Episode 89Designing Global Cohorts with Travis Moyer
In this episode of Make It Mindful, Seth talks with Travis Moyer - Banyan Global Learning's Director of Programming - about Global Cohorts, the…
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#90 What Thinking Should Stay Human? AI Governance with Travis Moyer
In this episode of Make It Mindful, Seth talks with Travis Moyer - Banyan Global Learning's Director of Programming - about AI governance: the difference between AI policy and AI governance, and why so many schools have bought AI tools without building the shared language to use them well. Moyer has written previously …
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Episode 88AI Policy and the District Reality in Texas with Dr. Alfonso Mendoza, Jr.
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Episode 87Investing in Relentless Visionaries: How Venture Philanthropy Creates Global Impact with Brighter Children's Katie Wales
In this episode of Make It Mindful, Seth talks with Katie Hurley Wales — Executive Director of Brighter Children, an all-volunteer nonprofit that…
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In this episode of Make It Mindful, Seth talks with Dr. Katherine M. Heavers — a high school biology teacher, evolutionary biologist, and co-author…
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82 conversations with district leaders, researchers, psychologists, and classroom practitioners.
- #90What Thinking Should Stay Human? AI Governance with Travis MoyerAugust 24, 202629 min
- #89Designing Global Cohorts with Travis MoyerAugust 10, 202626 min
- #88AI Policy and the District Reality in Texas with Dr. Alfonso Mendoza, Jr.July 27, 202654 min
- #87Investing in Relentless Visionaries: How Venture Philanthropy Creates Global Impact with Brighter Children's Katie WalesJuly 13, 202641 min
- #86Pitchforks for Edtech: The Techlash with Tiger Team EduJune 29, 202644 min
- #85The Biology of Trust with Dr. Katherine M. HeaversJune 15, 202646 min
- #84Hidden Oases: The Programs Holding Schools Together with Dr. Maggie BroderickJune 1, 202634 min
- #83Audience Changes Everything: Rushton Hurley on Storytelling and the Power of the ShowcaseMay 18, 202645 min
- #82Executive Functioning (for the Littles!) with Mitch Weathers and Sarah OberleMay 4, 202647 min
- #81When Burnout Is a Rational Response — and How to Start Fixing What Causes It with Dr. Jessica WernerApril 20, 202642 min
- #80Narrative Therapy, Resilience, and Cross-Cultural Understanding in Schools with Chris O'ShaughnessyApril 6, 202647 min
- #79Awe Is Contagious: The Science of Wonder with Deborah Farmer KrisMarch 23, 202646 min
- #78AI Is an Entry Point to a Much Deeper Conversation About Education with AIEdu's Christian PinedoMarch 6, 202645 min
- #77Belonging Before Brilliance: Arts Integration, Wonderment, and Human-Centered Design with Ryan Nuckols-RosaFebruary 23, 202642 min
- #76AI Is an Experiment: "Local Science" and Tech Hype Cycles with The Homework Machine's Justin ReichFebruary 9, 202647 min
- #75Systems Thinking for Clinical Impact with Karen Dudek-BrannanJanuary 26, 202641 min
- BonusWhy We Trust Numbers More Than WordsJanuary 19, 20269 min
- #74What School Leaders Actually Need From AI with Stephanie FrenelJanuary 12, 202639 min
- #73Global Competence Starts with Belonging: Managing Transitions with Valerie BesanceneyDecember 29, 202541 min
- BonusIs AI Slay or Cringe? Gen Alpha Weighs InDecember 22, 20258 min
- #72How Students Really Use AI with @CoachKarleDecember 15, 202544 min
- BonusWhen AI Listens In... And What That Could Mean for Coaching, Advising and PLCsDecember 8, 20258 min
- #71What Happens When Teens Use AI for Emotional Support with Therapy Lab's Dr. Chandler ChangDecember 1, 202543 min
- #70Teacher and Learner Autonomy in the Age of AI: Rethinking Language Education with Greg KesslerNovember 3, 202545 min
- #69How Portland Is Reimagining CTE with AI and Community Partners (with Chris Brida from Portland Public Schools)October 20, 202547 min
- #68AI Can Fix What’s Broken in Schools—If We Do It Right (with Aaron Baughman from Michigan Virtual)October 6, 202543 min
- #67Building Sustainable Professional Development Across Cultures with Dr. Trevor SoponisSeptember 22, 202541 min
- #66How a Scrappy Video Experiment Became a Model for Cultural Fluency (with Tsai Hsing Alumni)August 11, 202521 min
- #65Why We’re All Becoming Third Culture Kids with Chris O'ShaugnessyJune 30, 202542 min
- #64CTE 2.0: Preparing Students for High-Wage, High-Demand Futures with Chris BridaMay 19, 202540 min
- #63What If Middle School Didn’t Suck? Rethinking Adolescence with Chris BalmeMay 5, 202533 min
- #62Peer-Based Mental Health with Dr. Hayley WatsonApril 21, 202543 min
