Podcast: Hank Stratton and Ted Kraus on the Importance of the Performing Arts
Tom speaks with Hank Stratton and Ted Kraus from the University of Arizona on the importance of performing arts experiences and how they're a great example of project-based learning, help teach empathy and support deeper learning for students.
Podcast: Rethinking Educator Preparation: Experiential, Connected, Applied
Kelly Conn and Cherese Childers-McKee, two science graduates found their passion for teaching and together at Northeastern University, are helping to transform educator preparation.
Podcast: Exposing Engineering to Underrepresented Groups with Dr. Amon Millner
Tom discusses the importance of accessibility relating to computing with Dr. Amon Millner at the Olin College of Engineering.
Podcast: Iveta Brigis on Talent Development
The Getting Smart team explores talent development with Iveta Brigis, Commissioner for California’s Little Hoover Commission and previously Human Resources business partner at Google.
Reinventing Educator Preparation
On this week's podcast James Tracy, President of the Woodrow Wilson Academy of Teaching and Learning discusses their innovative teaching methods that he describes as a thought lab, a design lab, and a source of collective intelligence about the science of learning.
Learner-Centered Iowa BIG Propels Jemar Lee
Emily from the Getting Smart team interviews Jemar Lee, a former student from Iowa BIG, a place-based and learner-centered school in Cedar Rapids and a Next-Generation Learning Challenge and XQ Super School winner.
Becoming Fearless with Jean Case
We recently had the opportunity to interview Jean Case about her new book, Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a LIfe of Breakthroughs and Purpose. Listen in as we discuss her definition of fearlessness and how she thinks both students and teachers can act on this principle (of letting urgency conquer fear).
Improving Access to Healthcare at School to Reduce Absenteeism
As a first-generation college student, Josh Golomb was planning on medical school. After college, he ran an AmeriCorp sponsored program at a medical school for high schools students.
Transforming Spaces to Inspire Powerful Learning
An interview with learning space expert and architect, Danish Kurani, to dive into what makes learning spaces so important, how we can design classrooms and spaces for more powerful learning and more.
Let’s Make Sure America Succeeds in the Age of Agility
What’s needed to make sure educators are valued and equipped with the agility to succeed in a rapidly changing workforce? How can businesses and communities work together to ensure learners are leaving high-school and college prepared for the jobs of the future? Learn how from America Succeeds, an organization working to do just that.