Collaboration. Culture. Learner Empowerment.

• EPISODE 29: "Our Favorite, Best, Coolest, Blog Posts of 2016"

Guest: George Couros (@gcouros) | Released: December 15, 2016

• EPISODE 28: "Are Schools Sucking the Love of Learning from Digital Natives?"

Guest: Emilie Garwitz (@MrsGarwitz) | Released: December 1, 2016

• EPISODE 27: "Puh-leeze! Enough Talk About Diversity in Ed Tech. Part 2"

Guest: Shana White (@ShanaVWhite) | Released: November 9, 2016

• EPISODE 26: "Puh-leeze! Enough Talk About Diversity in Ed Tech."

Guest: Shana White (@ShanaVWhite) | Released: October 26, 2016

• EPISODE 25: "Should Teachers and Principals Speak Up or Shut Up?"

Guest: Patrick Riccards (@eduflack) | Released: October 18, 2016

• EPISODE 24: "How I Set Real, Relevant Goals with Young Kids"

Guest: Garnet Hillman (@garnet_hillman) | Released: September 19, 2016

• EPISODE 23: "Why Are We Still Talking About Homework? Everyone Knows..."

Guest: Jon Corippo (@jcorippo) | Released: September 15, 2016

• EPISODE 22: "What If We Had a Literacy Olympics?"

Guest: Julie Kirchner (@kirchnerlms) | Released: August 2016

• EPISODE 21: "Getting Buy In for New Ideas from School Leadership"

Guest: Laura Jennaro (@Laura_Jennaro) | Released: July 21, 2016

• EPISODE 20: "Balancing Choice and Vision In Professional Development"

Guest: Jason Bretzmann (@jbretzmann) | Released: July 5, 2016

• EPISODE 19: "Soliciting and Accepting Constructive Feedback"

Guest: Jennifer Gonzalez (@cultofpedagogy) | Released: June 20, 2016

• EPISODE 18: "The Transgender Dilemma in Education: Can We Talk Openly?"

Guest: Patrick Larkin (@patrickmlarkin) | Released: May 31, 2016

• EPISODE 17: "And All the Teachers Said, Trust Me, Just Trust Me..."

Guest: Jessica Torres (@Owl_b_TorresEdu) | Released: May 18, 2016

• EPISODE 16: "Disposition, School Culture and Learning: Connecting the Dots"

Guest: Randy Poe (@dr_poe) | Released: May 3, 2016

• EPISODE 15: "Student Voice: Moving Beyond Mantras and Lip Service"

Guest: Reed Gillespie (@rggillespie) | Released: April 27, 2016

Dr. Brad Gustafson is an elementary principal, author, and speaker. He believes schools can be spaces where creativity and innovation thrive, but only when we prioritize relationships and a relevant, connected pedagogy. 

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• EPISODE 14: "Shifting Our Mindset from Teaching to Learning"

Guest: Derek McCoy (@mccoyderek) | Released: April 19, 2016

• EPISODE 13: "What Do You Need to Risk, Fail, Innovate, and Feel Safe in Your Classroom?"

Guest: Elisabeth Bostwick (@ElisaBostwick) | Released: April 5, 2016

• EPISODE 12: "Why I Still Want to Teach, Though My Peeps Say..."

Guest: Cassidy Rathbun (@missrathbun1) | Released: March 31, 2016

• EPISODE 11: "Is the Love for Teaching Fading or Could It Simply Be...?"

Guest: Aman Yadav (@yadavaman) | Released: March 21, 2016

• EPISODE 10: "Differentiating Lifelong Learning"

Guest: Michael Medvinsky (@mwmedvinsky) | Released: March 17, 2016

• EPISODE 9: "Classroom Management and Student Discipline: Where Is the Line?"

Guest: Shelby Raines (@sraines) | Released: March 7, 2016

• EPISODE 8: "Teacher Voice: Is It Safe for Educators to Speak, Blog Candidly?"

Guest: Starr Sackstein (@Mssackstein) | Released: March 2, 2016

• EPISODE 7: "Breaking Through the Barriers to Creativity in the Classroom"

Guest: Jen Hegna (@jenhegna) | Released: February 22, 2016

• EPISODE 6: "Two White Male Educators Question White Privilege: Why It Matters"

Guest: Brandi L. Bates (@soledadfrancis) | Released: February 15, 2016

• EPISODE 5: "Is Twitter a Dying Resource for Educator PD?"

Guest: John Spencer (@spencerideas) | Released: February 8, 2016

• EPISODE 4: "Where Do You Draw the Line? Student Voice, Character, Profanity"

Guest: Aaron Becker (@Aaron_Becker32) | Released: February 1, 2016

• EPISODE 3: "Education Leadership: Developing the Required Courage and Trust"

Guest: Kwesi Rollins (@kwesibaby58) | Released: January 26, 2016

• EPISODE 2: "The Purpose of School Versus the Purpose of Education: Is There a Conflict?"

Guest: Rosa Perez-Isiah (@rosaisiah) | Released: January 9, 2016

• EPISODE 1: "Premier Episode: Beyond the Echo Chamber"

Co-Hosts: Brad Gustafson (@GustafsonBrad) & Ben Gilpin (@BenjaminGilpin)

Released: January 1, 2016