Learning Can’t Wait

Muhsinah Morris | Metaverse, Virtual Reality, EdTech, Leadership

Belle Linda Halpern | Educational Equity, Leadership Training, Self-Care, SEL

Tune in to the latest episode of the Learning Can't Wait podcast!  This week, host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with founder of Inspiring Educators, Belle Linda Halpern.  Belle describes how she got her start using theater exercises for leadership training and discusses how storytelling can help create community around schools.
 
Hayley and Belle also examine how humility helps leaders establish trust and how relationship building is essential to keeping teachers motivated and connected to the school mission.
 
Don't miss next week's episode exploring Real Life and the Metaverse with Musinah Morris.

Kelsey Young | Evidence-Based Learning, Storytelling, Tutoring, Special Needs Education

This week on the Learning Can’t Wait podcast we talk to iTutor’s very own Dr. Kelsey Young!  Listen as host Hayley Spira-Bauer talks with Dr. Young about implementation science and evidence-based practices for education.  Dr. Young describes why storytelling is essential to making data widely implemented, and they discuss how such data affects programs like high-dosage tutoring.  Kelsey also tells the podcast about how her work with students with disabilities influenced her mission today.
Join us every Monday at podcast.learningcantwait.com.  Next week, we talk to Belle Linda Halpern - Founder and Board Chair of Inspiring Educators.

Ash Kaluarachchi | Entrepreneurship, EdTech, Mentorship in Education, StartEd

This week on the learning can’t wait podcast we talk to Ash Kaluarachchi, CEO of Started, Inc.  Kaluarachchi and host Hayley Spira-Bauer discuss the current and expanding definition of entrepreneur, and examine the intersection between business and personal purpose.  They also explore how education entrepreneurs can coach one another and share learnings in efforts to make everyone more successful. 
 
Join us every Monday at podcast.learningcantwait.com.  Next week, we talk to education researcher, Dr. Kelsey Young.

Mohan Sivaloganathan, Tafshier Cosby, Evan Stone | Advocacy Work, Education Policy Change, Parent Advocacy

This week on the Learning Can’t Wait podcast we have a panel discussing advocacy with some of our favorite leaders in education.  Tune in as host Haley Spira-Bauer speaks with Mohan Sivaloganathan, CEO of Our Turn, Tafshier Cosby, Senior Director of  Organizing and Partnership at the National parents Union, and Evan Stone, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Educators for Excellence.
 
Join us every Monday at podcast.learningcantwait.com.  Next week, we talk to CEO of Started, Inc, Ash Kaluarachchi.

JW Marshall | Teacher Innovation, SEL, Media for Education, Personalized Learning

Tune in to the latest episode of the Learning Can't Wait podcast!  This week, host Haley Spira-Bauer sits down with edtech executive and podcast host, JW Marshall. Listen in as JW shares his passion for education and discusses the best ways to reach educators and identify effective technologies for schools.
Plus, Haley and JW explore the importance of lifelong learning and how to inspire a love of learning in everyone.
Don't miss next week's episode with guests Evan Stone, Mohan Sivaloganathan, and Tafshier Cosby as they delve into the Art of Advocacy.

Sheldon Eakins | Diversity in Education, Vulnerable Leadership, Equity and Inclusion, Equity Audit

Tune in to the latest episode of Learning Can't Wait, where host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with published author, podcast host, and founder of Leading Equity, Sheldon Eakins.
 
Sheldon shares valuable insights on how school leaders can model vulnerability and humility, and the profound impact it can have on children when adults show their human side. He also discusses his own approach as a podcast host and his thoughts on equity in education.

Bart Epstein | Innovation, EdTech, Evidence-Based Learning

This week on the Learning Can’t Wait podcast, listen as Hayley Spira-Bauer discusses the state of the union in edtech with Bart Epstein, founder of EdTech Evidence Exchange.  Hayley and Bart talk about what it means to be an impatient innovator, and examine how technology is changing scalability in education.