Ellen Galinsky, co-founder and president of the Families and Work Institute, chief science officer at the Bezos Family Foundation, and executive director of Mind in the Making joins us to talk about how families and young people are affected by changes in work and education systems.

Melissa Butler, author and educator, joins us to talk about how noticing the small and simple things can change the way young learners (and adults) interact in educational spaces as seen in Melissa’s book, in a button.

Bill Strickland, founder and executive chair of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, joins us to talk about his journey to support learners by manufacturing places of hope.

Annie Murphy Paul, science writer and author, joins us to talk about the brain and how educators can help guide their learners through the process of thinking using their environments, social connections, and bodies as written about in “The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain”.

Rebecca Winthrop, senior fellow and co-director of the Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, joins us to talk about the values families and educators have for their learners and how practices of family engagement have changed in recent years across the world.

Thomas Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools, joins us to talk about the elements that make education systems ready to innovate in holistic ways.

Karen Mapp, senior lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and faculty director of the Education Policy and Management Master’s Program, joins us to talk about her research and observations on the importance of family and community engagement in school systems.

Temple Lovelace, founder and director of Assessment for Good, joins us to talk about the foundations of Assessment for Good and how educators can utilize asset-based and culturally affirming assessment.

Kimberly Smith, executive director of the League of Innovative Schools, joins us to talk about what innovation looks like among League members and how those innovations are put into policy and practice.

Mort Sherman, associate executive director of Leadership Network at AASA, The School Superintendents Association, and Valerie Truesdale, assistant executive director of Leadership Network, join us to reflect on the past few years in education and talk about Learning 2025: National Commission on Student-Centered, Equity-Focused Education.