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Integrate This! Ed Tech Podcast
by David Berner and Jeremy Mikla
Integrate This! is the podcast where education and innovation meet real conversation. Join Jeremy Mikla and David Berner as they dive into thought-provoking discussions and interviews with inspiring voices across the EdTech and education world. From classroom insights to big-picture ideas, each episode brings fresh perspectives and honest dialogue about the future of learning.
Episodes
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From Pixels to Product: When Student Creation Gets Real | Peter Valinski & Vik Patel
What changes when student work doesn't end on a screen? Jeremy Mikla and David Berner are joined by Peter Valinski of Sawgrass Technologies and Vik Patel of Craft Express for a conversation about moving student creation from the digital world into something students can actually hold, share, use,...
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After Math: What Matters When the Numbers Don’t | Ted Dintersmith
What happens when the numbers we use to define success in school don’t actually measure what matters most? Jeremy Mikla and David Berner are joined by education advocate, author, filmmaker, and former venture capitalist Ted Dintersmith for a provocative conversation about what schools...
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Dr. Nadine Ebri: Long-Division Rap, Building an App, and Starting a Ripple Effect
Dr. Nadine Ebri, CEO of Ebri Education and a 2026 Presidential Leadership Scholar, joins the podcast to share how working with her daughter after an autism diagnosis led her to build an app called Free Indeed, designed to track development and give other parents tools to support their kids at…
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Conversation from the Educators AI Summit | Jon Laven of Snorkl
Jeremy catches up with past Integrate This! guest Jon Laven from Snorkl at the Educators AI Summit at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. In this quick conversation, Jon shares what’s new with Snorkl and how the platform is helping students explain their thinking and receive immediate…
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Straight Outta Compton: Student Ingenuity, Collaboration & Opportunity with Jose Gonzalez
Jose Gonzalez, a 21st Century Learning Specialist at Compton Unified School District, joins the podcast to share years of hands-on, project-based learning with his students, from building aquaponics systems on trucks and ships to designing a scaled-down interstellar mission in collaboration with…
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Better Learning, Not Just Better AI | Dan Fitzpatrick
AI is changing quickly—but better technology doesn’t automatically mean better learning. In this episode of Integrate This! EdTech, Jeremy Mikla and David Berner sit down with Dan Fitzpatrick, The AI Educator, fresh off the 2026 Back to School AI Summit, to talk about where AI in education is...
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Girls Who Game, A.I., & Empathy: Rethinking EdTech with Dr. Nekia Becerra
Dr. Nekia Becerra — Education Strategist at Dell Technologies and former classroom teacher, campus administrator, and district leader — joins David Berner and Jeremy Mikla on the Integrate This! EdTech Podcast to talk about what actually matters as AI transforms K-12 education: empathy, design...
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Human First, Tech with Purpose: Voice, Collaboration, and Better EdTech | Zareen Levien
What happens when we put the human side of learning first and use technology with purpose? In this episode of Integrate This!, Jeremy and David are joined by Zareen Levien, Principal Educator at Padlet, for a conversation about student voice, collaboration, AI, and what better EdTech should...
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IntegratED's 7 Pathways to Student Engagement: Megan Diede & Kara Rigsby
Megan Diede and Kara Rigsby, co-founders of Integrated Edu, join the podcast for a deep dive into their framework for student engagement. They share how a casual "let's start running together" turned into a business partnership, and break down their core philosophy that engagement is an outcome,...
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Jeremiah Frink (Dell) on Data Dunkers, AI, and Teaching Kids to Think Critically
Jeremiah Frink spent 20 years in public education, from elementary teacher to district administrator, before moving to Dell as an education strategist. He joins the podcast to talk about Data Dunkers, Dell's program that teaches data and AI literacy through basketball stats from the WNBA and NBA,...
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Less Noise, More Coherence: Keeping Teachers at the Center of EdTech | Dr. Gene Kerns
How can schools take advantage of powerful technology without adding more noise to an already crowded instructional landscape? In this episode of Integrate This!, Jeremy and David sit down with Dr. Gene Kerns, Chief Academic Officer at Renaissance, to explore what effective educational technology...
