
My EdTech Life
by Dr. Fonz Mendoza
Is this your podcast?Dr. Fonz Mendoza is an independent podcast creator known for his expertise in education and technology. He has established himself as a leading voice on responsible AI adoption, engaging with various stakeholders in the educational sector t…
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- education technology trends
- AI in education
Podcast Focus
- real conversations with educators
- responsible AI adoption
Publishing Consistency
- 363 episodes released
- active for 6 years
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- available on major podcast platforms
- growing listener base
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433 to 973🎙 ~2x weekly·363 episodes·Last published 4d ago - Monthly Reach
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346 to 7781.1K real followers tracked across platforms
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The Ultimate Technology Isn't AI, It's You ft. Mark Zeiler | My EdTech Life 367
Jun 23, 2026
54m 33s
Ready Beats Finished ft. Marnie & Nick | My EdTech Life 366
Jun 5, 2026
53m 07s
Strategy Beats the Tool in AI for Schools ft. Karle Delo | My EdTech Life 365
May 26, 2026
52m 24s
Why AI Won't Save a Classroom Without Curiosity ft. Olivia Odileke | My EdTech Life 364
May 20, 2026
1h 01m 34s
What AI Can't Replace in Instructional Design ft. Jonathan De La Cruz | My EdTech Life 363
May 10, 2026
53m 54s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/23/26 | ![]() The Ultimate Technology Isn't AI, It's You ft. Mark Zeiler | My EdTech Life 367 | The Ultimate Technology Isn't AI, It's You ft. Mark Zeiler | My EdTech Life Ep. 367 In this episode of My EdTech Life, Dr. Alfonso Mendoza sits down with Dr. Mark Zeiler, a 20+ year K-12 education veteran whose career spans ELA teacher, media specialist, assistant principal, dean, and operations and curriculum leadership in Florida. The conversation centers on one core idea: as AI accelerates and humanoid robots move closer to mainstream integration, the most adaptive, creative, empathetic, a... | 54m 33s | ||||||
| 6/5/26 | ![]() Ready Beats Finished ft. Marnie & Nick | My EdTech Life 366✨ | real world readinessstudent confidence+3 | Marnie StockmanNick Coniglio | BlueThe Business of You+1 | — | real worldEdTech+3 | — | 53m 07s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() Strategy Beats the Tool in AI for Schools ft. Karle Delo | My EdTech Life 365✨ | AI in educationschool districts+3 | Karle Delo | Michigan Virtual | Michigan | AI strategyeducation technology+3 | — | 52m 24s | |
| 5/20/26 | ![]() Why AI Won't Save a Classroom Without Curiosity ft. Olivia Odileke | My EdTech Life 364✨ | AI in educationcuriosity in learning+3 | Olivia Odileke | Spark Curiosity GPT CoachSpark Curiosity EDU+1 | — | AIcuriosity+5 | — | 1h 01m 34s | |
| 5/10/26 | ![]() What AI Can't Replace in Instructional Design ft. Jonathan De La Cruz | My EdTech Life 363✨ | AI in educationinstructional design+3 | Jonathan De La Cruz | Plano, TexasAI-assisted learning management system+2 | — | AIinstructional design+6 | — | 53m 54s | |
| 5/4/26 | ![]() The Human Edge: Smarter Decisions in the Age of AI ft. Cheryl Strauss Einhorn | My EdTech Life 362✨ | AIdecision making+4 | Cheryl Strauss Einhorn | DecisiveCornell+3 | — | AIdecision making+4 | — | 53m 30s | |
| 4/27/26 | ![]() If You Live on Earth, You've Been Opted Into AI ft. Valerie Brock | My EdTech Life 361✨ | AI literacyK-12 education+3 | Valerie Brock | Day of AI | Australia | AIeducation+6 | — | 52m 26s | |
| 4/15/26 | ![]() The #1 AI Governance Mistake Schools Are Making ft. Betsy Cooper | My EdTech Life 360✨ | educationAI governance+4 | Betsy Cooper | Aspen Policy Academy | — | AI governanceschools+3 | — | 48m 26s | |
