synergy- Practical ideas for boosting member engagement and creating meaningful experiencesDiscover actionable insights to elevate your organization's gatherings and deliver unparalleled value to your members.#AssociationLeadership #EventStrategies #MemberEngagement #NonprofitSuccessHost and Founder: Lowell Aplebaum - CEO & Strategy Catalyst at Vista Cova Producer and Operations: Amy Hager - Strategy Advisor at Vista CovaVideo and Audio Editing: Savannah BraggMusic: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song...License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Show NotesThis episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS features Dr. Hansa Bhargava, a pediatrician and expert on youth mental health, discussing the impact of social media and cell phone usage on children. Dr. Bhargava highlights the correlation between increased screen time and mental health issues, emphasizing the importance of open communication and collaboration between parents, schools, and students. She also shares insights from the American Academy of Pediatrics' Center of Excellence on Youth Mental Health and Social Media, advocating for restricted access and digital literacy education. The episode explores practical strategies for mitigating the negative effects of technology while acknowledging the complexities of navigating today's digital world.ResourcesA Look at State Efforts to Ban Cellphones in Schools and Implications for Youth Mental Health, article from KFF, a non-profit organization following national health issuesBuilding Happier Kids: Stress-busting tools for parents, by Hansa Bhargava, MDPhysicianary, podcast on HealioAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental HealthEmory UniversityThe Anxious Generation, by Jonathan HaidtDr. Bhargava on LinkedIn, X, Instagram

Show NotesIn this episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS, Brad Rathgerber, CEO of One Schoolhouse, shares his journey from teaching to leading an innovative online school initiative. He discusses the rapid development of online learning for girls, the critical importance of allowing room for failure, and the impact of AI on education. Brad emphasizes quality in course development, continuous improvement for teachers, and the challenges and opportunities facing independent school leaders today. He also introduces the Association for Academic Leaders, highlighting its focus on professional growth and support for academic leaders across independent schools.ResourcesOne SchoolhouseLisa Damour, PhD; author of UntangledAssociation for Academic Leaders

Show NotesIn this episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS, Pete Russell, CEO of August Schools, discusses with co-hosts the challenges and benefits of integrating technology in independent schools with. The conversation delves into the complexities of managing sensitive data in school support systems, emphasizing the need for secure transparency and the balance between privacy and providing necessary context for student support. Pete offers best practices for IT leaders, stressing the importance of written security processes and understanding the content areas they serve. The conversation also touches on the startup mentality, emphasizing measurable goals and agile practices to manage resources effectively.ResourcesAugust SchoolsAugust Schools blogFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA)Jira, project management software

WHY CLAY DOESN'T REGRET LEAVING AD & WE SHOULD NORMALIZE SMASHING FRIENDS! - Big Homies House Ep 202 #loveisblind #claygravesande #magiccity #blueflame This episode of The Big Homies House is packed with real talk, wild takes, and a little bit of Netflix magic! We're joined by Clay from Love Is Blind, along with Stallion from The Blue Flame and Amanda from Magic City, and they're bringing the heat. We're talking everything from getting married for aesthetics—is it all for show?—to what really counts as cheating these days. Kodaq even shares his own hilarious experience with a failed talking stage (spoiler: it's as awkward as you'd expect). We also get into some deep stuff, like whether or not you can really have sex with your best friend and still stay cool, and why friendship breakups might hurt worse than ending a relationship. And what's the deal with keeping exes or people you've hooked up with in your life when you start a new relationship? Things get spicy when Clay lets us know how AI picked his new celebrity crush and whether guys actually care about good morning texts anymore. But it doesn't stop there—we're breaking down if being a player ruins your chance at real love and whether or not ATLis just the wrong city to find something serious. Oh, and let's not forget the important question: Why don't men get spoiled by their partners? Clay shares how being on Love Is Blind has flipped the dating game for him and what it's like dating in the spotlight now. BIG HOMIES HOUSE AUDIO HERE: Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nhy6WD... Apple Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... THIS WEEK'S GUESTS @clay_gravesande @_realstallion @amanduhcee.__ TIME STAMPS 2:09 - DO PEOPLE GET MARRIED FOR AESTHETICS? 2:36 - WHAT IS CHEATING 6:00 - KODAQS FAILED TALKING STAGE 12:55 - CAN YOU HAVE SEX WITH YOUR BEST FRIENDS 23:55 - IS A FRIENDSHIP BREAKUP WORSE THAN A RELATIONSHIP BREAKUP 19:07 - SHOULD YOU STILL BE AROUND PEOPLE YOU HAVE HAD SEX WITH WHILE IN NEW RELATIONSHIPS? 29:20 - SHOULD FRIENDSHIPS HAVE BOUNDARIES ? 45:26 - AI PICKS A NEW CELEBRITY CRUSH FOR CLAY! 46:34 - CAN YOU GET GHOSTED FOR LIKING SOMEONE TOO MUCH? 49:49 - EVERY MAN HAS FAVORITE 50:25 - ARE ROSTERS OVERRATED 54:30 - ARE GOOD MORNING TEXTS OVERRATED 55:20 - SHOULD YOU EXPECT LOVE AFTER BEING A PLAYER 56:29 - IS ATL A BAD CITY TO FIND LOVE 59:03 - WHO WOULD WANT TO DATE SOMEONE BROKEE 1:01:12 - WHY DONT MEN GET SPOILED BY THEIR PARTNERS? 1:05:52 - HOW HAS THE SHOW CHANGED DATING FOR YOU!? Big Homies House Podcast, Love Is Blind, Clay Netflix, The Blue Flame, Magic City, cheating, friendship breakups, dating in ATL, player lifestyle, relationships, AI celebrity crush, ghosting, good morning texts, friendship boundaries, love and aesthetics, men getting spoiled, dating in Atlanta.

Show NotesIn the latest episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS, Denise Musselwhite shares her journey from leading technology teams in independent schools to founding Tech & Thrive. Denise discusses leadership gaps in technology, particularly for women and people of color, and the importance of building strong, intentional teams. The conversation also explores the value of ATLIS in fostering a supportive community for technology leaders and women in tech. Denise wraps by emphasizing self-care in leadership and her work in executive coaching and leadership development.ResourcesThe T.H.R.I.V.E. Quiz - a quick and short quiz that measures whether you are sinking or thriving based on the 6 principles of the T.H.R.I.V.E. Operating System quiz takers become part of the Tech & Thrive collective and receive helpful e-resources. www.techthrive.me/quiz www.techandthrive.comFollow Denise on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/musselwhited/ The Culture Code: The secrets of highly successful groups, book by Daniel CoyleTo order a café con leche at Starbucks, ask for a “flat white”

Show NotesBill Stites introduces Alek Duba, in this episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS, highlighting his pivotal role at Montclair Kimberley Academy and his journey from teaching to tech leadership. Alek shares his experience with the ATLIS Leadership Institute (ALI) and the importance of building relationships within the independent school tech community. The discussion delves into overcoming challenges in tech implementation, balancing work and personal life, and the role of technology in supporting DEI initiatives. Alek offers valuable advice for aspiring tech leaders, emphasizing the power of collaboration and continuous learning.ResourcesThree's Company, Veracross consulting groupVeracross, student information systemMontclair Kimberley AcademyTech Leadership Roles: Making First Impressions, ATLIS Leadership Institute (ALI) Research and Development ProjectGender Inclusive Forms and Your School's Information Systems, blog post from williamstites.netHario "vector 60" V60 coffee filter system

Vinnie Vrotny of The Kinkaid School discusses the challenges and recognition of technology leaders in schools in the newest episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS. The conversation covers the importance of collaboration, leadership, and mentorship within tech teams, as well as the implementation and ethical use of AI. Vinnie shares his journey and approach to strategic planning, highlighting the evolving roles within his team and his goals for the future. The discussion emphasizes the importance of personal connections, professional growth, and preparing for future leadership in educational technology.ResourcesThe Kinkaid School

In this episode of "Talking Technology with ATLIS" Christina Lewellen, Kelsea Watson, Peter Frank, and Ashley Cross of ATLIS discuss trends and predictions in educational technology. They highlight the impact of AI, the importance of vendor vetting, and the increasing complexity of technology leadership roles. The ATLIS team shares insights from the ASAE conference, emphasizing the need for continuous learning and the integration of AI in education. They also discuss the Atlas 360 self-study guide, the TLIS certification, and the upcoming 10th anniversary ATLIS Annual conference in Atlanta. Predictions include heads of schools recognizing AI's potential and a focus on wellness and self-care in the face of technological advancements.ResourcestheATLIS.org/deitheATLIS.org/aitheATLIS.org/vendor-vettingtheATLIS.org/volunteer theATLIS.org/certification

In this episode of "Talking Technology with ATLIS," Mike Flanagan, CEO of the Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC) discusses MTC's mission to transform education through competency-based, project-oriented learning models that align with college admissions. The team explores the technical compatibility of MTC's digital transcripts, the growing influence of MTC in both public and private schools, and its recent integration with Educational Testing Service (ETS). Mike and co-hosts conclude with insights on balancing traditional and innovative educational models to prepare students for success.ResourcesMastery Transcript Consortium Learner Talkback Trailer Mentioned in this episode:Meet Toddle Developed by experienced educators, Toddle streamlines curriculum planning, projects & portfolios, assessments & reports, and online learning - all from one platform. Visit https://www.toddleapp.com/ to learn more!Learn more about ToddleDeveloped by experienced educators, Toddle streamlines curriculum planning, projects & portfolios, assessments & reports, and online learning - all from one great platform! Learn more: https://www.toddleapp.com/Thanks to this episode's sponsor, ToddleYour personal teaching assistant Now access the limitless power of AI, right inside Toddle. Elevate your teaching practice and liberate yourself from non-core tasks so you can focus on what matters most - your students! Visit https://www.toddleapp.com/ to learn more about our vendor partner.

In the latest Talking Technology with ATLIS episode, Aggie Malter, president & CEO of PAISBOA, shares the 50-year history of the regional association serving independent schools and universities in PA, NJ, and DE. The conversation touches on the career progression in education and technology, the roles of tech directors, and the importance of professional development and community service. They also explore technology trends, including AI and information literacy, and discuss the balance between work and family life, highlighting the evolving challenges and opportunities in the field.ResourcesPAISBOA The Anges Irwin SchoolNBOA Business Officers Institute Widener UniversityEpiscopal AcademyFlying the Plane While Building It

Connie White, in the newest episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS, discusses her background and evolving role at Woodward Academy, including her viral success with remote learning preparation at her former school. She shares lessons learned from early online learning initiatives that aided the transition during COVID-19 and highlights the importance of data-driven decision-making and evolving pedagogical approaches to professional development. Additionally, hosts join the conversation to discuss the evolution of technology in education, focusing on individualized instruction, the impact of devices, and the effects of social media on youth mental health. The hosts emphasize intentional technology integration, parental involvement, the "portrait of a learner" framework, and maintaining a strong network of technology leaders to enhance student engagement and prepare for future educational challenges. ResourcesMoodlePPT Slides to show more info about the above topicsATLIS ArticleAATE ISTE AffiliateKialo EduSTL at ATLToddleFlintATLIS Leadership Institute (ALI)The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race, by Walter IsaacsonDesigning Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects: Tools for Meaningful Learning and Assessment, by Jay McTighe, Kristina J. Doubet, Eric M. Carbaugh. Redefining Student Success: Building a New Vision to Transform Leading, Teaching, and Learning, by Suzie Boss and Ken Kay

In this discussion, our hosts and guest explore AI adoption in independent schools, sharing strategies and experiences to enhance its use among teachers and students. Stacia emphasizes integrating technology to meet diverse student needs and discusses the benefits and challenges of AI in tasks like writing comments and recommendation letters. She stresses the importance of ongoing professional development and open dialogue to navigate AI's role in education. Stacia also touches on her career transition and offers advice, along with insights into cell phone policies and the broader impact of technology in education. She underscores her commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in creating safe, inclusive school environments.ResourcesSt Patrick's Episcopal Day SchoolRowland HallRowland Hall policy on AINAIS Snapshot: Phone Regulation at a Glance, analysis of recent survey regarding phone regulation (NAIS members only)From Folding Chair to Permanent Seat at the Table, article by Stacia McFadden for ATLIS's magazine, Access PointsEric Hudson episode of Talking Technology with ATLISMentioned in this episode:Learn more about ToddleDeveloped by experienced educators, Toddle streamlines curriculum planning, projects & portfolios, assessments & reports, and online learning - all from one great platform! Learn more: https://www.toddleapp.com/Meet Toddle Developed by experienced educators, Toddle streamlines curriculum planning, projects & portfolios, assessments & reports, and online learning - all from one platform. Visit https://www.toddleapp.com/ to learn more!Thanks to this episode's sponsor, ToddleYour personal teaching assistant Now access the limitless power of AI, right inside Toddle. Elevate your teaching practice and liberate yourself from non-core tasks so you can focus on what matters most - your students! Visit https://www.toddleapp.com/ to learn more about our vendor partner.

