Getting Smart Podcast
This podcast has over 500 episodes highlighting developing trends in K-12 education, postsecondary and lifelong learning. Each week, Getting Smart team members interview students, leading authors, experts and practitioners in research, tech, entrepreneurship and leadership to bring listeners innovative and actionable strategies in education leadership.
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- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 516
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Dr. Valerie Truesdale, Dr. David Miyashiro and Dr. Kelly Niccolls on Next Generation School Leaders
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Valerie Truesdale, the Assistant Executive Director of AASA, the Superintendents Association; and Dr. David Miyashiro, S…
Dr. Michael Conner on the Disruptive Excellence Framework
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Michael T. Conner, CEO/Founder of the Agile Evolutionary Group. Dr. Conner served as Superintendent of Schools (Middleto…
Kaya Henderson on Reconstruction and Identity Affirming Curriculum
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by the phenomenal Kaya Henderson. Kaya is the CEO of Reconstruction, a edtech company that delivers k-12 courses that situates B…
Getting Smart on Approximately 400 Podcast Episodes
On this special episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, producer Mason Pashia is joined by Tom Vander Ark and Shawnee Caruthers to celebrate the approximately 400th episode of the Getting Smart Podcast…
Mark Benigni and Barbara Haeffner on Education As The Great Equalizer
This episode of the Getting Smart podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign. Find out more here.
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Mark Benigni, the a…
Experiencing Success In What’s Next: The Six Pillars of New Pathways
This episode of the Getting Smart podcast is a part of our New Pathways campaign. Find out more here.
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a re-airing of our recent New Pathways Town Hall th…
Bill Ritter on What Everyone Should Know About America’s Energy Revolution
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is a part of our Green Schools campaign, an initiative to highlight important thinkers and activists in the movement to make schools more sustainable, more g…
Isaiah R. Walker on Recruiting and Retaining Black, Indigenous, Educators of Color
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Deion Jordan is joined by Isaiah Walker, principal at KIPP Philadelphia Prep Academy, where he manages and mentors multiple Principals in Residence.
Isa…
Regeneron Science Talent Search on Science Projects That Matter
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Nate McClennen is joined by three incredible students who recently competed in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, an event co-hosted with Society for Sc…
Nadine Levitt on Learning Through Music
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Shawnee Caruthers is joined by Nadine Levitt, founder of WURRLYedu and PD Reimagined. She is also the creator of the My Mama Says book series and writer o…
GPS Education Partners and DuPage County Schools on Work-Based Learning
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen is joined by GPS Education Partners (GPS Ed) and representatives of DuPage County Schools to discuss school and industry partnerships and …
Embark Education on Embedding Learning in Business
Producer's Note: This episode had some minor technical difficulties, notably some persisting pops and clicks throughout the recording. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Shawnee Caruthers i…
Adam Geller on Improving Your Teaching Practice with AI
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Nate McClennen is joined by Adam Geller, CEO and Founder of Edthena — a personalized professional learning and video observation tool.
Nate and Adam dis…
Sal Khan and Amy McGrath on Khan World School @ ASU Prep
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy and Amy McGrath, Chief Operating Officer at ASU Preparatory Academy. They recently launched…
Dr. Angela Duckworth on Developing Character
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr Angela Duckworth, a professor at Penn. She’s a co-founder of Character Lab, the author of Grit, a bestseller that reveals…
Immokalee High School on Entrepreneurship and Projects That Serve Community
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee is joined by a superstar team of students and teachers from Immokalee High School. Falia Justima is an educator at Immokalee High School in Colli…
Project Invent and Every Student as an Innovator
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by What If?
Also, if you’re interested in submitting your teacher pledge, find out more here and send a recording to [email protected].
On…
Summit Tech Academy on New Learning Pathways
This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by engage2learn. Contact them today!
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined live by the Principal/Director an…
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