Welcome to EdTech Adventures. Join us as we explore the role of technology, STEM, and creative play in education. With expert guests, we’ll discover how learning is always an adventure.
EdTech Adventures
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Welcome to EdTech Adventures. Join us as we explore the role of technology, STEM, and creative play in education. With expert guests, we’ll discover how learning is always an adventure.
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Recent Episodes
January 28, 2025
Professional Play with Matt Barinholtz
<p>Why is it important to make time for play, both with students and with educators? Matt Barinholtz, Founder & CEO of <a href="https://kidsmakethingsbetter.com/">FutureMakers</a>, is passionate about creating playful hands-on learning and encourages educators to find ways to play!</p><p><br></p><p>FutureMakers' mission is to spark playful hands-on learning focused on educators confidently integrating engineering, tinkering, making, and play in their lessons. In this conversation, Matt describes how he was inspired to found FutureMakers and recognizes that tangible creative experiences, project-based learning, and play are essential tools for learning.</p><p><br></p><p>Throughout this conversation, Matt shares his thoughts on effective professional learning, active listening, confronting yourself when you say “I never will…”, and learning to let learners lead. He encourages educators to spend time thinking about why am I doing this in the first place? What’s the joy? And where’s the play that got me involved? When reflecting on the future of EdTech, Matt discusses the role of AI and stresses the importance of critical thinking and focusing on how we’re solving critical thinking problems and helping learners develop their own solutions that work and feel the most natural and human.</p><p><br></p><p>“How are we applying our brilliance and our genius and our joy? Make the experience happen. Make it tangible. Make it project-based. They will always remember it. You’re going to be the person that allows them to explore and tinker and play and they’ll remember you and they’ll first and most importantly remember their joy.” - Matt Barinholtz</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Our Guest</strong></p><p>Matt is a maker-educator who builds experiences that connect young makers, educators and youth workers to traditional skills, creative technologies, and serious play. For the past 20 years, Matt has sparked playful hands-on learning in community and educational settings, serving employment readiness initiatives and initiating groundbreaking juvenile justice work. In 2012, Matt founded <a href="https://kidsmakethingsbetter.com/">FutureMakers</a> to increase access to hands-on learning in disinvested PK-8 classrooms in greater Washington, DC. Matt is a Chicagoland native and long-time Baltimore resident and believes small hands with big ideas deserve real tools, opportunities to explore, and coaches who care - in their neighborhoods and schools.</p>
February 6, 2024
Equity-Centered Design with Sheryl Cababa
<p>Why should we care about equity-centered design in education? What impact does it make? In today’s episode, Sheryl Cababa, Chief Strategy Officer at <a href="https://substantial.com/edtech">Substantial</a>, shares her experience and advice on how we can practically and effectively design learning experiences with equity in mind.</p><p><br></p><p>Sheryl shares how she became interested in education and design research and discusses her work with the <a href="https://www.gatesfoundation.org/">Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation</a> using design thinking and equity-centered design to inform investment strategies. She discusses some of the key principles to follow when practicing equity-centered design. Her book, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/85389664">Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for Designers</a>, explores these concepts with examples from her work in education. In conclusion, Sheryl shares her thoughts on how equity-centered design could impact the future of EdTech and her advice for exploring equity-centered design. She encourages involving students in the design and development process, saying</p><p><br></p><p><em>“Engage your students. Empower them to help you design what they’re going to be learning.”</em> </p><p>- Sheryl Cababa</p><p><br></p><p><em>Recommended Resources from the Interview</em></p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/85389664">Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for Designers</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Our Guest</strong></p><p>Sheryl Cababa is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Insights, Design + Development Studio, <a href="https://substantial.com/edtech">Substantial</a>, and a multi-disciplinary design strategist with more than two decades of experience. Her recent work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation includes leading student voice research to inform the K-12 Balance The Equation Grand Challenge. Her book, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/85389664">Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for Designers</a>, was released in early 2023.</p>
January 9, 2024
Teacher Burnout with Francie Alexander
<p>What do educators need to battle burnout? How do they feel about AI in the classroom? Francie Alexander, SVP of Research at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, shares key takeaways from HMH’s 9th annual Educator Confidence Report.</p><p><em>Recommended Resources from the Interview</em></p><p><a href="https://www.hmhco.com/educator-confidence-report">HMH's 2023 Educator Confidence Report</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hmhco.com/programs/writable">Writable</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Our Guest</strong></p><p>Francie Alexander is the SVP of Research at <a href="https://www.hmhco.com/">Houghton Mifflin Harcourt</a>, also known as HMH, where she works closely with districts across the country to lead HMH's efficacy efforts and provide inspirational and informative leadership on topics from early and adolescent learning to brain development and its influence on childhood and teenage learning. Prior to her time at HMH, Francie served as Chief Academic Officer at Scholastic, member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees what’s widely known as "The Nation's Report Card," and in key positions in both state and federal education agencies. Francie's work is grounded in the classroom, having taught students from kindergarten to college.</p>
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