| 4/6/26 | ![]() No CS Background. Below Poverty Line. Now Learning Quantum ft. A.M. Bhatt | My EdTech Life 359✨ | quantum computingeducation reform+3 | A.M. Bhatt | DAE | Connecticut | quantum computingeducation+4 | — | 52m 28s | |
| 3/31/26 | ![]() How Two 19-Year-Olds Are Fixing Reading & Writing with AI ft. Almar & Max | My EdTech Life 358✨ | educationAI+4 | Almar TishenkoMax Litvinenka | Reading Rooms | — | educationAI+5 | — | 1h 06m 17s | |
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| 3/17/26 | ![]() Giving Student Voice a Stage ft. Tim Belmont | My EdTech Life 357✨ | student voiceeducation+3 | Tim Belmont | Lyndhurst High School | New Jersey | student voiceeducation+3 | — | 52m 06s | |
| 3/11/26 | ![]() Safe AI for Kids: How Chatperone Protects Your Child ft. Caleb Hurd | My EdTech Life 356✨ | AI safetychildren's online safety+3 | Caleb Hurd | ChatperoneCharacter AI | — | AI chatchildren safety+4 | — | 53m 25s | |
| 3/2/26 | ![]() Podcasting in 2026: Grow Your Show with AI & Descript ft. Aaron Makelky | My EdTech Life 355✨ | podcastingAI+5 | Aaron Makelky | Descript | — | podcastingAI+4 | — | 59m 50s | |
| 2/24/26 | ![]() Ready to Lead With AI ft. Dr. Kip Glazer | My EdTech Life 354✨ | AI in educationschool leadership+3 | Dr. Kip Glazer | Mountain View High SchoolGoogle+1 | — | AIeducation+5 | — | 52m 40s | |
| 2/16/26 | ![]() What Neuroscience Reveals About AI in Education ft. Dr. Mark Hobson | My EdTech Life 353✨ | neuroscienceAI in education+4 | Dr. Mark Hobson | AIChatGPT | — | neuroscienceAI+5 | — | 54m 32s | |
| 2/7/26 | ![]() Bonus TCEA Episode: Simplifying EdTech for Teachers & Amplifying Learning for Students✨ | EdTechteacher agency+3 | Elaina KloeckerSpencer Wright | TCEA | — | EdTechteachers+4 | — | 1h 06m 27s | |
| 1/29/26 | ![]() Why Coraltalk Conversational Learning Beats AI Cheating ft. Melissa Morgan | My EdTech Life 352 | Is critical thinking becoming a lost skill in the age of AI? In Episode 352 of My EdTech Life, Dr. Alfonso Mendoza sits down with Melissa Morgan, Founder of Coraltalk , to explore why conversation, not content consumption, is the key to real learning. This episode dives deep into why oral assessment, dialogue-based learning, and conversational AI may be the most effective way to combat AI-assisted cheating while actually improving student understanding. Melissa shares the origin story of Co... | 48m 17s | ||||||
| 1/18/26 | ![]() Why EdTech Usage Doesn’t Equal Impact ft. Dr. Paula Cushanick | My EdTech Life 351 | Why EdTech Usage Doesn’t Equal Impact ft. Dr. Paula Cushanick In this episode of My EdTech Life, I sit down with Dr. Paula Cushanick, known as Dr. C on TikTok, to unpack one of the most misunderstood ideas in education technology: EdTech usage does NOT equal impact. Districts often measure success through logins, minutes, and usage reports because they’re easy to pull. But Dr. Cushanick’s research and classroom experience tell a very different story. In this conversation, we dig into... | 45m 26s | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | ![]() AI Literacy Isn’t “One More Thing” ft. Lindy Hockenbary | My EdTech Life 350 | In Episode 350 of My EdTech Life, Dr. Alfonso “Fonz” Mendoza sits down with Lindy Hockenbary (LindyHoc), a K–12 EdTech advisor, strategist, and professional learning leader known for helping teachers make technology work for real learning. This conversation goes straight to the issues educators actually face, the “one more thing” overload, AI misconceptions, and how to move beyond AI detectors toward authentic assessments students can’t fake. Lindy breaks down how AI literacy fits inside co... | 58m 08s | ||||||
