Big Ideas in Education
Hosted by Ryan Kairalla · Academica Media
5.0from 13 ratings
- 242
- Episodes
- 41
- Transcribed
- 13
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 27K
- YouTube views
About Big Ideas in Education
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.
- Publisher
- Academica Media
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Oct 2018
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
41 of 242 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
BIIE 242: Supporting Neurodivergent Students’ Transition from K-12 to College with Dr. Tara Williams
7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
BIIE 241: Future-Ready Learning through Worldschooling with Rekha Magon
6 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
BIIE 240: Defying Academic Achievement Stereotypes through Chess with Kevin Cripe
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BIIE 242: Supporting Neurodivergent Students’ Transition from K-12 to College with Dr. Tara Williams
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then they just decided from June when they graduated to August that they were new people. They didn't need those accommodations anymore. They didn't need extra time, quiet room. And a lot of that comes with, I think, self-advocacy and sort of admitting the shame of, hey, I'm different. I have neurodivergence. I have to take my test somewhere else. I need note takers, things like that. But the biggest one that I used to see is accommodations management. They just thought they didn't need them anymore. Well, I would imagine that part of what's happening there, because you spoke of self-advocacy, is in the K-12 setting, we build this whole... team that helps manage a student's accommodations, right? […]
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- Tara Williams
- Rekha Magon
- Kevin Cripe
- Johny Mantello
- Carolyn Brown
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- YouTube views
- 26,771
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 12 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 66
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Big Ideas in Education?
Ryan Kairalla host the show. Published by Academica Media.
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