Getting Smart Podcast

Today, Tom is joined by a powerful panel of ed leaders to discuss the future of learning. You will hear from Dr. Pamela Moran, Byron Sanders, and Ed Hess.

Dr. Pamela Moran is recognized internally as…

This week, Tom is sitting down with author and advisor, Michelle Weise, to discuss her new book, Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don't Even Exist Yet.

Michelle is currently serving as an …

Joining the podcast in this episode is Marni Baker Stein, Provost and Chief Academic Officer at the Western Governors University (WGU).

For over 25 years, Marni has been designing and scaling program…

Today’s episode features a conversation with Dr. Donna Housman. Dr. Housman is a clinical psychologist and founder of the Housman Institute, a Boston-based, early childhood training, research, and ad…

Today the Getting Smart team is joined by Donna McDaniel to discuss professional learning and real-world learning.

Donna is a longtime educator who has bridged the world of business and education. Th…

In this week’s episode, Tom is talking with Dr. Beth Rabbitt and Dr. Asaf Bitton about the state of global health, how it relates to schools, and a new initiative called the Parabola Project, which o…

In this week’s episode, Tom is talking with author and thought leader, David Price, on the power of us.

David is an author, educator, consultant, and public speaker based in North Yorkshire, UK. He h…

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast we are giving you a look at a new conversation series led by Getting Smart team member Rebecca Midles. She has been having informative and inspiring conve…

In this week’s episode, Tom is speaking with Karen Cator and Vic Vuchic.

Karen Cator began her career in Alaska as a teacher and a special assistant for telecommunications for the governor of Alaska.…

In this week’s episode, Tom is speaking with a father-daughter duo, Mark and Alex Milliron.

Mark Milliron serves as Senior Vice President and Executive Dean of the Teachers College at Western Governo…

On today’s episode of the Getting Smart podcast, Rebecca Midles sits down with Tom Vander Ark to discuss the new book co-authored by him and Dr. Emily Liebtag: Difference Making at the Heart of…

Today on the podcast, Tom Vander Ark is speaking with Deanna Mulligan on the topics of talent, leadership, and the opportunity gap.

Deanna grew up in a small town in Nebraska, earned an MBA from Stan…

This week, Tom is sitting down with the president and CEO of Lumina Foundation, Jamie Merisotis.

Jamie is a globally-recognized leader in philanthropy, education, and public policy. Jamie’s foundatio…

Today, Tom is speaking with Amy Klement, Managing Partner of Imaginable Futures, a global philanthropic investment firm that believes learning has the power to unlock human potential and aspires to p…

This month on Getting Smart, the podcasts will be focused on the theme of difference-making — which is also the subject of a new book launched just this week by Tom Vander Ark and Emily Liebtag, Diff…

Today, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Ed Hess to talk hyper-learning — one of the new demands of the 21st-Century workforce.

After 20 years in business, Ed Hess has spent nearly two decades in academia …

In this episode, Tom is talking education venture funding with Shauntel Garvey!

Shauntel is a partner and co-founder of Reach Capital, an impact-focused edtech venture fund that was spun out of non-p…

Today Tom is speaking with gaming and esports expert, Mike Sepso. Mike is widely considered the godfather of esports and has been at the heart of esports for nearly 20 years.

In 2002, Mike launched M…

In today’s episode, Tom is joined by Julia Freeland Fisher and Dr. Mahnaz Charania. Julia is the Director of Education Research at the Clayton Christensen Institute and the author of the important 20…

Today’s episode is featuring an interview with Dr. Helene Gayle.

Dr. Gayle is the CEO of the Chicago Community Trust; one of the nation’s leading community foundations. The trust works with donors, n…