Design Cast Podcast

On this episode of Design Cast I had the opportunity to speak with Eric Burton. Eric is the founder and creator of Classwork Zoom, which is a Chrome Extension that educators can use that utilizes the revision history of Google Docs and other items in your Google Classroom.  It allows the teacher to look at the time spent on an assignment by a student and includes analytics.  I have used it and it is an amazing tool to make your work as a teacher more efficient and effective. Eric has made this product free to review a single student’s work at a time!  His website is http://classworkzoom.com and you can search for it in the Chrome Extension Store.  I highly recommend checking this out to anyone that uses Google Classroom. Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast. If you have ideas for future episodes or would like to be a guest, please reach out through my website www.jasonreagin.ga as there is a contact form on the website. If typing a message isn’t your thing, you can use this link

On this episode of Design Cast I had the amazing opportunity to speak with Tony Ryan. Tony is the Chief Executive of the Design and Technology Association or DATA. We talk about how he started out as an automotive technician and ended up in education almost by accident!  The professional journey that Tony has taken is such a pleasure to hear about.  I really enjoyed chatting with him about all of the great work that is happening with DATA even during these uncertain times! There are extensive show notes over at the hyperdoc linked here! https://coda.io/@jason-reagin/design-cast-31 Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast. If you have ideas for future episodes or would like to be a guest, please reach out through my website www.jasonreagin.ga as there is a contact form on the website. If typing a message isn’t your thing, you can use this link to share a voice message! https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast/message I cannot wait to hear from you!  Now, sit back and enjoy the chat that I had

On this episode of Design Cast I had the chance to catch up with Melissa Guyan. Melissa is the founder of ‘Forever Love Publishing’ (https://www.foreverlovepublishing.com/). With over 60 novels under her belt, Melissa is a very experienced author and storyteller. We talk about how she started out as a teacher and moved to being a prolific writer of teen romance novels!  Melissa shares about her experiences growing up and how they contributed to her becoming an author.  I really enjoyed chatting with her about her process and her suggestions for teachers to foster the love of writing in students! You can find out more about Melissa and her publishing company over at her website: https://www.foreverlovepublishing.com/about/  All of her social media handles are also included on her website. Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast. If you have ideas for future episodes or would like to be a guest, please reach out through my website www.jasonreagin.ga as there is a contact form on the website. If typing a

On this episode of Design Cast I had the amazing opportunity to chat with Ross McGill. Ross is the founder of ‘Teacher Toolkit’ (https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/). With over 25 years in education, Ross left the school environment to focus on his website and resource curation full time just over three years ago.  He has authored 8 books and is currently pursuing his educational doctorate from Cambridge.  Our chat starts with Ross talking about his life as a Design & Technology teacher.  We then touch on a whole host of other topics about what led him up to this point in his career and what his current projects are all about.  I am confident that you will enjoy this episode! You can find out more about Ross and even leave him a voice message over at his website: https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/contact-us/  All of his social media handles are also included on his website. Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast. If you have ideas for future episodes or would like to be a gue

On this episode of Design Cast I had the amazing opportunity to speak with Amanda Preske who owns and created Circuit Breaker Labs!  It was so fascinating to learn about how Amanda is using ‘eWaste’ to create beautiful wearable art, jewelry and framed pieces. My mind was totally engaged in thinking about how I can adapt her ideas and techniques in my Design classroom! I am confident that you will enjoy this episode! Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast.  I appreciate all of the kind words and support that have been rolling in so far!  If you have ideas for future episodes or would like to be a guest, please reach out through my website www.jasonreagin.ga as there is a contact form on the website. If typing in a message isn’t your thing, you can use this link to share a voice message! https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast/message For a complete list of all of the links that assist you in interacting with Amanda and Circuit Breaker Labs see below: Instagram: @CircuitBreakerLabs  W

On this episode of Design Cast I had the chance to chat with my friend Craig Kemp who is owner and creator of “Ignite EdTech”!  We have a great discussion about all things EdTech. I am confident that you will enjoy this episode! Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast.  I appreciate all of the kind words and support that have been rolling in so far!  If you have ideas for future episodes or would like to be a guest, please reach out through my website www.jasonreagin.ga as there is a contact form on the website. If typing in a message isn’t your thing, you can use this link to share a voice message! https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast/message For an expanded description of what we talk about in the podcast check out the linked hyperdoc below: https://coda.io/@jason-reagin/design-cast-31 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast/support

On this episode of Design Cast I had the fantastic opportunity to chat with Aidan Hammond who is the current Head of Design at Branksome Hall Asia in Jeju, South Korea!  We have a great discussion about command terms, working during lockdown and circular design!  I am confident that you will enjoy this episode! Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast.  I appreciate all of the kind words and support that have been rolling in so far!  If you have ideas for future episodes or would like to be a guest, please reach out through my website www.jasonreagin.ga as there is a contact form on the website. If typing in a message isn’t your thing, you can use this link to share a voice message! https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast/message For an expanded description of what we talk about in the podcast check out the linked hyperdoc below: https://coda.io/d/Design-Cast-31_dPv7OkLcI2x --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://ancho

