Rebel Educator®

Welcome to Season 3 Rebel Educators!

I recently had a conversation about why we chose the name "Rebel Educator" and what it means to me. I wanted to share with you the reason why I started this podcas…

I’m excited to bring you this compilation of our series of episodes with Open Mind School.

Open Mind School has been a mentor for me in launching UP Academy and they are a leader in inclusion educatio…

It’s been such a wonderful season on the Rebel Educator podcast! I’m so excited to share these highlights from your all-time favorite episodes. 

Thank you for tuning in and supporting us in this journ…

Rachel Kripke-Ludwig is a nonspeaking, college bound autistic advocate. She attends Open Mind School in Menlo Park, and is a Community Partner in the AASPIRE Community Based Participatory Research Gr…

As an inclusive podcast our guests are both speakers and non-speakers. In this episode students and staff from the Open Mind, Silicon Valley Social Innovation Lab (OMSIL) come together, using various…

Marina Vaserman is a Doctor of Social Work and she has dedicated her life personally and professionally to servicing youth in our community. Her background is in the field of mental health, neuroscie…

Adam F.C. Fletcher is a writer, speaker and consultant focused on human engagement, education transformation, and social change. 

Exciting, educating, and empowering are some of the words people have…

I’m excited to announce that my new book, Rebel Educator, has officially launched and in this special episode you can listen to an excerpt!

What is Rebel Educator? As a caring, dedicated teacher, par…

Louka Parry is an educator, strategist and entrepreneur working at the global forefront with schools, systems and organisations as they adapt for the future. As a school teacher, he was promoted to P…

Andrew Jordan Nance has been an educator since 1990. He is the author of four published books; The Barefoot King, The Lion in Me, Mindful Arts in the Classroom, and the bestseller, Puppy Mind. He is …

Paula Fynboh has extensive nonprofit leadership, program development, and equity and social justice experience at the local, national, and international level. Paula has studied and practiced social …

SJ Barakony is an American small business champion with a boundless appreciation for people, entrepreneurship, liberty, & lifelong learning.

He started his journey as the Education Sherpa in late 201…

Abby Falik is the Founder & CEO of Global Citizen Year, an award-winning social entrepreneur, and an expert on the changing landscape of education. 

She is a frequent speaker and writer, and has been…

For over three decades, Homa Sabet Tavangar’s work has addressed themes of culture, innovation, leadership, global citizenship and global competence, and deep diversity, equity, belonging and inclusi…

Tony DeRose is currently Chief Content Officer and co-founder of X in a Box, LLC. In partnership with innovative companies, X in a Box (xiab.org) creates world-class lessons that connect the classroo…

Nicole Dyson is a globally recognized expert and practitioner in project-based learning and youth entrepreneurship. She is the founder of Future Anything, an award-winning, curriculum-aligned entrepr…

Big Stew, Scott Steward, or Professor Steward (depending on how you know him) has taught business management, entrepreneurship, and marketing at Chicago State University, DePaul University, Roosevelt…

Heather Clarke is a Black Afro-Caribbean mother of 2 small children. She is also neuro-divergent, with an invisible disability. She has over 20 years of experience working as a teacher, and in the fi…

In this episode, I discuss some changes we're making here at the Rebel Educator podcast!

We’d love it if you could take a few minutes to fill out this survey to let us know how we can bring you the …

Over 25 years, Matt has run an $18m hospital department, distributed $500m in philanthropy, led an education reform nonprofit, served on nine educational boards from selective public university to pr…