Dan McGee, TLIS, Chief Technology Officer at Laurel School, joins the podcast to discuss why being a tech director is the best job in a school. He shares insights into his expansive role, which includes enterprise-level risk management, major construction projects, and the "archeological dig" of offboarding a long-tenured Head of School.

• Laurel School, all-girls private school in Shaker Heights, OH
• Swank, movie and TV show licensing
• Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (TLIS), ATLIS’s certification program
• ATLIS Board of Directors
• Huddle camera, wireless and wired cameras with pan, tilt, and optical zoom capabilities
• TRS-80, one of the earliest mass-produced and mass-marketed retail home computers, launched in 1977 by Tandy Corporation

Jennie Magiera, Global Head of Education Impact at Google, joins the podcast to discuss her journey from classroom teacher to tech leader. She shares practical ways educators can use Google Gemini to support diverse student needs and save time, while also addressing critical data privacy considerations and introducing a brand-new hub of AI resources for teachers.

• Jennie on LinkedIn
• Courageous Edventures, discover your own version of innovation, using the limitless possibilities of educational technology
• Phillips Exeter Academy
• Google for Education Learning Center
• Get Started with Google for Education products
• Google for Education training, catalog of quick lessons and comprehensive courses to build curriculum
• https://ai.google/literacy, AI literacy resources and trainings that empower students, educators, and families to use AI effectively, safely, and responsibly
• Google NotebookLM
• KPop Demon Hunters
• Carnac the Magnificent, character from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
• Voltaire, French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian

Ari Betof, co-founder of Mission and Data, joins the podcast to discuss the critical importance of making mission-driven, data-informed decisions. He explores the common challenges schools face with data governance and system migrations, emphasizing the need for longitudinal consistency and strong leadership partnerships to turn raw data into a compelling strategic story.

• Mission & Data, dedicated to the effectiveness, health, and vitality of educational institutions and other organizations
• EMA’s Impossible Questions Podcast, from the Enrollment Management Association
• EMA’s Enrollment Spectrum Podcast, exploring the central tenets of enrollment management strategy, focusing on components embodying the spectrum
• Articles by Ari Betof on Medium.com
• Stevenson School, independent Pre-K–12 boarding and day school located on California's Monterey Peninsula
• Center for Institutional Research in Independent Schools (CIRIS), supporting the work of institutional research practitioners as they help schools collect, analyze, and operationalize data in support of their mission