Getting Smart Podcast | Back to School: A Time to Thrive
In this podcast, we chat with Dr. Nicole Assisi, Thrive founder, and Jaclyn Vasko, teacher leader, about how back-to-school time looks a little bit different for teachers at Thrive Public Schools than in other districts.
Getting Smart Podcast | It’s a Project-Based World and a PBL Movement
Our latest podcast features three education leaders we were able to speak with at PBL World who explain how they are each investing in high quality PBL to transform the lives of young people.
All Children Should be Bilingual: The Dual Language Economic Imperative
In this podcast, superintendent Juan Cabrera of the El Paso Independent School District shares more about his personal experience growing up bilingual and the importance of the dual language model being implemented in his district.
Everybody Needs an Equal Opportunity to Participate in the Future
An interview with Michael Moe, co-founder of GSV, a fund, advisory and incubator transforming every industry from healthcare to global education around equity and the future of learning.
Getting Smart Podcast | Schools Can (and Should) Measure Noncognitive Skills
In this podcast, Megan and Cat speak with expert Jonathan Martin about the importance of schools measuring students' noncognitive skills, and answer some of the FAQs around the benefits of doing so for schools and students.
Getting Smart Podcast | Paul Tough on Helping Children Succeed
In this Getting Smart podcast, Tom Vander Ark and author Paul Tough discuss his new book, Helping Children Succeed, which includes combining personalized and project-based learning in next-gen learning models, building relationships and pedagogy.
Getting Smart Podcast | Supporting English Language Learners
In this podcast, we speak with district leaders from Highline Public Schools and Federal Way Public Schools on how they support English Language Learners.
Getting Smart Podcast | Principals Supporting Teachers as Curriculum Designers
In this podcast, R.L. Stevenson Elementary principal Michael Corneau shares how he helped his teachers help students by designing curriculum using Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC), eventually turning his school into an "LDC school."
Getting Smart Podcast | Deeper Learning Conference 2016
In this podcast, we feature voices from the 2016 Deeper Learning conference discussing the impact educators can have on students' lives with deeper learning.
Getting Smart Podcast | Horace Mann Elementary: Where A Shared Pedagogy Vision Informs Design Principles
In this podcast, Horace Mann Elementary principal Liz Whisnant shares more with Tom Vander Ark about the most interesting pedagogy to facilities translation we’ve encountered.