Modern Education

Thomas Valente is a professor at the Department of Preventative Medicine at the University of Southern California. Valente uses social network analysis, health communication and mathematic models to implement and evaluate health programs. 

Original episode aired on 4 April 2018 at KZSU Stanford.

Kari Keating is a business and growth coach, an entrepreneur, an author and mother of three boys - living in Portland, Oregan. 

Original episode aired on 4 April 2018 at KZSU Stanford.

Rachel Onley is a Ph.D. student at Stanford University studying mechanical engineering at the Center for Design Research. She is an instructor for Technology and National Security and the CEO of her start-up company, Geosite Inc. 

Original episode aired on 4 April 2018 at KZSU Stanford.

Kiana Jobe is a high school statistics teacher and thoughtful educator. In this episode of Modern Education, we dive into the considerations for a thoughtful attitude towards grading. You also get to pull back the curtain on what it means to be a teacher. 

This episode originally aired on 23 March 2018 at KZSU Stanford.

Dr. Felica Darling is a math and college skills instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College. Her research focuses on equity in education- including improving access to post-secondary education.

Paul Mehling is a professional artist, composer for almost 30 years. He is the lead guitarist in the jazz swing band The Hot Club of San Francisco. Here the host Benjamin parallels music to education - being the foundations to learning.

Amy Fast is the Curriculum Assistant Principal at McMinnville High School in Oregan. In her book, It's the Mission, Not the Mandates, she argues in order to fix the public school system we need to focus on the purpose of education - to serve each student and society. 

This episode was originally aired on 23 January 2018 at KZSU Stanford.

Khosla Family Professor at Stanford University and author, John Willinsky, started the Public Knowledge project in 1998 to create a greater public and global access to research and scholarship through new publishing technologies.

Originally aired on 23 February 2018 at KZSU Stanford.

Ben Domingue is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, with a special interest in sociology. He researches to understand how student outcomes are influenced by the environment of the classroom -  like student learning, teacher performance, and the efficacy of programs offered.  

Originally aired on 19 September 2018 at KZSU Stanford.

Ari Y Kelman is a Stanford professor of religious studies and chair in education and Jewish studies. He sat down with us to discuss his book, "Shout to the Lord: Making Worship Music in Evangelical America." 

Originally aired on 12 October 2018 on KZSU Stanford.