The guest directory

Every guest, one page.

1492 educators, researchers, and school leaders featured across 95 K–12 podcasts. Full profiles and the episodes they appear on.

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127 guests
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Aaron Makelky

Educator & Descript education advocate

📍 Wyoming, USA

Aaron Makelky is a high school social studies teacher and AI-in-the-classroom advocate who now also partners with Descript to help educators tell better stories with audio, video, and AI. He's known for grounded, classroom-tested takes on agentic AI and creator tools.

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Adam Sparks

Education researcher & former classroom teacher

📍 United States

Adam Sparks is an education researcher and former classroom teacher whose work translates academic findings on edtech and screen time into practical guidance for educators, families, and policymakers.

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Full profile coming soon.

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Ann Elise Record

Elementary math consultant, coach & co-author of the Fluency Doesn't Just Happen series

📍 United States

Ann Elise Record is an elementary math consultant and coach, co-author of the Fluency Doesn't Just Happen series, and the educator behind the Math Running Records and Math Intervention Matters communities. She helps teachers move students from counting to flexible, relational reasoning through manipulatives, coherent intervention, and joyful instruction.

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Ashlee Livingstone

Breathwork coach for educators & athletes

📍 Canada

Ashlee Livingstone is a breathwork coach who works with teachers, students, and adolescent athletes on nervous-system regulation. Her micro-practices — including her signature 'driveway breathing' — give educators fast, repeatable tools to come out of survival mode and hold space for struggling learners.

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58 guests
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Full profile coming soon.

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Becky Keene

Author & education consultant (AI Optimism)

📍 United States

Becky Keene is an education consultant and the author of AI Optimism: A Guide to Redefining Artificial Intelligence in Education. She helps educators and leaders see AI as a tool that can transform learning, address equity and access, and prepare students for an unknown future — starting with practical first steps and a mindset of optimism over fear.

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105 guests
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Dr. Catlin Tucker

Educator, author & blended learning expert

📍 California, USA

Dr. Catlin Tucker is a bestselling author, international speaker, and former teacher whose work on blended learning shapes how thousands of schools design instruction. She helps educators use AI as a thought partner so they can be more available for human connection.

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Dr. Chelsea Polis

Reproductive health researcher (Guttmacher Institute)

📍 United States

Dr. Chelsea Polis is a reproductive health researcher at the Guttmacher Institute whose work focuses on fertility awareness, contraceptive access, and the regulation of femtech. She advocates for evidence-based reproductive health information and stronger oversight of reproductive health technologies.

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Chris Garcia

Host, Innovative Pedagogy Podcast · EdTech leader

📍 San Diego, California

Chris Garcia is an educational technology leader and the host of the Innovative Pedagogy Podcast. Drawing from experience across classrooms, school sites, district systems, higher education, and professional organizations, he explores cutting-edge topics and trends shaping the future of learning — from AI and esports to pedagogy and current research.

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99 guests
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Dr. Daniel Winters

Director of Research, Evaluation & Educational Technology, Sweetwater Union High School District

📍 San Diego County, California

Dr. Daniel Winters is a district leader whose career spans coaching, school administration, and system-level direction. He reflects on how emotional intelligence shapes leadership decisions, the realities of opening new schools, and what it takes to sustain leadership in education over decades.

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Full profile coming soon.

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Debbie Tannenbaum

School-based technology specialist, Saratoga Elementary

📍 Fairfax County, Virginia

Debbie Tannenbaum is a school-based technology specialist in Fairfax County, an author, and a sought-after speaker on meaningful technology integration. She is best known for reframing 'screen time' as 'screen value' and championing creative, purposeful tech use in elementary classrooms.

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60 guests
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Full profile coming soon.

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16 guests

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29 guests
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Dr. Gina Tesoriero

Researcher & former middle school special education teacher

📍 United States

Dr. Gina Tesoriero is a researcher and former middle school special education teacher whose dissertation work explores how young adults with special education experiences use AI tools like ChatGPT, and the ethical considerations of AI in special education settings.

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38 guests

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11 guests

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160 guests
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Full profile coming soon.

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Full profile coming soon.

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121 guests
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Dr. Kelli Erwin

Digital citizenship lead, Learning.com

📍 United States

Dr. Kelli Erwin works with Learning.com to bring digital citizenship and computer literacy curriculum to K–12 schools nationwide. She focuses on what gets lost when students get devices without learning how to be thoughtful citizens online.