On this episode of Design Cast I had the awesome opportunity to chat with Natalie Kunst who is the current MYP Coordinator at Preshil School in Melbourne.  In addition to the coordinator role, Natalie is also the MYP Design, Visual Arts and DP Film teacher!  We have an awesome discussion about interdisciplinary units, working from home during lockdown and permaculture!  I am confident that you will really enjoy this episode! Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast.  I appreciate all of the kind words and support that have been rolling in so far!  If you have ideas for future episodes or would like to be a guest, please reach out through my website www.jasonreagin.ga as there is a contact form on the website. If typing in a message isn’t your thing, you can use this link to share a voice message! https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast/message For an expanded description of what we talk about in the podcast check out the linked hyperdoc below: https://coda.io/d/Design-Cast-30_dzZ-

On this episode of Design Cast I had the opportunity to speak to Justin Bedard of the Jump! Foundation.  Justin spent his childhood playing in the islands of Indonesia and his formative years exploring and learning in China. He has a strong passion for educational innovation, and he is recognized for his commitment to youth programs around the world. He has filled his life with organizational consulting, leadership facilitation, community development, and time playing in the wilderness. The JUMP! Foundation’s vision is to Inspire individuals through transformational experiences. Empower individuals with skills and resources to create positive impact.  Engage individuals with local and global communities.  Justin talks about this throughout the discussion and we even get into chatting about the current state of education and how innovation will hopefully have a lasting impact on education moving into the unknown future!  I am confident that you will enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed cha

On this episode of Design Cast I had the awesome opportunity to chat with James Bleach.  James is the Head of Design and Technology at Tanglin Trust School in Singapore.  Many listeners will be familiar with him through his creation of classroom resources that are featured on this website and Facebook group known as JambleD&T.  We talk about our shared love of all things D&T and what inspires us to share our experiences.  I am confident that you will enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed chatting! Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast.  I appreciate all of the kind words and support that have been rolling in so far!  If you have ideas for future episodes or would like to be a guest, please reach out through my website www.jasonreagin.ga as there is a contact form on the website.  I see that folks have reached out to me there lately but for some reason I did not get the notification.  I have fixed this now and if you left a comment for me there I will be

In this episode of Design Cast I sit down with Mr. Ashton Simmonds.  He is Australian and currently works as an MYP Design teacher in Japan.  Designer by trade, Ashton later discovered that he enjoyed teaching.  Like so many of my guests, he started down one path and somewhere along the way switched over to teaching Design.  We talk about his school, students and projects he is working on.  Two points of interest to look out for are the way he is able to try out high-end 3D printers and the project he is wanting to do with bicycles! So be on the lookout for that! As always, if you are enjoying this podcast, please rate it, leave a comment or review and subscribe!  Also, please share this podcast with colleagues and others in your professional network that might like to hear it.  Finally, reach out on all the major social media platforms to me if you have an episode idea or if you would like to appear as a guest! Now, time for my chat with Ashton Simmonds! Connect with Ashton

On this episode of Design Cast I had the pleasure of speaking to Mr. Jon Halligan.  He has held multiple roles from teacher to school leadership. Jon worked in multiple education institutions from primary to tertiary, state and private, from the UK to the UAE. For the last 5 years, Jon worked as the Head of Development & Recognition for the IBO in The Hague.  Jon has several startup projects that he is currently working on and we talk about those in this episode. A lot of what we talked about dealt with the IB Career-related Programme or CP.  We have a lively discussion around the components of the CP and how schools can get started implementing the programme.  Jon also talks about his new start-up projects and they are VIE education which is the company that is setting up two different international schools in Switzerland which are going to be CP only schools! I am currently the CP coordinator at my school and I see tremendous opportunities with ‘Personal Design Pathways’ for schools

On this episode of Design Cast I had the honor of speaking with Mr. Andy Richardson.  I connected with Andy via social media and through mutual colleagues.  He is an Industrial Arts and Design Technology Teacher at Northfield Public Schools District # 659 in St Paul, Minnesota.  Andy just completed a six year stent at the Lincoln Community School in Ghana, West Africa where he was the Head of Design.  During this time in Ghana, Andy successfully planned and implemented several maker faires in the school community.  We had an awesome time chatting about the struggles and successes of pulling off such an event!  I am sure that you will enjoy our conversation! I would like to ask everyone who enjoys this podcast to review it wherever you listen to it!  Please subscribe and share with your professional network.  Also, please check out my other podcast guest appearances where I talk about loads of topics with other content creators from around the world.  You can see th

