Welcome to Innovating Education, where we introduce our audience to leading change-makers whose innovative ideas are shaping the rapidly evolving educational landscape. Our audience includes educational leaders, policy-makers, academics, K-12 educators, parents and families, and anyone who is interested in ideas that influence how we learn, think, and act. The Innovating Education Podcast is hosted by Ed Harris, PhD, and Jentre Olsen, PhD. Ed is Professor Emeritus at Oklahoma State University with over 35 years of experience in educational leadership and the Administrator for the Brock Prize in Education Innovation. Jentre is a Teach for America alum and joined the educational leadership faculty at OSU after teaching in an urban middle school and earning his doctorate at OU. He is currently serving as the Brock Chair of Education Innovation.

Innovating Education
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Welcome to Innovating Education, where we introduce our audience to leading change-makers whose innovative ideas are shaping the rapidly evolving educational landscape. Our audience includes educational leaders, policy-makers, academics, K-12 educators, parents and families, and anyone who is interested in ideas that influence how we learn, think, and act. The Innovating Education Podcast is hosted by Ed Harris, PhD, and Jentre Olsen, PhD. Ed is Professor Emeritus at Oklahoma State University with over 35 years of experience in educational leadership and the Administrator for the Brock Prize in Education Innovation. Jentre is a Teach for America alum and joined the educational leadership faculty at OSU after teaching in an urban middle school and earning his doctorate at OU. He is currently serving as the Brock Chair of Education Innovation.
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February 28, 2025
Innovating Education with Kathy Curry and Daniel Hamlin (OKEII)
In this episode, Ed and Jentre visit with Kathy Curry and Daniel Hamlin of the Oklahoma Education Impact Initiative (OKEII). The Oklahoma Education Impact Initiative is a non-profit initiative dedicated to rapidly transforming Oklahoma's public education system. The initiative is undertaking a comprehensive research effort conducted by an independent team of leading scholars from Oklahoma. This research team is surveying representative samples of Oklahomans, including: school principals and...

April 24, 2024
Innovating Education with Evan Rahman & Renee Venagas (Khan Academy)
<p><b> In this episode, Ed and Jentre visit with Evan Rahman and Renee Venagas from </b><a href='https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.khanacademy.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cjentre.olsen%40okstate.edu%7Cb83ba78abf844d9af04e08dc609b8d59%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C638491468590372520%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4DV47uHSD26KUclwti%2F7tcNNXrOK6%2BqlXUngN%2Bxc39M%3D&reserved=0'><b>Khan Academy</b></a><b>. We discuss Khan Academy’s latest project, </b><a href='https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkhanmigo.ai%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cjentre.olsen%40okstate.edu%7Cb83ba78abf844d9af04e08dc609b8d59%7C2a69c91de8494e34a230cdf8b27e1964%7C0%7C0%7C638491468590385167%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=COBVc4ykZ%2BT9tr5CGMAxd0DTkvkU8nGtYS7heEfJYPg%3D&reserved=0'><b>Khanmigo</b></a><b>–an AI-powered personal tutor and teaching assistant. As a globally trusted education nonprofit, Khan Academy has reached hundreds of millions of users with their mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Note our December </b><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovating-education/id1651490548?i=1000630135881'><b>episode featuring Sal Khan</b></a><b>.</b></p><p><b>In the past year, AI has taken the world by storm. Together we consider the role of AI in the future of education, addressing the compelling possibilities for educators to integrate AI into their practice as well as the reservations commonly held in the educational community. </b></p><p><b>More than a plug and play tool, Khanmigo offers engaging, on-topic, and effective learning for students, and is ethically designed with safety and learning as a top priority. Unlike other AI tools such as ChatGPT, Khanmigo doesn’t just give answers. Instead, with limitless patience, it guides learners to find the answer themselves. Khanmigo helps teachers with lesson planning, assigning content, and (if needed) refreshing teachers' own knowledge. Khanmigo can also integrate state standards in the teaching and learning process. These features are helpful to all educators and can be particularly helpful for emergency certified teachers and those who sometimes must teach classes outside their subject area expertise. </b></p><p><b>To learn more about Khanmigo, please check out the links below.</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Links: </b></p><p><a href='https://www.ted.com/talks/sal_khan_how_ai_could_save_not_destroy_education?language=en'><b>https://www.ted.com/Sal Khan/How AI Could Save Not Destroy Education?</b></a></p><p><a href='https://blog.khanacademy.org/how-we-built-ai-tutoring-tools/'><b>https://blog.khanacademy.org/how-we-built-ai-tutoring-tools/</b></a></p><p><br/><br/></p><p><b>To learn more about the</b><b><em> Innovating Education </em></b><b>Podcast and work of the Brock Institute, </b><a href='https://brockinstitute.org'><b>click here</b></a><b>. </b></p>

February 21, 2024
Innovating Education with La Verne Ford Wimberly
<p>In this episode, Ed and Jentre visit with Dr. La Verne Ford Wimberly. Dr. Wimberly is a veteran career educator who played a role in desegregating the Tulsa Public school system. She later became the first interim African American female superintendent of TPS and has a trail of honors in her wake, including her latest honor as the inaugural recipient of the Ellis Walker Woods Award given by the Brock Institute in partnership with OSU-Tulsa. </p><p>Dr. Wimberly was most recently the chairperson of the Greenwood Cultural Center Board of Directors and the chair of the Board of Trustees at her beloved Metropolitan Baptist Church. The library at her alma mater, Booker T. Washington High School, is named after Dr. Wimberly and there are murals of her in schools throughout Tulsa.</p><p>After posting selfies in her Sunday best for fifty-two consecutive weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Wimberly became a viral sensation for her hats, her smile, and most of all, her joy. Her book, <em>My Sunday Best</em> beautifully displays her wisdom, warmth, and wit. She reminds us, loving God, loving people, and having fun are the hallmarks of a life well lived. <br/> </p><p><b>Links: </b></p><p><a href='https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=La+Verne+Ford+Wimberly'>https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=La+Verne+Ford+Wimberly</a><br/><br/><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5KQ1DsTcLE'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5KQ1DsTcLE</a></p><p><b>To learn more about the</b><b><em> Innovating Education </em></b><b>Podcast and work of the Brock Institute, </b><a href='https://brockinstitute.org'><b>click here</b></a><b>. </b></p>
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