The Future of Smart

Ulcca Joshi Hansen | Grantmakers for Education
  • 4.9 (8)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
  • UPDATED BIWEEKLY
The Future of Smart Podcast

The Future of Smart, a project of Grantmakers for Education, explores ideas at the intersection of education, equity, and philanthropy that point us towards a radical re-envisioning of our education system. We’ll hear from those working at the edge of what’s possible and explore what it means to support transformative change for young people and their communities. We can’t move our education system forward until we see what’s been holding us back. We have to recognize our assumptions, and our blind spots. This podcast helps listeners recognize how we got here and what assumptions we’ve accepted about young people and education. And it provides us with new ways to think about creating something truly different.

  1. Student-Centered Assessment with Temple Lovelace and Susan Lyons

    MAR 21

    Student-Centered Assessment with Temple Lovelace and Susan Lyons

    In the final episode of Season 2, we are joined by Dr. Temple Lovelace, executive director of Assessment for Good, and Dr. Susan Lyons, co-founder and executive director of Women in Measurement. They are colleagues and leaders in the field of educational measurement, challenging fundamental assumptions that underpin how our dominant education system values, designs and uses assessments. Join us for a conversation in which we explore why thinking differently about what and how we measure is critical to building human-centered systems of learning and education.

    1h 9m
  2. Doing Philanthropy Differently with Jamie Allison

    FEB 22

    Doing Philanthropy Differently with Jamie Allison

    In this episode of the Future of Smart podcast, host Ulcca Joshi Hansen speaks with Jamie Allison, Executive Director of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, which collaborates with partners whose work provides access and opportunity, building a more equitable community in the Bay Area. Their conversation explores the ideological shifts that have led the fund to engage in interest-based partnerships with the organizations they fund, and what this has meant for everyone engaged in the work, including the fund’s board and staff, as well as their nonprofit partners.

    58 min
  3. Expanding Definitions of Success, Equity and Innovation with Mia Howard

    FEB 8

    Expanding Definitions of Success, Equity and Innovation with Mia Howard

    In this week’s episode, Ulcca speaks with Mia Howard, managing partner and leader of Innovative Schools at NewSchools Venture Fund. Mia and Ulcca explore the work being done by a new generation of school leaders who are dedicated to building more human-centered programs that embrace expanded definitions of success, equity and innovation. Learn about the ways in which Mia and her team are learning about what it means to codesign with communities and deconstruct assumptions about what matters most about how we educate young people.

    1h 9m
  4. Innovation as Human-Centered Design with Jenny Curtin

    JAN 25

    Innovation as Human-Centered Design with Jenny Curtin

    Ulcca and Jenny Curtin, Director of Education at the Barr Foundation, explore the innovative approaches and human-centered design principles that are transforming education. Gain insights into how these efforts are ensuring that every student not only completes their high school journey successfully but also becomes an active and engaged member of their community.

    53 min
  5. Reimagining Student Outcomes with Laurie Gagnon

    JAN 11

    Reimagining Student Outcomes with Laurie Gagnon

    This episode explores competency-based education with Laurie Gagnon, Program Director for CompetencyWorks at the Aurora Institute. They discuss how competency models support personalized, equitable learning by focusing on demonstrated skills rather than lockstep grade-level standards.

    52 min
  6. Neurodiversity and a System for All Minds with Dr. Temple Grandin

    12/14/2023

    Neurodiversity and a System for All Minds with Dr. Temple Grandin

    This week’s guest is world-renowned animal rights advocate and autism spokesperson, Dr. Temple Grandin. Having spent her career exercising her skills in service of humane animal treatment in the livestock industry, Dr. Grandin is becoming increasingly engaged in educating communities about the need to recognize and support diverse kinds of minds within our education system. Join us for a conversation in which we explore the differences between how verbal and visual thinkers see the world, her concerns about how our education system fails to nurture the potential of learners with different kinds of minds and why that matters; as well as her suggestions for change.

    43 min
  7. This Moment and Movement

    11/30/2023

    This Moment and Movement

    Join us for a special conversation between civil rights icon Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., and LaShawn Routé Chatmon, executive director of the National Equity Project. In this intimate chat held prior to their 2023 EdFunders conference plenary session, they explore lessons from America’s civil rights movement and their relevance at a moment when many of the hard-won rights of that era feel under siege.

    47 min
  8. Opening New Paths for Philanthropy

    11/09/2023

    Opening New Paths for Philanthropy

    In this episode of the Future of Smart podcast, host Ulcca Joshi Hansen speaks with Christina Engel and Tiffany Johnson of Magic Cabinet, a philanthropic organization that seeks to shift power dynamics in philanthropy by championing community-driven grantmaking.

    57 min
See All (29)

Trailer

4.9
out of 5
8 Ratings

About

The Future of Smart, a project of Grantmakers for Education, explores ideas at the intersection of education, equity, and philanthropy that point us towards a radical re-envisioning of our education system. We’ll hear from those working at the edge of what’s possible and explore what it means to support transformative change for young people and their communities. We can’t move our education system forward until we see what’s been holding us back. We have to recognize our assumptions, and our blind spots. This podcast helps listeners recognize how we got here and what assumptions we’ve accepted about young people and education. And it provides us with new ways to think about creating something truly different.

Information

  • Creator
    Ulcca Joshi Hansen | Grantmakers for Education
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 - Grantmakers for Education
  • Show Website
    The Future of Smart

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes, and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada