Wide Walls

Carly Ciarrocchi is a writer, host, and producer for some of the most exciting tv shows and podcasts for kids. You may have seen her in Sunny Side Up, Snug’s House, The Big Fun Crafty Show on Universal Kids and Weird But True on Disney+ for National Geographic for which she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Daytime Program Host. She’s also the host of hilarious podcasts like Hey Story Go a...

Polina Lulu is a fantastic designer and researcher who is dedicated to engaging children in playful and meaningful learning experiences, particularly through technology. She focuses on integrating children's rights and voices into creating products, experiences and environments that help children thrive. In this episode, we first delve into Polina's personal journey, with a focus on how her experi...

Ingvi Ómarsson serves as a Senior Advisor for the Ministry of Education in Iceland, where he leads the implementation of large-scale educational policies. Prior to this role, he spent 7 years as the Chief Innovation Officer of the Skagafjörður School District, leading innovation and transformation by organizing and facilitating workshops focused on technology and innovation for educators and schoo...

Kavindya Thennakoon is an educator and entrepreneur who founded Tilli, a play-based platform to support social emotional learning for children. In this episode, we cover Kavi's incredible journey from Sri Lanka to the USA, her approach and motivations for supporting SEL for children, and her take on social impact and activism through entrepreneurship, non-profit organizations, and large private co...

Carmelo Presicce is an educator and researcher currently pursuing his PhD at the MIT Media Lab. Carmelo's work focuses on the design and facilitation of creative learning experiences for children and educators, in person and online. In our conversation, Carmelo shares his journey from growing up in a small town in Italy to joining the MIT Media Lab and developing vibrant communities of educators....

Renato Russo is currently pursuing a PhD at Columbia Teacher's College, where he focuses on two main subjects: cultural renderings of maker spaces around the world and digital literacy to combat online disinformation. Beyond these topics, we also discussed how his childhood in Brazil shaped his journey towards becoming an educator and a researcher. Find more about Renato's work: - http://russo.wor...