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In this episode, we’re speaking with Keara Mascareñz.  Keara is a co-author of The NEW Team Habits: A Guide to the New School Rules, a book based on her work with hundreds of schools and districts about how to achieve school goals through teamwork and innovation. Keara is the creator of the New School Rules toolkit, works with Education Elements as…Read more

In this episode, we’re speaking with Armand Doucet, about his new book, Teaching Life: Our Calling, Our Choices, Our Challenges.  Teaching Life brings the voices of teachers into the global conversation about educational reform to offer a how-to for implementing into classrooms design thinking, technology integration and a holistic education based on competencies, social-emotional learning and the literacies.  Armand is one of the…Read more

In this episode, we are speaking with Juliana Finegan, about her recent “Problem of Practice” series on teacher onboarding in innovative learning environments. Juliana is a managing partner at The Learning Accelerator, a nonprofit that advocates equitable education through the use of data and technology in order to implement personalized and blended education strategies at scale. A proponent for personalized learning,…Read more

In this episode, we are speaking with Dr. Cathi Fuhrman, Dustin Brackbill and Dr. Corey Hall, school librarians and leaders in the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA). We’ll be discussing the recently developed Guidelines for PA School Library Programs and how they integrate with the new National School Library Standards Framework from the American Association of School Libraries (AASL).  Dr.…Read more

Today, we are speaking with Jenny Finn, Head of School, and Co-Founder of Springhouse Community School. Jenny has been with us on TLTalkRadio previously – Season 5: Episode 16 talking about community internship programs and open-walled learning; and on Season 4: Episode 28 where she was joined by her collaborator, Ezekial Fugate, sharing thoughts on the idea of critical friends.…Read more

In this episode, our podcast interns, Monica and Jemma from d.tech High School in California, put together a takeover episode where they took on the role of podcast hosts and we were podcast guests. Here is what we talked about: Share with us how you became interested in podcasting, especially designing a podcast with a focus on learner-centered education? When did…Read more

In this episode, we’re speaking with David Houle, a futurist, thinker and speaker. David has been speaking and writing about the future for well over a decade. He writes the highly regarded futurist blog, Evolution Shift, with the tagline “A Future Look At Today.” You may recall our conversation with David on last season’s podcast. David is also author of…Read more

In this episode we are speaking with Dustin Hensley, a librarian at Elizabethton High School in Elizabethton, TN. If you listen to our other podcast, Shift Your Paradigm, Dustin spoke with us recently about Elizabethton High School in Episode 48. Dustin recently published an article about the role of librarians in transformation and that’s what we want to talk about…Read more

In this episode, we’re speaking with Zack Jones, Director at Dual School and author of The World Changer’s Handbook: A Young Person’s Guide to Creating an Impactful Life. You may recall that we spoke to Zack on an earlier TLTalkRadio episode when we spoke with him and Megan Chen, a learner from Dual School. And on the Shift Your Paradigm…Read more

In this episode, we’re speaking with Marc Prensky about his recent article – What the World Needs from Education. You may remember Marc from Season 3: Episode 3 when we discussed his book Education to Better Their World: Unleashing the Power of 21st Century Kids.  Marc is an award-winning, internationally-acclaimed speaker, author, and “practical visionary” in the field of education. He…Read more

In this episode, we’re speaking with Grant Lichtman, author of the recently published Thrive: How Schools Will Win the Education Revolution. Grant is an internationally-recognized thought leader on the transformation of K-12 education. He works with school teams to develop a comfort and capacity for change in a rapidly changing world. For almost 15 years, Grant was a trustee and senior…Read more

In this episode, we are speaking with Jennifer Larson, founder of SchoolBzz – a cloud-based platform for whole-school, whole-community communication.  Jennifer is a technology entrepreneur, charter public school founder and mother of four children who is passionate about finding innovative ways to engage parents and supporters in their child’s learning journey. SchoolBzz is the culmination of Jennifer’s 15 years in…Read more

In this episode, we’re speaking with Eugene Eric Kim. Eugene is a collaboration coach, trainer, and designer, focused on helping changemakers practice the skills they need to work effectively in groups. He’s spent almost two decades helping groups learn how to come alive and collaborate more skillfully together. He has worked with C-level business leaders and social activists, rocket scientists…Read more

In this episode, we are talking with Richard Rusczyk and Grayson Maas from the Art of Problem Solving. Richard is the founder of Art of Problem Solving website and co-writer with Sandor Lehoesky of the original Art of Problem Solving books. He is a co-founder with Sandor and Sam Vandervelde of the Mandlebrot Competition, and is a past Director of the USA Mathematical…Read more

In this episode, we’re speaking with Cheri Dotterer, author of Handwriting Brain-Body DisConnect: Adaptive teaching techniques to unlock a child’s dysgraphia for the classroom and at home. Cheri is zealous about how we learn. Pediatrics has always been her passion and love. Her favorite part of practice is seeing the “light bulb” go on in the mind of parents, teachers,…Read more

In this episode, we’re speaking with Sylvia Martinez, co-author with Dr. Gary Stager of Invent to Learn Making, Tinkering and Engineering in the Classroom, a book that has been described as the “bible of the maker movement for classrooms” A former aerospace engineer, Sylvia speaks and writes around the world to advocate for authentic learning using real world design principles,…Read more

In this kickoff episode of Season 6, we reflect on what’s we’ve learned from five years of producing the podcast. We make connections between the learning and our own practice around transforming learning in the district. We share a little bit about what’s been happening in the district, particularly over the past summer, and give our listeners a glimpse into…Read more

In this final episode of Season 5, we welcome Chuck Poole – teacher, founder of Teachonomy, author of uNforgettable: Your Roadmap to Being the Teacher They Never Forget, and producer of the uNseries. Chuck is a veteran teacher, making it his mission to inspire and encourage teachers all over the world to be the best they can be. He is the…Read more

In this episode, we welcome David Houle, a futurist, thinker and speaker. David has been speaking and writing about the future for well over a decade. He writes the highly regarded futurist blog, Evolution Shift, with the tagline “A Future Look At Today.” David is author of numerous books and ebooks including his influential first book, The Shift Age, and…Read more