Learning Can’t Wait

Shaquira Langley | Student Success, Educational Change, Work-Life Balance

Season 4 of the Learning Can’t Wait podcast continues! Today host Hayley Spira-Bauer holds a conversation with Shaquira Langley about teachers on the front lines.  Tune in as Hayley  and Shaquira explore what it makes to make change from within the world of education.
Join us every Tuesday at podcast.learningcantwait.com.  Next week, we talk to Dr. Wally Boston, President Emeritus of the American Public University System.
 

Scott Muri | Strategic Planning, Teacher Compensation, Personal Growth, Effective Teaching

The Learning Can’t Wait Podcast is back with Season  4!  On our first episode of the new season, host Haley Spira-Bauer talks to Dr. Scott Muri, Superintendent of Schools at Ector County Independent School District.
 
Listen as Hayley and Scott discuss the indelible effect of educators.  They talk about how to build strong leadership teams , how intentionality is at the root of everything, and how Ector County was able to push through an increase in teacher salaries.
 
Join us every Tuesday at fullmindlearning.com/podcast.  Next week, we talk to Shaquira Langley from Meeting Street Schools

Marlon Styles | Student Agency, Community Engagement, Learner-Centered Education, Diversity

On today’s Learning Can't Wait Podcast, we revisit a conversation host Hayley Spira-Bauer has with Marlon Styles from the Learner-Centered Collaborative. Listen as Marlon describes his work designing meaningful learning experiences, where students are given a prominent seat at the table and placed firmly at the center.
Marlon and Hayley also discuss why representation matters, and Marlon shares how his grandmother's lessons on listening have influenced his work with learner-centered approaches.  Finally, we hear about how appreciating the joyful moments as an educator leads to more joy all around.
Next week we start Season 4 of the Learning Can’t Wait podcast!  Join us every Tuesday at podcast.learningcantwait.com.

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

This week on the learning can’t wait podcast we revisit our conversation with 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 Tuesday at podcast.learningcantwait.com.  Next week, we revisit our episode with Marlon Styles from the Learner-Centered Collaborative.

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

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

Bart Epstein | Innovation, EdTech, Evidence-Based Learning

Summer throwback continues as we rebroadcast our favorite episodes from Season 3 of Learning Can't Wait!
This week host 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.
Join us every Tuesday at podcast.learningcantwait.com.  Next week, we talk to Evan Stone, Mohan Sivaloganathan, and Tafshier Cosby about the Art of Advocacy.

Luis Torres & Lida Casper | Community Schools, School Partnerships, Community Engagement, School Resources

While we gear up for season 4 of the Learning Can’t Wait podcast, we continue to revisit some of our favorite episodes.
This week, we delve deep into community schools! Hayley Spira-Bauer is joined by Luis Torres, the Principal of South Bronx, and Lida Casper, the Coordinator of Community Partnerships for Rochester, MN Public Schools, to shed some light on what defines a community school.
Luis and Lida share their experiences as community school leaders and reveal how a "hustle mentality" plays a crucial role in advocating for their students.
Make sure to tune in every Tuesday to our podcast at podcast.learningcantwait.com. Next week, we’ll revisit our conversation with Bart Epstein, founder of EdTech Evidence Exchange.

Nina Rees | Charter Schools, Education Reform, Student Success, Teacher Retention, Public Education

Today we are thrilled to revisit our episode with Nina Rees, CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
Listen as Nina speaks with host Hayley Spira-Bauer about the politics of chartering and how technology is evolving education.  They also discuss how the pandemic has created a broader interest in the charter movement and school choice.
Join us every Tuesday at https://lnkd.in/gWneRU_u.  Next week, we revisit our conversation with Luis Torres & Lida Casper.