EdSpark Podcast

Episode 10: Redefining Student Success with Ken Kay and Suzie Boss

In this episode of the EdSpark21 podcast, Dr. Karen Garza talks with Ken Kay and Suzie Boss about their new book, Redefining Student Success: Building a New Vision to Transform Leading, Teaching, and Learning. Their conversation explores tools, ideas, and compelling examples that encourage bold educational leadership and enduring system transformation. 

 

Ken Kay has worked for almost two decades as an “education provocateur” promoting a new model of K-12 education for the 21st century. 

 

Suzie Boss is a writer and educational consultant who focuses on the power of teaching and learning to improve lives and transform communities. 

 

Before Dr. Karen Garza became President and CEO of Battelle for Kids, she was most recently superintendent at Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and Lubbock Independent School District in Texas. 

 

EdSpark21, the podcast from Battelle for Kids, is dedicated to capturing conversations and spreading the word to advance 21st century, deeper learning for every student. Subscribe to EdSpark21 wherever you listen to podcast.

Episode 9: In Search of Deeper Learning: Exploring the Research

In this episode of the EdSpark21 podcast, Karen Garza talks with Sarah Fine and Jal Mehta—taking a deep dive into the research findings in their book, In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School.  

 

Sarah M. Fine, Ed.D. is a faculty member at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education. 

 

Jal Mehta, Ph.D. is a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 

 

Before Karen became President and CEO of Battelle for Kids, she was most recently superintendent at Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and Lubbock Independent School District in Texas.

Episode 8: Pedro Noguera on Equity in Deeper Learning

In this episode of the EdSpark21 podcast, Dr. Pedro Noguera and Valerie Greenhill explore the importance of building relationships with students, ways to offer meaningful support to educators, and how we all can work towards equitable, deeper learning outcomes for every student.   

 

Dr. Pedro Noguera is the Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education. A sociologist, his research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions, as well as by demographic trends in local, regional, and global contexts. 

 

Valerie Greenhill is Vice President at Battelle for Kids. She is a career-long advocate for 21st century learning and the co-author of The Leader's Guide to 21st Century Education: 7 Steps for Schools and Districts.

Episode 7: Four Skill Sets of Daring Leadership

Mickey Porter, Coach and Leadership Facilitator at PlusONE Leadership, and Battelle for Kids President and CEO, Karen Garza, explore Dr. Brené Brown’s four courage-building skills that we can learn in order to become the daring leaders our school districts and communities need, particularly during these uncertain times. 

 

Mickey is a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, longtime educator, school district administrator, and owner of PlusONE Leadership. 

 

Before Karen became President and CEO of Battelle for Kids, she was most recently superintendent at Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and Lubbock Independent School District in Texas. 

 

For information about professional learning for leaders through the Dare to Lead™ Certificate Program, visit bfk.me/DTL. 

Episode 6: Redefining and Inspiring Creativity

Battelle for Kids CEO, Dr. Karen Garza, talks with Cindy Foley, Executive Deputy Director for Learning and Experience at Columbus Museum of Art. They cover creativity, collaboration, empathy, problem solving, and other 21st century skills that overlap the world of education and art, as well as the roles institutions such as museums and schools play in their greater communities.

Episode 5: Unifying a District and its Initiatives through their Portrait of a Graduate

Battelle for Kids CEO, Dr. Karen Garza, talks with Michael McCormick, superintendent at Val Verde Unified School District, about how their Portrait of a Graduate became the North Star they follow to realize a 21^st century education for every student in their district.

Episode 4: Diversity & Equity in 21st Century Learning

Battelle for Kids CEO, Karen Garza, and Stephen Chang from The National Equity Project discuss the important role equity, diversity, and inclusion play in realizing 21st century learning for every student.

Episode 3: Columbus City Schools Preparing to Create Their Portrait of a Graduate

Battelle for Kids CEO, Dr. Karen Garza, talks with Columbus City Schools Superintendent, Dr. Talisa Dixon.

Episode 2: Assessment 2.0 and Related Topics with Tony Wagner

Battelle for Kids CEO, Dr. Karen Garza, talks with Tony Wagner, Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute, and author of several books, including Most Likely to Succeed, The Global Achievement Gap, and Learning By Heart, due out in April of 2020.   

Episode 1: Why They Do It. (Superintendents Mario Basora and Jeff Brown)

Battelle for Kids CEO, Karen Garza, talks to Jeff Brown, Superintendent of Granville Exempted Village Schools, and Mario Basora, Superintendent of Huber Heights City Schools.