ATLIS's Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (TLIS) certification was launched through a collaborative effort involving subject matter experts and a diverse group of volunteers. This episode's guests shared their experiences in creating the program while describing their personal motivations and the value gained. The exam's development and validation were also discussed, along with the program's growth and impact of the volunteers' efforts. Aspiring IT professionals were encouraged to trust themselves and have confidence in their abilities when earning the TLIS certification, as it demonstrates their knowledge and value to their community.ResourcesATLIS CertificationATLIS Certification Mailing ListTLIS Prep Program, July 26-27, 2024; Phoenix, AZ

Our hosts and guest highlighted the benefits of single-sex education at Gilman School, emphasizing how the all-boys environment allows students to pursue their interests without societal restrictions. There was discussion of the importance of recognizing and appreciating the contributions of every individual in a mission-oriented organization, as well as ways to enhance ATLIS membership and leadership opportunities. The speakers also highlighted the importance of advancing tech leadership in independent schools, with a focus on professional development programs like the TLIS credentialing program.ResourcesGilman School, Baltimore, MDMolly Rumsey episode of Talking Technology with ATLISCenter for Institutional Research at Independent Schools (CIRIS)Rachel Gorsky, Director of Institutional Research & Data Analytics, Gilman SchoolSt. Christopher's SchoolNAIS People of Color Conference

Recorded live from the ATLIS Annual Conference 2024 in Reno, Nevada, this episode features a keynote address by National Business Officers Association President and CEO, Jeff Shields. Jeff broaches a number of topics including the crucial role of technology leaders in aligning IT solutions with the school's strategic plan, providing professional development, and leveraging online learning to increase the value proposition of independent schools. He also emphasizes the need for collaboration and strong working relationships among school leaders to address complex challenges, and the importance of adopting a more sustainable business model to manage risks such as data security.ResourcesNational Business Officers AssociationSlide deck from Jeff's keynote address

The group talked about Molly Rumsey's career path, her time at a single-gender school, and why it's special. They also discussed what a CIO does each day, especially when managing tech across many buildings. They touched on Molly's school's views on AI and her work with the ATLIS board, noting how she sees the organization benefiting its community. Lastly, they shared examples of projects that didn't go as planned and how they were handled.ResourcesHarpeth Hall SchoolGreen Hills area of Nashville, TNGAM - command line tool for Google Workspace AdminsATLIS Pillar AwardsMy Cousin Vinny

Best of Clean Energy, EVs & Battery Power AZ TRT S05 EP15 (230) 4-14-2024    What We Learned This Week Steve Zylstra of AZ Tech Council on Clean Energy Daniel Tonkopiy of Delfast Bikes on EV bikes Praveen of Monarch Tractor on AI, EVs & Farming Mark Hanchett of Atliss Motors on EV Trucks & Batteries Clean Energy - many Tech Co's working on zero emission plan Delfast E Bikes – smart bike, connects to E Bike, range of 220 miles on 1 charge, & speed of 50 mph, can drive on all different terrain  Monarch Tractor is AgTech working towards a future with Clean Farming Atlis Motors is an Energy Company - Apple of energy – vehicle is their ‘I-Pod' Revolutionizing the Electric Battery - Lithium, cobalt, copper w/ a Lifespan – 1 million miles or 10 years +       Seg 1   Clip from 10/30/2022 – w/ Steve Zylstra, President / CEO AZ Tech Council Replay Seg. 4 – on Clean Energy and tech FULL SHOW: HERE   Guest: Steve Zylstra, President / CEO AZ Tech Council https://www.aztechcouncil.org/ https://www.aztechcouncil.org/kfnx_july2021/   Steve Zylstra of AZ Tech Council joins BRT to talk all things technology in the Valley. The Arizona Technology Council is one of the largest technology-driven trade associations in North America, with over 850 members and growing, the only organization specifically serving technology companies statewide. They protect innovators and truly believe that technology moves all of us forward; and are dedicated to the future of Arizona.   Steve Zylstra advocates for AZ tech, as well as his recurring writing about the industry. Steve, and the Council are a major source for updates on technology, business growth, and what legislation is being drafted.     Seg 2   Clip from 9/18/2022 – w/ Daniel Tonkopiy, CEO, Delfast Bikes     Replay Seg. 4 – on VC Funding and competition FULL SHOW: HERE   Guest: Daniel Tonkopiy, CEO, Founder, Chairman Delfast Bikes https://us.delfastbikes.com/ Daniel Tonkopiy is founder and chief executive officer of Delfast, Inc. Daniel is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of successful business experience. His previous entrepreneurial endeavors include best.ua, a Ukrainian business reviews service; X-Rift, an augmented reality mobile game; and Million Dollar Startup, a Kyiv-based startup school. In 2014, Daniel set out to transform the future of transportation and combat climate change with Delfast's innovative E-bikes. He has since grown the company into a disruptive global e-bike leader that holds a Guinness World Record for greatest distance (228 miles) traveled on a single charge. In addition to Delfast, Daniel also serves as a business and entrepreneurial mentor for MiniBoss School, Startup Ukraine, and the Central Asia FLEX business program. He is an author, a former radio host, and is a dynamic and sought-after speaker inspiring entrepreneurs and sustainability enthusiasts globally at more than 50 conferences to date. Daniel holds a Bachelor's degree in International Economic Relations from Kazakh Economic University.   Delfast Bikes ECO-FRIENDLY - No air emissions and subsequently ― negative impact on environment. SIGNIFICANT RANGE - In-house developed Battery Management System allows to travel up to 370 km on a single charge. RELATIVELY CHEAP - We help to save your money for expensive fuel and insurance. LESS STRESS, MORE FREE TIME - Delfast bike is the best choice to avoid annoying traffic jams. CONVENIENCE - You can easily switch on bicycle mode and do sports when you want; and use e-bike mode when you are tired.       Seg 3   BRT S03 EP23 (122) 6-5-2022 – Monarch Tractor Brings AgTech to Farming w/ Praveen Penmetsa   Guest: Praveen Penmetsa - CEO of Monarch Tractor https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveenpenmetsa   https://www.monarchtractor.com/leadership.html   Praveen Penmetsa has nearly two decades of hands-on experience in translating creative visions into products for startups to Fortune 50 companies alike. He co-currently serves as founder and CEO of Motivo Engineering, a product-engineering firm with clients in the Mobility, Energy, AgTech, and Aerospace sectors. Praveen holds an MSME in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.     Monarch Tractor: Working Toward a Future With Clean Farming Labor shortages, climate change, and food safety concerns create a multitude of challenges for farmers. Monarch Tractor provides a farmer-first approach to innovation, making each decision with our end user and their biggest challenges in mind. Our dedication to solutions for the farmer also means healthier solutions for the planet, for the consumer, and for the global food ecosystem.   Clip from Seg. 2 - FULL SHOW: HERE       Seg 4   https://brt-show.libsyn.com/episode-52-brt-s02-ep05-01-31-21-vehicle-20-tech-meets-transportation   Guest: Mark Hanchett CEO & Founder of Atlis Motor Vehicles  - from 1/31/21 Seg. 2https://www.atlismotorvehicles.com/ Electric vehicles history, and the inspiration for Atlis Motors. Atlis is an energy company, the Apple of electric vehicles and the truck is their I-Pod. Electric trucks, engine battery, and battery design. Where (and how) is the battery produced? Full Show: Here      Tech Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Tech-Startup-VC-Cybersecurity-Energy-Science   Best of Tech: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=best+of+tech     Investing Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Investing-Stocks-Bonds-Retirement     ‘Best Of' Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Best+of+BRT     Thanks for Listening. 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Eric Hudson has spent his career teaching teachers how to use technology for instruction and reach students from a long distance away. This episode explores how Eric became a thought leader in the space of AI and education, the current relationship between teachers and AI, and where independent schools are struggling and achieving when it comes to preparing students for a future with AI.ResourcesLearning on Purpose (Substack newsletter)Global Online AcademyStanford University Human-centered Artificial IntelligenceEthan Mollick, associate professor at The Wharton SchoolDiffusion of Innovations theory by Everett RogersDenise Pope, senior lecturer at Stanford UniversityAI Resource Guide for Independent School Trustees, published by ATLIS, NAIS, and ISCA

Michael Lomuscio grew up homeless in New Jersey, and today he's a dean at one of Hawaii's top independent schools. Learn how the journey shaped his unique perspective about how K-12 education can play a critical role in any young person's future. Also hear about progressive approaches to STEM and applied learning, as well as finding grace with AI. Resources‘Iolani SchoolBill Stites' personal photos from ‘Iolani visitBerry CollegeRabun Gap-Nacoochee SchoolArduinoRaspberry PiThe R Project for Statistical ComputingFullstack Educator (resources and podcast)Hudson Harper episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS“pau hana”

Welcome to this very special crossover episode of the Learning Through Technology podcast, where we are teaming up with the amazing hosts of the Talking Technology With ATLIS Podcast for a joint episode where you hear from not two, not three, but five amazing hosts! Joining Alex and Bob are Christina Lewellen, Executive Director of ATLIS, William Stites Director of Technology at Montclair Kimberley Academy, and Hiram Cuevas, Director of Information Systems and Academic Technology at St. Christopher's School. Together, they share their experiences in podcasting and the drive to build a vibrant community. Discover their motivations for starting their podcasting journey and the positive feedback they receive from listeners. They share the valuable lessons they've learned and explore the importance of community in education and the challenges of podcasting. Get ready for an exciting discussion on the upcoming ATLIS conference and the warm connections it fosters. Trust us, you won't want to miss this episode!

This episode is brought to you by Toddle.Join members of the ATLIS team as they offer a glimpse into what it's like to attend the ATLIS Annual Conference and what people can expect at this year's event, April 7-10, in Reno, Nevada.ResourcesATLIS Annual Conference 2024CIRIS Annual Summit 2024Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (TLIS) CertificationATLIS Leadership InstituteMentioned in this episode:Thanks to this episode's sponsor, ToddleYour personal teaching assistant Now access the limitless power of AI, right inside Toddle. Elevate your teaching practice and liberate yourself from non-core tasks so you can focus on what matters most - your students! Visit https://www.toddleapp.com/ to learn more about our vendor partner.Learn more about ToddleDeveloped by experienced educators, Toddle streamlines curriculum planning, projects & portfolios, assessments & reports, and online learning - all from one great platform! Learn more: https://www.toddleapp.com/Meet Toddle Developed by experienced educators, Toddle streamlines curriculum planning, projects & portfolios, assessments & reports, and online learning - all from one platform. Visit https://www.toddleapp.com/ to learn more!

This episode is brought to you by Veracross and Toddle.As independent schools integrate technology more deeply into their educational practices and administrative operations, they face critical questions: How can they protect their digital ecosystems? What strategies can be employed to shield against cyber threats? Furthermore, how does cybersecurity intersect with the broader educational goals of fostering a safe and innovative learning environment?Robert Olsen, Global Practice Leader for Cybersecurity and Data Privacy at Ankura Consulting Group, addresses these pressing concerns. Olsen emphasizes the necessity for schools to adopt a proactive approach to cybersecurity. This stance is not merely about defense but about building a resilient digital culture that can withstand and adapt to the evolving nature of cyber threats.Olsen remarks, "The reality is, threat actors are becoming increasingly sophisticated, making it all the more important for schools to adopt a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity." This observation by Olsen highlights a critical challenge: the pace at which cyber threats evolve demands an equally dynamic and informed response from independent schools.Transitioning from Olsen's overarching insights, Christina Lewellen, the Executive Director of ATLIS, and Hiram Cuevas, the Director of Information Systems and Academic Technology at St. Christopher's School, provide practical perspectives on implementing these strategies within the school setting. Lewellen advocates for integrating technology to enhance collaboration and break down barriers within the school community. She asserts, "It's about leveraging technology to break down walls and foster collaboration," underscoring the essential role of cybersecurity in safeguarding the community's integrity and privacy.Cuevas adds a personal dimension to the discussion by sharing his experiences with technology's dual nature—its capacity to connect and expose. He reflects on using features like 'Find My' on Apple devices, balancing the convenience and peace of mind such technologies offer with the potential privacy concerns they raise. "It's not about monitoring but ensuring safety," Cuevas says, highlighting the nuanced approach required when integrating technology into educational settings.Olsen builds on these individual perspectives by addressing the unique challenges independent schools face, such as limited resources, which can make the implementation of comprehensive cybersecurity measures seem daunting. He advises a strategic focus: "It's about identifying the most critical assets and focusing efforts on protecting those." This approach advocates for maximizing the impact of existing resources through prioritization and strategic investment.Going deeper, Olsen explores the broader implications of cybersecurity within the educational sector, including privacy issues and the ethical use of technology. He champions the creation of a secure yet practical ecosystem. "The goal is to create a secure and nurturing environment where technology enhances the educational experience without compromising the privacy or safety of the school community," he elaborates.Bill Stites, the Director of Technology at Montclair Kimberley Academy, often highlights the importance of transparent communication facilitated by technology. "Slack has become crucial for us," he might say, emphasizing the role of digital tools in bridging the communication gap across decentralized campuses. This reliance on digital platforms underscores the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures to protect the flow of information.Olsen's expertise not only sheds light on the challenges schools face in securing their digital domains but also offers a road map for...

