ABOUT KATE BEANKate Bean is a personalized learning pioneer and founder/executive director of Aveson Charter Schools, one of the first public schools focused on personalized mastery learning for grades K-12. Featured in the book, Learning Per

Episode 044: Transparency and accountability two factors to change education, with June Marcel.

Jun 2nd, 2017

June is Chief Operating Officer of iLearn Collaborative. She has more than 15 years of experience, spanning nearly every functional business management role. She most recently worked as an independent consultant in Denver focused on K-12 chan

Episode 043: Why districts need to create levels of engagement in our rigid educational system, with Anthony Kim.

Nov 8th, 2016 45m 49s

Anthony is the author of Personalized Learning Playbook, Why the Time is Now. He has contributed to many publications on new school models including Lessons Learned from Blended Programs: Experiences and Recommendations from the Field. Anthony

Episode 042: Success and failure should be expected, with Curt Mould.

Jul 26th, 2016 58m 5s

Curt Mould is the Director of Innovation and Continuous Improvement for the Sun Prairie Area School District. Curt works with teachers, leaders and community members to create designs for learning that are responsive to learners in the new cen

Episode 041: Build the plane while it’s flying, with Johnna Noll.

Jul 19th, 2016 45m 42s

Tweet: Why is building capacity so important? Find out from @johnnanoll & @EpiphanyLaura http://ctt.ec/Zf0dk+ #iamMEJohnna Noll is the Executive Director and District Administrator for Norris Academy. Norris Academy is a small rural public sc

Episode 040: A little bit of effort will go a long way, with Ryan Piper.

May 3rd, 2016 40m 19s

Ryan Piper has been teaching 8th grade math at Gilmore Middle School in Racine, Wisconsin for 15 years. He has been a major advocate for personalized learning after experiencing the failures of traditional teaching methods firsthand. His goal

Episode 039: We can empower students to create their own learning network, with Lisa Nielsen.

Apr 26th, 2016 1h 15m

Lisa Nielsen is The Innovative Educator. She found school boring and irrelevant. That ticked her off so she became a public school educator who works to help change that for others. She does this by finding and sharing innovative ways to prepa

Episode 038: Helping every educator create a competent classroom, with Allison Zmuda.

Apr 5th, 2016 57m 8s

Allison Zmuda is a full-time education consultant who works with educators to grow ideas on how to make learning for students challenging, possible and worthy of the attempt. Over the past fifteen years, Zmuda has shared curricular, assessment

Episode 037: In personalized learning, relationships matter even more, with Jin-Soo Huh.

Mar 29th, 2016 1h 2m

Jin-Soo Huh is the Personalized Learning Manager at Alpha Public Schools. He is a D.C. Region ’09 alum and he taught middle and high school math in Prince George’s County, New Orleans and Chicago. He served as a teacher leader in implementing

Episode 36: Every student. Every time. All the time, with Dr. Hansen & Dr. Monogue.

Mar 22nd, 2016 47m 8s

Dr. Mark Hansen has served as Superintendent for the award-winning Elmbrook School District since 2012. Prior to his current role he served as Chief Academic Officer, Assistant Superintendent, Principal, Associate Principal and Teacher for th

Episode 035: Relationships deal with purpose, people and pathways, with Gunnar Counselman.

Mar 16th, 2016 53m 45s

Gunnar Counselman is a former Marine HUMINT Officer who served in Iraq, Bosnia, and the Horn of Africa. He performed initial research for the book Disrupting Class in 2005 and currently is the co-founder and CEO of Fidelis Education, a leading

Episode 034: Step back to be the best facilitator, with Joshua Bocock.

Mar 14th, 2016 48m 36s

Joshua Bocock has been a classroom teacher for 10 years. He spent one year at Nottoway High School in Crewe, Virginia but has now spent the rest of his time at Magna Vista High School in Ridgeway, Virginia. Classes that he teaches include Wo

Episode 033: Creating a system to focus on each individual, with Dean Gorrell.

Mar 7th, 2016 1h 1m

Dean is a native of Maquoketa, Iowa, a small farming community in east central Iowa. He attended the University of Iowa as an undergraduate, receiving a B.S. in physics with honors in 1985. Dean took an additional year to become certified as

Episode 032: Increasing engagement increases learning, with Trevor Bryan.

Feb 29th, 2016 1h 8m

Trevor Bryan is an elementary art teacher in Jackson Township NJ. He is the creator of The Art of Comprehension which is an approach to teaching comprehension and other academic skills through viewing and responding to artworks. He is also co-

Episode 031: Find the passions within your students, with Matt Austin.

Feb 24th, 2016 51m 46s

Matt Austin currently teaches 9th grade Biology at Verona Area High School. He has been in this position for the past 14 years. Matt also serves as the Science department chair, and is also the boys assistant golf coach. During his 20 years

Episode 030: Together everyone achieves more, with Kate Sommerville and Angela Patterson.

Feb 22nd, 2016 1h 15m

Kate Sommerville is in her 16th year of teaching. She received her undergraduate degrees in elementary and special education from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 2000. In 2007, she received her Master’s Degree in Education in Professi

Episode 029: Making learning real, relevant and meaningful, with Derek Doucet.

Feb 17th, 2016 57m 1s

Derek Doucet is an educator who strives to be up to date on the best practices so his students can receive a rich educational experience that will follow them for the rest of their lives. First and foremost, Derek is the loving spouse and fath

Episode 028: All students are destined for greatness, with Sixto Cancel.

Feb 15th, 2016 41m 13s

Sixto Cancel founded Think of Us, a non-profit dedicated to innovating with data, technology and multi-media to serve vulnerable population. As a Dell Youth Innovation Advisor, Sixto leads a working committee that focuses on the learning of vu

Episode 027: There are no limits for learners with passion, foresight, and a desire to grow, with Angela Maiers.

Feb 10th, 2016 1h 2m

Angela Maiers embodies each of these descriptors with passion, commitment and fierce determination. She has been leading change in education and enterprise for 25 years, teaching every level of school from kindergarten to graduate school and c

Episode 026: Every student, everyday, with Rose Colby.

Feb 8th, 2016 1h 4m

Rose Colby is currently a Competency-Based Learning and Assessment Specialist assisting schools in designing high quality competency, assessment, and grading reform systems in many states. She is a Talent Cloud Competency Education Fellow for

Episode 025: Every learner has potential, with Shelly Sanchez Terrell.

Feb 3rd, 2016 50m 6s

Shelly Sanchez Terrell is an international speaker, teacher trainer, elearning specialist, and the author of The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers and Learning to Go. She has trained teachers and taught learners in over 20 countries as an invite

Episode 024: Revamping education for students of all socioeconomic levels, with Stephen Pham.

Feb 1st, 2016 36m 20s

Stephen Pham is a part of Rocketship’s Achievement Team, overseeing the implementation of online learning and driving the personalized learning initiatives throughout the network. Previously, Stephen was a 5th grade Integrated Math teacher at

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