Martin Ricardo Cisneros

Creator | AI Education Evangelist | Modern Learning Advisor | GeekDad | Global Speaker 🌎 | EdTechJedi | Bilingual EN/ES |

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

🍽️ If your kid won't even sit at the table when there's new food on it, this is for you. 🫵🏽

I'm a dad. My son is autistic. For a long time, dinner felt like a battle nobody was winning. 💥

Then we found this. 👇

The 6 Steps to Eating. A sensory-friendly framework (the SOS Approach by Dr. Kay Toomey) that changed our whole routine.🤗

1️⃣ Tolerating. Being in the same room as the food.
2️⃣ Interacting. Helping prep, stir, pour.
3️⃣ Smelling. Leaning in close.
4️⃣ Touching. Fingertips, then lips, then tongue tip.
5️⃣ Tasting. Lick. Bite. Spit. Chew. Repeat.
6️⃣ Eating. The whole thing.

You don't skip steps. You don't rush. You meet your kid where they are.🪜

The first time he chewed and swallowed something new on his own, I cried in the kitchen. Then I made him another one and pretended I was fine. 😅

This is Empowered Designed Learning at the dinner table. Every step intentional. Nothing accidental. 🤗

Save this for the next time you put something new on the plate. 💛

🎬 This video was made with @Google Flow + Omni for the scenes, @Adobe Firefly for the visuals, and Adobe Express to bring it all together. Real workflow. Real dad. Real tools you can try too.

What's the food your kiddo finally tried? Drop it below. 👇

#AutismParenting #PickyEater #SOSApproach #SpecialNeedsParenting #TheTechProfe #EmpoweredDesignedLearning #AdobeExpress #AdobeFirefly #GoogleFlow #AIforParents #SensoryFriendly #AutismDad #PadreLatino

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

Congrats to these amazing #Adobe Innovators Mentors🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[Ricardo Recinos @TechTosas @TechTosas]

Excited and honored to be selected as an ACE Innovator Mentor for the 2026 Cohort! 🎉 Looking forward to supporting and connecting with an amazing new group of innovators ahead of the Summit at Adobe HQ this July! 🚀 #ACEInnovators

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

Creativity AI can only remix what already exists. Humans reimagined what is possible.
Creativity is seeing the possibilities that others can’t.
Optimism Is a Skill, Not a Personality Type

What is your BPS Best Possible Self
✅ Be curious. 
✅ Be creative. 
✅ Be brave. 
✅ Be yourself.
✅ Add something to this world that nobody else could add. ✨

We say this to our students every year. Then we walk into our own classrooms and play it safe.

Here is the truth I keep coming back to after 30+ years in education:
☑️ The lesson is the only one you could design. 👩🏽‍🎨
☑️ The story only you could tell. 📓
☑️ The energy only you could bring on a Monday morning. ⚡️

That is the thing your students actually need 🙌🏽

Not another copy of someone else's slide deck. 💻 Not another worksheet pulled from a search. 🔍 You. 🫵🏽 Your curiosity. 🧐 Your culture. 🧫 Your creative fingerprint. 🫆

Sé curioso. Sé creativo. Sé valiente. Sé tú. 🙌🏽

This week, bring one thing into your classroom that only you could bring. A song, a story, a question, a tool, a memory. Watch what happens. 👀

That is Empowered Designed Learning. And it starts with you. 💡

What is the one thing only you could bring this week? Drop it below. 👇🏽

#EmpoweredDesignedLearning #TheTechProfe #Teachers #EdTech #BilingualEd

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

Here is Ranjani Iyer's full article on Edutopia: https://t.co/t2VYanxTMX

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

Most math accommodations happen AFTER a kid has already struggled.