This episode is brought to you by Toddle. ATLIS thanks our vendor partners.Have you ever wondered how ATLIS came into existence? This special podcast episode takes listeners back to the beginning with ATLIS's three co-founders. The conversation doesn't stay in the past but also imagines the future trajectory of ATLIS and the role of technology leaders.Meet ATLIS co-founders: Kelsey Vrooman, Gaberiel Lucas, and Stuart Posin, as they reminisce about the early days, discussing their motivations and the challenges they faced. Their narrative underscores the importance of community and support in the tech field, particularly in the unique world of independent schools. Vrooman shares a poignant insight into her early days, remarking, “ATLIS served as a lifeline to me of bringing the smartest people in the room and allowing me to connect in with their wisdom and not having to reinvent the wheel.”Lucas emphasizes the community's role in ATLIS' journey, stating, "We knew that whatever happened here was going to be the make or break moment." Posten brings to light the rapid growth of ATLIS, saying, "We went from like, 'Hey, we're going to do this' to having almost 300 people at our first conference six months later."The conversation navigates the critical juncture where ATLIS transitioned from a concept to a concrete entity, emphasizing the strategic decisions and collaborative efforts that fueled its growth.The episode takes a deeper look at the pivotal role of ATLIS in providing a platform for tech administrators to share knowledge, tackle common challenges, and foster a sense of belonging."The antidote to burnout is community. It's a restful space where you can find shelter, where you know, people have your back, people are feeding not just your pocketbook, but your soul, your friendships, all of those things." Vrooman remarked. The founders reflect on their journey, outlining the evolution of their roles and the continuing relevance of ATLIS in a rapidly changing technological landscape. The conversation also touches on the future, envisioning ATLIS's role in addressing emerging challenges and new frontiers in educational technology. Vrooman shares one idea for how to address the challenges of financial sustainability for independent schools: “So much of technology can be administered digitally and from afar, so are there ways where you could partner schools that have similar missions that aren't necessarily market competitors. These schools could share services, share talents, even share platforms, across space and time to make the bottom line of technology more sustainable for schools. I'd like for ATLIS to be part of that solution to really rethink the business model of independent schools to try to make it more sustainable for the future.” Mentioned in this episode:Learn more about ToddleDeveloped by experienced educators, Toddle streamlines curriculum planning, projects & portfolios, assessments & reports, and online learning - all from one great platform! Learn more: https://www.toddleapp.com/Meet Toddle Developed by experienced educators, Toddle streamlines curriculum planning, projects & portfolios, assessments & reports, and online learning - all from one platform. Visit https://www.toddleapp.com/ to learn more!Thanks to this episode's sponsor, ToddleYour personal teaching assistant Now access the limitless power of AI, right inside Toddle. Elevate your teaching practice and liberate yourself from non-core tasks so you can focus on what matters most - your students! Visit https://www.toddleapp.com/ to learn more about our vendor partner.

Today's episode is brought to you by Toddle. ATLIS thanks our vendor partners for their support.Resources:Unicef The Case for Better Governance of Children's Data: A ManifestoJoan Learning About Streamberry Terms and Conditions | Black Mirror Season 6 Episode GDPR COPPA FERPA Common Sense Media: 2023 State of Kids' PrivacyConnect with Mark Orchinson on LinkedIn How do schools keep up with the ever-changing world of cybersecurity and data privacy trends? Our guest, Mark Orchison, CEO of 9ine, offers an international perspective on data privacy regulations and cyber trends from working with schools around the globe.Orchison joins the podcast for a conversation exploring the intricacies of cybersecurity in independent schools, emphasizing its importance alongside the growing fascination with AI. It became clear that while AI garners significant attention, cybersecurity remains a critical, ongoing challenge that schools continuously grapple with. Co-host Hiram Cuevas shared insights into the daily discussions about cybersecurity in his school, highlighting its integration into various aspects of school operations. Examples include discussions in the business office about cyber renewals and subscription services. This ongoing engagement with cybersecurity issues, even when not overtly labeled as such, speaks to its embeddedness in the fabric of school administration. "It's a daily battle, balancing security with accessibility," Cuevas reflects.Co-host Bill Stites suggests, "It's about creating a culture where security is second nature," advocating for foundational security practices that can significantly strengthen a school's digital defenses. His approach goes beyond immediate solutions, integrating cybersecurity into various school management decisions such as new services and data storage. The episode also touched upon the concept of Zero Trust architecture in cybersecurity, unpacking its relevance and application for independent schools. Orchison elaborated on this, explaining how the ATLIS 9ine Tech Academy initiative he's involved in is designed to empower tech directors with practical knowledge and skills for implementing robust cybersecurity measures in their schools.The co-hosts discussed the evolving landscape of cyber insurance in the context of education, noting the significant changes post-pandemic. Orchison's insights into the insurance industry's response to the heightened risk of cyber attacks in education were particularly enlightening. He explained how the pandemic dramatically increased malware encounters in the education sector, prompting insurers to rethink their strategies and policies.The conversation also ventured into the realm of student data privacy, focusing on schools' ethical and moral obligations to protect student information.

ResourcesInternational Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA)Connect with Bonnie on LinkedInATLIS360EE Ford Foundation This episode is brought to you by Toddle.ATLIS thanks our vendor partners for their support!Have you ever considered the behind-the-scenes intricacies of school accreditation, especially in the era of ever-evolving technology? In a recent episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS, host Christina Lewellen, Executive Director of ATLIS, invites Bonnie Ricci, Executive Director of ICAISA, to discuss this niche yet vital topic. Accompanied by co-hosts Bill Stites and Hiram Cuevas, they embark on a journey into the evolving landscape of school accreditation and the pivotal role of technology, making this complex topic accessible and engaging. The conversation started with each person sharing their first job experiences, illustrating diverse beginnings leading to their current influential roles in education and technology. Ricci, with her rich background in education, shared her journey from a dishwasher to her prestigious role at ICAISA. This progression epitomizes the unexpected paths to leadership roles in education and technology. Ricci shares, “I was really destined in many ways to become a teacher. I spent a little over a decade teaching middle school math at three different independent schools. I loved connecting deeply with the people in schools. And so from there, I moved from the classroom to Association work.” Her story is a testament to the evolving nature of careers in these fields, where initial aspirations often transform into roles far more impactful than imagined.The podcast's core discussion centered around accreditation in independent schools. Ricci emphasized how technology is increasingly integral to the accreditation process. She illustrated this with examples of schools leveraging technology for self-study preparations and the use of AI to streamline accreditation documentation. This innovative approach highlights a shift from traditional methods to more technologically driven processes, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.A significant part of the conversation was dedicated to the challenges schools face during accreditation. Ricci shared insights from a study conducted by ICAISA, revealing governance as a key area of focus. The study, funded by the E. Ford Foundation, analyzed governance-related recommendations from various schools, uncovering common themes and challenges. Ricci states, "We're in the middle of this project to look at individual recommendations from visiting team reports. All of these things are governance challenges that arise in visiting team reports... And then ultimately to determine what are the resources that ICAISA or member accrediting associations can provide to schools." This research underscores the importance of continual improvement in school governance practices.In a compelling segment of the podcast, Ricci probed into the critical role of technology in the accreditation process, underscoring its importance not only in facilitating but also in securing the procedure. She emphasized the necessity of a technological and data security perspective in managing the accreditation process. "If you don't have that technological lens or the data security lens you're not necessarily going to remember or be aware of how to change those permissions or how to delete certain files," Ricci...

In a captivating conversation, Eric Heilman, the executive director of CIRIS, explored the fascinating realm of institutional research (IR) within independent schools alongside the ATLIS co-hosts. The central focus of the discussion was data culture and its pivotal role in shaping decision-making processes within educational institutions.After sharing his backstory, Eric emphasized the critical importance of cultivating a data-driven culture within schools. He highlighted that the long-term success of an IR program is often more profoundly influenced by the school's prevailing culture than the technical expertise of the person spearheading it.During the conversation, the trio delved into an exciting new development—the imminent release (which is now available!) of a comprehensive guidebook designed to assist schools in launching their own institutional research programs. The guidebook covers a wide array of topics, including data strategy, data governance, and the intricate technical aspects of data analysis. Notably, the discussion touched upon the burgeoning influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in data analysis, particularly in the realm of automating the qualitative coding of open-ended survey responses.Data silos, a pervasive challenge in educational institutions, also came under scrutiny. The participants stressed the importance of breaking down these data silos and fostering collaboration through the establishment of data strategy committees.Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives were a hot topic during the conversation. Schools are increasingly focusing on tracking relevant data to inform their efforts in these areas, but they are also recognizing the need to protect sensitive data and maintain privacy.The conversation took an intriguing turn as the participants discussed how schools decide which questions to explore through their IR programs. They highlighted the necessity of involving the entire school community in the decision-making process to foster a constructive data culture.In the end, the podcast left listeners with a deeper understanding of the evolving landscape of institutional research and the pivotal role it plays in shaping the future of education.Resources mentioned on the showData-Informed Decision Making: A Guide to Institutional Research in Independent Schools https://ciris.maret.org/ciris-resources/community-resources/ciris-guidehttps://www.maret.org/about-us/institutional-researchConnect with Eric on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-heilman-8aa196163/Center for Institutional Research in Independent Schools (CIRIS) https://ciris.maret.org/Boomer the dog on Instagram (Eric's dog) @boomer.tha.berner https://www.instagram.com/boomer_the_berner/Listen, rate, and subscribe!

Welcome to Talking Technology with ATLIS, the show that plugs you into the important topics and trends for technology leaders all through a unique Independent School lens. We'll hear stories from technology directors and other special guests from the Independent School community and provide you with focus learning and deep-dive topics. Discover the voices behind Talking Technology with ATLIS. During the introductory episode, ATLIS Executive Director, Christina Lewellen, is joined by co-hosts Bill Stites and Hiram Cuevas to dive deep into personal backstories and get an overview of where this podcast will go in the future.Resources mentioned on the showhttps://www.werealive.com/https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vsLeadership Backstory https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leadership-backstory/id1670177469Sketch Model - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sketch-model-presented-by-olin-college-of-engineering/id1648175124MacAdmins Podcast - https://podcast.macadmins.org/Listen, rate, and subscribe!

In this episode of Talking Technology with ATLIS, we dive deep into the world of educational project management and collaborative decision-making. Join us as we explore the challenges, triumphs, and valuable insights shared by our special guest, Jim Bologna.Jim, a seasoned expert in the field, shares his journey from handling technology to overseeing major school projects and innovations. From classroom tech to campus construction, he's done it all. Alongside our enthusiastic hosts, Christina Lewellen, Bill Stites, and Hiram Cuevas, Jim takes us through the fascinating evolution of his roles, responsibilities, and titles throughout his career.Discover the importance of interdepartmental collaboration in school settings as Jim unveils the pyramid approach he uses for project management, ensuring that voices from all corners of the institution are heard. Learn from real-life anecdotes, including costly mistakes that can be avoided by engaging stakeholders at the right time.From tech policies to construction mishaps and beyond, this episode explores the critical elements of inclusive decision-making that can elevate your school's projects, foster innovation, and save you from retrofits that cost millions.Tune in to this enlightening conversation to gain a fresh perspective on how to build bridges between departments, make informed choices, and ultimately create a more harmonious and efficient educational environment. Whether you're a tech leader, educator, or administrator, you won't want to miss the valuable lessons shared in this episode.Resources mentioned on the showCyber triangle image: https://cdn.ymaws.com/theatlis.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/images/articles/cyber_triangle.pngListen, rate, and subscribe!

Here's another episode from our sister NAIS podcast, New View EDU. This episode from Season 4 of New View EDU features host Tim Fish and educational innovators Christina Lewellen, of ATLIS, and Paul Turnbull, Head of School at Mid-Pacific Institute. Tim, Christina, and Paul take on a deep discussion about the rapid evolution of artificial Intelligence, and the impact ChatGPT and other AI innovations will have on the future of schools. Season 5 of New View EDU premieres later this Fall.

Today's guest is Christina Lewellen, MBA, CAE, who has been the executive director of the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS) since 2019. Christina, who lives in Virginia, is a seasoned association executive who brings a data-driven framework to business planning and strategy. She received an MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives. ATLIS' magazine, Access Points, won awards from AM&P Network and ASAE after Christina and her team reimagined the magazine. It went from what was, frankly, more of a stuffy academic journal, into a glossy, highly readable, redesigned magazine — but with an intention to use it as their association's No. 1 marketing tool. The magazine is sent to both members and anyone else who wants it, as a vehicle to recruit new members to the young association. In this episode, we talk about:  How Christina and her team re-envisioned ATLIS's print magazine, Access Points, to use it as their No. 1 marketing vehicle, starting in 2021.  Why they now send the magazine for free to anyone: members, non-members, member prospects.  How they worked with an outside partner to redesign and reimagine the magazine.  How having a marketing goal and non-member readers affects the content.  The magazine is an investment, not a money maker directly, but the return on investment is an increase in membership and participating in ATLIS events.  As a small staff, how Christina considers what projects to outsource.  What a strong relationship with an outside partner looks like.  Advice for associations who might want to consider this approach with their publication.  Why long-form and deep dives in magazines are still important — not everything can be short blurbs and soundbites, especially for our specialized audiences.  Why flipbooks aren't the answer for digital magazines.  Access Point's four “buckets,” which establish the content, align with the association's existing overall four areas of content.  Resources: Christina on LinkedIn ATLIS website Christina on Twitter Check out Melanie's other podcast for freelancers, consultants and solo business owners: Deliberate Freelancer (free on any podcast app).

