Rethinking Learning Podcast

Rethinking Learning Podcast


Latest Episodes

Reflection #18: Why Teachers are Leaving Now, Helping Them Stay with Rita Wirtz
November 19, 2021

Rita Wirtz reflected with Barbara Bray for Reflection #18 about why teachers are burning out that was based on a cross-post about Teachers Packing Suitcases Filled With Dreams- Walking Out Classroom D

Episode #126: Helping Students Feel Safe, Seen, and Stretched with Julie Schmidt Hasson
November 08, 2021

Episode #126 is with Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson, a professor teaching graduate courses in educational leadership, a researcher, and a teacher advocate who researched the ways teachers influence students

Episode #125: Growing Empathy So We Connect More Deeply with Joshua Freedman
October 18, 2021

Episode #125 is with Joshua Freedman, a specialist on emotional intelligence, an author, and the Chief Executive Officer of Six Seconds, a non-profit dedicated to emotional intelligence (EQ). He has h

Episode #124: Touch the Heart Before You Can Reach the Brain with Hal Roberts
September 30, 2021

Hal Roberts has had an amazing journey as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and educational consultant. Hal is the author of Make Waves! and started Safe Harbor Academy as a school for kids with i

Empathy as our Superpower with Naomi Toland (Podcast Episode #123)
September 22, 2021

Naomi Toland has researched a variety of areas such as nutrition, neuroscience, and psychology through the lens of education which she shares on her Empathetic Educators platform.

Reflection #17: Becoming the Mentor Kids Deserve with Noa Daniel
September 10, 2021

Noa Daniel is a consultant and Chief Building Officer at Building Outside the Blocks, co-founder and executive director of The Mentoree, hosts the weekly OnEdMentors Podcast on voicEd Radio. Noa is a

Episode #122: Being an Advocate and Champion for Equity with Traci Browder
August 28, 2021

Traci Browder, M.Ed. is a trailblazer in education inspiring and is known best for her innovative, out-of-the-box teaching style with a mixture of Montessori, gifted/talented, and special services all

Episode #121: Being Brave Even in Uncertain Times with Sean Arnold
August 23, 2021

Episode #121 is with Sean Arnold who has had a number of roles in his life from construction worker to actor to musician to salesman to a bartender to tv news crew and a number of things in between. H

Episode #120: Many Gifts to Discover with Livia Chan
August 01, 2021

Livia Chan’s true calling was to be a classroom teacher. Her journey led her to serve on the District Staff Development Team in Learning Technologies and recently returned back to the classroom as the

Reflection #16: Learning from Every Interaction and Opportunity with Stephanie Rothstein
July 10, 2021

Reflection #16 is with Stephanie Rothstein Stephanie Rothstein who is an Educational Leader focused on making education more collaborative and less competitive modeling the risks we expect of our stud