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Sora Learning Lab
by Sora Schools
Sora Learning Lab is a show where we dive into the world of learning research and innovative pedagogy. Through interviews with education researchers, leaders, and innovators, we'll explore the ideas and trends behind the future of learning.
Episodes
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Bozena Pajak of Duolingo: Building a global language learning community
In this episode, Garrett sits down with the VP of Learning and Curriculum Bozena Pajak to learn about how Duolingo thinks about making language learning accessible to the global general public. A trained linguist, Bozena touches on motivating language learners, using data to guide product...
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Ted Dintersmith: What School Could Be
In this episode, Garrett sits down with venture capitalist, author, and filmmaker Ted Dintersmith to talk about the need for evolving performance assessments in schools. Ted also gets into student motivation in learning environments and the effect of access to technology on the curriculum that we...
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Alberto Arenaza of Transcend Network: Building a Global Network of Education Innovators
What would it look like to have a global community of founders building the future of education and the future of work? One where founders support each other and are provided with the resources and connections to help them thrive? That’s the idea that pushed Alberto Arenaza, recently named one of...
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Mike Flanagan of Mastery Transcript Consortium: Rethinking How We Measure Learning
CEO of Mastery Transcript Consortium Mike Flanagan joins Garrett to take a look at how we measure learning. Why isn’t the traditional grades system a good model and what innovative ideas are behind MTC’s work?
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Student Spotlight: Hailey Maffett and the Importance of Teachers as Mentors
In this episode, I sat down with Hailey Maffett, one of our Sora Students who joined us in September 2021. Before coming to Sora, Hailey attended many different schools from private schools to public to online. These school experiences left her feeling unmotivated, unintelligent, and lost. Since...
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Brandon Lee of Khan Lab Schools: What is Project-Based Learning?
Brandon is the Director of Project-based learning at Khan Lab Schools, the famous laboratory school founded by education and Khan Academy founder Sal Khan. Brandon's educational experience started at Tuft University where he studied child development, with a focus on incorporating engineering…
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Dr. Christian Bell Onyemali of 4.0 Schools: The Importance of Authentic and Equitable Data and Metrics of Success in Education
Dr. Christian Bell Onyemali is the director of evaluation and learning at 4.0 schools an organization that connnects, coaches, and invests in people; to test new learning spaces and tools within their community. Prior to 4.0 schools, Christian worked at Austin Independent School District, Teach…
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Jennifer Carolan of Reach Capital: The Relevancy Gap in K12 Curriculum, and a Post-COVID Education System
Jennifer Carolan is the Co-founder and General Partner at Reach Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in education companies that expand the reach of education. Jennifer grew up in Chicago and attended two different high schools in the city and the surburbs. Jennifer taught in traditional...
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Thomas Gaffey of Building 21: True Competency-Based Education and How It Will Power Schools of the Future
Thomas Gaffey is the Chief Instructional Technologist at Building 21, a nonprofit organization that is reimagining secondary schooling to meet the needs of all learners. Prior to his current work, Thomas studied computer engineering and was a math teacher for a number of years. Thomas is…
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Esther Wojcicki of Tract: Building Independence in Students
Esther Wojcicki is no stranger to the concept of innovation. She's the famous parent of the Wojcicki sisters, all of whom have achieved tremendous professional success: one is now the CEO of Youtube, the other the CEO of 23andMe, and the last a leading researcher currently at UCSF. She has…
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Lucy Chen of Curious Cardinals: The Power of Learner-Centered Design in Educational Environments
Lucy Chen has a history of being on the cutting edge of education innovation. She was one of the first graduates of Minerva University, a new nomadic university dedicated to promoting science of learning and global immersion. Currently, Lucy serves as the Head of Learning Design at Curious...
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Dr. Megan Sumeracki of The Learning Scientists: Using Retrieval-Based Learning in School Curriculum
In January 2016, Dr. Megan Sumeracki co-founded the Learning Scientist Organization to make scientific research on learning more accessible to students, teachers, and other educators.
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Glenn Whitman of Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning: Using Neuroscience in The Classroom
Glenn Whitman was just a history teacher before learning about the importance of neuroscience in education. Now he serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, where they train teachers to use research-informed and personalized strategies to help their...
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Matt Bateman of Higher Ground Education: Modernizing Montessori Education
Late in his education career, Matt Bateman became fascinated with the Montessori method. Now, as VP of Pedagogy at Higher Ground Education, he oversees the schools' teaching and curriculum and how to help students develop agency and independence in their childhood.
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Vera Michalchik of the Connected Learning Lab: Making Learning Relevant to Young People
Through her work as the Associate Director of the Connected Learning Lab at UC Irvine, Vera Michalchik studies learning in its many forms and settings—including community, home, online, and workplace environments.
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Alec Resnick of Powderhouse Studios: Reimagining High School as a Creative Studio
In 2014, MIT graduate Alec Resnick set out to start a new kind of public high school called Powderhouse Studios, where students work in groups on deep, hands-on projects of their own design.
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Trace Pickering of Iowa Big: Putting the Real World Back in School
Trace Pickering wasn't a good student when he was in school. Fortunately, an English teacher inspired him to develop a new attitude towards his life and career and become a teacher himself. He quickly learned that his own students were just as bored and unmotivated as he was back in school. In...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Sora Learning Lab is a show where we dive into the world of learning research and innovative pedagogy. Through interviews with education researchers, leaders, and innovators, we'll explore the ideas and trends behind the future of learning.
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