Josh Fryday on Public Service and VolunteerismÂ
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by Josh Fryday, California’s Chief Service Officer.
Town Hall Recap: Raise the Bar
On this town hall, we were joined by Amy Loyd of the Department of Education and Julie Lammers of ASA to discuss policy shaping pathways.
Sharhonda Bossier and Carmita Semaan on Amplifying and Empowering Leaders of Color
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by Sharhonda Bossier, CEO of Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC) and Carmita Semaan, Founder of the Surge Institute.
Getting Smart Podcast | Attacking the Global Skills Gap
Mona Mourshed discusses how the Generation social initiative she leads is closing the global youth unemployment gap by placing disconnected young adults in jobs and giving them the skills and support they need for continued success.
Getting Smart Podcast | Partnerships Propel Readiness Results with a Focus on Equity
College Spark senior program officer Heather Gingrich and Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, discuss the importance of helping today's students become college, career and life ready, and how a partnership approach to this goal is really the best option.
Creating College Opportunities for Parents and Students
Barriers to getting into, paying for and persisting through college inhibit many students and adults across the country from achieving their dream of graduating from college. Hear from a mother and daughter about their journey to post-secondary education.
The Innovation Approach to Strategic Planning
When Mary heard about a district strategic planning process described as life-giving, lean, human-design centered, innovative and empowering, she had to learn more. Listen in to this week’s podcast with Assistant Superintendent of Minnetonka Public Schools, Eric Schneider.
Talking Learner Experience at the Zoo
In this episode of the podcast, Tom Vander Ark talks learner experience with leaders from Washington state. He focuses on three small community connected, experiential schools in Tacoma, WA. One of which can be found in a zoo.
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).
 Podcast: Richard Barth on Building A National School Brand
Today the Getting Smart staff speaks with Richard Barth, the CEO of the KIPP Foundation about his experience growing KIPP from 40 schools to 224 nationally and building a national brand.