ATLIS day 1 Good workshops Innovation is not learning or using technology Grand Rapids might be nice - no idea but the weather sucks ChatGPT We are all aware that the Terms of Service require parental consent of children between the ages of 13-18 - what happens when a fair amount of people say no? Lawsuits on deck concerning intellectual property, enterprise and copyright VR questions How to model something in VR? How to send it directly to a 3D printer? Tony's annoying AI conversation I need more info Tony Please read the disclaimers US PIRG's Chromebook Report https://itbabble.com/2023/04/21/chromebooks-and-misleading-reports/ Nobody cares

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Mark Hanchett and Annie Pratt with Atlis Motor Vehicles Atlis Motor Vehicles is a vertically integrated EV technology ecosystem company and the first battery manufacturer to be fully owned and operated in the US. The company is leveraging its intellectual properties and U.S. manufactured battery innovations to support electric mobility and energy storage solutions. The Atlis […] The post Mark Hanchett and Annie Pratt with Atlis Motor Vehicles appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

What does it mean to have a contemporary culture? How do you avoid massive turnover and burnout in today's challenging workplace environments? How does governance fuel an organization?In this episode of Associations Thrive, host Joanna Pineda interviews Christina Lewellen, Executive Director of The Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS). Christina introduce ATLIS, shares her journey to becoming ED, and then shares how ATLIS is thriving through:An equal and healthy relationship between the Board and the ATLIS Executive DirectorA Board that provides strategic guidance and isn't afraid to question their policies and practices when appropriateA high performing staff that is loving ATLIS' contemporary cultureA four-day work weekReferences:ATLIS websiteATLIS Strategic Plan

In this episode, we talk to Christina Lewellen, MBA, CAE, executive director of the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools. Join us for a conversation about Christina's journey through the association space from content creator to executive director, her passions and challenges, and some inspiring advice for emerging leaders.  Show notes Christina is a seasoned association executive who has served industries ranging from window manufacturers to court reporters to proposal writers. She brings a data-driven framework to business planning and strategy, having earned her MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives. She was named the Executive Director of ATLIS in 2019, and serves in a variety of ways as an advocate for independent schools and their leadership teams. She and her family live in Virginia and tweets at @christinaATLIS.    This podcast is produced by Association Briefings.

Atlis Motor Vehicles (AMV) produces electric vehicle batteries and work trucks. Atlis Motor Vehicles develops their own batteries and sells the technology to other companies. The Company's primary model, the XT, is an electric vehicle technology platform for heavy and light-duty work trucks used in the agriculture, service, utility, and construction industries. It is designed to meet the towing and payload capabilities of legacy diesel-powered vehicles. CEO Mark Hanchett weighs in on the need for electric vehicles in construction and other jobs.

Mark Hanchett, CEO and founder of Atlis Motor Vehicles, discusses how he started this new EV company with us on the Being An Engineer podcast. Mark is a mechanical engineer and former Director at Axon (formerly Taser). He has the following to say about developing new technologies:“I believe that to change the world we need to build it ourselves. We cannot wait for the government to force it, and we cannot wait for big corporations to innovate. To make this world better, we need to develop the products, technologies, and solutions that make the current standard obsolete. I believe dedication to this is what makes great products and great people.”Aaron Moncur, hostWe hope you enjoyed this episode of the Being an Engineer Podcast.Help us rank as the #1 engineering podcast on Apple and Spotify by leaving a review for us.You can find us under the category: mechanical engineering podcast on Apple Podcasts.Being an Engineer podcast is a go-to resource and podcast for engineering students on Spotify, too.Aaron Moncur and Rafael Testai love hearing from their listeners, so feel free to email us, connect on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and subscribe on Apple Podcast and Spotify! About Being An EngineerThe Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us  

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John Mills joins us to discuss a new Guide-like competitor called Atlis. Full Sail University's Tech Lab is now powered by Echelon. Dr. Jenn - Helping your kids have a healthy relationship with eating. Chelsea Jackson Roberts is pregnant. Matt Wilpers got engaged. Jess King shows off her baby-bump for People Magazine. Christine D'Ercole's wedding is upon us. Olivia Amato has make-up tips for when your working out. Sam Yo recapped his L.A. trip on IG. Angelo joins us to discuss  Barry McCarthy says selling a stake in Peloton is unlikely. Is it time to stop using the phrase "pandemic stock?" The Peloton app was having trouble with Apple Watches. Precor/Peloton Commercial partners with Red Bull. Peloton has a new SVP of Global Communications. There are two new artist collaborations - Harry Styles and Norah Jones. DJ Khaled is a Peloton member. Rebecca Kennedy has a new standing core class. There's a new Peloton Apparel drop for Pride Month. Birthdays - Jess King (5/29) All this plus our interview with Ryan Fields! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here's How » Join The Clip Out community today: theclipout.com The Clip Out Facebook The Clip Out Twitter The Clip Out Instagram

John Mills joins us to discuss a new Guide-like competitor called Atlis. Full Sail University's Tech Lab is now powered by Echelon. Dr. Jenn - Helping your kids have a healthy relationship with eating. Chelsea Jackson Roberts is pregnant. Matt Wilpers got engaged. Jess King shows off her baby-bump for People Magazine. Christine D'Ercole's wedding is upon us. Olivia Amato has make-up tips for when your working out. Sam Yo recapped his L.A. trip on IG. Angelo joins us to discuss  Barry McCarthy says selling a stake in Peloton is unlikely. Is it time to stop using the phrase "pandemic stock?" The Peloton app was having trouble with Apple Watches. Precor/Peloton Commercial partners with Red Bull. Peloton has a new SVP of Global Communications. There are two new artist collaborations - Harry Styles and Norah Jones. DJ Khaled is a Peloton member. Rebecca Kennedy has a new standing core class. There's a new Peloton Apparel drop for Pride Month. Birthdays - Jess King (5/29) All this plus our interview with Ryan Fields!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join The Clip Out community today: theclipout.com The Clip Out Facebook The Clip Out Twitter The Clip Out Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to episode 258 (“Facebook Kills Podcasts”) of the EdTech Situation Room from May 4, 2022, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google news, Microsoft news, privacy issues, the end of Facebook / Meta's podcasting platform, Wordle's impact on New York Times subscription rates, TMobile's tempting home connectivity offer, and more! Geeks of the Week included "How to view your internal Chrome OS engagement metrics," a podcast audio recording of Wes' recent ATLIS presentation, "Teaching About Conspiracy Theories And Media Literacy," and Google's Teachable Machine. Check out our shownotes for links to all the articles we discussed, and subscribe to our Substack to receive all the links we discussed and also didn't have time to talk about in this week's show in your email inbox! Our show was live streamed and archived simultaneously on YouTube Live as well as our Facebook Live page via StreamYard.com, and compressed to a smaller video version (about 100MB) on AmazonS3 using Handbrake software. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights (normally) if you can at 10 pm Eastern / 9 pm Central / 8 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific or 3 am UTC. All shownotes are available on http://edtechSR.com/links. Stay savvy and safe!

EV firm Atlis plans to have an upcoming IPO sometime this summer. The EV truck maker believes that they can match the towing and payload capabilities of diesel-powered vehicles. A reformer from Shareholder Commons believes that Twitter should have a "public benefit" structure. This would allow not only shareholders to benefit from the platform but also stakeholders as well. There was a trade deficit reported in March while at the same time, Biden is touting that he will reduce the budget by 1.5 trillion dollars. Even though it has nothing to do with any of the policies that he has enacted. Finally, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a half-point and there are talks that they will start reducing the balance sheet at the start of June. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Technology Integration Specialists. In this episode of “https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/ (Ask the Tech Coach),” Jeff Bradbury, Jenn Judkins, Jennifer Thomas, and Alex Podchaski discuss the thought process a Tech Coach might go through when considering the transition to becoming a Tech Director. If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts, https://www.teachercast.net/podcastguestform (please contact the podcast).  We would love to have you join the show. Join the TeacherCast Tech Coaches Network! Are you a Tech Coach or looking to become one this year? Are you searching for support in your position? The https://www.teachercast.net/TCNForm (TeacherCast Tech Coaches Network), is a brand new Professional Learning Network designed specifically for Tech Coaches and designed to provide weekly support for all Instructional Coaches. https://www.teachercast.net/TCNForm (Click Here to Join!) About our Guests Jen Thomas Jen Thomas is a passionate technology educator who began her career in education as a library media specialist. After twelve years in the school library, she decided to shift her role and is now the Instructional Technology Specialist at Dartmouth High School in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. She is dedicated to empowering teachers and students and has a strong interest in coaching teachers in technology as well as planning and delivering professional development in all aspects of educational technology. Jen is a Level 2 Google Certified Educator, Google Certified Trainer, and facilitates online professional development courses with a number of non-profit educational organizations.  She is a member of the Board of Directors for MassCUE (ISTE affiliate) and a co-chair of their Professional Development Committee.  She resides in Rhode Island with her husband, Charlie, and their three children, Cooper, Noah, and Caroline. Twitter @BlendedLibGirl Alex Podchaski Alex Podchaski serves as the Director of Educational & Information Technology at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, Florida, where he is responsible for coordinating all STEAM based initiatives (FIRST, MATE, Cybersecurity, Esports, & Drones) as well as the technology infrastructure of the school. He was the first independent school leader to obtain the Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL) certification from CoSN, He has taught at both the high school and college level, was an instructor for CoSN on CETL fundamentals, and served as a mentor ATLIS's ECATD and Aspiring Leaders program. He has presented at national conferences, organized regional school conferences and edcamps, and been involved with the New Horizon and CoSN K12 Innovation Advisory Board. Alex is also the co-founder and moderator of #edtechchat, a long running professional development discussion on twitter for the global edtech community. Twitter https://twitter.com/ajpodchaski (@ajpodchaski) Linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/ajpodchaski Jenn Judkins Jennifer (Jenn) Judkins is the Director of Technology & Innovation at Woburn Public Schools in Massachusetts. She is an experienced middle and high school science teacher and technology coach as well as a https://edudirectory.withgoogle.com/profiles/6019215874064384 (Google Certified Trainer and Innovator) (#NYC19) with over 20 years in K-12 schools. Jenn is committed to supporting thoughtful and responsible integration of digital tools as a regular provider of professional learning. She thrives on helping teachers gain confidence and empowering teams to proactively safeguard data. As a member of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Education Technology Administrators Association (http://www.techdirectors.org/ (METAA)), https://www.masscue.org/committee/influence-advocacy-committee/ (MassCUE Influence and Advocacy Committee )and...

Overview In this episode, I got to chat with the fabulous Ross Young, Executive Vice President at Linewize. If you have not heard of Linewize it's going to be a tech that you are definitely going to want to have at your school or in your home. We get into some enlightening conversations about what Linewize and their solutions do to protect every learner's digital journey. Students safety monitoring through the use of A.I. provides schools with ways to identify at-risk students and it's the only solution out there that has all FOUR iKeepSafe student data privacy certifications: COPPA, FERPA, CSPC, and ATLIS. I learned so much from this conversation and think that Linewize is a tool that every educational institution needs. For more information about Linewize solutions go to their website and/or request a demo. More about Ross Young Ross Young is Senior Vice President and General Manager of North America at Linewize where he helps K-12 school districts meet the challenges of today's connected learning environment by leading product strategy, sales and customer experience. With more than 15 years of relevant experience, Young has deep expertise in the EdTech and cybersecurity industries, a passion for technology and its ability to drive social impact, and a strong understanding of how to effectively integrate classroom management tools into school districts while complying with security, safety, 1:1 scale and procurement. An experienced SaaS veteran, Young was instrumental in the successful launch of Linewize in the U.S. market and has spent the past three years aiding in the strategic growth and development of the company. Young is also a thought leader who regularly contributes videos and blog posts on a range of topics including trends in EdTech and remote learning, cyber-safety and mental health in schools, digital citizenship, tech for good and more. When he's not busy supporting and protecting every child's digital journey, Young can be found chasing his kids on bikes, skis, scooters or across the football field at his home in San Diego, California. Connect with Ross on LinkedIn and follow Linewize on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube Connect with the host: Holly Owens EdUp EdTech - We make EdTech Your Business! Thanks for tuning in! Thanks for joining us on today's episode of EdUp EdTech! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to our website and leave us a rate and review to help us reach even more amazing audience members like you. Don't forget to check out our website, visit us on LinkedIn, or hang out with us on Facebook or Instagram to stay up-to-date on the latest EdTech happenings. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Recorded on: October 15, 2021 My special guest:  Mark Hanchett, Founder & CEO Atlis Motor Vehicles, Inc. ELECTRIC WITHOUT COMPROMISE – ATLIS The future won't be built by compromising today's technological abilities. Built off of our three business units — Energy, XP Platform, and XT Pickup Truck- our vision at ATLIS is: to build the technology ecosystem that … Continue reading "Episode 28 – EV Revolution Show Audio Podcast – Atlis Motor Vehicles – ELECTRIC WITHOUT COMPROMISE"

Mark Hanchett is the Founder and CEO of ATLIS Motor Vehicles. ATLIS is revolutionizing battery technology from the ground up and developing their AMV cell entirely in-house, reimagining what a work vehicle powered by their AMV technology should look like with the XT pickup truck.

