This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign . In partnership with ASA, the Gates Foundation, Stand Together and the Walton Foundation, the New Pathways campaign will question education’s status quo and propose new methods of giving students a chance to experience success in what’s next. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Michael Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps , the federal service agency connecting individuals and organization...
Sep 09, 2022•25 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Belle Liang, a professor of Counseling Psychology at Boston College, and Tim Klein, an award-winning urban educator, clinical therapist, school counselor and formerly served as the Chief Impact Officer at Project Wayfinder. Tim now works with Belle at the Purpose Lab . Both are also authors of the great new book How to Navigate Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond ....
Sep 07, 2022•50 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, it’s a family reunion! Nate McClennen is joined by Abel McClennen, the Director and one of the founders of La Paz Community School in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. A PK-12 school on two campuses with a mission to cultivate informed, mindful citizens of the world. Links: La Paz School Abel McClennen LinkedIn Ted Sizer David Rogers on Dual Language Enrollment...
Aug 31, 2022•34 min
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign . In partnership with ASA, the Gates Foundation, Stand Together and the Walton Foundation, the New Pathways campaign will question education’s status quo and propose new methods of giving students a chance to experience success in what’s next. On the recent Getting Smart Town Hall, the team was joined by Julia Freeland Fisher (Clayton Christensen Institute), Edward DeJesus (Social Capital Builders, Inc.) and Tyler T...
Aug 26, 2022•52 min
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign . In partnership with ASA, the Gates Foundation, Stand Together and the Walton Foundation, the New Pathways campaign will question education’s status quo and propose new methods of giving students a chance to experience success in what’s next. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Bruno Manno, a veteran of education philanthropy and editor of a new collection of essays, The Opportu...
Aug 24, 2022•36 min
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign . In partnership with ASA, the Gates Foundation, Stand Together and the Walton Foundation, the New Pathways campaign will question education’s status quo and propose new methods of giving students a chance to experience success in what’s next. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Karla Phillips-Krivickas, CEO of Think Inclusion and member of the Arizona state education board in. ...
Aug 17, 2022•33 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen is joined by Lisa Lewis, a freelance journalist who focuses on the intersection of parenting, public health, and education and recent author of The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired , and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive . Let’s listen in as they discuss the problem with the school schedule, research and science around sleep and getting work done at the policy level. Links The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our ...
Aug 10, 2022•33 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Valerie Truesdale , the Assistant Executive Director of AASA, the Superintendents Association; and Dr. David Miyashiro , Superintendent of Cajon Valley Unified School District and Dr. Kelly Niccolls Teaching and Learning Asst. Director, Secondary at Cheney School District to discuss next generation school system leadership. Together they cover: What skills are required today? Who is the next generation of school leader...
Aug 03, 2022•36 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Michael T. Conner , CEO/Founder of the Agile Evolutionary Group . Dr. Conner served as Superintendent of Schools (Middletown, CT), Chief Academic Officer (Norwalk, CT), Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning (Willimantic, CT) and Principal of Augusta Lewis Troup School (New Haven, CT). He is the creator and architect of the Disruptive Excellence Framework. Links: Agile Evolution Group Dr. Michael Conner Twit...
Jul 29, 2022•34 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by the phenomenal Kaya Henderson. Kaya is the CEO of Reconstruction , a edtech company that delivers k-12 courses that situates Black people, culture, and contributions in an authentic, identity-affirming way. Kaya is a career educator, starting as a middle school Spanish teacher in the South Bronx with Teach for America. Kaya has been a leader in DC for 20+ years, first with TFA, then TNTP and then a decade at DCPS. She co-h...
Jul 27, 2022•28 min
On this special episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, producer Mason Pashia is joined by Tom Vander Ark and Shawnee Caruthers to celebrate the approximately 400th episode of the Getting Smart Podcast. They discuss why Getting Smart started a podcast in the first place, run through a quick lightning round of favorite moments and laugh a lot. Episodes mentioned in the episode: Dr. Roberta McFarland on The Magic of Outdoor Education Joe Erpelding on Magical Schools and Thrively EduCatered: Ululani ...