AI lets us build the support in from the start. 🧠✨

Ranjani Iyer wrote a beautiful piece in Edutopia on 5 strategies for neurodivergent math learners. Here is how creative tech makes each one easier 👇

1️⃣ Small wins → student-designed "win journals" in Adobe Express
2️⃣ Guided notes → AI generates the same notes at 3 scaffolding levels in 5 minutes 3️⃣ Experiential learning → Firefly turns word problems into visual scenarios
4️⃣ Predictable systems → AI builds your lesson template once, reuse all year
5️⃣ Questions + reflection → voice-to-text journals so writing is not the barrier

Mi propio hijo aprende diferente a como yo aprendí. 💛 That is part of why this one hits home.

Neurodivergent learners do not need more pressure. They need more access.

Eso es Empowered Designed Learning. We design the conditions. They do the rest. ✨

📎 Full Edutopia article by Ranjani Iyer is linked in the comments.
📌 Save this for your next planning block.
💬 Which one are you trying first?

#TheTechProfe #EmpoweredDesignedLearning #Neurodiversity #MathTeacher #EdTech #AIinEducation #Adobe #TeachersOfInstagram #BilingualEducator #CreativityForAll

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

@Google quietly shared something at I/O that matters more than the flashy demos: @GeminiApp Guided Learning improved math outcomes for students in Sierra Leone, and Gemini for Education helped teachers in Italy personalize materials while cutting admin time.

That's the real story. Not the agents, not the glasses, not the AI video tools. The proof point is that AI in a classroom can actually move student outcomes and give teachers their time back.

Here's where creativity gets interesting. When AI handles the admin drag, teachers get room to design learning experiences again. Students get more time on the messy, creative work that builds real thinking. The tools coming next, Gemini Omni for video, Google Pics, and Stitch for visual design, only matter if educators have the space to use them well.

If you're a teacher or a leader watching this space, pick one task that drains your week. Lesson differentiation, parent communication, and feedback on student work. Try Gemini for Education on that one thing for two weeks. Track what you got back. That's your evidence for your site or district.

What's the one task you'd hand off first to make room for the creative work?

#AIinEducation #EdTech #TeacherLife #GoogleForEducation #CreativityInEducation #CreativeLearning #DesignThinking #EmpoweredDesignedLearning

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

Every child has a story to tell, but not every child tells it with words.

I spent time today volunteering in my son’s class, and it reminded me that storytelling can take so many different shapes. Sometimes it is verbal. Sometimes it is painting, Play-Doh, performing, music, animation, or creating visuals with AI on a device.

That matters to me, not only as a parent, but also as an educator. When we only give students one way to show what they know, we may miss the genius sitting right in front of us.

A simple move for tomorrow: take one assignment and offer three ways students can tell the story. Say it. Build it. Draw it. Perform it. Animate it. Let the goal stay the same while the pathway changes.

What is one modality you have seen bring out a student’s genius?

[✨ Jessica Campos, M. Ed 💜 🦄 ✨🔜 FETC ✈️ TCEA✈️ @jcampos2018]

☔️April’s almost over, but there’s still time to post! ⏰
Stop the scroll with these 3 levels:
• L1: Clean Split – Hard axis for a mirror effect.
• L2: Overlap – Bleed elements for depth.
• L3: Texture Blend – Mask edges to weave images. 👀
#AdobeEduCreative #RainbowTechSiren

[૮ℓαµ∂เσ ƶαѵαℓα ʝ૨. @ClaudioZavalaJr]

Words aren’t the only way to tell your story — and students are PROVING it. 🔥

With @AdobeExpress story carousels, they’re combining photos, design layers, and narrative arcs into something genuinely powerful. A creative wrap-up activity worth seeing.

End the year STRONG. Check it out 👇🏾

➡️ https://t.co/GOYq2mhFtI

#adobe #AdobeWrapped #AdobeEduCreative #creativewrapupn

[Brian Lopez @hellomrlopez]

Innovating, creating, and reminding the world that every story matters. ✌️ #adobeeducreative

[૮ℓαµ∂เσ ƶαѵαℓα ʝ૨. @ClaudioZavalaJr]

Sketch it. Design it. Print it. Hold it. 🤯🎨🖨️

This Friday I’m going LIVE on Adobe Live: Education Edition with ACE Innovator @MrHuertasClass and we are going ALL IN — sticker printing, 3D models with Adobe Firefly, AND 3D printing. One session. The full creative pipeline.

