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Activated Learning is a podcast dedicated to exploring innovative strategies and tools for activating students' potential and engagement in the digital age.
Led by experts in the fields of instructional technology, education, and cognitive science, each episode will delve into practical approaches, case studies, and inspiring success stories that showcase how technology can transform learning experiences.
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E36 The Future of High School Network
The Future of High School Network is a Carnegie Foundation initiative that embraces a new educational architecture built on a competency-based model that prioritizes meaningful learning over seat…
E35 Virginia's Cyber Range
Virginia Cyber Range is an incredible free resource for Virginia schools who want students to learn how to defend against cyber attacks without putting their school's network in danger from hacking,…
E34 Maximizing Technology for English Language Learners
Holly Sawyer at Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake loves her job teaching English Language Learners, and she works hard to make sure that her students get the chance to learn the language of…
E33 Meet Computer Science Educator of the Year Deb Crawford
In this episode we meet Dr. Deborah Crawford, the Virginia Department of Education's Computer Science Educator of the Year for 2025. Her work, with many other partners, has brought world class Data…
E32 Classroom Humor: Tips from the Pros
Host Tom Landon sits down with two stand up comedians and educators who use humor to help teachers improve their practice AND get through the day smiling. Esteban Gast and Devin Siebold were both…
E31 VSTE Champions
On this episode of ActiVAtED Learning we meet the winners of the 2025 VSTE Awards for Coach of the Year, Leader of the Year, and VSTE Honors. Chad Huff is theInstructional Technology Specialist at…
E30 Leading with Compassion with Dr. Kim Richardson
Dr. Kim Richardson has had a long career in Hampton Roads, VA as a teacher, coach and administrator, and host Tom Landon caught up with her at the Virginia Society of Technology in Education's annual…
E29 A Simple Way to Help Students with Dyslexia
It's not always obvious when a student has a learning disability like dyslexia, especially when it's a smart and well-behaved child like Micah Vanover. His dad, Daniel is an ITRT in Wise County, and…
E28 How eSports Can Level the Playing Field for Rural Schools, and VSTE Kid Talks.
One highlight of the annual VSTE Conference held each December is a chance to meet students as they model best practices for technology integration. This year we caught up with several girls using…
E27 How to Use AI to Improve Instruction (and how NOT to!)
Patrick Hausammann from Clarke County prides himself on keeping up with leading edge instructional technology, which is what led him to become an expert on best practices when it comes to Artificial…
E26 Meet the 2026 Virginia Teacher of the Year, Matthew Neale
Meet Matt Neale from Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke County. In May of 2025, Mr. Neale was named the 2026 Virginia Teacher of the Year. To learn more about the Teacher of the Year program, visit…
E25 ActiVAtED Learning - 40 Years of VSTE, 20 Years of ITRTs
As the Virginia Society for Technology in Education turns 40, we thought it would be great to talk to two folks who have seen the organization grow from their positions as some of the original…
S2E12 E24 2024-25 Virginia Computer Science Educator of the Year: Kathleen Fugle
Kathleen Fugle of Fairfax County Public Schools didn't know how much she loved instructional technology until she attended a workshop with her own children, and didn't know that it would one day lead…
S2E11 E23 Meet the Southern District Elementary PE Teacher of the Year, Victor Spadaro!
Victor Spadaro went to school to be a PE teacher and thought he'd return home to NY State to take over from his high school cross country coach when he retired, but instead relocated to Arlington,…
S2E10 E22 Hands on Workforce Prep: The National Plumbing Teacher of the Year
Michael Carter grew up the son of a successful plumber and never considered that he might one day be not only a teacher, but the National Plumbing Teacher of the Year. But after 7 years of teaching…
S2E9 E21 Creating meaningful workforce development and CTE Training with Go Tec
Go Tec is a middle school technology program housed at the Institute for Advanced Learning in Danville, Virginia, but it's reach goes well beyond Southside. Julie Brown and Jake Taylor join Tom…
S2E8 E20 Teaming Up to Create Technology Rich Lessons
Whether they're called coaches, ITRTs or STEM teachers, Virginia is blessed with technology leaders in schools who help teachers implement tech in classrooms. On this episode of ActiVAtED Learning,…
S2E7 E19 Connecting With Students Through Project Based Learning, and VA Teacher of the Year Avanti Yamamoto
Jeanne Dodd is an instructional technology specialist with Virginia Beach Schools, and she and one of her students joined us during the VSTE conference to talk about a podcast they created for…
S2E6 E18 Launching AI In Louisa County Public Schools
Launching any new technology like AI in a school division can be difficult, but it's a lot easier when you first build a culture of collaboration and innovation. 2024 Virginia Superintendent of the…
S2E5 E17 Teaching with Artificial Intelligence
Rachelle Dene' Poth is a teacher, instructional technologist, and attorney who was an early adopter of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom. She joins host Tom Landon to talk about how teachers…
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ActiVAtED Learning has published 36 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Education.
ActiVAtED Learning is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 30m.
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