About the Getting Smart Podcast
The Getting Smart Podcast covers trends, innovations and insights in K-12, higher ed, lifelong learning, leadership, investing and more. You can listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. If you’re on Spotify, we have built some great playlists to help you jump into some conversations we’ve been having over the last few years. You can go long on the following topics:
- Student Voice
- Pathways to Postsecondary
- Green Skills & Schools
- Microschools
- What’s Next in Learning
- AI in Education
- Next Generation Leadership
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This podcast highlights developing trends in K-12 education, postsecondary and lifelong learning. Each week, Getting Smart team members interview students, leading authors, experts and practitioners in research, tech, entrepreneurship and leadership to bring listeners innovative and actionable strategies in education leadership.
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Dennis “Doc” Littky on Expanding The Vision: College Unbound
Explore the transformative journey of Big Picture Learning and College Unbound, championed by Dennis Littky, revolutionizing education for personalized, real-world learning.
Jennifer Purcell on Future Ready Oregon and a Future Ready Workforce
Explore workforce development and public leadership through Oregon's Future Ready initiative, highlighting public-private partnerships.
Futures Thinking in Education
Learn how integrating futures thinking into education can prepare students for rapid changes. Experts discuss strategic foresight, empathy for the future, and innovative leadership.
Laurie Gagnon on Competency-Based Education and a Competency-Based System
Explore Competency-Based Education (CBE) and its impact on personalized, equitable learning with insights from Laurie Gagnon of the Aurora Institute.
Charles Fadel on Education and Competencies for the Age of AI
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast we’re joined by Charles Fadel, Founder of Center for Curriculum Redesign which published new book Education for the age of AI.