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Crunch Time
by Joel Smith
The Crunch Time podcast explores the real forces shaping education today through honest conversations with teachers, school leaders, researchers, parents, and students. Rather than debating trends or placing blame, it uncovers the systemic pressures influencing classrooms while highlighting practical ideas that restore trust, community, and meaningful learning for everyone involved.Lear more about TeachCraft: https://www.teachcraft.io/
Episodes
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Beyond Grades: Designing Learning That AI Can't Replace with Michael Hernandez
In this episode of Crunch Time, host Joel Smith, Founder & CEO of TeachCraft, sits down with Michael Hernandez, education consultant, author, and former high school teacher, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping education--and why it may be the catalyst schools need to return to…
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Restoring Joy in Teaching Through Project-Based Learning and Teacher Empowerment
In this episode of Crunch Time, host Joel Smith, Founder & CEO of TeachCraft, sits down with Tara Koehler and John Sammon, STEAM Professional Development Specialists at Wappingers Central School District, to explore what happens when teachers are supported as professionals instead of managed...
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Redefining Neurodiversity: Building Schools Where Every Student Belongs
In this episode of Crunch Time, host Joel Smith, Founder & CEO of TeachCraft, sits down with Vanessa Castañeda Gill, CEO and Co-founder of Social Cipher, to explore what it truly means to create schools where neurodivergent students are understood, valued, and empowered. Drawing from her own...
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Learning Is Something the Learner Does: Rethinking Education with Dr. Gary Stager
In this episode of Crunch Time, host Joel Smith, Founder & CEO of TeachCraft, welcomes Dr. Gary Stager, Founder and CEO of Constructing Modern Knowledge, for a wide-ranging conversation about what meaningful learning actually looks like. Drawing on more than four decades as a teacher educator,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Crunch Time podcast explores the real forces shaping education today through honest conversations with teachers, school leaders, researchers, parents, and students. Rather than debating trends or placing blame, it uncovers the systemic pressures influencing classrooms while highlighting practical ideas that restore trust, community, and meaningful learning for everyone involved.Lear more about TeachCraft: https://www.teachcraft.io/
HOSTED BY
Joel Smith
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The Crunch Time podcast explores the real forces shaping education today through honest conversations with teachers, school leaders, researchers, parents, and students. Rather than debating trends or placing blame, it uncovers the systemic pressures influencing classrooms while highlighting...
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Crunch Time is created and hosted by Joel Smith.
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