Best EduTechGuys Podcasts (2025)

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - Prodigy - Dr. Josh Prieur & Brandi Solis 17:26

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2d ago17:26

17:26

Dr. Josh Prieur and Brandi Solis sit down for a great conversation about Prodigy! If you think the learning games are fun and exciting, then you definitely need to listen to this episode. Dr. Prieur and Brandi Solis bring the excitement for teaching and learning to your headphones!

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - Epson - Remi Del Mar & Lili Hunter 14:13

2d ago14:13

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Epson always brings it to the conversation, and this year was no different. Remi Del Mar catches us up the many ways Epson is enhancing all aspects of education with all off their video products. Lili Hunter shares the Maker Space power of the always reliable Epson printers. They have a printer for whatever your students and teachers can dream up t…

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - ClassVR - Chris Klein & Manjinder Kaur 21:24

3d ago21:24

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Chris and Manjinder showcase ClassVR’s innovative VR/AR headsets and demonstrate its immersive AI, CTE and STEM content for K-12 schools.

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - PBLWorks - TEACH - Vicky Wolfe Bender & Chris Walsh 20:22

3d ago20:22

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Vicky and Chris highlight TEACH, a new digital platform for Project Based Learning that makes it easier than ever for teachers to access ready-to-use Gold Standard PBL projects for their classrooms.

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - SchoolStatus - Dr. Kara Stern 17:56

3d ago17:56

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Dr. Kara Stern talks about how SchoolStatus is helping districts tackle chronic absenteeism and boost student engagement through a unified platform that makes communication, data, and intervention actionable. She also shares how real-time insights and educator-friendly tools are helping schools connect the dots on why students aren’t showing up—and…

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - World Book - Rebecca Earnshaw 18:52

3d ago18:52

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ClassMate - Expert-created and AI-generated reading assignments designed for all subject areas Built-in scaffolds and accessibility tools for better comprehension and engagement Friendly AI coach, "Nudge", offers real-time support to students of all levels

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - VEX Robotics - Alaina Haws 15:10

3d ago15:10

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We’re joining the EduTech Guys to talk about how hands-on robotics learning doesn’t have to end when the school day—or even summer—does. Extended Learning is a growing focus for us at VEX Robotics, and we’re excited to share how robotics fits into after-school programs, break-time sessions, and year-round enrichment. Alaina Haws from our Education …

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - Socrait - Dr. Maria H. Andersen 15:35

3d ago15:35

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Socrait is a voice-based class assistant that converts educator speech into technology actions. Socrait, saves teacher time and reduces burnout by handling behavior management, parent communications, and attendance. With Socrait, districts and schools can proactively support teacher retention and their well-being by cultivating a more sustainable e…

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ISTE +ASCD 2025 - LightSpeed Technologies - Tony Ziekle 15:09

3d ago15:09

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Lightspeed’s instructional audio systems boost student engagement and strengthen school-wide safety communication through easy-to-use technology that integrates seamlessly into classroom ecosystems. By helping students stay focused and ensuring clear communication during emergencies, these systems address two of education’s most pressing challenges…

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - Cambium Learning Group - John Jorgenson 19:10

4d ago19:10

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Cambium Learning Group is the education essentials company, providing award-winning education technology and services for K-12 educators and students. With an intentional collection of respected global brands, Cambium serves as a leader, helping millions of educators and students feel more seen, valued, and supported every day. In everything it doe…

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - Cellairis - John Mekkum & Erika Mitchell 17:00

3d ago17:00

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Discussing the Cellairis Cyber Pouch. Providing a safe, simple solution for distraction free classrooms.

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ISTE +ASCD 2025 - CTL- Jason Mendenhall & Michelle Manson 16:23

3d ago16:23

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CTL’s Jason Mendenhall & Michelle Manson talk with Jeff about the amazing new Chromebooks and other Chrome products CTL has added to their lineup for students and teachers!

