October 29, 2025WebinarEdTech Essentials Q&AILTC Book Study

Dr. Monica Burns is one of the most trusted voices in education technology, and this EdTech Essentials Q&A webinar is part of the ILTC Book Study series exploring her influential book EdTech Essentials: 12 Strategies for Every Classroom in the Age of AI. As the founder of ClassTechTips.com, an Apple Distinguished Educator, and a former New York City public school teacher, Monica brings both deep classroom experience and cutting-edge tech knowledge to every engagement. Monica's work focuses on helping educators integrate technology in purposeful, practical ways — not technology for technology's sake, but strategic use of digital tools to enhance learning, streamline assessment, and personalise instruction. Her book EdTech Essentials (published through ASCD and ISTE, now in its second edition updated for the age of AI) outlines twelve core strategies that every classroom teacher can use, regardless of their comfort level with technology. Since founding ClassTechTips in 2012, Monica has published hundreds of blog posts weekly, launched the Easy EdTech Podcast, and created the Easy EdTech Club membership site to support educators who want to streamline technology integration. She leads workshops and keynote presentations at major national and international conferences including SXSW EDU, ISTE, FETC, and EduTECH, and is also the author of Tasks Before Apps and four ASCD quick reference guides. This Q&A webinar format allows participants to engage directly with Monica's ideas and ask questions specific to their own classroom contexts, making it a valuable complement to reading the book independently.