Learning Can’t Wait

Join your host and iTutor Chief Academic Officer Hayley Spira-Bauer for a look back on season 2 as we learn how we can lay the groundwork for the future of education.    Learning Can't Wait is brought to you by  iTutor.com .

We’re excited to introduce you to Dr. Christian P. Wilkens from the State University of New York, Brockport! His extensive research focuses on school leadership and school choice. He also serves as a school improvement and literacy coach in rural Alaska and consults with school districts in special education and teacher recruitment. Tune in as he gives us a 360 perspective on the cause of teacher...

Host Hayley Spira-Bauer interviews Rayna Glumac, Founder of RYE Co., with 18 years of experience in leading education companies, to discuss how schools make decisions about EdTech tool adoption and more. Tune in!    Learning Can't Wait is brought to you by  iTutor.com .

In this episode, we gathered a panel of experts to discuss how fractured learning has become. Meet Dr. Leo Bialis-White, Partner at New Schools Venture Fund, and the Academy for Urban School Leadership Liberated Way Team - Shelby Hildreth, Director of Program Design, Ulric Shannon, Director of Purpose, and Molly Leger, Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives. Time to tune in!   Learning Can't...

In this episode, we discuss how the pandemic has accelerated the need for quality tutoring in rural areas. Travis Anderson, Director of Montana GEAR UP, guides us through the unique needs and barriers that have arisen.   Learning Can't Wait is brought to you by  iTutor.com . 

In this episode, you'll meet Mike Yates, Senior Managing Director of Product Design at the TFA Reinvention Lab, powered by Teach For America. Mike and his team are determined to build new products that could help reinvent education. Learn how they work to reinvent school systems to better our communities. Listen now!   Learning Can't Wait is brought to you by  iTutor.com .

In this episode, the Learning Can't Wait Podcast features a special guest host Holly Owens', host of the EdUp EdTech Podcast. Holly chats with Hayley Spira-Bauer about how iTutor’s team of educators, administrators, operators, and international professionals unite around supporting all learners. iTutor provides the educator support institutions need as this sector continues to mitigate teacher sho...

Meet Tyrone Holmes, Chief Inclusion Officer at Curriculum Associates. In this episode, Tyrone shares his thoughts on student assessment, the state of education today, and much more. Tune in!   Learning Can't Wait is brought to you by  iTutor.com .

What happens when you bring together the Chief Executive Officer of The Urban Assembly, a network of high-performing schools in New York City with over 9,000 students, with a Compass Director from nXu who happens to also be a founding team member of Excellence Boys Charter School and Zearn?    Incredible things. That’s what.   David Adams and Jabali Sawicki are two experienced, passionate, and dri...

The Learning Can’t Wait Podcast is excited to welcome back Dr. Dennisha Murff, District Curriculum Coordinator for P-12 Language Assistance Porgram for MSD Wayne Township in Indianapolis. In her second appearance, Dr. Murff celebrates educational excellence around her and shares actionable ways to accelerate learning at a much needed time.  Tune in this week to learn and cheer alongside host Hayle...

In the episode of Learning Can't Wait podcast, host Hayley Spira-Bauer interviews Dr. Danielle Dooley, Hedy Nai-Lin Chang, and Lisa Downey. Danielle G. Dooley, MD, MPhil, FAAP is medical director of community affairs and population health in the Child Health Advocacy Institute at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, and a co-author of the 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics Policy State...

Tune in to this special episode of Learning Can't Wait, featuring our host Hayley Spira-Bauer as interviewee. This week's episode is a live recording of EDTECH WEEK 2022. EDTECH WEEK conference is Produced by StartEd and brings together investors, educators, entrepreneurs, innovators, job seekers, students, and others in the edtech community to learn from and meet with the best and brightest in th...

On this week's Learning Can't Wait podcast, host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with Tafshier Cosby, Senior Director of the Center for Organizing and Partnership - National Parents Union. Tafshier Cosby is a name you've heard in the news due to her lifelong career of advocating for parents. Dive into this episode to hear stories from Tashiers own life, advice to new parents, and the importance of co...

