Learning Unboxed

Oct 28 2024 267 ep. 35 mins 9

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We hear, frequently, that the global education system is broken, and as a result, we spend billions of dollar trying to fix it. But the K-12 system isn’t actually broken at all – it’s working exactly as it was designed, 100 years ago, and it’s obsolete. So in Learning Unboxed, we will have a conversation about teaching, learning, and the future of work; we will reimagine, rethink, and redesign our educational system.

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250. Portable Innovation Labs (Part 1 of 4) with Brianna Agomessou

Oct 28 2024 32 mins

Welcome to our new mini-series on our Portable Innovation Labs (PILs). Here at the PAST Foundation, we’ve been working hard to make this offering a reality. Now we want to tell you all about it! Our own Brianna Agomessou joins the show today to give an overview of our PIL program.The PIL program is made up of over 40 labs that educators can borrow for 2-3 weeks for free. The labs

249. Purdue PolyTechnic: A School without Walls with Dr. Keeanna Warren

Oct 21 2024 31 mins

Dr. Keeanna Warren, CEO of Purdue Polytechnic High School, says her school is a school without walls. She means that metaphorically of course, but it did physically come to fruition through a student project at one point. Dr. Keeanna Warren joins us on the show today to explain.Purdue Polytechnic High School is a school without walls in the sense that it has strong relationships wi

248. AI in EdTech: The SchoolJoy Platform with Ian Zhu

Oct 14 2024 29 mins

There are lots of conversations today about AI’s role in education. To help us more deeply discuss it, we have invited Ian Zhu on the show today. Ian is the co-founder and CEO of SchoolJoy.We have a conversation about SchoolJoy, an AI-powered education management platform that provides dynamically updated personal learning preference plans, as well as a comprehensive extended lea

247. Learner-Centered Schools in Every State with Sonn Sam

Oct 07 2024 33 mins

There’s a good chance your state’s policies actually allow for more innovative and student-centered learning than you think. Sonn Sam is the National Director of Partnerships at Big Picture Learning and he’s our guest on the show today. He explains how they have been able to create more space for innovative student-centered over the last 30 years.Big Picture Learning’s miss

246. Going Homework-less and Grade-less with Andrea Vescelius

Sep 30 2024 27 mins

Andrea Vescelius is a Ohio public school teacher who has eliminated homework and limited grades to just quarterly marks for her students. In this episode, we ask her how she pulled this off and what impact it has had on her students.Andrea takes us on her 24-year teaching journey. She notes when and why her thoughts on homework and grades changed. She also describes the small steps

245. Escape Rooms and the Power of Informal Learning with Laksh Dhir

Sep 23 2024 28 mins

Laksh Dhir’s goal is to revolutionize how informal education is being done in classrooms around the world. Laksh is the CEO and Chairman of Youth for STEM Equity, and he is our guest on the show today.Laksh explains that informal education has three main strengths. It helps students imagine themselves in the professional field they are learning about. It deeply engages students i

244. One-on-One Holistic Coaching with Joel Nicholson

Sep 16 2024 32 mins

Usually, one-on-one coaching is reserved for business executives, but Joel Nicholson’s mission is to bring it to students. Joel is the co-founder of Youthfully, a coaching and development platform for students. He’s our guest on the show today.Joel explains Youthfully’s holistic and non-directive coaching philosophy. He walks us through their process, starting with an intake

243. Institute for Self Directed Learning with Tyler Thigpen

Sep 09 2024 34 mins

Dr. Tyler Thigpen co-founded The Forest School in Fayetteville, GA and from there he also co-founded the Institute for Self Directed Learning. Tyler is our guest on the show today and shares with us key practices he has researched and used to nurture student-led environments.We talk about the concept of mastery and how to measure it with single point rubrics, with an emphasis on lo

242. What We Show Them with Kevin Stoller

Sep 02 2024 33 mins

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” was made almost 40 years ago, yet it still is seen as an accurate representation of education in America. Kevin Stoller is on a mission to update America’s perception of its schools. He’s our guest on today’s episode.Kevin is the founder of the Second Class Foundation and is creating a new docuseries called “What We Show Them.” He explains

241. Game-Based Learning with Chris Ramsden

Aug 26 2024 30 mins

Often game-based learning is treated simply as a hook to get students initially engaged. Today our guest Chris Ramsden explains how game-based learning should instead be deeply infused in a curriculum, supported with a strong methodological and pedagogical foundation. Chris is a game-based consultant for Accelium Australia, an organization that provides a digital platform and 24-se