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Future Focused, Not Future Flavored: Preparing Every Student for What’s Next | Shira Woolf Cohen and Alicia Woolf
What does it really mean to prepare every student for a future we cannot fully predict? Jeremy and David are joined by sisters and Innovageous co-founders Shira Woolf Cohen and Alicia Woolf for a conversation about moving beyond career days, isolated programs, and technology that only gives the...
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Dr. Sheldon Eakins on Purposeful Leadership and Culturally Responsive Teaching
Dr. Sheldon Eakins, host of the Leading Equity podcast and founder of Purposeful Teaching Academy, joins the podcast to share his journey from history teacher to school administrator to equity consultant. He talks about what sparked his work in culturally responsive teaching after moving from the...
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PBL That Works: Keeping Projects Real, Rigorous, and Student-Centered with Jenny Pieratt
In this episode of Integrate This!, Jeremy Mikla and David Berner sit down with Dr. Jenny Pieratt, PBL expert, author, curriculum designer, and founder of Crafted Curriculum, to talk about project-based learning that is real, rigorous, and student-centered. Jenny shares her journey into PBL…
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Portrait of a Graduate & Personalized Learning: Aman Sahota (Factors Education)
Aman Sahota, co-founder of Factors Education, joins David Berner and Jeremy Mikla to talk about building an AI platform that personalizes learning around a district's Portrait of a Graduate. He shares his path from studying sustainability to founding Factors Education, the mentor who pushed him...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Stephanie Howell
Stephanie Howell, Education Strategist at School AI, joins the podcast at ISTE to talk through her packed conference schedule, including a poster session exploring Ethan Mollick's framework for AI as tutor, coach, and learning support, and hands-on sessions covering visible learning, poetry and...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Rick Ballew
In this short conversation from ISTE, Jeremy sits down with Rick Ballew, a Minnesota educator, computer science teacher, ISTE certification facilitator, and self-described badge collector. Rick shares his perspective on the ISTE/ASCD certification process, including the differences between the...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Brittany Blackwell
Brittany Blackwell, host of the Resilient Teacher Podcast, joins the show at ISTE to talk about teacher burnout, why work-life balance is the wrong goal, and how to build work-life alignment instead. She walks through a simple energy in vs. energy out exercise for spotting what's draining your...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Lindy Hockenbary
In this short conversation from ISTE, Jeremy sits down with Lindy Hockenbary to talk about what keeps educators coming back to ISTE year after year, how national conferences can re-energize educators, and why building a strong professional network matters so much in edtech. Lindy shares her...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with IntegratED EDU (Megan Diede and Kara Rigsby)
Megan Diede and Kara Rigsby of Integrated Edu join the podcast at their first ISTE conference to talk about their session, The Engagement Blueprint, and their core philosophy that engagement isn't a strategy, it's the outcome. They break down how they help schools take existing curriculum and…
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Leonardo Ortiz Villacorta from the The Pokémon Company International
In this short conversation from ISTE, Jeremy sits down with Leonardo Ortiz Villacorta from The Pokémon Company International to learn more about why Pokémon had such a strong presence at the conference and how the company is supporting schools through play-based learning. Leonardo shares details...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Stevie Frank
Stevie Frank, tech coach at Zionsville Community Schools, sits down at ISTE to talk about what makes her district human-centered first, her work with Adobe's Student Ambassador program, and a project where fifth graders used AI to become animated race car drivers for an Indy 500 unit. She also...
