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Autumn Stewart: How Flight Simulation Prepares Students for a Complex World

In this episode of Have a Life Teaching , we explore what it really means to prepare students for a future shaped by rapidly evolving technology. While tools like flight simulation may seem niche, the deeper conversation is a...

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Autumn Stewart: How Flight Simulation Prepares Students for a Complex World
April 7, 2026

Autumn Stewart: How Flight Simulation Prepares Students for a Complex…

In this episode of Have a Life Teaching , we explore what it really means to prepare students for a future shaped by rapidly evolving technology. While tools like flight simulation may seem niche, the deeper conversation is a...

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Mariya Gluzman: How Notebook LM Can Support Teaching & Learning
March 31, 2026

Mariya Gluzman: How Notebook LM Can Support Teaching & Learning

In this episode, I’m joined by Mariya Gluzman to explore how educators can use Notebook LM to support—not replace—student thinking . We discuss how AI is shifting instruction from product to process, and how tools like Notebo...

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Norm Hunter: How to Lead Without Rushing Into Wrong Decisions
March 24, 2026

Norm Hunter: How to Lead Without Rushing Into Wrong Decisions

Leadership Isn’t About the Idea as much as It’s About the Decision Most leaders have great ideas. The difference? Execution lives in the shadow between idea and reality. In this podcast episode, we speak with Norman Hunter - ...

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Natan Last: How Crossword Puzzles Deepen Thinking and Highlight the Hidden Math of Language
March 17, 2026

Natan Last: How Crossword Puzzles Deepen Thinking and Highlight the H…

What can crossword puzzles teach us about learning? In this episode of the Have a Life Teaching Podcast , I speak with crossword constructor and social scientist Natan Last, author of Across the Universe: The Past, Present, a...

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Donita Grissom and Vicki Kelchner: How School Leaders Can Build Teacher Resiliency
March 10, 2026

Donita Grissom and Vicki Kelchner: How School Leaders Can Build Teach…

In this episode of the Have a Life Teaching Podcast, John speaks with Dr. Danita Grissom and Dr. Vicki Kelner, co-authors of High Five to Thrive: Five Proven Practices to Unleash Your Passion for Teaching . The conversation e...

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Jeffrey Riley: How to Increase AI Literacy, Student Safety, and the Future of Teaching
March 3, 2026

Jeffrey Riley: How to Increase AI Literacy, Student Safety, and the F…

In this episode of Have a Life Teaching Podcast , John sits down with Jeff Riley , former Commissioner of Education for Massachusetts and current Executive Director of Day of AI , a nonprofit initiative launched out of MIT. T...

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