Jul 20, 2022•47 min
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is brought to you by What If . On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark and Getting Smart Podcast Producer Mason Pashia are joined by Dr. Frank Keil , a Yale Professor of Psychology & Linguistics and author of the new book Wonder : Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science . When it comes to thinking about thinking … Frank is one of the best. Together, they discuss the majesty of wonder, how we need to do a better job of instilli...
Jul 13, 2022•34 min
This episode of the Getting Smart podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign. Find out more here . On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Mark Benigni , the award-winning superintendent of Meriden Public Schools and the co-author of the forthcoming book The Great Equalizer: Six Strategies to Make Public Education Work in America .We’re also joined by Barbara Haeffner, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Innovation at Meriden Public Schools and co-a...
Jul 06, 2022•31 min
This episode of the Getting Smart podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign. Find out more here . This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a re-airing of our recent New Pathways Town Hall that breaks down each of the six pillars of pathways. These pillars will help learners find meaning in their personal, professional, and communal lives. Our New Pathways campaign is comprised of Unbundled Learning , Credentialed Learning , Accelerated Pathways , New Learning Models , Support and Guidan...
Jul 01, 2022•49 min
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a part of our Green Schools campaign , an initiative to highlight important thinkers and activists in the movement to make schools more sustainable, more green, and more mindful of our relationship with the planet. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by his friend and former Governor of Colorado, Bill Ritter. Bill Directs Center for the New Energy Economy , Colorado State University which works with state and federal...
Jun 29, 2022•33 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Deion Jordan is joined by Isaiah Walker, principal at KIPP Philadelphia Prep Academy , where he manages and mentors multiple Principals in Residence. Isaiah started his teaching career at Saint Charles Borromeo School in Harlem, teaching middle school science. He then transitioned to Newark to teach middle school English language arts at Great Oaks Charter School. Later on, Isaiah spent five years working with KIPP focusing on building teacher coachi...
Jun 22, 2022•37 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Nate McClennen is joined by three incredible students who recently competed in the Regeneron Science Talent Search , an event co-hosted with Society for Science. Check out our podcast episode with Maya Ajmera to hear more about Society for Science. The students are Christine Ye, a student at Eastlake High School Aseel Rawashdeh, a student at Anderson High School, and Elijah Burks, a student at Caddo Parish Magnet High School. Let’s listen in as they d...
Jun 17, 2022•32 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Shawnee Caruthers is joined by Nadine Levitt, founder of WURRLYedu and PD Reimagined . She is also the creator of the My Mama Says book series and writer of numerous blog s and education resources. Nadine has a varied combination of experiences - from lawyer, to opera singer to education advocate and we are thrilled to have her on the podcast. Links WURRLYedu PD Reimagined My Mama Says...
Jun 15, 2022•28 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen is joined by GPS Education Partners (GPS Ed) and representatives of DuPage County Schools to discuss school and industry partnerships and work-based learning. We recently supported GPS Ed in publishing a white paper called Work-Based Learning Ecosystems: Improving OPPORTUNITY for All by Integrating SCHOOL, COMMUNITY and the WORKPLACE . On this episode, our guests are: Dr. Darlene Ruscitti, Superintendent of DuPage County Schools Jovan ...
Jun 08, 2022•42 min
Producer's Note: This episode had some minor technical difficulties, notably some persisting pops and clicks throughout the recording. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Shawnee Caruthers is joined by some innovators in Colorado’s Embark Education program. Embark Education is a micro middle school in North Denver embedded in two small businesses – Pinwheel Coffee and Framework Cycles . Embark supports students to courageously inquire, engage, and discover a sense of self in an environm...
