On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Nate McClennen is joined by three incredible students who recently competed in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, an event co-hosted with Society for Science. Check out our podcast episode with Maya Ajmera to hear more about Society for Science. The students are Christine Ye, a student at Eastlake High School

Aseel Rawashdeh, a student at Anderson High School, and Elijah Burks, a student at Caddo Parish Magnet High School.

Let's listen in as they discuss their science projects, what project-based learning has done for them as learners, agency, and much more.

LINKS:

• Christine's Project Video
• Aseel's project video
• Elijah video
• Regeneron Talent Search
• Society for Science
• Getting Smart Podcast with Maya Ajmera

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Shawnee Caruthers is joined by Nadine Levitt, founder of WURRLYedu and PD Reimagined. She is also the creator of the My Mama Says book series and writer of numerous blogs and education resources.

Nadine has a varied combination of experiences - from lawyer, to opera singer to education advocate and we are thrilled to have her on the podcast.

Links

• WURRLYedu
• PD Reimagined
• My Mama Says

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen is joined by GPS Education Partners (GPS Ed) and representatives of DuPage County Schools to discuss school and industry partnerships and work-based learning. We recently supported GPS Ed in publishing a white paper called Work-Based Learning Ecosystems: Improving OPPORTUNITY for All by Integrating SCHOOL, COMMUNITY and the WORKPLACE. On this episode, our guests are:

• Dr. Darlene Ruscitti, Superintendent of DuPage County Schools
• Jovan Lazarevic), Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction of Lake Park HS
• Jim Campbell, the business partner on this project and VP & General Manager, Fabrication Division of Prince Industries
• Jeff Ziegler, GPSEd's Partner Development Manager for our Client Solutions Team

WBL learning ecosystems have three elements - community, education (cc and K-12), and business partners - and then an intermediary to help bring them together. This episode works to highlight that relationship.

Links:

• White Paper
• GPS Education Partners
• DuPage SD
• Prince Industries
• DuPage Youth Apprenticeship Program

Producer's Note: This episode had some minor technical difficulties, notably some persisting pops and clicks throughout the recording. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Shawnee Caruthers is joined by some innovators in Colorado's Embark Education program. Embark Education is a micro middle school in North Denver embedded in two small businesses – Pinwheel Coffee and Framework Cycles. Embark supports students to courageously inquire, engage, and discover a sense of self in an environment that is learner-centered, integrated, and embedded.

We're joined by Brian Hyosaka, an Embark Educator and incoming Head of School. Brian is also accompanied by three students today: Maura(6th), Neela(7th), and Lachlan (8th).

Links:

• Brian Hyosaka
• Embark Education
• Iterative
• pinwheelcoffee.com
• frameworkcycles.com
• Blog Post on Purposeful Learning
• Embark Blog Post on Scheduling
• Embark Blog Post on Advisory Conferences

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Nate McClennen is joined by Adam Geller, CEO and Founder of Edthena — a personalized professional learning and video observation tool.

Nate and Adam discuss a wide range of things from their backgrounds as science teachers, the psychology of performance improvement, embedding culturally responsive pedagogy, and much more.

Links:

• Adam Geller
• Zaretta Hammond and Edthena
• Edthena
• AI Coach for Teacher
• Self-Reflective Coaching Style
• Can the AI Coach Platform Really Help Teachers with Coaching Cycles?
• The 3 R's of Strong Teacher Collaboration within the AI Coach Platform
• How AI Coach Platform Expands Access To Coaching For All Teachers

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy and Amy McGrath, Chief Operating Officer at ASU Preparatory Academy. They recently launched the Khan World School @ ASU Prep - an innovative new online high school opening in August.

For full shownotes, including an announcement blog, check it out here.

Links

• Khan World School
• Amy McGrath on Learning Under Quarantine
• Khan World School Announcement
• Facebook live with Sal and Amy
• Khan Academy District Partnership
• ASU Preparatory Academy - Pilgrim Rest Elementary
• Schoolhouse.World

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr Angela Duckworth, a professor at Penn. She's a co-founder of Character Lab, the author of Grit, a bestseller that reveals the secret to achievement is passion and persistence; and the co-host with the No Stupid Questions podcast with Stephen Dubner.

Links

• Character Lab
• No Stupid Questions podcast
• Grit
• US Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Youth Mental Health
• SXSW Session
• Sean Talamas
• James Heckman
• DSST Shared Values
• Posts by Bjork and Bjork

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee is joined by a superstar team of students and teachers from Immokalee High School. Falia Justima is an educator at Immokalee High School in Collier County Public Schools in Naples, where she has taught for four years. She is also an entrepreneur in the local community where she runs a real estate and small personal finance advising company with her sister.

We're also joined by two seniors cousins from Falia's IncubatorEDU classroom team. Luz Cantero-Huapilla and Lizbeth Huapilla (Wapiya). Alongside some of their classmates they created the company Harvesting Housing to serve migrant farmers.

LINKS:

• SXSW Difference Making conversation with Falia Justima
• Harvesting Housing video
• Margarita/Uncharted Podcast

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by What If?

Also, if you're interested in submitting your teacher pledge, find out more here and send a recording to [email protected].

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by a few special guests from Project Invent, design thinking and invention programs to empower every student as an innovator.

Jordan Mareno is Partnerships and Recruitment Manager at Project Invent, Alexis Lopez is an educator and fellow for Project Invent and lastly, Angel, a student who recently participated in a Project Invent cohort!

Links:

• Clubhouse network
• Project Invent
• Invention Opportunity
• Angel's LinkedIn
• Magis Athletics (Angel's T-shirt concept)
• Teacher Pledge

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by engage2learn. Contact them today!

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined live by the Principal/Director and students from Summit Tech Academy in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

First, we talk with Dr. Jeremy Bonnesen - the Principal/Director of Summit Tech Academy at The Missouri Innovation Campus. Later in the episode we will be joined by some students to discuss their various interests, pathways and connection to their community.

Links

Summit Technology Academy

Summit Tech Academy Virtual Tour

Missouri Innovation Campus

Real World Learning Case Study