Chris Dawson is the Vice President of manufacturing engineering at Atlis Motor vehicles. The guys talk to him about energy, electric trucking, genius, and working with Elon. WANT MORE ATLIS CONTENT? https://youtu.be/0bBXogSTpzo WANT TO RESERVE YOUR OWN XT TRUCK OR XP PLATFORM? https://www.atlismotorvehicles.com DON'T FORGET TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE! JOIN OUR DISCORD! https://discord.gg/j54vea​​ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! Absurd Curiosity https://twitter.com/AbsurdCuriosity​​Cole https://twitter.com/COLEADAMDAVIS​​Shawn https://twitter.com/nuc_geek​Stephen https://twitter.com/stephenpallotta

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In this final episode for Season 1 of the Women in Utilities Podcast, I'm joined by Britt Ide.Britt is an engineer and a lawyer who has over 25 years experience in the energy and utilities industry and currently serves on the Board of Directors or on Advisory Boards for a number of public and private companies and non-profit organisations. These include the Board of Directors for NorthWestern Energy,  ATLIS Motor Vehicles, the Energy Policy Institute, and Hot Rock Energy Research Organisation and the Advisory Board for 3 Degrees.Britt shares with me what being on a Board entails, the skills and experience that you need,and how to find Board opportunities. While serving on a Board maybe something for the latter part of your career, Britt shares some tips on how you can start to prepare yourself for Board positions early on. Britt is very passionate about encouraging women to pursue careers in engineering and increasing the number of women and the diversity of Boards. She has been involved in a lot of initiatives to make an impact in these areas and in this episode she shares some of the resources and programs that are available to women interested in board opportunities. Links to all of the resources Britt talks about can be found below.Resources discussed:Athena Alliance: https://athenaalliance.com/50/50 Women on Boards: https://5050wob.com/Clean Energy Education and Empowerment International Initiative: https://www.c3e-international.org/https://www.c3eawards.org/Nurole: https://www.nurole.com/Women's Energy Network: https://www.womensenergynetwork.org/Women Corporate Directors: https://www.womencorporatedirectors.org/Organisations discussed:North Western Energy: https://www3.northwesternenergy.com/home3 Degrees: https://3degreesinc.com/Atlis Motor Vehicles: www.atlismotorvehicles.comEnergy Policy Institute: https://www.boisestate.edu/epi/home/about-us/Plan C Advisors: https://www.plancadvisors.com/Coalition for Green Capital: https://coalitionforgreencapital.com/Hot Rock Energy Research Institute: https://www.hotrockhero.org/

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Welcome to the second episode of our 2021 Amplifying Optimism in Education podcast! We are thrilled for episode 17 because it is also episode 2 of our 5 part series with the amazing co-authors in Pamela Livingston Gaudet's book Like No Other School Year. In this interview we spoke with the thoughtful Christina Lewellen, Executive Director at the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS), and Susan Davis, Professional Development Director at ATLIS. Christina and Susan are not only passionate about technology and technology safety, but also about creating a larger school community that utilizes technology for the benefit of everyone. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about the latest trends in cybersecurity, as well as how to harness the power of technology. To read the full blog post about this episode Click Here! Interested in the Virtual 2021 Annual Conference hosted by ATLIS this April? Click here to find out more! Interested in purchasing the book "Like No Other School Year" Click Here to pick up your copy today!

"That fast?" We had a very interesting and constructive conversation with Founder and CEO of Atlis who are a startup who are working on commercial heavy-duty trucks to both decrease their carbon footprint but to decrease running costs along with increased productivity. Founded back in November 2016, this innovative is promising a highly configurable all-electric work truck that provides 500 miles of range, 15-minute recharging, and the creation of a new, go-anywhere charging network. The first deliveries are around one year away and they are working out many logistics. Atlis is planning on a ultra high power electric vehicle infrastructure even up to 1.5mWh find out more information while listening. So many interesting points was talked about in this episode. We have put a rough guideline of our conversation point on our website. Like always like us being young we bring a completely new perspective to this sector. Please listen, learn and enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thepluggedinpodcast/message

The guys get an update from Atlis Motor Vehicles founder Mark Hanchette and a post-TRX follow-up from Ram’s Head, Mike Koval. Also, did you know Lightning had a brother? Us either. Meet Ryan Tilles, owner of a Nissan Frontier.

Electric pickups are getting big headlines and a lot of media coverage. In just a couple of years there will be at last 9 of them hitting the market. But these pickups are priced and configured in a way that will only appeal to a small segment of truck buyers. Industry veteran Warren Browne explains that these EVs are going to face.

Electric pickups are getting big headlines and a lot of media coverage. In just a couple of years there will be at last 9 of them hitting the market. But these pickups are priced and configured in a way that will only appeal to a small segment of truck buyers. Industry veteran Warren Browne explains that these EVs are going to face.

Coming off our prior interview with Atlis CEO, Mark Hanchett, we discuss the company's ambitions and their probability of success in the growing EV market. Article: https://evbite.com/atlis-motor-vehicles-and-the-atlis-truck-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ @EVBite

In this episode of Amplifying Optimism we interview Pamela Gaudet. To read more about Pam and this episode, check out this week's blog post. Her book, Like No Other School Year, has recommendations, insights and suggestions for helping your school succeed. We discuss Pam's book, work and how to succeed during these challenging times for schools. Pam is partnering with the ATLIS organization to offer a virtual town hall where she will share more insights as well as answer questions. It is a virtual event on 11/11/2020 at 1pm eastern time. Registration is easy! Sign-Up Today to stay in touch and receive info about new episodes, workshops and more from Amplifying Optimism in Education!

Mark Hanchett, CEO of Atlis Motors, discusses their upcoming electric truck, the Atlis XT. The ambitious CEO looks to lead the market with their bleeding-edge battery technology, along with upcoming countrywide charging network. The Atlis XT is expected with 500 miles of range, 15 minute charge time, 1.5 MW charging capabilities, and a moderate $45,000 base price.

Stuart Posin is the CTO at XCLAIM, a seed-funded startup revolutionizing the bankruptcy claims market by unleashing digital efficiencies of scale. He previously served as CTO at Violet Grey and Forcefield Online, technical advisor to Freebird Online, and Director of Technology at Marlborough School and The Buckley School. Stuart currently serves as a Trustee at the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS), a non-profit he co-founded in 2015, and as Chair of the Board of Regents for Providence High School. He was a Founding Trustee for Online School for Girls/One Schoolhouse and served on that Board for eight years. At Campbell Hall, Stuart served as President of the Alumni Association and a Trustee for six years. In this episode… Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many employees have been left unemployed and without a source of income. There are now scores of people on the job market looking for employment; to top it all off, the competition for whatever’s available is tough. Additionally, unlike the situation a couple of months ago where we had a “seller’s market” and candidates had more power, things have now changed. There are many talented people out in the job market and the time it takes to find the right candidate is now shorter.  Hiring the wrong candidate can be a costly undertaking. Recruiters and hiring managers still need to consider talent and how culturally fit a candidate is before offering them a position in their companies.  In this episode of Elevate Hire, Greg Toroosian interviews Stuart Posin, the Chief Technology Officer at XCLAIM, about how to build talented and culturally fit teams in both startups and growing companies. They also talk about the differences between being an internal versus external technology advisor, the effects of COVID-19 on the recruitment process, and how employees can be their authentic selves while at work. Stay tuned.

In this episode of TFL Talkin' Trucks, Roman and Andre discuss some of the most talked about electric trucks set to hit the market by 2022. With the Rivian R1T's reveal, electric trucks as a concept have blasted out onto the scene, but which ones are actually worth the hype? Which ones have been overhyped?

In this episode of TFL Talkin' Trucks, Andre interviews the CEO of EV startup Atlis Motor Vehicles, Mark Hanchett. After starting the company in his garage with the goal of turning his diesel pickup into an electric vehicle, he joins us to discuss his vision for building the XT Pickup and overcoming charging issues with large-capacity electric trucks.

Dave is joined by Christina Lewellen, Executive Director at the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS), to discuss how ATLIS quickly and successfully went virtual with an important in-person event.

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Mike Finnegan shares the misadventures from picking up his Cummins-powered Ford six-door medium-duty truck, the guys find out way more than you might expect about electric truck technology by chatting with Atlis Motor Vehicles CEO and Founder Mark Hanchett, and when the gas light is on, range anxiety is real!

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Welcome to Episode 464 of the Moving at the Speed of Creativity podcast, a show by Dr. Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) focusing on digital creativity, media literacy, digital literacy, digital citizenship, instructional technology integration and engaged learning both inside and outside the classroom. This episode features a reflection by Wes from the ATLIS 2019 Conference in Dallas, Texas, primarily on Media Literacy and his 3 hour workshop, "Filtering the Exoflood: Strategies for Media and Information Literacy." All resources from the workshop are available on wfryer.me/exoflood. Refer to the podcast shownotes for links to the other websites and links referenced in this podcast. Remember to also subscribe to "The EdTech Situation Room" (@edtechSR), the weekly webshow and podcast Wes co-hosts with Jason Neiffer each week on Wednesday evenings. Also remember to subscribe to Wes' (almost) weekly newsletter in which he shares a helpful technology tip, tool, text, and tutorial. Sign up on www.speedofcreativity.org/email-updates.

Welcome to episode 130 of the EdTech Situation Room from April 10, 2019, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed YouTube's challenges moderating objectionable content, the human costs of that content moderation, and the incredibly hostile digital infrastructure which is now online amplifying that content for apparently malicious purposes. HUD's new lawsuit against Facebook for illegally targeted housing advertisements, and privacy and security challenges posted by pre-installed apps on Android were also discussed. Exciting recent Google announcements were highlighted including native editing of MS Office documents via Google Docs, forthcoming 3rd party add-ons to GSuite, and improvements to Hangouts Chat now integrated with Gmail were also discussed. From Chromebook land, the exciting announcement of a new #MadeByGoogle Chromebook, and Apple's expected "reinvention" of MagSafe power adapters for USB-C devices were explored. Microsoft's announced closure of its eBook store, the futuristic and arguably dystopian U.S. Army version of Microsoft's Hololens platform, an intriguing SxSW musical performance utilizing sensorware, and the "Share No Evil" Chrome extension created in response to the mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand were topics rounding out the show. Geeks of the week included resources for Wes' upcoming ATLIS workshop "Filtering the ExoFlood," the free eBook "Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers," Gobo.social, and the 2019 Webby's. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights if you can (normally) at 10 pm Eastern / 9 pm Central / 8 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific or 3 am UTC. All shownotes are available on http://edtechSR.com/links.

Welcome to episode 127 of the EdTech Situation Room from March 7, 2019, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed Google's new Chromebook App Hub website, OpenAI's decision to NOT share a new AI text generator, and Microsoft's forthcoming "Windows Lite" operating system. Dipayan Ghosh & Ben Scott's advocacy to promote intelligent regulation of Facebook and other Silicon Valley companies enabling "precision propaganda" was also highlighted, along with ways outrage over common threats can hijack parents' common sense. Facebook's declining US user base, Facebook's announcement to emphasize point-to-point "ephemeral" messaging, and SpaceX's recent success launching its Dragon crew module were also discussed. The future of "the technology correction" and our prospects for changing the "Surveillance Capitalism" model of many Silicon Valley companies, implications of the Huawei CFO extradition controversy, and the importance of media literacy in our age of fake news were additional topics. Updates to the PocketCasts app for Android, the addictive math-focused multiplayer app Prodigy, the gloomy prospects for BotNet death in the near future, the importance of unlimited data plans in the forthcoming 5G data environment, and the importance of carefully using "freemium" software platforms at school rounded out the show. Geeks of the week included an 18,000 mAh battery powered Android phone from Energizer, a fantastic video from Linda Yollis (@lindayollis) on improving student blogging quality, and Wes' planned ATLIS 2019 bootcamp workshop "Filtering the ExoFlood". Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights if you can (normally) at 10 pm Eastern / 9 pm Central / 8 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific or 3 am UTC. All shownotes are available on http://edtechSR.com/links.

