Getting Unstuck – Cultivating Curiosity

The world is rapidly changing. So, too, are the needs of tomorrow's workforce. How do we change education accordingly? Education reformer Grant Lichtman explains.

How do you lead people effectively when nothing is as it used to be? Principal JoAnne Duncan explains that connecting with people begins with listening.

Innovation is often described in terms of its process – the mechanics of harnessing ingenuity. David Price (OBE) points the spotlight on the people powering the process.

What distinguishes good teachers from "the best" teachers? (It's not content knowledge.) Thought-leader of change in education, Dr. Robert Quinn provides an absorbing answer.

How might we figuratively break down the walls of the classroom and share ideas in an effort to improve teaching and learning? Ben Owens, CEO of Open Way Learning explains why and how we need to do just that.

How do we best prepare kids to succeed in today's fast-evolving world? STEAM coordinator Andrew Sachs explains how part of the answers comes down to one word: teamwork.

A lot of times when we ask why we are doing something in education a certain way, we get the answer "Because we've always done it that way." One educator who challenges that assumption is Melissa Romano, candidate for Montana State Superintendent of Instruction. And she challenges that assumption with a question that asks us to stop and think, "Are we doing what's best for kids now?"

The educational research is pretty clear: two critical factors move the student success dial the most (1) understanding how teachers think about their instruction and student learning, (2) how students learn, and the intersection of the two. Educational researcher Professor John Hattie explains.

Innovating in today's schools is tough for a number of reasons. There are historic barriers and sometimes frankly, there's the inertia of leadership. One easy way to innovate and bring some pretty interesting results for kids, however, is to literally step outside the walls of the classroom and school. Long-time educational observer and reformer, Tom Vander Ark explains "The Power of Place."

We all like to think we're working hard, right? The sad fact, though, is that most of us spend a lot of time doing "fake work," which is emotionally draining and non-productive. And someone who has researched the concept of fake work and seen a lot of it first hand – and sometimes engaged in it – is Gaylan Nielson, author of Stop Fake Work in Education. Listen in as Gaylan defines "fake work" and how we can avoid it.