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Hi, I'm Bill Selak (he/him), and you're listening to Bill Selak Talks. In this space, we dive deep into the intersection of technology and education, exploring how digital tools can fundamentally reshape the learning experience.
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Schoolwide Habits Personality (opens the original)
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In this episode, I explore the concept of schoolwide habits and personality, focusing on how educators can shape these habits to foster a more curious and engaging learning environment. I discuss the importance of personality tests, the role of habits in personality development, and the potential impact of cultivating curiosity on students from kindergarten to 12th grade. I also highlight the example of Hillbrook School and propose strategies for implementing a culture of curiosity and innovatio
Build It and Buy It (opens the original)
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In this episode, I rethink the old build-versus-buy decision through a student badging project at Hillbrook. We bought a reliable ProdataKey access-control system, paid for API access, and then used Codex to build the simple, live dashboard our team actually needed—who is in each building, who has not arrived, and where an individual student last badged. The lesson is a new middle path: buy the sturdy enterprise backend, then build the final 15 percent that makes it useful for your actual collea
Bill Selak Talks About Curiosity—and What Schools Should Be Best At (opens the original)
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In this episode, I follow curiosity from a daytime moon to the classrooms and culture of a school. After hosting a delegation of educators from South Korea at Hillbrook, I kept returning to the same idea: schools are at their best when they help students notice something, ask better questions, and build something that matters. I share an applied-calculus traffic-safety project sparked by cars speeding past campus, two students building a unified lunch-ordering platform, and the role AI can play
Bill Selak Talks About the Inverse of a Brown M&M (opens the original)
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In this episode, I explore the famous story of Van Halen’s “ no brown M&M’s ” rider—and why it was never really about the candy. That idea got me thinking about what I call the inverse of a Brown M&M: the small, intentional experiences that communicate your organization’s values from day one. I share how building a custom onboarding app for new employees changed the way I think about technology, professional learning, and school culture, and I challenge you to identify your own “inverse of a Bro
Bill Selak Talks About Claude for Teachers: Opportunities and Frustrations (opens the original)
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In this episode, I react to Anthropic’s new Claude for Teachers announcement and explain why I’m excited—but also frustrated—as a school technology director. Great AI tools need great administrative tools, and there’s still work to do. Then we zoom out to a bigger question: what should educators actually be building with generative AI? I share a few of my own projects, including a private podcast recording app, a new employee onboarding app, and some experiments with web apps and NFC automations
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