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74 guests
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Dr. Lauren Fullmer

Educational learning experience designer (SEL, equity & math)

📍 United States

Dr. Lauren Fullmer is an educational learning-experience designer working at the intersection of social-emotional learning, equity, and mathematics. She supports educators in recognizing dyscalculia and designing classrooms where diverse learners build positive math identities.

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Liesl McConchie

Cognitive-neuroscience educator & author

📍 United States

Liesl McConchie is a cognitive-neuroscience educator, speaker, and author of Building a Positive Math Identity: A Brain-Science Approach. Her work helps teachers understand the emotional 'watercolors' students carry into math class and design experiences that build durable, positive math identities.

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Full profile coming soon.

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Lolita Rico

Coordinator of Innovation, Chula Vista Elementary School District

📍 Chula Vista, California

Lolita Rico is Coordinator of Innovation at Chula Vista Elementary School District. She advances digital citizenship as a foundation for student identity and wellness, approaches AI as a thought partner for teachers, and designs professional learning that avoids initiative fatigue while maximizing student impact.

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Dr. Lord Giddie

Director of Learning Experience Design, National Louis University

📍 United States

Dr. Lord Giddie is the Director of Learning Experience Design at National Louis University, where he leads a team dedicated to innovating course design and instructional methodologies. He is a passionate advocate for the intentional use of AI in education to enhance course content creation.

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163 guests
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Matt Miller

Educator, author & speaker (Ditch That Textbook)

📍 Indiana, USA

Matt Miller is the author of Ditch That Textbook and a globally recognized speaker on creative, tech-rich teaching. He encourages educators to put on their 'Tomorrow Glasses' and engage AI with optimism, skepticism, and sound pedagogy.

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44 guests
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Dr. Nadia Iftekhar

Founder, Modal Education · instructional design & accessibility specialist

📍 United States

Dr. Nadia Iftekhar is an alumna of the Educational Psychology and Technology program, specializing in instructional design and accessibility. She is the founder of Modal Education, an inclusive learning platform designed to support Deaf and Hard of Hearing students through visual, accessible math practice.

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Natalie Wexler

Education journalist & author (The Knowledge Gap, The Writing Revolution)

📍 Washington, D.C., USA

Natalie Wexler is an education journalist and author of The Knowledge Gap and The Writing Revolution. Her work explores the connection between background knowledge, writing instruction, and equity in American education — including the risks of over-reliance on generative AI.

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10 guests

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56 guests
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Dr. Paula Cushanick

Educator & creator ("Dr. C on TikTok")

📍 United States

Dr. Paula Cushanick — known to thousands as Dr. C on TikTok — is an educator and creator who pushes back on one of edtech's most stubborn myths: that usage data equals impact.

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Pejman Salehi

Vice President Academic, Conestoga College

📍 Ontario, Canada

Pejman Salehi is Vice President Academic at Conestoga College, where he leads work on how esports, gaming, and immersive technologies reshape higher education — building digital skills, strengthening collaboration, and increasing student engagement while keeping equity and future readiness at the center.

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79 guests
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Robert Kaplinsky

Math educator, author & co-creator of Open Middle

📍 Southern California, USA

Robert Kaplinsky is a math educator, author of Open Middle Math, and co-creator of the Open Middle problem library used by teachers worldwide. He works with schools and districts on professional learning that centers student thinking and meaningful problem-solving.

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134 guests
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Suzanne Dailey

Instructional coach & author

📍 United States

Suzanne Dailey is an instructional coach and coauthor of You've Got This: Finding Happiness and Success in Your First Years of Teaching. She focuses on supporting new teachers with classroom management, routines, and tech habits that reduce stress instead of adding to it.

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72 guests
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Ted Dintersmith

Education author & filmmaker (Aftermath, What School Could Be)

📍 United States

Ted Dintersmith is the author of Aftermath and What School Could Be, producer of three Sundance education films, and a tireless advocate for reimagining school in an age of machine intelligence. He argues that math education must shift from rote mechanics to the powerful ideas adults actually use.

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Tim Needles

STEAM teacher, K–12 Technology Integration Specialist, ISTE author

📍 United States

Tim Needles is a STEAM teacher, K–12 Technology Integration Specialist, and ISTE author who explores the intersection of art, technology, and student voice — championing concept-driven tool selection and using digital tools to democratize creativity in classrooms.

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Tisha Richmond

Veteran CTE educator & author

📍 Oregon, USA

Tisha Richmond is a veteran CTE educator, instructional technology coach, and author whose framework for Career & Technical Education centers joy, identity, and human connection alongside skill-building.

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Full profile coming soon.

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10 guests

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14 guests