I am talking about my professional goals for the 2021-2022 year. Spoiler alert… here are the goals: Advance diversity, equity, and inclusion work.  Upgrade and fine tune Hillbrook’s technology infrastructure  Support our new Tech Support Specialist  Next Steps with The Hub 

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Bill Selak Talks About 2022 Goals

You’ve probably heard about viewing the world through a Scientific Lens, but what about a Musician’s Lens? What might that look like, and why might more educators adopt this way of looking at teaching and learning?

The Musician’s Lens

Have you ever had a perfect slice of pizza? I’m not sure I have (yet), but my preferences have shifted over the years away from ridiculous pizzas like the Roadkill to a simple slice of…cheese. Oh, and I also talk about a plethora of tech subscriptions and managing technology budgets.

Gimme a Slice of Cheese: Thoughts Around Tech Subscriptions and More

Being an educator during a global pandemic is incredibly challenging. Hear how this slice of deep dish pizza is getting me across the finish line. ?

Bill Selak Talks about Deep Dish Pizza ?

How hard do people have to think to use something at your school? In this episode, hear about everything from light switches to websites, and how the goal of all systems at schools should be to make things as obvious as possible.

Don’t Make Me Think

Being inclusive is important. We all know that. In this episode, we dive deeper into how to be mindful of including members of your community as your school is opening its campus during a pandemic.

Bill Selak Talks About Being Inclusive When Opening Campuses

Being uncomfortable as an educator… is that a good thing, or not? And how might we lean into the discomfort and use it as a way to learn how we need to grow as educators.

Bill Selak Talks About Being Uncomfortable

Hear about my plans for ISTE20 Live, and how it’s unlike any other Annual ISTE Conference before. I also share a bit about my presentations that I’m preparing for the conference.

Bill Selak Talks About ISTE20 Live!

An old friend and an early tech mentor, Pat Fallis, died this past month. In this episode, I share my favorite memory of a bbq lunch from 2008, two laptops, and two lessons that have made me a better educator, a better leader, and a better human.

Remembering Pat Fallis

2020 is the year of podcasts… for me, at least. I’ve noticed a huge uptick in educator interest in podcasts, as well as many more ways to consume content (so many smart speakers!). I tend to undershare projects I’m working on, so this podcast aims to do just that. I’m really proud to part of […]

Bill Selak Talks About His 4 Podcasts!

In this episode, I talk with Annie Makela, Founding Director of The Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Hillbrook School. As promised, lots of links and EduAwesome resources: Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship on Facebook @scott_center_soc_ent on Instagram Annie Makela contact: email and Twitter (@anniemakela) Hillbrook CTE podcast on Apple Podcasts, or playable on hillbrookcte.org […]

Bill Selak Talks with Annie Makela, Director of the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship

In this episode, I talk about trends in ed tech for the 2019-2020 and share my professional goals for the year. Spoiler alert… here are the goals: Complete and occupy The Hub! Advance diversity, equity, and inclusion work.  Design high quality parent education—continue leading parent conversations around technology and students. CAIS self study (school accreditation) […]

Ed Tech Trends and Professional Goals 2019-2020

Prompted by a question on Twitter, I talk for an unusually long time (33 minutes!) about the needs of a makerspace in this episode. Quick warning: I was walking around Hillbrook School looking at our own spaces on a windy day, so you'll likely hear some wind in the recording. Also, spoiler alert: makerspaces are more about mindsets than tools.

Bill Selak Talks About What a Makerspace Needs

In this episode, I talk about the Beginner’s Mind vs. the Burden of Expertise. You’ll hear how I used to be a materials engineer, and how playing guitar is just like shooting a 3-pointer, sort of.

Bill Selak Talks About the Burden of Expertise for Educators

There has been a lot of press recently about the negative affects of screen time on kids. And by a lot, I mean a lot! See here, here, here, or here. And that’s just from the New York Times in the last two months. Dude. This episode focuses on what we should be focusing on […]

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