- #61Why Most PLCs Don’t Work—and How to Fix Them with Steve VenturaApril 7, 202534 min
- #60Why This Online Model Outperforms Traditional Education with Highgrove's Heather RhodesMarch 24, 202535 min
- #59How to Have Enough Time for What Matters with Miles MadisonMarch 10, 202544 min
- #58You Don’t Have to Love AI—But You Do Need to Engage With It - Special Crosspost Episode with AI PortlandFebruary 24, 202546 min
- #57Turning Global Learning into Global Impact with Jennifer Williams (Special Crosspost Episode of Why Distance Learning? Podcast)February 17, 202542 min
- #56Wide Walls, Not Narrow Hallways: How to Build Agency in a World of AI with Eric HudsonFebruary 10, 202531 min
- #55The Secrets to Creating Authentic Global Connections Online with Shared Studios' Virtual Portals (Special Crosspost of Why Distance Learning? Podcast)February 3, 202547 min
- #54Why Most AI-Powered Teaching Misses the Mark (and How to Do It Right) with Vriti SarafJanuary 27, 202540 min
- #53Building Cultural Competence with Gen Alpha Digital Nomads (with Noam Gerstein - Special Crosspost of Why Distance Learning? Podcast)January 20, 202545 min
- #52Cyberpsychology: Bringing Mindfulness to Digital Life with Michael DavisJanuary 13, 202536 min
- #51Learnership: How Mindsets and Habits Drive Student Success with James AndersonDecember 31, 202446 min
- #50Executive Functioning (Part 2) with Dr. Karen Dudek-BrannanDecember 16, 202443 min
- #49Executive Functioning (Part 1) with Mitch Weathers of Organized BinderDecember 2, 202451 min
- #48Building Resilience with Dr. Jordan B. Smith Jr.November 18, 202445 min
- #47The AI Social Worker: Marina Badillo-DiazNovember 4, 202435 min
- #46How the Pandemic Changed Students' Brains with Nancy WeinsteinOctober 21, 202433 min
- #45Metacognition: the First Step to Lifelong Learning with Kayla Morehead and Emily MurphyOctober 7, 202440 min
- #44Leveraging Literature to Teach Cultural Competence with Sheetal ShethSeptember 23, 202437 min
- #43Leveraging Family and Cultural Insights to Enhance Literacy with Judy PaulickSeptember 9, 202443 min
- #42Surviving Tech Turbulence with Leigh Anne SchererAugust 26, 202443 min
- #41Lindy Hockenbary and Tech Integration Done RightAugust 19, 202438 min
- #40Education Furturist Rushton HurleyAugust 5, 202441 min
- #39Systems Thinking and Intellectual Discomfort with Nikole SheafferJuly 29, 202439 min
- #38Organizing Your Own AI Conference (and Other Tech Tips) with Chris GilesJuly 22, 202439 min
- #37Tackling the Teacher Shortage with Tierra CrothersJuly 15, 202434 min
- #36Filling the Mental Health Support Gap in Schools with Alongside, An AI-Empowered App (with Scott Freschet and Brenda Peña)July 8, 202434 min
- #35Aaron Baughman Knows More Than You Do About AI in EducationJuly 1, 202452 min
- #34Mindfully Merging Tech and Teaching with Jed StefanowiczJune 17, 202444 min
- #33From TikTok to CEO: Student Entrepreneurship and Near Peer College Counseling with Sophie SmithJune 3, 202442 min
- #32Justin Reich: AI Is Overhyped But Also Fun and WeirdMay 20, 202431 min
- #31Mindful Integration of AI (and Other Tech) with Monica BurnsMay 6, 202427 min
- #30Lead from the Middle: How Teachers Drive Change with Danelle AlmarazApril 22, 202439 min
- #29Mindful Digital Citizenship with Forest BronzanApril 8, 202439 min
- #28Design Thinking = Empathic Thinking with Liz GalloMarch 27, 202437 min
- #27Growth Over Grades with Jordan LewisMarch 11, 202439 min
- #26Navigating Change and Ambiguity with World SavvyFebruary 27, 202443 min
- #25Andrew Easton on Cultivating a Growth Mindset with AIFebruary 12, 202440 min
- #24Media Literacy in the Age of AI with Julie SmithJanuary 30, 202434 min
- #23The Digital Landscape at High Tech High with Komal ShahJanuary 18, 202435 min
- #22Academic Integrity in the Age of AI with Dr. Caroline MillerJanuary 2, 202433 min
- #21AI + SEL with Margot ToppenDecember 19, 202344 min
- #20Going Back to the Classroom with Komal ShahDecember 4, 202335 min
- #19Training Up Gen Z Teachers with Dr. Kiersten GreeneNovember 23, 202341 min
- #18Leveraging Cuteness and Delight to Support Student Mental Health with Dr. Chandler ChangNovember 9, 202338 min
- #17Stop Calling It "the Reading Wars" with Dr. Grant AtkinsOctober 23, 202339 min
- #16Navigating Politics and Fostering Shared Values in Digital Citizenship with Carrie Rogers-WhiteheadOctober 9, 202333 min
- #15Community-First Learning with Rocketship Schools’ Preston SmithSeptember 25, 202332 min
- #14Innovation, Identity, and Adolescent Psychology with Dr. Adriana GalvánSeptember 11, 202341 min
- #13Making Education Sustainable with Dr. Trevor SoponisAugust 28, 202332 min
- #9Igniting Student Passions with Matt BarnesJuly 4, 202348 min