Jimmy Casas served twenty-two years as an educational leader, including fourteen years as Principal at Bettendorf High School. Under his leadership, Bettendorf was named one of the Best High Schools in the country three times by Newsweek and US News &amp; World Report. Jimmy was named the 2012 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year and was selected as one of three finalists for NASSP 2013 National Secondary Principal of the Year. In 2014, Jimmy was invited to the White House to speak on the Future Ready Schools pledge.&nbsp; In 2015, he received the Bammy Award as the National Secondary Principal of the year. Jimmy is the Co-Founder of EdCamp Iowa and #IAedchat, Finally, Jimmy is the co-author of the book, “What Connected Educators Do Differently,” and “START.RIGHT.NOW.,” which he wrote with Todd Whitaker and Jeff Zoul.  Jimmy currently serves as a Senior Fellow for the International Center for Leadership in Education and also serves on the Professional Development Faculty for NASSP; the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Finally, he is the co-founder and CEO of ConnectEDD, an educational leadership company aimed at organizing world class professional learning conferences and professional development services for educators across the country. Follow Jimmy on Twitter:&nbsp;Jimmy Casas (@casas_jimmy) | Twitter Mentioned in this podcast: Jimmy's book:  Start. Right. Now. Teach and Lead for Excellence International Center for Leadership in Education Dr. Bill Daggit Jimmy recommends the book:  The Four Agreements by Don Michael Ruiz Jimmy's favorite app: Voxer Jimmy's favorite hashtags: #IowaEdChat #SatChat and #Tlap Life Fit  Model Schools Schools of Excellence www.FutureReady.org Jimmy's website:&nbsp;http://www.jimmycasas.com &nbsp;

WEP 0084: Start. Right. Now. An Interview with Jimmy Casas

&nbsp; Kelly interviews educator, author, and speaker, Trevor Muir. Trevor makes amazing inspirational videos and is the author of the book  The Epic Classroom: How to Boost Engagment, Make Learning Memorable, and Transform Lives. Kelly and Trevor talk about how to make your classroom epic! Trevor is a teacher, author, speaker, and project based learning expert. He is the author of The Epic Classroom, a book about using the power of story to make learning engaging and unforgettable. Trevor is a faculty member for the Buck Institute For Education, and travels across the country to work with educators on how to bring project based learning into their schools. He is the host and creator for the We Are Teachers show, Teacher Helpline Live, and his writing has been featured in the Huffington Post, The Creative Classroom, and EdWeek. He also gave a TEDx Talk titled, "School Should Take Place in the Real World," at TEDxSanAntonio. Trevor's work can be found on his Facebook page, on Epic Classroom and on his blog at www.trevormuir.com. Mentioned in this episode:  Trevor's book,  The Epic Classroom: How to Boost Engagment, Make Learning Memorable, and Transform Lives. The Buck Institute and&nbsp;Project Based Learning Skype in the classroom.&nbsp; Seth Godin Trevor recommends reading&nbsp;The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Stephen Pressfield.   &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

WEP 0085: The Epic Classroom an Interview with Trevor Muir

In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly interviews Apple Distinguished Educator Casey Cohen. This is an absolutely dynamite conversation about many topics in education that any educator or administrator can benefit. Kelly and Casey talk about: transitioning from educator to administrator, starting a new job, starting the new year, viewing curriculum as a story, backward design, The Apple Distinguished Educator Program and the ADE 2017 Academy, Casey's amazing ADE Showcase spot-lighting an amazing Holocaust unit centered around becoming globally connected educators, using Apple's Clips app for observations, and so much more. This is a great interview. After having taught secondary school English in the city and suburbs of Philadelphia and Boston for ten years, Casey Cohen is entering a new position as Middle School Director of Hannah Senesh Community Day School. Casey received her B.A. at the University of Michigan where she studied English, history, and theater in Michigan's Residential College. She received her Ed.M. at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, where she studied English and secondary education in HGSE's Teacher Education Program. She received her Principal Certification at the University of Pennsylvania where she participated in the School Leadership Program. And, Casey is currently earning her Ed.D. in the Global Educational Leadership Program at Lamar University. She is a proud member of the Apple Distinguished Educator Class of 2015, and she is passionate about sharing her work. She presents at local, state, national, and international conferences on topics that include building school community, global collaboration, up-leveling literature circles, project-based learning in a 1:1 iPad learning environment, and course writing in iTunes U. Connect with Casey on Twitter: @cicohen. Mentioned on this podcast:&nbsp; Apple Distinguished Educator Program Clips Adobe Sparks Suite Casey's most influential book:  Night by Eli Wiesel &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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