DisruptED

Providing Safety and Comfort to Construction Workers

Introduction to Public Libraries Edition

3D Printing: Is it the Answer to More Efficient Manufacturing?

Disruptive Innovation in Medical Device Manufacturing Episode 2

Disruptive Innovation in Medical Device Manufacturing Episode 1

The Future of Advanced Manufacturing Is Here: Part 1

When the US Centre for Advanced Manufacturing launched in June, Cynthia Hutchison, the Head of the Centre, met up with me and Kevin Czinger, CEO of Divergent3D & Czinger Vehicles. Czinger is simply a phenomenon. He comes from a proud family of mechanics and drag racers in Cleveland who influenced his interests at an early age, and encouraged him to become a voracious reader. Kevin burst onto the scene from there. A lifelong learner at Yale, he received undergraduate and advanced degrees in b...

The Future of Advanced Manufacturing Is Here: Introducing an Interview Series with Kevin Czinger

When the US Centre for Advanced Manufacturing launched in June, Cynthia Hutchison, the Head of the Centre, met up with me and Kevin Czinger, CEO of Divergent3D/Czinger Vehicles. Czinger is simply a phenomenon. He comes from a proud family of mechanics and drag racers in Cleveland who influenced his interests at an early age, and encouraged him to become a voracious reader. Kevin burst onto the scene from there. A lifelong learner at Yale, he received undergraduate and advanced degrees in biophys...

Author Pete Hall Discusses the Impact Self-Reflection has on Creating a Positive Environment

Returning guest Pete Hall, executive director of educationhall.com and author of YA novel Chasing the Show, joins hosts Ron Stefanski and Dr. Ceasar Mickens to talk about his new book and the valuable lessons of communication and empathy between parents, coaches, and kids. While Hall’s other books focus on lessons of self-reflection, this story takes on a new approach: “How do I navigate what my life is going to be?,” said Hall. To create an audience receptive to learning while also engaged in t...

Author Pete Hall Discusses the Impact Self-Reflection has on Creating a Positive Environment

Returning guest Pete Hall, executive director of educationhall.com and author of YA novel Chasing the Show, joins hosts Dr. Caesar Mickens and Ron Stefanski to talk about his new book and the valuable lessons of communication and empathy between parents, coaches, and kids. While Hall’s other books focus on lessons of self-reflection, this story takes on a new approach: “How do I navigate what my life is going to be?,” said Hall. To create an audience receptive to learning while also engaged in t...

Creating an Environment to Learn Fearlessly

“Getting Shit Done” is the outstanding theme highlighted in DisruptED. Hosts Ron J Stefanski and Dr. Ceasar sit down with two extraordinary women, Kristin Harrington and Elizabeth Hofreuter, both with high GSD index scores to talk about their impact on fearless learning in the education space. Hofreuter originally began her journey in the education space when her dyslexic daughter struggled to adapt to classroom learning. Now, as the Head of the Wheeling Country Day School, Hofreuter noted the i...

Creating an Environment to Learn Fearlessly

“Getting Shit Done” is the outstanding theme highlighted in DisruptED. Hosts Ron Stefanski and Dr. Ceasar Mickens sit down with two extraordinary women, Kristin Harrington and Elizabeth Hofreuter, both with high GSD index scores to talk about their impact on fearless learning in the education space. Hofreuter originally began her journey in the education space when her dyslexic daughter struggled to adapt to classroom learning. Now, as the Head of the Wheeling Country Day School, Hofreuter noted...

Why Automation Alley Established Project DIAMOnD

Industry 4.0 has something exciting and powerful up its sleeve in 3D Printing; Project DIAMOnD, or Distributed, Independent, Agile Manufacturing on Demand. Automation Alley established DIAMOnD through the 2020 CARES ACT. The funding provided Automation Alley with the ability to accelerate digital transformation among Michigan manufacturers to strengthen supply chains to develop PPE. So, why all the excitement? DisruptED got down to business with several experts involved with the project. “Projec...

