Episodes 500
Avg. Duration 35m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (56)
Since Apr 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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.

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Recent Episodes

What Do Parents Really Want? | Keri Rodrigues

Jun 10, 2026 39m

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Mason Pashia sits down with Keri Rodrigues, founder and president of the National Parents Union, to explore the power of parent voice in education. From…

Catching Up: Student Influencers, AI's Mirror Problem & The Power of Early Work Experience

Jun 05, 2026 54m

In this episode of Catching Up, Nate McClennen and Mason Pashia explore the ideas shaping the future of learning and work—from the link between school innovation and enrollment demand to the rise of…

How Do We Teach Conversation? | Liza Garonzik

Jun 03, 2026 43m

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen talks with Liza Garoznik, founder and CEO of Real Discussion, about one of the biggest questions in education today: how do we teach and…

How Does Roadtrip Nation Help It's Students Find Passion? | Road Trip Nation Students

May 27, 2026 36m

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Mason Pashia sits down with Joana Ponce and Catherine Alves, featured in Roadtrip Nation's Explore Your Interests, for a thoughtful conversation about…

How Can We Lead Away From Fragmentation and Towards Coherence? | Adel DiOrio

May 20, 2026 51m

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen sits down with Dr. Adel DiOrio to explore how school leaders can move from fragmented initiatives to real coherence through knowledge…

How Do Schools Turn Innovation Into Systemic Change? | Rebecca Wolfe

May 13, 2026 45m

Why do so many promising ideas in education stay stuck in individual classrooms? In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen talks with Rebecca Wolfe about what it takes to turn…

Transformation Journey: Lake City Area Schools with Tim Hejnal and Meghan Utech

May 08, 2026 17m

Every school that has tried to change and failed has done so for the same reason: the system kept producing exactly the results it was designed to produce, and nobody changed the system. What Lake…

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

May 06, 2026 35m

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark speaks with Stephanie Reisner and Steph Loeck of GPS Education Partners about how work-based learning can transform student engagement,…

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

May 01, 2026 39m

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen sits down with Vriti Saraf, CEO of Ed3, to explore a timely and essential question: How do we move from using AI for efficiency to using…

How is The Magnolia Project Changing Education? | Gianna Biaggi

Apr 29, 2026 39m

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen sits down with Gianna Biaggi, founder and executive director of the Magnolia Project, to explore how schools can treat the community as…

How Are Wellesley High School Students Designing the Future of School? | Wellsey High Students

Apr 24, 2026 29m

Students at Wellesley High School are helping imagine what learning could look like in 2040. In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Mason Pashia talks with Alty and Anaya, two learners from…

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

Apr 22, 2026 37m

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark speaks with Dr. Deborah Kenny, founder of Harlem Village Academies and author of The Well-Educated Child, about what it means to educate…

Catching Up: Human Connection, AI Hive Minds, and the Skills Gap

Apr 17, 2026 44m

Nate McClennen and Mason Pashia unpack a wide-ranging set of ideas shaping the future of learning, from AI "hive minds" and youth relationships with AI to portraits of a graduate, durable skills, and…

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

Apr 15, 2026 23m

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark talks with Jean-Claude Brizard, CEO of Digital Promise, about the launch of the Center for Learner Pathway Innovations and what it will…

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

Apr 08, 2026 47m

In this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen sits down with author and education advocate Ted Dintersmith to rethink what math should look like in a changing world—especially as AI…

How Do We Thrive and Rehumanize School for Kids and Adults? | Stephanie Malia Krauss

Apr 01, 2026 40m

Stephanie Malia Krauss returns to the Getting Smart Podcast for a conversation with Tom Vander Ark about her new book, How We Thrive: Caring for Kids and Ourselves in a Changing World. Together they…

How Can We Design Learning Spaces That Transform Education? | Kevin Stoller

Mar 25, 2026 37m

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…

What Happens When Students Bring a Portrait of a Graduate to Life? | NEAAAT Students

Mar 18, 2026 27m

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…

Catching Up: School Choice, AI & Humanity, and Bottom-Up Innovation

Mar 13, 2026 48m

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…

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

Mar 11, 2026 29m

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…

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