The What School Could Be Podcast

The What School Could Be Podcast


Latest Episodes

83. Denise Karratti: Openness and Grace, Warmth and a Collaborative Spirit
April 10, 2022

“The best thing about Denise Karratti is not even all of the things she does, it is the way she does them-with complete openness, grace, warmth, and a collaborative spirit. Denise is grounded in our p

82. For Chad Carlson, It Starts With One Stone
March 27, 2022

My guest today is Chad Carlson, the Director of Research and Design at One Stone Lab School in Boise Idaho. Chad is one of the most innovative, creative and imaginative educators and education leaders

81. Dr. Mark Hines, the Obi-Wan Kenobi of Deeper Learning
March 13, 2022

 Today, I welcome back to the show Dr. Mark Hines, the Director of Kupu Hou Academy, and the founder of the Mid-Pacific Explorer program at Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. To his friends a

80. Janelle Field: Totally Driven, Relentlessly Positive, Always Learning
February 27, 2022

You have heard the phrase “drinking from a firehose,” right? Well, listeners, you are about to have one of those firehose moments. Fasten your seatbelts because the next hour is going to get pretty cr

69. (Rereleased) Reading the World, with Dr. Edna Hussey
January 26, 2022

(This is a re-release of my episode number 69 with Mid-Pacific Institute’s, Dr. Edna Hussey.) Dr. Edna Hussey is a passionate and dedicated educator committed to the advancement of an educated citizen

78. The Power of Backwards Design, with Darciann Baker
December 31, 2021

My guest today is Darciann Baker, a faculty member at the Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi campus. Darciann is a Native Hawaiian woman, born and raised in Hawaiʻi. Her entire career has been dedicated to th

77. The Deepest Meanings of Language and Community, with Dr. Julie Mowrer
December 14, 2021

Speaking of a thousand points of light, my guest today is the deeply insightful, Dr. Julie Mowrer, Acting Director of the Center for Community Engagement at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Dr. Mowr

76. Meeting Students Where They Are At, With Wes Adkins
December 06, 2021

Speaking of a thousand points of light, my guest today is Wes Adkins, a math teacher at James Campbell High School in Ewa Beach, the largest school in all of Hawai‘i. He proudly works in an inclusion

75. The Many Passions and Projects of Educator, Dr. Tammy Jones
November 23, 2021

Dr. Tammy Jones is a Project Coordinator for PLACES Hawaiʻi at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, supporting teachers on the Waiʻanae Coast to develop place-based curricula. She is also the curriculu