A Revolution in Education – Season 3

Aug 01 2024 13 ep. 55 mins 1
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This season includes extraordinary educators moving the needle in education – creating learner-centered, community-embedded, agency-oriented learning opportunities for youth, ranging from superintendents, individuals spotlighting the need and possibilities, and those in the trenches doing the work.  Amazing stories, inspirational ventures, and practical wisdom, all rolled into one.

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Episode 13: The Possible Zone – Making Futures Possible for Youth

Aug 01 2024 39 mins  
The Possible Zone, located in the heart of Boston, is a non-profit organization founded with a mission to advance economic equity by empowering young people to develop entrepreneurial skills, spirit, and networks. Operating outside traditional K-12 schooling but in collaboration with schools and community organizations, The Possible Zone provides a 35,000 square foot Innovation Cen

Episode 12: The Eagle Rock School – Transforming Lives

Jul 14 2024 33 mins  
The Eagle Rock School in Estes Park, Colorado, was founded in 1993 by the American Honda Motor Company and continues to be solely funded by them, with the mission: to help the most disengaged students rediscover their appreciation for education. A tuition-free residential high school serves as a fresh start to 60+ students each year who have struggled in their traditional education

Episode 11: Kerry McDonald – A Powerhouse for School Choice and Alternative Learning Communities

Dec 30 2023 46 mins  
Kerry McDonald is, quite simply, a powerhouse in the world of school choice, alternative schooling, innovation and entrepreneurship in education – a voice that bemoans the outcomes of government compulsory schooling. This may sound harsh, but it’s a reality. And without alternatives, educators, parents, and learners have to look to starting, building, and accessing their own le

Episode 10: The Canopy Project – Access to Innovative Practices

Dec 30 2023 41 mins  
The Canopy Project, stewarded by Transcend Education and the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), is a collaborative effort to identify and share information about innovative schools and learning environments that put student-centered, equitable practices at the center of their efforts. Educators and organizations from across the country with a focus on creating far more

Episode 9: Transcend Education and the Pursuit of Extraordinary, Equitable Learning for All

Dec 30 2023 58 mins  
Transcend Education was founded by Jeff Wetzler and Aylon Samouha in 2015 to support school communities in creating and spreading extraordinary, equitable learning environments. Now partnering with over 200 schools in 50+ districts, serving nearly 500,000 students in 30 states, they are partnering with educators across the country in their efforts to transform themselves. They do t

Episode 8: The Human Restoration Project – 2 Guys Making a Dent in the World

Dec 30 2023 59 mins  
In 2018, Chris McNutt and Nick Covington, two teachers in Ohio, decided to join forces to bring to light the need to transform education in keeping with far more progressive and human-centered systems of learning, resulting in The Human Restoration Project. Starting first with a blog and podcast series, since then Chris and Nick have expanded their efforts to include work with scho

Episode 7: No more Packets!

Sep 08 2023 68 mins  
Wow! In this episode, I invited my good friend Jeff Petty, former Principal of the Highline Big Picture School and catalyst for several Big Picture Schools throughout the Northwest, to invite someone he respected for his own work in starting learner-centered schools. That person was Javier Guzman, who started his own Big Picture School in NYC and subsequently the New Village Girls

Episode 6: THIS ... is the Revolution!

Aug 19 2023 54 mins  
On this episode I am joined by Bobbie Macdonald, Senior Partner for Ecosystem Growth & Advancement at Education Reimagined, Scott Bess, founding Head of School of Purdue Polytechnic High School, and Keeanna Warren, CEO and founding Principal of Purdue Polytechnic High School North Campus to discuss what it will take for us to move the revolution forward in our public school eco

Episode 5: VLACS – Providing Personalized Learning for Every Student

Aug 13 2023 65 mins  
VLACS, the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School, is the only fully state-funded online charter school in New Hampshire, serving over 13,000+ students. It offers online courses, project-based courses, career-focused learning programs, internships, and a myriad of other learning options. But unlike a typical “course” as you might know them in typical school, students engaging

Episode 4: Scaling Learner-Centered Schools

Aug 05 2023 61 mins  
Both Devin Vodicka and Katie Martin already have a storied history in doing what they can to reimagine what teaching, learning, and schooling can look like, in a variety of positions and contexts. Devin is former Superintendent of the Vista Unified Schools and author of Learner-Centered Leadership. Katie is a former classroom educator who has since taken on a number of leadership p