My EdTech Life

About My EdTech Life

My EdTech Life is where education meets innovation with clarity, caution, and purpose. Hosted by Dr. Alfonso "Fonz" Mendoza, this podcast features real conversations with educators, founders, researchers, and thought leaders who are shaping the future of learning. From classroom-tested tools to emerging AI trends, we cut through the noise to spotlight what truly works in K–12 and higher education. As a leading voice in responsible AI adoption, Fonz challenges the hype and elevates voices that often go unheard, bringing practical, ethical, and future-forward insights to every episode. Whether you're a teacher, instructional coach, policymaker, or edtech creator, this is your space to connect, question, and grow.

Publisher

Dr. Fonz Mendoza

Category

education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Apr 2020

Latest episode

24 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

380 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Oct 2026

   How to Raise Kids in the Age of AI (From an AI Scientist Mom) | My EdTech Life 377

   How do you raise kids in the age of AI without losing critical thinking? FAA AI data scientist and mom Crevita Moody shares her approach. Crevita didn't touch a computer until she was 13 and didn't own one until she was 21. About 15 years later, she became the first African American woman data scientist at the FAA, where she works on AI in mission-critical systems. In this episode of My EdTech Life, she explains why the skills that got her there had nothing to do with screen time, and why th...

2. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Who’s Thinking When AI Answers? | My EdTech Life 376

   What happens when students can finish the assignment without doing the thinking? In Episode 376 of My EdTech Life, Dr. Alfonso Mendoza Jr. welcomes educator, education leader, and author Jeff Piontek for a candid conversation about AI in education, student ownership, and the human relationships that make learning meaningful. Jeff shares ideas from his new book, AI, EI, O, and YOU: Preparing Educators for an AI Driven World. His framework brings together artificial intelligence, emotional in...

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Your School Librarian Belongs in the AI Conversation | My EdTech Life 375

   AI can give students a confident answer in seconds. But who teaches them to question it, verify it, and decide whether to trust it? In Episode 375 of My EdTech Life, Dr. Alfonso Mendoza welcomes back Dr. Karina Quilantan-Garza, also known as Dr. Q, for a conversation about school librarians, AI literacy, and protecting the thinking students need to do for themselves. A former middle school librarian and now an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University, Dr. Karina challenges the id...

Who has been a guest on My EdTech Life

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• Krystina O'Bryant
• Cari Orts
• Techie Cari
• Larisa Black
• LaKeshia Brooks

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YouTube views

126,194

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Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

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Quality

100

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

0

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