Radio Tical

The Tech Ninja Academy offers students at Come Back Kids Charter opportunities with hands-on learning that combine technology and customer service skills. In this informal conversation, principal Janice Delagrammatikas and teacher Daniel Choe explain how the program started and how it works. Moderated by Michael Simkins. The TICAL Connection:  To follow up on Janice and … Continue reading Student Tech Ninjas

In this episode of Radio TICAL, cadre member Gabe Soumakian, Superintendent of Oxnard Union High School District, gives a quick introduction to Future Ready Schools, shares some of the ways his district is working to become future ready, and offers a few words of advice to other educators who may want to take the Future … Continue reading Future Ready Schools

Wallenberg Hall at Stanford University provides a collaborative, student-centered learning space for students and teachers in all disciplines. This learning center was developed from a vision and partnership between Stanford and philanthropic efforts from Sweden. Bob Emery Smith, Director of Technology Services was one of the founders of the spaces. Mr. Smith shares the genesis of this … Continue reading Opportunities for New Learning Experiences at Stanford

Dr. Randy Schultz is Associate Professor of Teacher Education at California State University, Bakersfield, and a former director of the California Technology Assistance Project. In this episode of Radio TICAL, Randy shares his experiences in teacher education and talks about some of the challenges of preparing teachers to prepare students for a future that is … Continue reading Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers

Dr. Mike Ribble  has been researching, advocating, and supporting digital citizenship in schools for many years. He Co-authored a book titled Digital Citizenship in Schools with Jason Ohler. In this two-part episode, Dr. Ribble shares the work he has been immersed in all over the country. You will hear about research-based strategies to promote digital … Continue reading Embedding Digital Citizenship into a Comprehensive School System

Stephen Vaughn is Area Director at San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools and a long time TICAL cadre member.  In this episode Steve shares his passion for Universal Design for Learning concepts and his “cautious optimism” for the future of public education in California.   The TICAL Connection To follow up , Steve recommends these resources in … Continue reading Universal Design for Learning

Technology has long promised to usher in a new era of improved learning.  While so far that new era has been an elusive one, perhaps we’re about to get a grip on it. In this episode, David Reilly describes a new convergence he already sees unfolding his his district.  The key ingredients?  New technology, common … Continue reading On the Cusp of a New Convergence

For the first time in American history, we have three, and in some places even four different generations working side-by-side in the workplace. In California school districts, the average age of superintendents is increasing while the average age of new principals is falling. For his doctoral dissertation, Jay Greenlinger chose to study how baby boomer … Continue reading Baby Boomer Superintendents Meet Millennial Principals

“20% time,” the approach to innovation of letting employees spend twenty percent of their work time on projects of their choice, is often associated with Google, but the idea goes back to at least 1948 when 3M began encouraging its employees to spend 15% of their working time on their own projects.  In this episode, Geoff … Continue reading Innovation Day

Part 1: Building Blocks of a BYOD Program: From Vision and Infrastructure to Content and Student Success  In this first part of two, Oxnard Union High School District’s Superintendent Dr. Gabe Soumakian shares about the district’s recent launch of a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative. One belief is that BYOD will assist with personalized learning … Continue reading Implementing BYOD to Create a Personalized Learning Environment (Part 1)