After almost a decade in the video and television industry, Jim Sill hung up his producer hat and embarked on a career in education. Using his industry experience, he created an award winning video production program at El Diamante High School in Visalia, CA. By involving students in real world video projects, they garnered awards and recognition at the local, state, and national level. With experience producing local television and industrial videos for non-profit organizations, many of his former students now work in the industry.

Today, Jim is the Director of Global Development for EdTechTeam, Inc. In addition to keynotes and leading professional development workshops, Jim oversees educational initiatives for the team all around the world. As a Google for Education Certified Innovator and Trainer, Apple Distinguished Educator, and Apple Certified Trainer, Jim enjoys presenting on topics that include Using Video for Social Change, Cinematic Narrative Techniques, Encouraging a Creative Student, Google in the Classroom and much more.

Jim was featured on Edutopia and their Teach2Learn series for his work
in Building Career Skills in Video Production. He was also awarded The Computer Using Educator (CUE) Outstanding Teacher Award in 2009 and nominated for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Outstanding Teacher Award.