On this episode of Design Cast I had the pleasure of speaking with Linda Keane.  I connected with Linda after reading a few of her published articles on the subject of ‘Design Education’.  She is Professor of Architecture & Environmental Design At The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an eLearning Entrepreneur with the NEXT.cc. She promotes environmental education awareness within the context of a STEAM curricular framework.  This episode is really different as when we spoke, she shared her screen with me and had an entire presentation that illustrates the situations and concepts that she was discussing.  The video of this episode is available on my YouTube channel which is linked in the show notes.   If you would like to connect with Linda or check out the work that we talk about, head over to her website https://www.next.cc/ where the resources, tools, articles, and so on that you will hear about are located!  Again, the show notes for this episode will have links

On this episode of Design Cast I had the honor of speaking with Mr. Craig Frehlich.  I have known Craig for a while; however, we have collaborated together on several podcast and livestream events in the last 6 months.  His work with VR is commendable and trendsetting.  I very much enjoyed our conversation that centered mostly around the uses of VR in schools, but we touch on several other topics.  His book is available for pre-order now! If you would like to get in touch with Craig you can check out the links to his online presence in the show notes as well as a link to preorder his new book! I would like to ask everyone who enjoys this podcast to review it wherever you listen to it!  Please subscribe and share with your professional network.  Also, please check out my other podcast guest appearances where I talk about loads of topics with other content creators from around the world.  You can see the list of my appearances at my website www.jasonreagin.ga. I would love to

In this episode of Design Cast I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Suhail Khan.  Mr. Khan is a relatively new teacher to the profession, but has lots of experience beyond time in the classroom.  We talk about a range of topics, but what was most interesting about our chat was the time spent talking about how he has used Food Design as a service activity in Pune, India.  I am sure that you will all enjoy listening to it as much as did speaking with him about it. I would like to ask everyone who enjoys this podcast to review it wherever you listen to it!  Please subscribe and share with your professional network.  Also, please check out my other podcast guest appearances where I talk about loads of topics with other content creators from around the world.  You can see the list of my appearances at my website www.jasonreagin.ga. I would love to hear how you and your school are preparing to teach students this year!  I know that everyone is at different places in their journ

On this episode of Design Cast, I chat with my long time colleague and friend, David Ardley.  Dave and I met in the summer of 2006 when he was the workshop leader of a DP Design Technology course that I participated in.  The training was amazing and we have kept in touch and collaborated ever since!  Our friendship is another reason why the ‘design’ education field globally is such an awesome opportunity to be active. In this chat, Dave and I discuss a whole range of topics, but as the discussion moves on the theme of ‘value added education’ emerges.  This is a very valuable concept for school to consider and to take into account when planning for short and long term goals.  We would love to hear from you on this topic!  Please reach out in either the comment section of Anchor or through my website www.jasonreagin.ga Dave shared several books with me during our chat.  They are: Creating Cultures of Thinking - How to transform our schools by Ron Ritchhart; Turn The Ship Aroun

On this episode of Design Cast, I speak to Jarrett Dunbar.  Jarrett started his career as an industrial designer and moved into teaching later.  I worked with Jarrett over the past 2 years and enjoyed his spirit of collaboration and life-long learning!  He is now headed to the American School in Rio.  We talk about all kinds of topics, but find focus in talking about Biomimicry.  This is a field that has been gaining more traction in the last few years as a way to find inspiration in nature and the natural world around us.  Have a listen to this awesome conversation! You can follow Jarrett on: Twitter: @IAMNOTJDunbvr  Instagram: @jdunbvrEDU Biomimicry Institute https://biomimicry.org/ Twitter: @BiomimicryInst Biomimicry 3.8 https://biomimicry.net/ Twitter: @JanineBenyus @Biomimicry38 AskNature https://asknature.org/ The Biomimicry Center - Arizona State University http://biomimicry.asu.edu/ designboom https://www.designboom.com/ Jarrett follows these folks on Instagram: @a

On this episode of Design Cast, I speak to Jodey Smith.  Jodey describes his job as ‘Podcast Launch Coach’ and listening to his journey was fascinating.  He discusses his experiences and gives his take on launching and being consistent as a podcaster.     He recommends that listeners follow:  @cliffeotc - Cliff Ravenscraft @48DaysTeam - Dan Miller and the 48 Days Team   He highly recommends RODECaster Pro for podcasting!   https://www.rode.com/rodecasterpro --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/design-cast-podcast/support

On this special family edition of Design Cast, I have the awesome opportunity to talk with my brother, Tyler Reagin. He is the founder and CEO of The Life Giving Company (lifegiving.co). He is the author of The Life-Giving Leader (Oct 2018) and a 2nd leadership book due out March 2021. He was the President of Catalyst, a leadership development organization that exists to unify and equip leaders who love the Church through resources and experiential events. At its core, Catalyst is a community of change makers. Through live events, weekly podcast, digital resources and a community-building app, the Catalyst team leans into leaders who are seeking to create courageous change in the world. Over 100,000 leaders from around the world connect to Catalyst per year. Prior to leading the charge at Catalyst, Tyler served for seven years under the leadership of Andy Stanley as the Service Programming Director of Browns Bridge Community Church (a campus of North Point Ministries). He received his Masters of Divinity fr