The EdTechTeacher Podcast

The EdTechTeacher Podcast

The EdTechTeacher Podcast offers practical conversations, focused tutorials, and listener Q&A for educators who want to teach well with technology. It's for the classroom teacher curious about edtech, and for the coach or school leader helping everyone make sense of it. Each episode features thought leaders and expert practitioners from around the world in one of three formats: extended interviews, deep dives on a single tool or strategy, and Ask Me Anything episodes where we answer your questions. Hosted by EdTechTeacher. Follow so you never miss an episode.

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September 21, 2026 • 34 mins

Teachers returned this fall to a set of powerful new AI tools built right into the Google Workspace they already use every day. Tom Driscoll and Brandon Hall open Season 3 with a practical tour of what's worth your time: Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM), custom Gems, Canvas mode for building classroom games with no coding experience, the new Gemini tools inside Google Classroom, and Workspace Studio for automating the busywork...

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Brandon sits down with Narragansett (RI) Public Schools technology integration coach Vanessa Miller, and they chat about tech coaching, vibe coding, and using AI with students. The ability to vibe code with AI has helped both Brandon and Vanessa, and they talk about a variety of projects that they've worked on.

You can find Vanessa Miller on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/vlynnmiller

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Brandon sits down with Narragansett High School English and Special Education teacher Sarah Dully, and they discuss all things innovation and pedagogy. Their "yapping" (her words) included using Gemini to modify and personalize lessons, talking about the big picture of teaching, engaging all learners, and using AI to make Masters picks.

"When we use AI effectively, it doesn't replace the teacher; it clears secondary tasks away so we...

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Welcome back! Dartmouth (MA) Public Schools Instructional Technology Specialist Liz Voci sits down with Brandon to talk about Gemini, Gems, Canvas, and vibe coding with kids and adults. Liz and her students built apps using Canvas and Google Sites that mimicked some popular math practice sites and teachers have gotten crafty creating their own classroom tools, too. Follow Liz on LinkedIN at https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-voc...

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Brandon sits down with Moses Brown Middle School educator Jon Gold to talk about a variety of topics related to the unique challenges of teaching middle school. The discussion ranges from the learning, guardrails teachers can put in place, and mistakes common with middle level learners; what are we grading and why are we grading it; using NotebookLM and Gems for student feedback; and a future that might include making bots that can...

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In this episode of the EdTechTeacher Podcast, Brandon chats with Dan Levine of Engaging Minds. Engaging Minds offers one-on-one online coaching for upper elementary, middle school, high school, and college students. We chat about how students learn to learn, how technology has shaped the processes at Engaging Minds, and how AI tools have enhanced learning for students with non-traditional approaches.

*Note, Brandon's microphone fail...

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October 10, 2025 • 27 mins

AI? Workshops? Best practices with EdTech? We've got it all here on the new season of the EdTechTeacher Podcast, this time with guest Tom Driscoll. Brandon and Tom talk about all the excitement of back to school season along with the tools they're currently using to get students and teachers fired up about learning.

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Welcome to Season 2! Brandon sits down with Lucia and Troy from the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland to talk about student centered AI, policy creation, watching students create and teach, and much more!

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Brandon Hall sits down with EdTechTeacher CEO Tom Driscoll to discuss practical use cases for AI with school leadership. These practice cases include app vetting, PR campaigns for events, teacher observation, and so much more.

To contact Tom about leadership use cases, email him at driscoll@edtechteacher.org

To check out our catalogue of self-paced summer professional development offerings, go to https://edtechteacher.org/summer/

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March 20, 2025 • 35 mins

We're doing it live!

Join host Brandon Hall and guests from the EdTechTeacher AI Summit live from Bentley University in Waltham, MA. These interviews were recorded live on March 11 and feature guests Director of Technology and Innovation Eric Lawson of the York (ME) School District; Google's Global Head of Commercialization and Enablement for Google EDU Marta McAlister; EdTechTeacher Instructor and Content Development Manager Dr Cat...

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Winston Roberts is an innovative educator, AI strategist, and Master’s Candidate in Education Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania...
After nearly a decade in the classroom, Winston Roberts saw firsthand how our education system is burning out teachers and preparing students for a world that no longer exists. In response, he founded Teacher in a Suit, offering AI training tailored for education to help school...

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Stephen A. Johnson is an educator, entrepreneur, and technologist dedicated to inspiring others through the power of learning. A UCLA graduate with an MBA, he has taught math from high school to advanced honors levels, developed innovative educational technologies, and mentored countless students. From creating SAT prep resources to empowering learners globally, Stephen believes education is the ultimate tool for transformation, en...

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November 25, 2024 • 26 mins

Mr. Primeaux is in his second year as Assistant Principal at Rancho Alamitos HS in Garden Grove, California. Mr. Primeaux earned a M.S. in Education, emphasizing integrating technology in the classroom from Walden University in 2009.  He graduated with his B.A. in History from California State University at Long Beach in 1997. Mr. Primeaux is “Homegrown” attending elementary, middle, and high school in Garden Grove...

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Catherine Atkinson is an experienced classroom teacher, curriculum designer, presenter, and technology coach. She taught history/social science and ELA to English language, gifted, and special education students for 27 years at the middle school level. Catherine has taught in a 1:1 classroom since 2008 where her students used MacBooks, iPads, and Chromebooks to collaboratively and creatively demonstrate their learning. She has serv...

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Shawn McCusker is an author and Senior Director of Professional Learning at EdTechTeacher.  He has 25 years of experience as a teacher and leader in public, private and alternative schools. Shawn is the author of Becoming Active Citizens, winner of the 2022 Foreword INDIES Gold Award for Education. His column “The Tech Savvy Classroom” appeared in Digital Learning magazine. As a teacher and expert in technology...

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In this episode of the EdTechTeacher Podcast, Brandon sits down with Shawn O'Neill, an experienced elementary classroom teacher, college professor, curriculum designer, and presenter. They talk about using AI for elementary teachers, using AI for creaivity and AI in Science curriculum, as well as presenting and teaching STEM topics to teachers.

Coming up with EdTechTeacher:

- AI essentials course. Enter code PODCAST for $50 off regis...

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In our introductory episode of the EdTechTeacher Podcast, host Brandon Hall sits down with EdTechTeacher CEO Tom Driscoll to discuss their journeys in teaching and learning with EdTech, the work of EdTechTeacher, tools, tips, and best practices in EdTech with AI, as well as some upcoming programs offered by EdTechTeacher. Join us, won't you?

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