Getting Smart Podcast

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by Getting Smart Services.  On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Steve Katsouros, founder and CEO of the Come To Believe Network, an inclusive and accessible college model.  The network was inspired by the success of Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago which has been recognized as a national model for increasing the college graduation rates for low-income students of color.  Let’s listen in as they discuss access, scale, accreditation, affordability and more.  Links: Come to Believe: How the Jesuits Are Reinventing Education (Again) Arrupe College Come to Believe Network Stig Leschly on Innovating Within Higher Education

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by Shannon Buerk, the Founder & CEO of engage2learn. Engage2learn is a platform that grows high-performance cultures in public schools to sustain local visions of learning for students. With 28 years of K-12 experience, Shannon has partnered with 225 school districts–impacting 2.3 million public education students to date.

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by Smart Sprints. Find out more here. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Shawnee Caruthers is joined by co-founders of Symphony Workforce, Todd Smith and John Batcher. Symphony Workforce is a gamified solution for career discovery and talent acquisition.  Let’s listen in as they discuss connecting students to their community, what district and workforce partnerships look like and more.  Links: Symphony Workforce Find the Why Todd Smith John Batcher Find the Why Twitter Partnership for kids JAG

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by our upcoming Smart Sprint, Bring Your Portrait of a Graduate to Life. You can register here. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by the one and only Chris Emdin, founder of HipHopEd where he is the colleague of our former guest Timothy Jones. Chris was also the Multicultural Educator of the Year award recipient and is the author of books like For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too, Ratchetdemic, and most recently, STEM, STEAM, Make Dream. Let’s listen in as Chris and Shawnee discuss Rigor, a new definition of PTSD, STEM education, “ratchet” and much more.  Links: STEM, STEAM, Make Dream Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success 7 Cs of Reality Pedagogy 7 Rights of the Body Dr. Christopher Emdin Brooklyn Technical High School High Tech High  #HipHopED

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by our upcoming Smart Sprint, Bring Your Portrait of a Graduate to Life. You can register here. This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a recording of a recent Getting Smart Townhall — New Pathways: Every learner on a personalized path to opportunity. This event kicked off our latest campaign which will serve as a road map to the new architecture for American schools, where every learner, regardless of zip code, is on a pathway to productive and sustainable citizenship, high wage employment, economic mobility, and a purpose-driven life. During the event we were joined by some amazing guests including: Dave Schulder, Superintendent of D214, Shatera Weaver of EL Education and Lydia Logan of IBM who all shared the important work they are doing in this space.  You can view the full shownotes here. Check out the links from the chat, here.

We are thrilled to bring you a new podcast from Getting Smart called EduCatered: A Podcast That’s Catered to Educators. Subscribe here! On this episode of EduCatered we’re joined by Elizabeth Herbert, the Social Studies Department Chair at Gateway STEM high school in St. Louis Public Schools. Elizabeth spent some time teaching in Costa Rica and Nicagaragua and you’ll likely find her obsessing over her cats, binge-watching or reading a great thriller.  Shawnee and Elizabeth talk about a range of topics - from food stories and geography to the importance of attention and community organizing. Let’s dig in! Links Elizabeth Herbert Gateway STEM High School Jonathan Pulphus Learn Zawadi

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by engage2learn. Contact them today! On this episode, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Harriette Thurber Rasmussen and Dr. Mohammed (Mo) Raei, co-editors of the new book Adaptive Leadership in a Global Economy: Perspectives for Application and Scholarship.  Dr. Rasmussen is an organizational development coach and an assistant clinical professor at Drexel University. Dr. Raei is an independent leadership and organization development consultant, coach, and dissertation coach based in Jordan. He has consulted on strategic planning and 360-degree feedback. Let’s listen in as they discuss solving adaptive problems, the new mutuality, ways to lead and much more.

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined (again) by Dr. Fernande Raine, the Founder of The History Co:Lab, social entrepreneur and Russia scholar. She also leads The Learning Collaborative, an organization that works to change the way we teach and collaborate around history. LINKS:  The History Co:Lab Dr. Fernande Raine On Using History and Museums to Incubate Changemakers Turning Points: New Mental Models  The Asia Society: International Affairs  Untextbooked Mastery Transcript Consortium XQ Asia Society: Council on Foreign Relations World Savvy: Global Competence Reimagining Migration

On this special episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Mark Schneider live at SXSW EDU. Mark is the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education. Prior to joining IES, he served as vice president and an Institute Fellow at American Institutes for Research (AIR) and President of College Measures. In 2013, the Chronicle of Higher Education selected him as one of the 10 people who had the most impact on higher education policy that year.   Links:  Mark Schneider Institute of Education Sciences American Institutes for Research College Measures

On this special episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers hosts a live conversation at SXSW EDU with Kenny Rodrequez, Superintendent of Grandview C-4 School District and Paul McCorkle, Associate Executive Director of Cornerstones of Care.   Listen in to hear them discuss essential skills, connecting to communities, economic mobility and much more.    Links: Kenny Rodrequez Paul McCorkle Grandview C-4 School District Cornerstones of Care SXSW Episode Link