For our Golden 50th Episode Spectacular, Chris Gosselin takes over the podcast to interview Brandon and we talked about the first 50 episodes of the podcast. Special guests Jared Perrine (Narragansett Regional), Colleen Terrill (Seekonk), and Karen Winsper (Norton) join to talk about their favorite memories and great conversations and moments from the beginning of the Get A CUE Podcast. Chris also joins the Five Timers Club with his appearance on this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

Brandon connects with Jackie Gantzer, director of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of EdTech and School Support, and boy is this episode chock full of goodness. They talk about the effect of pandemic funding on schools and districts, plus where it's going next; equity work out of DESE's EdTech office; the EdTech Systems Guide; and digital equity research. Don't miss episode 49! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

If you want to stay on top of advances in technology, find something you are passionate about in and out of the classroom and make it your hobby. That advice comes from this month’s MassCUE Featured Educator, Kevin Murphy, who is a Computer Science and Digital Literacy teacher at Frontier Regional School in South Deerfield. Kevin and Brandon chat about Kevin's work, his career path, and what he sees next in EdTech. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

We got a big one, here folks! Four, count em, four guests make up this episode! Morning Keynote speaker Dr Kandice Sumner spoke about the current revolutionary situation we're in with education, MassCUE Executive Director Savvy Demers spoke about the conference's theme "Equity, what's next?" and MassCUE's work, Triton Director of Technology Greg Kulowiec spoke about meeting the needs of all learners and the role of AI in education, and finally Walpole Digital Learning Coach Jed Stefanowicz spoke about raising every student's voice. Check it out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

Ritamarie Benoit is the Grades 3-5 Curriculum Supervisor for the Duxbury Public Schools, where she is responsible for the oversight and implementation of curriculum, professional development, technology integration and digital learning. She’s also the MassCUE Featured Educator for the month of February! She sits down with Brandon to talk about how tech has changed over the time she's been in Duxbury, the engagement and "cool" factor of edtech, connecting studeents with the world, and the future of teaching and learning. Join us, won't you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

Brandon sits down with Kristina Ishmael of the US Department of Education's Office of EdTech to talk all things teaching and learning! As the leader of the Office of Ed Tech, Ishmael executes the office mission of developing national edtech policy that enables everywhere, all-the-time learning and supports digital equity and opportunity. Brandon and Kristina talk about funding post-Covid education, equity in schools, and her presentation at the upcoming MassCUE/MASCD Spring Leadership Conference on March 3 at The College of the Holy Cross.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

For Tom Williams, there is no better time than right now to be a teacher. As a history teacher at the Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School in Charlton, Williams uses technology to turn lessons from something students HAVE to do, to something they GET to do. Tom and Brandon chat about their shared love for history education, comics, and student engagement. Tom is MassCUE's featured educator for the month of January 2023. You can find Tom on Twitter @TommyDubsEdTech  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

Brandon sits down with fellow #TitanTech comrade Michael Tinker of the Pembroke Public Schools and they talk about the brand new Assistive Technology Special Interest Group through MassCUE, their favorite Google tips and tricks, and some general silliness and high-fives. Join us, won't you!? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

Got FOMO from missing MassCUE? Check out this episode! A series of guests and co-hosts stop by the MassCUE Live Broadcast Booth sponsored by ProAV. Hosts Brandon Hall, Chris Gosselin, Colleen Terrill, Karen Winsper, Dr Rayna Freedman, and Neal Sonnenberg are joined by guests Savvy Demers, Dretavius Porham, Michael Bonner, John Sowash, and Heidi MacGregor talk through all the happenings of the Fall Conference.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

In the latest episode of Get a CUE, Brandon welcomes Beth Barra to the program. Beth is a K-5 Innovation Specialist for the Marshfield Public Schools and will be speaking at the Fall Conference on the topics of being an ally and using UDL in the classroom. You can find Beth on Twitter and Instagram at @mrs__Barra --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

To kick off season 4 of the Get a CUE Podcast, Brandon sits down to talk with Savvy Demers and they talk about her journey as an educator, how an influential moment in her middle school years lead to a job in EdTech, and much more. Oh yeah, and forty episodes before the 40th Fall Conference! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

MassCUE board members and colleagues sit down to talk about the impact of  MassCUE Executive Director Shelley Chamberlain, who is retiring after a long and storied career in education. This documentary-style tribute to Shelley features comments from Chris Gosselin, Dr Rayna Freedman, Jared Perrine, Dr Tom Scott, Colleen Terrill, Kim Keith, Julia Colby, and Heidi MacGreggor about their work with Shelley, personal stories about her career, and her impact on MassCUE.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

Friends of the program Karen Winsper and Jenn Judkins stop by the podcast to talk all things Influence and Advocacy, and their work with the Advocacy Fly-Ins with elected officials happening locally here in Massachusetts, as well as a day in Washington DC in the month of May.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

MassCUE Board of Directors President Chris Gosselin joins the podcast to drop some big MassCUE news, he talks about what it's like to serve on the Board of Directors, and previews the upcoming Virtual Conference February 1-3 with Keynote Weston Kieschnick. Board of Directors description. Board of Directors interest form Intro video from keynote Weston Kieschnick  You can find Chris Gosselin on Twitter @cjgosselin and email cgosselin@masscue.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

In this episode of the MassCUE Get a CUE Podcast, Brandon sits down and talks to technology innovator Evan Mossier of the Davenport (IA) Schools. Evan and Brandon discuss a variety of topics, including the Ditch Book group, Google Tips and Tricks, his presentation at the MassCUE Virtual Conference, and the NHL STEM program.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

Brandon sits down with guest Kyrk Morris and they discuss Kyrk's "Better Together" fireside chat from the program in November, his RECESS summer program for students in Cambridge, the Suffolk University Restorative Justice Project, his group Citizens of the World, and their trip to visit Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the spring. If you're interested in donating to the GoFundMe to help fund the HBCU trip, click the link here https://www.gofundme.com/f/citizens-of-the-world-inc  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

Brandon sits down with Victoria Thompson, a former math educator, current STEM coach, and education in technology consultant with a passion for using technology to innovate teaching, learning, and pedagogy through an anti-racist lens. They talk STEM, social justice in mathematics, and more. Follow her on Twitter @VictoriaTheTech --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

Brandon is joined by Rick Rogers, a 35 year educator, most recently an interim principal in the Malden Public Schools. They talk about how best to support teachers and administrators, cultivating a culture of collegiality, trust, and reflection, how to best to filter and translate district and state mandates so as not to impact teachers, and how administrators can be fully present and listening. Rick Rogers is also the program facilitator for the Soul of Leadership, a leadership renewal program, and an adjunct professor at Salem State University.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

In the season three premier, Brandon sits down with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo, superintendent of the Fall Creek, Wisconsin School District and 2019 National Superintendent of the Year. They talk about changing the narrative of how we approach school, recognizing teachers for their good work, and sharing that good work with a wide audience using tools like social media. "School perception is often based on the narrative of those who attended years ago. Telling the real story of schools helps create a narrative that builds culture and gives everyone in your community an identity." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message

In this episode of Get a CUE, Brandon sits down with Dr. Christy Whittlesey of the Chelmsford Public Schools and they discuss ways that schools can be more gender friendly and inclusive of all students regardless of gender identity. As Dr. Whittlesey's book says, "It's ok to say they." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-a-cue/message