Mar 25, 2026
Learning doesn’t happen “in rows,” and Kevin Stoller has seen firsthand how the right environment can change everything. In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Mason Pashia talks with Stoller—author of Creating Better Learning Environments and host of the Better Learning podcast—about designing...
Mar 18, 2026
In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, host Victoria Andrews sits down with student leaders from Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technology (NEAT) to explore what happens when a Portrait of a Graduate becomes more than a poster on the wall. Kaylyn Rosado, Connor Mawhiney, and Anna Montero share how...
Mar 13, 2026
In this episode of Catching Up, Nate McClennen and Mason Pashia explore what’s changing in education—and what should change next—through the lenses of infrastructure, accountability, and emerging technology. They discuss a “smart city” view of transportation and connectivity, unpack new research on how...
Mar 11, 2026
In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, host Rebecca Midles talks with Kelly Coffin, superintendent in Farmington Hills, Michigan, about what it really means to “go slow to go fast” in district transformation. Coffin shares how leaders can build trust and capacity through co-design with educators closest to...
Mar 4, 2026
In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Victoria Andrews sits down with Eric Wearne of Kennesaw State University and the National Hybrid Schools Project to explore what research is revealing about hybrid models (often 2–3 days on campus and 2–3 days at home), including facilities and regulatory challenges,...