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Welcome to a the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEA members ... for NJEA members. \xa0Whether you are a teacher, an education support professional, or a New Jersey Student Education Association member, this show will serve as a platform to help YOU bring out the best in your students . . . each and every day in your schools. \xa0The shows are hosted by Jeff Bradbury of\xa0TeacherCast.net\xa0(@TeacherCast) and Jim Boice, a field representative with NJEA (@boiceinthehood). \xa0 For more information, please visit\xa0njea.org/podcast\xa0and email us at\xa0podcast@njea.org. In this episode we welcome Susan Caldwell\xa0onto the program. About Our Guests Joseph S. Pizzo is a seventh grade language arts teacher of 42 years at Black River Middle School in Chester Township, NJ (Morris County). \xa0He was recently named the 2016 Educator of the Year for the NJ Association for Middle Level Education. Joseph is also a former president of the NJ Council of Teachers of English and their Educator of the Year in 2005. \xa0Recognized as a WMGQ-98.3 FM \u201cTeacher Who Makes Magic\u201d in 2013, Pizzo serves as a member of Scholastic\u2019s National Teacher Advisory Board. Learn more about Joseph\xa0here. Upcoming NJEA Events Monmouth County Happy Hour for early career labor leaders: September 9. #teamnorth ABCs of paychecks event: September 16. Tough mudder tri-state: October 8th. Learn more at\xa0the events page of njea.org/earlycareermembers. Upcoming Educational Conferences Find more events at\xa0The Education Calendar Social Media Minute Todays Social Media Minute comes from our friends at\xa0NJSchoolJobs.com. Tech Tips Introduction to Gmail Introduction to Google Calendar Subscribe to Our Podcast on iTunes We are proud to be listed in the\xa0iTunes Directory. Please take a moment and subscribe to this show on your favorite podcast player today! Show Hosts Jeffrey Bradbury, author of Kidblog: An Introduction to Blogging With Your Students, is the creator of\xa0TeacherCast.net,\xa0TeacherCast University, and\xa0Educational Podcasting Today, is an ASCD Emerging Leader, Google Certified Teacher, Google Education Trainer, PBS Learning Media Digital Innovator, speaker, writer, broadcaster, consultant and educational media specialist. He is currently the Coordinator for Technology Integration for the Westwood Regional School District in New Jersey. In 2012, Jeff was recognized as one of top 50 educators using social media at the first ever Bammy Awards and has been nominated three times in the category of Innovator of the Year. Jeff has Keynoted for the Pearson Authentic Learning Conference, EdTechNJ and most recently at Columbia University's Teacher College and Podcast Mid-Atlantic. \xa0 Additionally the TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network has served educational conventions worldwide by providing on site live broadcasting to thousands of educators each week. Jeff is the host of the\xa0TeacherCast Podcast,\xa0Educational Podcasting Today\xa0and the\xa0TechEducator Podcast. Jeff earned his Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s Degree from West Chester University in Pennsylvania. In his free time, Jeff enjoys teaching, broadcasting, playing violin, conducting, and spending time with his wife Jennifer and their two year old triplets. Jim Boice\xa0is a field representative with the New Jersey Education Association. \xa0Prior to joining NJEA is 2012, Jim was a high school English teacher for ten years in the Pennsauken Township School District of Camden County, NJ.