Creating an Adult Education Program for the 40 Million Adults without a High School Diploma

Life is full of challenges. Often, it can take a while to learn how to overcome and succeed in the challenges presented to us. For Dr. Howard Liebman, CEO of Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE) and Kari Greenfield, VP - Academic Partnerships, accomplishments coincide with a high GSD index - get stuff done. DisruptED hosts Ron Stefanski and Dr. Caesar Mickens invited Dr. Liebman and Greenfield to share how their mindsets help them overcome stifled progress along the education spectrum....

The Impact Self-Reflection Has On Creating a Positive Environment

Education is about growth. Growth of skills, learning, and communicating. When Pete Hall, founder of educationhall.com was an educational leader, growth was his priority. The problem was, no one else seemed to know where to start. Hosts Ron Stefanski and Ceasar Mickens sit down with Hall to discuss his role in education as a disruptor and what he learned along the way. Hall was shocked when he transitioned from teaching into an administrative role. Some teachers had brilliant methods of course d...

The City of Dayton has a New Vision to Make Education Equitable

Education is top of mind for Jeffrey J Mimms, Jr., Mayor of Dayton, OH, and Dr. David Lawrence, Education Advisor for Dayton, OH. Mimms, a longtime educator himself with over forty years in education, is a pioneer in establishing equitable funding for public schools across Ohio. DisruptED’s Ron Stefanski and Ceasar Mickens spoke to Mimms and Lawrence about an extraordinary concept they’re championing: creating a city of learners in Dayton. Mimms said the challenge in education today, especially ...

Evaluating the Global Educational Format Through More STEM Incorporation

For years now, a lot of discussion surrounding the STEM field has mostly focused on the lack of students pursuing the academic fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Although the shortage remains true, there’s also been a lot of work done to improve the numbers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In an episode of DisruptED, hosts Ron J Stefanski and Dr. Caesar Mickenstalked to two Croatian nationals dedicated to changing the current landscape of what education loo...

How Technology and Education are Vital Cycle Breakers of Social Inequality

Ron Stefanski and Caesar Mickens Jr talk with David Richards on this episode of DisruptED. The episode focuses on optimizing technology in education requires professional development for teachers. The educators consider the lack of technology infrastructure to factor into 2020’s learning loss. Richards and Michens share insight into how technology and education are vital cycle breakers of social inequality. Richards started as a tech director in the early nineties. He was motivated by his educat...

Bonus: How Technology and Education are Vital Cycle Breakers of Social Inequality

Ron Stefanski and Caesar Mickens Jr talk with David Richards on this episode of DisruptED. The episode focuses on optimizing technology in education requires professional development for teachers. The educators consider the lack of technology infrastructure to factor into 2020’s learning loss. Richards and Michens share insight into how technology and education are vital cycle breakers of social inequality.

Clip: How Can Schools Help Ensure the Current Economic Recovery is Sustained and Inclusive

How Can Schools Help Ensure the Current Economic Recovery is Sustained and Inclusive

Taking on a new and relevant topic in the education space, DisruptED, hosted by Dr. Caesar Mickens and Ron J Stefanski, is centered on the disruption seen in the confluence of education today and the agents of change. In this premier episode, Co-hosts Dr. Mickens and Stefanski sit down with Karin Norington-Reaves, CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership to talk about their game-changing work in education development. Norington-Reaves emphasized the fact that there will be jobs in the futur...

Three Cousins of Learning

Learning Loss and Transforming Education

Transforming Education is a moral imperative if we believe that a high-quality education is the birthright of every student. We must bring together a coalition of the willing to advance systemic changes in learning. Otherwise, we risk allowing this pandemic to set us back at a time when we have the resources and the means to leap forward and transform learning for every student. Each month on DisruptED, Hosts Caesar Mickens Jr. and Ron Stefanski, will be exploring what a return to normal means f...