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Why PD Must Start With Student Outcomes in Mind ft. Thomas Guskey | Lessons Learned | Ep 18
How do we move beyond Participants’ Reactions when we evaluate PD?“ It's not that teachers are afraid of change or reluctant to change. It is just they're so committed...
Building Local Partnerships to Equip Students for the Future of Work ft. Dr. Monique Perry-Graves | Lessons Learned | Ep 17
What does it take to transform early opportunities into lasting career mobility?“ We must all [school districts, nonprofits, workforce] be in collaboration. It's not a...
Getting the Most Out of Limited Resources ft. Dr. Patrick Ward & Kirk Shrum | Lessons Learned | Ep 16
How can districts make the most of every dollar while still raising academic intensity?“ If we want to be the future ready system of tomorrow, we have to look each oth...
How Can Industry & Education Build Future-Ready Students? ft. Matt Kellam | Lessons Learned | Ep 15
How can industry and education work together to prepare students for the future?“ People at a younger age deserve to learn earlier what their opportunities are and des...
Why Student Impact Must Drive Instructional Coaching ft. Jim Knight | Lessons Learned | Ep 14
What does effective instructional coaching really look like?“If there’s no goal, it’s just a nice conversation.” -Jim KnightIn this special episode of Lessons Learned,...
Why Principals Must Be Instructional Leaders First ft. Chelsea Gallagher | Lessons Learned | Ep 13
What does it really mean to be an instructional leader?“Systems over goals. If you want instructional leadership to be a focus—create a system to make it happen. We ca...
How to Make Math Less Intimidating & More Relevant for Students ft. Eli Luberoff | Lessons Learned | Ep 12
How can we make math more accessible, engaging, and future-focused?“When someone’s asking, ‘Hey, when am I gonna use this math?’ you can be like, ‘Have you ever played...
Connecting Education to Workforce Needs ft. Adam Bowen | Lessons Learned | Ep 11
How can districts prepare students for both college and career success—and what does it require from our instructional leaders? “As a leader—getting the [support] that...
Aligning K-12 Education with the Future of Work ft. Chike Aguh | Lessons Learned | Ep 10
How do we prepare students for jobs that don't exist yet?“What I'm hopeful for is that always—no matter how challenging the circumstance—there is someone who is teachi...
Rethinking Academic Pathways to Drive Real-World Readiness ft. Dr. TJ Vari | Lessons Learned | Ep 9
How can we align K–12 pathways with real economic opportunity?“The definition of leadership is influence. The challenge of leadership is conflict. The result of leader...
Designing and Sustaining Relevant Math Instruction for Every Student ft. Dan Meyer | Lessons Learned | Ep 8
How can we make math instruction more engaging and relevant for every student?“Kids need fewer commercials for math's power in their jobs later and more actual, tangib...
Strategic Scheduling - Optimizing Resources for Postsecondary Preparation ft. Steven Gering | Ep 7
What if K-12 school districts saw scheduling as a strategy for alignment rather than a task to be done?“We really under-invest in training future school leaders on how...
Compilation: 5 Bold Ideas for K-12 Career Readiness | Lessons Learned | Ep 6
What does building ‘life-ready’ students really look like?In this special compilation episode of Lessons Learned, we highlight five powerful insights from the visionar...
Celebrating Workforce Pathways Through CTE Innovation ft. Mac Beaton | Lessons Learned | Ep 5
How can we rethink workforce partnerships for sustainability and impact?“Every parent out there wants a better life for their child and unfortunately, historically, we...
Building Career Pathways & Support Systems ft. Iberia Parish Leaders | Lessons Learned | Ep 4
How can districts evolve to support every educator and every student?“Really looking at your programs—which ones are making the biggest impact—and there's no debate. T...
Building Future-Ready Pathways Through CTE & AI ft. Dr. Patrick Ward | Lessons Learned | Ep 3
What role do schools, families, and businesses play in building career-ready learners?“The single biggest unifying conversation we've had is about future-readiness. Wh...
Bridging Policy and Practice in Ohio Schools ft. Craig Burford | Lessons Learned | Ep 2
How do Educational Service Centers (ESCs) help turn policy into practice in Ohio’s schools?“How do you reverse engineer what the future could look like into the type o...
Transforming Education for Career Readiness ft Jennifer Kushell | Lessons Learned | Ep 1
How can we leverage student agency to build more invested, more prepared graduates?“We need to give kids context to understand that if they’re going to think about the...
Episode 12: Teacher Talk with Jaime Speed
In this episode of Lessons Learned, BetterLesson's Romain Bertrand sits down with Jaime Speed, an educator in Oregon with over 24 years of teaching experience, to disc...
Episode 11: Family Engagement & Higher Educational Outcomes
In this episode of Lessons Learned, BetterLesson CEO Matt Kennard sits down with CEO and Co-Founder of Family Engagement Lab Vidya Sundaram for a conversation about cr...