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About the Blending In podcast...

Blending In is a podcast that gives listeners an auditory peek into the classrooms of innovative teachers who are “blending in” EdTech to create high-quality learning opportunities for their students. Listen in as the host, educator and former EdTech Specialist Ashley Yazarlou, chats with other educators to learn how they are leveraging the best of traditional learning methods while integrating technology in meaningful ways to provide students with more control of their learning experience.

About the host...

I am Ashley Yazarlou, the host of the Blending In podcast. I am an educator, instructional coach and teacher mentor, and former Educational Technology Specialist in Hemet Unified School District in Southern California. I am also the Vice President of Communications on the Board for the Inland Area CUE affiliate (IACUE) which serves the greater San Bernardino and Riverside areas of our Inland Empire.

During my time in the classroom, as a teacher in both Florida and California schools, I had very little opportunity to collaborate with my colleagues. In any setting from rural to urban, I did (and still do) the best that I can with the resources that are available to me to engage and educate my students. Because of the demands of our profession, while teaching, I very rarely got the opportunity to actually see the methods my colleagues use in their practice.

I stepped outside the classroom for a few years as an instructional coach, and that was when I was able to really see blended learning in action and dive into researched-based practices on how to truly engage students in the classroom meaningfully with technology. It was during this time in my TOSA role that I discovered the work of the amazing Dr. Catlin Tucker (see Inspiration page).

"Blended learning is the combination of active, engaged learning online combined with active, engaged learning offline to provide students with more control over the time, place, pace, and path of their learning." ~ Dr. Catlin Tucker

When observing classrooms, I was able to witness firsthand the innovative ways that other teachers were utilizing technology to create engaging, meaningful, and inclusive learning experiences for their students. So, I decided to start the Blending In podcast as a way to allow teachers like me, who never really get the opportunity to step outside the four walls of their classrooms, a chance to get a glimpse into the ways other teachers are facilitating blended learning.

My hope is that after listening to my conversations with some amazing educators that you will be inspired to step out of your comfort zone and take the risk of "blending in" EdTech and top-notch, transformational techniques to empower meaningful, innovative learning experiences for all of your students.

Feature Articles & Blog Posts

Edutopia

Using Technology to Build Trust in Teacher-Coach Relationships December 11, 2023, by Ashley Yazarlou
Improving Your Teaching with An AI Coach December 1, 2023, by Stephen Noonoo (featuring Ashley Yazarlou)

Hemet Unified School District

HUSD's Employees of Excellence, November 22, 2024 (featuring Ashley Yazarlou)

Dave Stuart, Jr. - Teaching Simplified

What's Woodenization all about? January 30, 2025, by Dave Stuart Jr. (featuring Ashley Yazarlou)

Mr.Hauge's Class Podcast - Inspiration, Motivation, Education

Student Engagement & Motivation in a Blended Learning Classroom, Episode 33, June 17th, 2025 (featuring Ashley Yazarlou)

Do you know an innovative educator who should be a guest on the Blending In podcast? Nominate them HERE.

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