In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Apple Distinguished Educator and ELA innovator, Anthony Stirpe. Anthony has been recognized for transforming English classes by inspiring student creation of innovative and authentic content. I am excited to share Anthony's story, passion and his amazing work with students.   During his career, Anthony Stirpe has been acknowledged as an innovator and pioneer in the area of English Language Arts.   With more than 15 years of experience as a public-school teacher, he has been recognized by local, state, national and international organizations for his ongoing endeavors to revolutionize the traditional ELA experience.  While at New Rochelle High School he spearheaded an initiative that uses mobile devices to challenge the way that students learn.  The program Stirpe helped to create has challenged the traditional English Language Learner classroom experience, and transformed the way students create original written content, analyze literature, and explore the power of the personal narrative.  Stirpe received the 2016 Content and Curriculum Award from the International Society for Education in Technology (ISTE), the 2017 New York State English Program of Excellence by the New York State English Council, and in 2017 he was named an Apple Distinguished Educator.  His work  has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, New York WPIX News, CPU Magazine and US News and World Report.   Anthony loves PBL, project management, and busting the 1:1 myth by doing amazing things with just a handful of devices in a single classroom.   Mentioned in this interview:   Sugata Mitra's September 18th presentation at Kalahari in Sandusky, Ohio: Learn More & Register here: https://www.smore.com/wzv26 Here is Sugata's TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/y3jYVe1RGaU   Anthony's favorite book: The First Day of School by Harry K. Wong   Now booking: "What Everyone Needs to Know About Bullying!" a very special presentation for YOUR school, by Kelly Croy.    ———————————————————————– Kelly Croy is an author, speaker and educator. If you’d like to learn more about Kelly, or invite him to your school or conference to speak please send him an email. • Listen to Kelly’s other podcast, The Future Focused Podcastand subscribe. • Subscribe to The Wired Educator Podcastwith over 135 episodes of interviews and professional development. • Visit Kelly’s website at www.KellyCroy.com. • Looking for a dynamic speaker for your school’s opening day? • Consider Kelly Croy at www.KellyCroy.com • Order Kelly’s book, Along Came a Leaderfor a school book study or your personal library. • Follow Kelly Croy on Facebook.  • Follow Kelly Croy on Twitter.  •  Follow Kelly Croy on Instagram