An interview-style podcast that asks the question "What are the edu-innovators of today doing to transform education for tomorrow?"
Episode 18: Vlad Moskovski - Mindfulness in Education
On this episode of The Transforming Education Podcast, I chat with Vlad Moskovski about mindfulness in education. He shares three tips for school leaders and teachers to build a school culture of mindfulness.
What's Vlad reading: Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) by Chade-Meng Tan
I am very excited for this episode because it dives into a topic that has grown to have significant meaning in my life. And that's meditation and mindfulness. Also known as mindful living.
You may be thinking…what does this have to do with education? Well, bear with me and you'll see. It has everything to do with long-term education.
It’s why Vlad calls meditation “technology of the mind.”
I've talked about this a little bit before on the show, so some of you know why I have such a passion for education.
I grew up with a single mother on welfare who somehow found the money to send me a private school. It wasn't a boarding school or anything like that. The tuition wasn't very much, in fact, but even a few hundred bucks a year was very difficult for her to come up with. I didn't realize this until maybe high school.
During this time I was introduced to meditation and it quickly become part of my daily ritual. I didn't really know much about it, but just thought that it was cool. After I grew into a consistent practice I began to sense such a deeper understanding of who I am and what I want to do in the world. I realized how important my education has been to my success in life when all the statistics would say that as an adopted child raised by a mother on welfare, I would be anything but successful.
So, meditation is something I personally believe in. I wouldn't call myself a meditation expert at all, which is why I am bring my friend Vlad onto the show today.
Vlad runs a meditation practice over in the San Francisco Bay area and has been integrating mindfulness practice into the surrounding high school area.
We chat about a few things, but mostly on how mindfulness can benefit students and grow emotional intelligence.
It's one of my favorite conversations and I hope you enjoy it!
Click here for some of the research we mention.
Connect with Vlad here:
Website: CompassionateLeaders.org
Vlad's crowd funding program! Let's help him reach his goal by April 25th!
Episode 16: The Future of Education w/ Stanford d.school Fellow Melissa Pelochino
On this episode of The Transforming Education Podcast, I interview Melissa Pelochino from the d.school at Stanford University. Get ready to hear her thoughts on what education will look like in just 10 years! And I think teachers will be pretty happy to hear about the future of professional development.
What's Melissa reading?: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
Joining me on the call today to discuss the future of education is Melissa Pelochino - an incredibly gifted educator who currently resides as a fellow the d.school at Stanford University.
I've been getting some requests from listeners to bring on guests that can speak specifically about prototypes and ideas for the future of education, which is why I feel so lucky to share Melissa's message with you.
Make sure to subscribe to the podcast, whether you use RSS, iTunes, or an app like Stitcher. To do this, click on one of the buttons on the left-hand side of the website.
Thank you to all of those who left a rating of the show over at iTunes. I really appreciate it. Honestly, it really makes my day when I see that one of you took the time to open up iTunes and rate the show.
My favorite golden nugget is what Melissa shared on the power of habit. Just small sips each day dip us into a whole new habit and this is how effective long-term change can happen.
On the interview Melissa shares:
- Her thoughts on the future of education
- A better way to bring in professional development
- What's going on at the d.school at Stanford University
- The power of habit
Stay connected with Melissa here:
- Her Twitter: @mpelochino
- Stanford d.school Twitter: @k12lab
- Email: melissa@dschool.stanford.edu
Make sure to leave a comment and let me know what you think! Thanks for tuning in!
Episode 10: UX Designers - Hilary Fenton and Rachel Bolton
New Podcast Episode! Meet Hilary and Rachel - two user-experience (UX) designers who are reshaping education as we know it. Their work and research dives deep into the learning structure to examine the question, "How can our students learn better and more efficiently?"
Meet Hilary and Rachel - two user-experience (UX) designers who are reshaping education as we know it. Their work and research dives deep into the learning structure to examine the question, "How can our students learn better and more efficiently?"
On the call, Hilary, Rachel, and I talk about how the digital world has created a unique experience where students can learn in an extremely engaging way that allows learning to be incredibly fun, dynamic, and personalized.
We start off by defining what UX exactly is and then explore both low-tech and high-tech designs Hilary and Rachel have examined.
Sir Ken Robinson,in arguably one of the most popular TED talks, speaks about the importance of creativity in a child's education. He argues actually that Schools Kill Creativity, which obviously rustled the feathers of school leaders around the world.
He says that in order for our society to move forward and progress, creative thinking needs to be a central focus in transforming education.
This is the focus of our discussion today and I am so honored that Hilary and Rachel shared their expertise with us.
You can find out more about Hilary and Rachel here:
Please leave a comment below!
P.S. I would really appreciate if you took two seconds to rate this podcast on iTunes. You can click here to leave a rating.