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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This podcast highlights developing trends in K-12 education, postsecondary and lifelong learning. Each week, Getting Smart team members interview students, leading authors, experts and practitioners in research, tech, entrepreneurship and leadership to bring listeners innovative and actionable strategies in education leadership.
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New Pathways
Stephanie Reisner and Steph Loeck on Make School Work and GPS Education Partners
How work-based learning and youth apprenticeship help students build skills, agency, and career pathways through employer partnerships.
Learning Design
Vriti Saraf on Reimagining the Teacher’s Role for the AI Age
How AI can shift teaching from efficiency to human flourishing through new teacher roles, stronger relationships, and learner-centered design.
Career & Technical Ed
Gianna Biaggi on the Magnolia Project
How Magnolia Project connects students with local mentors to build agency, engagement, and real-world learning in rural communities.
Career & Technical Ed
Wellesley High School Students on Reimagining School for 2040
Wellesley High students reimagine school for 2040 through project-based learning, CTE, collaboration, and student voice.
Leadership
Dr. Deborah Kenny on Deeper Learning and Student Agency
Dr. Deborah Kenny on deeper learning, student agency, Montessori, IB, and why a well-educated child needs purpose, rigor, and inquiry.