Class Disrupted

Michael and Diane discuss why America’s approach to math class isn’t adding up. They analyze the outcomes produced under the status quo, consider the current system’s alignment with workforce needs, and propose a personalized approach to teaching each student the math that is meaningful for their path. https://archive.org/download/class-disrupted-episode-9-audio/Class%20Disrupted%20Episode%209%20Audio.mp3 Episode transcript: class-disrupted-episode-9-transcriptDownload

Michael and Diane sit down with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, a cognitive scientist, researcher, professor, and author focused on intelligence, creativity, and human potential. They discuss the importance of placing all students – not just those that are in gifted or special education programs – at the center of their learning. They also apply nuance to popular concepts in education psychology, consider how intelligence became taboo, and illustrate the importance of seeing the middle way and other sides of the issues.  https://archive.org/download/human-first-redefining-intelligence-and-self-actualization-in-education/Human%20First_%20Redefining%20Intelligence%20and%20Self-Actualization%20in%20Education.mp3 Episode transcript: class-disrupted-episode-8Download

Diane discusses Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with Antonio Saunders, co-founder of Kriseles, a DEI and Business Innovation services provider. The two consider the growing opposition to DEI in American politics and media, Antonio’s innovative and unapologetically hopeful model for DEI, and their collaboration to leverage that model to drive change at Summit Schools. https://archive.org/download/cd-ep-7-audio/CD_Ep7_Audio.mp3 Episode transcript: class-disrupted-episode-7Download

Diane and Michael are joined by Ryan Craig, author of Apprentice Nation to discuss the earn-and-learn alternative to the traditional tuition-based higher education pathway. They address the current state of apprenticeship in the US, its role in an increasingly automated world, and how to incentivize the development and use of apprenticeship programs so they can scale access to opportunity. https://archive.org/download/class-disrupted-episode-6-audio/Class%20Disrupted%20Episode%206%20Audio.mp3 Episode transcript: class-disrupted-episode-6-ryan-craigDownload

Diane and Michael look back on the past three episodes of Class Disrupted’s fifth season through the lens of disruption. They discuss the future of AI education tools; consider the opportunities and challenges as the Carnegie Foundation embarks on creating innovative new assessments with ETS; and highlight how Americans’ ideas of a success are changing and what that means for schools. https://archive.org/download/21f-46bf-9-0070-458a-b-465-ed-6975a-408eb/21f46bf9-0070-458a-b465-ed6975a408eb.mp3 Episode transcript: episode-5Download

Timothy Knowles, President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, joins Diane and Michael to discuss how this historic foundation looks to drive the future of American education. On K–12, they discuss why Carnegie has partnered with ETS and why they are seeking to assess a broader array of skills—not just focus on the standards that are already assessed. They also dive into Carnegie’s push to undo the Carnegie Unit and move toward a competency-based system. Knowles also shares details on the Foundation’s efforts to prioritize social and economic mobility in higher ed by changing how they classify colleges and universities.  https://archive.org/download/ep-4_20231209/EP%204.mp3 Episode transcript: class-disrupted-ep.-4-timothy-knowles-assetsDownload

AI expert and Minerva University senior Irhum Shafkat joins Michael and Diane to discuss where AI has been, where it’s going, and the rate at which it’s moving. We also discuss the many forms the technology takes, its implications for humanity, and, of course, its applications in education – as told by a student. https://archive.org/download/d63c4653-fef7-48cf-a49f-d6cd84e31bb6/d63c4653-fef7-48cf-a49f-d6cd84e31bb6.mp3 Episode transcript: class-disrupted-ep.-3Download

Todd Rose returns to share compelling findings about what Americans do and don’t want from their schools, institutions and lives. Spoiler alert! They are rejecting fame, fortune and higher ed as markers of success, and instead want community and financial security. Michael and Diane explore what this might mean for schools. https://archive.org/download/62982-audio/62982%20Audio.mp3 Episode transcript: classdisruptedtranscript_toddroseepDownload

Back for Season 5, Michael and Diane catch up on their summers and book reading, Diane’s new entrepreneurial venture, PointB, the season ahead—and then offer some hot takes on the reading wars and Lucy Caulkins, four-year college-for-all, and education jargon. https://archive.org/download/62331-future-of-education-class-disrupt-ep-1-v-2/62331_Future%20of%20Education_Class%20Disrupt%20Ep1_V2.mp3 Episode transcript: back-in-conversationDownload

In their last episode of the season, Diane and Michael delve into the role fear and anxiety may be playing behind the community outbursts that have bedeviled so many school leaders. And they suggest a path forward that doesn’t seek to show why one side is wrong, but instead starts with deep listening and empathy. https://archive.org/download/class-disrupted-s-4-e-18-final/Class%20Disrupted%20S4%20E18%20final.mp3 Episode transcript: class-disrupted-s4-e18Download