

Events
Come learn with us!
The Soundtrap for Education Engagement Team is dedicated to offering free weekly, online events that help educators learn how to empower their students to leverage collaborative audio as a creative medium in their classroom.
Upcoming Events
- May 2022
- June 2022

Pontus
FaciliatorSun May 1 - 12:00 AM CST
On Demand!: How to create a Podcast
Do you want to know how you prepare a Podcast? How to create a perfect jingle and what to think about when recording with a microphone? Join this session to get started with Podcasting in Soundtrap!

Serena
FaciliatorSun May 1 - 12:00 AM EST
Enhance Student SEL with Soundtrap
Social-emotional skills play a valuable role in student development and have become increasingly important, especially in the past few years. Join Soundtrap education specialist, Serena Robinett, for an exciting 30-minute session that supports all learners with their mental wellbeing. We will [...]

Serena & Song Collab Studios
FaciliatorWed May 18 - 5:00 PM ET
Literacy + Collaboration with Song Collab Studios and [...]
Join the Song Collab Studios team as they discuss how to present authentic, relevant learning experiences for thousands of students through Soundtrap and Adobe Character Animator!

Pontus
FaciliatorThu May 19 - 3:00 PM CET
Practice Musical Form with Soundtrap
Do you want some practical and shareable examples to use directly in the classroom with your students? Join this 30min webinar and explore musical form with Educational specialist Pontus Wiklund!

Becky & Serena
FaciliatorThu May 19 - 4:00 PM ET
Getting Started with Soundtrap
Let’s get it started! In this session, you will learn how to manage your Soundtrap for Education account as a teacher, how to import students, create assignments, and everything else you need to know! Soundtrap education specialist and former music teacher, Serena Robinett, will provide an [...]

All Ed Specialists
FaciliatorThu May 26 - 7:00 PM EST
May Heart to Heart Celebration
Join the Soundtrap Education Specialist Team for a heart-to-heart conversation focusing on the music and podcasting projects they LOVE. Jostin, Becky, Taylor, Justin, Pontus, Alan, and Serena have been working with teachers from around the world to make creative music and podcasts with their [...]

Becky & Serena
FaciliatorTue Jun 7 - 4:00 PM ET
Literacy through Podcasting with Soundtrap
See and hear firsthand how teachers and learners around the world are making a change and using audio recording to enhance literacy education. Teachers using Soundtrap have been amplifying their student voices and those students are learning all type of skills as well as showcasing their [...]
Meet our Facilitators
Jostin Grimes was an educator at Kipp Metro Atlanta Schools before becoming an Educational Specialist with the Soundtrap for Education team. Jostin strongly believes student voice is at the core of uncovering one’s identity and culture and how an individual inspires others to share stories. Through his work at Soundtrap, Jostin has been able to connect, learn, empower, and collaborate with teachers and partners to unlock the magic of storytelling in the classroom and beyond school walls.
Taylor comes from the wonderful “Land of Band” that is Texas. His love of music and percussion was at the center of everything from middle school through university at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Taylor has taught percussion in two Grammy award-winning districts, founded a creative music education organization, and discovered Soundtrap as a way to democratize access to creative music tools. As a Senior Education Specialist, Taylor’s work is centered around helping teachers and students building their skills in Soundtrap and amplifying their creative abilities to maximize their potential to connect, express, and grow. Taylor works to fuel the creative renaissance that is happening now!
Pontus Wiklund is a musician and producer and Education Specialist at Soundtrap. He studied Jazz Piano at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and then freelanced as a musician, hip hop producer, and piano teacher before joining Soundtrap in 2018. Prior to his role as an Education Specialist, Pontus was the Head of Customer Support at Soundtrap for Education. Throughout Pontus’s life, music has always been his creative outlet. Pontus strongly believes that every individual has a unique voice and, whether it be through music or storytelling, getting creative is the most direct way of finding it!
Serena Robinett was an educator for New York City DOE before she became an Education Specialist at Soundtrap. She was the Instrument Music Director at a middle school in Queens where her students learned music literacy, music history and participated in various ensembles like modern rock band, symphonic orchestra, and digital music. Serena then taught technology at a K-8 school in Harlem for two years. Her students learned to use technological applications to share their voices and knowledge. They also learned to be digital citizens and computational thinkers. Serena is focused on the importance of cultivating and sharing student voices, building trusting relationships, and creating a culturally responsive classroom.
Alan Cameron is a Scottish composer, teacher, and former Lead Officer for Music for Glasgow City and Dumfries and Galloway authorities. He has presented at music education conferences and events in the UK, USA, Finland, Germany, China, Malaysia and Australia. Alan has composed music for TV including a theme tune for BBC News ‘Reporting Scotland’ and for a drama-documentary 'Florence Nightingale'. In 2017, Alan composed several tracks for a vinyl album ‘One More Time’ featuring legendary rock keyboardist Keith Emerson. In the classical field, Alan has had his piece ‘Displacement’ performed in the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow. As a teacher, his classes have won national UK songwriting competitions and in 1999 recorded a winning CD track with Sir George Martin (Beatles Producer) in Air Studios, London.
Becky Barrett is a former technology integrationist, classroom teacher and student-voice enthusiast from Dallas, TX. At the forefront of all campus and classroom projects, Becky seeks to make engaging and student-centered experiences to ignite learning but also have real-world applications. When she found Soundtrap and started integrating it on her campus, a podcasting passion was born in not only her students but also herself! To make a bigger impact, Becky jumped at the opportunity to join the Soundtrap team and she looks forward to sharing her love of student creation with the world!

Justin Polk
Justin Polk is a musician and educator based out of Los Angeles, CA. His allurement toward instrumental music, paired with his cultural upbringing led him to seek education at an HBCU, Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA. For the four years, Justin has built a music program at Arleta High School based in instrumental performance, music production, and real-world skills for pathways into music industry careers for students. One of Justin's educational goals is to reach more of the general student body through music technology skills and its relevance to the digital world.