Getting Smart Podcast

Teachers and students from Bulldog Tech in San Jose, California students discuss qualities and characteristics of great PBL teachers and why they think learning through projects is powerful. There are many voices on this podcast, but it is remarkable how they share similar thoughts and ideas about teaching and learning. It is clear there is commitment to a similar vision.

Roger Weissberg, chief knowledge officer for the Collaborative For Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), joins Tom for a discussion around Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and shares more on reasons he feels SEL has become so prominent in education discussions and what the future of SEL in schools might be.

Eric Westendorf, CEO of LearnZillion, shares how the instructional math videos he created as a principal turned into today's company over the past five years. With the help of a teacher Dream Team, LearnZillion connects and aligns curriculum, assessment and professional development for today's educator.

Solution Tree assessment experts Cassandra Erkens, Tom Schimmer and Nicole Dimich Vagle chat about the new Solution Tree Assessment Center, a resource designed to help educators boost hope, efficacy and achievement for students.

Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates (CA), has a unique employment position: when hired, he agreed to sign a 20-year contract. The results of this arrangement have been immensely beneficial for both sides, and Rob shares more with us on this unique story and the leadership lessons he has learned along the way.