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Jul 2024
40m 39s

JAKE MILLER is BACK: Duct Tape, Technolo...

Tim Cavey
About this episode

🔥 What is next for Jake Miller?

🔥 What does duct tape teach us about education technology?

🔥 How should teachers be thinking about AI tools as they return to school?

Join me for this conversation with JAKE MILLER as he shares his insights on these and other questions.

About This Guest: Jake is an accomplished educator, speaker, presenter, podcaster, and author. This fall, he enters his third year as a personalized learning specialist in Ohio. 

Connect with Jake 

on Linkedin,

on X, Instagram, and YouTube @JakeMillerEdu,

on his podcast Educational Duct Tape,

at his website, JakeMiller.net,

and in his book, Educational Duct Tape: An EdTech Integration Mindset.

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

0:27 - Who is Jake Miller?

2:03 - Jake's ups, downs, and pivots from his last five years in education

6:45 - Jake's podcasting and YouTubing plans for 2024-2025

11:48 - Jake discusses his book, Educational Duct Tape: An EdTech Integration Mindset

15:49 - How should educators be thinking about AI tools this fall?

18:39 - Jake lists 8 tools to learn about this fall 

21:11 - How edtech tools can support student learning AND teacher sustainability

26:50 - The importance of fun and laughter in our buildings

30:28 - Jake's other learning outside of education

32:05 - A personal habit that Jake relies on: no work email at home

33:42 - An app that Jake is using a lot right now: Padlet

34:59 - Book picks: Drive by Daniel Pink and Never Enough by Jennifer Wallace

35:49 - Someone to follow: Molly Klodor, Dan Stitzel

38:09 - What Jake is watching: the Olympics

39:08 - How to connect with Jake Miller and Edu Duct Tape online

Mentioned in this conversation: Jennifer Womble, FETC, Holly Clark, Stephanie Jacobs, Kim Zajac, Padlet, Adobe Express, Canva, Gemini, Book Creator, Diffit, Magic School, Suno, Alfie Kohn, Daniel Pink, Jennifer Wallace, Molly Klodor

Connect with Me:

On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire)

On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/)

On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire)

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/

Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.

Song Track Credit

Tropic Fuse by French Fuse

GO! by Neffex

*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.

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