Getting Smart Podcast

This podcast has over 500 episodes highlighting developing trends in K-12 education, postsecondary and lifelong learning. Each week, Getting Smart team members interview students, leading authors, experts and practitioners in research, tech, entrepreneurship and leadership to bring listeners innovative and actionable strategies in education leadership. Be sure to also check out GettingSmart.com to stay on the cutting edge of innovations in learning.

How Do Schools Turn Innovation Into Systemic Change? | Rebecca Wolfe 05/13/2026

Transformation Journey: Lake City Area Schools with Tim Hejnal and Meghan Utech 05/08/2026

What Do Meaningful Work Based Learning Experiences Look Like At Scale? | Stephanie Reisner and Steph Loeck 05/06/2026

How Can We Reimagine the Teacher's Role for the AI Age? | Vriti Saraf 05/01/2026

How is The Magnolia Project Changing Education? | Gianna Biaggi 04/29/2026

How Are Wellesley High School Students Designing the Future of School? | Wellsey High Students 04/24/2026

What Makes a Child Well-Educated in the Age of AI? | Dr. Deborah Kenny 04/22/2026

Catching Up: Human Connection, AI Hive Minds, and the Skills Gap 04/17/2026

How Do We Build Unbounded, Co-Created Pathways for Every Learner? | Jean-Claude Brizard 04/15/2026

How Can We Rethink Math Education When Computers and AI Do the Calculations? | Ted Dintersmith 04/08/2026

How Do We Thrive and Rehumanize School for Kids and Adults? | Stephanie Malia Krauss 04/01/2026

How Can We Design Learning Spaces That Transform Education? | Kevin Stoller 03/25/2026

What Happens When Students Bring a Portrait of a Graduate to Life? | NEAAAT Students 03/18/2026

Catching Up: School Choice, AI & Humanity, and Bottom-Up Innovation 03/13/2026

How Do You Build a Team That Builds, Instead of Building It All Yourself? | Kelly Coffin 03/11/2026

What Makes Parents Choose Alternative Schools? | Eric Wearne 03/04/2026

Are Framing and Storytelling Our Next Steps in Education Reform? | Nat Kendall-Taylor 02/25/2026

How Can Schools Become Community Centers? | Dr. Justin Terry 02/18/2026

How Can Mentorship and Innovation Empower the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs? | Clay Banks and EIC 02/11/2026

What Makes Kentucky's United We Learn Actually Work? | David Cook, Sarah Snipes and Karen Perry 02/04/2026

How Can AI Literacy and STEM Pathways Prepare Students for the Future of Work? | David Dimmett 01/28/2026

Catching Up: Grey Goo, News Deserts, and Our Predictions for 2026 01/16/2026

AI, Arts, and Transforming Education for the Future | Richard Carranza 01/14/2026

How Is Bhutan Transforming Education with Place-Based Learning? | Wangchuk and Tashi Dendup 01/09/2026

How Can Technologies Help Learners Figure Out What's Next For Them? | Diane Tavenner and Marshawn Brown 01/07/2026

How Will AI Transform Education in 2026 and Beyond? | Ben Kornell 12/19/2025

Can Team-Based Teaching Revolutionize Education? | Rebecca Hutchinson & Brent Maddin 12/17/2025

What Happens When We Embrace Real World Learning? | Kenny Rodriguez 12/12/2025

How Is This Teen Transforming Lagos with Green Spaces? | Amara C. Nwuneli 12/10/2025

What is Power of Participation and How Can Civics Help Learners Thrive? | Fernande Raine 12/05/2025