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Benjamin Freud is the co-founder of Coconut Thinking, whose ambition is to create spaces for purposeful thinking and action that contribute to the welfare of the bio-collective. Coconut Thinking imagines learning ecosystems that extend beyond physical and conceptual walls. They would be inter-generational and collaborative. Alongside future-ready skills, they would teach future-saving ethics such...

Fabienne Vailes is the French Language Director at the University of Bristol, Senior Fellow of HEA and Director of Flourishing Education Ltd, with almost 25 years’ experience in the sector. Fabienne is on a mission to change the face of education!   Join us for this incredible conversation about developing mental health skills, keeping curiosity alive in a knowledge-rich system, using natural cons...

Komal Shah is an educational consultant and thought leader on a mission to transform the world through conscious education. After Komal spent five years in the Teach For America program as a middle school educator, she was left wanting more. She wanted more for her own kids and all kids. To pursue this dream, she attended USC Marshall School of Business where she received her MBA. Today she levera...

Peter Hostrawser has been a high school business educator for over 18 years, teaching internships, entrepreneurship, web design, and career planning. He is known as the “Unlearning Coach” and for most of his teaching career, Peter has pushed for more skills based training in academic educational systems. Peter is also the host of the Disrupt Education Podcast featuring over 200 episodes showcasing...

With a broad background in teaching, administration, and innovation in education, Jeremy Goldstein started his career after graduate school working as a Forensic Archaeologist and Anthropologist in Southeast Asia. Jeremy's educational leadership journey began when he was tasked with directing a growing Global Education program in Rhode Island. He currently serves on the senior leadership team at E...

Raheen Fatima is a 13-year-old stand-up comedian, actress, social entrepreneur, Sustainable Development Goals Youth Ambassador and so much more. She is a professional humanitarian interviewer and during the pandemic she has conducted over 500 interviews and sessions to foster global peace and achievements of SDGs.   When her brother was diagnosed with cancer in 2018, she realized that one is never...

Daniel Bauer is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has mentored thousands of school leaders through his Better Leaders Better Schools blog, books, podcasts, and powerful coaching experiences.    Daniel’s book, Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader, reimagines what professional development for school administrators looks like in order to meet the needs of all school leaders who curren...

Dr. Jennifer Preschern, CCC-SLP is a USA born speech-language pathologist/learning disabilities teacher. She has spent most of her professional life working in diverse USA public school settings with students from ages 3-15 with various additional needs such as dyslexia, autism, ADHD, and speech/language difficulties.  While serving as a pre-school SLP for a school district outside of Chicago, she...

Brett Roer currently serves as Outlier.org’s High School Strategic Partnerships Lead after 16 years empowering high school students in Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx. His mission has been to equip high school students with the foundational academic skills needed to graduate from their best-fit colleges and feel both academically and financially supported along the way.   Brett has inspired studen...

Kelly Smith is the founder and CEO of Prenda, an education company that helps parents and teachers operate world-class micro schools by partnering with regulated, state-credentialed educational institutions to engage small groups of students in mastery-focused, project-based learning.   Join us as we discuss Kelly’s journey to founding Prenda, the lengths students will go to in order to avoid lear...

Our guest this episode, Jenny Finn, is the co-founder of Springhouse Community School, a vitality-centered school located in rural Appalachia. Jenny, her students, and staff share with us what vitality centered education is and how this method brought to life one semester of algebra.    In this episode, we cover: How the Springhouse Community School creates regenerative culture The 5 principles of...

Thom Markham is a Project Based Learning pioneer and founder of PBL Global. As a psychologist, author, speaker, educator, and President of PBL Global, an educational organization focused on innovation and transformation through promoting inquiry-based learning, Thom offers a set of unique services that can help schools and districts envision, design, and implement a successful, sustainable plan fo...

