Getting Unstuck – Cultivating Curiosity

Students must be able to drive their own learning to fully reap its benefits explains teacher Ben Pendarvis. If we want active citizens, reflective thinkers, and confident leaders to compete globally, we must give students more experiences to inhabit these roles. The results of these experiences empowers students to remember what they learn and take on the kind of skills we want to see in our local, national, and global economies, and also in our homes, neighborhoods, markets, and public forums.

Do you confidently sing your life song? Or is it still waiting inside of you to be played? Educator Barbara Bray helps us understand the importance of those questions as they apply to today's students. Barbara is an author, speaker, keynoter, and consultant. She is the host of the Rethinking Learning podcast, founder/owner of My eCoach and co-author of Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning. She is author of Define Your Why where she focuses on re-defining your WHY during uncertain times.

Do you confidently sing your life song? Or is it still waiting inside of you to be played? Educator Barbara Bray helps us understand the importance of those questions as they apply to today's students. Barbara is an author, speaker, keynoter, and consultant. She is the host of the Rethinking Learning podcast, founder/owner of My eCoach and co-author of Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning. She is author of Define Your Why where she focuses on re-defining your WHY during uncertain times.

Want to help improve race relations? You can start by understanding what's going on in that 3lb weight sitting on your shoulders. Jason Greer, the Founder and President of Greer Consulting, Inc., a labor management and employee relations consulting firm, explains. Jason is known for his work in the area of racial reconciliation based on his experience as a victim of cross burnings by the KKK. He is the co-author of Bias, Racism, and the Brain: How We Got to Where we Are and What Needs to Happen Next.

Want to help improve race relations? You can start by understanding what's going on in that 3lb weight sitting on your shoulders. Jason Greer, the Founder and President of Greer Consulting, Inc., a labor management and employee relations consulting firm, explains. Jason is known for his work in the area of racial reconciliation based on his experience as a victim of cross burnings by the KKK. He is the co-author of Bias, Racism, and the Brain: How We Got to Where we Are and What Needs to Happen Next.

Here on Getting Unstuck, we've focused on companies and their leadership only when we're aware that they're doing something extraordinary in the area of change. So we were pleased in this episode to talk with Rick Woldenberg about his experiences of successfully navigating the choppy COVID waters for his businesses, customer, and staff. Rick is the Chairman and CEO of three education focused companies.

Here on Getting Unstuck, we've focused on companies and their leadership only when we're aware that they're doing something extraordinary in the area of change. So we were pleased in this episode to talk with Rick Woldenberg about his experiences of successfully navigating the choppy COVID waters for his businesses, customer, and staff. Rick is the Chairman and CEO of three education focused companies.

Innovate within our current schools? Transform education completely? "The reality is, we have to do both," argues Professor Tom Hatch, a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and Director of the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST). "We have to improve the schools we have, but at the same time, we have to transform the education system so that we're supporting the development of all students."

Innovate within our current schools? Transform education completely? "The reality is, we have to do both," argues Professor Tom Hatch, a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and Director of the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST). "We have to improve the schools we have, but at the same time, we have to transform the education system so that we're supporting the development of all students."

In this episode, we hear from Grace McGuirk, a Registered Dietitian with a Master's Degree in Public Health. Grace is the Evaluation Manager and Nutrition Advisor with the Sage Garden Project, a program that provides staff, equipment, and training to high-need school garden programs to help students experience standards-based, grade-appropriate lessons as they grow, prepare, and share nourishing food.