If you’re a student, educator or creative who wants to see what’s possible when creativity meets AI meets making — this is THE session to watch.

🗓️ Friday, April 24 @ 11AM PT / 1PM CT / 2PM ET

🔗 Join us live: https://t.co/olEZTF7jYp

#AdobeLive #adobe #AdobeEduCreative #adobeedu #adobeexpress @AdobeExpress @AdobeLive_

[Ann Kozma @annkozma723]

LOVED making this little reminder during the #ACECreateAThon with @MonicaRoach15 @MsYaple during the 24 Hour Livestreams w #AdobeEDUCreative folks from around the world!

Having fun creating with you all -- enjoy this little reminder to slow down, take care of you, and breathe...

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

AI is changing nonprofit storytelling. Are you ready?

Skip the theory. This is where things get REAL. 🎯

Join Adobe, BRIDGEGOOD and Direct Relief at #EFG2026 for "Content That Connects" and then roll up your sleeves for a hands-on working lab led by Martin Ricardo Cisneros M.Ed @TheTechProfe ! 🙌

Here is what you will walk away with:
✨ Candid insights from leaders already doing the work
🛠️ Your very own custom brand kit built LIVE in Adobe Express
🎁 Pre-built templates for key nonprofit milestones like Giving Tuesday, customized to YOUR brand
📲 Strategies you can apply to real campaign moments immediately

This is not another sit-and-listen panel. You will leave with real tools, real templates and a real plan.

📅 April 21-24 | #EFG2026
👉 Register now: https://t.co/RwPSFPFrn4
#AdobeEduCreative #AdobeForEdu #AdobeEducation #AdobeStudents #Adobe

@Adobe @AdobeExpress @AdobeFirefly @TheTechProfe @annkozma723 @jlubinsky @claudiozavalajr @wezirthindwa @mrsbongiornoedu @lindseyblassedu

[Ann Kozma @annkozma723]

Two totally different images.
One design that just works. 🤯

The secret? Alignment + juxtaposition.

Learn it in 3 levels - https://t.co/NTlPI59oeX

#adobe #AdobeExpress #adobeeducation #adobeedu #adobeedu #adobeeduchallenge @AdobeExpress

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

🎬 Power belongs to the bold storytellers.

Adobe, Sky, and NBCU Academy invite educators to put their students in the director’s chair with The Edit, a global creative challenge exploring wellbeing through sport.

Students ages 8–18 will create a 90-second video news report on a local or global wellbeing story using Adobe Express, Premiere Pro, or Premiere Mobile. From mental and physical health to financial and social well-being, this is their chance to shape the narrative and have their voices seen and heard.

The opportunity? 🏆 National winners in the U.S., U.K., and Italy 🎥 Prizes including GoPros and more 🌎 Real-world storytelling experience ✨ Digital skills that command attention

The Edit is more than a contest. It is a platform. A stage. A chance for your students to lead the story instead of following it.

Educators can access free, ready-to-teach classroom materials now and submit their top report by April 16, 2026.

US: https://t.co/bco8MTa6GB
UK: https://t.co/DD7Llehrka

Step into the spotlight. Empower the next generation of storytellers.

#Adobe #AdobeExpress #CreateWithAdobe #NBCUAcademy #SkyUp #TheEdit #StudentVoices #DigitalStorytelling #FutureCreators

[Ann Kozma @annkozma723]

I LOVE when I open a tool and find a new update... @Adobe Podcast just told me that there is a new feature in #EnhanceSpeech - a music slider! 🎶 SO RAD! 🙌🏼

#AdobeExpress #AdobeForEdu #AdobeEDUCreative #AdobePodcast #StudentVoice #AdobeStudents

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

🚨 Teachers… you’re about to wish you had this sooner.

