Aug. 19, 2025
Stuffed Animals to Silicon Valley
What happens when a dedicated classroom teacher decides to expand her impact through educational technology? Stephanie Ranieri's story offers a compelling glimpse into the evolving landscape of education careers and the diverse paths educators can take to influence learning.
Website: spotlight4success.com
00:00 - Introduction and Guest Welcome
01:09 - Transition from Teaching to EdTech
01:38 - Educational Background and Journey
02:18 - ABC Company Promotional Segment
03:17 - Classroom Memories and Student Impact
04:10 - Contact Information and Closing
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Welcome to Spotlight for Success by American Book Company.
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I'm Devin Pintosi, your host.
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We are here at ASCD ISTE in sunny San Antonio, texas, really enjoying a wonderful conference.
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You are here on day two.
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I am here and joined by Stephanie Ranieri.
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Stephanie Ranieri joins us from New Jersey.
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She went to Liberty Corner Schools as a teacher and she has some insights to share today.
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Thank you for joining us today, stephanie.
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Thank you for having me.
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It's a great day to be here.
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Wonderful.
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Can you tell me a bit about what brings you here to ISTE?
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So I am a former third-grade teacher.
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I've been teaching for five years, started as a fifth grade teacher, now in third grade, but also recently decided to want to switch over to the ed tech industry.
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So I thought this would be a great opportunity for me to come explore the different companies, learn about their missions and also just meet some fellow teachers.
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That is wonderful.
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And so what brought that change to say I want to go into ed tech or go into technology?
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So the best thing about being a teacher is the impact that we make on the students.
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So I wanted to take that to a broader scale and I wanted to make a larger impact on educators, students and I love working with teachers.
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That's why I got my master's in ed leadership to be able to have that interaction with teachers.
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That's why I got my master's in ed leadership to be able to have that interaction with teachers, so just want to make a bigger impact.
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Oh, that's so great.
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Can you tell us a bit about your educational journey, why you chose to become a teacher?
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So I was one of those people when they were very younger, one of those kids that would have a school in their basement.
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They would teach their stuffed animals and their friends, and it was just really a passion of mine.
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I loved the teaching aspect of it.
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When I got to college again, it was something that I was very interested and passionate about doing and my journey started at Liberty Corner School.
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And again, I've been teaching for five years and I wanted to again make a bigger impact.
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So I went for my education leadership master degree to hopefully become a principal or supervisor.
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But right now I think I'm just headed in a different direction.
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I want to work more on the corporate side.
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Oh, that's awesome.
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Thank you for watching Spotlight for Success.
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I am Devin Pintosi, chief Operating Officer of American Book Company.
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We are located here in our headquarters in Woodstock, georgia.
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You can get free samples of our materials either in print or in electronic formats at abck12.com.
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We look forward to hearing from you.
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And can you tell us a bit about.
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Do you have a special memory from when you were in the classroom working with the kiddos?
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A lot of memories it's hard to pinpoint one.
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I think the best part of being a teacher again is just the impact that you're making on the students.
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And third grade is such a pivotal year because students are coming in and you know they're still young and they don't have too much independence.
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But I think that their transformation from the beginning of the year to the end of the year is so large.
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They become their progress in math and reading and all the subjects just improve.
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So I think, just again seeing the end result of how the students progressed, just the impact.
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That is so awesome.
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And, stephanie, can you let us know?
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Okay, so you're making the transition into the ed tech space, wanting to work on the corporate side, mm-hmm.
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And so how can people contact you if they're interested in speaking with you into the ed tech?
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space, wanting to work on the corporate side, and so how can people contact you if they're interested in speaking with you?
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If you would like to speak with me, you can contact me in my email.
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It's Stephanie S-T-E-P-H-A-N-I-E dot Ranieri, R-A-N-I-E-R-I 97 at gmailcom.
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Or you can look me up on LinkedIn.
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Stephanie Ranieri, I would be there, ready to chat with you.
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I'm excited to get to know some people.
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Yeah it's a free to reach out.
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Thank you so much Again.
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Stephanie Ranieri, joining us as a very recent teacher that is now exploring the ed tech industry, we're so happy to have you here today.
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So happy to be here.
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Thank you so much, thank you.
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