Jim Sill

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Teacher Coach and Tech Integrator

Jim Sill is an educational consultant for Deploy Learning who enjoys a great story and loves inspiring people to tell theirs. This makes him a popular keynote speaker, trainer and workshop facilitator. Bringing authentic learning experiences to clients is what drives his work.

As a former television producer, Jim Sill has been working in education for almost 20 years. Using his industry experience, he created an award-winning video production program in Central California. By involving students in real-world video projects, they garnered awards and recognition at the local, state and national levels. In 2012, Jim was featured in Edutopia and their Teach2Learn series for his work in Building Career Skills in Video Production.

Today, Jim lives in Melbourne, Australia and works with schools across region leading professional development workshops and helping to develop educational initiatives on using video for social change, understanding and developing Cinematic Narrative techniques, encouraging a creative student, Google in the Classroom, and much more. His experiences have led him to work with teachers on all seven continents.

This One Goes to 111 with Jim Sill - PC111
Nov. 23, 2025

This One Goes to 111 with Jim Sill - PC111

In this episode, Jim Sill joins Donnie, Jesse, and Jeff to discuss the unique experience of celebrating Thanksgiving in Australia, the timing of Christmas decorations, and the impact of AI tools in education. They also engage...

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The "Poddy" Awards: A 100th Episode Celebration - PC100
Feb. 5, 2023

The "Poddy" Awards: A 100th Episode Celebration - PC100

Join special guest host Jim Sill and the guys as they celebrate 100 episodes of talking education, pop culture, and shenanigans with the first ever Partial Credit "Poddy" awards! There's laughter, tears, and some useless websites that Donnie found onlinw.

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Partial Credit LIVE in New Orleans! - PC097
July 5, 2022

Partial Credit LIVE in New Orleans! - PC097

Donnie and Jesse were joined by a multitude of guests including friends of the podcast Lisa Highfill, Dee Lanier, Kenneth Shelton, and Jim Sill at the ISTE 2022 conference in New Orleans, Louisiana for a live recording of the Partial Credit Podcast!

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PC Holiday Special 2020 Part 2 - PC065
Dec. 21, 2020

PC Holiday Special 2020 Part 2 - PC065

Jim Sill returns to continue the holiday magic and... cancel Rudolph?

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Cafeteria Turkey for You, Real Turkey for Me... - PC042
Nov. 25, 2019

Cafeteria Turkey for You, Real Turkey for Me... - PC042

Jim Sill, our resident 'Australian' is back and so are Jesse and Jeff!

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Film School with Jim Sill - PC038
Oct. 14, 2019

Film School with Jim Sill - PC038

Jim Sill is here all the way from Down Under and he’s taking us to film school.

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LIVE @ Great Plains Summit 2019 - PC035
July 15, 2019

LIVE @ Great Plains Summit 2019 - PC035

Jeff, Jesse, and Donnie keynoted the 2019 Great Plains Summit with a LIVE episode! Recorded in Lincoln, Nebraska in front of 400+ educators.

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