Jun 03, 2022•32 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Nate McClennen is joined by Adam Geller , CEO and Founder of Edthena — a personalized professional learning and video observation tool. Nate and Adam discuss a wide range of things from their backgrounds as science teachers, the psychology of performance improvement, embedding culturally responsive pedagogy, and much more. Links: Adam Geller Zaretta Hammond and Edthena Edthena AI Coach for Teacher Self-Reflective Coaching Style Can the AI Coach Platfo...
Jun 01, 2022•37 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy and Amy McGrath, Chief Operating Officer at ASU Preparatory Academy. They recently launched the Khan World School @ ASU Prep - an innovative new online high school opening in August. For full shownotes, including an announcement blog, check it out here. Links Khan World School Amy McGrath on Learning Under Quarantine Khan World School Announcement Facebook live with Sal and Amy Khan Academ...
May 25, 2022•30 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr Angela Duckworth, a professor at Penn. She’s a co-founder of Character Lab , the author of Grit , a bestseller that reveals the secret to achievement is passion and persistence; and the co-host with the No Stupid Questions podcast with Stephen Dubner. Links Character Lab No Stupid Questions podcast Grit US Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Youth Mental Health SXSW Session Sean Talamas James Heckman DSST Shared Values Po...
May 18, 2022•38 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee is joined by a superstar team of students and teachers from Immokalee High School. Falia Justima is an educator at Immokalee High School in Collier County Public Schools in Naples, where she has taught for four years. She is also an entrepreneur in the local community where she runs a real estate and small personal finance advising company with her sister. We’re also joined by two seniors cousins from Falia’s IncubatorEDU classroom team. Luz ...
May 13, 2022•33 min
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by What If? Also, if you’re interested in submitting your teacher pledge, find out more here and send a recording to Mason@GettingSmart.com. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by a few special guests from Project Invent , design thinking and invention programs to empower every student as an innovator. Jordan Mareno is Partnerships and Recruitment Manager at Project Invent, Alexis Lopez is an educator an...
May 11, 2022•37 min
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by engage2learn . Contact them today! On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined live by the Principal/Director and students from Summit Tech Academy in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. First, we talk with Dr. Jeremy Bonnesen - the Principal/Director of Summit Tech Academy at The Missouri Innovation Campus. Later in the episode we will be joined by some students to discuss their various interests, pathways and connectio...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Thank you to BetterHelp for sponsoring this episode. Speak with an affordable, licensed therapist at your convenience and save 10% on your first month at BetterHelp.com/GettingSmart . On this episode of EduCatered we’re joined by Heidi Alexander, Founding Principal at ASU Preparatory Academy - Pilgrim Rest Elementary. We love getting to work alongside ASU Prep in a number of ways and are always blown away by their incredible innovations and most of all… their incredible people. Heidi is one of t...
May 04, 2022•22 min
We recently recorded a Getting Smart Town Hall that is all about poetry. Over the course of the conversation we discuss why we use poetry to kick-off events, what poetry means to the Getting Smart Team, what poetry means to our audience, what are new methods of teaching poetry and much more. In this event, we used the following poems: Poetry by Pablo Neruda The Way it Is by William Stafford 20 lines to turn ‘bird’ into a verb by Mason Pashia See More by Jean E Taddonio This is just to say by Wil...
Apr 29, 2022•28 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Erin Jones , educator, leader, athlete and author of the great book Bridges to Heal US: Stories and Strategies for Racial Healing. Let’s listen in as Erin reads us an original poem and they discuss athletic leadership, community conversations, the problem with establishing norms and much more. Links: Linkedin Twitter Bridges to Heal US: Stories and Strategies for Racial Healing Poetry Unbound: Rita Dove — Eurydice, Turning...
Apr 27, 2022•35 min
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Nate McClennen is joined by Maggie Favretti and Benjamin Freud , authors, consultants and advocates for the environment, for people and for a more sustainable future. At Getting Smart, we are thinking a lot about Green Schools - sustainable and equitable and inclusive future. Maggie is founder of DesignEd 4 Resilience and is currently working on a new book titled Beyond Futurephobia: Teaching, Learning and Life in the Age of Climate Disasters. Benjami...
Apr 22, 2022•41 min