Learning Can't Wait podcast welcomes Jorge Valenzuela, the lead coach at Lifelong Learning Defined. As the author of numerous books and host of the SEL in Action podcast on BAM Radio, Jorge has made a career of using action research methodology to help school leaders and teachers reach their unique success paths. Jorge's work offers professional development on behalf of ASCD, Corwin, Instructional...

This week’s episode of the Learning Can’t Wait podcast welcomes Laura Slover, the President and CEO of CenterPoint Education Solutions . Our host, Hayley Spira-Bauer interviews Laura Slover about her thoughts on leadership in today’s educational society. Are we so far past the days when women weren’t allowed to hold positions of power? If so, where are we now? And at what point will a woman stop b...

Join us for this week's episode of the Learning Can't Wait podcast, featuring special guest Abbas Manjee. Abbas is the Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer at Kiddom, a company that offers high quality core curriculum, rebuilt inside simple, flexible technology. Host Hayley Spira-Bauer, interviews Abbas about their journey going from a career in mathematics and investment banking to co-founding t...

Welcome back for Season Two of Learning Can't Wait Podcast! As the world tucks into the new school year, we tuck into our new takes on it. In this week's episode, Hayley Spira-Bauer interview Juliana Finegan, VP of Strategy & Learning at Vivi. Juliana's career focuses on designing an innovative strategic approach to adult learning to ensure an engaging, effective, & equitable experience for all, u...

Surprise! iTutor is excited to offer a bonus episode in anticipation of Season Two’s debut later this fall. In this episode, host Hayely Spira-Bauer interviews Marnee Grant, the Sr. Director of Education Recruitment at iTutor.com Inc. Marnee speaks of his enthusiasm and dedication to increasing human capital within organizations and communities. Marnee is an experienced educator and talent acquisi...

Leaders around the country consistently want to be ahead of the curve when integrating new technology and systems for their school communities. In this week’s episode, Hayley Spira-Bauer interview Dr. Jennifer Wilson of PNW Boces, and Katinia Davis of Richland 2, about their journey doing just that and how others might learn from their example.     Learning Can't Wait is brought to you by iTutor.c...

Thrive or survive. Succeed or fail. What did co-teachers and co-authors Danielle Bassie and Yancy Sanes do differently during the initial school closures in March of 2020? What efforts did they put forth that allowed their students to thrive in a difficult situation and rise above to achieve success rather than flounder to failure? Listen to this episode, Lessons from the Bronx, and find out!    ...

Joseph Patuleia is an experienced non-profit director, a community leader, a lecturer, a teacher, and so much more. Sometimes it seems like he’s done it all. But the most significant thing Joseph accomplished is building his career with the sole purpose of serving students. Through his efforts, countless students have excelled within the demanding field of education. Hayley Spira-Bauer and Joseph...

Holly Owens knows that teachers are not in the profession for the money, but a little more wouldn’t hurt, right? Join this week's episode to hear from instructional designer, fellow podcast host, professor, and lifelong educator Holly Owens about the many ways we can improve the lives of teachers.   Learning Can't Wait is brought to you by iTutor.com .

The School Justice Project (SJP) champions an extremely vulnerable population: incarcerated youth with disabilities. The SJP’s mission is to ensure every learner, in or out of prison facilities, receives the education they were promised and deserve. Their current class action lawsuit against the DC prison system underscores the impact of their efforts. Featured guest, Claire Blumenson, pulls no pu...

Eileen Murphy is the Founder of The Foundation of ThinkCERCA and a lifelong career educator. Eileen believes classrooms should be full of “happy noise,” and through that theory she's helped students improve their reading and writing skills with an impressive growth rate. Hayley Spira-Bauer interviews Eileen about the origin story of ThinkCERCA and how she’s gotten to where she is today, and where...

The well-being of teachers and students is at the forefront of today's headlines. Dan Domenech's eyes are on another key stakeholder in the education space: superintendents. As the Executive Director of the American Association of School Administrators , Dan has weathered many challenges, but none so forceful as the crisis that is COVID19 and all its subsequent repercussions.     Learning Can't Wa...