In this special episode recorded live from the Pennsylvania Convention Center at the end of June 2023, we sat down with 37 attendees of the 2023 ISTE Conference, including educators, industry experts, and students, to gather their best tech tips, time management hacks and other strategies to assist with a successful 9th grade experience.
The guests on today's episode come from diverse perspectives from all over the world offering quick, innovative approaches and personal anecdotes about what they feel it takes to excel during your freshman year.
The final 10 minutes of the episode features a longer conversation with Shaurya Sinha and Joseph Tay, sophomores at Stanford University, talking about their 9th grade experiences in their home countries, the idea and dream of coming to college in the United States, and what they are hoping to do in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
Here is a list of the guest on today's show (arranged by the order of their appearance)
Teachers
Carl Hooker, Author Ready, Set, Fail and Keynote Speaker
Rachelle Denne Poth, Riverview Junior/Senior High School
Matthew X Joseph, CEO X-Factor Education
Lauren Zeznanski - Chestnut Ridge School District, Fishertown, Pa.
Gwynn Moore - Aurora, CO, Aurora Frontier P-8
Jen Dawson - CDW
Chris Aviles - Spectrum Industries, Inc
Christopher Eide - Trumbull High School
Paige Littlefield - University of Oklahoma
Danielle Cowden - Crosstown High Memphis TN
Dr. Laura McCusker - Lincoln IU 12 @mccusker105
Alexis Albertie - The New School Atlanta, Ga. @tnsatlanta
Andre Simon - The New School Atlanta, Ga.
Erin Cummings - Chester County IU @ErinC_CCIU
Lauren Young - Beloved Community New Orleans, La.
Anthony Iacobucci - TRECA Digital Academy Marion, OH
Stephanie Howell - Pickerington Local School District Carroll, OH
Eric Guise - Hopewell Valley Central High, Newtown Pa
Daniel Nemerow - Gainesville High School (Va.)
Scott Nunes - Canva for Education
Eric Verlander - USD 457 Garden City, KS
Giovanna Salas-Wert, Abington HS
Karima Chandler, Charter School of Wilmington
Ariana Ciamaricone, Charter School of Wilmington
Nicky Acevedo, Vivacity Tech PBC
Brandon Main, Milwaukee Public Schools
Kerry Parrish, Crystal Lake Central High School D155
Students
Keerthi Viijay and Riya Shah, STEAM Team Co-creators
Simone Sibley and Jacob Deysher, Brandywine Heights High School
Ana Camila Lopez Jonguitud, Cumbres International School Cancun
Mariela Casteleyro, Highlands International School Mexico
Camila Zamora, Highlands International School Mexico
Atara Goldstein, The Frisch School
Ari Katz, The Frisch School
Shaurya Sinha and Joseph Tay, Stanford University
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Musical Credit
Thanks to Eli Heckman, Class of 2025, for providing the music in today's episode!
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