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Integrate This! Ed Tech Podcast
Integrate This! is the podcast where education and innovation meet real conversation. Join Jeremy Mikla and David Berner as they dive into thought-provoking discussions and interviews with inspiring voices across the EdTech and education world. From classroom insights to big-picture ideas, each episode brings fresh perspectives and honest dialogue about the future of learning.
Episodes
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastMake Room for Messy: Creativity in the Age of AI | Tim Needles
Creativity takes experimentation, revision, and a willingness to try something that might not work. How do we protect that process when AI can deliver a…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastWhat EdTech Companies Really See When They Call Your District | Jacob Kantor (Chief DODO)
Jacob Kantor, known as "Chief Dodo," joins the podcast to share a rare inside view: running 100-150 district calls a month as a consultant connecting EdTech…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastFrom Pixels to Product: When Student Creation Gets Real | Peter Valinski & Vik Patel
What changes when student work doesn't end on a screen? Jeremy Mikla and David Berner are joined by Peter Valinski of Sawgrass Technologies and Vik Patel of…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastAfter Math: What Matters When the Numbers Don’t | Ted Dintersmith
What happens when the numbers we use to define success in school don’t actually measure what matters most? Jeremy Mikla and David Berner are joined by…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastDr. Nadine Ebri: Long-Division Rap, Building an App, and Starting a Ripple Effect
Dr. Nadine Ebri, CEO of Ebri Education and a 2026 Presidential Leadership Scholar, joins the podcast to share how working with her daughter after an autism…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversation from the Educators AI Summit | Jon Laven of Snorkl
Jeremy catches up with past Integrate This! guest Jon Laven from Snorkl at the Educators AI Summit at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. In this quick…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastStraight Outta Compton: Student Ingenuity, Collaboration & Opportunity with Jose Gonzalez
Jose Gonzalez, a 21st Century Learning Specialist at Compton Unified School District, joins the podcast to share years of hands-on, project-based learning with…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastBetter Learning, Not Just Better AI | Dan Fitzpatrick
AI is changing quickly—but better technology doesn’t automatically mean better learning. In this episode of Integrate This! EdTech, Jeremy Mikla and David…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastGirls Who Game, A.I., & Empathy: Rethinking EdTech with Dr. Nekia Becerra
Dr. Nekia Becerra — Education Strategist at Dell Technologies and former classroom teacher, campus administrator, and district leader — joins David Berner and…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastHuman First, Tech with Purpose: Voice, Collaboration, and Better EdTech | Zareen Levien
What happens when we put the human side of learning first and use technology with purpose? In this episode of Integrate This!, Jeremy and David are joined by…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastIntegratED's 7 Pathways to Student Engagement: Megan Diede & Kara Rigsby
Megan Diede and Kara Rigsby, co-founders of Integrated Edu, join the podcast for a deep dive into their framework for student engagement. They share how a…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastJeremiah Frink (Dell) on Data Dunkers, AI, and Teaching Kids to Think Critically
Jeremiah Frink spent 20 years in public education, from elementary teacher to district administrator, before moving to Dell as an education strategist. He…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastLess Noise, More Coherence: Keeping Teachers at the Center of EdTech | Dr. Gene Kerns
How can schools take advantage of powerful technology without adding more noise to an already crowded instructional landscape? In this episode of Integrate…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastFuture Focused, Not Future Flavored: Preparing Every Student for What’s Next | Shira Woolf Cohen and Alicia Woolf
What does it really mean to prepare every student for a future we cannot fully predict? Jeremy and David are joined by sisters and Innovageous co-founders…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastDr. Sheldon Eakins on Purposeful Leadership and Culturally Responsive Teaching
Dr. Sheldon Eakins, host of the Leading Equity podcast and founder of Purposeful Teaching Academy, joins the podcast to share his journey from history teacher…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastPBL That Works: Keeping Projects Real, Rigorous, and Student-Centered with Jenny Pieratt
In this episode of Integrate This!, Jeremy Mikla and David Berner sit down with Dr. Jenny Pieratt, PBL expert, author, curriculum designer, and founder of…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastPortrait of a Graduate & Personalized Learning: Aman Sahota (Factors Education)
Aman Sahota, co-founder of Factors Education, joins David Berner and Jeremy Mikla to talk about building an AI platform that personalizes learning around a…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Stephanie Howell
Stephanie Howell, Education Strategist at School AI, joins the podcast at ISTE to talk through her packed conference schedule, including a poster session…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Rick Ballew
