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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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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…
S2E4 E16 Leading With Compassion: Activated Learning
In this episode of the ActiVAtED Learning podcast we travel to Norfolk to speak to Delrose Adkinson, an assistant principal who's on the "20 to Watch" list put out by ISTE and was a keynote speaker…
S2E3 E15 Blast Off With NASA Resources
Betsy McAllister is the STEM Teacher Specialist with Hampton City Schools, and she's also the Teacher in Residence with the National Institute of Aerospace. In that role she helps connect scientists…
S2E2 E14 Using Virtual Reality in a Rural School
Goochland County Director of Instructional Innovation joins host Tom Landon for a discussion about how this small school division is using Virtual Reality applications to provide students a rich…
S2E1 E13 Virtual Cadavers at Prince Edward County High School
The Anatomage table is an advanced real-human-based education system that utilizes scans of actual cadavers to help students understand the systems of our bodies through 3D modeling. ActiVAtED…
S1E12 E12 Custodian to Classroom
In this episode we chat with instructional technologists at the 2023 VSTE conference and visit Ware Elementary in Staunton City, Virginia to meet a prospective teacher who started his career as a…
S1E11 E11 Sea Air and Land: The SeAL Robotics Competition
Suffolk Public Schools is the host of an annual robotics challenge sponsored by Penn State and the US Department of Defense. ActiVAtED Learning Host Tom Landon traveled to Suffolk to talk to…
S1E10 E10 Meet the Middle School Computer Science Teacher of the Year
Caren Daniels of Hugo Wilson Middle School in Chesapeake, VA is the 2023 Middle School Computer Science Teacher of the year. But her dedication to students goes well beyond the classroom, and she…
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ActiVAtED Learning has published 29 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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