Digical Education

Ben Bajarin is CEO of Creative Strategies and a Principal Analyst in the technology industry. He is also a great friend who got me started on AI, and he has been a thought partner in my usage of AI as an educator. Enjoy the ongoing conversation and what he sees as the next transformation for 2025!

2024 was a slow year on the podcast because of my health, but I had the opportunity to meet some amazing people. In 2025, I hope to share some of those with you and the first is a conversation with the CEO and co-founder of Sora Schools , Garrett Smiley.

Ryan Schachtner is co-founder of Success Beyond Gameday , and I think you'll enjoy the conversation on how they have innovated to help elite athletes think beyond their sport and playing careers.

This was a longer conversation with my friend Mitch Weathers of Organized Binder about his work and book and general thoughts on our professional work.

"Democratizing access to dreams and opportunity" is a line from the Gladeo website that caught my attention as I have gotten to know Michelle and her company, which seeks to help people prepare for the modern workforce and the future of work. Michelle is co-founder and CEO of Gladeo, the Grand Prize winner of the US Department of Education Future Finder Challenge. Check out this short video on the...

In this conversation with Shaka Mitchell we talk about Education Policy and connect it with his blog and the Massai greeting, "How are the children?" As we see new policies created to empower parents and allow schools to become more distinctive we focus the conversation on the students and their opportunities and outcomes. Shaka Mitchell is Senior Fellow at the American Federation for Children and...

Daniel Liebeskind is the founder and CEO of Topia, a platform-as-a-service technology for real time social interaction and spatial video chat inside customizable virtual worlds. From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, Daniel’s mission is to foster human connection through technology. Check out his work with Topia !

Will Percy is Executive Vice President at TeamOptix , and he shares in this conversation about how we need to rethink leadership and talent development in our profession and schools.

I had the opportunity to speak with founders and friends, Alexandra Kazilo and Natalia Pereldik of FunExpected along with their Scientific Advisor, Leonid Rybnikov. FunExpected is a math-learning app for 3-6-year-olds that utilizes gameplay to build math understanding and confidence. Check it out!

I love these conversations with Mitch Weathers of Organized Binder and the author of Executive Functions for Every Classroom.

Stephen Carter is the Director of the CHCA Entrepreneurship and Sustainability program and the author of Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindset .

My friend Thomas Arnett joined me again on the podcast to talk about his new research report FAMILIES ON THE NEW FRONTIER: MAPPING AND MEETING THE GROWING DEMAND FOR UNCONVENTIONAL SCHOOLING . And we talk about New Value Networks, policymaking in Education, and his emerging wonderings about AI in our profession too!

Ben Wellbourn is an education innovator who co-founded Verto Education  and check out his new project, Minerva Baccalaureate . 

Paul Matthews is a teacher in Australia and the founder/CEO of MyTeacherAide . This is a continued conversation on what he is discovering from his pilot launch of the Ai partner.

Caitlin Condie is a former teacher, employee at the Department of Education, and current consultant who leads Education MeetUPs as an opportunity for practitioners, school leaders, innovators, and policymakers to connect to solve problems, share stories of success, and catalyze the good work of educators internationally.  Enjoy the conversation and learn more here: https://www.condieconsulting.com...

In this conversation, I get to talk to former Superintendent Pablo Munoz on his new book "The Leaders Algorithm" as he shares his wisdom and experience. Connect with him at Munoz and Company Educational Consultants .

In this conversation, I get to talk with Australian teacher and co-founder of MyTeacherAide , Paul Matthews. Paul shares how he is using AI to increase teacher productivity and wellbeing as we pursue great outcomes for each student.   Sign up to be part of the pilot of MyTeacherAide: https://www.myteacheraide.com/applynow  

I had the opportunity to interview my friend and fellow educator, Laura Barringer, a couple of years ago on her book "A Church Called Tov" and what it might mean for us in our classrooms and schools as educators. This conversation we added her father and New Testament scholar, Scot McKnight, who coauthored "Pivot: The Priorities, Practices, and Powers That Can Transform Your Church into a Tov Cult...

Shara Hegde serves as Chief Executive Officer for Alpha Public Schools, a K-12 network of charter schools in San Jose, CA, focused on preparing students for college and career. Before assuming the role of CEO, she served as Alpha’s Chief Schools Officer, directing the academic program vision and providing coaching and management to several key senior leaders. Prior to joining the Alpha team, Ms. H...

I have a couple of mutual friends in common with Greg who suggested I talk to him about his new book on #Kindness. Greg Atkinson  is the Founder and CEO of  Worship Impressions,  the  First Impressions Conference,  The Entrepreneurial Church Conference, as well as the Co-Founder of the Social Media Church Conference. Greg is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker, leadership and life coach,...

This conversation started around a lunch table in Austin, TX at an event to rethink education, and Juliet introduced me to her work at Bellwether and the idea of Assembly . I love Ed policy and ecosystem thinking, so was naturally drawn to her ideas and work but I had concerns that she patiently let me wonder about aloud. Juliet Squire is a senior partner in the Policy and Evaluation practice area...

Chris “Citizen” Stewart is an education activist, writer, speaker, podcaster, and influencer focusing on elevating the policies and practices that show the most promise for ensuring children thrive. He has had the privilege to be the Chief Influencer at brightbeam , a digital advocacy team that amplifies grassroots voices through Ed Post and other digital platforms. He was the founding executive o...

I met Dr. Matt Pritchard on Twitter because of the hashtag #WanderIntoWonder. Matt is a "curator of wonder" who is a Science Magician and Independent speaker. He shared some of his ideas on this TedX talk that led to some of the questions in this conversation.

Bryan Goodwin is the CEO of McREL International and author of  Learning that Sticks: A Brain-based Model for K-12 Instructional Design and Delivery . We talk about this book, but more explicitly about the implications of this for how we might better design schools and our learning environments.

Stephen Carter who is a former guest on the podcast wrote an article called " Fostering Intrepreneurship in Our Schools " that caught my attention that led to this conversation. You can connect with Stephen Carter at his LinkedIn profile.