In this short conversation from ISTE, Jeremy sits down with Rick Ballew, a Minnesota educator, computer science teacher, ISTE certification facilitator, and…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Brittany Blackwell
Brittany Blackwell, host of the Resilient Teacher Podcast, joins the show at ISTE to talk about teacher burnout, why work-life balance is the wrong goal, and…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Lindy Hockenbary
In this short conversation from ISTE, Jeremy sits down with Lindy Hockenbary to talk about what keeps educators coming back to ISTE year after year, how…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with IntegratED EDU (Megan Diede and Kara Rigsby)
Megan Diede and Kara Rigsby of Integrated Edu join the podcast at their first ISTE conference to talk about their session, The Engagement Blueprint, and their…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Leonardo Ortiz Villacorta from the The Pokémon Company International
In this short conversation from ISTE, Jeremy sits down with Leonardo Ortiz Villacorta from The Pokémon Company International to learn more about why Pokémon…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Stevie Frank
Stevie Frank, tech coach at Zionsville Community Schools, sits down at ISTE to talk about what makes her district human-centered first, her work with Adobe's…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastHow a Small Minnesota District Built Its AI Guidance Plan | Superintendent Scott Monson
Minneota Public Schools, a small rural district in Minnesota, partnered with SWWC (Southwest West Central Service Cooperative) to build a comprehensive AI…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Liz Voci
Jeremy reconnects with Liz Voci to hear how her work around AI literacy, student creativity, and educator learning has continued to grow. Liz shares an update…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Dr. Rachelle Dene Poth
Dr. Rachelle Dene Poth joins the podcast at ISTE to talk through her "AI and the Law" session, digging into bias, ethics, and how educators can vet AI tools…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Debbie Tannenbaum
Jeremy sits down with Debbie Tannenbaum, elementary educator, edtech leader, speaker, Google Innovator, and author. Debbie shares what makes ISTE such a…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Thomas Riddle
David Berner talks with Thomas Riddle at his first ever ISTE, author of Imagineering Education and assistant director at Roper Mountain Science Center in…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Stewart Brown
Jeremy sits down with Stewart Brown, Head of Partnerships at Code4Kids, live at the ISTE + ASCD Conference. Stewart shares his first impressions of the ISTE…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Becky Keene
David Berner sits down with Becky Keene, author of AI Optimism and CEO of Phygital Labs, live at ISTE +ASCD Annual. Becky comes straight from her session…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Carl Hooker
In this short Integrate This! conversation from ISTE, Jeremy Mikla catches up with returning guest Carl Hooker—author, speaker, podcaster, former bar owner…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Greg Bagby
In this short ISTE conversation, Jeremy Mikla sits down with returning Integrate This guest Greg Bagby to talk about what keeps educators coming back to ISTE…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastJoyful Rebellion: Leading Schools With Relationships, AI, and Heart | Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket
Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket joins Integrate This! for a conversation about joyful leadership, relational intelligence, and what it means to lead schools with heart…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Dr. Jorge Valenzuela
Integrate This! talks with Dr. Jorge Valenzuela at ISTE Live 26 about his empathy map framework, why frameworks matter more than ever in the age of AI, and a…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastConversations from ISTE Live with Manuel Herrera
Integrate This! kicks off a new interview series from ISTE Live 26 with Manuel Herrera, attending his 13th ISTE conference. Manuel breaks down everything he's…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastBBC Learning Hub: Free K-12 Resources, Bluey Lessons & Virtual Field Trips
In this ISTE Conversation of Integrate This!, host David Berner sits down with Kimmie Fink (Senior Editor) and Dana Truby (Executive Director of Content &…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastSave Time, Save Money: How Share-a-Cart is Transforming School Purchasing | with Ed Kozek
chool leaders are being asked to do more with less, making efficient purchasing more important than ever. In this special ISTE 2026 conversation, Jeremy and…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastMost Teachers Don't Know Their Lessons Are Failing Half the Class | Dr. Katie Novak
What if the reason some students are struggling isn't a student problem — it's a design problem? In this episode of Integrate This EdTech, David Berner and…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastBeyond the Screen: Keith Krueger on What's Next for School Technology
In this episode of Integrate This!, David and Jeremy welcome Keith Krueger, CEO of CoSN, for a thoughtful conversation about what’s next for school technology…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastDr. Catlin Tucker | Rethinking Modern Teaching through Blended Learning, UDL, & Student Autonomy
