The XQ Expert Series XQ America
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- Education
Listen in to conversations with transformational leaders in education about how they are incorporating youth voice and working alongside students to create meaningful learning experiences. You'll hear inspiring examples, stories, and lessons from across the country.
Learn more at xqsuperschool.org.
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Episode 9: Measuring Progress Toward College and Career Readiness
Michele Cahill hosts a conversation with three experts on how to measure and evaluate performance in schools.
Featuring:
Andy Calkins
Deputy Director of Next Generation Learning Challenges
Karen Pittman
CEO of Forum for Youth Investment
Antonia Rudenstine
Co-Director of reDesign -
Episode 8: Design Driven School Budgeting
Michele Cahill hosts a conversation with experts on budgeting that supports student learning.
Featuring:
Alex Hernandez
Partner at the Charter School Growth Fund
Karen Hawley Miles
President and Executive Director at Education Resource Strategies
Jean-Claude Brizard
Partner and Vice President at Cross & Joftus -
Episode 7: Technology and Learning
Michele Cahill hosts a conversation with experts on how to use technology as a learning asset.
Featuring:
Nichole Pinkard
Professor at DePaul University and Founder of the Digital Youth Network
Mary Ryerse
Director of Strategic Design at Getting Smart
Monica Martinez
Former President of the New Tech Network and Co-Author of Deeper Learning -
Episode 6: Staffing for Student-Centered Learning
Betsy Arons, Geneviève DeBose, Hillary Salmons, and Michele Cahill take your questions and discuss ways to find and retain the best talent for your school.
Featuring:
Betsy Arons
CEO of Urban Schools Human Capital Academy
Geneviève DeBose
National Board Certified Teacher and
Commissioner of National Commission on Teaching and America's Future
Hillary Salmons
Executive Director of Providence After School Alliance -
Episode 5: Equity and 21st Century Learning
Michele Cahill hosts a discussion with experts about how to build equity into 21st century learning environments.
Featuring:
Arva Rice
President and CEO of the New York Urban League
Sonja Santelises
Vice President for K-12 Policy and Practice at the Education Trust
Uri Treisman
Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas, Austin -
Episode 4: Student Agency & Engagement
Michele Cahill hosts a discussion with experts about how to co-create learning experiences with young people.
Featuring:
Travis Bristol
Research and Policy Fellow at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education
Zak Malamed
Founder and Executive Director of Student Voice
Eliza Jane Schaeffer
Senior at Henry Clay High School, School Governance Chair for the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team