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Unpacking Education
& Tech Talk For Teachers

If it relates to education and matters to you, we're talking about it on our podcasts.

Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode of Tech Talk For Teachers—our 5-minute format where we introduce practical and actionable tech integration strategies and tool tips.

Watch for new episodes each Wednesday of Unpacking Education for longer conversations with exemplary guests to dive deeper into timely topics impacting educators like you.

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Episodes

New! Tech Talk For Teachers November 18, 2025 • 11 min

Explore how to use the AI coding feature in Canva to facilitate a problem-solving experience in your classroom.

New! Unpacking Education November 12, 2025 • 46 min

Diane Manser discusses her book, I Didn’t Sign Up for This: One Classroom Teacher’s Journey Through Emotional Fatigue to Personal Empowerment, and shares strategies for being an empowered educator.

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New! Tech Talk For Teachers November 11, 2025 • 9 min

Explore the functionality and features of Learn Your Way, an AI-powered learning project from Google Labs.

Unpacking Education November 5, 2025 • 49 min

In this episode of Unpacking Education, bestselling author and education leader Dave Burgess explains what it really means to “teach like a PIRATE.”

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Tech Talk For Teachers November 4, 2025 • 11 min

Explore how you can improve information access and organization using document tabs in Google Docs.

Unpacking Education October 29, 2025 • 32 min

Principal David Shaffer of Port Salerno Elementary School in Florida shares how the AVID program has impacted both his leadership and his school by providing structure, focus, and identity.

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Tech Talk For Teachers October 28, 2025 • 9 min

Explore the key features of Google’s NotebookLM as well as ways that both teachers and students might use them productively.

Unpacking Education October 22, 2025 • 38 min

Dr. Scott Rodriguez-Hobbs, Principal of Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts in Maryland, shares how teaching one class per day has shaped his insights into high school leadership.

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Tech Talk For Teachers October 21, 2025 • 7 min

Explore how Grouper can save you time with setting up customized student groups.

Unpacking Education October 15, 2025 • 35 min

Dr. Darrell Potts, Principal of Northridge Middle School in North Carolina, shares how he’s cultivated a schoolwide culture of success rooted in the belief that every student is an achiever.

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Tech Talk For Teachers October 14, 2025 • 12 min

Explore the features and functionality of Nano Banana, Google Gemini’s new image generation tool.

Unpacking Education October 8, 2025 • 51 min

Dr. Rosalind Henderson, Principal of March Middle School in California, shares how student-led PD evolved into a transformative movement at her school.

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Tech Talk For Teachers October 7, 2025 • 9 min

Explore Gems, custom chatbots created in Google Gemini.

Unpacking Education October 1, 2025 • 44 min

Brett Bowers, Vice President of School District Leadership at AVID Center, kicks off National Principals Month with a look into the work of a K–12 principal.

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Tech Talk For Teachers September 30, 2025 • 9 min

Explore the features and functionality of TeacherServer, an AI tool designed to support teachers.