We discuss two of the electric trucks that are coming to the market next year. The Atlis: https://www.atlismotorvehicles.com/xt-truck The Rivian: https://products.rivian.com/ Send feedback to mattsmobilemechanix@gmail.com www.MattsMobileMechanix.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mattu2019s-mobile-mechanix/support

Join Tyler and Jimmy as they discuss the Atlis XT on this episode of the High Sierra 4×4 Podcast! Listener Feedback Send us your questions and comments!!! podcast@highsierra4x4.com

Can you help me fight the fossils? Read more about Patreon here EVne.ws/patreon   Read today’s show notes on https://www.evnewsdaily.com   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Tuesday 8th January 2019. It’s Martyn Lee here and I’ve been through every EV story I can find today, and picked out the ones I think you need to know about.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   Welcome to a new Producer of the podcast CHARLES MUGAN thank you being part of the Patreon family.   ELON SPEAKS TO CHINESE MEDIA AFTER GIGAFACTORY 3 GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY Elon Musk flew to Shanghai yesterday to lead the groundbreaking ceremony for Gigafactory 3, which is the next step in the Tesla story and, whilst I'm not one for hyperbole, could be their biggest move to date. Here are some clips of Elon talking to KNews and uploaded by Vincent Yu. Elon Musk spoke to KNews and paid a huge compliment to how quickly things can be built, including a story about a Supercharging station in China...   He spoke about the lessons learned, and which models will be made in China...   He spoke about the need to buy a car now, and now wait for any possible price reductions which may or may not come...   And finally he spoke about his passion for bring young engineers up through the company, and maybe even be CEO one day. Watch out for that maybe he thrown in there, he's not ready to slow down yet...   Now, the next five stories all came from podcast listeners. I'm more than happy to research this show but I'm not complaining that you're doing the work for me! Phil Roberts from Electric Future sent this.   VOLKSWAGEN TO BECOME A POWER SUPPLIER The Volkswagen Group is establishing a Group company for energy offerings and charging solutions – underlining its strategic goal of becoming a leading provider of sustainable mobility. The new Volkswagen Group company would also offer to customers outside the Group green power from renewable sources that was 100 percent CO2-neutral. They said: “Our mission is to take e-mobility out of its niche and to place it firmly in the mainstream. The name “Elli” stands for “electric life”, because we intend to enable a lifestyle that fully integrates the electric car in people’s everyday lives. This approach could be compared with the use of a mobile phone, which is taken for granted nowadays. We will be creating a seamless, sustainable ecosystem that addresses the main applications and provides answers to all the energy questions raised by electric car users and fleet operators.” The company will gradually be building up a portfolio of intelligent power tariffs, Wallboxes and charging stations as well as an IT-based energy management system. @home – charging at home: Smart energy management and photovoltaics A high-end DC charging station with 22 kW can make the electric car an energy storage system and part of the smart grid of the future thanks to bidirectional charging and connection to an energy management system. It will be possible to store power generated by customers’ photovoltaic systems in the car and to use it later in the household – or to feed it to the power grid in order to earn revenue. @destination – charging at the destination: employee parking spaces and Volkswagen partners. This will include the expansion of charging stations at Volkswagen’s own employee car parks from 1,000 today to more than 5,000 by 2020 and the equipment of all 4,000 dealers and service partners in the EU with several charging possibilities, also by 2020. @destination – charging at the destination: fleet customers and chain outlets. Elli is in discussions concerning cooperation for the installation of charging stations at customer car parks of major chains. Charging on the road. Finally, as a mobile service provider, Elli will also make charging in public spaces a thoroughly positive experience thanks to convenient digital payment using a charging card with tailor-made tariffs.   https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/volkswagen-to-become-a-power-supplier-4551   Andrew Cunningham sent me this...   SOLAREDGE MAKES MAJOR E-MOBILITY PLAY WITH SMRE ACQUISITION "Solar inverter manufacturer SolarEdge has made a major play for the burgeoning e-mobility market, acquiring Italian integrated EV firm SMRE." says Liam Stoke for Current News: "SolarEdge, which is among the world’s largest manufacturers of inverters used with solar PV and battery storage, announced the acquisition this morning in a deal which values SMRE at around US$150 million (£117 million)."   https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/solaredge-makes-major-e-mobility-play-with-smre-acquisition   The Plugseeker sent me this...   ATLIS XT ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK REVEALED "Atlis Motor Vehicle company is a new-ish name on the scene, but its soon to break out after this news. Atlis says its XT electric pickup truck is among the most capable trucks to ever be revealed. According to the automaker, the truck can be configured to go up to 500 miles on electric by selecting the largest battery pack." reports Eric Loveday for InsdieEVs.com: "In addition to the long range, the towing capacity is impressive at up to 35,000 pounds. The payload is listed at up to 5,000 pounds, which is equally high. There’s a standard crew cab with a shorter bed that offers standard air suspension (independent at all four corners) with 12 inches of ground clearance. But for more extreme use, there’s a special “off-road” version with long travel suspension and 15 inches of clearance. As for performance, 0 to 60 MPH is achieved in 5 seconds. However, even a fully loaded Atlis XT can still accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH in just 18 seconds. Atlis uses what it calls its XP platform on the XT. This setup utilizes 4-independent electric motors, one for each well. So, it’s 4WD then."   https://insideevs.com/video-atlis-xt-electric-pickup-truck-500-mile-range/   Glen Mason sent me this...   HARLEY DAVIDSON REVEALS MORE ABOUT ITS PUSH INTO ELECTRIC VEHICLES "Harley Davidson released new specs for its electric motorcycle and pulled the covers off the concept designs for its electric bicycle and scooter as the company’s push into electrifying its product line continues." according to TechCrunch: "And the company showed that going electric doesn’t mean losing any of the muscle that’s intrinsic to the Harley Davidson chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected brand. In fact, the 2019 EV debut can out-accelerate any of the company’s gas motorcycles, according to specs released today at CES. The battery powered LiveWire will do 0-60 mph in just over 3 seconds, go 110 miles on a charge, and be available in US dealerships in August for a $29,799 MSRP."   https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/07/harley-davidson-reveals-more-about-its-push-into-electric-vehicles/   Chris McKenzie sent me this...   NEW SUB-£20K VOLKSWAGEN BABY ELECTRIC SUV ON THE WAY "Auto Express understands that a new, undisclosed member of the I.D. family is being planned by executives in Wolfsburg." reports AutoExpress: " A small, T-Cross-sized all-electric SUV is being considered, and it could go on sale with a price tag of less than £20,000 early next decade. Our exclusive images preview how it could look. With a footprint similar to that of the brand’s newest and smallest SUV, the I.D. mini crossover would be a little over four metres in length. However, the battery-electric powertrain and packaging made possible by the MEB platform under the skin mean that interior space could surpass that of the larger T-Roc. It’s understood that the entry-level mini-SUV would be assembled at the group’s facility in Emden, in north-west Germany, taking over the production line currently used to manufacture the Passat family saloon and Estate."   https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/105622/new-sub-20k-volkswagen-baby-electric-suv-on-the-way   JAGUAR I-PACE = #1 VEHICLE (NOT JUST EV) IN NETHERLANDS IN DECEMBER 2018 CleanTechnica heads to the Netherlands: "The Jaguar I-PACE was the best selling vehicle (of any type) in December, while the Tesla Model S was the #1 plug-in vehicle for all of 2018." says Jose Pontes, about the European country with 17million population: "December had 6,232 plug-in vehicle registrations in the Netherlands, a four-fold increase compared to the same month last year and the market’s best month since December ’16. The sales total translates into a stratospheric 31% plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) share in December, pulling the 2018 PEV share to 6%. The Tesla Model S also had a shining month, and year. It scored 1,558 sales in December, while its Model X sibling won the third place of the podium with 652 deliveries. That meant both Tesla models had new record highs."   https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/08/jaguar-i-pace-1-vehicle-not-just-ev-in-netherlands-in-december-2018-tesla-model-s-1-ev-in-2018/   COMMUNITY And thanks to MYEV.com they’ve set us another Question Of The Week. Keep your comments coming in on email and YouTube…   If an ICE driver says to you they’re EV curious and asks the best thing about EVs, what is the one thing you should tell them…   I want to say a heartfelt thank you to the 154 patrons of this podcast whose generosity means I get to keep making this show, which aims to entertain and inform thousands of listeners every day about a brighter future. 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In this episode we talk with Chris Russell of the Boston Auto show, then Mark Hanchett CEO of Atlis Motors, then host of WIBX's Auto Talk, AAA's Ed Welsh

In this episode we talk with Chris Russell of the Boston Auto show, then Mark Hanchett CEO of Atlis Motors, then host of WIBX's Auto Talk, AAA's Ed Welsh

Welcome to episode 52 of the EdTech Situation Room from May 17, 2017, where technology news meets educational analysis. Visit http://edtechsr.com/links to access all referenced links from our show. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach), Ben Wilkoff (@bhwilkoff) and Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) discussed an array of exciting announcements from today's Google i/o conference, as well as an interesting but disturbing video from the May 10th Microsoft Build Conference perhaps foreshadowing our "privacy free future" powered by ubiquitous surveillance cameras, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Panelists also discussed the recent WCry worm whose ransomeware payload has made headlines and wreaked havoc on unpatched (as well as pirated) Windows-powered computers worldwide. The response of Microsoft's President, Brad Smith, was a call for national governments to stop stockpiling computer exploits like this one originally developed by the NSA and leaked to the public. Topics also included the possibility of a forthcoming Siri-powered home assistant from Apple (perhaps to be announced in June at WWDC), a new aggregation of compromised 560 million email credentials (yes it might be time to change your password) making it even easier for hackers to ruin your life. Wes also mentioned the ATLIS 2017 session "Copyright & Intellectual Property: Who Owns What Teachers and Students Create in Your School?" in the context of photo sharing of student photos taken at school. Please follow us on Twitter (@edtechSR) to stay up to date on upcoming shows and infrequent show start time changes. Generally you can join us live at 10 pm Eastern / 9 pm Central / 8 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific on Wednesday nights on YouTube Live! Please share feedback with us if you listen to the show, have ideas for future show topics, or have a suggestion for a guest on a future episode.

This podcast features an extended reflection by Dr. Wesley Fryer on the multitude of educational technology learning nuggets he gleaned from sessions shared at the ATLIS 2017 Conference in Burbank, California, April 23-26, 2017. All of Wes' shared notes from keynotes, workshops and sessions at ATLIS 2017 are available in a shared Google Drive folder linked from wfryer.me/atlis17. Refer to the podcast shownotes for specific websites, resources, videos, tweets, and other referenced links from this podcast. Some of the topics addressed in this reflection include classroom wireless projection options (for multiple platforms: AirPlay, Windows Surface/Windows10, and Chrome), resources to support student coding, toy hacking, Raspberry Pi, creating accessible (sub-titled) videos with the automated speech-to-text features in Apple's new "Clips" app, and cybersecurity. Within the realm of cybersecurity, topics included 2 step verification, phishing, local tests to measure teacher's awareness of and savvy to phishing, spear fishing, GAFE / GSuite data backup options, the need for school network segmentation, and more. If you find any of the ideas from this podcast insightful or helpful, please reach out by sharing a comment on the podcast post on speedofcreativity.org, or by reaching out on Twitter or Mastodon to Wes (@wfryer or mastodon.cloud/@wfryer).

Sharon and I go over the biggest take aways I learned from presenting at the ATLIS 2016 conference in Atlanta a couple weeks ago.  I share some things that happened, how I felt, and how its important to trust teachers in major changes like having a makerspace in schools.