Imagine typing in ANY topic or standard… and instantly getting a fully built, creative, student-ready project. 🎯

That’s Generate Activity in Adobe Express.

We’re talking:
✨ Ready-to-use, standards-aligned projects
🎨 Built-in templates your students will actually LOVE
⚡ From idea to assignment in minutes (yes… minutes)

Meanwhile, your students?

They’re creating videos, infographics, posters, and presentations that actually show what they know.
This isn’t just lesson planning… It’s a full-on classroom glow-up.

The only question is… are you using it yet, or hearing about it after everyone else already is? 👀

👉 Try it now: https://t.co/QGksZzVzja

#AdobeEduCreative #AdobeForEdu #AdobeEducation #AdobeStudents #Adobe

@Adobe @AdobeExpress @AdobeFirefly @TheTechProfe @annkozma723 @jlubinsky @ClaudioZavalaJr @weziRthindwa @MrsBongiornoEdu @LindseyBlassEdu

[Martin Ricardo Cisneros @TheTechProfe]

What happens when the next generation of designers steps inside Adobe HQ?

Yesterday, we had the privilege of hosting students from the College of San Mateo Design program for an inside look at careers in design, and the future is looking bright.

From product design and UX UI to creative technology and engineering, our Adobe panel pulled back the curtain on what it really means to be a designer today. 💡

Key takeaways
* Design is more than visuals; it is problem-solving
* Your portfolio should tell your story, not just show the final product
* AI is changing the game, but creative intention and human insight matter more than ever.
* And the skills that stand out are adaptability, communication, and curiosity

Huge shoutout to these incredible students for bringing the energy, the questions, and the creativity. We cannot wait to see what you build next. 🚀

@Adobe @AdobeExpress @AdobeFirefly @TheTechProfe @annkozma723 @jlubinsky @ClaudioZavalaJr @weziRthindwa @MrsBongiornoEdu @LindseyBlassEdu @csmbulldogs

#AdobeEduCreative #AdobeForEdu #AdobeEducation #AdobeStudents #Adobe
#CollegeOfSanMateo #CSMDesign #FutureDesigners #AdobeLife #DesignCareers #UXDesign #ProductDesign #CreativeTechnology #GenAI #DesignThinking #StudentSuccess #BayAreaEducation

[૮ℓαµ∂เσ ƶαѵαℓα ʝ૨. @ClaudioZavalaJr]

CALIE 🤝 creativity unlocked 🎨

I had an absolute blast at #SpringCUE2026 last week with Jesse Lubinsky bringing the energy and our live remix session: “Design Like It’s 1999” 💿👕

Using @AdobeExpress , we threw it back while sharing fresh design tips, remixing ideas, and showing just how easy it is to create something awesome on the fly.

AND… the best part 👀

We selected 5 educator designs to be printed on real t-shirts. WOOHOO! 🙌🏾

So many creative takes—80’s retro, 60’s vintage, Palm Springs theme, 90’s vibe 🤯

Can’t wait to see even more designs come to life! ✌🏾

#AdobeEduCreative #AdobeExpress #AdobeEdu #adobe

[૮ℓαµ∂เσ ƶαѵαℓα ʝ૨. @ClaudioZavalaJr]

🎙️ Ready to turn ideas into a podcast?

Join Jesse Lubinsky and me LIVE this Friday, March 27 at 11AM PT for @AdobeLive_ Education Edition and discover how to create, record, and inspire with ease using Adobe Podcast.

From classroom storytelling to creator content, you’ll learn how to produce polished podcasts AND design scroll-stopping covers + thumbnails with @AdobeExpress and more ✨

👉🏾 Save your spot: https://t.co/l8RWqcBFYb

#AdobeLive #AdobeExpress #adobe #adobeeducation #adobepodcast