Do School Better
A podcast for people who want to transform education.
Join Doris Korda as she engages in conversations with educators and shares insights about a radical new method of teaching.
Learn how their students develop 21st century skills in courses such as entrepreneurship, science, humanities, engineering, global studies, and more.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 75
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2017
Episode 35 - The Final Presentations for Peaceful Fruits
Doris and Alison discuss where the students are, given that they just finished their first business challenge and they're about to undergo a major shift.
Episode 34 - The First Business Challenge: Peaceful Fruits
Doris gives an example of her methods of instruction by giving an example of what she did last week in this course.
Episode 33 - Back to School: The First Week
In this episode, Doris talks to Alison about the first week of this class.
Episode 32 - Tools of the Trade 2: Not Being Afraid to Try New Things.
Alison and Doris discuss trying out new tools in the upcoming semester of Hawken’s Entrepreneurial Studies program. Alison talks about the decision to pilot Slack and incorporate the use of LinkedIn …
Episode 31 - Using Entrepreneurship Education for Empowerment
Doris talks with Michael Hudecek of St. CLair Superior Development Corporation. He shares his “overwhelming success” in piloting Korda’s model in one of Cleveland’s most impoverished neighborhoods.
Episode 30 – First Year Reflections with Alison and Tim
Alison shares how the Korda Method of teaching and learning deepened her understanding of innovative teaching practices, pushing students towards rigorous and meaningful learning.
Episode 29 – Entrepreneurship Education: Impact & Perspective from College Counseling Office
Doris talks with Renee Bischoff, Director of College Counseling at the Hawken School. Renee shares insights on the impact the entrepreneurship program has had on students, including their personal an…
Episode 28 – Evolution of a Movement: The State of Entrepreneurship Education
Doris and Alison examine the growth of the entrepreneurship education movement and how that has changed both the needs of educators seeking training and Doris’s approach to training them.
Episode 27 – 2016 Hawken Educators Workshops 2016: Takeaways with Alison and Tim
Alison and Tim reflect on the 2016 Hawken Educators Workshops in both Cleveland and California. They discuss how the needs of the attendees have changed as Entrepreneurship Education continues to exp…
Episode 26 – Special Episode – Educators Trained in Model Discuss their Programs
In this special episode, Doris hosts a live panel discussion at the 2016 Cleveland Hawken Educators Workshop. Returning attendees Jeremy Wickenheiser, Mel McGee and Sarah Jensen discuss how they used…
Episode 25 - Process vs. Product
Episode 24 - Ladies & Gentlemen, Presenting... the Presentations
Episode 23 - Tools of the Trade
Episode 22 - Ballerinas and Firefighters
Episode 21 – The "Teacher-in-Training" - Alison's Entry
Episode 20 – The Hot Chicken Takeover: Fostering Deep Learning
Episode 19 – Taking Flight – Getting Your Program Off the Ground
Episode 18 – Learning Character vs. Teaching Character
Episode 17 –"Just Because we Covered Something Doesn't Mean Somebody's Learned It."
Doris discusses the state of the American educational system with acclaimed film maker and author, Ted Dintersmith. The educational reformers discuss why we should want our children to ask the hard q…
