State of Ed Podcast

Nick and Marc welcome Baxter Mante and Zachary Rankin of Kelvin Education, a California-based company dedicated to improving the way schools focus on and address social-emotion learning (SEL). Inspir…

Nick and Marc welcome Jennifer Gunn and Vince Joralemon, two of the organizers and visionaries behind the popular EDxED NYC Conference held each year in Manhattan. They discuss the power of teacher-…

Nick and Marc welcome Ryan Krakofsky, Digital Literacy Coach in an IB PYP school in Hong Kong. He discusses the importance of putting resources into people, challenging students with educational tec…

Nick and Marc are back! In this (very) long distance episode, they talk with Lainey Morgan, primary school teacher at the American School Hong Kong, an ESOL Education school. Lainey shares some of h…

Nick and Marc continue their series of mini episodes entitled, FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING: A road map to mastery.

Listeners are welcome to ask a question, suggest a topic or share their thoughts: ask…

Nick and Marc begin a new series of mini episodes entitled, FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING: A road map to mastery.

Listeners are welcome to ask a question, suggest a topic or share their thoughts: ask@st…

Nick and Marc debate the prospects of newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos.

Listeners are welcome to ask a question, suggest a topic or share their thoughts: ask@stateofedpodcast.…

Nick and Marc sit down with Tom Ehlers, founder and owner of Method Test Prep, to delve into the world of nationwide testing. Tom provides incredibly valuable information about these exams, plus offe…

Nick and Marc welcome a special guest, Jared Fox, LGBT Community Liaison for the New York City Department of Education.

Listeners are welcome to ask a question, suggest a topic or share their thought…

What do The Godfather movies and the State of Ed Podcast series from EdCampLI have in common? Part II is even better than Part I.

In this show, Nick and Marc host a round table discussion with educat…

Nick and Marc attend their first EdCamp. Part I features discussions with:

1. Audra Beberman (@audrab_edtech)
2. Don Gately (@donald_gately)
3. Ed Kemnitzer (@kemnitzer3) & Joe Wiener (@jmwiener)

Stay tuned…

After a long hiatus, Nick and Marc return with a show about why America's education system shouldn't be compared to Finland's.

"Methods Lab" - How do babies learn and how can that research improve cl…

Nick and Marc celebrate the show's first anniversary at the Gilder Lerhman Institute in Manhattan and interview their president, Dr. James G. Basker.

Topics include:

1. Teaching through primary source …

Nick and Marc discuss the recent Tri State Technology Conference, sponsored by EdSurge.

"Methods Lab" - One to One Implementation

• How do we avoid turning tablets into really expensive notebooks?

Li…

Nick and Marc discuss the newly enacted Every Child Succeeds legislation, as well as two articles illustrating the vast educational disparities that exist from community to community.

"Methods Lab" -…

Nick and Marc welcome Dr. Carol Burris, former New York State High School Principal of the Year and current Executive Director of the Network for Public Education Fund, as well as the co-director of …

Nick and Marc welcome Karen Bronson, former teacher and principal, who currently serves as a staff developer for SAANYS.

"Methods Lab" - Professional Development

• Why does PD get such a bad wrap?
• Wha…

Nick and Marc discuss Arne Duncan's exit and the arrival of John B. King as U.S. Secretary of Education.

"Methods Lab" - The First Progress Report

• How optimistic should the first one be?
• To what ext…