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Ep12: Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome: The Power of EdTech Storytelling with Dr. Fonz

From Innovators UnscriptED · Hosted by Tina & Liz

May 04, 2026·39:51

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In this episode of Innovators UnscriptED: Sometimes, failing forward is the best thing that can happen to your Innovator project. In Episode 12 of Innovators UnscriptED, Tina and Liz sit down with Dr. Alfonso Mendoza—better known as "Dr.

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Sometimes, failing forward is the best thing that can happen to your Innovator project. In Episode 12 of Innovators UnscriptED, Tina and Liz sit down with Dr. Alfonso Mendoza—better known as "Dr. Fonz"—the host of the incredibly successful My EdTech Life podcast. We travel back to the Virtual Innovator Academy of 2020 (VIA20) to hear how Dr. Fonz pivoted his original project on digital citizenship into a 6-year, 300+ episode journey of humanizing educators and creators worldwide. Dr. Fonz shares the realities of navigating the pandemic as a virtual cohort, what it actually means to "ring the bell" on an idea, and his ultimate mantra for creators and educators alike: Improvise, adapt,…