Future of School: The Podcast

About Future of School: The Podcast

Hosted by Future of School CEO Amy Valentine, this show presents compelling conversations around innovative online and blended learning. Hear from all stakeholder voices in education―students, teachers, parents, policy influencers, and entrepreneurs―in a variety of segment types. From featured interviews presenting industry leaders’ insights to students’ and parents’ personal reflections on the impact of flexible learning options, fast-paced Q&A sessions with teachers, and commentary on emerging trends, diverse voices will highlight the power and promise of innovative, equitable education.

Publisher

Future of School

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Oct 2020

Latest episode

15 Feb 2022

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Feb 2022

   Students Speak: Rhegan McCall on Advocating Student Choice Within Schools (S3E8)

   Rhegan McCall, a high school sophomore in Colorado, is today’s guest. Rhegan attends a private Jesuit school in which she enrolled just days before the start of high school, largely due to challenges her prior school was facing as a result of the pandemic. Rhegan has had a deep understanding of school choice from a young age. From online learning pre-pandemic to choosing advancement pathways, Rhegan shows how students are picking up on alternative forms of education from the zeitgeist and championing choice within their schools. In her conversation with Future of School CEO Amy Valentine, Rhegan talks about how quickly she had to change not only her school but also her expectations for high school. Although the transition was difficult, she found a place for advocacy and leadership in her new school, opening a conversation for herself and other students to explore alternative education paths. Rhegan discusses her wish for more choice in her schooling, particularly the ability to graduate early. In attempting to graduate early, she lays a clear argument for how students have more choice in their education path. “This could be a good thing. This could help your institution and give individuals and students another way to education…” says Rhegan, “... I feel that it’s something a lot of people want to do but don’t know how to do. If educators could help students, that could be very beneficial.” In exploring her options outside of a traditional classroom and education path, Rhegan believes that student self-advocacy and educator collaboration are essential. The change she wants to see is choice within the school and how much students should have control of their education. She believes that open and transparent communication with support networks like parents, teachers, and administrators is a way for students to explore options and uphold the kind of education they want to receive. Future of School: The Podcast is hosted by Amy Valentine, CEO and Education Evangelist for Future of School. Subscribe to hear more Students Speak episodes along with upcoming series from Future of School. Follow Future of School on Twitter @futureof_school (https://twitter.com/futureof_school), follow Amy @amyvalentine555 (https://twitter.com/amyvalentine555), and learn more on our website: www.futureof.school (http://www.futureof.school/) National School Choice Week is a not-for-profit, charitable effort to raise awareness of effective K–12 education options for children. NSCW focuses equally on traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online schools, and homeschools. Participate in the conversation by following @schoolchoicewk (https://twitter.com/schoolchoicewk) on Twitter and using the hashtag #schoolchoiceweek. Learn more at https://schoolchoiceweek.com (https://schoolchoiceweek.com/)

2. 

   4 Feb 2022

   Students Speak: Courtney Stevens on the Benefits of a Flexible Schedule (S3E7)

   When students speak, the education world must stop and listen. Welcome to the “Students Speak” series on Future of School: The Podcast, presented in partnership with National School Choice Week. Courtney Stevens is today’s guest. Courtney is a first-year student at Front Range Community College: Larimer Campus in Fort Collins, Colorado. She also did concurrent enrollment at the college while she was in high school. Courtney began taking online classes as a high school senior as a result of the pandemic and found that she liked them as much as she enjoyed her in-person courses. She now takes classes online as well as in-person. At first, the less structured schedule of online schooling felt challenging, but within a month Courtney adjusted. She also experienced more reading and writing in online classes due to the different structure, but found she adapted to this quickly, as well. Not only did she feel much more safe taking class online during the pandemic, but she also realized it was a great way to learn. Classmates who remained in the traditional school were curious about the flexible schedule that enabled Courtney to take morning Tae Kwon Do classes and do Crossfit in the afternoon. She explained that online learning gave her control over her schedule, and she found this to be an important benefit. When asked about some of the skills she developed most after transitioning to online learning, Courtney says, “I feel like I really cultivated my reading and writing skills... Even just looking at the stuff I wrote during my junior year compared to now, my writing has improved significantly.” Future of School: The Podcast is hosted by Amy Valentine, CEO and Education Evangelist for Future of School. Subscribe to hear more Students Speak episodes along with upcoming series from Future of School. Follow Future of School on Twitter @futureof_school (https://twitter.com/futureof_school), follow Amy @amyvalentine555 (https://twitter.com/amyvalentine555), and learn more on our website: www.futureof.school (http://www.futureof.school/) National School Choice Week is a not-for-profit, charitable effort to raise awareness of effective K–12 education options for children. NSCW focuses equally on traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online schools, and homeschools. Participate in the conversation by following @schoolchoicewk (https://twitter.com/schoolchoicewk) on Twitter and using the hashtag #schoolchoiceweek. Learn more at https://schoolchoiceweek.com (https://schoolchoiceweek.com/)

3. 

   2 Feb 2022

   Students Speak: Oam Patel on the Online Learning Perspective Shift (S3E6)

   When students speak, the education world must stop and listen. Welcome to the “Students Speak” series on Future of School: The Podcast, presented in partnership with National School Choice Week. Oam Patel is today’s guest. Oam is a graduate of Mountain Home High School in Mountain Home, Idaho, a small rural town, and a first-year student at Harvard University. In ninth grade, he spoke with a cousin in Houston and learned about the variety of courses that were available in his cousin’s school. From this, Oam realized that online courses could provide access to numerous subjects even if they weren’t offered at his small school. He began to take some courses that summer which were supported by the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, the state-sponsored online school serving the entire state of Idaho. From there, Oam continued to use online learning to augment his in-person courses. He accessed some history and computer science courses that weren’t available in his school and learned a lot more about his interests (he determined he’s not a history buff, but was encouraged to take some computer science classes in college). Reflecting on what would be different if he’d never learned about online options, he says, “I think I’d be a little more closed-minded in my academics. I wouldn’t know about certain subjects that I really enjoy now. I wouldn’t have explored opportunities that I’m very glad I’ve taken.” Future of School: The Podcast is hosted by Amy Valentine, CEO and Education Evangelist for Future of School. Subscribe to hear more Students Speak episodes along with upcoming series from Future of School. Follow Future of School on Twitter @futureof_school (https://twitter.com/futureof_school), follow Amy @amyvalentine555 (https://twitter.com/amyvalentine555), and learn more on our website: www.futureof.school (http://www.futureof.school/) National School Choice Week is a not-for-profit, charitable effort to raise awareness of effective K–12 education options for children. NSCW focuses equally on traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online schools, and homeschools. Participate in the conversation by following @schoolchoicewk (https://twitter.com/schoolchoicewk) on Twitter and using the hashtag #schoolchoiceweek. Learn more at https://schoolchoiceweek.com (https://schoolchoiceweek.com/)

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