Joanne McEachen on Contributive Learning
This month on Getting Smart, the podcasts will be focused on the theme of difference-making — which is also the subject of a new book launched just this week by Tom Vander Ark and Emily Liebtag, Difference Making at the Heart of Learning: Students, Schools, and Communities Alive With Possibility. To kick things off, […]
Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel on Designing Social Change
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by, Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel, a professor at North Carolina State University. Lesley-Ann is also author of Design Social Change, a new book from Stanford’s d.School run featuring past guests Sam Seidel and Olatunde Sobomehin on Creative Hustle and Sarah Stein Greenberg […]
Rachna Mathur and Meg Grothman on Integrating AI in the Classroom
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen is joined by Rachna Mathur, Senior STEM Strategist, CEO/Founder of Stemology Club and Meg Grothman, Director of Arizona Impact and Mathematics Innovation at ASU Prep. We have worked with ASU Prep and ASU over the years, and they both continue to live up to […]
Podcast: Jo Boaler On the Limitless Mind and Learning Math That Matters
[…] school experience especially in math. This challenging, collaborative approach helps to create what Boaler calls creative flexible thinking–the real value add in the AI-driven innovation economy where smart machines can do routine calculations. Swap Algebra 2 for Data Science Boaler recently teamed up with the University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt in a campaign […]
Podcast: Jean Eddy on Starting Early with Career Education
[…] some of the things she’s excited about on ASA’s roadmap. Where to go to learn more about ASA! Tom thanks Annabel and Jean for joining the Getting Smart Podcast! Mentioned in This Episode: American Student Assistance (ASA) Jean Eddy Annabel Cellini World Economic Forum LearnLaunch Cajon Valley Union School District For more see Starting […]
Podcast: Beth Anderson on Learner Differences
[…] podcast. Mentioned in This Episode: Hill Learning Center For more, see: Show What You Know: A Parent’s Guide to the Global Shift to Competency How a Focus on School Culture Can Save the Teaching Profession Why Schools Should Promote Applied Learning Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
Podcast: Kristi Dominguez & Ellen Dorr: Leading Central Systems Through COVID-19 with Optimism, Hope & Love
[…] crisis where schools are shut down? And how are they working with and communicating with the teachers and parents? Jessica shares an important resource with listeners: Getting Smart.com/GettingThrough. Kelly, Kristi, and Ellen continue their conversation about nurturing students’ connection to learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. What are the new possibilities that come from settling […]
Frank Keil on Wonder, Childhood and Lifelong Learning
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is brought to you by What If. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark and Getting Smart Podcast producer Mason Pashia are joined by Dr. Frank Keil, a Yale Professor of Psychology & Linguistics and author of the new book Wonder: Childhood and […]
Lisa L. Lewis on the Sleep-Deprived Teen
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen is joined by Lisa Lewis, a freelance journalist who focuses on the intersection of parenting, public health, and education and recent author of The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive. Let’s listen in […]
Chris Unger on A Revolution in Education
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by our friend Dr. Chris Unger, a Teaching Professor in the Graduate Programs in Education including the Doctor of Education program and author of the great new book A Revolution in Education: Scaling Agency & Opportunity for All. From an excerpt […]
