Meet Lee Fertig, the Head of School at the Nueva School in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lee has more than 30 years of leadership and teaching experience in a wide variety of educational settings including five international schools in Ethiopia,

124. The River School's Dr. Connors and Dr. Ottley

22 days ago 1h 26m

My guests for this episode are The River School’s Dr. Christane Connors and Dr. Sharlene Ottley. The River School is located on MacArthur Boulevard in Washington, DC. The pillars that The River School stands on, listed at their website, include

123. The GRAMMY Music Educator Award Winner, Ms. Annie Ray

Mar 18th, 2024 1h 23m

My guest for this episode is a Fairfax County Public Schools music teacher, Annie Ray. For many of you listeners, her name will immediately ring a bell. To introduce Annie, I am going to read verbatim from a National Public Radio online article

122. Grab the Wheel and Make it Legendary, with Garrett Smiley

Mar 4th, 2024 1h 20m

My guest for this episode is Garrett Smiley, the co-founder of Sora Schools, a description of which, frankly, is very hard to pin down. Sora is an online learning experience, but beyond that, it is a complex and fabulous answer to the question,

121. Gold Standard Project-Based Learning, with Allie Wong

Feb 19th, 2024 1h 16m

My guest is Allie Wong, a PBLWorks National Faculty member who is extremely passionate about Project-Based Learning, mainly because as a graduate from a PBL high school herself, she has seen firsthand the benefits of student-centered, authentic

120: La Gioia di Imparare, with Sarah DeLuca

Feb 5th, 2024 1h 21m

Today's guest is Sarah DeLuca, a K-1 early childhood educator at Hanahauʻoli School in Honolulu, where she has been teaching and learning with and from her students, colleagues, and families since 2009. Sarah was born and raised in Honolulu and

119. The d'Skills Chief Rebel, with Hannah Grady Williams

Jan 22nd, 2024 1h 24m

My guest today is Hannah Grady Williams. Hannah grew up in North Carolina as the oldest of seven homeschooled children and started college online through College+ when she was 14, meaning she graduated from high school and college, with a degre

118. See, Feel, Listen, Savor, Absorb, Intuite, with THINK Global School's Joann McPike

Dec 31st, 2023 1h 11m

Joann McPike is the Founder and Board Chair at THINK Global School (TGS), a traveling high school, and much more. In September of 2010, TGS began its first semester in Sweden with 15 students hailing from 11 countries. The traveling high school

Game Changers: The Story of Xperiential

Dec 25th, 2023 54m

This 2021 remastered Game Changer conversation is with X in a Box CEO and former Pixar executive Elyse Klaidman, educator Jorge Flores, and student Matteo Aldon. They focus on the remarkable Story Xperiential program, a nine-week course that ta

117. The 2022 EL Education Educator Awardees, Annie Smith and Tom Rochowicz

Dec 17th, 2023 1h 18m

EL Education was born out of a collaboration between The Harvard Graduate School of Education and Outward Bound USA. What started as a concept has grown into a movement. Its mission is to create classrooms where teachers can fulfill their highe

Game Changers - Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski

Nov 24th, 2023 1h 2m

Pittsburgh has spawned two major contributions to educating our youth: Mr. Rogers and Remake Learning, which will be the focus of today's rebroadcast of a What School Could Be Game Changer conversation back in 2021. You will meet Remake Learnin

116. Finding the Magic in NuVu, with Saba Ghole

Nov 20th, 2023 1h 23m

The subject of today’s episode is not a school in the traditional definition of the word. It is a learning hub, a learning studio, a series of experiences and creative moments in time, if you will, that lives on the outer edges of education, bu

115. A Homeric Odyssey into Deeper Learning, with Richard Boerner

Oct 16th, 2023 1h 12m

I encourage all listeners to watch this short video before listening to the episode. Richard Boerner, the Superintendent at the American School in São Paulo, otherwise known as Graded, is leading his faculty, students and extended community on

