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.
Getting Smart Podcast | Acton Academy: Building a Student-Centered School…And Global Network
In this episode of the podcast, Acton Academy co-founder Jeff Sandefer shares more with Tom Vander Ark about this student-centered K-12 private school where students are tasked with "finding a calling to change the world."
Getting Smart Podcast | Competency-Based Blended Language Learning
Language teacher Jennie Taranovich shares more about her success after shifting to a personalized and competency-based classroom environment that helps individual students meet their respective academic goals.
Getting Smart Podcast | High Quality Professional Development at Eagle Rock
In this podcast, we hear from Michael Soguero, Director of Professional Development at Eagle Rock, about his organization's strategy for leading high-quality learning experiences for teachers.
Getting Smart Podcast | 21 Insights: Adventures in Learning to Lead
In this podcast, Getting Smart team member Adam Kulaas reflects on 21 lessons learned during a decade of leading schools, sharing insights on everything from encouraging student voice to supporting your staff.
The Science of Deliberate Practice: What it Means for Education
There is growing evidence that individuals can achieve high levels of performance through extended training. In this week's episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom chats with Gene Kerns about his new book, which analyzes the implications of this evidence for K-12 education.
What School Could Be: Ted Dintersmith on Powerful Learning
After his success with the film "Most Likely to Succeed," venture investor and executive producer Ted Dintersmith launched a 50 state tour to promote readiness for the innovation economy. His new book, What School Could Be, outlines what he learned.
Building Transferable Skills: Design Tech High at Oracle Campus
Join us for a virtual field trip to Design Tech High school. We'll tour the school's new campus and learn how d.tech is combining personalized learning, design thinking, and maker activities to reach their goal of helping students forge identities as caring citizens and young professionals.
Randy Ziegenfuss on Teacher Leadership and Student-Centered Learning
In this episode, Tom chats with Randy Ziegenfuss about his journey as an educator, his time at Salisbury and his podcast, "Shift Your Paradigm."
Making the City the Text at High Tech High
In this podcast episode, High Tech High leaders Larry Rosenstock, Jeff Robin and Kaleb Rashad share musings about student projects, starting new schools, hiring teachers and why the city the school is located in is so important.