Learning Can’t Wait

Tune in to the latest episode of the Learning Can't Wait podcast!  This week, host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with founder of Inspiring Educators, Belle Linda Halpern.  Belle describes how she got her start using theater exercises for leadership training and discusses how storytelling can help create community around schools.   Hayley and Belle also examine how humility helps leaders establish t...

This week on the Learning Can’t Wait podcast we talk to iTutor’s very own Dr. Kelsey Young!  Listen as host Hayley Spira-Bauer talks with Dr. Young about implementation science and evidence-based practices for education.  Dr. Young describes why storytelling is essential to making data widely implemented, and they discuss how such data affects programs like high-dosage tutoring.  Kelsey also tells...

This week on the learning can’t wait podcast we talk to Ash Kaluarachchi, CEO of Started, Inc.  Kaluarachchi and host Hayley Spira-Bauer discuss the current and expanding definition of entrepreneur, and examine the intersection between business and personal purpose.  They also explore how education entrepreneurs can coach one another and share learnings in efforts to make everyone more successful....

This week on the Learning Can’t Wait podcast we have a panel discussing advocacy with some of our favorite leaders in education.  Tune in as host Haley Spira-Bauer speaks with Mohan Sivaloganathan, CEO of Our Turn, Tafshier Cosby, Senior Director of  Organizing and Partnership at the National parents Union, and Evan Stone, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Educators for Excellence.   Join us every Monday a...

Tune in to the latest episode of the Learning Can't Wait podcast!  This week, host Haley Spira-Bauer sits down with edtech executive and podcast host, JW Marshall. Listen in as JW shares his passion for education and discusses the best ways to reach educators and identify effective technologies for schools. Plus, Haley and JW explore the importance of lifelong learning and how to inspire a love of...

Tune in to the latest episode of Learning Can't Wait, where host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with published author, podcast host, and founder of Leading Equity, Sheldon Eakins.   Sheldon shares valuable insights on how school leaders can model vulnerability and humility, and the profound impact it can have on children when adults show their human side. He also discusses his own approach as a podc...

This week on the Learning Can’t Wait podcast, listen as Hayley Spira-Bauer discusses the state of the union in edtech with Bart Epstein, founder of EdTech Evidence Exchange.  Hayley and Bart talk about what it means to be an impatient innovator, and examine how technology is changing scalability in education.

This week, we welcome Ellen Sherratt, Board President of the Teacher Salary Project.  Ellen speaks with host Hayley Spira-Bauer about the dire consequences of underpaying our teachers and the efforts being made around the country to pay teachers what they deserve.  We learn about American Teacher Act and how we can help support salaries that will ensure we can attract and retain enough excellent a...

This week, we are delving deeper into the concept of community schools! Hayley Spira-Bauer is joined by Luis Torres, the Principal of South Bronx, and Lida Casper, the Coordinator of Community Partnerships for Rochester, MN Public Schools, to shed some light on what defines a community school. We discuss the significance of resource matching and public involvement, and Luis and Lida share their ex...

Join us on Learning Can't Wait as we explore the role of storytelling in the future of education with two inspiring guests - Sarah Williamson, founder of SWPR Group and Katie Nash, Executive Director of East Central Educational Service Center.   Our host, Hayley Spira-Bauer, dives deep into a conversation with Sarah and Katie as they share their insights on the purpose of thought leadership in edu...

This week, we are thrilled to welcome Nina Rees, CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.  Nina speaks with host Hayley Spira-Bauer about the politics of chartering and how technology is evolving education.  They also discuss how the pandemic has created a broader interest in the charter movement and school choice.

On this week’s show, Kristina Ishmael, Deputy Director of the office of EdTech at the U.S. Department of Education sits down with Hayley Spira-Bauer to discuss how schools can leverage federal funds and integrate ed-tech with in-person learning.  They also discuss the important role that mental health plays for students and teachers alike, and Kristina shares how her own mental health journey led...

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...