| 12/23/25 | ![]() How Mega Minds Brings Real-World CTE to Classrooms ft. Eric Tao & Austin Levinson | My EdTech Life 349 | How Mega Minds Brings Real-World CTE to Classrooms ft. Eric Tao & Austin Levinson | My EdTech Life 349 In Episode 349 of My EdTech Life, Dr. Alfonso “Fonz” Mendoza sits down with Eric Tao, Founder & CEO of Mega Minds, and Austin Levinson, veteran educator and learning designer, to unpack how immersive AI-powered simulations are reshaping Career and Technical Education (CTE). This conversation goes beyond AI hype. Eric and Austin explain why most AI tools in education focus on product... | 1h 06m 50s | ||||||
| 12/16/25 | ![]() The Framework Every CTE Teacher Needs ft. Tisha Richmond | My EdTech Life 348 | Career and Technical Education is often overlooked, misunderstood, or siloed. In this episode of My EdTech Life, Dr. Alfonso Mendoza sits down with Tisha Richmond, veteran CTE educator and author of The Magical CTE Classroom, to unpack what meaningful, joyful, and real-world CTE learning actually looks like. Tisha shares her journey from the classroom to edtech and back again, why CTE teachers face unique challenges, and how intentional design can transform labs, kitchens, workshops, and han... | 49m 02s | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | ![]() The Mission Behind Day of AI ft. Jeff Riley | My EdTech Life 347 | In this episode of My EdTech Life, Jeff Riley breaks down the mission behind Day of AI and the work of MIT RAISE to help schools, districts, families, and students understand artificial intelligence safely, ethically, and with purpose. Jeff brings 32 years of experience as a teacher, counselor, principal, superintendent, and former Massachusetts Commissioner of Education. His transition to MIT RAISE reveals why AI literacy, student safety, and clear policy matter more than ever. Timestamps 0... | 43m 47s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 | ![]() How Relief Roster Fixes Substitute Chaos ft. Kyle Sumrow | My EdTech Life 346 | Today on My EdTech Life, I sit down with Kyle Sumrow, educator, developer, and Director of Outreach and Development at Tech My School, to break down Relief Roster, a powerful substitute management and volunteer coordination system designed to streamline the entire sub process for schools. Kyle shares how Relief Roster solves the daily scramble schools face with substitutes, onboarding, scheduling, PTO tracking, and volunteer management. We unpack how customizable schedules, skill-based sub as... | 1h 07m 01s | ||||||
| 11/27/25 | ![]() Inside the UK’s Big Adobe Express Movement ft. Sean McLaughlin | My EdTech Life 345 | Inside the UK’s Big Adobe Express Movement ft. Sean McLaughlin | My EdTech Life 345 In this conversation, I sit down with Sean McLaughlin, Adobe for Education’s UK Community & Partnerships Lead, to explore how Adobe Express, guided creativity, and purposeful AI are reshaping teaching and learning across the UK. From live lessons with Dom & Merit, to outreach programs with Manchester United Football Club, to powerful creative workflows that build student confidence, Sean shares w... | 48m 25s | ||||||
| 11/25/25 | ![]() How CTE Really Works for Students ft. Dr. Joey Mendoza | My EdTech Life 344 | How CTE Really Works for Students ft. Dr. Joey Mendoza | My EdTech Life 344 CTE is changing fast. Certifications, digital skills, pathways, tutoring, attendance, career pipelines—there’s a lot happening behind the scenes. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Joey Mendoza, a South Texas educator and freshly-minted doctoral researcher who has worked across classrooms, regional service centers, EdTech companies, and now the CTE space with YaizY. We unpack what CTE really looks like today: ... | 51m 21s | ||||||
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