Coming live from Atlanta, GA at the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools Conference! On this special episode, I interview Leigh Northrup from the Cannon School in North Carolina and Nicholas ColeFarrell from the Brandeis School in San Francisco and we discuss what maker spaces in schools is all about and why and how it can be a game changer. I never met either Leigh or Nicholas in person prior to this conference. Leigh and I only “met” a few times on our Skype planning sessions for our deep dive presentation called “Leading Cultural Change From Within Your School Makerspace.”  Nicholas also presented, not only once—but twice! Here is our deep dive presentation slides for you to check out! I think you’ll enjoy this experience as we went to a local bar sitting in the beautiful Atlanta spring weather and chat about their experiences as presenters and attendees and what interesting things they saw and heard and what take-aways they had.  It’ll seem that you’re sitting with us as you hear the ambient sounds around us. I want to give a shout Howard Levin, our Director of Innovation and Technology at our school, Convent & Stuart Hall, Schools of the Sacred Heart of San Francisco and Sarah Hangawald and Kelsey Vrooman and the rest of the team at ATLIS for making this work.  Big ups to my new friends and peers who I met at this conference. I hope to get their stories on our podcast someday. Check out the #ATLISac on Twitter for all the tweets that came out of the conference. ATLIS 2017 will be in Los Angeles, CA so stay tuned at http://www.theatlis.org/ You can find both Leigh and Nicholas on twitter as @LeighNorthrup and @ncolefarrell   Transcript Fred Jaravata: Hey everyone. Fred here. I’m in Atlanta, Georgia for the ATLIS Conference, the Association of Technology Leaders and Independent Schools and today, I have two very cool guests. I’m supposed to have three but I have two right now. We have Leigh and we have Nicholas and I’m going to give them the time to introduce themselves but it’s really cool what they’re doing. They’re doing amazing things and as part of our tagline, we want to help you, you teachers out there to take your teaching to the next level. OK? So let’s start off with the first, Nicholas. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: This is Nicholas here. Although there are only two guests, Leigh and I have the strength of 10 men or 10 people in that way. So really you’ve got like 20 guests here. Fred Jaravata: Nice, OK. So quick intro, so tell us what you do and – yeah. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Sure. So my name is Nicholas. I’m Director of Technology at The Brandeis School in San Francisco, a fellow San Franciscan like my man Fred and … Fred Jaravata: But we never met before. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: No. Fred Jaravata: So it’s great. This is the first time we met. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: We’re internet friends. So this is kind of IRL time for us, which is nice. But yeah, no, we run an awesome technology program and a tinkering and making program there at the Brandeis School and yeah, we’re really excited about me being here and about the work that’s happening and about the work that Fred is doing. It’s really nice sharing our ideas on the podcast. Fred Jaravata: Very cool. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: And we’re just setting up a podcasting studio ourselves and we’re podcasting, so it’s good to be on this. Fred Jaravata: Very cool. And our next guest. Leigh Northrup: Hi. I’m Leigh. So thanks Fred for letting me be a part of this today. I’m from Concord, North Carolina which is just north of Charlotte and got the really cool opportunity to do a deep dive session with Fred. So we kind of had the coastal connection working with North Carolina and California. But I’m the Dean of Innovation and Technology at Cannon School. It’s a JK through 12 independent school. Been there for 15 years and – did I give my title? I’m the Dean of Innovation and Technology. Fred Jaravata: Yes, you are. Right. Leigh Northrup: And I run a big maker space there. So I haven’t always done that. I’ve been kind of the middle school tech guy for a long time. So like any teacher in an independent school, I wear lots of hats, lots of coaching, lots of everything. But really my primary focus right now is getting a really awesome space up and running and doing some cool stuff with kids in there. Fred Jaravata: And you guys are doing amazing things. I’m watching your presentations and you guys are doing amazing things. It’s making me wanting to take my teaching to the next level. So you guys presented and Leigh and I, we presented together and actually, you Nicholas, you presented twice at this conference. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah, one definitely better than the other. No, just kidding. So yeah. Fred Jaravata: Tell me about the experience, the whole experience and the title of it. You don’t have to go deep in it, but at least quickly just go over what you did and how it felt. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: For sure. So yesterday, we presented on early maker space implementation and I was like – you know, have to be teamed up with the crew from the Iolani School in Honolulu and … Fred Jaravata: Iolani in the house. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah, absolutely, those students. That school is just phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal. They’re doing such exciting stuff there. In a way, it was just sort of like I was kind of the – it was my presentation and then like I spent the rest of the time scraping everyone’s jaw off the floor when they saw Iolani’s work, which is super awesome. But we talked about really like the approach behind sort of like maker space and some of the pedagogical and curricular aspects of it and then we shared three case studies based on the create-build space we have at Brandeis and then the two spaces they have at Iolani. So it was really nice to kind of get in with them and work on it. Fred Jaravata: How did you guys connect? How did you guys – was it through Skype? Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah. So we hopped on Google chat a few days ago or a Google Hangout. But we’ve been sort of sharing on a Google slide presentation and sending emails back and forth and figuring out what that workload was like. But it was super seamless and we all just kind of jumped in and threw our slides in, put them on a common template and then checked back in every once in a while. They have to work right near each other, so I was kind of the oddball out in California. Fred Jaravata: Hey, that’s cool. I think one of the things about teachers, we need to collaborate, right? It’s good to collaborate outside and technology has really made us closer that way. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: For sure, for sure. And it was really good to sort of figure out what their workflow was. I kind of had my own ideas of how we would go about it and I think they did too and we kind of met each other in the middle and really worked and it was super cool. Other than the time difference which I think you guys … Leigh Northrup: Oh, yeah. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: It was tough to kind of schedule that out. But yeah, no, it was a super positive experience and I tell you what, an hour and 45 minutes goes so fast, right? So we were like, “How are we ever going to fill up this time?” and then after an hour and a half, we’re like, “We can have three more hours and still fill the time.” So yeah, there were a lot of great ideas generated at the session for sure. Fred Jaravata: Awesome. All right, Leigh. We presented together but I’m going to get your perspective and how our job went. Leigh Northrup: I think it went great and Sarah Hanawald, the Executive Director of ATLIS kind of was selling this to me last year and she’s like, “I really want you to present at ATLIS. I’m going to connect you with somebody really great and you’re going to learn just as much from the experience as you will be able to teach.” Nicholas Cole-Farrell: And then you got stuck with Fred. Leigh Northrup: I did. Fred Jaravata: Yeah, I know. Leigh Northrup: I’m still mad at Sarah about that. But all kidding aside, like she was absolutely right. The opportunity to connect with somebody on the other side of the United States and be able to share ideas with and not just learn but also have – feel very validated with what I’m doing was very – very close to what Fred is doing and we would have a lot of moments where we were saying, “Oh wow! I do something very similar in our space!” and we just had a lot of fun kind of connecting that way. So our presentation was actually on leading cultural change through our maker spaces and a lot of maker spaces are going up and people are popping them in and a lot of school leaders are like, “Oh, we need a maker space because the school down the road has a maker space,” and anybody can go out and buy a couple of 3D printers and put some whiteboard paint on the wall and some rolling chairs. Fred Jaravata: Like today, right? Leigh Northrup: Yeah. Well, I’ve got a maker space. Now I can put that on my website. But it has to be more intentional than that and that’s what Fred and I were trying to convey in our session was OK, now you have the space or you’re getting a space. But what’s the point of the space? How are you going to help these kids learn in that space and what are you going to actually teach them to do? Because you know what? Just the cool stuff that’s on the table, that you’re using to make or have made, is worthless unless the kid learns life skills through that process. So that’s where we got going and the session was interesting. I mean we planned it for three months and it didn’t really resemble what we set out to do. But we have always said part of that whole maker experience is being able to adapt to different situations and being able to get into a room and be like, “Oh, I don’t have that material. I need to make this different material. Whatever are we going to do?” That’s what we did in that presentation. We saw the room and we actually just really had a fantastic conversation with several other really awesome educators in our presentation and learned a lot from them and hopefully they got something out of the presentation as well. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: There was a pretty good audience there. So especially there was one person there that was pretty awesome … Fred Jaravata: Yeah, that’s the one thing. It’s like we share what we know. But what I’ve learned also, it’s also about the – you see the similar things. Everything is familiar. We’re doing very similar things, very familiar things. But it’s like not déjà vu but the other way around, [0:07:52] [Indiscernible]. Have you heard that term? It’s like you’re taking something familiar but seeing it in a new light. So it was just like that for me. [Crosstalk] Fred Jaravata: Yeah, probably. By the way, we are at a bar drinking beers. So we’re … Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Seltzer, seltzer, we’re all drinking seltzer. Fred Jaravata: It’s OK. This is the unprofessional development podcast. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: But yeah, no. Again, it’s like there’s that moment and I think you guys experienced that. I experienced it with both of my talks. It’s sort of like not only are you sharing out ideas, but you’re also kind of like, oh yeah. Like other people are saying this too. This kind of validates the work that I’m doing and we had that with my second talk today. We did one on getting things done in education and it was just sort of like one of those roomful of – yes, it’s like a roomful of nods. Just like a bunch of folks are smiling and nodding and like it was the most awesome disruptive classroom where people are just calling out and raising their hand and folks are really like well-behaved at first and they got bold and it was super cool. It was just like – it was a really fun session that we did and that and folks really kind of were like, “This is what I needed.” Somebody was like, “This is the best session ever!” I was like, “Don’t say that too loud.” But it felt really good to have – like have other folks being like, you know, nobody is really talking about this and figuring out like, you know, that – you know, I don’t necessarily have an answer to these questions. But if we start the conversation, that’s the part. I feel like in your session, you guys really hit on that. It’s like there is no answer. But we just need to be talking and that to me – when that theme starts coming up, it’s like, OK, the work that we’re doing is pretty righteous for sure. Fred Jaravata: All right, gentlemen. So guys, what’s one thing or one cool thing that you saw, that you experienced besides your talk at ATLIS 2016? What’s one thing you will take back with you? Leigh Northrup: I think the emphasis on coding and programming and I use those words a lot in my space and I’ve obviously adopted a lot of those things because all those tools are great. But unless you’re learning how they work and you’re teaching kids how to make them work, they’re kind of useless and seeing – getting a feel for what other people are doing with programming and not just sitting down and coding and making the ball go from one side of the screen to the other, but actual flying drones and making – like doing cool stuff with what we know. It’s not just making LED lights turn on and off. They’re practical application with something that … Fred Jaravata: Some purpose. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah, and that’s like – the plus one on that is that idea of like not only just coding by computational thinking and figuring out how – like what that looks like in a larger context. It’s like we’re – you know, we’re not going to fool ourselves and think that all of our students are going to be programmers or coders. But if they have that familiarity, but they also have done that development in terms of shaping the way that they think about learning and computational thinking. To me that was like what Dr. Stager’s session was this morning. It was like right there and for me definitely, Sylvia Martinez’s discussion, equity and access and women and [0:11:09] [Indiscernible]. That’s such an important conversation to have and like her thanking us as men for being in the room. It’s like yeah, obviously we’re going to be … Leigh Northrup: It’s a no-brainer. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: This is a completely important thing and it’s our responsibility as technology leaders to start that conversation and to keep that going at our schools. Fred Jaravata: Right. OK. So how do – now I’m going to go beyond ATLIS and going back to your worlds. Quickly, how do you guys engage your students? How do you motivate your students? How do you motivate them? I think this is one question a lot of teachers want to know. They’re always asking. But how do you do that especially in today’s world? Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah, I mean I think the simplest – I’m sure Leigh will be with this too, but it’s like just this idea of asking your students questions, right? Don’t just go in and be the – try to be the smartest person in the room. That’s not the job of an educator by any means. So whether it’s like inquiry-based learning, whether it’s – just simply asking them and checking in with students, get – you know, get down on your knee and be like, “What’s going on?” and engaging with students on their level. Like to me, that’s the best way to engage your students. It’s like how is it going? We did this project with the Shadow a Student Day a few weeks ago where I followed an eighth grader around for the day and it was just the most phenomenal day. Fred Jaravata: Oh, you did? OK, that’s cool. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: I did gym class. I got changed for gym and I did gym class. Fred Jaravata: The teachers knew this. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah, yeah. Like, you know, teachers would come up and they would be like, “I’m sorry. I’m not Mr. Cole-Farrell today. I’m Nicholas. I’m an eighth grade student. I just transferred here.” Fred Jaravata: That’s a really cool idea. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: It was phenomenal and it was really an empathy project. But like for the first few classes, our students were like, “Oh, he’s just spying on us.” I’m like no and then the teachers were like, “He’s spying on us.” Like, no, no, I’m just trying to get a feel for what the day was like and like for me, there were so many insights of like this is like the minutia of an eighth grade student and this is what it’s like – it’s like you know what? When there’s no passing time to be – between classes, that’s really hard. It’s really hard to get to your next class on time. So yeah, so something like that to me, like engaging the students. Like the key is just like asking them questions and showing like interest in the work that they’re doing. Leigh Northrup: Mine from like a – more of a maker space perspective is giving them opportunities to do what they want to do. One of our school focuses this year, it’s part of our adaptive expertise traits but also a big piece of what we paid special attention to this year. It was autonomy and giving those kids the opportunity to come in and just do what they want to do and if kids aren’t screwing around, they’re usually doing something pretty cool. If you give them the opportunity and the tools and you say – you show them that there’s some worth to what they want to do. A good example of that is I had some kids that wanted to do hydroponic plants for this year. So when they came in the following week, I had over $300 worth of equipment so that they could build a big hydroponic planter. I think that they talked about it but then they were kind of almost expecting, oh, that would be something that we could do but will never do because nobody is going to believe in us and then all the piping was sitting there and now the kids have hydroponic salad bar day every Wednesday when we harvest the lettuce from their planter that they’ve created all by themselves. Fred Jaravata: That’s awesome. As a teacher’s perspective, how do you vet that? How do you trust the kids will do that? How do you do that? Leigh Northrup: Well, the follow-through is something big and I always put a tough task in front of one of those things. So I had some kids that wanted to do a – and this sounds a little silly and definitely not one of the most engaging maker space projects we’ve ever talked about. But they wanted to build a Pokemon website. Eighth grade boys want to build a Pokemon website. