Hi there, I’m Bill. I am an ISTE Kay L. Bitter Vision Award winner, ISTE Emerging Leader, Google Certified Innovator, Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Educator Level 2, Apple Teacher, ISTE Certified Educator, and I’m Leading Edge Certified in Online & Blended Teaching, the Digital Educator, and Professional Developer certifications.
But most importantly, I use technology to shape the experience of each of my students. On this website, I write about how technology is shaping the face of modern education. I believe that technology empowers educators to better individualize teaching and learning, and empowers students to communicate in their own style.
Curriculum Vitae: View or download.
Resume: View or download. (Also see vizualize.me)
Email me: bill [at] eduawesome.com
All the other things: See social icons above in header. :)
I’ve created a lot of content to promote powerful ideas for improving teaching and learning. Here are links to some of my favorite content:
- Bill Selak Talks, my personal podcast
- Heads Down, Two Thumbs Up, a podcast with Carla Silver where we talk about movies that talk about schools
- Center for Teaching Excellence, a podcast I founded for Hillbrook School.
- Hillbrook’s Apple Distinguished School books: (2019 book, 2017 book, 2015 book)
- A Book of Math Problems, written with my second graders when iBooks Author was first released!
- I took a photo every day for four years. Here’s the Photo-a-Day project: year four, years 1-3 (1095 continuous days of photos). And here’s Project 52, a weekly photo with a weekly challenge. I also post to selakphotography.com.
Music
Here are a handful of recent recordings. Most of these original compositions are scores for smaller video projects:
And here is the album from my punk rock band Rising Decline (Socially Acceptable Disaster) in its entirety. If you missed the podcast series, I break down the 15 songs from this album on my podcast, and connect each song to a bigger theme in educational technology:
Presentations!
I’ve presented a lot. This page contains all my presentations, as well as links to resources and/or recordings. Below is one of my favorite presentations, an Ignite from the ISTE Conference:
I was a member of California State Superintendent Torlakson’s Education Technology Task Force. I’ve been co-organizer of EdCampSFBAY, EdCampOCLA, and EdCampLA (collaborative, participant-driven conferences for educators), and a huge supporter of the unconference movement.
I’ve been interviewed in ISTE’s Learning & Leading magazine, THE Journal, Lesson Planet, EduSlam, Techlandia, the Bedley Bros. podcast, and have guest posts on the ISTE Blog, and the CUE Blog.
Let’s connect.
Here’s where to find me online. I share my ideas about improving teaching and learning the most (by far!) on Instagram Stories. If you’re on it, it’s time to jump on.
Where I Am
I am the Director of Technology at Hillbrook School, an independent JK-8 school in Los Gatos, CA. We were recently selected as an Apple Distinguished School through 2022 “as an exemplary learning environment for innovation, leadership, and educational excellence.”
I teach at Concordia University Irvine in their online M.A. Education in Educational Technology program.
I have previously taught elementary music, kindergarten, and second grade in Covina-Valley Unified School District.
I’ve taught at University of La Verne in the Child Development Department teaching EDUC448 Math for Young Children and EDU 484 as part of the Transitional Kindergarten Certificate. I’ve also taught at Azusa Pacific University in the Educational Technology Department. My published courses are EDUC514 Digital Video in the Classroom, EDUC515 Evolving Educational Technologies, EDUC520 Creating Web Media, and EDUC525 Web Design for the Classroom.
