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Guest interviews
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United States
12 episodes
since Oct. 7, 2025
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Join the IU12 Ed Tech PD team as they cut through the hype to explore the reality of AI in K-12 education, bridging the gap between district leadership assumptions and actual classroom practices. We dive into why human relationships and student connection remain irreplaceable by algorithms, while u…

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Join Ben Smith and Nicole Bond as they discuss the state of AI in education at the start of the 2026 school year and what it means to be ahead or behind in AI implementation. It's part reality check, part roadmap—covering what schools need today, what's likely coming this year, and the perspective …
Discover the "why" that drives Pennsylvania's new Science Content Advisor at PDE. In this episode we sit down with Jason Zimmerman and discuss how we continue to navigate the pivotal transition to the new STEELS standards. We dive into the advisor's journey from the classroom to the Department of E…
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Diane McCallum (Assistant Superintendent) and Dr. Allison Kopco (High School Principal) to discuss how their district is moving beyond traditional "policy and consequence" models to tackle chronic absenteeism. By prioritizing student-centered practices, they’ve…
In this episode, we explore the "Portrait of a GA Teacher" a collective identity at the Greencastle-Antrim School District that transcends mere rules to focus on a shared "collective essence." We dive into the district's foundational filter—Commitment to Children First—and discuss how this guiding …
The adoption of an instructional material, especially on that is high quality according to Ed Reports and NextGen Science is no small task! In this episode we’ll hear from a classroom teacher, a building administrator, and a district office curriculum director about what guided them through the pro…
Join us as a high school Principal and Central Office Leader from West York Area School District detail their journey toward student-centered learning. They share how they built a foundation of trust, used backward design (UbD) to refine assessments, and established bi-weekly Data Teams to focus in…
The three dimenions of the NGSS and STEELS standards are not only helpful guides to breaking down and understanding the standards. They are tools for building rigorous and meaningful learning experiences that help students not only know science, but think and act like a scientist too. In this episo…
Concepts like student-centered learning, personalized learning, and self-paced learning can be nebulous, hard to define, and encapsulate a variety of subtopics and concepts. In this episode we’ll hear how Eastern York School District made their vision of “modern” teaching and learning a reality thr…
Discourse is not just a fundamental skill for science, it’s a fundamental skill for learning in any subject area. Discourse in science, though, has some special considerations and caveats. Tune in for a conversation about why discourse is so critical in the science classroom and the big and small t…
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