Digital Communication Best Practices Every Educator Should Know with Jessica Cabeen – 319
In this episode, I chat with Jessica Cabeen, speaker, author, and education leader, about digital communication best practices for educators. You’ll also hear strategies for setting boundaries, ensuring clarity, and…
8 Paths to America’s Intellectual Decline – Cloaking Inequity
There is a quiet crisis unfolding before us—a deliberate dumbing down of Americans. This erosion is not happening by accident. It is being engineered through a combination of political manipulation,…
Join us for our 2025 Teacher Leader Summit in Denver!
Colorado educators! (and anyone else within reasonable driving distance… looking at you, Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico, and maybe Utah and Oklahoma!) We hope that you will join us for…
Summer Playlist Ideas for Sharing Videos with Students
As summer approaches, you may be looking for ways to keep students engaged in learning while they enjoy an extended break. If you’ve shared newsletters or resources with students and…
What Teacher Appreciation Really Requires – Cloaking Inequity
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Across the country, students are writing heartfelt notes, school boards are issuing proclamations, and social media is filling up with photos of thank-you signs, coffee carts,…
Fun and Creative Summer Reading Activities for All Ages – Easy EdTech Podcast 318
In this episode, I share oodles of creative and tech-infused summer reading activities to help kids stay engaged with reading over the summer. You’ll also hear tips on using digital…
Lessons from the Michigan Presidency – Cloaking Inequity
As some of you may know, the University of Michigan—my alma mater—recently lost its president. This moment presents a critical opportunity, not only for higher education at large but especially…
Colorado Innovates | @mcleod
Colorado Innovates is tomorrow! A FREE online conference featuring innovative, deeper learning schools across Colorado. No travel necessary… Each interactive, online conference session will emphasize one or more of the…
Books I read in April 2025
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in April 2025… The Battle Drum, Saara El-Arifi (fantasy) First Contact, Albert Zhang (science fiction) Sharp Ends, Joe Abercrombie (fantasy) The Great Change (and…
Inside the Kakistocracy Running American Education – Cloaking Inequity
This past week, I had the opportunity to gather with colleagues and scholars from around the world at the 2025 AERA Annual Meeting in Denver. It was a time to…