Anjel and sam met 20 years ago as student and teacher. This co-keynote about deeper learning, hip hop culture, design thinking + community will amplify over two decades of learning together and leave you ready to do the work as you return to your context.
Fix the System, Not the Kids: Network for College Success
Stacey Caillier talked to Network for College Success's Adelric "Del" McCain and Sarah Howard about how Chicago Public schools increased their “on track to graduate” rates from 61% to 89% in ten years. The secret? “Fix the system, not the kids”
Be Loud Studios: a Youth Radio Show in New Orleans
Sixth Grade DJs DJ Dice and DJ Rose play their favorite clips for Alec, and give advice on running a youth radio show along with one of their teachers, Alex Owens.
Alec talks to Jean Kluver and Jeff Robin, co-authors of Changing the Subject: Twenty Years of Projects at High Tech High, about how they wrote the book, what they learned from it, and how they hope schools will use it.
What if Doctorates in Education Improved Education?
Doctoral candidates in Western Carolina University Education Leadership Program need to design and run actual school improvement projects in order to get their degrees. Here's what happened when four of them asked "how can we make sure principals are better prepared when they start their jobs?"
High School of Recording Arts Founder David “TC” Ellis
This episode is recorded live from the 2022 Deeper Learning conference with David TC Ellis, who as a rapper is known for his work with Prince, and as an educator is the founder of High School for Recording Arts in St. Paul Minnesota.