Do School Better

By Doris Korda

A podcast for people who want to transform education.

Join Doris Korda as she engages in conversations with educators and shares insights about a radical new method of teaching.

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How many episodes does Do School Better have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

Do School Better episodes:

May 02, 2016 Episode 15 – "If your Feelings Get Hurt Easily, Get Over It." – The Student Experience
Doris describes the Hawken Entrepreneurial Studies class from the student perspective. She explains how this style of "learning by doing" is different than traditional school and how collaboration plays a critical role in students' growth.
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19min
April 25, 2016 Episode 14 – How is Entrepreneurship Education Useful for K-12 Students?
Doris talks to Steve Blank, Stanford professor and creator of Lean LaunchPad® about how students learn creative problem-solving for today's world in courses that incorporate the same methodologies Steve designed for use by engineers, graduate school students and entrepreneurs.
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30min
April 25, 2016 Episode 13 – It's Not About Being the Smartest Person in the Room.
Steve Blank interviews Doris for his radio series, "Entrepreneurs are Everywhere." Hear what Doris learned as an immigrant, engineer and entrepreneur that led her to develop her different models for teaching and learning.
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26min
April 18, 2016 Episode 12 – De-Schooling
Doris explores her core mission; to do school better. She reflects on past students who did not fit school's narrow definition of academic success. She shares how an entrepreneurship class can be a model for how students learn and master skills that matter in the real world.
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20min
April 11, 2016 Episode 11 – "Get Out of the Building." – Our Origin Story
Doris recalls the process of designing and building Hawken's Entrepreneurial Studies program in a high school and why using real business problems should be core to entrepreneurship programs. Doris and Tim also discuss the role of the Lean LaunchPad Methodology and Design Thinking and why it's so important to "get out of the building."
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19min
April 04, 2016 Episode 10 – 21st Century Motivation – Bringing in the Real World
Doris Korda explains strategies for bringing real-world learning into the classroom without the use of guest speakers. She decries the use of trickery or external motivation to get students engaged in their own learning and highlights the value of working on urgent business problems as a way to master skills.
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20min
March 28, 2016 Episode 9 – "I Really Believe in the Power of the Entrepreneurial Process." – Alison's Story
Alison Tanker explains the path that led her to the Assistant Director position at the Miller Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at Hawken School. She explains how she discovered that entrepreneurship can be empowering while working with social enterprises in the United States, the U.K., Latin America and the Caribbean.
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24min
March 21, 2016 Episode 8 – The Decision Filter
Doris explores the "decision filter" she uses for choosing which businesses will work with the students. She discusses the reasoning behind her "rule of three" and explains why students must relate to the problem and see the CEO as a role model.
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18min
March 14, 2016 Episode 7 – "I'm Not Afraid to Try Things and Fail." – Tim's Story
Tim Desmond explains the path that led him to the Assistant Director position at the Miller Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at Hawken School. He explains how being a risk-taker and divergent thinker led to his epiphany of "learning by doing." Tim discusses the role of writing in the class and how he strives to improve students' communication skills in a changed world.
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23min
March 07, 2016 Episode 6 – Sequencing the Learning Terrain
Doris explains how she uses real, local startups in Hawken's Entrepreneurial Studies program. She details one semester's line up of businesses, the challenges posed and expectations for the student-designed solutions.
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20min

FAQs about Do School Better:

How many episodes does Do School Better have?

The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.