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - ClassDojo - Dr. Chad Stevens & Dr. Kimberley Thompson-Hairston 20:52

5d ago20:52

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ClassDojo’s Dr. Chad Stevens, Head of K12 Engagement, introduces us to Dr. Kimberley Thompson-Hairston, Director of Media and Technology & Public Information Officer, Stokes County Schools (NC). Dr. Thompson-Hairston is a member of the newly formed Customer Advisory Board for ClassDojo for Districts. Her district is also being awarded the ISTE+ASCD…

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - Renaissance & Nearpod - Vanessa Gonzalez Cerullo & Liz Huff 15:28

5d ago15:28

15:28

Our friends at Renaissance stopped by and introduced us to Vanessa Gonzalez Cerullo, Vice President of Product and Liz Huff, Customer Loyalty Specialist. What a great conversation about Nearpod’s AI features, enhanced by the excitement and commitment Renaissance has for students and teachers!

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - Robotical - Dr. Sandy Enoch & Hall Speed 19:15

5d ago19:15

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Marty the Robot stopped by and brought along his creator! Founder and CEO, Dr. Alexander (Sandy) Enoch, tells Jeff the origin story behind the small blue super hero robot, Marty. As a bonus, our friend Hal Speed sat in to talk about Roboticals other products and opportunities for students and teachers.…

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ISTE+ASCD - BenQ - Carly Burton-Sallay 17:10

5d ago17:10

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Carly Burton-Sallay, Senior Marketing Manager at BenQ North America, shares with us at ISTE+ASCD 2025.

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - VEX AIM - Jason McKenna 15:55

5d ago15:55

15:55

Vice President of Global Educational Strategy at VEX Robotics discusses VEX AIM, STEM, and implementing innovative solutions worldwide.

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ISTE+ASCD 2025 - Instructure - Tracy weeks 18:29

5d ago18:29

18:29

Engaging conversation with Senior Director of Education Policy and Strategy, Tracy Weeks, at Instructure.

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TCEA 2025 - VEX Robotics - Alaina Haws 18:48

5M ago18:48

18:48

Interview with VEX Robotics Senior Education Developer Alain Haws.

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TCEA 2025 - Vivi - Natalie Mactier & Kari Moulton 19:38

5M ago19:38

19:38

TCEA 2025 interview with Vivi CEO Natalie Mactier and Bourbonnais School District Technology Instructional Coach Kari Moulton.

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TCEA 2025 - SPHERO-Adrienne Emerson 18:58

5M ago18:58

18:58

Interview with Education Content Manager Adrienne Emerson with Sphero, Inc.

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TCEA 2025 - ClassDojo - Dr. Chad Stevens 23:52

5M ago23:52

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Interview with ClassDojo’s Dr. Chad Stevens at TCEA 2025.

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TCEA 2025 - ClassVR - Chris Klein 20:42

5M ago20:42

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Interview with ClassVR’s Chris Klein at TCEA 2025

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TCEA 2025 - Robotical 23:13

5M ago23:13

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Interview with Hal Speed of Robotical. Robotical.io

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TCEA 2025 - PockeTalk 19:46

5M ago19:46

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Interview with Arturo Guajardo of PockeTalk. www.pocketalk.com

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It’s an EduTechGuys Thanksgiving! 21:26

8M ago21:26

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Gobble, gobble and all that gravy! On this episode, the guys catch back up after a brief departure and chat about, well, everything! It’s a Thanksgiving extravaganza of talk and laughs. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achie…

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If We Could Turn Back Time - Past Episode with Jenny Buccos & Kari Byron 38:33

9M ago38:33

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The guys take a breather and intro a wonderful past episode with Jenny Buccos and Kari Byron talking about the National Stem Festival and EXPLR Media. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. sc…

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Dr. Aditya Nagrath - Elephant Learning 42:58

9M ago42:58

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On today’s show, the guys discuss the challenges of math anxiety with Dr. Aditya Nagrath, founder of Elephant Learning. Dr. Nagrath explains that his company uses AI to help students overcome math anxiety by providing personalized learning paths and coaching. He emphasizes the importance of meeting students at their level of understanding and build…