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How a Small Minnesota District Built Its AI Guidance Plan | Superintendent Scott Monson
Minneota Public Schools, a small rural district in Minnesota, partnered with SWWC (Southwest West Central Service Cooperative) to build a comprehensive AI guidance plan from the ground up. In this episode, Superintendent Scott Monson shares how the district pulled together a task force of board...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Liz Voci
Jeremy reconnects with Liz Voci to hear how her work around AI literacy, student creativity, and educator learning has continued to grow. Liz shares an update on The Perfect Book Project, her Google Innovator project designed to help younger learners build a foundational understanding of AI...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Dr. Rachelle Dene Poth
Dr. Rachelle Dene Poth joins the podcast at ISTE to talk through her "AI and the Law" session, digging into bias, ethics, and how educators can vet AI tools before bringing them into the classroom. She also shares what she's learned from a decade of attending ISTE, advice for surviving your first...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Debbie Tannenbaum
Jeremy sits down with Debbie Tannenbaum, elementary educator, edtech leader, speaker, Google Innovator, and author. Debbie shares what makes ISTE such a powerful experience for educators: the people, the connections, and the chance to learn alongside others who are passionate about teaching,...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Thomas Riddle
David Berner talks with Thomas Riddle at his first ever ISTE, author of Imagineering Education and assistant director at Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville, South Carolina. Thomas is featured in the Timeless Heroes documentary and spent the days before the conference at Disney World with...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Stewart Brown
Jeremy sits down with Stewart Brown, Head of Partnerships at Code4Kids, live at the ISTE + ASCD Conference. Stewart shares his first impressions of the ISTE conference, the value of connecting with educators from across the country, and how Code4Kids is helping schools rethink computer science...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Becky Keene
David Berner sits down with Becky Keene, author of AI Optimism and CEO of Phygital Labs, live at ISTE +ASCD Annual. Becky comes straight from her session, "From Shortcut to Scaffold: How AI Supports Student Thinking," where she walked through free Microsoft Education tools like Copilot, Study...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Carl Hooker
In this short Integrate This! conversation from ISTE, Jeremy Mikla catches up with returning guest Carl Hooker—author, speaker, podcaster, former bar owner, and self-proclaimed “Conference Crawler Carl.” Carl shares what keeps bringing him back to ISTE, why the best learning often happens in...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Greg Bagby
In this short ISTE conversation, Jeremy Mikla sits down with returning Integrate This guest Greg Bagby to talk about what keeps educators coming back to ISTE year after year. Greg shares why the real magic of ISTE is not just the sessions, tools, or big announcements—it is the people. From…
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Joyful Rebellion: Leading Schools With Relationships, AI, and Heart | Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket
Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket joins Integrate This! for a conversation about joyful leadership, relational intelligence, and what it means to lead schools with heart. Rachel shares her journey from kindergarten teacher to principal, including the mentorship that helped her see school leadership...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Dr. Jorge Valenzuela
Integrate This! talks with Dr. Jorge Valenzuela at ISTE Live 26 about his empathy map framework, why frameworks matter more than ever in the age of AI, and a small moment from a workshop that stuck with him. We may have even discussed the Knicks championship run this year. Check out Jorge's work...
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Conversations from ISTE Live with Manuel Herrera
Integrate This! kicks off a new interview series from ISTE Live 26 with Manuel Herrera, attending his 13th ISTE conference. Manuel breaks down everything he's got going on this year: a hands-on session with Joe Merrill blending drawing and technology, a full playground setup on the fourth floor...
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BBC Learning Hub: Free K-12 Resources, Bluey Lessons & Virtual Field Trips
In this ISTE Conversation of Integrate This!, host David Berner sits down with Kimmie Fink (Senior Editor) and Dana Truby (Executive Director of Content & Partnerships) of BBC Learning Hub to explore how this free K-12 platform is bringing BBC content — from Bluey to Planet Earth — into…
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Save Time, Save Money: How Share-a-Cart is Transforming School Purchasing | with Ed Kozek
chool leaders are being asked to do more with less, making efficient purchasing more important than ever. In this special ISTE 2026 conversation, Jeremy and David sit down with Ed Kozek, CEO of Share-a-Cart, to explore how districts are simplifying procurement through collaborative digital...
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Most Teachers Don't Know Their Lessons Are Failing Half the Class | Dr. Katie Novak
What if the reason some students are struggling isn't a student problem — it's a design problem? In this episode of Integrate This EdTech, David Berner and Jeremy Mikla sit down with Dr. Katie Novak, author of 17 books and one of the leading voices on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), to…
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Beyond the Screen: Keith Krueger on What's Next for School Technology
In this episode of Integrate This!, David and Jeremy welcome Keith Krueger, CEO of CoSN, for a thoughtful conversation about what’s next for school technology. Keith shares perspective from decades of work in education technology, from the early days of internet connectivity to today’s rapidly...
