Mary Jo Madda—@MJMadda—is the former Director of Audience Development and Senior Editor at EdSurge. She is currently the Creative Strategy Manager for the Code Next team at Google, and is a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education. The viewpoints expressed in this article are hers and do not represent that of her employer.