Welcome to Innovating Education, where we introduce our audience to leading change-makers whose innovative ideas are shaping the rapidly evolving educational landscape. Our audience includes educational leaders, policy-makers, academics, K-12 educators, parents and families, and anyone who is interested in ideas that influence how we learn, think, and act. The Innovating Education Podcast is hosted by Ed Harris, PhD, and Jentre Olsen, PhD. Ed is Professor Emeritus at Oklahoma State University with over 35 years of experience in educational leadership and the Administrator for the Brock Prize in Education Innovation. Jentre is a Teach for America alum and joined the educational leadership faculty at OSU after teaching in an urban middle school and earning his doctorate at OU. He is currently serving as the Brock Chair of Education Innovation.
In this episode, Ed and Jentre visit with Kathy Curry and Daniel Hamlin of the Oklahoma Education Impact Initiative (OKEII). The Oklahoma Education Impact Initiative is a non-profit initiative dedica…
In this episode, Ed and Jentre visit with Evan Rahman and Renee Venagas from Khan Academy. We discuss Khan Academy’s latest project, Khanmigo–an AI-powered personal tutor and teaching assistant. As …
In this episode, Ed and Jentre visit with Dr. La Verne Ford Wimberly. Dr. Wimberly is a veteran career educator who played a role in desegregating the Tulsa Public school system. She later became th…
In this episode, Ed and Jentre visit with Danish Kurani, architect and chief designer at Kurani, an architecture studio which designs education centers, public places, and community spaces to help pe…
In this episode, Ed and John Brock visit with Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone anywhere. Khan Aca…
In this episode, Ed and Jentre visit with Lee Gordon. Lee is the co-founder of Hand in Hand, an Israeli non-profit organization that has created a network of integrated public schools serving Arab an…
In this episode, Jentre and Ed visit with Sanjeev Arora, the director and founder of Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Health Outcomes). He is a distinguished professor in internal medicine at t…
“We can’t do 1960’s industrialized factory-model education with 21st century learners.”
In this episode, Ed and Jentre visit with April Grace, Superintendent of Shawnee Pawnee Schools. With over 35 y…
"Learning and leadership are intertwined like a möbius strip.”
In this episode, Jentre and Ed visit with Dr. Autumn Tooms Cyprès. Dr. Cyprès is the founding Dean for West Virginia University’s Colle…
In this episode, Jentre and Ed visit with William Parker. William is the Founder of Principal Matters, LLC, an educator, author, and speaker who uses his expertise in school culture, leadership and c…
In this second episode of a two part series, Jentre and Ed follow up with Sugata Mitra and Jeff McClellen after Sugata’s 2022 Brock Prize Symposium talk. Jeff is the founding director of StartSOLE. S…
What should we be looking for in students…Computing, Comprehension, and Communication”
In this episode, Jentre and Ed introduce a two part series featuring the 2022 Brock Prize laureate, Sugata Mitra.…
“The most important thing we do in this life is educate our children” (John Brock).
In this episode, Jentre and Ed visit with John Brock, founder of the Brock Prize in Education Innovation. The Brock…
“When new teachers get into school settings with talented teachers, and they partner…together the school community becomes the hub of hopefulness.” In this episode, Jentre and Ed visit with Ellen Moi…
“A good education changes what you know. A great education changes who you are.” In this episode, Ed and Jentre visit with Rick Miller, the first employee and appointed President of distinguished Oli…
Welcome to Innovating Education, where we introduce our audience to leading change-makers whose innovative ideas are shaping the rapidly evolving educational landscape. Our audience includes educatio…