Remaking Tomorrow

Kelly Young, founder and president of Education Reimagined, joins us to talk about the current state of learner-centered education in the US and the steps needed to bring it closer to a system-wide approach to learning.

Arthur G. Affleck, III, executive director of the Association of Children’s Museums , joins us in-studio to talk about the role of children’s museums in creating playful learning landscapes and his new book, CONVERSATIONS about Education, Careers, and Life.

Deborah Delisle, president and CEO of Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed), joins us to talk about the promising signs in education that are being supported by federal, state, and local policy.

Ted Dintersmith , filmmaker and writer, joins us to talk about his understanding of education through the lens of venture capitalism and how parents and educators can qualify the interests of learners.

Jenny Anderson , book author and journalist, joins us to reflect on takeaways from her writing career in financial and education.

Suzanne Walsh, president of Bennett College , joins us to reflect on her years working in Pittsburgh philanthropy as an idea scout helping people to find shared values and growth together.

Valerie Hannon, activist and author of several books including “Thrive: The Purpose of School in a Changing World” , joins us to question the ways in which education operates and inform better purposes and practices for our rapidly changing world.

Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, president and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute and professor emeritus at Stanford University, joins us to talk about her collaborative work bridging learning policy, research, and practice.

DJ Vanas , a tribally-enrolled member of the Odawa Nation, former U.S. Air Force officer, author and speaker, joins us to talk about the warrior spirit and how its principles are accessible to all in learning and beyond.

Ulcca Joshi Hansen, author and chief program officer of Grantmakers for Education , joins us to talk about the highlights of her personal observations of education across the world and best practices to apply in remaking learning landscapes.

Michael H. Levine, senior vice-president of learning and impact at Noggin , joins us to talk about the learning app and where we are in today’s educational media ecosystem.

Karen Pittman, partner at KP Catalysts and former CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment , joins us to talk about her work in developing models for holistic relationships between educators, parents, and learners.

Dr. Pamela Cantor, founder and senior science advisor of Turnaround for Children , joins us to talk about the impact of relationships and the measure of context in a learner’s life to redesign places of learning.

Todd Rose, author, co-founder and president of Populace , joins us to talk about the effect of collective illusions on social and learning ecosystems.

Emily Oster, author and professor of economics at Brown University, joins us to talk about how parents and educators can better use data for the benefit of children and learners.

Angela Duckworth, co-founder and chief scientist at Character Lab and author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perserverence”, joins us to talk about the concept of grit and its applications in education, parenting, and life.

Valerie Kinloch, the Renée and Richard Goldman dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education , joins us to talk about the importance of supporting and equipping educators to do their best work with each learner.

Shadille Estepan, Communications and Creative Manager of Born This Way Foundation , joins us for a special episode focusing on the effects of practicing kindness during the #BEKIND21 campaign.

In this special youth takeover episode, produced in collaboration with KnowledgeWorks, Westinghouse freshmen Jasmine Pierre, Vaughn Allie, Emanuel Askew and Cameron Mitchell discuss their views on personalized and equitable learning.

In this special youth takeover episode, produced in collaboration with KnowledgeWorks, Oakland Catholic Junior Tian LeGrande welcomes Leonard Aiken (Bishop Canevin sophomore) and Gordan Missouri (Central Catholic sophomore) to discuss their views on personalized and equitable learning.

In this special youth takeover episode, produced in collaboration with KnowledgeWorks, Pittsburgh Allderdice and UPrep junior Ethan LeCuyer welcomes Lee Butler (City Charter grad), Jhordan Price (Propel Schools grad), and Michael Mitchell (Pittsburgh Perry junior) to discuss their views on personalized and equitable learning.

In this special youth takeover episode, produced in collaboration with KnowledgeWorks, North Allegheny High School junior Brendan White and Pittsburgh CAPA sophomore Henry Bard welcome Rishi Mukherjee and Daniel Kochupura (juniors at Winchester Thurston) to discuss their views on personalized and equitable learning.

In this special youth takeover episode, produced in collaboration with KnowledgeWorks, Penn Trafford junior Delena Steimer and Pittsburgh CAPA sophomore Henry Bard welcome Mohammad Shedeed (South Fayette) to discuss his views on personalized and equitable learning.

In this special youth takeover episode, produced in collaboration with KnowledgeWorks, Penn Trafford junior Delena Steimer and Pittsburgh CAPA sophomore Henry Bard welcome Aura (Fox Chapel), Roma and Alex (Westinghouse Arts Academy) to discuss their views on personalized and equitable learning.

Lysa Ratliff, CEO of Kaboom! , joins us to talk about the issue of playspace inequity in the US and the importance of play for kids and adults alike.