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Why wouldn’t you? It’s phenomenal. Fred Jaravata: Wow. OK, cool. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah. Leigh Northrup: And I said to the guys, I was like, “Are you going to follow through with this?” Oh, yeah! Like, how many times have we heard, “Oh yeah! I’m going to follow through with that Mr. Northrup.” So what I made them do is write me a proposal because to get all that stuff hosted outside of like Google sites and things like that, it’s pretty expensive and they wanted their own domain and obviously I was going to pay for it. But I wanted them to prove to me that they were serious about it. So I made them do a little bit of paperwork and I made them do a little presentation and they followed through and they showed me the 350 Pokemon cards they were going to be able to talk about and all of those things. At the end of that time, I was like, “You got me!” Like, OK, you’re good. Fred Jaravata: You’re passionate. You love it. Yeah. Leigh Northrup: And you know what? Even if that project falls on its face … Nicholas Cole-Farrell: How could it though? Come on. Leigh Northrup: Well, it can. It probably will. Fred Jaravata: You’ve been there, right? Nicholas Cole-Farrell: I can’t have a dot Pokemon domain. If not, we should like rally for it. That’s pretty awesome. Leigh Northrup: We should and the other flipside of that, because that was the kind of success story. But back to the hydroponic planet, one of them was the aquaponic and I had an eighth grade boy that – he was like, “Oh, we need to do fish!” Once he saw this thing coming in, he was like, “I want to do an aquaponic planter.” I’m like, “All right.” I’m not going to use any names here but I’m like, “All right.” The exact same exercise. I want you to write me a proposal about how often you’re going to clean it, how you’re going to feed it, how you’re going to check the chemicals because Mr. Northrup does not want a fish tank in his room at all. But if the student was going to do a lot and lead a club or something like that, I’m totally in. So the first week went by. I was like, “Where’s your proposal?” I’m working on it. Needless to say, I don’t have a fish tank in my room. Fred Jaravata: Right. OK, good. Leigh Northrup: That proposal never amounted to anything but once they saw that – you know what? Making something awesome is hard. Like, it’s not just something that somebody is going to hand you on a plate. There’re going to be some effort involved and once kids understand that and they realize, “You know what? You better take me seriously.” I’m going to take you seriously. Cool things can happen. Fred Jaravata: Right. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah, for sure, for sure. Fred Jaravata: That’s awesome. I got to try that. I got to do that. Hard work upfront. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah, yeah. It’s like give me your elevator pitch. Fred Jaravata: Yeah, exactly. Leigh Northrup: Yeah. Fred Jaravata: OK. So give me a “ta-da” moment, a “ta-da” moment that you in your teaching – something that really just like blew yourself away. Like, boom! I want to try this – something cool. It doesn’t have to be that big, but something like, OK, this is good stuff. Your “ta-da” moment. Leigh Northrup: Right. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Give me a minute. Leigh Northrup: I just say the … Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah. Fred Jaravata: All right, cool. Leigh Northrup: I got one that I can go with. Fred Jaravata: OK, all right. OK. All right, Leigh. Go for it. Leigh Northrup: So I apologize you guys because we kind of talked about this yesterday in the session. But one of the “ta-da” moments for the Cannon School this year in our space was the creation of a quadratic sound diffuser and the kids made it out of cake cups. The kids worked really hard for six weeks and this is going to be the abbreviated story. Hopefully Fred will put some email information or some Twitter stuff on there. Fred Jaravata: Well, actually, I will put your contact information and people can get in touch with you. Leigh Northrup: Cool. If you’re more curious about this project, I would love to talk to you more about it. But the kids built a quadratic sound diffuser out of recycled cake cups to solve some problems and turned out to be really cool and over the course of six weeks, they built a quadratic sound diffuser and they cleaned out 1800 cake cups to make this and they worked really hard and they talked to math teachers what a quadratic formula is and they made it and they had – they knew exactly what they were doing and the built it and then they tested it and they realized that it actually made the room louder. What was so cool about that is that in independent schools, when kids work hard and they do everything right, they’re expected to be rewarded with an A and that’s not the way the world works. To teach these kids or give them opportunities to fail even though they did everything right is in my opinion one of the most powerful opportunities we can give a kid because then they finally learn that it’s not about the grade. It’s not about the validation that OK, they did it correctly. It’s about the learning that went on before the result was achieved and just some really special learning moments came out of that. The kids, they were actually little scientists. Like – and we had the conversation. What awesome thing ever worked the first time? Like, nothing ever works the first time! And they got to experience that firsthand, which was really cool. Fred Jaravata: Well, they got that out of the way. That failure, they got that out of the way and then they can start getting better and better and better and faster. Leigh Northrup: How many times as adults have we failed? Like we fail constantly. Fred Jaravata: All the time. I failed waking up this morning … Nicholas Cole-Farrell: We [0:19:38] [Inaudible]. Fred Jaravata: That’s awesome. Really cool. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah. That was awesome Leigh. I feel like mine – I got a rinky-dink one compared to that. But for me, we’re setting up our build space, which is our sort of woodshop high def prototyping studio this year and we’re setting up with sixth through eighth grade students who were there and elected and one of the tools we brought in was a scroll saw and some of the tools we definitely specifically designed to bring into our studio and that one was sort of like – yeah, that looks like something we should have. For my own part, I will say there wasn’t much planning behind that. But it looked pretty cool. So we brought it in and three students unboxed it and set it up, which is awesome, followed the instructions, built it and then they said, “So how do we use it?” and I kind of raised my shoulders and said, “I don’t know.” Fred Jaravata: I don’t know. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: And it was like I don’t know but there’s a “how to scroll saw” book arriving next week and they’re like, “OK.” So this was Friday and the book was due to come Monday. They looked at each other. They pulled out their phones. They went on to YouTube and watched the video on how to scroll saw and like the sort of like new Yankee workshop, this old house type video came on and they watched it. They watched about seven minutes of it, put the phone down, grabbed the piece of wood and immediately started scroll-sawing and cut out their names in a piece of reclaimed redwood and that happened within probably about 30 minutes and it was like, OK, that’s what learning looks like. It looks like me not being scared of not knowing and them taking action and knowing that they have the agency and the tools to do it. To me, that’s the “aha” moment of like, yeah, this is what learning looks like in the maker space. Leigh Northrup: One of the things we talked about in our session yesterday was the whole maker ethos and one of those is do it yourself. Like, don’t wait for Nicholas or Fred or Leigh to show you how to do something. Just go figure it out. Like, we didn’t have YouTube when we were growing up. Like, oh my gosh, the trouble I could have caused with learning how to do different stuff would have been awesome. But now kids are just constantly waiting for the teacher to tell them what to do next and we have to stop that. I totally agree with you in that moment. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: To me, it was like this is learning. This is what learning looks like in this space and like in hearing your session yesterday, it’s like yeah, yeah, that’s it. And that’s – to me, like that’s one of the common themes of like when you empower students, I mean you give them that agency. They’re going to take that action for sure. Leigh Northrup: Well said. Fred Jaravata: That’s awesome. That’s great. All right guys. A couple more questions left. All right. So time-saving tip. How do you save time? I know you Nicholas had a getting-things-done type of flow. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah, I don’t want to waste your time with that, but yeah. No, we did … Fred Jaravata: But give me a time-saving tip though for like teachers that they can take now or consider for next year, something that will save them time. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah, yeah. For me, it’s about – I have two because like – you know, what? I’m not just going to follow the rules. But one of the things I do is like we like to calendar time into our schedule to do specific things. Like say, you calendar time in to do a project or calendar time in to read a book and especially with classroom teachers knowing that their time is really tight. Like be really disciplined and really like set your time and be like this is my time and it just will not be interrupted for this. The other thing we do is like we really like to try scheduling mail. So like working towards inbox zero and if there’s a mail that you’re not ready to process, schedule and have it delivered to you at another time and that will like free up sort of your … Fred Jaravata: Is there an app for that? Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah, I mean there are a lot of different apps. So like I use Airmail on iOS. Mailbox before it got – you know, before they put it in the ocean and that one worked really well. But any app that you can have boomerang. I think on Gmail, on the web works. But if anything that you can do to sort of clean out your inbox and get it as low as possible. The line we say is, “Your inbox is not your to-do list.” Fred Jaravata: Right. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: So really figuring out how you can manage. Your brain is only set to do a certain number of things and as clear as you can keep that, that’s where your ideas can come from. Fred Jaravata: That’s awesome. Leigh Northrup: It’s so awesome and I just got like two ideas from you because I am such a time-waster because I love to tinker and I love to play and so … Nicholas Cole-Farrell: It frees up time for me to do that. Leigh Northrup: Oh, the new toy comes in and I see the box come in and I’m like – I know I have to do that. But I don’t want to do that. I want to do this and being able to kind of calendar my time and I’m going to re-listen to this podcast and try and reflect on some of those things. That’s really good and I’m going to go in a completely different direction and again, I know I keep coming back to the whole maker space concept and that’s much bigger than that. But a lot of making takes prep materials and a lot of – you don’t really have the time to cut every piece of wood, to drill every hole, to cut every piece of PVC when you have 80 kids coming in for a 45-minute class period. We talked about proving worth to teachers and things like that. They need to be able to see that their kids can come in, make something and their curriculum is enhanced and it has to be done quickly. If their impact is one day’s worth but that project takes four classes, then all of a sudden, teachers are like, well, I will dedicate one class period per year to the maker space because that’s all they can afford to give. So I have to do a lot of that work upfront. So my kind of time-saving tip is I have a group of – and they’re boys, which I know is stereotypical but I have an eighth grade maker space prep team, which I say prep team assemble. You know, that’s always the subject line. These little boys, they just want to do – they’re like little worker bees and they just – they come running at their study hall and they’re good students, so they can afford to miss it and they just – they’re like, “All right Mr. Northrup. What do you need?” I need 80 four by four pieces of quarter-inch plywood cut and poof! There it is like by the end – at 30 minutes and these guys are just like making widgets and they’re just so excited to be a part of it and the next day, when those kids come in and all of those pieces of Plexiglas are cut, all of those pieces of wood are cut, the holes are drilled and I’m not taking anything away from the experience that those kids are having the next day because they just kind of get to focus on the learning, on the making and the learning. But they don’t have to do the meaningless prep work associated with it. Boys have like a sense of pride. They’re like, “I did that. I made that big pile of equipment that you guys are getting ready to make cools tuff with.” So yeah, my maker prep team saves me hours every week. Fred Jaravata: And then other teachers are not in the maker space but they can use other – they can think of that concept and have other – their students do something else, have something else. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah. My wife tried to have students grade her tests and that didn’t go so well. Fred Jaravata: All right guys. Last question and this is a big one. What is the best advice you can give teachers? What’s the best advice? Nicholas Cole-Farrell: We love you. That’s the best advice, really. No, just keep going. Keep going strong. Know that you’re supported by your administration, by your leadership and by your students. Your students really need you and the work that you’re doing is really – you’re doing God’s work really. You’re doing – teachers are doing the most phenomenal work out there. So as a school leader myself or administrator, I really appreciate all of what our teachers did and as a – about to be kindergarten parent in another district. I really appreciate what those teachers are going to do for my kids. Leigh Northrup: I’m going to quote – because I want to piggyback off that and Vinny … Nicholas Cole-Farrell: For the Vin. Leigh Northrup: For the Vin. He told me last night as an administrator. Be the black. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Yeah. Leigh Northrup: I was really touched by that because I – he was talking about we want our teachers and our kids to be stars and to shine brightly. But as administrators, we need to take a step back and be the black that’s behind that because those stars don’t shine brightly unless they’re pitch-black behind that. Nobody notices. Nobody says, “Oh, that star is beautiful because of the black,” and again, I’m just totally stealing his words from last night because I was really touched by that. But we have to do all of that prep work, all of those long nights so that our teachers can show up and just have these dynamo moments. Like, I – my seventh grade science teacher rolled in and there was a nine-foot beach ball in there and a 3D printing project that I had worked countless hours on. You know, have the kid that just showed up and saw the nine-foot beach ball and he literally stopped in his tracks and he goes, “I love science!” He just looked at her and he looked at his teacher and he was like, you know, just thankful of this opportunity. He had no idea what we were going to do with the beach ball. He had no idea what was going to happen today, but he knew he was in the maker space and he knew that there was a nine-foot beach ball hanging from the ceiling and he didn’t care what he was doing. So I felt like that was an opportunity where I got to be the black. I got to just be – I got to sit back and watch this teacher shine and watch the student be totally engaged with learning. Fred Jaravata: That’s awesome advice, gentlemen. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: And keep listening to Fred’s show. It’s awesome. Leigh Northrup: Yeah, that’s actually my number one tip, that too. Fred Jaravata: Well, OK, guys. Thank you guys very much for joining this show. But before we leave, I want – our teachers, if they need to get in touch with you, how can they do that real quick? Nicholas Cole-Farrell: You can find me on Twitter. It’s @ncolefarrell and I would love to find you there for sure. Our maker space is at createbuild.space. Fred Jaravata: Cool. Leigh Northrup: And I’m @leighnorthrup. There’s a goofy picture of me kayaking there and I’m usually in front of mountain or doing something outside. So I’m not the nerd inside. Those are the pictures I like out there. So … Nicholas Cole-Farrell: That’s me. Leigh Northrup: But I look forward to connecting with anybody who wants to hear more about what we’re doing over in North Carolina. Fred Jaravata: Yeah. Thank you guys. I highly suggest you guys who are listening, check out what these guys are doing, what Nicholas and Leigh are doing. They’re doing amazing, amazing things. Connect with them. Let me know if you have any questions also and then we will get you guys started. All right? Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Thanks Fred. Leigh Northrup: Thanks Fred. Fred Jaravata: Thank you guys, gentlemen, for doing this. I appreciate it. All right, cool. Nicholas Cole-Farrell: Thank you. Leigh Northrup: Thank you. Fred Jaravata: All right. Next one is on me.  

His passion for how technology can enhance learning kickstarted Stuart Posin’s private school career, and it continues to fuel him as he moves forward.   In episode 11 of Blackbaud K-12’s Get Connected podcast, of Posin Consulting (where one of his primary roles is serving as the director of technology at ) shares his views on technology leadership and why it’s a key ingredient when it comes to supporting success in schools. Framing much of our conversation is the recently formed (ATLIS).