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Seth Fleischauer - Banyan Global Learning 54:31

9M ago54:31

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On today’s episode, the guys chat with Seth Fleischauer, founder and president of Banyan Global Learning, discussing the evolution of his company, which started 16 years ago providing live video teaching in cultural and digital competencies. Initially focused on Asia, Banyan expanded to the US five years ago, emphasizing global citizenship and soci…

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Jessica Hull - Roseville City School District 44:33

9M ago44:33

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On today’s episode the guys talk with Jessica Hull, the Executive Director of Communication and Community Engagement for Roseville City School District. After the pandemic, the spike in chronic absenteeism is something that Roseville City School District, located in the Sacramento metropolitan area, has found success in addressing through positive …

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Jon Gillham - Originality.ai 45:34

10M ago45:34

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On this episode, the guys chat with Jon Gillham, Founder and CEO of Originality.ai, discussing the evolution of AI detection in content creation. Jon highlights the challenges of AI-generated content, particularly in publishing and academia, where tools like ChatGPT have become prevalent. Gillham emphasized the importance of detecting AI to maintai…

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Marcio Sequeira - Mola 37:12

10M ago37:12

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On today’s show the guys have Marcio Sequeira, an architect from Brazil, discussing his educational product, Mola, which simulates the behavior of real buildings and bridges using springs. Mola, which means "spring" in Portuguese, has been developed over 20 years and is used in structural engineering education. The product has been successful, with…

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Back To School…Again!?!? 33:28

10M ago33:28

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The guys are BACK! We know it’s been a while, but we are “back in the saddle again!” We figured we better start off our 10th season (10 years, WOW!) with a Back to School episode. A lot has happened in education and especially edtech over the past decade and you know us, we’re gonna talk about it! We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s compre…

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Renaissance NEXT - Helping Teachers Help Students Through Data Dashboards 23:16

11M ago23:16

23:16

The EduTechGuys talk with Renaissance Chief Product Officer Todd Brekhus about Renaissance Next - a new, powerful tool to help teachers with assessment, practice and instruction! This puts the data from STAR products, MyOn, NearPod and other RenLearn products in one easy place! Teachers can use the information to help create small groups, focus on …

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STEAM Education Through TinkRWorks - From Smart Lamps to Pampered Plants and Beyond! 23:19

12M ago23:19

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The EduTechGuys talk STEM and STEAM education with the new CEO of TinkRWorks, Dr. Chad Stevens. From cool projects like Smart Lamps to Weather Stations, Living Plants, and more, TinkRWorks provides STEAM activities for the K-8 classroom and beyond! We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, l…

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Differentiation in the Classroom - Using Data to Help Differentiate! 20:14

12M ago20:14

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The EduTechGuys visit with Storey Sitwala and Eric Swanson of Renaissance Learning to talk about differentiated instruction through meaningful data. This episode focuses on the new Renaissance Learning product: Renaissance Next - an unified dashboard across the RenLearn family of products to better help teachers use data for small group instruction…

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The Effect of Creativity on Mental Health 20:46

12M ago20:46

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The EduTechGuys talk with Brian Johnsrud, Global Director of Education Learning & Advocacy at Adobe, about creativity and mental health through the lens of a research study done to find out just what effect creativity has on emotional and mental states in creatives. We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning pl…

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - RENAISSANCE NEXT - Todd Brekhus 21:10

1y ago21:10

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Todd Brekhus, Chief Product Officer for Renaissance and General Manager of Nearpod, shares the newest offering called Renaissance NEXT. This integrated interface brings together the family of Renaissance products AND provides a dashboard to allow educators to make informed instruction decisions in real-time regarding further instruction, small grou…

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - RENAISSANCE NEXT - Storey Sitwala & Eric Swanson 17:04

