Episodes
Every episode of AmpED to 11 explores how AI and EdTech are shaping the future of education. Hosts Brett Roer and Rebecca Bultsma speak with teachers, school leaders, and innovators about AI literacy, responsible technology adoption, and what it means to put students at the centre of learning.
- Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District
- Rachelle Dené Poth
What does digital literacy actually mean when AI changes the definition daily? Bill Bass, Innovation Coordinator for Parkway School District and former ISTE president, joins...
- Daniel Friedman & Patrick Fogarty
What does it look like when school districts move from adopting AI tools to building with AI? In this episode of AmpED to 11, we’re...
- Jason B. Allen
Parents discover their teenagers are using AI in school, but they’re learning about it after decisions are already made. Jason B. Allen, National Director of...
- Erin Mote
What if the data that matters most isn’t grades or test scores, but the messy, beautiful process of how students actually learn? Erin Mote, CEO...
- Julia Fallon
What does it mean when policy disconnects from the classroom, and AI is forcing us to finally pay attention? Julia Fallon is the Executive Director...
- Harl Roehm
Can you really love something if you’re not fighting to make it better? Harl Roehm—a 28-year veteran CTE teacher from Collierville, Tennessee—has spent his career...
- Joseph South & Jessica Garner
Two big truths can coexist: AI is powerful, and schools can absolutely make a mess of it. In this episode of AmpED to 11, Brett...
- Marisa Janicek
What happens when a K–6 school district designs learning spaces that look more like Stanford than Sesame Street—and asks students to lead the future of...
- Jessica Paulsen & Roberto Vargas
What if AI could actually make your classroom more human? In this episode of AmpED to 11, we sit down with Jessica Paulsen, President of...
- Michelle Culver, Bomi Akaraki and Cyra Alesha
What happens when a heart-to-heart gets a digital co-pilot? In this bold, boundary-pushing episode of AmpED to 11, Rebecca and Brett dive deep into the...
Who says AI doesn’t belong at the holiday table? In this festive, future-forward “11 Days of Xmas” special episode of AmpED to 11, hosts Brett...
- Jenn Womble
What if the future of education isn’t just about AI—but what it means to be fully, unrelentingly human alongside it? In this off-the-rails, laugh-out-loud, surprisingly...
- Thomas Thompson IV & Thomas Hummel
What if every teacher had a superpower—not to replace them, but to help them thrive? In this episode of AmpED to 11, we turn up...
- Sabba Quidwai
What if the solution to the education crisis isn’t another new tool—but a radically different way of thinking? In this episode of AmpED to 11,...
- Aaron Cuny
Is AI going to transform education—or compound the gaps we already have? On this episode of AmpED to 11, we sit down with Aaron Cuny,...
- Tia Morris & Eldridge Gilbert III
What if your fear of AI is louder than your love for your students? In this episode of AmpED to 11, we go deep with...
- Pat Yongpradit
Is AI making education more equitable—or more dangerous? In this episode of AmpED to 11, we don’t just flirt with that question—we blast it wide...
- Jacob Kantor
What the heck is a DODO—and why is it opening doors to the future of edtech? In this bold, fast-paced episode of AmpED to 11,...
- Amanda Bickerstaff
Can a chatbot help dismantle inequity in schools—or make it worse? In this kickoff to Season 2 of AmpED to 11, we sit down with...
This week on AmpED to 11, Brett shares the mic with Sonn Sam, keynote speaker, equity champion, and national director at Big Picture Learning—for a...
- Matthew Winters
What does it actually look like when a state goes all-in on AI—not with mandates, but with listening? In this episode, Brett Roer and Rebecca...
- Jeremy Shorr
What if educators are the only group that can push society toward the good AI future? Jeremy Shorr is a STEM consultant and Director of...
- Marissa Sadler-Holder
Merissa Sadler-Holder has spent thirteen years in the classroom and seen education from the inside: the overwhelm, the burnout, the inbox full of emails about...
- Winston Roberts
Winston Roberts—teacher, entrepreneur, graduate student, and father—carries two pieces of history with him. The first is his daughter, born the day before ChatGPT’s public launch...
Marlon Styles has spent his career asking a simple but profound question: what does it take for every student to have access to the tools...
- Alana Winnick
AI isn’t just reshaping education—it’s calling the whole system into question. Are we using it to spark innovation and amplify student voices, or just speeding...
- Ken Shelton
AI promises to revolutionize education—but are we ready to face the tough ethical questions it raises? In this unmissable episode of AmpED to 11, Brett...
- Claire Zau
Claire Zau—Partner and AI Lead at GSV Ventures, Stanford and UPenn graduate, former varsity fencer who’s lived in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, and the Bay...
- Alex Koltran
Alex Kotran, CEO and co-founder of The AI Education Project (aiEDU), came to education AI by accident. His mom casually asked him to come talk...
In this episode of AmpED to 11, hosts Brett Roer and Rebecca Bultsma sit down with Dr. Michael Connor, CEO & Founder of Agile Evolutionary...
In this episode of AmpED to 11, hosts Brett Roer and Rebecca Bultsma are joined by Michael Yates, a leader at Teach for America’s Reinvention...
- Dan Fitzpatrick
What happens when you throw your hat over a wall you’re afraid to climb — and figure out the rest on the way up? Dan...
In this episode of AmpED to 11, hosts Brett Roer and Rebecca Bultsma are joined by David Adams, CEO of the Urban Assembly. David takes...
Welcome to the very first episode of AmpED to 11, the podcast that’s here to turn up the volume on the world of education and...