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Dr. Catlin Tucker | Rethinking Modern Teaching through Blended Learning, UDL, & Student Autonomy
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Catlin Tucker -- teacher turned author, speaker, and professor at Pepperdine University. Catlin shares her rocky start in education, how nearly quitting the profession led to her biggest breakthrough, and why blended...
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Controlling the AI Chaos: Executive Function, Coaching, & Classroom Support | with Stephanie Howell
In this episode of Integrate This!, Jeremy and David are joined by Stephanie Howell for a conversation about AI, instructional coaching, executive functioning, UDL, and classroom support. Stephanie shares her path from struggling student to educator, instructional coach, technology leader…
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Agency, Hope, and AI: Keeping Human Connection at the Center with AI4MN
In this episode of Integrate This!, Jeremy and David welcome Donna Roper and Jen Hegna from AI4MN for a thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence, education, and what it means to keep human connection at the center of rapid change. Donna and Jen share the story behind the Minnesota...
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A Lifelong Love of Learning | Dr. Nneka McGee on AI, Ethics & Teaching with Heart
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast sits down with Dr. Nneka McGee -- math teacher turned chief academic officer, doctoral researcher, and one of the few educators who was building AI initiatives in schools before ChatGPT ever arrived on the scene. Nneka shares her journey from...
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Approaching Life and Education with Purpose | Dr. Jorge Valenzuela
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, hosts David Berner and Jeremy Mikla sit down with Dr. Jorge Valenzuela -- educator, author, PBL Works national faculty member, and founder of his own instructional coaching practice. Jorge shares his journey from the foster care system to...
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The Force of Storytelling: How Indiana Jones & Star Wars Shaped Thomas Riddle's Mission
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, hosts David Berner and Jeremy Mikla sit down with Thomas Riddle — award-winning educator, author of Imagineering Education, assistant director at Roper Mountain Science Center, and a man who once got a letter read by George Lucas. Thomas…
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Any Class, Any Teacher: Matt Miller on AI Literacy
In this episode of Integrate This, Jeremy and David welcome back Matt Miller, creator of Ditch That Textbook and author of the new book AI Literacy in Any Class. Matt shares what he’s seeing from inside the classroom as he teaches high school Spanish while continuing his work as an author…
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SchoolAI in Action: Safe, Student-Centered AI with Hattie Strong
In this episode of Integrate This EdTech Podcast, Jeremy and David talk with Hattie Strong from SchoolAI about what it really looks like to bring AI into schools in ways that are safe, practical, and genuinely helpful for teachers and students. Hattie shares her journey from the elementary...
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Recentering AI in Education on Learning & Pedagogy | Tara Nattrass
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, hosts Dave Berner and Jeremy Mikla sit down with Tara Nattrass, Chief Innovation Strategist at Lenovo and former innovation strategy leader at ISTE and ASCD. Tara shares her journey from elementary classroom teacher to education thought leader...
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Schools Need an AI Story, Not Just AI Tools | with Dr. Sabba Quidwai
In this episode of Integrate This!, we sit down with Sabba Quidwai for a thoughtful conversation about what schools are getting right — and wrong — about AI. Sabba shares how her own journey from classroom teacher to innovation leader has shaped the way she thinks about technology, agency, and…
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How North Carolina Built Statewide AI Guidelines for Schools with Vera Cubero
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, hosts David Berner and Jeremy Mikla sit down with Vera Cubero, Emerging Technologies Consultant for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Vera shares her journey from middle school teacher to one of the lead architects of North...
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Professional Learning in an Age of AI | An Integrate This! Conversation
What does meaningful professional learning look like in an age of AI? In this episode of Integrate This Conversation, Jeremy Mikla and David Berner explore how schools can support educators as AI becomes a bigger part of teaching, learning, and leadership. They discuss what teachers are asking...
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Integrate This! is the podcast where education and innovation meet real conversation. Join Jeremy Mikla and David Berner as they dive into thought-provoking discussions and interviews with inspiring voices across the EdTech and education world. From classroom insights to big-picture ideas, each episode brings fresh perspectives and honest dialogue about the future of learning.
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