1y ago17:04

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Storey Sitwala and Eric Swanson deeply dive into the Renaissance Next, a powerful new teacher experience that advances instruction and empowers educators with in-the-moment recommendations to support your most critical decisions. Renaissance Next streamlines your workflow by seamlessly bringing lessons, resources, and activities together—helping yo…

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - Renaissance NEXT - Todd Brekhus 20:07

1y ago20:07

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Todd Brekhus, Chief Product Officer for Renaissance and the General Manager for Nearpod shares the newest offering called Renaissance NEXT. This integrated interface brings together the family of Renaissance products AND provides a dashboard to allow educators to make informed instruction decisions in real-time regarding further instruction, small …

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - Adobe for Education - Brian Johnsrud - Creativity, Generative AI, and Teacher and Student Mental Wellbeing 17:36

1y ago17:36

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Brian Johnsrud talks Creativity, Generative AI, and Teacher and Student Mental Wellbeing with the EduTechGuys. https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2023/07/26/creativity-in-classroom-reduces-burnout-improves-teacher-student-wellbeing https://edex.adobe.com

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - BenQ - Dave Grzesko & Carly Burton-Sallay 21:44

1y ago21:44

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Dave Grzesko and Carly Burton-Sallay discuss how to make technology changes in the classroom more positive and share how to create buy-in with IT, Admins, and Teachers. There’s also a focus on How to Adopt New Technology that Drives Systemic Change. https://www.benq.com/en-us/education.html

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - Avantis Education/ClassVR - Chris Klein 19:33

1y ago19:33

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Chris Klein, VP of Educational Services for Avantis Education, creators of ClassVR, brings the latest innovations in virtual reality for K-12 schools. He also shares the importance of taking a step back to evaluate where you’ve been and where you’re going. https://www.classvr.com/us/

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - VEX Robotics - Audra Selkowitz 19:21

1y ago19:21

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Audra Selkowitz shares how VEX Robotics is working to help students learn coding and more through SEL initiatives and programs. https://www.vexrobotics.com/

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - TinkrWorks - Dr. Chad Stevens 20:09

1y ago20:09

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Dr. Chad Stevens talks about his new role as CEO of TinkrWorks, a Hands-on STEAM platform - From projects such as Smart lamp, Pampered Plant, and Weather Station to TinkrBots, Planetary Pathways and more! https://tinkrworks.com/

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - Adobe For Education - Brian Johnsrud - Creativity, Generative AI, and Preparing Students for Career Success 20:35

1y ago20:35

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Brian Johnsrud shares his thoughts on Creativity, Generative AI, and Preparing Students for Career Success. https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2024/02/22/how-digital-credentials-unlock-emerging-skills-age-ai https://edex.adobe.com

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - Advancing Global EDU - Michael Campbell & Ellen Cleary 26:46

1y ago26:46

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Michael Campbell and Ellen Cleary talk about how schools and districts can partner better to make sure the industry is providing quality edtech solutions. By Connecting the industry with educators, making sure there is an impact on student learning. https://www.frameworkconsulting.com/

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - Robotical - Hal Speed 18:04

1y ago18:04

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Hal Speed spends some time with the EduTechGuys to share new things happening at Robotical. Marty the Robot has grown up, making way for two new educational programs: COG, the early learner device that makes learning and coding easy and fun with a new hexagonal robot that it easy for smaller hands to manipulate, and AXIOM, with full color screen, i…

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - Adobe for Education - Brian Johnsrud - How Creativity Fosters Purpose in Students for Academic, Career, and Life Success 17:01

1y ago17:01

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Brian Johnsrud from Adobe shares How Creativity Fosters Purpose in Students for Academic, Career, and Life Success. https://www.coursera.org/learn/finding-purpose-and-meaning-in-life https://edex.adobe.com

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ISTE 2024 - DENVER, CO - VEX Robotics - Dr. Jimmy Lin 13:55

1y ago13:55

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Dr. Jimmy Lin from VEX Robotics joins the hot seat to talk about CS Education by focusing on Physical Computing. https://www.vexrobotics.com/