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The Learnit Podcast — 54 episodes

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#54 Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New Hampshire University: Power of love to transform lives at scale

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#53 Sam Chaudhary & Liam Don, Co-founders, Class Dojo: A mission to give every kid an education they love

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#52 Brett Wigdortz, Co-Founder & CEO, tiney: Providing care for the carers

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#51 Nirmit Parikh, Founder & CEO, Apna: An Indian unicorn with a job-market solution

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#50 Rt Hon Lord Jim Knight of Weymouth, Suklaa Ltd: Models for greater climate education

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#49 Sbusisiwe Myeni, Imbeleko Foundation: Bringing online education to vulnerable children in rural communities

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#48 Robert Paddock, Valenture Institute: Addressing the massive shortage of schools across South Africa

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#47 Sarah Fletcher, St Paul’s Girls’ School & Peter Hyman, Big Education: No more high stakes exams?

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#46 Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO, Coursera: diversifying the future workforce

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#45 Dr. Valerie Bridges, Superintendent, Edgecombe County Public Schools: giving students a voice in their education

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#44 Pablo Jaramillo Quintero, Director General, Alianza Educativa: fixing school culture, eroded by pandemic

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#43 Graeme Lawrie, Partnerships Director, ACS International Schools: Neurodiverse ways to support neurodiverse children

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#42 Maria Adelaida Lopez, Executive Director, aeioTU: Advocating for early childhood education

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#41 Sir Anthony Seldon, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Buckingham: Why we need a fourth education revolution

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#40 Lauren Herckis, Carnegie Mellon University: Understanding Why Some Educators Adopt New Technologies & Others Don't

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#39 Jeff Wetzler & Jenee Henry Wood, Transcend: Providing Schools with an R&D Department

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#38 Caitlin Baron & Alemayehu Hailu Gebre, Luminos Fund: Packing 3 Years of Learning into 10 Months

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#37, Boris Walbaum, Founder, Forward College: Preparing Students to Have an Impact...Now

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#36, Rangina Hamidi, Former Acting Minister of Education: Affecting Change From Outside the System

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#35, Erika Carlson, Director of Digital Learning, Leadership Development International: Building an Online School in China

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#34, Felix Ohswald, Founder, GoStudent: What Makes For Effective Tutors

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#33, Suzi Godson, Co-founder & Co-CEO, MeeToo: Social Solutions For Social Problems

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#32 Shonogh Pilgrim, Formerly Principal, Ansford Academy; Now Director of Secondary, Whole Education: Unspoken Crisis, Student Exclusion

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#31, Alain Guy Tanefo, CEO, Omega Schools: A Low Cost, Pay As You Go, Private School Model

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#30, Laura McInerney, Co-founder, Teacher Tapp: What We Learn When We Listen To Teachers

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#29, Ellen Mahoney, CEO & Co-founder, Circulus Institute: Social & Emotional Learning...For Teachers

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#28, Ed Fidoe, Co-founder & CEO, London Interdisciplinary School: Teaching the Skills Employers Want

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#27, Maia Sharpley, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Juvo Ventures: Is EdTech Spending Here To Stay?

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#26, Camilla Leirvik, Rector, Elvebakken High School: Open book tests + flexible schedules = success?

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#25, Dr. Arunabh Singh, Director-Principal, Nehru World School: The Quantum Leap Envisioned For India’s New Education Policy

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#24, Matthew Glotzbach, CEO, Quizlet: How the Pandemic Has Affected Study Habits Per Country

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#23, Wendy Kopp, CEO & Co-Founder, Teach For All: How Do We Unleash the Leadership of Our Existing Educators & Students?

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#22, Dr. Laurie Santos, Professor Psychology, Yale University: How to be Happy in a Pandemic

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#21, Diane Tavenner, Co-Founder & CEO, Summit Public Schools: How Does a Model of High Tech & High Touch Fare During a Pandemic?

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#20, Yuli Tamir, President of Beit Berl College: Teaching Resilience & Adaptability, to Train Teachers for a World of Uncertainty

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#19 Bailey Thomson Blake, SPARK Schools: "Schools Change Communities for the Better." Creating Affordable, Values-led Private Education

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#18 Shai Reshef, University of the People: Delivering higher ed to 53k students on a budget of $13M

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#17 Maria Spies, HolonIQ: What the Data Tells Us About the Future of Education

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#16 Pamela Cantor, M.D., Turnaround for Children: Using Scientific Knowledge to Help Kids Thrive & Navigate Trauma

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#15 Gregg Behr, Remake Learning: How to Mobilise a Community Around the Future of Education

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#14 Wisdom Amouzou & Olivia Jones, Empower High School: What Happens in a Student-led School?

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#13 Christopher Pommerening, Learnlife: A future of education without teachers, classrooms or schools

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#12 Byju Raveendran, BYJU’S: One of the Most Valuable Edtech Companies in the World

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#11 Jim Steyer, Common Sense Media: Tech, Kids & Education - Which Side of History Will Big Tech Be On?

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#10 David Miyashiro, Cajon Valley Union School District: What Can Business Teach Us About How to Build Equitable Classrooms?

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#9 Bertie Hubbard, MyTutor: Making Tutoring Accessible & Affordable to Every Child in the UK

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#8 Kaya Henderson, Reconstruction: Rebuilding the Black Community Through an Unapologetically Black Curriculum

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#7 Lisa Barrett, WhiteHat: Revolutionising Apprenticeships to Provide an Equal Alternative to University

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#6, Chernor Bah: Without Schools, Girls Lose a Network of Social Safety Nets.

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#5, Liz Robinson: What will school leaders do with this new rebellious streak?

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#4, Pia Pakarinen: The case of Finland: When you build an equitable system, it performs in a crisis.

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#3, Sal Khan: What Sal Khan Has Been Doing in Lockdown

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#2, Andreas Schleicher: Will COVID-19 Accelerate or Squash Efforts to Make Education More Than Just Tests?

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#1, Michael Sorrell: Leading with Love during a Time of Crisis