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Update frequency:
every 13 days
Average audio length:
43 minutes
Guest interviews
Video podcast
English
United States
13 episodes
since April 23, 2025
episodic

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In this special episode of NTN Unpacked, host Mark returns from a brief hiatus alongside Shannon Doody from NTN’s Growth and District Success team to share a powerful, big-picture conversation about systemic change. We are stepping out of our traditional interview format to bring you an exclusive l…

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In this episode of NTN Unpacked, we sit down with Rebecca Mapes and Melanie Mason, English facilitators and senior capstone leaders at Eagle Tech Academy. They share how their Senior Capstone (or Senior Impact) course empowers students to design passion-driven projects that connect deeply with thei…
In this classroom-deep-dive episode of NTN Unpacked, host Mark Stolan reconnects with Jackie Blightman and My Lam, the dynamic math teaching duo from Quimby Oak Middle School’s Lobo School of Innovation (LSI). Together, they pull back the curtain on what it’s really like to run a high-functioning P…
In this international episode of NTN Unpacked, we sit down with Brad Scanlon, Director of New Tech Network Australia, to explore what happens when student-centered learning takes root halfway around the world. Recorded live at NTAC 2025 in Oakland, CA, co-host Kris Williams leads us through a thoug…
In this special live episode of NTN Unpacked, we take you straight to the floor of NTAC 2025 in Oakland, CA! Host Mark Stolan brings together a chorus of voices from across the New Tech Network to share what’s resonating, what’s shifting, and what’s next for educators deeply engaged in project-base…
In this powerful episode of NTN Unpacked, we head to Houston, Texas, to hear the story of Mead Middle School’s first year partnering with New Tech Network. Principal Jose Lara, Assistant Principal Danielle Johnson, and Director of Transformation Silvia Schiermann join host Mark Stolan and co-host V…
What does it take to bring deeper learning to scale across an entire district? In this episode of NTN Unpacked, School Development Coaches Missy Saldana and Val Grijalva take us inside a district-wide transformation at Hardin County Schools in Kentucky, where 10 middle and high schools partnered wi…
In this dynamic episode of NTN Unpacked, host Mark Stolan and School Development Coach Aubrey Thompson sit down with Danae Boyd and Janelle Bence from New Tech High @ Coppell (NTH@C) to explore Slamming for a Cause—a powerful legacy project where 9th grade learners turn research on global human rig…
In this episode of NTN Unpacked, we head to Handy Middle School in Bay City, Michigan, where PBL Instructional Coach Rebekah Deal and 7th grade science teacher Valerie Steele share what it looks like to support and grow a schoolwide project-based learning culture—together. Hosted by Mark Stolan, th…
In this energizing episode of NTN Unpacked, returning co-host and NTN School Development Coach Val Grijalva sits down with veteran educator Laura Pacheco of Young Women’s STEAM Academy in El Paso, Texas, to explore how project-based learning (PBL) can transform physical education into a deeply incl…
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