Welcome to the Game On! Podcast
Game On! is a podcast that explores education, technology, gaming and the arts. During each episode, Breakout EDU CEO and Co-Founder, Adam Bellow, speaks with a different change agent to learn about how they became who they are and what they do to help 'unlock the love of learning' and make an impact on the world. Available on Google, Apple, and Spotify Podcasts.
EPISODE 11: Peter Reynolds
In this episode of GAME ON, Adam Bellow interviews Peter Reynolds, a creative force who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his popular book, The Dot. The episode explores the importance of play, art, and the joy of reading books. Peter Reynolds encourages everyone to jot down their brilliant ideas - whether as a story or a doodle - as an important reminder that everyone can make their mark!
EPISODE 10: Gary Winnick
In this episode of GAME ON, Adam Bellow interviews Gary Winnick. Gary is an artist and one of the true pioneers of the Point+Click adventure game genre who brought the Lucasarts game Maniac Mansion to life. Gary has had a long career creating artwork for comics and a catalog of computer and video games. These have served as an inspiration for the upcoming Breakout+ Games that will be coming to Breakout EDU soon.
EPISODE 9: Matthew Farber
In this episode of GAME ON, Adam Bellow interviews Matthew Farber, an expert in gaming and educational games. The two discuss the importance of play and his work on social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies in games. Farber describes his Gaming SEL Lab, which studies and develops curriculum around games that enhance SEL skills such as empathy, compassion, and perspective-taking.
EPISODE 8: Toby Price
Toby Price is a former teacher and elementary principal. He is a husband, an educator, a writer, a story teller, an artist, and the King of Dad Jokes. He spends his time advocating for students and kids with special needs. As @JediPadmaster, on Twitter, Mr. Price loves connecting, learning, and laughing with other educators and parents. He believes that kids need access to all kinds of books, especially silly books.
EPISODE 7: Kathy Schrock
Kathy Schrock has been a school district Director of Technology, an instructional technology specialist, and a middle school, academic, museum, and public library librarian. She is an online adjunct graduate-level professor for Wilkes University (PA) and an independent educational technologist. Kathy is known for her practical presentations dealing with pedagogically-sound practices for the infusing of technology seamlessly into teaching and learning.
EPISODE 6: Lucas Gillispie
Lucas Gillispie is the Director of Technology and Media for Surry County Schools in North Carolina. He is the creator of the WoWinSchool Project, exploring the educational potential of online games like World of Warcraft with middle schoolers, was one of the earliest pioneers to bring Minecraft into classrooms, and is working to build game-inspired professional development for teachers in his district through his EPIC Academy program.
EPISODE 5: Carl Hooker
Carl Hooker is an educational consultant and speaker from Austin, TX. He spent the past 23 years as a teacher and administrator building successful mobile learning programs for schools. He also serves as an advisor for multiple ed tech companies and is the co-founder of the social media platform K12Leaders.com.
EPISODE 4: Elana Leoni
Elana has dedicated the majority of her career to improving K-12 education. Prior to founding LCG, she spent eight years leading the marketing and community strategy for the George Lucas Educational Foundation where she grew Edutopia’s social media presence exponentially to reach over 20 million education change-makers every month.
EPISODE 3: Nolan Bushnell
In 1972 Nolan Bushnell created an industry when he founded Atari and gave the world Pong, the first blockbuster video game. A prolific entrepreneur, Bushnell has started more than 20 companies, including Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theater, Catalyst Technologies, the first Silicon Valley incubator, and Etak, the first in-car navigation system.
EPISODE 2: Adam Phyall
Dr. Adam Phyall focuses on how teachers can keep students engaged in rigorous learning by putting technology in the hands of students. Adam works directly with teachers showing them fun and easy methods of incorporating technology into instruction by “Putting the Pieces Together.”
EPISODE 1: Steve Isaacs
Steve Isaacs is the Education Program Manager at Epic Games. His mission in this role is to support educators and students in exploring career opportunities that leverage interactive 3D skills.