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Catlin Tucker -- teacher turned author, speaker, and professor at Pepperdine…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastControlling the AI Chaos: Executive Function, Coaching, & Classroom Support | with Stephanie Howell
In this episode of Integrate This!, Jeremy and David are joined by Stephanie Howell for a conversation about AI, instructional coaching, executive functioning…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastAgency, Hope, and AI: Keeping Human Connection at the Center with AI4MN
In this episode of Integrate This!, Jeremy and David welcome Donna Roper and Jen Hegna from AI4MN for a thoughtful conversation about artificial intelligence…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastA Lifelong Love of Learning | Dr. Nneka McGee on AI, Ethics & Teaching with Heart
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast sits down with Dr. Nneka McGee -- math teacher turned chief academic officer, doctoral researcher, and one…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastApproaching Life and Education with Purpose | Dr. Jorge Valenzuela
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, hosts David Berner and Jeremy Mikla sit down with Dr. Jorge Valenzuela -- educator, author, PBL Works…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastThe Force of Storytelling: How Indiana Jones & Star Wars Shaped Thomas Riddle's Mission
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, hosts David Berner and Jeremy Mikla sit down with Thomas Riddle — award-winning educator, author of…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastAny Class, Any Teacher: Matt Miller on AI Literacy
In this episode of Integrate This, Jeremy and David welcome back Matt Miller, creator of Ditch That Textbook and author of the new book AI Literacy in Any…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastSchoolAI in Action: Safe, Student-Centered AI with Hattie Strong
In this episode of Integrate This EdTech Podcast, Jeremy and David talk with Hattie Strong from SchoolAI about what it really looks like to bring AI into…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastRecentering AI in Education on Learning & Pedagogy | Tara Nattrass
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, hosts Dave Berner and Jeremy Mikla sit down with Tara Nattrass, Chief Innovation Strategist at Lenovo and…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastSchools Need an AI Story, Not Just AI Tools | with Dr. Sabba Quidwai
In this episode of Integrate This!, we sit down with Sabba Quidwai for a thoughtful conversation about what schools are getting right — and wrong — about AI…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastHow North Carolina Built Statewide AI Guidelines for Schools with Vera Cubero
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, hosts David Berner and Jeremy Mikla sit down with Vera Cubero, Emerging Technologies Consultant for the…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastProfessional Learning in an Age of AI | An Integrate This! Conversation
What does meaningful professional learning look like in an age of AI? In this episode of Integrate This Conversation, Jeremy Mikla and David Berner explore how…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastKen Shelton | Let's Talk About Why Educators Feel Threatened by AI
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, David Berner and Jeremy Mikla talk with Ken Shelton about AI in education, academic integrity, and why…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastKunal Dalal | Parenting in the Age of AI, and the Future of Agentic AI
In this episode of the Integrate This EdTech Podcast, David Berner and Jeremy Mikla interview Kunal Dalal about AI parentology, what it means to parent…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastThe Practical Workspace World | John Sowash talks Google for Education that actually works
In this episode, Jeremy Mikla and David Berner sit down with John Sowash to talk about the real Google for Education moves that help teachers right…
Integrate This! Ed Tech Podcast3D Printing, Drones & Makerspaces: Smart Integration with Eric Santos
In this episode of the Integrate This! EdTech Podcast, we’re joined by Eric Santos, an education leader and consultant with the Learning Technology Center of…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastAI Built for Teachers, By a Teacher | Thomas Thompson of Eduaide.ai
What does it look like when a former classroom teacher helps build an AI tool specifically for teachers? In this episode of Integrate This!, we talk with…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastBeyond the Device: Engagement, Creativity, and Real AI Use | With Carl Hooker
Engagement isn’t a Chromebook problem. It isn’t an app problem. And AI isn’t a magic wand. In this episode, Jeremy and David sit down with Carl Hooker to talk…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastIf Everything Is AI… Why Are We Here? | With Dave Blanchard
Designing for the Needs of Every Learner. If generative AI is everywhere, what’s the point of school… of teaching… of learning? In this episode, Jeremy and…
Integrate This! Ed Tech PodcastDr. Ruben Puentedura on SAMR, AI, and Transformative Learning
In this episode of the Integrate This! EdTech Podcast, we’re joined by Ruben Puentedura, creator of the SAMR model and founder of Hippasus, for a deep…