Learning Can’t Wait
The Learning Can’t Wait Podcast is your view into how changemakers are driving innovation in the field of education. Each week we interview leaders who are challenging the status quo at a time when it is absolutely necessary to rebuild the system for our students. Podcast Powered by Fullmind
Episodes
Episodes
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Unconventional Teacher Roles
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
On this week’s episode of the Learning Can’t Wait Podcast Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with Senior Research Analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, Dr. Steven Weiner.
Listen to this delightfully nerdy discussion where Steven shares his research on unconventional learning environments and what insights we can gain from them. Hayley and Steven also discuss why they both believe that being a teacher right now means you better be ready for change.
Join us every Tuesday at fullmindlearning.com/podcast. Next week, we talk to Chrissybil Boulin, Founder of Jump Start Tutoring and CEO of Vero Learning.
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Access is Not Optional
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Welcome back to Season 5 of the Learning Can’t Wait podcast! Today, Hayley Spira-Bauer hosts an inspiring conversation with Dr. Asya Johnson, Master Principal of Longwood Preparatory Academy.
Listen as Asya describes the profound impact of education on her trajectory and how her past experiences continue to shape her work today. Asya explains her efforts to implement culturally responsive practices and integrate them seamlessly into the school's culture. She also discusses her strategies for boosting enrollment and transforming her school into a college preparatory institution where every student takes AP courses.
Join us every Tuesday at fullmindlearning.com/podcast. Next week we talk to Dr. Steven Weiner, Senior Research Analyst at the Center on Reinventing Public Education.
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Rowing in the Same Boat
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Season 5 of the Learning Can’t Wait podcast has arrived! To kick off our new season, host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with Erin Mote, Executive Director of Innovate Edu. Tune in to this thought-provoking conversation where Erin describes why she believes that the state of education is our biggest national security crisis.
Erin and Hayley explore how mistakes are part of constantly learning and why technology and AI doesn’t mean we need to lose our human connection. Additionally, Erin shares her work and thoughts about how to share the same infrastructure and standards throughout the education sector.
Join us every Tuesday at fullmindlearning.com/podcast. Next week, we talk to Asya Johnson, Master Principal of Longwood Preparatory Academy.
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Attendance is a Symptom (Rebroadcast)
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
As we take a break after Season 4, we are rebroadcasting some of our favorite episodes.
Today, host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with Hedy Chang and Malika Elwin to discuss student attendance. Listen as Hedy and Malika explain why absenteeism is most often a symptom of a much larger picture, and how their work uses data to diagnose problems and take preventative steps.
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Thriving in Education
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
As we take a break after Season 4, we are rebroadcasting some of our favorite episodes.
On this week’s episode of the Learning Can’t Wait podcast, host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with Dr. Rebecca Branstetter, Founder of Thriving Students Collective. Listen as Rebecca describes how her background in school psychology has informed the work she does to beat burnout in schools. Sharing her 4 Pillars of Thriving, Rebecca also explains why rested, happy minds are more productive.
Rebecca has provided Learning Can’t Wait listeners a free toolkit of 6 simple ways to reduce your daily stress! Check it out at: https://thrivingstudents.com/learningcantwait
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Agitation in Innovation (Rebroadcast)
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
As we take a break after Season 4, we are rebroadcasting some of our favorite episodes.
Today, host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with Jean-Claude Brizard, President & CEO of Digital Promise to explore innovation in education. Listen as Jean-Claude explains how “controlled meandering” has influenced his path in education, along with his ongoing drive to fight injustice.
Hayley and Jean-Claude explore the benefits of variability when it comes to learning approaches, and Jean-Claude illuminates how digital promise is working to build systems that can help leapfrog some of the challenges we have in front of us.
Join us every Tuesday at fullmindlearning.com/podcast. Next week, we talk to Dr. Adrian Mims, Founder and CEO of The Calculus Project.
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Discipline and Balance in School Leadership (Rebroadcast)
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
As we take a break after Season 4, we are rebroadcasting some of our favorite episodes.
On this week’s episode of the Learning Can’t Wait podcast, host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with school leaders Brett Roer, Dr. PJ Caposey, and Dr. Dan Cox to speak about discipline and balance in school leadership.
The group explores how the challenges they've faced in their individual lives have contributed to personal growth and development. They also share their strategies for coping with stress, discuss habits around fitness and wellness, and examine why discipline doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Evidence-Based Buying and Selling (Rebroadcast)
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
As we take a break after Season 4, we are rebroadcasting some of our favorite episodes.
On today’s episode, host Hayley Spira-Bauer talks to Karl Rectanus, founder of LearnPlatform. Tune in as Karl and Hayley explore how a school’s purse strings affect the classroom, and how education leaders can lean into the realities around funding.
Karl also dives into his 4 successful education innovation programs and how to work through the system to make it more effective for everybody.
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Hosted by Hayley Spira-Bauer
Triage. Transition. Transformation. These are the three stages of disaster relief and after two years of a global pandemic, our education system has been both triaged and has transitioned…it is high time for transformation.
This transformation is brought to life by Hayley Spira-Bauer. Hayley is a progressive school founder, Teach for America alumni, lifelong educator, and Chief Academic Officer at Fullmind. She is passionate about educational evolution and dedicated to amplifying the voices of teachers and schools nationwide.
Why? Because Learning Can't Wait.