Eduallstars

Jeff Charbonneau is the 2013 National Teacher of the Year and currently teaches Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering teacher at Zillah High School in Washington State.

Peter DeWitt is a former teacher and principal who now speaks, trains, and writes on creating inclusive school environments, digital leadership, and connected learning.

Harrison Sansostri is an up and coming new author out of London who at the age of 11 wrote the book “The Little Dudes Skool Survival Guide” is out now!

Josh Stumpenhorst is a 6th grade Language Arts and Social Science teacher at Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville, IL. He holds a Master’s Degree in curriculum and instruction as well as a National Boards Certification in early adolescence social science. His work has been recognized by the International Society of Technology Educators as they named Josh a member of their “Emerging Leaders Class of 2011”. Josh has also been recognized as the Illinois Computer Educators, “Educator of the Year” for 2012 and he is the 2012 Illinois Teacher of the Year

Emily Swenson is an Explor-A-Lab teacher in Lousiana. She is also the founder of EdCampCENLA and a member of the Discovery Educator Network.

Donalyn Miller currently works for scholastic as a Manager of independent reading and Outreach. In addition to her work in the classroom Donalyn is also the author of the books “The Book Whisperer” and “Reading in the Wild”.

Rushton Hurley has been a Japanese language teacher, a principal of an online high school, a teacher trainer, an educational technology researcher, and a school reform consultant.

Jenny Buccos is a filmmaker, innovator, White House Champion of Change, and a 20 to Watch in Education from the National School Board Association. Jenny is also the creator of Projectexplorer.org. In this session you will learn about: Jenny’s background Project Explorer Favorite film locations Funding for project explorer Unrestricted access on location Future episode locations White House Champion of Change Proud accomplishments Re-centering self in the face of a difficult day Lessons learned over the last year Passions in education Links that were mentioned in this podcast: Project Explorer

Joli Barker is a teacher in Texas. She is a NSBA 20 to Watch, TCEA Teacher of the Year, and author of The Fearless Classroom.

Nathan Barber is A twenty-year educator and has served in a number of roles including teacher, coach and administrator. Barber also has written and published thirteen books, mostly in the field of education, along with a novel called Resurrecting Lazarus. Barber’s most recent project, a manuscript for Routledge/Eye on Education called “What Teachers Can Learn from Sports Coaches: A Playbook of Instructional Strategies” just came out!

Don Wettrick is an educator, international speaker/presenter, Host of his own BAM Radio Show, and author of the new book “Pure Genius: Building A Culture of Innovation”

Ingvi Omarsson is Educator, Entrepreneur, and Tech Coach from Sauðárkrókur, Iceland. He is also the creator of the brand new app “BookRecorder”

Yau-Jau Ku is International elementary educator currently serving in Barcelona, Venezuela

Gary Abud is the 2014 Michigan Teacher of the Year and is currently an Instructional Coach with Grosse Point Schools. In this session you will learn about: Gary's background in education Michigan Teacher of the Year Meeting the President Transition from the classroom to new role within the district Public speaking duties Gary Abud book recommendations Re-centering self in the face of a difficult day Biggest thing Gary learned last year Life-changing student relationships Passions in education

Tom Murray is a State and District Digital Learning Director, a blogger, speaker, consultant, and co-founder of #edtechchat In this session you will learn about: Tom's background in education The move from the classroom to a leadership role Congressional hearing about digital data in education Accomplishments over the past year What books Tom is currently reading The most important lesson learned over the last year Advice to new teachers Life-changing student relationships Passions in education

Greg Smedley is a kindergarten teacher in Nashville, TN and is widely known as Kindergarten Smorgasboard.

Estin Talavera is a national speaker on blindness and assistive tech. He is also the co-founder of EnSight.

Jed Dearybury is a Second grade teacher in South Carolina. He is a Top 5 Finalist for SC Teacher of the Year, GQ Male Leader of the Year, a PAEMST Winner, and Donors Choose editor.

Felix Jacomino is the Director of Technology for St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School in Miami, Florida. He is also the coordinator for this year’s Miami Device conference taking place in November.

Angela Watson was a classroom teacher for 11 years. She is currently an Educational Consultant based in New York City, and runs the blog thecornerstoneforteachers.com