114. Our Future is in the Hands of Changemakers, Vama Kothari and Sophia Dietrich

Oct 2nd, 2023 1h 12m

Frankfurt International School (FIS) student, Sophia Dietrich has an international background that includes being born in Denver, Colorado, growing up in France, then growing up again in Germany. A senior at FIS, she has already developed an in

113. Dorothy Maxwell: Milken Awardee, Maine's Teacher of the Year, 50 Plus Years in Education

Sep 17th, 2023 1h 17m

Today my guest is Dorothy Maxwell, an educator in face-to-face and online teaching and learning for more than 50 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Education from the University of Maine, a Master’s Degree in Education and a Certi

Special Episode: Kauai High School Students Ruminate on the Meaning of Love

Sep 15th, 2023 12m 4s

Today I am going to share with you a special something, a very short special something. One of my former podcast guests, Jonathan Medeiros (NBCT, Kauai High School) reached out to me to see if I might join his high school students who were usin

112. Two Remarkable Social Justice Educators, with Natalie Lalagos and Jonathon Medeiros

Sep 4th, 2023 1h 12m

Today my guests are Jonathon Medeiros and Natalie Lalagos. In the spirit of my episode with the folks at Embark Education in Colorado, I talk to Natalie first, then Jonathon, then I bring them together for some reflections and final thoughts. B

111. Michael Nachbar's Magical Course Catalog of Competencies

Aug 21st, 2023 1h 13m

Listeners, I could not be more stoked to share that today my guest is Michael Nachbar, the Executive Director of the Global Online Academy, otherwise known as GOA, a pioneering network of more than schools and educators reimagining learning to

Big Think: Social Identity Development, with Dr. Sandra "Chap" Chapman

Aug 12th, 2023 1h

This is the 5th in a series of special episodes that come from the Game Changer and Big Think speaker series in the WhatSchoolCouldBe.org archives. Keep in mind the audio comes from Zoom calls and YouTube webinars, so expect a couple bumps and

110. Together, Impossible is Nothing, with Dr. Carmen Coleman

Jul 24th, 2023 1h 8m

My guest for this 110th episode is Kentucky’s Dr. Carmen Coleman. Boy-oh-boy, did I look forward to this conversation, and enjoy prepping for it! Back in April of this year, 2023 I finally had the chance to meet Dr. Coleman in person at the Dee

109. Cerina Livaudais, An Ultimate And Most Gracious A.G.E.N.T.I.C

Jul 10th, 2023 1h 10m

Today my guest is Cerina Livaudais, a computer science coach, mentor and guide, and education leader at DreamHouse Academy Ewa Beach, on the West Side of the island of Oahu in Hawai'i. DreamHouse was founded by a team of individuals led by Alex

108. The Total Brilliance of Liger Leadership Academy, with Jeff Holte

Jun 20th, 2023 1h 19m

Fasten your seatbelts, listeners. Jeff Hotle is an innovative, creative educator with 45 years of experience as a teacher, principal, technology director, school director and designer of pioneering learning models. Originally from the United St

Big Think: Amplifying Student Voice, with Jennifer D. Klein

Jun 11th, 2023 54m 38s

This is the fourth in a series of special episodes that come from the Game Changer and Big Think speaker series in the What School Could Be archives. Educators worldwide are striving to connect their students to classrooms and experts in ways t

107. John Nash: Brilliant Education Designer, Thought Leader and Human Being

Jun 5th, 2023 1h 8m

This episode covers a wide range of issues in education, most notably design thinking and generative AI. John B. Nash is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky. He teaches a rang

106. Whole Child, Whole Life, with Stephanie Malia Krauss

May 23rd, 2023 1h 23m

Whole Child, Whole Life author, Stephanie Malia Krauss writes, “I am a mom [and now two-time author] with a background in education and social work. Through my experiences teaching and running a school, I know getting young people to succeed ac