As a senior advisor in the Obama Administration, Michael Robbins led work for the U.S. Department of Education and the White House on community engagement and digital transformation in education. They have spent the last five years leading District of Learning, a technology-enabled ecosystem for anytime-anywhere learning in Washington, DC launched with the MacArthur Foundation and local partners....

Kyle Wagner is a project-based learning coach and founder of Transform Educational Consulting Limited, helping forward thinking educators create socially, emotionally and globally aware citizens through project-based learning. He has worked with over 1,000 educators in schools across the globe to design and deliver transformative learning experiences for students. In this episode, we cover: Kyle’s...

Our guest this episode, Gregg Behr, is the founder and co-chair of Remake Learning and author  of ‘When You Wonder, You’re Learning: Mister Rogers’ Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids’. Gregg is also in his 14th year as the executive director of The Grable Foundation where he helps children and youth become independent, caring, contributing members of society by supporting...

In this episode I had the opportunity to speak with Felix Malombe! Felix is the Executive Director and CEO of STEAMLabs Africa, a Technology Integration Specialist and STEAM Enthusiast with an extensive experience in mainstreaming STEAM teaching in schools and communities. He is a Google Certified Educator and Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert with experience in creating and implementing effect...

Daniel Sobel is the founder and CEO of Inclusion Expert and leads a team working with over 10,000 schools, offering training and support to professionals working to make education more inclusive. Daniel is the best selling author of ‘Narrowing the Attainment Gap: A Handbook for Schools’ as well as 'Leading on Pastoral Care' and 'The Inclusive Classroom’. He has worked with regional and national go...

Our guest this week, Ulcca Hansen, is the founding partner of Educating Potential and author of the new book ‘The Future of Smart’. Ulcca has a unique combination of experiences in the public and private sector and within a range of organizations, a proven track record of assessing programs and developing effective teams to deliver transformative and measurable outcomes. Join us as we discuss the...

Our guest this episode, Jin-Soo Huh, has spent his career working with schools to challenge long held assumptions to get closer to a learning environment that is conducive to encouraging creative, passionate learners. His experience implementing and developing student centered learning models for schools that serve high-needs communities has strengthened his ability to partner with key stakeholder...

Sunny is a co-founder of Tiny Docs, a company that creates health ‘caretoons’ that educate children and their families about surgical procedures and common health and wellness issues. Sunny measures his success in health outcomes and smiles, instead of dollars and cents and his goal for Tiny Docs is to improve kids’ health and make a billion people smile in one hundred languages. Join us as we dis...

Amos Fodchuk is the President and founder of Advanced Learning Partnerships, Inc., an education consulting firm that delivers customized, wide-ranging professional learning solutions for school districts and IHEs. Amos specializes in instructional leadership development as well as dynamic curriculum and assessment reform. He currently oversees partnerships with districts, corporations, universitie...

A former public school educator of 22 years, Will Richardson has spent the last 15 years developing an international reputation as a leading thinker and writer about the intersection of social online learning networks, education, and systemic change. Most recently, Will is a co-founder of The Big Questions Institute which was created to help educators use "fearless inquiry" to make sense of this c...

Carly Malatskey is a recent Stanford Graduate where she played on their top ranked soccer team. She is also the host of the SheLeads with Carly podcast where she interviews powerful female leaders from all industries. She was a Mayfield fellow at Stanford and is currently participating in a Coding Bootcamp in Israel. Join us as we discuss Carly’s experience at Stanford, issues that learners face i...

Bob Lenz is the CEO of PBLWorks, an institute that uses project based learning to increase educational equity and provide learning that students connect with. Bob has spent his life creating project based classrooms for himself and teaching others how to do it.  We discuss how project based learning prepares kids, especially black and brown and underprivileged learners, for college success through...

Enjoy this fascinating conversation with self-directed learner and junior in high school Olivia Barnes. Olivia is engaging and real. Her thought process is probably similar to many students her age, even if her actual path of schooling is not. She is brave, she is different and she is walking her own path. Join us as we discuss why Olivia chose to leave high school, her experiences with unschoolin...