S9 Ep10: Learner Agency

Relevancy and curiosity are important traits of learning that really sticks with young people. Listen to guests on past episodes of Remaking Tomorrow discuss the importance of learner agency and active participation from learners to determine the what, why, and how of teaching for truly inspiring experiences.

Greg Rosenbaum, vice president of the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the Festival's history, trends that grew out from the event, and how educators can learn from other industries featured in South by Southwest.

Kim Smith, CEO and Founder of Learner Studio, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about how AI is effecting learners' social and career prospects, and what support learners need to feel agency in the life that lies before them.

Ellen Roche, neuroscientist and co-director of Trust for Learning, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, author and professor of psychology at Temple University, join Gregg Behr to share the details behind a statement they and other leading scientists issued about the risks of generative AI toys and programs on the social and neurological development of babies from 0-3.

Robert Pianta, professor of early childhood education at University of Virginia and co-author of Kids on Earth: The Learning Potential of 5 Billion Minds, joins Gregg Behr and returning guest host Kathy Hirsh-Pasek to talk about findings from interviewing the world's kids

We turn to a conversation with teens as Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski talk with Waylon (8th grade), Sammi (12th grade), Adjoran (11th grade), Donnie (10th grade), and Lotus (graduate) about the ways young people find joy in learning and who they want to be in the future.

Michelle Culver, Founder of The Rithm Project, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the ways young people are adopting AI technology and the importance of keeping social, human connection close to heart as this technology expands.

Margaret Honey, President and CEO at the Scratch Foundation, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the Foundation's work of equipping learners across the world to discover and explore their own interests; directing their own educational path.

Frances Messano, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, joins Gregg Behr and guest host Sunanna Chand to talk about the power of venture philanthropy in modern learning landscapes.

Jal Mehta, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-author of In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School, joins Gregg Behr and guest host Sunanna Chand to talk about the research behind the book and how educators and learners can benefit more from school.