Big Ideas in Education

Academica Media
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A weekly recap of inspiration and innovation in your schools. Hosted by a panel of education experts, Big Ideas features fun and freewheeling discussion, interviews with influencers, and news items to inform and entertain education professionals and supporters.

  1. MAR 2

    BIIE 235: Preparing the Next Generation of Students for the Workplace with Audrey Hametner

    BIIE 235: Preparing the Next Generation of Students for the Workplace with Audrey Hametner This week, Ryan sits with Audrey Hametner, founder of The Bedrock Program, a social enterprise focused on growing, developing, engaging, and supporting tomorrow's future leaders. Audrey discusses how schools are preparing students for their future in the workforce, gaps in curriculum to career placement, the impacts of public policy and artificial intelligence, her organization, The Bedrock Program, and more.  You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting hametner.co  Don’t just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasInEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.  Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)  Producer: Laura Blanco

    25 min

  2. FEB 4

    BIIE 234: Empowering Children, Families, and Educators with Financial Literacy featuring Dr. Darla Bishop

    BIIE 234: Empowering Children, Families, and Educators with Financial Literacy featuring Dr. Darla Bishop This week, Ryan sits with Dr. Darla Bishop, a former high school educator and the creator of the multilingual financial literacy platform Piggy Bank Pathways. Dr. Bishop shares how she became interested in financial literacy, “Madeline’s Money Adventure” (a children’s book Dr. Bishop co-wrote with her daughter Madeline), teaching financial literacy to children, families, and educators via Piggy Bank Pathways, and lots more. Tune in!  You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting darlabishop.com and piggybankpathways.org.  Don’t just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasInEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.  Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)  Producer: Laura Blanco

    22 min

  3. JAN 5

    BIIE 233: Increasing Drug Awareness in School with Rachael Bischel

    BIIE 233: Increasing Drug Awareness in School with Rachael Bischel This week, Ryan sits with Rachael Bischel, the Program Manager of Victoria’s Voice, a foundation founded by David and Jackie Siegel after losing their 18-year-old daughter, Victoria, to a drug overdose. Rachael shares the mission of Victoria’s Voice, Florida state holidays that bring awareness to fentanyl and drug overdose, communication in the school setting, best and least effective intervention methods in reducing substance abuse, and more. Tune in!  Don’t just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasInEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.  Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)  Producer: Laura Blanco

    12 min

  4. 12/01/2025

    BIIE 232: Effective Strategies for Principals to Succeed featuring Jorge Rivas

    BIIE 232: Effective Strategies for Principals to Succeed featuring Jorge Rivas This week, Ryan sits with Jorge Rivas, a longtime educator and current principal at the Cornerstone Charter Academy in Central Florida. Jorge is the author of the book “Principals Matter: Highly Effective Leadership Strategies”, which came out earlier this year. Jorge shares his extensive experience in the education field of nearly 40 years as a teacher, counselor, director, supervisor, assistant principal, and principal, discussing how education has changed, the importance of principals, myths of what makes a school leader effective, his book, advice for early-career educators, and more. Tune in!   You can find Jorge’s book, “Principals Matter: Highly Effective Leadership Strategies,” on Amazon.  Don’t just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasInEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.  Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)  Producer: Laura Blanco

    25 min

  5. 11/03/2025

    BIIE 231: The Growth of Microschools with David K. Richards

    BIIE 231: The Growth of Microschools with David K. Richards This week, Ryan sits with David K. Richards, a nationally recognized education leader and the founder and CEO of Changemaker EDU, a growing network of microschools and an incubator for school founders across the country. Microschools are small schools that vary in funding and location, have an enrollment of 5 to 150 students, and foster a close-knit environment via experiential learning. David discusses growth, myths, traditional education settings vs. microschools, Changemaker EDU’s work, and more. Tune in!  You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting changemakereducation.com  Don’t just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasInEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.  Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)  Producer: Laura Blanco

    19 min

  6. 10/06/2025

    BIIE 230: What is ESTEAM® and How It Can Energize the Classroom with Scott Mann

    Big Ideas In Education, Ep. 230: What is ESTEAM® and How It Can Energize the Classroom with Scott Mann This week, Ryan sits with Scott Mann, the Director of Education and Training at VentureLab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating the next generation of diverse innovators and changemakers through entrepreneurial learning. ESTEAM®, a version of STEAM learning that infuses entrepreneurship, allows students to employ an entrepreneurial mindset in their classwork, projects, and homework. Ryan and Scott discuss the value of entrepreneurship in ESTEAM®, examples, student success stories, Scott’s presentation at the Out-of-School-Time Initiatives Conference, VentureLab in the classroom, advice, and more. Tune in!  You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting venturelab.org  Don’t just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasInEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.  Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)  Producer: Laura Blanco

    17 min

  7. 09/01/2025

    BIIE 229: Managing Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom and Beyond with Gerry White

    BIIE 229: Managing Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom and Beyond with Gerry White This week, Ryan sits with Gerry White, the Dean of Academic Technology at ECPI University and the founder of MyTutorPlus. They discuss Gerry’s view of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across education and a variety of careers, positive uses for AI in education, areas to be cautious, advice for teachers who integrate AI into the classroom, job trends, and more. Tune in!  You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting gerrywhite.tech and gerrywhite.substack.com.  Don’t just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasInEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.  Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)  Producer: Laura Blanco

    26 min

  8. 08/04/2025

    BIIE 228: Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Data Analytics with Emily Chase Coleman

    BIIE 228: Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Data Analytics with Emily Chase Coleman This week, Ryan sits with Emily Chase Coleman, the co-founder and CEO of HAI Analytics, a renowned education consulting firm. They discuss factors in K-12 teacher and administration turnover, how turnover affects schools financially, solutions, the impact of artificial intelligence on data analytics, and more. Tune in!  You can learn more about our guest’s work at haianalytics.com  Don’t just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasInEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.   Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)  Producer: Laura Blanco

    18 min
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A weekly recap of inspiration and innovation in your schools. Hosted by a panel of education experts, Big Ideas features fun and freewheeling discussion, interviews with influencers, and news items to inform and entertain education professionals and supporters.

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  • Creator
    Academica Media
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    238
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