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. Every other Friday we publish an episode called “Catching Up” where Nate McClennen and Mason Pashia try to make sense of what’s going on in education, learning and human flourishing. Check it out.Â
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:Â
- Student Voice
- Pathways to Postsecondary
- Green Skills & Schools
- Microschools
- What’s Next in Learning
- AI in Education
- Next Generation Leadership
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Know of someone who would make a great guest on the podcast? Email Mason to pitch your suggestion or learn more about being on the podcast.
How the Getting Smart Learning Innovation Framework Drives Lasting Systems Change
Discover a framework for transforming education with personalized, competency-based learning and AI integration to meet all learners' needs.
Town Hall: Public Microschools
Exploring public microschools as innovation hubs for competency-based learning and community engagement in education.
Monique Uzelac on the Washtenaw Educational Options Consortium
Explores learning ecosystems and choice in education with Monique Uzelac, focusing on Michigan's innovative consortium model.
George Philhower on Joyful Learning at Eastern Hancock
Eastern Hancock Schools center "joy" as a learning strategy, integrating it with community partnerships, innovative teaching, and student connection.
Catching Up! | An AI Research and Leadership Framework, Humanities 2.0, and Incentivizes that Fuel Communities of Learning
Explore AI in education, applied humanities, and innovative learning spaces in this insightful podcast episode with Nate McClennen and Mason Pashia.