Digical Education

The ’Beautiful Story’ School

Dave Loewen is the Superintendent of Surrey Christian School outside Vancouver. We were talking this March at an event where he mentioned his concept of a 'Beautiful Story' school, which I'd never heard him talk about before, so I asked him to unpack some of his thinking out-loud with us on this podcast.

Stories in Becoming More Human with Jim Knight

Jim Knight is a life-long educator who has been a teacher, coach, union leader, and school founder. In this episode he shares a story that caused him to look behind the behavior.

ASU+GSV Conversation with Jacob Kantor

Jacob Kantor has become a great friend and we chat it up after his attendance at ASU+GSV, which I had never heard of until he shared it with me.
Check it out: https://www.asugsvsummit.com/
And I thought I'd publish it on his birthday. Happy Birthday Jacob!!!

Stories in Becoming More Human with Luciano Cid

Luciano Cid is a former classroom teacher who is now a Professor of Education at Biola University. In this episode he shares about his education in moving from Argentina to the US, his early years in the classroom, and what he has discovered in the two decades since he started.

A Bedrock for Learning: Conversation with Mitch Weathers of Organized Binder

Mitch Weathers is CEO/Founder of Organized Binder (https://organizedbinder.com/), has been a classroom teacher, and is currently an online teacher. In this conversation Mitch shares his story, the work of Organized Binder, the importance of practicing Executive Functioning skills in the development of learning, and how an physical paper product can help students innovate, create, and be curious.

Stories of Becoming More Human with Evan Willis

Evan Willis is a pastor and educational researcher who shares what he has discovered through his work and research and how that is impacting who he is.

Reflections from the Podcast: Conversation with Becky Midboe

I had the opportunity to meet a long-time educator and school leader, Becky Midboe, in Northwest Washington. We got to talking about the podcast, how she shares it with others, and the things she's learned from it. This podcast is some of her reflections from those learnings.
Enjoy!

Stories in Becoming More Human with Samantha Navarro

This is our monthly conversation with an educator as we hear their stories as inspired by my friend Dennis Eastman. This month's conversation is with Samantha Navarro of New Millennium Secondary School.

Ungrading for Learning with Doron Zinger

Dr. Doron Zinger is Director of CalTeach Science and Math Program at UC Irvine and has been a teacher and administrator. In this conversation we begin to scratch the surface of what Ungrading is, why it makes a difference in the learning community, and how to get started in thinking different about our work.

Celebrating Schools & Engaging Parents: Andrew Campanella

In this conversation, I get to talk to Andrew Campanella about National School Choice Week, and how to "Celebrate Schools and Engage Parents" as we support and develop educational opportunities for each student that best meets their needs, hopes, and dreams.
Andrew Campanella is the president of National School Choice Week, the largest public awareness effort in the U.S. focusing on opportunity in K-12 education. He is also the author of The School Choice Roadmap: 7 Steps to Finding the Right School for Your Child, a guidebook that helps parents identify education environments that meet their children’s needs.
You can find some great resources on both of these links.