WEP 0070: An Interview with Dr. Chris Penny

Buckle-up! This is a high-energy interview! Kelly interviews Kayla Delzer about flexible seating, the importance of classroom design, and a cornucopia of other educational interests and passions. Kayla is doing amazing work in and outside the classroom. She is an inspiration to all educators and shares a lot of tips that can help you out! Kayla Delzer is a 3rd grade teacher and technology champion in North Dakota. She is a columnist for Edsurge and blogger for Edutopia, where she writes about a variety of edtech and design topics. She has nine years of teaching experience in second and third grade. Kayla holds her master’s degree in Elementary Education and is currently in the process of becoming National Board Certified, the highest mark of professional accomplishment. On July 23, 2015 she delivered her first TEDx Talk, Reimagining Classrooms: Students as Leaders and Teachers as Learners. Kayla frequently travels around the United States as a featured and keynote speaker, and she is proud to be an international speaker with Best Keynote coalition. Her work with classroom redesign and flexible seating has become the standard worldwide. She is highly sought after by educational and technology companies to preview and review their products. Kayla sits on several advisory boards of educational companies, and works closely with Remind, Go Ennounce, GoNoodle, Amazon Education, Seesaw, and Creative Teaching Press to name a few. She was also recently selected as North Dakota’s Lead Digital Innovator by PBS. She is authoring her first book for educators based on best 21st century teaching practices for digital natives. You can connect with Kayla on all social media platforms @topdogteaching, and her student lead social media accounts @topdogkids. Mentioned in this podcast: Kayla's favorite books: Move Your Bus by Ron Clark and Todd Nesloney's Kid's Deserve It! Kayla's Edutopia post on Flexible seating: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/flexible-seating-student-centered-classroom Kayla's blog: http://www.topdogteaching.com Edutopia Edsurge National Board Certification SeeSaw App Epic Books for Kids Ron Clark Academy Two Day Training: http://www.ronclarkacademy.com/educators